Hi !

I'm sorry to bother any of people reading this topic, but I'm not familiar with english and I do my best to understand how to install usa map on my tom tom 920T.

I have ; United_States_2GB_920_5241 and USA_Canada_920_5241.

Are these maps good to go ?

Any of you could, please, paste a link of a very easy tutorial to install a map ?

I would be very annoyed to arrive in the USA with a tom tom that would read maps :/

Again sorry and thank you in advance for any help.

Flykiller wrote:1. I have ; United_States_2GB_920_5241 and USA_Canada_920_5241.Are these maps good to go ?
2. Any of you could, please, paste a link of a very easy tutorial to install a map ?
3. I would be very annoyed to arrive in the USA with a tom tom that would read maps :/

1. NO! If you have navcore 9.510, which is current for your 920, you want:
[Please Register or Login to download file] [1668MB] OR
[Please Register or Login to download file]
; United_States_2GB v930.5563
14 D0 1A EF F6 FF 15 27 DE 06 3B F6 13 D0 72 0F United_States_2GB-910.meta
or
[Please Register or Login to download file] [1880MB] OR
[Please Register or Login to download file]
; USA_Canada v930.5563
A0 22 0D 64 F5 70 74 86 FA 1C C5 B4 55 44 80 38 USA_Canada-910.meta

2. You have 2 choices.
Choice 1. You can remove your current map folder from the internal memory. Copy in the new map folder. Then patch your new map with FastActivate Option 2 & your navcore with Option 3. DONE!
Choice 2. Put your new map on a SDHC card. Copy FastActivate & a copy of your device's ttgo.bif file into the map folder & patch it with Option 2. Now put FastActivate in the root of your 920 & run Option 3 to patch the navcore. DONE!!

3. You can test the installation as soon as you have completed the update process.

Thank you very much for you help.
I had been told to download these two maps for my tomtom 920T. It took me so much time already...
Hopefully you stopped me before I got wrong and be in trouble in the usa with a map that wouldn't work.
The fact is I can"t download your links, I try to follow what is said on each page, but no download would start...

Flykiller wrote:I had been told to download these two maps for my tomtom 920T. It took me so much time already...
Hopefully you stopped me before I got wrong and be in trouble in the usa with a map that wouldn't work.
The fact is I can"t download your links, I try to follow what is said on each page, but no download would start...

Although the maps you've already downloaded will work, they are quite out of date which is why Tendriver pointed you towards the current maps

Flykiller wrote:1. I had been told to download these two maps for my tomtom 920T. It took me so much time already...
2. Hopefully you stopped me before I got wrong and be in trouble in the usa with a map that wouldn't work.
3. The fact is I can"t download your links, I try to follow what is said on each page, but no download would start...

1. Somebody gave you some BAD advice.
2. Post 4 is correct.
3. If you can't download the maps in post 2, then the maps in post 1 were not downloaded from Navitotal uploads. For quality control reasons, we do not support any uploads but our own.

Ok thank you again for your interest and answers
I just managed (with help) to download your files...
Next step, install :D

the file I download is "United_States_2GB_930_5563 [1668MB]"

I don't know what the other one (with Automatic Installer & Patcher ) was for...

Flykiller wrote:Next step, install :Dthe file I download is "United_States_2GB_930_5563 [1668MB]"

Read/reread post 2, points 2 & 3.

Yes this is what I'm on
I had already read your post with installation guide.
The fact was I wander if the choice one or two depends on the file downloaded (with Automatic Installer & Patcher or not).

I'm going to try choice one. I've found fast activate on the forum.

Don't I have to patch the meta file ?

And last (I hope) how can I check if installation was ok ?


thank you again

I think I did it thanks to your help !
This is great !
I have two more questions :

1) I'm wandering what is this meta.txt file for and if I need to update it.
2) Is it still ok to download POI from Tomtom home or is there a better place to find POIs ?

thank you again for all your time and patience.

Flykiller wrote:1. The fact was I wander if the choice one or two depends on the file downloaded (with Automatic Installer & Patcher or not).
2. I'm going to try choice one. I've found fast activate on the forum.
3. Don't I have to patch the meta file ?
4. And last (I hope) how can I check if installation was ok ?

1. The choices had nothing to do with the downloads. It is just 2 slightly different ways of setting up your unit.
2. OK
3. That is what FastActivate Option 2 does.
4. Boot your unit. The nav page will show you out in the middle of nowhere. Zoom out until you see land. Drag your cursor over to it. Then you can set up some point to point tests, or current location to wherever tests etc.

Flykiller wrote:1) I'm wandering what is this meta.txt file for and if I need to update it.
2) Is it still ok to download POI from Tomtom home or is there a better place to find POIs ?

1. Each map has a meta code. FastActivate uses the meta code and your unit's ttgo.bif file to patch a map to run on your unit. The meta.txt file contains all of the available meta codes. The meta.txt needs updating with FastActivate Option 1, if your new map meta code is not listed in it.
2. Yes, it is OK.

Thanks Tendriver !

This is not very important but I've installed some POI via Tom tom home. (Poi that were not on the map)
I can't see them while it's on navigation. They don't seem to be recognised by the map...
Do I need to use fast activate to validate them on map or are the Poi installed by Home in a wrong directory ?

If someone have some time to answer, thank you.
As it's not a very serious problem, I won't feel bad if noone find the problem.

thank you for reading.

Flykiller wrote:1. This is not very important but I've installed some POI via Tom tom home. (Poi that were not on the map)I can't see them while it's on navigation.
2. They don't seem to be recognised by the map...
3. Do I need to use fast activate to validate them on map or are the Poi installed by Home in a wrong directory ?

1. What POIs did you install?
2. OK
3. No & No. Only items that are normally bought from TomTom have to be patched.

I installed "Dunkin Donuts" locations POI. (over 4500 shops in the US)
I can't find any while I'm on navigation between two large cities...
As I said, it's not very important... It was a try that didn't work. I will go without it.
You've already done so much.

Did you enable the POI within the POI menus on your device?