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screen/resolution problem with igo

Hi there,
I have iGO 6 installed on my Athena and it works fine with lower resolutions. However when I change resolution to 128dpi or higher with RealVGA software, it doesn't work properly. The screen goes crazy (buttons relocated, non responding half screen etc). Does anyone know why and can you suggest any solutions?
thanx in advance
dr_cikolata

try searching! Eaglesteve has sorted this.
OK - so you can't actually find using search - nor can I.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=361331

iGO8 on Xperia

This is NOT a warez question.
My last post was deleted by the moderator Gsleon3 with this reason, (see below).
I think that the question is totaly in order and Im sending the same message as I sent to Navngo.
Hi,
I recently bought my self a new phone with built in GPS, (SonyEricsson Xperia).
I have had TomTom for years on my phones before but was really disappointed by their way of handling longtime customers regarding the possibilities to upgrade maps or the program. I was told to upgrade to a price the same as buying a new licens which I think is very unthankful when I have been a customer for 5 years and upgraded two times before.
I have read a lot of good reviews on the web about your product iGO8 and would like to know if it’s possible to run it on the WVGA resolution of my new Xperia.
Please let me know because I want to buy a navigation program as soon as possible.
I have seen sites regarding changing skins for iGO, if I buy the software, would that mean that I’m not allowed to modify the look of the program?
Best regards,
Miki
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Being as this is an issue only on CRACKED & HACKED versions of NavNGo IGo8, your thread has been removed. We do NOT tolertate warez or piracy here at XDA-Developers. Warez or Piracy related posts are grounds for review & usually result in a one week or greater ban, even for first offenses.
This is a warning. Do NOT discuss warez related versions, hacks, fixes, etc... on XDA. Go elsewhere for that. You are probably asking your question here because the site you got your warez version from is shut down. Well guess what? It is shut down thanks to NavNgo & Igo8.

Where is the problem. Shure, you can run IGO8 on Xperia. You have a Card Slot and you can run IGO8 with the original skin. If you not like it, you find many skins in the web. Good luck for buy.

Well the problem is, that according to Navngos site, they dont support WVGA and they havnt listed Xperia as a supported model. This doesnt have to mean that it wont work. But I dont want to buy a program that doesnt work.
I have read about people making it possible to use 800x480 skins.
The only thing I want to know is, does it work with 800x480 and Navngos standard skin.
When you write, "sure, you can run iGo8 on the xperia", does that mean that you have done so or are your only saying so because the xperia has a card slot?
/Miki

You can run IGO8 on PC to, why not run on Xperia. I told you, that you have many skins for this sulution, but I have no Xperia, that you can trust me to 100%.

Im sorry Neo130, but why do you even bother to write anything here when you clearly dont own a Xperia. I get the impression that your experiance with WM devices are very poor when you compare the xperia with a regular PC. I also thought I made it clear that my question was if it was possible to use the standard skin. Im not intrested in other skins. The only reason to look at other skins would be to modify the 640x480 skin to be a 800x480 skin if the Navngo dont have a 800x480 skin.
If you have information regarding a WVGA skin that looks like the standard then please let me know.
I havent got any answer from Navngo yet. I havent got any answer from this forum that the standard skin works. So right now it looks like I will have to look for another Nav program. I wont be buying a software where I will have to make a skin by my self and then hassle with getting it to work. If I know there is a WVGA skin just like the original and that it aint hard to make it work, then maybe Ill buy the program but for now Ill wait.
If any one out there has another nav.program that you like and that works on the Xperia, (not TomTom), please let me know.
/Miki

