Older iGo Primo for Navigon 21MAX needed

@Gjon

Sorry for being honest... Maybe you should buy a newer device?

The point was fixing it up for a relative of mine who is a bus driver so he can use the thing in emergencies. Like I said iGo 8 it is, but if he doesn't like it, I can always sell him one of my navigators hehe

According to the manual's specs it should have 512 MB of internal storage.
Seems they have the RAM and ROM mixed up too, RAM should be 64 MB not ROM.

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Also I think the crash log hasn't reported correctly, it shows Max memory as 129 MB which is wrong.
I believe this might have something to do with it:
FreeMemory: 37 MB, 492 KB, 0 B
TotalUseableMemory: 38 MB, 692 KB, 0 B
38 MB isn't normally enough to run Primo but it will run iGO8.

The bit about map not found in the crash log is normal when using non-legit software.

What are the contents of the sys.txt files in both the version of iGO8 that runs and Primo that doesn't?

Here is what is usable from the 512MB:

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sys.txt from primo:

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Code:

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[folders]
has_secondary_root=0

[interface]
skin="ui_igo9"
vga=0
mapfontscale=100
show_exit=1

[rawdisplay]
class="landscape"
highres=0
screen_x=480
screen_y=272

[navigation]
junction_view_type=mixed

[gps]
port=7
baud=4800

[debug]
skip_eula=1
experimental_features=1
cache="1048576"
max_memory=67108864
reserve_memory=2097152

[map_update_checker]
enabled=0

[2d]
traffic_lights=1

[other]
demo_enabled=0

[warning]
speedcam_warning=1
speedcam_enabled=1

[sound]
csv_voice_enabled=1
queue_length=200
mute_os_key=1

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sys.txt from igo 8:

Code:

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[interface]
maxzoom2d=6000000
show_exit=1

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Originally Posted by Gjon [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

1. Internal flash is not an option because the device only has around 30MB of internal storage

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It is more than enough, since software package is ~ 25MB and all content can be placed on SD card
You can also delete a bunch of that advertising material, also the original software

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Here is what is usable from the 512MB:

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Aahh ok, either the manual is wrong or there's another partition that might be hidden taking up all the space.
A device (can't remember which brand) I played with years ago I remember destroying because I formatted the extra hidden partition trying to free up space :biggrin:

Maybe it's one for the 'too hard' basket...

Nothing stands out that I can see in your sys.txt files.
Mine from the Primo that runs ok on 64 MB RAM, Windows CE-5 Navig8r G35 device, very similar.
I notice the max_memory is different to what I posted above, why I made it like that I have no idea, probably getting out of memory errors I'd imagine so I dropped it until they stopped.

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Code:

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[folders]
has_secondary_root=0
 
[interface]
show_exit=1
extra_settings=1
 
[navigation]
junction_view_type=mixed
 
[gps]
port="7"
baud="57600"
 
[debug]
skip_eula=1
experimental_features=1
cache="1048576"
max_memory=62914560
reserve_memory=2097152
 
[map]
no_road_rotate_speed_min=1
 
[map_update_checker]
enabled=0
 
[2d]
traffic_lights=1
mincarsize=60
mincarsize_zoomlevel=3000
maxcarsize=60
maxcarsize_zoomlevel=3000
 
[other]
demo_enabled=0
 
[warning]
speedcam_warning=0
speedcam_enabled=0
 
[sound]
csv_voice_enabled=1
queue_length=200 
mute_os_key=1

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Originally Posted by Boki [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]

It is more than enough, since software package is ~ 25MB and all content can be placed on SD card
You can also delete a bunch of that advertising material, also the original software

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It could be done, but the thing is it, again it won't run because of very little usable memory. Messing around and killing some of the processes to free up RAM just results in a crash. Earlier today I deleted some init string for some Navigon executable in the registry resulting in no boot, but one hard reset and it was back to normal. So all in all the efforts were in vain. Again thanks for your help.

Ok, last try, two steps
Just put same sys as iGO 8, second - add in it only lines for memory
And gps port/baud section

Video material and images can always be deleted without damage
Backup folder too, original software should be removed or at least some maps :smile:

no improvement, unfortunately.

Try this version:

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