How to transfer the personalized POI files (ov2 and bmp) from the computer to the Go Basic device?

ono

What application in windows (linux) allows access to files on my TomTom Go Basic device? Is there a tutorial?

Oskar-2

MyDrive and/or MyDrive Connect, but it's not fit for Linux without a Windows subsystem on your PC.

YamFazMan

Hi
@ono

Installing 3rd party POI Categories... You use the MyDrive Web Route planner
Here... https://mydrive.tomtom.com

See Tomtom Video... How to import POIs, GPX files and Favourites in MyDrive


Displaying Personal POIs on the Driving View/Map
Be aware... You can't install the POI associated .BMP files
You can only use the 5 Tomtom supplied generic Icons....


But you can use one icon for for more than one POI category i.e... place all your fuel categories under one Icon, then if you tap on a nearby 'say' Fuel Icon a Quick menu opens --> Tap the 3Dot Icon for more options & more Information

Setup... After installing your Personal or 3rd party POIs....Tap 4Dot (....Menu) --> Settings --> Appearance --> Show POI lists on the Map
It says a restart is required, but I've never found it to be necessary
After choosing the Generic Icon.. Tap the coloured (^) Icon screen top right... Pinch zoom the Map, the Generic POI Icons all appear live and working
Note... The Generic POI Icons disappear when the Map is highly zoomed out (I guess so you can scroll around a clear Map to find your location)
The Icon reappear as you zoom back in again

Here the Yellow Pentagon Icons --> National Trust

Searching an installed 3rd party POI Category....
The search engine is excellent you usually only need to type around three characters of the POI name for a hit...
For example... I have loaded the 3rd party POI's for the National Trust... To show the POI's for "National Trust" on the map, work your way down to option (2)

From the main screen
Tap (....)4Dot Icon (Screen Bottom left)
Swipe left or Tap the mid/right edge of the screen to go to and tap the MyPlaces Icon
Scroll down and select the required POI Category For example "National Trust"
You now have three options
The Main search area turns blue and "National Trust" is offered with a flashing cursor
Continue typing the name of the required "National Trust" site, Type Dud (Or as much of the word that's required for Dudmaston Hall appear at the top of the National trust list)
Tap on the offered Dudmaston Hall and select the Drive Icon


You also have two further options.....
After the initial "National Trust" POI selection
There's a dual Icon (screen bottom right) with Three Lines and Two circles


(1)..... Tap the three Lines Icon (bottom right screen) and a list will appear of the "National Trust" sites in distance order
(2)...... Tap the Two circle Icon for the "National Trust" sites POI's to appear on the screen (Pinch zoom for detail) (Note..... On the Start range its easier to tap the plus and minus buttons to zoom the map screen)
as far as I'm aware it will show the nearest 60ish POI's around your location
There is also a Keyboard Icon (screen bottom right) to return to the search window from the options (1) and (2)

An example of the generic Icons on the search screen, the Icons are dynamic so the closer you zoom more icons appear

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Re... Updating your Go Basic device....
There isn't a MyDrive connect... equivalent using linux, there are only Windows and MacOS versions, but it will run under Wine emulation on Linux
See these earlier threads....
Here... https://en.discussions.tomtom.com/map-installation-43/compatibility-with-linux-desktop-155
Here... https://en.discussions.tomtom.com/mydrive-connect-apps-474/mydrive-connect-and-support-for-linux-1012592
https://discussions.tomtom.com/en/discussion/comment/1235704#Comment_1235704
ATB YFM

YamFazMan

Hi
@ono
See my reply to your other post....
Here...https://discussions.tomtom.com/en/discussion/comment/1691632/#Comment_1691632

ATB YFM

YamFazMan

Hi
@ono
You're welcome, glad you're sorted

ATB YFM

Oskar-2

MyDrive and/or MyDrive Connect, but it's not fit for Linux without a Windows subsystem on your PC.

Lochfrass

Hi
For your Go Basic you must use the Website MyDrive https://mydrive.tomtom.com/en_gb/
to import *.ov2 files.

See this helpside:
https://uk.support.tomtom.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/19639/locale/en_GB
You can not import icons

YamFazMan

Hi
@ono

Installing 3rd party POI Categories... You use the MyDrive Web Route planner
Here... https://mydrive.tomtom.com

See Tomtom Video... How to import POIs, GPX files and Favourites in MyDrive


Displaying Personal POIs on the Driving View/Map
Be aware... You can't install the POI associated .BMP files
You can only use the 5 Tomtom supplied generic Icons....


But you can use one icon for for more than one POI category i.e... place all your fuel categories under one Icon, then if you tap on a nearby 'say' Fuel Icon a Quick menu opens --> Tap the 3Dot Icon for more options & more Information

Setup... After installing your Personal or 3rd party POIs....Tap 4Dot (....Menu) --> Settings --> Appearance --> Show POI lists on the Map
It says a restart is required, but I've never found it to be necessary
After choosing the Generic Icon.. Tap the coloured (^) Icon screen top right... Pinch zoom the Map, the Generic POI Icons all appear live and working
Note... The Generic POI Icons disappear when the Map is highly zoomed out (I guess so you can scroll around a clear Map to find your location)
The Icon reappear as you zoom back in again

Here the Yellow Pentagon Icons --> National Trust

Searching an installed 3rd party POI Category....
The search engine is excellent you usually only need to type around three characters of the POI name for a hit...
For example... I have loaded the 3rd party POI's for the National Trust... To show the POI's for "National Trust" on the map, work your way down to option (2)

