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GENIV menu system
About:
Originally this was started as a simple menu for an unlocked Omnitech GPS but I keep adding features for it and got a few other GPS units that it became more of a menu system for Unlocked GPS units based on WinCE5.0. Thanks to the community for posting their finding and files. this wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for them. Here's my contribution back
Hacked and unlocked Omnitech GPS and Nokia 500 GPS and Mio C320/C520 GPS. For such low cost GPS units once u unlocked and put in more software these GPS kicks the lama's ass. Yes my web design skillz suckz. for complaints and death threats email me at: rimmerchant at yahoo.com
omnitech hacked:
nokia hacked:
Mio C320 C520 hacked:
nokia vs omnitech comparision:
missing map data files:
Donations:
My software is free and have no restrictions. But
if you find my software useful and compelled to give me a little $ to show your
appreciation....
Any amount is appreciated and will motivate me to continue my
project. Heck, it will definitely motivate me to answers your email/questions
and provide new version/files ahead of those other cheapies that don't donate :P
Make paypal donations to: geniv@geniv.com
Features of GenIV MS at a glance: (as of v1.9)
- 4 different user interface to choose from
- 8 different gps navigation software support
- Coexistence with MioPocket
- Free up unused ram for better program execution
- Enable automatic time sync with GPS
- loads and runs quick and takes up relatively little overhead resources
- Unit specific fixes and enhancements
- TTS fixes for some softwares
- Only 3 cats and 2 dogs harmed and one baby unfed/changed during testing.
What's
New:
6-17-9: Came up with the name "GenIV
MS" for the name of my concoction, since I nevered named it in the
beginning
6-17-9: I got a Mio C320 the other day and was messing with it to install my menu system.
6-17-9: Got around to uploading
V1.9 of my menu system.
Here are the changes from v1.5 - v1.9
- replaced the "Quick UI" with "Mio Menu" (a clone of the default menu from a Mio C320 unit but with a major feature update)
- Mio Menu have the ability to select from 8 gps software as the "MipMap" launch software.
- Added "MioPocket" to the interface selection screen.
- MioPocket works perfectly and can coexist with my menu system. (though a reboot is required to switch back and forth.)
View the video of it in action: (even though it's on Mio C320 it works on all the gps unit)
New "Mio Menu" interface with 8 different
navigation software selection
New Mio Pocket coexistance with my menu system
Download the v1.9 patch here:
http://www.geniv.com/download/iPhoneOMNI+NOkiav1.8patch.rar
INSTALLATION:
1) delete (make a backup first) of these two directories on your SD card
\iphone\uiquick
\iphone\uiselect
2) extract the package to the \iphone directory.
6-8-9: I finally got around to uploading
V1.5 of my menu system
Here are the changes from v1.0 - v1.5 (Affects both Omnitech
& Nokia)
- Added 3 more GPS software: Igo Amigo, TomTom, Garmin (total of 7 gps software)
- made 2nd page for gps software list
- Modified AMigo to support TTS and share contents with existing Igo8. This way you don't have to store
1.4 gigs of redundant data on your SD card
- If there is more than one page of items I added a arrow icon for next page
- You can tap the bottom icon again to move to next page also
- Added an entire page of games from the Amigo game addons
Direct access to the games from Amigo (kinda stupid to have to start and wait for Amigo to start just to play the games)
* Sometimes the game will say "in demo" mode. if that happens start up and shut down Amigo and it the games will run normally
- Added GPSTimeSync on startup to display the correct time
- Added two more interface menu
- Added a interface selection and the ability to make the gps boot up to any of the different menus
- Replaced Shinco Player (It sucks and have slow startup) with Core Player (You can minimize it to have music play in background :)
- uploaded new youtube videos of the new interface
New Youtube Videos of the new v1.5 features in action.
Here's v1.5 demostration: shows the improvement I made to the menu
Here's v1.5 demostration: Multiple User Interface (can be set for bootup too)
Even though it shows the Omnitech the same thing works on the Nokia too
Click here to download to SD image of my setup.
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INSTALLATION:
Just decompress to the root of your SD card.
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WHAT SO SPECIAL ABOUT MY MENU AND SETUP?
1) Destinator 8: enabled the quit button
used the modified core DLL file to enable adding of maps
you can us the canada,puerto rico, alaska maps
2) Igo and Navigon. I did some optimzation tweaks and fixes to it
to prevent any crashes
- Navigon, Fixed the time to destination font bug
- Igo8 added the "your destination is on the left/right side"
to the voice
3) Put in autoload calibration data so your touch screen will function better.
