How to install multiple maps on Garmin the easy way

**i70** · 10th April 2011, 10:04 PM

Garmin Mobile XT has also restriction for map size, I think it was from 2Gb, when you can not get it working.

At my Nokia E90 I have everything in sd card, Garmin folder and everything apply to this. Right now I am testing Nokia X6 with Garmin Mobile XT. Suggested to get after upgrades into version GarminMobileXT for SymbianS60 3rd Edition_50060_INT. Version 50050 had some problems: landscape picture on navigation was not wide screen, it was like 4:3 + 1/3 of left side screen at right side. also 50050 was not so senitive for tuch - by 50060 both problems are solved.

Also I found strange phenomenon by giving different names to different map sets.
If I have earlier described setup on my Nokia x6 then all maps are visible

gmapbmap Worldwide Roads Basemap
gmapprom Inland waters Estonia; Regio Baltic v1.6 Baltic Peipsi (two maps joined by GMap Tool)
gmapprom1 BlueChart Atlantic v9.5 (Atlandi ookean, India ookean, Põhjameri, Läänemeri, Vahemeri)
GMAPSUP2 Regio Eesti Topo v1.2
GMAPSUPP CN Europe NT 2011.40 (Põhja_Euroopa ja UK)

In case of giving to joined map Inland waters + Regio Baltic the name gmapprom1 and to Bluechart name gmapprom, I can see only Bluechart, joined map not visible. Maybe someone can give good explanation? Up to it I saved it for me, as just a rule without explanation

**catymag** · 12th April 2011, 03:32 PM

please use section indexes to find stuffs. (I wont repeat it)
direct links to some forums are forbidden, you can post them if they'r not concurrent forums and must be coded.
read forum rules to avoid infraction cards in the future
thanks

**georgev** · 13th April 2011, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by catymag

please use section indexes to find stuffs. (I wont repeat it)
direct links to some forums are forbidden, you can post them if they'r not concurrent forums and must be coded.
read forum rules to avoid infraction cards in the future
thanks

SORRY SORRY SORRY - I did a search and I found it but I was searching in another site (always 3 browser windows open and several tabs in each one). I have not read the rules but when you take your driving license you drive without reading/knowing all the traffic rules ... Anyway I was not planning to "advertise" another site here ... I thought it was the same site (just copy-paste). SORRY SORRY SORRY

gitan · 26th April 2011, 01:46 PM

Do you think possible to erase gmapbmap.img from the device?
My question derives from what happened to me in Tunisia: my Zumo500 displayed 2 roads in tha same place! One was real (from Tunisia v.13) and the other one was false, just the one from the base map, very simplified!
If not possible to eliminate gmapbmap.img, how can I find an empty/blank file.img to rename?
Thx in advance

**catymag** · 26th April 2011, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by gitan

Do you think possible to erase gmapbmap.img from the device?
My question derives from what happened to me in Tunisia: my Zumo500 displayed 2 roads in tha same place! One was real (from Tunisia v.13) and the other one was false, just the one from the base map, very simplified!
If not possible to eliminate gmapbmap.img, how can I find an empty/blank file.img to rename?
Thx in advance

Impossible, you cant see the basemap when zooming in
read
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which maps do you have on your zumo ?

gitan · 26th April 2011, 03:51 PM

I have Italy+Greece Garmin original and Tunisia from [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] it is not Garmin
In Zumo display I was continuosly seeing the right road and another very stright road irregularly centered. That was the base map of Garmin. I had to deselect my Garmin map so I had only the real road on the screen.
I think the reason is that worldmap is very unaccurate for african countries. The opposite happens in Europe and USA, so roads are always exactly superimposed or a particular Garmin map excludes the world map

**catymag** · 26th April 2011, 04:37 PM

You cant deselect the basemap, it's unselectable
and it doesnt show if you zoom in.
Main reason for basemap is to allow browsing big areas. detailed maps aren't prepared for this task, with big zooms, device switches to basemap.

gitan · 26th April 2011, 04:52 PM

Just for curriosity I've tried to zoom in a region which I sure have not map for: Alma-Ata Kazakhstan! (I have only Italy now)
Well, zooming with (+) button on Zumo I can reach 20m scale!
I suppose basemap disengages in presence of a Garmin original map but not with an open-source map. So it's possible to see both images of a same road
maybe........

p.s.: I am sure of it! Second test: I deselected main map: only basemap remains and roads have not the same shape as in local map! Reselecting local map, the roads of basemap disappear! (2km zoom)

**catymag** · 27th April 2011, 03:46 PM

It depends on levels and may be on priority too
comparing the 2 maps, I suppose you have world basemap v5

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lol Tunisia map has been compiled with a cra cked cgpsmapper

jegaraja · 15th May 2011, 02:43 PM

can i use gmapsup1.img,gmapsup3.img etc
when i try they wont work

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