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Hi,
Love my Orbit, but everytime I save around 600Mb of data on the storage card it gets corrupted (funny characters in file explorer, cant access any installed programs on storage card etc...)
This has happened three times in the last three weeks, pulling out the battery and restarting does not fix it, I've even hooked the sd card up to my laptop and it sees the corrupt data as well.
Has anyone else seen this?
EDIT - May 2007 - fix now found
HTC quote
An improved SD card handling mechanism is now available to all customers. To install this enhancement, please install the cab below:
There is a HTC fix for the corrupt card issue download here http://www.europe.htc.com/z/pdf/guides/ArtemisSDEnhancement.CAB
I've been having some files become corrupted for about a week. I've had my compact III for about 4 weeks. Lost night I lost the lot while using TomTom! When I checked it on the PC It still had 700mb on it but the total of the files came to just over 1mb. This was with a 1GB card.
What other software do you have on yours? Do you use a2dp?
Phil
Its never failed during use, only during installing a new program or after charging, hence my thought it might have been a file size limit.
I also use tomtom stored on my SD card, this has happened three times and I have had a variety of software on it, but have been slowly dropping titles to see what the common app is (I thought it was omap, which it wasn't) it happend last night while installing AM Task+, I had tomtom and tcpmp and 300Mb of divx on the card, but nothing running.
Does this help? To be honest I was half wishing noone would reply so I could return the card and be on my merry way!!!
I just posted another thread about the same thing!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=285520
I also have had the crazy strange characters, but a soft reset would fix that. Now it's just data disappearing (the entire contents of my 2gb card was the victim this morning...my head almost exploded!)
Man, I hope we all just have crappy cards! I'll keep testing and post results. I hope my seller will switch it out for me - then if it happens again we will have a clue as to whether the Artemis or the card is to blame!
Let's keep this the official thread on this topic - please read my post above, but reply to this thread.
This (Sandisk 1GB) card always worked perfectly on my Hermes so I am a little concerned that it might be the internal location of the card. I am going to backup my card regularly. The reason I asked about installed apps is that I have been using Battery Status with scaled overclocking to 273mhz on it for a couple of weeks now. I was using A2DP last night for 20 minutes just before my card corrupted while overclocked and was worried that this may have caused it. Temperatures did not get as hot as they do during charging so I'm pretty sure that these programs were not the direct cause.
Phil
Interesting thought about the A2DP...
I have never used a bluetooth headset before I bought my Artemis. Now, bear in mind as I said, I have lost a few files prior to using A2DP and have also seen the strange characters as well. However, I got some bluetooth headphones yesterday and used A2DP for around 20 minutes or so for the first time ever. Then this morning, after soft reset....BLAMMO! everything gone on my 2gb microSD card. Oh yeah, I am using constant overclocking to 240mhz.
Could just be coincidence, but I am going to install a few files again and then use A2DP again. If it happens again, we will be narrowing down the cause!
I will report my findings later...
P3300
I have the same problem, but with the 512mb card that was supplied with my P3300 premium. Sending it back!
I don't use A2DP
I was experiencing the same problem some days ago. Now it seems that the microDS is stable. However, there is directory named Files to be deleted that is created automatically and I suspect that is related with Tomtom software. Is anybody that has not Tomtom preinstalled having the same problem?
Regards.
I didn't have tomtom preinstalled, Whenever the card becomes corrupted I can see "Files to be deleted" which I think is actually a Windows Mobile system folder
Interesting though, there seems to be a tomtom common thread here, I may try and install another navigator and see how it goes.
I had this problem today. Lot of folders with strange letters appeared on my card. I soft reset the ppc, everything is back again. but some Chinese characters are not readable any more.
Did someone figure out already what is the reason for this?
PS: forgot to mention that I have tomtom preinstalled. My ppc runs a German system from O2 Germany
Same here, but I know why it happened
I also lost all data on my storage card, but was due to syncing with media player on my desktop. I synced music because some files were asking for certificates and that is the way to transfer those that don't play. Unfortunatly clicked the wrong button and card was replaced with music files!
Luckily and unexpectedly restoring the Tomtom backup from desktop restored most of the files on the storage card, and then resetting and syncing (excluded windows media player ) with pc brought the programs back. But there are two strange folders that cannot be deleted because they are "system files" in addition to the one called "FilesToBedDeleted". One is namedwith a square symbol and E (but longer name can be seen when explored from activesync).
