nav-cam 2007 question

Captin - 2009-01-27 3:48 AM

There are ways to stop the menu screen from coming up, the simplest way is to hold down 2 keys whilst press reset. For a more perminant way you need to change some files in the operating system, but all changes revert back to normal after a hard reset or if the battery runs down.

There is no perminant way to stop the menu from booting as the operating system, and all the files and startup instructions, are burned onto a chip, and after a hard reset or empty battery they are copied back into the main memory overwriting any changes.

Also dont expect too much as this is windows CE which is very limited when compared to windows mobile os. I think it would be better to get a pocket pc with a gps chip and put tomtom on that, it's far easier to get tomtom working on a pda than it is to get it working on the nav-cam.

As for maps they are available on the newsgroups a free trial at giganew is all you need to get several versions of maps for every country in the world.

Captin - 2007-04-29 4:17 AM

Hi Winker,

Dunno if the method I used to change the sat-nav program on the Navcam 2007 will work with any other unit. But you could try.

On the Nav-cam it uses a folder called "mobilenavigator" and runs a program called "mobilenavigator.exe" so all I did was installed Tomtom 6 onto my pocket pc PDA and then copied the Tomtom 6 folder from the PDA onto a SD card along with the Tomtom 6 maps renamed the Tomtom 6 program folder to what the Navcam was looking for when it loads. The maps are in the folder Tomtom made on the PDA.

Now when the Navcam boots it runs Tomtom 6 automatically, and this works after ether a soft or hard reset. I dont use any other functions like MP3 playback as I already have this in my car.

I have the folder on a web site you can download - hxxp://www.captin.org.uk/mobilenavigator.rar - if you unpack this and copy it to a spare SD card and name it to what your sat-nav unit is looking for, i would assume "mobilenavigation\navigation.exe" instead of the "mobilenavigator\mobilenavigator.exe" mine uses, it may work.

This version on Tomtom has all the files it needs to run without having any on the unit or in the windows folders.

This Tomtom works with the UK & Ireleand maps v 660 and european maps, also the maps for the USA.