TomTom Automatic Navcore Installation

sbattosai wrote:My very old TomTom One XL was just updated to the 9.205 SE, but the navcore isn't stable: It takes a lot of time to calculate a route then it would reboot automatically. I have to say that I did struggle to get the map 870.206 patched and working so maybe I did something wrong. Do you think I should restart from zero again or try another navcore?

Confirm that you installed the 9.205 version in post 1 of this thread.

Yes I did, I tried the SE version and also the regular 9.205 found in this website. Both lead to the same result, impossibility to have a route locked on the GPS, then automatic reboot making the unit unusable. Should I try a different navcore version? I have the USA map 870.3406 on a 4gb SDHC card.
Thanks for your help Tendriver!

sbattosai wrote:Yes I did, I tried the SE version and also the regular 9.205 found in this website. Both lead to the same result, impossibility to have a route locked on the GPS, then automatic reboot making the unit unusable. Should I try a different navcore version? I have the USA map 870.3406 on a 4gb SDHC card.
Thanks for your help Tendriver!

What is your current bootloader?

My current bootloader would be something like 5.5xx, I loaded the navcore 9.205 on my 1gb SD card, booted my tomtom, then it was all good for the 4gb sdhc card... My card seems to be accepeted just fine as I see the map, and the Tomtom starts, it just doesn't work afterwards...

sbattosai wrote:My current bootloader would be something like 5.5xx, I loaded the navcore 9.205 on my 1gb SD card, booted my tomtom, then it was all good for the 4gb sdhc card... My card seems to be accepeted just fine as I see the map, and the Tomtom starts, it just doesn't work afterwards...

Confirm that you have external memory only.

Hmm I am afraid I don't understand your answer. My Tomtom has internal memory with a European map (it's an european Tomtom) but when I moved to the USA, I put an US map on a SD card 1gb. Now I want to update the map and the navcore, therefore I updated the bootloader using my 1gb card with a new navcore only, then installed the new navcore 9.205 on my 4Gb card + map 870.3406
And it doesn't really work...

sbattosai wrote:Hmm I am afraid I don't understand your answer. My Tomtom has internal memory with a European map (it's an european Tomtom) but when I moved to the USA, I put an US map on a SD card 1gb. Now I want to update the map and the navcore, therefore I updated the bootloader using my 1gb card with a new navcore only,
1. then installed the new navcore 9.205 on my 4Gb card + map 870.3406
And it doesn't really work...

1. Confirm that you put a copy of your device's ttgo.bif + the pre-patched SE 9.205 navcore + the US 3406 map + the patcher on the card, before you patched the map.

I believed I did that, but I can try again. i did have a hard time to get my map recognized by my device, so maybe I did something wrong in the process, but I am surprised that everything seems to work on the tomtom until I actually want to use the Tomtom...

sbattosai wrote:but I can try again.

That would be my choice. Copy the 4 items mentioned in post 395 to the card & patch the map.

sbattosai wrote:I believed I did that, but I can try again. i did have a hard time to get my map recognized by my device, so maybe I did something wrong in the process, but I am surprised that everything seems to work on the tomtom until I actually want to use the Tomtom...

sbattosai wrote:I believed I did that, but I can try again. i did have a hard time to get my map recognized by my device, so maybe I did something wrong in the process, but I am surprised that everything seems to work on the tomtom until I actually want to use the Tomtom...

Not long ago I did this with my Tom Tom One XL (if you read on page 38-39) and I did have a lot of help from the people on this forum (though I also gather the experience from some other GPS forum). So here is what I did and it worked for me (although I have one small problem in the end, so please guide me). Ok here is the step by step (Oh and experts, please feel free to jump in to modify this. I'll be glad if you do)

1/ Back up: Copy everything you have from your GPS into computer or any other back up place
- In Windows Explorer, go to Tool/Folder option and check the option to show all the Hidden files.
- Now connect your gps with the computer (if you haven't done it already), you'll be surprised there will be HIDDEN files you don't want to miss for back up.
- Ctrl A to select all and Copy them and Paste them onto back up location

2/Load Navcore onto the GPS( onto the SD card to be exact ---> 4GB recommended)
- After DONE backing up, put your card into the gps that is connected to the computer.
- Depending on the situation, your Tom Tom might turn on and ask you to connect it to computer, just choose YES
- Now assuming you already download the Navcore (the one I used it SE_Navcore.9.205.547817_32mb_devices) and the Map (mine is North America 870.3406_Installer)
- Go back to the Back up place to copy and put the file "ttgo.bif" on the card.
- Run the Navcore and choose the drive of your gps/SD card recognized (eg. Drive D:) and wait until finish.
- When it says FINISH or DONE, safely disconnect the gps from the computer then turn the GPS on. ** I think this is important, you have to turn it on so that it boot from the new system and it will generate some file that later this file will be read and patched!
*Note: As far as I know, the Navcore you download in this forum is already patched so you basically done half way.
- You might get a RED notice saying there is no map. Turn off the gps and connect it to the computer again.

3/ Load map
- Now run the executive file of the map package and choose the drive of your gps/SD card recognized (eg. Drive D:) hit Go or Run and wait for it to finish.
- When done, navigate in Windows Explorer to your gps/SD card, now here is what I did:
- There should be an autoactive.exe file on it already and what you need to do is to patch the map before it can be used. I didn't use the autoactive but I went and found the fast active (the light version) on the internet and I copied it onto the card and run it (then it will ask you to click the 2 buttons, just click both)
- Then this step that I don't know if necessary but I did it anyway, I copy the fast active.exe in the the map folder, name should be something like "North_America_870_3406" and I run that fast active.exe again.
- Eventually, the map now will be patched, but it's not done, yet, or at least for me

4/Voice
- When I get to this point, I didn't have any voice on the gps, it will display a RED notice when you turn it on
- After struggling with all the post in this forum and google, I found out that you just only copy the Voice folder that you backed up and place it onto the card (the root folder which means it's not inside any other folder)
- Now my gps has voice!

5/ My question/problem left and hopefully I can have a fix for it: It has voice but it won't speak the street name?? It only says something like this "Turn left then take the second right" or "in 100 yard turn right" and when I get to that point it just says "Turn right"
On the Garmin Nuvi even the old old one, it will says "in 0.1 mile turn right on the Jackson Street" and when I get to that point it says "Turn right on the Jackson street"
Any suggestion?
Thank you and please go ahead add in or comments on the steps!

Item 5/

For street names a "computer" voice is required.
Search for "Pack_UK_Voices.rar" or "Computer voices"

Even though this is a year old, still thanks a lot, so far so good, will keep you posted :D

I just used this on my TomTom ONE XL V1 32MB RAM with the new map United_Kingdom_and_Republic_of_Ireland_ 870.3406 and I used FastActive 1.7 and it works like a charm, thanks for your help (Only need to find a good voice to put on :D).

What is SE navcore? What does "SE" stand for? I have search through but no where its mentioned what is it.

As far as i know, SE means it's a patched and costumized Navcore. It has some features that you don't have in "normal" Navcores. Can be very interesting to use an SE version since you can "play" a little with your TT kinda "overlock" it, making it work almos as if it's a different version.

But there are in the Forum very good guys expert on this matter that can explain all for you.