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    Map Storage and Selection - Help Please.

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    Alpha4 | # 1 | 2008-07-05, 11:20 | Report

    OK, I've just spent 30 Minutes searching for an answer to this one and I cannot find a definitive solution, so if anyone can help that would be great.

    I live in the UK but make frequent trips to Eastern USA for work.

    I've done the Diablo and Maps 2008.1 update on my N810. The map for UK/Ireland is in my Internal Memory, and because I wanted to save space, I did a PC download of Eastern-USA map and put it in the /map directory on my External 8GB memory card.

    Now when I start Map I get a message saying something like 'Multiple Mapdata. Maps found in Internal and External memory. Using Internal memory card'.

    When I try to do File/Maps to try to select the East-USA on the External card, it only shows 'Maps in Device' as UK-Ireland. Under the Available Maps tab all the maps I can download are shown but I don't want to re-download the Eastern -USA one, I already have it on the External Card!

    Question is then; How do I tell Map App to use the the External Card stored Eastern-USA map?

    Sorry for long post, but I'm trying to be accurate in explaining the issue. Any help appreciated. Ta.

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    Last edited by Alpha4; 2008-07-05 at 11:22. Reason: Speeling Mistak

     
    Duncan | # 2 | 2008-07-05, 12:53 | Report

    The simplest way is probably to temporarily rename the /media/mmc2/map folder to something else before you start Map. I think that ought stop it finding the internal maps. So start xterm, "cd /media/mmc2" then "mv map map2".

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    paulkoan | # 3 | 2008-07-05, 14:18 | Report

    Or create a symblic link to the map data on the external card, to the internal card map folder.

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    gLobster | # 4 | 2008-07-05, 14:38 | Report

    I think it's not possible becouse the file system on external and internal cards is FAT32. Symbols link maked only on unix file systems: ext2 or ext3

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    kernelpanic | # 5 | 2008-07-07, 06:34 | Report

    Originally Posted by gLobster View Post
    I think it's not possible becouse the file system on external and internal cards is FAT32. Symbols link maked only on unix file systems: ext2 or ext3
    You are correct. Fat32 is limited...

    As for the OP's problem, I would probably move ALL maps to the external MMC. That way you can either use a large (4-8GB) MMC with all the maps or keep the U.S. map on it's own MMC and switch it out when needed...

    cheers,
    kernelpanic

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