The TomTom desktop backup really backsup the entire storage card so if you have it you should use it frequently.
Victor
Maybe a solution?
I have the same with my xda orbit, I have a 2GB microsd and once in a while suddenly I cannot access the data anymore, the folders and files are looking corrupt, weird names of the files and folders
What helped for me is, to take out the memorycard, insert it again and make sure it is tight in the lock. Then, when you switch it on again, the files should all be accessible again.
I was thinking it might be a problem that the card is not tight enough in the lock so it would lose the contact, so what I did is that I used a small pice of plastic a little thicker than the lock of the sim-card to give higher pressure on the memorycard under the battery. Until now it works fine for me, but I do not know if it is a solution yet, I will have to wait some more days to see if it really works like that.
A lot of people here said that after a softreset everything is OK again, never tried it, so maybe it was just OK coz I took out the battery, it would be similar to a soft reset.
So Now I am not sure anymore if my solution is one, but as I said, until now it is OK. I will post again if I know more.
Is this problem effect only O2 orbit, or all HTC artemis and Dopdo P800W??
I have also had this problem on my 1GB MicroSD
Just did a soft reset and then then everything appeared to be gone. When I checked how much storage was left on the card it still had 600MB shown in use but no files were visible.
I also have Tomtom 6 installed and had used it extensivley just before the card corrupted.
I have formatted it and reinstalled everything and have no probs since although I haven't used the sat nav since.
Its this occurs because of:
Micro SD brands Sandisk only, Transcend, or Kingston
MIcro SD storages size? 2 gb/ 1 gb
Device ROM: O2 orbit rom, HTC Artemis rom
Sandisk, 2 gb, O2 Orbit here
Until now still working fine after using my "trick" (I really hope it stays like that), but have to admit that I did not use TomTom since then. When thinking back when my card got corrupt (4 times all together) I was using TomTom all these days when it happened.
I have only installed TomTom on the card and its been fine for the last week. But to me this isn't a solution as I want 2gb of storage, I'm just scared to load stuff again, but I will this weekend and see how it goes
Mem: SanDisk 2GB
Phone: O2 Orbit
i am using a sandisk ultra2(!!!) 2Gb card in my hero(german) running the tmouk wwe rom and do not experience any problems whatsoever.
there is something definitely up with the orbit (maybe other variants as well) and micro sd. I have a kingston 1gb SD and i am getting the funny characters on folders. Do a soft reset and it's fine, doesn't take long for the gibberish to return though
orunner said:
I had this problem today. Lot of folders with strange letters appeared on my card. I soft reset the ppc, everything is back again. but some Chinese characters are not readable any more.
Did someone figure out already what is the reason for this?
PS: forgot to mention that I have tomtom preinstalled. My ppc runs a German system from O2 Germany
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The same story here to Greece with Ace Locked RoM
Tom Tom preinstalled and crazy character appears first time after upgrade Greek Rom Firmware.
I thing Tom Tom Extended RoM installation [email protected] our device .. :
My Solution Remove totally Tom Tom from my Artemis ..
I got my TP2 for a week now and I really love it!
Yesterday I tried to run TomTom 7 (this did run before) and since then I get the message:"Unable to start. Not enough memory is available."
Does this sound familiar to you? What memory is meant here? I suppose the RAM, because I have freed up some space on the device and on the storage card. Further no applications are running. I also tried doing a soft reset before starting TomTom.
Any help would be appreciated!
Plantje said:
I got my TP2 for a week now and I really love it!
Yesterday I tried to run TomTom 7 (this did run before) and since then I get the message:"Unable to start. Not enough memory is available."
Does this sound familiar to you? What memory is meant here? I suppose the RAM, because I have freed up some space on the device and on the storage card. Further no applications are running. I also tried doing a soft reset before starting TomTom.
Any help would be appreciated!
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hi I had this on my diamond and I found if I deleted my maps and then reinstalled them all was well for me.
I hope this helps you
So that would mean if I delete the maps it should be able to start again? (Of course displaying no maps where found) I just tried it and that doesn't work.
First I'm copying the maps back to the device again. Let's see what happens!
