Palm Treos and TomTom Navigator 6

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robboll - 28 May 2007 21:31 GMT

I installed TomTom Navigator 6 on my Treo 650 and it is very
responsive and works very well. My wife wanted a Treo so I purchased
a Treo 680 for her. After upgrading the 680 firmware so that it
didn't
use up the battery so fast (among other things) -- I had to install
Palm's
patch for Navigator 6 so it was compatible with the 680. I was
successful at
applying the patch but the performance is nothing to be desired.
TomTom runs in slow motion -- nothing like the 650. If I can't find
a
solution to the slow response time I'll be getting her a 650 (if I
can
find one). Is anyone else experiencing this kind of performance with
the Treo 680 and TomTom Navigator 6?

What about a 750? TomTom also has a patch for the 750 so that it
works with Navigator 6. Is this slow eratic performance seen with
the
Treo 750 and Navigator 6 too? Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.

RBollinger

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robboll - 28 May 2007 23:26 GMT

> I installed TomTom Navigator 6 on my Treo 650 and it is very
> responsive and works very well. My wife wanted a Treo so I purchased
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> RBollinger

Never mind -- I found my own solution. It's amazing what a little
internet research can do your you.

On a windows PC you need to format your flashcard as follows:

Originally Posted by Barnel
Very important is the cluster size of your card. You will get the best
results with the following cluster sizes. Use the DOS box for
formatting your card. I`m using a Transcend 4 GB / 150x with best
results (16K), even with big Western Europe map.

Less than 4 GB (FAT16):
2 GB SD (SanDisk) FAT16 mit 32K: format X: /FS:FAT /A:32K

4 GB and more (FAT32):
4 GB SD or SDHC (Transcend) FAT32 mit 16K: format X: /FS:FAT32 /A:16K

"X" is the drive letter.

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After formatting my 2.0 GB Memory Card using the above an then copying
the original files back to it, the TomTom Navigator 6 software
screams. Tested and satisfied. Hope this helps someone else. Thank
you Barnel for sharing your knowledge at http://discussion.treocentral.com/showthread.php?t=134695

RBollinger

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