Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:29 pm
for what nuvi ?
The New Garmin Series (1xxx/2xxx/37xx)
In this devices you will find built-in maps in .System folder, this is a hidden system folder and you have to enable the view of this folder in:
Tools\Folder Options\View – Select Show hidden files, folders and drives
Tools\Folder Options\View – Uncheck Hidde protected operating system file (Recommended)
To update this devices you can:
1 - Replace the original map (gmapprom.img) with the one downloaded, you can rename the downloaded map in gmapprom.img if it is named gmapsupp.img
2 – You can create a folder called Map in the root and put the map file inside. The files in Map folder can be renamed as you wish and you can put more than one map in this folder.
Example: “X” is your Garmin driver
X:\Map\gmapsupp.img
X:\Map\Europe.img
X:\Map\NorthAmerica.img
X:\Map\XXXXX.img
You can do the same in SD card
SD:\Map\gmapsupp.img
SD:\Map\Europe.img
SD:\Map\NorthAmerica.img
SD:\Map\XXXXX.img
3 – You can use the Garmin folder in SD but you can use only one map, named gmapsupp.img
Other Garmin Devices
In other garmin devices is not present the .System folder , all the maps will be inside Garmin folder, the same here gmapprom.img map is the original pre-installed map
To update this devices you can:
1 - Replace the original map (gmapprom.img) with the one downloaded, you can rename the downloaded map in gmapprom.img if it is named gmapsupp.img
2 – You can use the downloaded map named gmapsupp.img just copy inside Garmin folder.
3 – If you want to have more maps in your device you can rename maps file in:
gmapprom.img (original map/ or renamed new map)
gmapsupp.img (2° map)
gmapprom1.img (3° map)
gmapoem.img (4° map – can’t be unselected)
devices with 3D buildings support, can rename in
gmap3d1.img (5° map)
4 – Using a SD card
Format in Fat32 your SD card and create a Garmin folder. Copy the gmapsupp.img inside the Garmin folder. You can use only one map in SD card.
You can have 2 maps named gmapsupp.img one in device and one in the SD card. It can help if you can’t put a full Europe map and you need a <2GB map. Copy the big one in SD and the rest usually a small file in Device, go in Setting\Map\Info and select both maps this way you will have a full coverage of Europe.
The New Garmin Series (1xxx/2xxx/37xx)
In this devices you will find built-in maps in .System folder, this is a hidden system folder and you have to enable the view of this folder in:
Tools\Folder Options\View – Select Show hidden files, folders and drives
Tools\Folder Options\View – Uncheck Hidde protected operating system file (Recommended)
To update this devices you can:
1 - Replace the original map (gmapprom.img) with the one downloaded, you can rename the downloaded map in gmapprom.img if it is named gmapsupp.img
2 – You can create a folder called Map in the root and put the map file inside. The files in Map folder can be renamed as you wish and you can put more than one map in this folder.
Example: “X” is your Garmin driver
X:\Map\gmapsupp.img
X:\Map\Europe.img
X:\Map\NorthAmerica.img
X:\Map\XXXXX.img
You can do the same in SD card
SD:\Map\gmapsupp.img
SD:\Map\Europe.img
SD:\Map\NorthAmerica.img
SD:\Map\XXXXX.img
3 – You can use the Garmin folder in SD but you can use only one map, named gmapsupp.img
Other Garmin Devices
In other garmin devices is not present the .System folder , all the maps will be inside Garmin folder, the same here gmapprom.img map is the original pre-installed map
To update this devices you can:
1 - Replace the original map (gmapprom.img) with the one downloaded, you can rename the downloaded map in gmapprom.img if it is named gmapsupp.img
2 – You can use the downloaded map named gmapsupp.img just copy inside Garmin folder.
3 – If you want to have more maps in your device you can rename maps file in:
gmapprom.img (original map/ or renamed new map)
gmapsupp.img (2° map)
gmapprom1.img (3° map)
gmapoem.img (4° map – can’t be unselected)
devices with 3D buildings support, can rename in
gmap3d1.img (5° map)
4 – Using a SD card
Format in Fat32 your SD card and create a Garmin folder. Copy the gmapsupp.img inside the Garmin folder. You can use only one map in SD card.
You can have 2 maps named gmapsupp.img one in device and one in the SD card. It can help if you can’t put a full Europe map and you need a <2GB map. Copy the big one in SD and the rest usually a small file in Device, go in Setting\Map\Info and select both maps this way you will have a full coverage of Europe.
Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:08 pm
It is a nuvi 200.
So do I have to create a garmin folder on the sd card?
Can I just rename the gmapprom to gmapsupp and put it in the Garmin folder?
Thank you for your help
So do I have to create a garmin folder on the sd card?
Can I just rename the gmapprom to gmapsupp and put it in the Garmin folder?
Thank you for your help
Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:04 pm
...so it is!
Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:14 pm
do i rename it gmapsupp.img or gmapsupp?
Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:40 pm
gmapsupp.img of course