Garmin City Navigator Europe NT(Unicode) 2014.30

**catymag** · 10th November 2013, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by dadaniel

no offence, but have you looked at the gmaptool info of some maps here? empty header info, mapset names changed, missing umlauts, ...
If I remember correctly there was also a thread about correct routing depends on img creation software (MS vs. map installer), so I prefer the original images.

Kenta2 maps are always locked and original, we have a sticky about it in this section, Moderators, if possible, always post original files and we invite uploaders to do the same. Naturally some unskilled users can prefer to download unlocked maps, but we don't recommend it

**Alexis_** · 10th November 2013, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by dadaniel

Does anyone have an unmodified Garmin Express Image of full europe?

Isn't it in the post #13?

**x-trail** · 20th November 2013, 08:29 AM

File D317400.db hasn't been changed for the past two years.
Use your old D317400.db file and check what happens.

**~~RKSRKS~~** · 23rd November 2013, 05:53 PM

The db file is referenced from another db file, so I suppose just copying it is not enough and that's what I never saw properly explained anywhere (and I have no idea how to test if the updated db file is being used). When doing the update directly from Garmin, other db files are changed to reflect the new db file name and other properties.

Having said that, if using all the sid files, placed in the proper place, I do get traffictrends and instasearch working properly so I don't even bother with the db file.

**catymag** · 23rd November 2013, 06:31 PM

From my lifetime CNE NTU update Setup.log:

Code:

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I deleted many files names in the middle in the above list because it was too long to post it entirely, but I think it's clear.
It's in files to remove list.

No replacement for that file for my 3490

**~~RKSRKS~~** · 23rd November 2013, 08:38 PM

This is what I can gather from the files on my unit (2545) after doing updates (unit bought in the first half of this year):

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Can't tell about 2014.30 because I don't have a 2545LM and I can't do more updates directly from Garmin, also I don't know if devices from other series and different map coverage get a different treatment but I suppose it should be relatively similar.

As you see the D*.db files do change between updates (different md5sum) and the system.db file gets updated accordingly, that is why I said before that it is not clear to me how to update D*.db and test if it is working properly, or if it is needed at all if placing all the needed files in the sd card. As far as I know the "recommended" update method is to leave the files in the unit alone and place all updates in a sd card, I suppose this situation is similar to buying a map with a different coverage and installing it to an sd card.

In the update from 2014.10 to 2014.20 it seems that not much has changed. At first glance only the filename, dates and the last part of what it seems to be the part number have changed, I don't know if anything else has changed as I didn't compare that. Still a D*.db file with some (minor) changes was downloaded and the system.db file was updated accordingly.

**catymag** · 23rd November 2013, 09:44 PM

I was just replying about D317400.db. I think and hope definively
Because at every new CNE release, someone asks for it, but

Originally Posted by x-trail

File D317400.db hasn't been changed for the past two years.

Probably replaced by TrafficTrendsv3 D3427xxxA.sid

D317400.db is one of Garmin Mods "tormentoni" like " can we convert NT to non NT ?" of the past years.

**Giomen** · 23rd November 2013, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by catymag

I was just replying about D317400.db. I think and hope definively
Because at every new CNE release, someone asks for it, but

Probably replaced by TrafficTrendsv3 D3427xxxA.sid

I think what D317400.db is standard dataset which not connected with map version. G2S file is related with data for new version and respond for relationship new version and trafficTrends.
SID file is another and more newer technology and have absolutely different algorithm of work and upgrade...