How to get iGo8 run on TP2 with TTS enable and 2009 NA Maps (step by step guide)

[HBOOT]

SOLVED:

Here was my challenge:
I have IGO 8.0 runnin on my TP1 with TTS AND ALL just fine. Now I have a TP2, and of course the IGO version i have wont run due to resolution, ok so Branding and Data will remedy that but how about my outdated map error!!! it is a 2009.01_090302.fl Atlas map I cant find one that will work with 8.3.4 so for all of you IGO fans, any work around or way to make this map work with 8.0 on TP2, OR 8.3.4..thxx for looking fellas

New IGO VERSION ,STILL 8.0 but runs on T2

[DaddyLongLegs]

Originally Posted by 1999TL

You using mightyrom? mightyrom is the only rom that tts doesn't work for me so far.

The only ROM that TTS worked for me on was the stock 6.1. Any custom 6.1 ROM and even the official 6.5 ROM killed TTS.

I hope my hair-pulling experimentation helped some people (and thank you to whoever clicked "thanks"). I was really bothered that I gave away my $99 Mio c310x that ran TTS beautifully with iGO8 and yet my superphone with quadruple the RAM couldn't run it; so I spent hours trying to figure it out. Don't bother with going crazy in your sys.txt. I even halved the resolution (everything was blocky looking...like SNES running Mario Kart) and TTS still didn't work. Hell, I discovered it doesn't even matter if you use the low quality or high quality TTS files. My findings were the same with both.

By the way, not that I don't love the MortScript you guys wrote, but it's probably not necessary. Here's why. You can run CleanRAM (even just level 1) when you boot your phone, and TTS will work with iGO8 pretty much until you soft or hard reset your phone again. That's what's so strange. You can have 120MB free of RAM on your phone and TTS won't work. But if you run cleanRAM at 8am, and run iGO8 at 10pm when you are down to 65MB free...TTS works. Yeah it's a noodle scratcher alright; perhaps CleanRAM is killing a process that messes with TTS? I'm not sure. I'm just sure of one thing: to get TTS run cleanRAM once after every hard or soft reset and you're good to go.

[HBOOT]

Running IGO8.0 on both TP1 and TP2 now with TTS, no Igo tweaks no Nada

[chong67]

I got NavTeq 2009 Q2 and the speedcam from Dec 2009 working on my TP2.

Here are my steps:

1. Delete folder SAVE and clear out content on folder SPEEDCAM
2. Clear out content in 3 folders: Building, POI and MAP
3. Copy Q2 map into those 3 folders
4. Get iGo8 up and verify running
5. Exit and put the new text Speedcam text file in the folder

[CMeys]

Originally Posted by HB

Running IGO8.0 on both TP1 and TP2 now with TTS, no Igo tweaks no Nada

Are you on a stock or custom (which one) with the TP2?

[HBOOT]

I am running stock ROM, both on TP1 AND TP2, original release on Sprint TP2. No updates from HTC or Sprint installed. This is straight out of the box with my usual apps and routine tweaks, nothing major just str8 up functionality.

[oldgarfield]

Originally Posted by DaddyLongLegs

The only ROM that TTS worked for me on was the stock 6.1. Any custom 6.1 ROM and even the official 6.5 ROM killed TTS.

I hope my hair-pulling experimentation helped some people (and thank you to whoever clicked "thanks"). I was really bothered that I gave away my $99 Mio c310x that ran TTS beautifully with iGO8 and yet my superphone with quadruple the RAM couldn't run it; so I spent hours trying to figure it out. Don't bother with going crazy in your sys.txt. I even halved the resolution (everything was blocky looking...like SNES running Mario Kart) and TTS still didn't work. Hell, I discovered it doesn't even matter if you use the low quality or high quality TTS files. My findings were the same with both.

