Tom Tom One XL

[+Longfram Kev]

I've just bought a Tom Tom One XL and would like to add way points but can't find out how too.

 

I've got GSAK and found the File - Export - Tom tom POI option

Saved it to my computer but can't get them on to the Tom Tom.

 

Could someone help by giving me the idiots guide solution please.

[+rutson]

Drag and drop the OV2 and BMP file into the maps directory on the TomTom. The name of the folder varies depending on if it's a GB or Europe model but should be fairly obvious.

[+Matrix]

You have to connect your tomtom to you computer and upload the caches.ov2 file and the bitmap and place it in the map folder on the tomtom xl . you might then have to add the poi group and set alerts as suits.

 

I am sure someone will be along in a minute with a more detailed explanation.

 

See Rutson beat me to it lol

Edited January 27, 2008 by Matrix

[+uk89camaro]

You have to connect your tomtom to you computer and upload the caches.ov2 file and the bitmap and place it in the map folder on the tomtom xl . you might then have to add the poi group and set alerts as suits.

 

I am sure someone will be along in a minute with a more detailed explanation.

 

See Rutson beat me to it lol

 

Spot on.. I didn't know GSAK could do that. Thanks very much. (used TT for ages, but only just downloaded GSAK.)

 

There's a geocache bitmap to replace the autogenerated one. You just need to make sure both the ov2 and bmp files are the same name.here

Edited January 28, 2008 by uk89camaro

[+The Blorenges]

Now you know how to do it.... I used Google Earth to pinpoint all our UK offices and then GSAK to create waypoints for them all. Then created a TT POI file. Created a bitmap of our company logo to the correct size (22x22 pixels) and made it available to anyone who wanted it!

 

Chris

[+The Other Stu]

As an avid Tomtom fan, I've just migrated to the latest Big Wolf version of Tomtom POI splitter for GSAK....

 

Just because it's not a cache, doesn't mean GSAK can't manage it (I actually managed a set of Supermarket POIs at one stage made up of all the different POI files all over the web)

 

More Info here:

 

http://gsak.net/board/index.php?showtopic=6378

 

I dunno how I managed before this! You do need GSAK 7.2 for this.

Edited January 30, 2008 by The Other Stu