mikiqtek said:
Im sorry Neo130, but why do you even bother to write anything here when you clearly dont own a Xperia. I get the impression that your experiance with WM devices are very poor when you compare the xperia with a regular PC. I also thought I made it clear that my question was if it was possible to use the standard skin. Im not intrested in other skins. The only reason to look att other skins would be to modify the 640x480 skin to be a 800x480 skin if the Navngo dont have a 800x480 skin.
If you have information regarding a skin that looks lika the standard then please let me know.
I havent got any answer from Navngo yet. I havent got any answer from this forum that the standard skin works. So right now it looks like I will have to look for another Nav program. I wont be buying a software where I will have to make a skin buy my self and then hassle with getting it to work. If I know there is a WVGA skin just like the original and that it aint hard to make it work, then maybe Ill buy the program but for now Ill wait.
If any one out there has another nav.program that you like and that works on the Xperia, (not TomTom), please let me know.
/Miki
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hi,
Yesterday was an post wich was deleted becaus of moderathor thoth that it was discusion abaut hacked programs.
the thtead abaut tomtom survived. install tomtom and download free map to test the programm.that is tomtom option.
igo8 has also trial .and skins are free. just download , rename data.zip and place in igo folder.
I think the thred was delated because there was link for skin for igo to page where YOu can download also cracked progs.
anyway Ill try to get igo working on x1 sense it was reported to work.
and let YOu know whot is whot.
and for information I personaly dont like Igo8. I have miomap c520 and I think miomap 3.3 has better interface.I dont need hauses on map, like igo 8 has.

buy igo 8 and find in google skin with 400_240
then rename it to data.zip place in igo 8 directory.
then edit sys in program folder. not sdcard.so it stands like this
[folders]
app="%SDCARD%/iGO8"
[interface]
maxzoom2d=6000000
minzoom2D=40
show_exit=1
skin="ui_igo8"
resolution_dir="400_240"
vga=1
[rawdisplay]
class="landscape"
highres=1
screen_x=800
screen_y=480
that`s all

Thank You Arnisv.
I totaly missed Mio, it does look nice. I dont care about the 3d buildings, probably the first thing to turn off.
What Im after is a good looking GUI, a fast program, fast calculating routes and fast when updating the screen. Its also a must that it should be possible to enter a streets name befor the city. You cant do that with tomtom and in stockholm thats a real pain. Tomtom wont find an address if you only write Stockholm and the street name. You have to be more specific and enter that areas name intstead of Stockholm. Even if I live in Stockholm and have been around everywhere I still dont know all the area names or exact where their boundarys start and stop, and many times due to that Tomtom couldnt find the street.
Didnt find a downloadable trial version of iGO8. I would be very grateful if you could try if it works on the Xperia.
Thanks,
Miki

igo8 has the same search like miomap.

@mikiqtek, sorry for my poor english, but I write that you can run IGO8 on a PC to. That means, a lot of skinner are working for IGO8. And I see skins for your Xperia. You never write from a standart skin IGO. You write, can IGO8 run on Experia - And I say YES, because I read the skinnerforums. And my experience from PPC is about 8 years. I hope you find your answer.

Why not use google maps? It's free...
What's the difference?

Theres a 800x480 skin here
http://artwork-igo8.blogspot.com/2008/10/igo8-ultra-skin-v502-with-high.html

Turboguard said:
Why not use google maps? It's free...
What's the difference?
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The difference is 3D navigation with turn by turn voice directions, GUI optimised for driving, and full map sets, vs. a 2D map that only beeps at turns, is too complicated to truly read while driving, and has to be downloaded on the fly meaning it will not work if you enter an area with no service.

fards said:
Theres a 800x480 skin here
http://artwork-igo8.blogspot.com/2008/10/igo8-ultra-skin-v502-with-high.html
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its 400_240 skin and still need to edit sys

Is there anyone who is using ! it on the Xperia ?

I am trying to. But I am having problems with the data.zip file. I can´t find the right data.zip with includes the 400_240 (or 240_400) folder running with the version of the iGO8.exe.
I got a small success with a copy of the 320_240 folder (in data.zip) renamed to 400_240 - but a part of the screen shows no program window...

gothier said:
I am trying to. But I am having problems with the data.zip file. I can´t find the right data.zip with includes the 400_240 (or 240_400) folder running with the version of the iGO8.exe.
I got a small success with a copy of the 320_240 folder (in data.zip) renamed to 400_240 - but a part of the screen shows no program window...
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download skin from
abow rename data.zip add to igo8 in sdcard
ans change sys in phones programm files to
[folders]
app="%SDCARD%/iGO8"
[interface]
maxzoom2d=6000000
minzoom2D=40
show_exit=1
skin="ui_igo8"
resolution_dir="400_240"
vga=1
[rawdisplay]
class="landscape"
highres=1
screen_x=800
screen_y=480

Hi
I still have problems with igo on my x1. i loaded the skin from above and actualized both data.zip and sys.txt.
i see the start up screen for about 20 seconds then it crashes.
does anyone know where the problem is?

no problems occur while using the original and official NavNGo iGo 8 software release of the program which is downloadable through their content manager application - as the s/w was updated to officially support Omnia´s screen resolution, the solution described in this thread will work with an official and legal copy of the program, I assume.

peter7 said:
Is there anyone who is using ! it on the Xperia ?
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I tried both iGO2006 and iGO8 to run on my XPERIA X1 but unfortunately I did not get either one working, though both apps did work fine on my HTC P3300. I now use TomTom Navigator 7 and that runs just fine. That also uses the complete "screen real estate" resulting in fantastic map views, without stretching whatsoever. Hope this helps.

