GPS and map storage queston

Perky1964

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Nov 28, 2011
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Is there a good GPS app for my Vtab that will allow me to store the maps on my SD card? Browsig through the posts I am unsure if any actually allow you to move the maps to the true SD card.
 

tlyonstlyons

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Nov 29, 2011
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Is there a good GPS app for my Vtab that will allow me to store the maps on my SD card? Browsig through the posts I am unsure if any actually allow you to move the maps to the true SD card.

Copilot has been working for me but I had to manual edit the user.cfg file swapping /sdcard/external for everywhere it had /sdcard
I've got the whole USA on the card but in pieces. It's a good buy at $10 for the USA.

Edit: actually, I'm running Copilot v8.2 which apparently isn't the latest version.
 
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rprr

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Oct 7, 2011
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Is there a good GPS app for my Vtab that will allow me to store the maps on my SD card? Browsig through the posts I am unsure if any actually allow you to move the maps to the true SD card.

I had posted this earlier.

For the Sygic app I was able to move the maps to a folder on the external micro sd card by editing one of the config files. Here is a link.

If you want to want to try installing the Maps to your SD card, try the following steps. This is from xda-developers - View Single Post - Put navigatin maps on external SD card?

For the Vizio, use "external" instead of "external_sd" in the procedure below.

1. Install Sygic GPS Navigation on your Android phone.

2. Start the Sygic Download application and download your favorites maps.

3. After download is completed close the Sygic Download application and connect your phone in USB storage mode to a pc.

4. On the pc side, move all content except database.xml and base-is-ok.txt from Aura folder on the internal phone memory to a folder called Aura on the external_sd card.

So after this process on the internal phone memory should be a folder called Aura with 2 files in it: database.xml and base-is-ok.txt and on the external sd card in the Aura folder should be all the files needed by Sygic.

5. Make a back-up copy of database.xml then open it with Notepad editor. You will see that the file is pretty consistent. While in Notepad press CRTL+H and the find and replace option appears.

In the <Find what> field write:Aura/

In the <Replace with> field write:external_sd/Aura/

Now press <Replace All> then Save the file (CTRL+S).

6. Disconnect storage from PC and start Sygic GPS Navigation. The program should start with no problem.

Make sure not to start Sygic Download application. If you want new maps you have to start the process all over again.

If something goes wrong and your Sygic GPS Navigation application is not working or you just want to go to default program folders you can always delete the Aura folder from internal phone memory and external sd card but be aware you'll lose all the downloaded maps.

Also you can move the content of Aura folder on the external sd card back to Aura folder on the internal phone memory, delete database.xml file, restore the back-up file and everything should be fine.

Try this also if you have issues of the app not working, etc.

 

Perky1964

Member
Nov 28, 2011
11
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Copilot has been working for me but I had to manual edit the user.cfg file swapping /sdcard/external for everywhere it had /sdcard
I've got the whole USA on the card but in pieces. It's a good buy at $10 for the USA.

Edit: actually, I'm running Copilot v8.2 which apparently isn't the latest version.

I wonder if it will still work......
 
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