No, unfortunately that doesn't solve the problem.
If I have some time left I will uninstall and reinstall.
The TomTom uses less than 20mb of ram. There should be plenty left.
A re-install should fix your problem.
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Check out my full in-depth review of the TP2 at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgTjSbpFDhQ&feature=channel_page
thedudelasse said:
The TomTom uses less than 20mb of ram. There should be plenty left.
A re-install should fix your problem.
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Check out my full in-depth review of the TP2 at:
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I think 20mb is a bit much. To illustrate, i'm running it right now on my Treo 700Wx and before i launched it i had 18mb free program memory (other apps running as well) and right now since running TomTom 7 it's dowm to 11mb (so about 7mb has been used up by TomTom).
At the most it only ever uses as much as 10mb on my puny 3yr old Treo 700Wx.
i have another problema with tomtom(v.7.915) with tomtom installed can't connect me to my computer using activesync in bluetooth.any idea?
hmmm, anyone tried entering a city or something using the HW keyboard? Mine inserts an extra character after every keypress, even the shift key. Kinda makes it impossible to enter using the KB.
i had this when i had both the tom tom program and map on my storage card
i have tom tom on the device and my map on the storage card root location named with the name of the map for the folder
Western_Europe_1GB_830_2306
and it works fine
im struggling to get speed cams installed
babak said:
i have another problema with tomtom(v.7.915) with tomtom installed can't connect me to my computer using activesync in bluetooth.any idea?
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Have you tried this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=522373
It was posted in the Tips and Tricks sticky at the top of this section
This is interessting: I've uninstalled TomTom and reinstalled it. No luck!
However: if I start TomTom from the folder Programmabestanden\Navigator it DOES work!
It only doesn't start if I use the shortcut in the windows\start menu folder.
bigjezza said:
hmmm, anyone tried entering a city or something using the HW keyboard? Mine inserts an extra character after every keypress, even the shift key. Kinda makes it impossible to enter using the KB.
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I seem to remember I had this problem on my Raphael/Touch Pro. Not sure but there may be a HW keyboard fix if you check out the forums over there. Whether or not it will work for the Rhodium/TP2 though is another thing. For me, it's not a problem to use the SW keyboard though.
i just soft reset or use cleanram before using tomtom. The problem is the leaky memory in the original Rhodium ROM. A new cooked ROM will most likely solve this one they become available
Hi,
I've had a problem with the Locations app since receiving the Desire HD. Basically no map details appear, just a yellow background with my location pin pointed, the apps controls in the top left and right corners. If I zoom out all the major towns/cities are displayed (UK) but zooming in, moving around etc produces nothing .. no map details at all, just the same yellow background.
I've tried re-installing the app, deleting and downloading the UK map, clearing the data/cache without luck. Google Maps works fine but it would be nice to have the offline Locations working too. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions?
Cheers
You need to download the maps on your sd card from the application. when you open the map press menu then upgrade from there you should be able to choose your country then download the map.
Thanks for the reply but I already had tried that with no luck. I had no problems downloading the map and it's there on the SD card OK but Locations still fails to 'load' any details/map data.
monkey-tennis said:
Thanks for the reply but I already had tried that with no luck. I had no problems downloading the map and it's there on the SD card OK but Locations still fails to 'load' any details/map data.
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I've got the same problem too!!!! only get a yellow map! no detail or anything!
Same thing has happened to me after the recent OTA update.
tommysdad said:
Same thing has happened to me after the recent OTA update.
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Anyone else seem to be suffering from this or got any suggestions?
Hi,
The map is saved under \SD card\.data\navigator\data\maps
and name as xxx.cmap
If there is no map saved in SD card, it will use online map mode(like Google map)
Go Locations>Menu>Upgrade>Map to download map again
monkey-tennis said:
Hi,
I've had a problem with the Locations app since receiving the Desire HD. Basically no map details appear, just a yellow background with my location pin pointed, the apps controls in the top left and right corners. If I zoom out all the major towns/cities are displayed (UK) but zooming in, moving around etc produces nothing .. no map details at all, just the same yellow background.
I've tried re-installing the app, deleting and downloading the UK map, clearing the data/cache without luck. Google Maps works fine but it would be nice to have the offline Locations working too. Anyone have any ideas/suggestions?