Touch HD, first impressions

So indeed the UK model is available in the Netherlands, just got mine.
My first impressions:
- The device actually feels smaller than I thought, feels only slightly heavier than my Diamond and much lighter than my Pro.
- The screen sensitivity for my finger is great, however it seems that I have to press harder with the stylus than on my Diamond.
- I cannot prevent touchflo 3D from installing, softresetting before customisation brings the device back in setup mode.
- The screen and the size of the buttons are great for finger usage.
- The device is faster than my Diamond and Pro, Touchflo 3D is really improved in terms of speed, however there is a lag when using the file explorer I didn't had on my previous devices.
- I really like the small led in the power button, indicating charching, bluetooth, etc. No more irritating charching lights from the action button when the device is next to my bed.
- All software I installed on my Diamond works on my HD (Spb products, Mobipocket, Pocketbreeze.)
- Did not test the GPS
- There is a soft bag for protection of the HD. The good is that it doesn't make the device much thicker. The bad is that it will not provide much protection (but it is included!!)
- The device comes with a 8GB microSD card (Sandisk.)
- The HD can be used in the HTC cradle, but without the special inlays, so a bit risky for the connector.
- No video-out (not in settings.)
- The full QWERTY on screen keyboard is better than on my Diamond, but still small and not as responsive to touch as I would want (I am used to my Iphone ;-))
Overall I think it is one of the best devices I have had for the last two years (a bit early to tell, but... first impression)

Can you tell us how vga apps work? Do they get stretched to fill the screen or are there black bars on top and bottom. I am talking about apps with no WVGA support.
Thanks!

Great post! I'm really looking forward to finding out how people get along with the HD. It's number one on my list of devices to replace my Touch.

please oh please try to play a divx movie thats perhaps the only thing that will make me sell my diamond i was used to see movies on my x7500 diamond sucks on plaaying video

yeah please try coreplayer/tcpmp with divx/xvid movies tell us the results!!
also if possible try some H264 (mp4 AVC) encoded videos
try resolutions around 640x360!

tboy2000 said:
Can you tell us how vga apps work? Do they get stretched to fill the screen or are there black bars on top and bottom. I am talking about apps with no WVGA support.
Thanks!
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All apps I tried so far just scale to fill the screen.
It looks great!
The apps even look better than on my X7500!
After tweaking some performance settings and after installing 10 apps, this baby is fast!!!
Everything is almost instantanously, never seen this on a HTC device before (and I have had a lot ;-))

if you tell me it plays divx flawlessly ill put my diamond for sale right now hehehe

Any comments about audio quality through the 3.5mm plug. Also does the cradle have audio out (through usb of the device)?

mkMoSs said:
yeah please try coreplayer/tcpmp with divx/xvid movies tell us the results!!
also if possible try some H264 (mp4 AVC) encoded videos
try resolutions around 640x360!
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Well, tried a video, 656 x 272 pixels, see for your self, will try TomTom 7 now

Domitri said:
if you tell me it plays divx flawlessly ill put my diamond for sale right now hehehe
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Sell your Diamond ;-)))
Trying to upload a video.... not that easy :-((
Update: uploading zip files do not work from my computer, so you would have to believe me on my word....

exe said:
Any comments about audio quality through the 3.5mm plug. Also does the cradle have audio out (through usb of the device)?
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The audio quality through the headset is great, its roughly the same as the Diamond, good bass, etc.
No sound through USB though, so no music through the cradle.
Looks great in the cradle though ;-)

OK, good news,
TomTom navigator 7 is working perfectly.
Better, no GPS lag (inside, because it is raining terribly here).
And look at Mobile Shell
This really is HTC's best device in years!!!