By the way, not that I don't love the MortScript you guys wrote, but it's probably not necessary. Here's why. You can run CleanRAM (even just level 1) when you boot your phone, and TTS will work with iGO8 pretty much until you soft or hard reset your phone again. That's what's so strange. You can have 120MB free of RAM on your phone and TTS won't work. But if you run cleanRAM at 8am, and run iGO8 at 10pm when you are down to 65MB free...TTS works. Yeah it's a noodle scratcher alright; perhaps CleanRAM is killing a process that messes with TTS? I'm not sure. I'm just sure of one thing: to get TTS run cleanRAM once after every hard or soft reset and you're good to go.

Although I clicked Thanks, your method does not work for me . I still have to disable HTC sense to let TTS work. So I guess I am gonna stick to MortScript method. FYI, I am using latest MightyROM

[CMeys]

Originally Posted by HB

I am running stock ROM, both on TP1 AND TP2, original release on Sprint TP2. No updates from HTC or Sprint installed. This is straight out of the box with my usual apps and routine tweaks, nothing major just str8 up functionality.

I also had TTS working fine on the Sprint stock Rom. Problem is getting it to work (without mortscript or turning of SenseUI and rebooting) on a custom Rom.

Thanks.

[DaddyLongLegs]

Originally Posted by oldgarfield

Although I clicked Thanks, your method does not work for me . I still have to disable HTC sense to let TTS work. So I guess I am gonna stick to MortScript method. FYI, I am using latest MightyROM

The MortScript method is just as well (thanks for clicking Thanks by the way). The only downside is if you already have Igo8 open and minimized, to get back to it you have to let CleanRAM run every time rather than just clicking a shortcut to Igo8. However, luckily Igo8 is one of the few programs (at least with my plain Today screen) that has a "taskbar" icon. It puts a tiny little icon in the lower right hand corner and I use that to reopen Igo8. Your situation forces you to run CleanRAM even though you're just "maximizing" iGO8.

Just for the hell of it, consider doing what I do and see if you like it. In settings and Today, remove HTC Sense. I know people love the sleek look and such but I feel a plain old Today screen is so much nicer to use. It's just like a Windows desktop after you install a Today screen shortcut launcher. You can, without having to click anything or slide your finger or anything, have access to the date, time, weather, appointments, tasks, 6 e-mail accounts w/ number of unread messages, text messages, and shortcuts to like 10 programs/documents/communication managers/etc. all without ever even having to scroll the screen! I know it's not fancy looking but give it a try. Frees up an insane amount of RAM and is much simpler to access stuff. But believe me, it impresses no one. Here's a screen shot of mine:



The MortScript icon is iGO8. Speaking of which, is there any easy way to change mortscript's icons? I plan to put a few more on my desktop and I won't know which is which.

[oldgarfield]

Originally Posted by DaddyLongLegs

Just for the hell of it, consider doing what I do and see if you like it. In settings and Today, remove HTC Sense. I know people love the sleek look and such but I feel a plain old Today screen is so much nicer to use. It's just like a Windows desktop after you install a Today screen shortcut launcher. You can, without having to click anything or slide your finger or anything, have access to the date, time, weather, appointments, tasks, 6 e-mail accounts w/ number of unread messages, text messages, and shortcuts to like 10 programs/documents/communication managers/etc. all without ever even having to scroll the screen! I know it's not fancy looking but give it a try. Frees up an insane amount of RAM and is much simpler to access stuff. But believe me, it impresses no one. Here's a screen shot of mine:



The MortScript icon is iGO8. Speaking of which, is there any easy way to change mortscript's icons? I plan to put a few more on my desktop and I won't know which is which.

Looks okay to me. Not fancy, but practical. So what today plugin do you use for program shortcuts?
For changing mortscript's icons (or any shortcut icons), you can use SK Shortcut Manager
http://www.s-k-tools.com/index.html?...loads.html#man
This is not freeware, but you can use it during the 14-day trial period to change the icons. Just select a shortcut and then choose icon from original exe file or any icon file.