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    Updated Drivesmart 50 to Firmware 5.90 with Garmin Express, ran patcher, then downloaded Thailand Map 2019.20 onto SD card keeping my lifetime US maps on the unit.

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    If I just hit "View Map", everything looks ok and icon follows route of car. If I choose "Saved Places" two things can happen. (1) Message saying "Cannot Calculate Route" (2) It may start routing without the usual verbal prompts and the details of route come and go every few seconds. I've tried downloading the map again in case it was corrupted and tried a "Hard Reset" but it is still the same. Would anybody have experienced this previously or have an idea as to why this is happening. Hoping for a solution - Best regards
    bartpix Reviewed by bartpix on . DriveSmart 50 Problem Updated Drivesmart 50 to Firmware 5.90 with Garmin Express, ran patcher, then downloaded Thailand Map 2019.20 onto SD card keeping my lifetime US maps on the unit. If I just hit "View Map", everything looks ok and icon follows route of car. If I choose "Saved Places" two things can happen. (1) Message saying "Cannot Calculate Route" (2) It may start routing without the usual verbal prompts and the details of route come and go every few seconds. I've tried downloading the map again in case it Rating: 5

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    I am getting so confused between Pre and Post 2013 units and NT vs NTU Maps etc.
    I am posting this because my DriveSmart 50 Unit is acting strangely.
    Having updated via Garmin Express and then patched FireFox 58's solution to the 5.90 firmware the unit accepted the map but couldn't calculate new route and map detail (roads+ features would flash on and off every few seconds).

    Firstly are my files in the correct order / placing on my Fat 32 SD card for the Thailand 2019.20 Map.

    Root\Garmin \ JVC \ PNX \ SQLite
    Root\Map - gmapsupp.img
    gmap3d.img
    D5981150A.img

    The pink line that usually indicates my current route is way off to the right of the driving route and voice prompts are sporadic.
    Is there something I am missing?
    Any help / suggestions gratefully received.

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    Paths are correct, although better place .db files (folder Garmin\SQLite) in internal memory (folder \.System\SQLite)
    You can try to make a Master Reset of Device

    Just for info: NT Maps are for older device only (pre 2012, like series 3xx, 6xx and 1xxx). All newer device use NTU Maps

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    Hi again,
    Just wondering will NT maps still work on a Drivesmart 50?

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    Yes NT is the standard except for Russia & Europe to my knowledge.
    NTU “U” stands Unicode, and the NTU maps include Unicode text encoding for enhanced language support Cyrillic text etc. Only newer Garmin devices have support for Unicode, so Garmin continues to provide NT maps with standard text encoding for the older devices. USA,Canada Australia & New Zealand etc. are mostly English speaking so maps are NT

    Where did you get the Thailand maps ?
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    I got the 2019.20 map from the map section here.

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    There's nothing wrong with the maps according to the 32 members that said thanks, maybe that's the problem?

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    I just checked with Garmin Express to see if there was an update for the DriveSmart 50 and it says my firmware is 5.91. as against FireFox's solution to firmware 5.90 Could this be the problem?
    Would it be an idea to go back to an earlier firmware that would have less protection? And if so, where would I find it?

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    FireFox68 Advanced the Firmware 5.90 to 5.91 to stop Garmin Express overwriting your patched device.
    You are chasing two things Firmware and Maps.You need to eliminate one and then you will know which one to attack.from what you have said I believe the device is patched and work as it should to prove that try the maps below .

    New Zealand. Small test map less than 30mb
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    If these work

    Try starting again with the Thai maps ,Unpack them to you desktop and then copy them to the SD card.The SQLite files works better if the are in the SQLite folder on your device.

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    Firstly, Thank you for your help.
    I downloaded your map, put it on a fresh SD card and turned on Drivesmart 50. The map was seen in My Maps. Went to "Where To" and changed my location to Auckland, looked for hotels and picked Best Western Victoria Street and go. On first try "Cannot Calculate Route" came up. Checked satellites - proximity good for 10 feet. Turned off unit and tried Best Western again. It started to calculate but stopped at 7%.... waited but it did not go higher. Tried from starting one more time - same result.
    Strange thing with the Thailand map is that when I hit "View Map" it follows my driven route smoothly as per normal. It is only when I set a destination and start driving that the Pink Route Line is not on my road but off to the right and the road details flash off every few seconds (not the full map, just the road details). All of this only occurred after updating from Garmin Express, loading FireFox's 5.90 solution and adding the latest Thailand Map 2019.20. All was working with the Thailand 2018.10 Map prior to this. That is why I asked if it was possible to return to firmware 5.70 and try that. Apologies for all the bother.
    Last edited by bartpix; 17th July 2019 at 07:36 PM.

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