How does the sound compare with your iphone?
That cradle is huge, does it come with the package?
You have really kept up with all the PPC since the black and white days! Do you keep all of them or have you sold and upgraded throught he decade?

exe said:
How does the sound compare with your iphone?
That cradle is huge, does it come with the package?
You have really kept up with all the PPC since the black and white days! Do you keep all of them or have you sold and upgraded throught he decade?
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To be honest, the sound of both the Diamond and HD is much better than the sound of my Iphone, the sound is....more alive, more bass, etc.
I really like my Iphone and used it together with my Diamond for more than 3 months, and last month I mentioned that I was only using my Iphone. It is so much easier to use and the screen is really great.
But beside the UI, I think the HD beats the Iphone in a lot of aspects.
You have to buy the cradle seperately, it is a bit huge, yes.
I think I am an addict..... I kept some, not all, I am not that rich ;-))

tomtom
I also received my touch hd today! a great device, the big screen is really lovely.
I can't seem to make tomtom 7 working though. Wich cab did you use? I get the error message that it is not compatible with my device.
Thanks

Johnkorver,
It is indeed a good news that there is no lag in GPS
HTC Touch Diamond + HTC X7500 + Iphone 16 GB White + HTC Touch HD
Your collection is awesome

It was to good to be true...
I found a bug; the rollout menu's (don't know how to call it) do not work on non standard programs.
I had this bug also on my Samsung i780 with a 320x320 pixel screen.
You can select the different items using the keyboard though.
Look at the screenshot to see what I mean; I selected the main window menu.

hi johnkorver , what about 3g reception and system speaker related to diamond ? thnx

fdevogel said:
I also received my touch hd today! a great device, the big screen is really lovely.
I can't seem to make tomtom 7 working though. Wich cab did you use? I get the error message that it is not compatible with my device.
Thanks
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There is a special version, taken from the Diamond.
Use google and you willl find it ;-))

stesa said:
hi johnkorver , what about 3g reception and system speaker related to diamond ? thnx
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Finding out right now.
tried to put the Diamond battery in the HD.....

TomTom

Will this run TomTom as it has a hvga screen?
Will any app definately enable TomTom to run?
Ta

Yeh - I'd like to know that too.

x3 - One of the main reasons I got my last winmo phone.

174 views and no ones knows...

For Debully
Hello,
No response maybe because nobody have it for the test -
I receive my hd mini, next week i will give a try.
@+++

I'll try to check tomorrow; along with Slingplayer, Mobile Shell, Calendar Touch, Coreplayer, HiCalc... Just a question of whether developers think WM6.5 HVGA or WP7 devices will be the biggest market over the next few months.

ianjd said:
I'll try to check tomorrow; along with Slingplayer, Mobile Shell, Calendar Touch, Coreplayer, HiCalc... Just a question of whether developers think WM6.5 HVGA or WP7 devices will be the biggest market over the next few months.
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prob WinMo7 and that's bad 'cos i really like HTC HD mini. But plz let us know how the above applications work on.
Thanks in advance.

Looking forwared to hear more

TomTom 7.915 working without a problem on HD Mini; first lock took about a minute, subsequent locks about 10s.
Also Coreplayer decoding DVD-ripped 700Mb movie files with a benchmark of about 105%, which is much better than I was expecting.

ianjd said:
TomTom 7.915 working without a problem on HD Mini; first lock took about a minute, subsequent locks about 10s.
Also Coreplayer decoding DVD-ripped 700Mb movie files with a benchmark of about 105%, which is much better than I was expecting.
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fantastic!

I can confirm also that it works, version 7.915 installed and running perfectly

cheers people. This is a deal maker for me, got one on order. Nice one!

ianjd said:
TomTom 7.915 working without a problem on HD Mini; first lock took about a minute, subsequent locks about 10s.
Also Coreplayer decoding DVD-ripped 700Mb movie files with a benchmark of about 105%, which is much better than I was expecting.
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Could you tell me what version of Coreplayer you used?
I can only get sound working but no image, I tried .avi & .mp4 files

I have Coreplayer 1.3.6 build 7427; the trick is to change the Menu->Tools->Settings->Video output type to Raw Framebuffer; GDI seems to work too, but not as well.

ianjd said:
I have Coreplayer 1.3.6 build 7427; the trick is to change the Menu->Tools->Settings->Video output type to Raw Framebuffer; GDI seems to work too, but not as well.
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Thanks, this works.
Fullscreen does not look as sharp as it should but i'm happy it works

xthvio said:
I can confirm also that it works, version 7.915 installed and running perfectly
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Did you use QVGA version of TomTom or VGA?

