![]() ![]() ![]() I do have an old Magellan I might attempt this with if I ever have the time but no way I'm going to risk my main device.įinal note - a possible reason these companies don't offer Linux support is apparently some very competent Linux users figured out how to update their maps without using the company's resources. Unless you are a very advanced user and don't care if you might brick the device, I don't recommend trying it. So if you have lifetime map updates they are useless unless you have access to a Windows or Mac system.Īnother thing I found out in that 15 minutes of research is it is possible for a person to put their own OS onto some GPS devices using. Tom Tom and some other brands use Linux open source to run but they offer absolutely no support for Linux users to interact with the device. While he was doing that I did a short search to see if it could be done on Linux. I had a friend who was at my place with a Tom Tom and he decided to update it with his Windows laptop. The only time I felt I HAD to boot in Windows was updating my Magellan. ![]() The rest of this is information not relevant to solving your issue but relevant information about GPS's in general. I don't know if DriveConnect is one but if you could try it and report back in case anyone else wants to know. Either way I am fairly sure before long we will need the extra storage.The only thing I can offer as potential help is some Windows programs are running on PlayOnLinux even without them developing for those apps. Once it has been Formatted by the Tomtom it should show up in Mydrive Connect saying how much space is on it.īy the way if you do a Full Reset that can apparently free up some space. Try Formatting Card again in a computer then retrying it in the Tomtom. There have been a few cases where this is the case although they work perfectly in a computer. Once you have completed the full reset and you have relogged it into Mydrive it should download your My Places and your POI Files you had put on it.ģ If the above doesn't ask you if you want to Format the card then there may be a problem with the card working with the Tomtom. You will lose any Saved Routes doing this. This puts it back to the Factory Settings and hopefully should ask about formatting the card. When it is fully ready to work insert the card and see if it asks if you want it to Format it and if so say yes.Ģ If above does not work then try, PROVIDED YOU HAVE SAVED EVERYTHING TO MyDrive otherwise you will loose your My Places and your POI files on the unit, doing a full Reset of the unit from the System Icon with the card in it. Try the following.ġ Take the card out and then hold the Start button down for 20 secs approx until you get the drum roll. The Tomtom needs to format the card to its own specification. If you cannot see 2 strips across the bottom with the top one green virtually all the way across and the lower one with just a hint of green at the left hand end then as Ken_n_Liz says your unit cannot see the card you have put in. If that Up Arrow icon is not showing in the Hidden Icon box in the system tray rerun the Tomtom getstated software so you get the latest MyDrive Connect software. The other option causes a Box to appear for a short while when you start the computer to advise how many updates are available which if you then click on Starts The MyDrive Software. There will be 2 Boxes which if ticked will start Mydrive Connect automatically when the Computer is started. Click on this and it will open a box with a Gear wheel icon at the bottom right. ![]() Hover over each Icon until you find the Mydrive icon. If you click on that it will open a box with a number of Hidden Icons. When you attach your Tomtom and get the Bombom noise look down in the bottom right of your computer and in the system tray I think you should see a little Up Arrow Icon near the Time and Date icon. There was an issue with Windows XP recently but if you have the latest update that should have been cured. ![]()
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