From the main screen
Tap (....)4Dot Icon (Screen Bottom left)
Swipe left or Tap the mid/right edge of the screen to go to and tap the MyPlaces Icon
Scroll down and select the required POI Category For example "National Trust"
You now have three options
The Main search area turns blue and "National Trust" is offered with a flashing cursor
Continue typing the name of the required "National Trust" site, Type Dud (Or as much of the word that's required for Dudmaston Hall appear at the top of the National trust list)
Tap on the offered Dudmaston Hall and select the Drive Icon


You also have two further options.....
After the initial "National Trust" POI selection
There's a dual Icon (screen bottom right) with Three Lines and Two circles


(1)..... Tap the three Lines Icon (bottom right screen) and a list will appear of the "National Trust" sites in distance order
(2)...... Tap the Two circle Icon for the "National Trust" sites POI's to appear on the screen (Pinch zoom for detail) (Note..... On the Start range its easier to tap the plus and minus buttons to zoom the map screen)
as far as I'm aware it will show the nearest 60ish POI's around your location
There is also a Keyboard Icon (screen bottom right) to return to the search window from the options (1) and (2)

An example of the generic Icons on the search screen, the Icons are dynamic so the closer you zoom more icons appear

_____________________
_____________________

Re... Updating your Go Basic device....
There isn't a MyDrive connect... equivalent using linux, there are only Windows and MacOS versions, but it will run under Wine emulation on Linux
See these earlier threads....
Here... https://en.discussions.tomtom.com/map-installation-43/compatibility-with-linux-desktop-155
Here... https://en.discussions.tomtom.com/mydrive-connect-apps-474/mydrive-connect-and-support-for-linux-1012592
https://discussions.tomtom.com/en/discussion/comment/1235704#Comment_1235704
ATB YFM

ono

I have installed on the laptop, both linux and windows, precisely to solve this problem of managing the personal points of interest. I usually use MyDrive on Android. I installed MyDrive connect on the laptop, but when I connect the device via the USB jack, I receive a label that tells me that I cannot update it after recognizing the device, because it has wifi. That's why I appealed to you for help, which I appreciate with gratitude. Now I take the time to carefully study your answers and then send you a documented feedback. Thank you very much for the attention you have given me.

YamFazMan

Hi
@ono

The NAV5 (Wi-Fi) devices normally update using Wi-Fi...
Tomtom recommend a minimum Wi-Fi download speed of 30Mbps
Tomtom NAV5 (Wi-Fi) devices will only connect to a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network
All the update actions are executed on the device...

If Wi-Fi is not available or is slow/unstable/unreliable.....
See Option... (2) Connect over USB
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Option... (1) Connected Wi-Fi
Tap the 4Dot(.... Menu) --> Setting --> Updates & New Items
Extra Maps are Installed/Maintained... Tap the 4Dot(.... Menu) --> Setting --> Maps

I always update my devices one Update at a time
The NavCore Application and QuickFixGPS updates are force ticked by Tomtom... Deselect any other updates like Maps, Speed Cams etc... Update the mandatory item/s first, when complete update the remaining items one at a time

Note... NAV(5 Wifi) devices connected over Wifi do not require MyDrive Connect to be running Even if myDrive is running you have no access the MyDrive Connect menu structures as used by the previous NAV3 & 4 devices
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Option... (2) Connected USB
If Wi-Fi is not available or is slow/unstable/unreliable.....
Tomtom recommend a minimum Wi-Fi download speed of 30Mbps
Updating your new NAV5 (Wi-Fi) device over USB will require "MyDrive Connect"
Get it here.....
www.tomtom.com/getstarted
Run MyDrive Connect.....
Note... The NAV(5 Wifi) devices have no access the MyDrive Menu structures as used by the previous NAV3 & 4 devices
Connect your Device to a USB Port on your PC
Updating a NAV5 (Wi-Fi) device using USB is the same as using Wi-Fi, all of the update actions are executed on the device...
Tap the 4Dot(.... Menu) --> Setting --> Updates & New Items
Extra Maps are Installed/Maintained... Tap the 4Dot(.... Menu) --> Setting --> Maps
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Note... MyDrive Connect will only show a "Splash screen" saying "Connect your device using Wifi" etc
If required you can close the 'Main Mydrive Window' showing the "Connect your device using Wifi" Splash screen... MyDrive Connect only needs to run in the background on the PC TaskBar


ATB YFM

ono

I have points of interest that I created myself. I also built icons, which mark on the map the point of interest. It worked for Garmin, and I know that TomTom .ov2 files can be accompanied by bmp. I do not understand, where I put this bmp and especially, how. Because I do not have access to the file structure in the device, and MyDrive can also transmit points of interest, but not the associated bmp. I am not clear yet if: 1) It is true that at personal points of interest, I can even associate .bmp and 2) if yes, then how? If not, I have no clarifications.
3) Can I see the files in the internal structure of the device? Like Garmin, for example? That's all. Anticipated thanks for the answer!

Oskar-2

ono wrote: »

1) It is true that at personal points of interest, I can even associate .bmp and

Yes and No are both correct. In the past you could very well do so and it worked. But it won't work with any TomTom model fabricated since 2013 until now.

ono wrote: »

2) If not, I have no clarifications.

Just believe me!

ono wrote: »

3) Can I see the files in the internal structure of the device?

No, not anymore and since 2013 as well.

YamFazMan

Hi
@ono
See my reply to your other post....
Here...https://discussions.tomtom.com/en/discussion/comment/1691632/#Comment_1691632

ATB YFM

ono

Thanks from the heart for the answers so well documented, because they were really useful. I managed to solve all the problems I was facing. I am sorry that tomtom has given up the chance to give the user the possibility to create and attach his own bmp. I hope they will come back to this decision. But that does not stop me from expressing my sincere thanks and gratitude.

YamFazMan

Hi
@ono
You're welcome, glad you're sorted

ATB YFM