Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

You have two options to get the GPS working with the Mogul. The GPS port need to be open by a 3rd party software such as GPS Viewer. The other option which I like is use of the AstroGPSLauncher. Search this forum for download. Good lunck!

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

I would like to get some info on how to get US maps also.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

can someone send me a map for district of columbia? thanks

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

why is my keyboard greyed out? is because I don't have maps installed yet?

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

I thought this speaks street names? It is only saying turn right turn left. Not street names. Can someone plz help me?

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

you need to add voices that have tts files

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

How do you uninstall this? I don't see it in my remove programs.

*EDIT* NVM

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Problem with all of these darn Mobile Nav programs is the simple fact that all the maps are old. I have been using TomTom since early version 5 and currently been running Inav Iguidance 4.0 for about a year. The map was a little newer and TTS works great especially in a city with multiple close turns this can be handy.

I'm hoping that TomTom 7 can be extracted from the Diamond rom and we can all use that with the current maps. That would be awesome since TomTom isn't planning on releasing a OEM version.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Need help getting it to show 3d buildings. I have the file and stuck it in the buildings folder but still don't see 3d building. I even went into my downtown area of Toledo, Ohio and nothing.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Using ALMOST OEM 6.1 Sprint Vogue ROM **V.2.1**, installed igo8 ,everything works 3d buildings, susan's TTS, even replaced teh position arrow with a porshe carerra, but when i connect the phone thru my cassette adapter, the vol. is tooooooooo low, cant listen anything eventhough all the sound settings in fone and igo8 are set to max. barely audible with car vol. turned to max. anybdy else have a similar issue with igo8 or the alomost oem rom???? any help guys?

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

I've been playing with this program for a while, and while it has some interesting features, I prefer TomTom for the following reasons:

1) The program does not import my contacts. I don't understand why it doesn't understand my addresses, but both TomTom and iGuidance found everything correctly. This is pretty important, I think.

2) Adding something to the favorites menu is a pain. If I enter a destination, I want to be able to make that a favorite, through some intuitive process. Never had a problem creating a favorite in TomTom or iGuidance. Correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I can tell the only way to add a facorite in iGo8 is to manually use the cursor to select a point on a map and set as favorite. Why can't I do something as simple as click on history and add favorite?

3) Lengthy process to find out what POIs are around you. The map shows lots of POI in the area, but you can't click on them to see that they are. You have to search for POIs around you in order to get a list.

Basically, this is a pretty program, but routine chores become more complex than necessary.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Where do you put the sys.txt file? thx

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

in the igo8 folder :)

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

I have been trying for days to get this program to work but i cant seem to get the maps to show up. I have the full version but i dont know if i am installing the maps in the wrong place or what. can someone please send me some instructions on how to get this to work correctly. Thank you

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

So does anyone know if there is any way to get rid of the extra stuff on the top of the screen (mph compass and other stuff) it takes up a lot of space.

I can't find any thing in the options, thanks.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

You need to find a skin that has it removed or create your own skin. I found one that has the black color removed but the meters are still there. If you like I will posted it, if users are interested in tying it.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

amztwin, maps go in the Storage Card\iGO8\Content\Maps folder. If you have the maps in that location and you still do not see the map with iGO8 running, then you have an older version of the map (2007.07_070813) which did not work for me. Using a newer one works fine.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

mardukeme, thank you for your sys.txt file. It has saved me some work. I'm very interested in the skin that you referenced above. Hopefully the black is made transparent so that one can see a greater portion of the map?

edit: markukeme, were you talking about the nopanel skin? If so I found it. Thanks.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

No I was taking about cbolumar skin

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

New at this...................I downloaded the skin but now where do I put it?? How do I start it?

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Put the zipped skin (do not unzip) in the \iGO8\Content\Skin folder then start iGO8, Settings, Menu and click on Skin option, select the new skin then iGO8 will restart using the new skin.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

do you have a link to the new maps

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

do u have a link to the new maps?
(Sorry for the double post)

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Thanks Hideffer,
I downloaded the skin 3 times before I got a good copy. Works great..........Now for a harder question. When I make a personal POI across a border, I can not see it from my home position. The crurser has to be in that state or province to see the POI. I can see all if I make a route and ask to see all POIs along the route. But I want to see them all the time. Is there a setting I can change??