4) Igo Amigo software is included and it shares contents with Igo8 so you don't
have to keep over 1 gig of redundant files
5) Enabled TTS on Igo Amigo
6) Enable direct access to the games from Amigo (kinda stupid to have to start
and wait for Amigo to start just to play the games)
* Sometimes the game will say "in demo" mode. if
that happens start up and shut down Amigo and it the games will run normally
Click here to download to SD image of my setup.
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INSTALLATION:
* before you start make sure your unit have full charge. and do a hard
reset (the switch on the lower left)
1) Extract the content to the root of a SD card
2) Put the SD card into your Nokia and let it bootup and do the update process
that will unlock the unit.
3) Once it finish updating/unlocking it will reboot to the desktop. From there
go to file explorer and goto
\windows\ and run welcome.exe it will finish the updating of Nokia navigator gps
program. When it's done
do a reboot.
4) After the reboot it will goto the desktop again. use the file explorer to
double click the MioAutoRun.exe
on the root of the SD card. (this will install Miopocket and the customize menu
system)
5) Your GPS is now all pimped out.
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* I'm too lazy and busy to troubleshoot or tech support minor
questions, heres a good site for the nokia 500 gps
http://nokia500.wetpaint.com/page/Unlocking
You can ask around there
WHAT SO SPECIAL ABOUT MY MENU AND SETUP?
1) Everything I mentioned above for the Omnitech
2) FM transmitter Fix.
- enabled Boost feature for stronger transmission, now
it works really well
- enable wider range of frequencies to broadcast to
3) Fix the default storage size from 5.4meg to 1.6meg thus freeing about 3.8meg
of precious ram for programs
4) Put little icon for easy FM transmitter control
5) enable hardware button control of music playback so you can listen to music
in background during GPS navigation or anything else.
Nokia Wins at:
- hardware feels of higher quaity
- TMC for traffic.. (though u need a subscription for it and from what I heard it doesn't work in the USA)
- Bluetooth
- FM transmitter
- Faster CPU (400mhz vs 266mhz )
- 3 hardware buttons
- none of that fucking (can I say that on the web? why yes because it's my web) calibration problem with the touch screen
- does not hardreset everytime u power down.
- can read SDHC cards I think up to 32 gb. wheres the Omnitech can only read up to 4gb non SDHC cards.
Omnitech Wins at:
- Any idiot can hack it. and practically impossible to brick
- more physical ram about 6 megs more
- low cost, about half the cost of the Nokia
- better default navigation software IMHO.
- lower overhead when the OS loads. (takes less memory)
- seems more speedy in certain programs (navigon) than the Nokia with a faster CPU, I guess more free memory here helped a lot
- GPS reception is more sensitive and better than the Nokia
Both GPS seems to have different set/combintation of Wince
modules loaded so some programs work for one gps and not for another.
ex. Fortuna Player works on Nokia but not Omnitech
ex. Bubble popping game works on Omnitech GPS but not Nokia
(but screw that I would rather have a nice
looking/fast media playback program than a stupid bubble popping game)
SD image download of my setup cumming soon
This is a pretty fun unit to work with, easier to hack than Nokia but not as idiot proof as the Omnitech.
All the videos/features from the Omnitech and Nokia units pertains to the Mio C320 also
WHAT SO SPECIAL ABOUT MY MENU AND SETUP?
1) Everything I mentioned above for the Omnitech
2) Fix the default storage size from 5.4meg to 1.6meg thus freeing about 3.8meg
of precious ram for programs
** I left the map files for the navigation softwares out of my
package **
This way I don't have to upload 8gigs of files. but all
the necessary programs are included.
Don't ask me for the map files. Those are fine
programs worthy of your support. I
encourage you to purchase them from the
associated vendor/developer to get the map data files
These are the directories and files on the SD card for the
GPS software that you need to put contents back into
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Nokia Navigator: (You should have these file from your Nokia SD card)
\cities\
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Destinator 8: (Put all the map files here, It comes with your Omnitech SDcard)
\DestinatorApps\
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Garmin: (Put the map file here, use the crack if necessary)
Garmin\*.img
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Igo8: (Put the contents back to these folders)
\iGO8\content\building\
\iGO8\content\dem\
\iGO8\content\map\
\iGO8\content\poi\
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TomTom: (Put your unlocked map here, use crack if necessary)
\My Documents\
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Navigon7: (put the map files back here)
\Navigon\map\