Cheers
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Thanks for the info but i've checked that the map is on my SD card and it is. I've also emailed HTC and they said do a hard reset. Which I had already done and its made no difference. Still just a yellow map and if I try to set directions it cant find any address I type!!!!!!!
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
Have you tried to re-instal the Locations app? From Settings > Locations > Reinstal
olivierlee said:
Have you tried to re-instal the Locations app? From Settings > Locations > Reinstal
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yeah..I've tried everything but getting nowhere fast....would really like to use this app!!!!!
Hi, please try to delete all files from \.data\navigator\Data\Temporary
and launch it again
and disable all network connections to see its go onboard or online map
andybrumz said:
yeah..I've tried everything but getting nowhere fast....would really like to use this app!!!!!
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Hi csimduke.
Ok I deleted the files you said but still no joy..... maybe I'm thinking this app should be doing something it can't !!!!!
Can someone post a screen shot of the app running so I know what I'm aiming for.
Thanks for your help on this.
OK.....SCRATCH THAT.....CSIMDUKE IT WORKED......forgot to reboot the phone. Now its working. Thanks for your help. Now I'm one happy DHD owner......
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That's got it
THANKS DUDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can someone please help me????
Whilst trying to solve what was the original problem in this thread i have managed to delete my UK maps file (yes, i know).
I have tried to re-install the locations software but it did not solve my problem.
When i try to activate the app it either:-
1) Gives me a message saying "storage card space required - to use this application, you must have at least 15mb storage card space. Please reserve 15mb space and try again later".
or
2) Loads up with a white screen and the message "No Locations".
I have no idea what the first one means or how to do this!!!
When the second thing happens i cannot download any more maps as i have a white screen, the licences does not sync either.
Please help somebody!!!
Right, After emailing HTC, i performed a hard reset - no joy. I then formatted the SD card with better results. I have now installed the Locations software but at the moment i am struggling to download the maps - i have the option to but the download seems to take ages and then mysteriously stops most of the way through. If anyone can help it would be appreciated.
Hi, is anyone able to download maps for Japan? Thanks.
That's great! It solved the same problem of mine.
My problem
I have a similar but more extreme problem. Some background: I purchased a DHD in south africa and travelled back to the uk to visit for a week. Locations app was working in SA and in zurich (my connection point). Upon arrival in the uk I connected to my parents wifi and updated some apps, one of which was google maps. From then on HTC locations has not worked, ie neither stored maps (south africa or uk) or maps accessed via data connection will not display, just a black screen with road and compass icons. It runs really slow and often present with a force close message or the not enough space 15mb message, after which all license info disappears ie going to upgrade results in blank menus for a while. I have tried reinstalling maps and locations app with same result. HTC suggest a hard reset ("turning it on and off again"). It is running froyo and awaiting gingerbread update, probably due to it being a SA imei. I am reluctant to lose a lot of data for unsure results and would like to hear of possible reasons for this fault before I do so. Does anyone have ideas what is going on and how to cure this problem?
I can live without locations but i do like footprinting places I have been so it is not the end of the world but it would be nice.
Hi,
Has anyone managed to install Copilot 8 on the SG2? I have the program and the maps but when I install the app it can't find the maps and asks me to download them.
I suspect that this is an error on my part and I'm not installing the maps in the correct location on the device. I tried it on someone elses Sony Mini Pro and it found the maps no problem so it's not the saftware at fault.
The phone says it has 3GB of space in the location I've tried and the files are just over 2GB so the space shouldn't be an issue but I've tried it several times in different folders etc but getting frustrated now!
My maps re on sdcard - internal in one folder named copilot
But why not download again??
good luck
Try CoPilot /support / forum .
I have CP Premium and that requires a clean install from the market and followed by setup log in to your CoPilot account and download maps it will not work any other way .
jje
Every time I downloaded the maps it would complete and then say there was an error with the files.
Kept trying and eventually it worked and the maps are on there and working.
Thanks for your replies.
Keeping SG2 screen awake?
Can anyone using Copilot on their SG2 help?
I have it installed - working fine - even get satellites indoors, when my TomTom struggles!
The problem I have is when I use it in the car, the screen keeps turning off.
Does anyone know what settings to change to keep the SG2 screen on all the time Copilot is running? I have looked at all settings in Copilot and cant find anything that helps.