Thanks

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

coming from tomtom and trying igo8. definitely like it but would love the TTS files plz to make it perfect and where to install the files. can you pm them to me.. much appreciated...thank you very much.

and what primer does anyone recommend...i tried installing the astrolauncher file but it says its going to replace the one i already have on there for tomtom (which works perfect). and i clicked yes and all i got was the same 2 links...tomtom and iguidance. plz help. thank you guys!

For those having trouble with US maps or TTS
 

When I first started playing with iGo8, I also could not get maps to show up or TTS to work.

I found that the key to this is all about using the correct versions.

Now we can't post warez links here, but what you're looking for is "iGo 8 Final with EnglishUS TTS for PDA". It can be found in post #5 in the thread "iGO8 v8.0.0.31442 + v8.0.0.35389 (Final) for PDA". This is version v8.0.0.31442 and tts works without having to add anything to it.

As for the maps, after you install the above referenced version of iGo, the same site has a thread named "iGo8 - maps" and the files contained therein are compatible with this version and show up without having to do anything special.

I had been a TomTom user for several years. Having paid for the last several versions, I was frustrated with how outdated the maps were, and their lack of support. Not that I've tried iGo, I am sold! The maps are much newer (although the POIs are still short), and the interface is much nicer. I will definitely be buying a copy once it is released for the US...

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Dew.Man I have followed your words of wisdom however I can't seem to install it. It gives me the following error when I hit the autorun in the \Storage Card\2577\ map It asks me :' do you want to install nav n go 8?' I hit yes and then it stated the following:'
Can't copy:\Storage Card\iGO8\application.dat

anybody?

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

After searching on several fora I figured out that I had to rename the file to iGO.exe

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Where did you find this skin? Thanks

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

1 minute google search:
http://www.4shared.com/file/49294792...lumar01-3.html

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Just messed around with iGo8 for a few hours and I'm really impressed. The POI database is really good in this version and it's finding places other GPS units/software I've used have not found! The 3D elevation feature is pretty cool and I'm really surprised at how well this program is running. I was expecting the animation to be somewhat choppy due to our phones having a lack of video drivers, but it was moving very fluidly. It was even this way when I flew around some areas where I knew there would be 3D buildings.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Anyone got the dem files to work for canada? I have the maps and they are working great... I turned on the detail for 3d at high... I just cant seem to see anything really pronounced when it comes to a really steep street. I saw this video here... anyone has that as some result?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62jj1cz7y_c

Thanks for your replies in advance

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

I'm having the same problem. I don't believe the 3D buildings and terrain are working for Canada, at least not in Vancouver, BC. May be when we get an official release of igo 8 for north america will we see something that works for us.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Glad i hear that from you aspalaasn... In order to test if i was a code 18(18 inch from the touch), i downloaded australian maps and dem file and building and installed them just like i did for my canada maps... They were working just like in the video... So either we got wrong dem files that are just a bogus or it just wont work with the current maps(2007).

Any other canadians confirm this?

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

As far as I know the dem files don't cover all areas. I can see a mild amount of elevation in my area within the USA.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Yup, same here, in Montreal, I don't seem to have any 3d like in the youtube video posted above. No matter though, it would be nice, but this program rocks anyways!

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

Do you have it in the 3D option that basically places the camera right behind the arrow so it looks as if you are viewing the road on the screen from the same angle you view the road from your car? That seems to be the best way to see any sort of elevation. I was just on the road testing the GPS and spotted a small dip in the road while driving when in this view.

On a side note, iGo really needs to fix the text to speech. It likes to call my street name Doctor instead of Drive lmfao.

Also the GPS signal strength bar on the map/nav screen does not seem to display correctly. It just was always showing full bars for me despite when going into the GPS viewer within the program being told in there that I only had a average signal.

Other than that this program flat out rocks.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

You can edit pronunciations with the dictionary files in iGo8/tts_loq/*choose your language*/

The files will be named something like EnglishUs6.9.lex, depending on the voice you are trying to modify. Edit them with a text editor (wordpad, etc.) I think there are some dictionary files already out there if you go looking.

ex:

"Dr" = "Drive"

Edit: On a related note, how well do the high quality voices work for you Vogue users? They cause out of memory errors on my Mogul after a few minutes. The low quality TTS voices work OK, but there is a noticeable difference in audio quality.

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

I opened up the lex file in wordpad and notepad but all it does is show unrecognizable characters. Can you give more details on how to edit the lex files?

Re: Anyone using iGO 8
 

I'm not sure what format the originals are saved in, but here is a sample of a more complete dictionary file. You should be able to open it with Wordpad/MS Word.