Tutorial : latest Navcore for Tomtom 300-500-700

[Downunder35m]

Thanks to blood30 here is a solution for all out there still using one these antiques :
Testet to be used on 300 ,500 and 700 Tomtom devices.
Best way would be to use it on a new SD card to be 100% sure you still have a working system on your old card or internal memory-but you can do whatever you prefer.

1. Make a full backup using the Windows Explorer(make sure you can see all files and folders,even hidden and system) - not Tomtom Home!
1.1 Check if your backup is really complete .

2.Format your device or delete all files and folders on it.

3. Download these files : and

4. Extract them to a folder on your Hard disk

5. You should have three folders now ,copy the contents of 300-500-700 direct to your SD card.
Now go back to your origanal backup and copy TTGO.BIF to your SD card, overwrite if asked to do so.
Thats the navcore finished!
Some thing I should point out, for some reason when you boot the Tomtom the screen messes up briefly,
Im not sure why but it will not effect normal use. Also it`s a good idea to do a factory reset.

6. The Easytool to patch the map and dll for Home is included.

7. If you need ASR as well : download my and copy the necessary files and folders over. PW : gsmfree
I can't promise that ASR and Computer voices work on devices with less than 64MB RAM ,so do at your own risk and only if you really need that feature!

8. Australia map 830.2352 :
There a lots os POI's included ,if you need more check puca's thread!

9. You can use the included Easyusetools or this

[admin]

Good stuff mate , its great to see someone posting some info threads up. Once people understand a little bit about it they are likely to have more interest.

[Downunder35m]

Well ,it's about time to get the Aussies going here
Maybe someone with more power than myself can make up a tutorial section so that ppl can find that stuff easier.
My fullbackup was downloaded over 200 times already -so I think there is a need for informations here.

[kevoz]

Thanks Downunder going to give it a try tomorrow let u know how it goes
thanks again for your good work

[teller]

Thanks for the post.

Can you tell me the password to unzip the maps?

Thanks

[Downunder35m]

Thanks for the post.

Can you tell me the password to unzip the maps?

Thanks

Jesus ,not again!!
I have to learn to provide the password in the post before I klick on "submit"

Password for the map is : downunder

Sorry for that !!

[teller]

Thanks for the password.

No I maybe a little slow, but when I try and run the easykey it tells me "Incorrect input" for the drive the SD card is in.

The Keygen tells me it has a missing file.

Do you have a noob walk through?

Thanks in advance.

[Downunder35m]

Is there only the map on your card or a full working Navcore as well?
If you followed the instructions it work just fine...
Is the map in a seperate folder ,e.g. "Australia" ?
You can the ,it is easier to handle.
What file is missing for the keygen?

[teller]

Is there only the map on your card or a full working Navcore as well?
If you followed the instructions it work just fine...
Is the map in a seperate folder ,e.g. "Australia" ?
You can the ,it is easier to handle.
What file is missing for the keygen?

I used the easy tool front end. Everything is in the folders as unzipped. Copied the ttgo.bif to the SD and copied into the 300-500-700 folder.

Now when I factory boot I get an animated pic showing to remove the SD card. I bought a new SD card so there was no conflict with old maps.

Any idea what I maybe doing wrong? I have a 720 with 720 maps and navcore.

[Downunder35m]

I used the easy tool front end. Everything is in the folders as unzipped. Copied the ttgo.bif to the SD and copied into the 300-500-700 folder.

Now when I factory boot I get an animated pic showing to remove the SD card. I bought a new SD card so there was no conflict with old maps.

Any idea what I maybe doing wrong? I have a 720 with 720 maps and navcore.

Hold on a second ....
You have a Go720??
Not a 300 , 500 or 700??
This tutorial and the software is especially for the old low end 300 and so.
If you really have a Go720 you're in the wrong thread my friend!
For a GO720 check this my backup will work fine on a 720 and you aready have the right map and tools.
Delete all except the map folder and use the backup from the other thread.
Next time better check twice if the software is really for your device befor you turn it into a useless brick

[stevemg]

hi
i followed your instructions on how to update my map on my ttgo500 now when i turn it on its saying no maps were found when i run the keygen it found the new map any help would be great thanks

[Downunder35m]

Would be nice to be more specific :

now when i turn it on its saying no maps were found when i run the keygen it found the new map

sounds for me like you have everything working fine...

[nerd1]

I had the same error message on my Touch HD (PDA) and it turned out that I should have placed the folder with the maps in the root of my memory card instead of inside the TomTom folder.

[stevemg]

thanks downunder for the easy to use tutorial, problem solved have new map installed

[taparoo88]

Hey downunder, i still got problems

can't get this map to work, keep getting 'No maps found' error

i think I've managed to update the navcore to 8.011 that was easy just copy and paste but this map still isn't working.

what files should end up in the 'Australia' folder in the tom tom? because i had to go fishing through all those POI and pick out ones that ended in .dat

i'm trying to use 'Easyusetools_for Keygen_Mapcheck_Metacheck_ttsystempatcher' by pressing RunMeforAllAutomatic.cmd

i get into this and it finds the tom tom and serial code, press enter.
press '1' to select 'Run Keygen for all maps at your TTDevice'
makes .meta.dct, .chk.dct, chk.dct using tt8_keygen.exe.

unplug TT and that's it, 'No maps Found'

hopefully that's enough info for you guys to help
Thanks
Tappy

[Downunder35m]

Make it easier for yourself : download the new Keygen3.1D ,I just started a new thread for it - activates the map ,patches the system if your "ttsystem" file is not patched and can patch TT Home as well.
If you used the map I've provided ,leave all files in there (you can delete the POI's-they are always accompanied by a corresponding .bmp file) and all these files have to got into a folder in the root of your Tomtom(or the SD card if you use one) .
So for the map you have a folder in the root ,with all files in there ,but no subfolders inside!
If the Tomtom starts ok and it's only the map error ,you're almost finnished
Use the new keygen ,klick"make map keys" and if you still get an error do these things:
1.check if you got .dct file in your mapfolder (or more if you use speedcams as well)
2. try to patch the system -maybe it is not patched (but I'm pretty sure it is just the map activation).

[taparoo88]

Thanks, downloaded keygen and starting this entire process all over again...

*Edit*
just found 'Home_navcore_dll_80029117' folder with '8-002-9117-1.dll' in it. what do i do with that?

*Edit*
new keygen doesnt work. tomtom3.exe 'component MSINET.OCX or one of it's dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid.'
what have i done...

[puca]

give you a tip to run latest map you must have navcore 8412 or higher installed

[Downunder35m]

That dll file is for the Navcore with that number and goes into a folder in the user directory of Windows - you will only need it if you need the function "operate my Go" in Home - which is prteey much useless for most ppl anyway.

For the keygen : I think your Windows is not up to date ,you might need the Visual Basic runtime and Java runtimes- can be downloaded after a simple Goole search.
And maybe Active X as well.
If you use Vista try a right klick on the keygen and "run as administrator".
You can try the Easyusetool frontend for a try :

[taparoo88]

still cant get that KG_V3.1D to work downloaded all suggested plus .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1, got nothing.

moving onto Frontend now.

*Edit*
Didn't work, 'No maps found' ...still.

Gone into Tom Tom Home -> show contents and it says:

Tom Tom application
size: 15.8MB
Version: 8.011

Map: Australia
Version: 830.2352
This item is on your navigator device

it knows that the map is there but wont run it, so why i haven't patched it correctly?

Damn this is frustrating, and i dont know what other information i can give you to help solve it...

ill do some google-ing and see what i can find...
tappy