Frank Caarls said:
Did you use QVGA version of TomTom or VGA?
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It seems to work with both but I don't see a notable difference.

TomTom is very important for me.
Now I'm just waiting for the HD Mini to be released in Denmark.

I agree.....no TomTom no phone......
You can order already the WWE version on various places....

using qvga tomtom and no problems. some minor crashing text on the gps status screen but nothing to worry about.

How to get GPS Navigation display fluently on TD2 ...

Has anyone got tips/tricks to get the navigation screen fluently with iGO8 / TomTom ???
I've got slower/older HTC phones who display navigation fluently and my TD and TD2 are updating the screen only every second (1 FPS) ...
BUT, when I start a demo of the route, it CAN display more then 1 FPS ... ???
Regards,
Phoenix007

I've got no problems with that on my TD2.
Please tell us what version TT Navigator u are using.
Do you have a lot of programs running in the background?

I only get this problem in TomTom.
If you haven't still removed the POI from showing in the map, do it:
Tap the screen
Tap “Change Preferences”
Tap “Show POI on map”
Uncheck all items
This helps a bit, but it's not perfect.
Igo8 runs fine, only with a slight position lag.

djg269 said:
I've got no problems with that on my TD2.
Please tell us what version TT Navigator u are using.
Do you have a lot of programs running in the background?
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I'm using iGO8 but also had TT running, both with the same problem: 1 FPS when navigating and fluently when running the demo of the route ...
No background programs running, because on close that task will be killed ...
Regards,
Phoenix007

joooe said:
I only get this problem in TomTom.
If you haven't still removed the POI from showing in the map, do it:
Tap the screen
Tap “Change Preferences”
Tap “Show POI on map”
Uncheck all items
This helps a bit, but it's not perfect.
Igo8 runs fine, only with a slight position lag.
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Yes indeed, removing the POIS works, but stil 1 FPS when navigating and fluently when running the demo of the route ...
Regards,
Phoenix007

Try to turn A-GPS off in Windows Mobile.
Ultimately you can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=571266

When ur using the TD2 u can't work without GpsModdriver.
With TT on de TD2 there is a GPS lag and that will be fixed by Gpsmoddriver.
Maybe that's what you mean by not "fluently".

djg269 said:
When ur using the TD2 u can't work without GpsModdriver.
With TT on de TD2 there is a GPS lag and that will be fixed by Gpsmoddriver.
Maybe that's what you mean by not "fluently".
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With fluently I mean the display output, not the GPS fix ...
If running a demo of a route gives me 15 Frames Per Second and using REAL GPS data gives me 1 Frame per Second then there must be something wrong in my opinion ...
Regards,
Phoenix007

Maybe ROM specific problems?
Reflash ROM if you can.

joooe said:
Maybe ROM specific problems?
Reflash ROM if you can.
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Until now this is with every rom I flashed (with hardreset afterwards ...)
Even with the most stable and simple rom's I could find ...
No smooth animation when using a real GPS signal, only when you run the Demo of the route you plan it's smoothly animated ...
No single tweak of the GPS driver gives smooth results ...
Changing poll-timing still results in 1 FPS ...
That's why you have to use GPSmodDriver to PREDICT a future coordinate to get a somewhat correct position on your map ...
The real cause of the GPS-lag is the extremly slow display driver that is used to get the map on display ...
It must be the 2D driver (ddi.dll) that is the problem, and HTC won't fix that ... the 2D driver only uses SOFTWARE to render ...
Regards,
Phoenix007
ps.:
Has someone a youtube file with SMOOTH animation in iGO8 on a TD/TD2 ???

I found out what the bug was/is ...
I was using iGO8 - v8.3.2.64873 --- this is the faulty version, refreshes GPS once per second ...
I am now using iGO8 - v8.3.4.117940 --- This version display's fluently !!!

improving IGO experience
Hi,
To improve your IGO8 experience you can tweak the sys.ini according to your needs... check out this thread:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=502763
By the way, wanted to put the direct link to the thread but... there is a restriction for newbies... just paste it in your browser
Hope it will help you, cheers!