Would it at all be possible to reverse-engineer the map tiles and route from either of the following Java MIDP apps:
- Amazegps.com
- Nav4All.com
Both of them provide accurate map tiles and routes for South Africa. Google does not. They work FANTASTICALLY well on my cellphone. Maemo mapper can't route me at all because Google doesn't have decent maps or any routing at all for South Africa
Or does anyone know any way to get routing for South Africa into Maemo mapper?
UGGH... I haven't used mapper for a couple of months, but we are planning a road trip next week. I innocently upgraded to MM 2.3.1 on my os2007he 770, and of course, the BT GPS won't connect. I'm glad you guys found a fix, but I couldn't get past step 1.
That url above contains no package to download. I searched the debian package repository for libgps16 and libgps and got no hits. If anyone has a suggestion that might save me a few hours of searching, I'd really appreciate it.
Also, it looks like the complete and total fix for this problem is spread out over several posts in this thread. I'd be happy to quote the posts all in one reply or compile the whole list of steps if someone could just tell me which post numbers are the relevant ones. There are fixes for os2008 on the n810 and n800 scattered through the thread as well adding even more confusion.
On a positive note, MM 2.3.1 seems to perform quite well. I'm not bothering with rotating, but the panning is great. I also really appreciate map db compaction.
1) Can I change my POI database on the fly? Say, another application will add/remove some POI and m-mapper will update them automatically?
Sort of. You can make changes to the POI database without corrupting Maemo Mapper, but the image is not automatically refreshed, so you'll need to force a redraw in order to see visual POI changes. The easiest way to force a refresh is to zoom in or out.
2) Is there a way to simulate a external GPS position so that m-mapper will automatically center on some place?
Not sure exactly what you mean, but if you just want to center the view on a certain location, you can use the "Go to" sub-menu of the "View" menu.
If you really want to simulate GPS, you can use the command-line program "gpsfake", which is part of gpsd. This isn't trivial.
Or, if you want to "simulate" having a "current location" in Maemo Mapper, so that you can use things like routing to a location from your "current location," then you can tap-and-hold on a location on the screen and use the "Set as GPS Location" menu item, in the "Tap Point" sub-menu.
If you really want to simulate GPS, you can use the command-line program "gpsfake", which is part of gpsd. This isn't trivial.
Or, if you want to "simulate" having a "current location" in Maemo Mapper, so that you can use things like routing to a location from your "current location," then you can tap-and-hold on a location on the screen and use the "Set as GPS Location" menu item, in the "Tap Point" sub-menu.
Thanks a lot ! I'll see what I can do with gpsfake, then .
Also, is there a way to change the "current location" that is stored in a file somewhere (when gps is off)? Then m-mapper will open up wherever I decide.
Thanks a lot ! I'll see what I can do with gpsfake, then .
Also, is there a way to change the "current location" that is stored in a file somewhere (when gps is off)? Then m-mapper will open up wherever I decide.
Maemo Mapper saves your current view location, regardless of what your GPS location is. If you want to tell Maemo Mapper the location on which it should center its view, there are two ways to do it.
Set gconf settings prior to starting Maemo Mapper. The relevant gconf settings are as follows:
/apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/center_latitude
/apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/center_longitude
/apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/center_angle
/apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/zoom
While Maemo Mapper is running, use Maemo Mapper's DBUS interface:
Service: com.gnuite.maemo_mapper
Path: /com/gnuite/maemo_mapper
Interface: com.gnuite.maemo_mapper
Method: set_view_center
The arguments to the set_view_center method are all optional:
when I go into menu route/download the app freezes if it is the 2nd time I have done a download in the current session. Same if I "download route" from a screen tap.
This worked for me. I am now running maemo-mapper 2.3 on my 770 with 2007he. The one thing I found was that libgps16 has been replaced with libgps17 so the above download link does not work anymore. I had to find the updated package on the site. I downloaded it from here http://packages.debian.org/sid/armel/libgps17/download I used one of the ftp links because firefox just opened the file in a browser window when I clicked the www USA links.
Sorry guys, but libgps17 is not installable under OS2007HE
Incompatible application package.