I am running it in the car whilst charging but I don't have the Samsung vehicle dock kit.
Thanks
JellyW
Try the CoPilot forum if no reply here .
jje
Hi Guys,
I have installed CoPilot Navigation on my gs3 and it takes up a BIG chunk of space.
I have searched and found many users have successfully moved their maps to their External SD Card.
For the likes of me, I cannot do it so that CoPilot runs!
I have tried so many ways....
Here's a link to where I have found some info that says it is possible, one just 3 days ago!
http://forum.copilotlive.com/copilotlive/topics/is_it_possible_to_save_maps_onto_sd_card
Any Guru able to figure this out ?
I, and many others would certainly appreciate it!
Mahalo, and Aloha!
Solved - with no input, but sheer determination.
Well, since nobody uses CoPilot Live, or could figure this out, I tried relentlessly to make it work. The final result is that it DOES work with the Maps (all 5 gb of it) is now residing on the 64gb external SDCard and the program executes from the main phone memory. I had to edit the user.cfg file more than 50 times in order to get it to work, and maybe I can get the footprint smaller on the phone's memory, but I'm satisfied at this point since I have almost 11.9gb usable in the phone memory now, as compared to a little over 6gb! ALK Technologies (the developers) said it would not work......... But it does.
I use CoPilot Live because it works without having a Data connection as opposed to the stock navigation app. I sometimes travel on roads in the boonies and without a data connection, I might end up never able to find a way out! I have the ENTIRE North America, Alaska, Hawaii and individual states downloaded and that is all anyone in North America would probably need. I already, more than once, have been without a GPS after "Data Connection Lost" occurred... Not anymore!
If anyone is going to use the CoPilot Live app, here is what you need to edit in the user.cfg file:
[Directories]
"AddonDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/NA/addon/"
"AudioDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/audio/"
"GlobalAddonDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/addon"
"GPSDemoDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/gpstracks/demo"
"LRGlobalSaveDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/save"
"LRGPSSaveDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/gpstracks"
"LRInfoDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/info"
"LRSaveDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/NA/save/"
"RegionDir"="NA"
"RootDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/"
"SkinDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/skin/"
"SpeechDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/speech"
"ThemesDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/themes/"
"UIConfigDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/uiconfig/"
"UpdateDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/save/update"
bobolinko said:
Well, since nobody uses CoPilot Live, or could figure this out, I tried relentlessly to make it work. The final result is that it DOES work with the Maps (all 5 gb of it) is now residing on the 64gb external SDCard and the program executes from the main phone memory. I had to edit the user.cfg file more than 50 times in order to get it to work, and maybe I can get the footprint smaller on the phone's memory, but I'm satisfied at this point since I have almost 11.9gb usable in the phone memory now, as compared to a little over 6gb! ALK Technologies (the developers) said it would not work......... But it does.
I use CoPilot Live because it works without having a Data connection as opposed to the stock navigation app. I sometimes travel on roads in the boonies and without a data connection, I might end up never able to find a way out! I have the ENTIRE North America, Alaska, Hawaii and individual states downloaded and that is all anyone in North America would probably need. I already, more than once, have been without a GPS after "Data Connection Lost" occurred... Not anymore!
If anyone is going to use the CoPilot Live app, here is what you need to edit in the user.cfg file:
[Directories]
"AddonDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/NA/addon/"
"AudioDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/audio/"
"GlobalAddonDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/addon"
"GPSDemoDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/gpstracks/demo"
"LRGlobalSaveDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/save"
"LRGPSSaveDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/gpstracks"
"LRInfoDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/info"
"LRSaveDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/NA/save/"
"RegionDir"="NA"
"RootDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/"
"SkinDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/skin/"
"SpeechDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/speech"
"ThemesDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/themes/"
"UIConfigDir"="/storage/sdcard0/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/uiconfig/"
"UpdateDir"="/storage/extSdCard/com.alk.copilot.namarket.premiumusa/save/update"
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Hello bobolinko,
Can you help me please?
I followed your directions but still CoPilot thinks it is downloaded to the internal memory.
I have forced closed the app and cleared cache files but still the same.
Any tips?
This is on Galaxy Note II rooted running stock 4.1.2
T.I.A.