XGPS Question....how to download maps?

[fuzion11]

Hey guys!

Firstly, I love the new release of XGPS.

This morning I was trying to download maps so I could travel with the phone in "offline" mode.

Everytime I tried to do it, it would download about 11% of the full map and then quit.

The settings I had on or off within XGPS were:

-offline mode was set to off.
-I had the zoom slider set to zero
-and I tried to download it over the 3g network....not WIFI

Does anyone know the correct way of doing this?
Am I trying to download to big of a map?....it was about 2GB

Anyways, hopefully someone can help and if you can, I'm thanking you in advance.



James

[dZp]

2 GB over 3G ? Wow!
Just a thought, but why don't you use the xGPS Manager (http://xgps.xwaves.net/) on your computer instead ?
It can then transfer the map to your device over wifi, or you can ssh into your phone to transfer the map file.
Worked fine for me.

[fuzion11]

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately I'm not such a wiz on a PC as you are. Using the XGPS manager sounds like a great idea, but how would I transfer the maps to my iphone using wifi?

If you can kindly explain that, I should be able to figure out the rest.

I've never used SSH either. Have no idea how to do that.


Thanks in advance.


2 GB over 3G ? Wow!
Just a thought, but why don't you use the xGPS Manager (http://xgps.xwaves.net/) on your computer instead ?
It can then transfer the map to your device over wifi, or you can ssh into your phone to transfer the map file.
Worked fine for me.

[dZp]

Using the XGPS manager sounds like a great idea, but how would I transfer the maps to my iphone using wifi?
xGPS Manager will show you how... Once the map is downloaded, you click on Send to device.

[fuzion11]

I tried downloading a map 5 or 6 times and every time it would just seem to freeze or not start downloading at all.

I'm using Windows XP.....anyone have any suggestions or similar experiences?

Thanks,


J

xGPS Manager will show you how... Once the map is downloaded, you click on Send to device.

[pauliphone]

i'm having the same problem on my mac, select the area i want to download no problem. as soon as i hit download the program just freezes!!

[badgerman]

i'm having the same problem on my mac, select the area i want to download no problem. as soon as i hit download the program just freezes!!

yep me too on unibody macbook.

[dZp]

i'm having the same problem on my mac, select the area i want to download no problem. as soon as i hit download the program just freezes!!
Just leave it running for a while even if it looks like the app froze. If the selected region is large, it takes a bit of time for the download to kick in. It's a Java app! Hit the download button and go have a cuppa.

[kenkamm]

I am downloading a map via the xGPS manager now. I selected a map region covering most of MD with only two zoom levels. It is just over 1 GB. It's the slowest download EVER. I checked my Fios connection to make sure nothing was wrong. :) Everything is ok I guess, their web site is just super slow.

[dZp]

their web site is just super slow.
'their' = Google
Try doing it at some ungodly hour when there's less traffic.

[bender o]

Hi, I know this is an old post but I have a question. I managed to download the maps from the iPhone but the maps aren't the ones from Google Maps, I mean they work but the ones from Maps.app look much better (at least in my country) Is there anyway to download and use the original google maps (the 3 of them) with xGPS? And also, if I get another maps designed especially for my country (Chile) could I use them?
Thanks.

[BatkoVladko]

Hi All,

I'm also experiencing the problem with xGPS Manager downloading maps.
First I select a region (it contains field like 111 000 km2), then click on "Download the maps". The system is freezing at "Computing maps part to download...." when it reached 100%. And it stuck there more than 12 hours.

Can someone help on this?

Thanks