TSCC - 5" Panasonic STRADA CN-GP50 portable navigation device- $99

james-007 wrote: ↑I picked mine up yesterday and it is hackable. I am able to get IGO to work on it but not new version of Navigon. I even tried new Navigon maps with the existing software and it wouldn't recognize the maps.
It's a bummer, it won't take SD cards bigger than 2 Gb.

Would you care to share how to hack it? any hint or reference to start from?

Thanks.

zzzzoooo wrote: ↑Would you care to share how to hack it? any hint or reference to start from?

Thanks.

I would be grateful too for some indications on how to hack it to iGO! TIA

andreid wrote: ↑I would be grateful too for some indications on how to hack it to iGO! TIA

I'll try putting something together.

andreid wrote: ↑I would be grateful too for some indications on how to hack it to iGO! TIA

I wouldn't say it's hack but what it does do is allows you load another menu.
1st) Hook up the GPS to your computer and rename navigation\navi.exe to navi3.exe
2nd) Download this zip file http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RH3IHCHD
3rd) Copy all 3 folders to the root of the residentFlash. Overwrite any files (should not be any)
4th) Cycle power and you should see the new menu
5th) Use another SD card and load IGO8 and / or Amigo

If you want to change or add to the menu edit launchpad\files\mainpage.ini file

If you want to go back to original setup just delete Apps and Launchpad folder, delete navigation/navi.exe and rename navi3.exe back to navi.exe or go to Panasonic website and look for the new firmware which will set the GPS back to normal.

I believe Miopocket software might work. Try here: http://netfresco.com/MioPocket/default.aspx

JJ23 wrote: ↑I believe Miopocket software might work. Try here: http://netfresco.com/MioPocket/default.aspx

james-007 wrote: ↑I wouldn't say it's hack but what it does do is allows you load another menu.
1st) Hook up the GPS to your computer and rename navigation\navi.exe to navi3.exe
2nd) Download this zip file http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RH3IHCHD
3rd) Copy all 3 folders to the root of the residentFlash. Overwrite any files (should not be any)
4th) Cycle power and you should see the new menu
5th) Use another SD card and load IGO8 and / or Amigo

If you want to change or add to the menu edit launchpad\files\mainpage.ini file

If you want to go back to original setup just delete Apps and Launchpad folder, delete navigation/navi.exe and rename navi3.exe back to navi.exe or go to Panasonic website and look for the new firmware which will set the GPS back to normal.

Thanks guys. I finally had time to play with it and was able to run Miopocket on it. I simply renamed 'MioPocket.exe' and 'MioPocket.mscr' to 'SDAuto.exe' and 'SDAuto.mscr' respectively and it worked like a charm.

I squeezed Igo 8.3.2.96054 (2009.06 Canada map), iGO Amigo 8.4.2.109504 (map shared with Igo 8.3.2), DestinAtor 8.0.20.21.1 (2009.Q3 Canada map) and Navigon 8310 v7.4.3 build-201 (2009.Q3 Canada map) into 2GB SD (12.8 MB free after installation). I think RealityView 3D, Panorama View 3D (-edited- not sure) on Navigon is working well on my Panasonic. GarminXT was working as well but no space on SD so I deleted it.