[HD2 General] Syphon Filter:
Hi guys,

The version of CoPilot Live 8 that comes installed on the HD2 is something I wish to use. I have a license key (had purchase this a while ago). I have managed to activate my license on the HD2 but cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the latest maps onto the device.

I have RTFM and searched and I still don't get it, am I being really stupid? Any help on getting the latest maps onto my device (SD card I presume) would be much appreciated.

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Please see this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5207395&postcount=16

There may be an issue with my method, I will report back as soon as I have investigated. I suggest not using this guide until I have found what the issue is and if there is a fix/solution.

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UPDATE 24/12/09

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Right guys, the method below does work but you need a fair amount of patience. The guide below has been updated.

Do everything shown in the guide below and your maps will download. It will take a fair amount of time depending on the follow:

1. The size of the maps you are downloading.

2. The speed of your broadband connection.

READ THE WHOLE GUIDE BEFORE DOING ANYTHING!!!!

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SCENARIO:

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You have a new HD2 with CoPilot Live 8 preinstalled (I think this is the case for ALL new HD2s as CoPilot Live 8 is cooked into the default/official ROM.

You already have a CoPilot Live 8 license (that you perhaps used on a previous device etc) that covers you for regions other than the one that comes preinstalled on the SD card that comes in the box.

You want to use your existing license and map regions on your shiney new HD2.

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SOLUTION:

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1. Deactivate the license on your old device by doing in the following:

a. Launch CoPilot

b. Menu -> Settings->Licencing. Press deactivate (you need to have an internet connection active for this to work, I used WiFi).

c. You should see a message the confirms the deactivation has been successful.
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2. Before you do anything on your HD2 with CoPilot I suggest copying the "copilot" folder on the bundled 2GB SD card onto your desired card (I used an 8GB Sandisk that I used to use with my Touch Pro). You can skip this step if you just want to use the bundled card and there is enough space for any additional maps you want/need to download.

3. Make sure your HD2 has an internet connection, once again I suggest using WiFi for speed and stability reasons.

4. Make sure your HD2 is connected to a power supply to keep it "awake". Not sure if this is really necessary.

5. Fire up CoPilot and follow the on-screen instructions.

6. Enter your license key when prompted, followed by the email address and password you used on the old device.

7. Your HD2 installation of CoPilot should now be activated (as indicated by an on-screen confirmation).

8. Press Menu->Download Maps: Now select the map/region you desire (this will be dictated/limited by the license code you enter I believe). Once you do this the download will commence but you will (I did) get thrown back to the map screen showing your location. Once again press Menu->Download Maps. You should now see a progress indicator and the title at the top of the page should show "Download In Progress".

9. After you complete step 8 below you will see a progress indicator in CoPilot in the "Download Maps" section as stated above. This will obviously creep up as your map is downloaded. When this progress bar reaches the end it may appear to become "stuck", it will not move for sometime. At this point do not lose heart and be patient, VERY patient!

During this time I think the device is making a copy of the file it just downloaded, I dont know why and I dont know how, because looking in file explorer the two files are named EXACTLY the same and within the same folder?! How is this even possible?

The only thought I have on this is that perhaps it's doing some weird check/checksum on the downloaded file. While this is happening the screen will not change, the progress bar will remain at 100% and the title will still be "Download In Progress".

The downloading process will eventually switch to an "Unpacking" process which is reflected in the title of the screen which will now show "Unpacking Data", however the progress bar will still say downloading and reset back to zero and then start to creep back up (though thank fully fairly quickly compared to the previous one!). Again when this progress indicator reaches 100% the device will sit there for a little while.

10. When the device/CoPilot decide they're done you'll be thrown to the map screen and shown a dialog box. Choose "Ok" and you will be shown a list of your available Data Regions. Select your desired data region. Now, weirdly, for me the device showed Europe and Europe!! I assume the currently selected Europe was the "UK & Ireland" map set which was preloaded so I selected the 2nd "Europe" option in the list.

11. Now press OK and you will be asked to restart CoPilot, press "Yes" and CoPilot will exit.

12. Restart CoPilot and the new map set and data region should be set!! You're good to go!!!

PHEW!!!

The issue I was experiencing was (I think) due to the fact that I launched and activated CoPilot without having an SD card inserted, I then tried to insert and download maps but I think the installation had configured itself to look to onboard space rather than the SD card.

I hope this guide is useful for others.