garmin maps 2011

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Aladinsaneuk · #1 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:12 pm

if some one was naughty and went too http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5515743 ... 2011.10_NT

and then followed the instructions at http://www.haklabs.com/2010/garmin-2011-gps-update/

(And used map code 2204 instead of 2283)

then they could theoretically try the new 2011 city maps for europe and the UK

personally I would never condone such things but I felt it only fair to share such things with folk.....

Dalemac · #2 Post by **Dalemac** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:17 pm

Reminds me of a hack i did once to get the tomtom software on my aytobe satnav unit

furygan man · #3 Post by **furygan man** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:23 pm

Dalemac · #4 Post by **Dalemac** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:37 pm

furygan man wrote:Eh?? Certainly need to be a techy to understand this...i'm lost already??!!!

Its just a hack to install the latest garmin maps onto garmin satnav units.

Dale

furygan man · #5 Post by **furygan man** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:42 pm

Dalemac wrote:
furygan man wrote:Eh?? Certainly need to be a techy to understand this...i'm lost already??!!!
Its just a hack to install the latest garmin maps onto garmin satnav units.

Dale

Aladinsaneuk · #6 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:52 pm

I have replied to your PM

just take your time and work through the instructions

Aladinsaneuk · #7 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:03 am

a friend of mine with a nautical bent and eyepatch has been playing with this

once the maps are unlocked, any garmin connected to that computer can be updated

I would suggest that a 4gb sd card inside the satnav would take the whole of europe easily, though the uk is around 250mb and will fit easily on the internal memory of most

oh - this will not work on a mac btw

D-Rider · #8 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:07 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote: oh - this will not work on a mac btw

Sorry

.... an utterance never expected to come from your direction .....

You could have checked that we were all seated before imparting this wisdom .... the fainting-related injuries could have been catastrophic .......

FlyingKiwi · #9 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:15 am

As part of my lifetime Garmin updates I am currently downloading City Navigator 2011.40

Dalemac · #10 Post by **Dalemac** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:21 am

Of corse it wont work on mac's. Nothing that has any use does !

Aladinsaneuk · #11 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:29 am

well andy - I said that that hack would not work on a mac

I did not say that I had sorted this on my mac years ago - infact I think I had installed the 2011 maps back in 2009... LOL
(A similar system is available on the mac but I knew most here used windows so....)

I also looked at the lifetime maps offer - but for assorted reasons, like having 4 garmins in the house, I decided not to go down that route - but I would say it is worth while for most at 100 quid for life

and btw - this system will not work for multiple sat navs - the key lock code is specific to each device

FlyingKiwi · #12 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:59 am

I paid £75 for my lifetime maps for my zumo but I see they are currently on offer at Amazon for £54. A bargain me thinks !
Only downside is the 3Gb download which takes me about 3 hrs.
FK