poi on tom tom go910

cooroy scouts · Post by **cooroy scouts** » 09 July 07 8:12 am

i am no computer wizz,took a year to work an avatar.

we have a tom tom go910.apparently we can put waypoints into the poi section .surprisingly i can not work this out

can any one help.

thanks
andy

embi · Post by **embi** » 09 July 07 9:16 am

It very easy, First you need to export a tomtom POI file from GSAK.

Gsak will spit out 2 files. If you name the export as "caches" then it will export caches.ov2 and caches.bmp

The ov2 file is the waypoints and the bmp file is the image that will be displayed for those pois on your tomtom screen.

You just need to put those 2 files into the Australia-Map folder on your tomtom card.

If you like I have got a caching logo that can be used for the cache poi image.

Just right click and save onto your computer.

cooroy scouts · Post by **cooroy scouts** » 09 July 07 2:03 pm

thanks embi,will play ,but may need a dot to dot
explanation
regards
andy

Richary · Post by **Richary** » 09 July 07 2:28 pm

I did find that the TomTom Home software wouldn't recognise content I had generated like that. But Windows Explorer just sees the TomTom as another drive so you can just use that to copy it in. On my new OneXL the directory is just Australia.

If it doesn't see it (mine didn't seem to the first time) create a new POI category on the unit, then copy the files over the top of the one it generates in that directory. That sorted mine out.

Geodes · Post by **Geodes** » 09 July 07 4:41 pm

richary wrote: If it doesn't see it (mine didn't seem to the first time) create a new POI category on the unit, then copy the files over the top of the one it generates in that directory. That sorted mine out.

<P>Make sure you disconnect the USB 'device' properly (using the windows icon in the system tray, or the disconnect button on TomTom Home) or there's a very real possibility that memory cache won't be flushed to the SD Card and the copy will not have worked.

cooroy scouts · Post by **cooroy scouts** » 09 July 07 4:50 pm

thanks all
andy

cooroy scouts · Post by **cooroy scouts** » 10 July 07 6:43 pm

have managed to work out gsak??????

we now have geocache in poi of tom tom

not sure how to get embi's picture to tom tom??????
and require guidence to go from a to z of this process.

preferably before tom tom is implanted in the gyprock

please help.

scrub bull · Post by **scrub bull** » 13 July 07 7:43 pm

The Scrub Bull has fixed it for him.
One thing I know now is I won't be buy a TOM TOM.

embi · Post by **embi** » 13 July 07 8:21 pm

Whys that? They arent hard at all to use.

scrub bull · Post by **scrub bull** » 13 July 07 8:30 pm

It kept freezing and I like my Garmin

embi · Post by **embi** » 13 July 07 8:40 pm

Tomtom isnt used for finding a cache just the general location.

I wonder why it was freezing??? I've seen a heap of cachers down here with them now and none have ever frozen.

Geocaching Australia

poi on tom tom go910

poi on tom tom go910

comuter illiterate

bloody tom tom