Unlocking Navman S150

Submitted: Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 11:30

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Vince NSW

In late June I got a Navman S150 and was informed that you can unlock them so that you can load Oziexploror CE. I tried the suggested hacks in June but no go. I was out bush until last week & this is the first chance I have had to try & get it up & running.
I have loaded the required information from the Gpspassion forum but I can not get the Navman to recognise the info in the SD card.
Can anyone tell em where I have gone wrong ?Vince

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Reply By: baza - Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 13:34

Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 13:34

From here: http://www2.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=35114

"Hacking the newer S Series:

These are the new thinner Navmans that use a microSD card. Eg - the S150. The hack is the same as described at the start of this thread except that you need to use a different name for the hack folder on the microSD card. Previously you would call the folder "S50" if it was an S50 model.

With this new series you need to first connect the unit to a computer and using Windows Explorer look in it's flash drive (should be the first of the two drives that will come up) for a file called "source.txt". Open it and it should look something like this:

Created: 2008-09-26 21:21:36:984375000
Software: MERMAID_405 6.00.0048
Map Data:NT_AU_0802_4014
Map Region:AU
Part Num: 565117210203R02

The "MERMAID_405" bit is what you name the hack folder that you put mortscript, auto.exe and auto.mscr into per the first post.

Let us know how you get on with this - it would be interesting to see what the other units are called."

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Follow Up By: Vince NSW - Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 14:27

Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 14:27

Thanks for the reply Baza.
From the Source.txt it is "Mermaid_425" and I have used the instructions from your link. psproule gave me his link in June.
Still no go.

I may have to go out and kidnap an eleven year old to help.

Vince

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Reply By: baza - Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 16:04

Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 16:04

Haven't got mine with me, but did you rename 2 of the 3 files in the Mermaid_425 director to be just auto.exe and auto.mscr instead of MioAutoRun?

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Follow Up By: Vince NSW - Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 16:25

Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 16:25

Yes !!

I have just finished re formatting the SD card & down loading the Mio files again.
The Navman now has flat batteries, so waiting for a recharge before I put the card back in.
I will let you know know how it goes.
Vince

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Follow Up By: Vince NSW - Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 19:49

Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009 at 19:49

Navman now fully charged. Put the Sd card in and turned on, It's still acting like a Navman.
What am I doing wrong ?

Vince

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Reply By: psproule - Wednesday, Aug 05, 2009 at 06:45

Wednesday, Aug 05, 2009 at 06:45

Make sure you have the file extensions right. Many people forget that Windoze by default hides the file extensions (.exe and .scr int his case I think) and they end up naming files xxxxxx.exe.exe, or leave off the extension. I am on a mac at the moment, but from memory in Windows Explorer (not IE!) you select view, options and turn off "hide extensions of known file types" or something similar. I am fairly sure that note is somewhere in the full thread I started on Pajeroclub. I have seen 3 S150's hacked so far.

Pat Sproule.

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Follow Up By: Vince NSW - Wednesday, Aug 05, 2009 at 08:37

Wednesday, Aug 05, 2009 at 08:37

Thanks Pat.
I think I have bigger problems. The Navman now will NOT pick up satellites & comes up with a message saying that it can not find map files. This is with the SD card in & with it out.
I think I will need to find a computer savy type and give it to them.
Thanks for you efforts
Vince

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Reply By: psproule - Thursday, Aug 06, 2009 at 06:25

Thursday, Aug 06, 2009 at 06:25

arrhuummmmm - sounds like you have deleted files off the internal flash drive!

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Reply By: Dr Hook - Thursday, Aug 06, 2009 at 16:35

Thursday, Aug 06, 2009 at 16:35

I'm sick of using my (huge) laptop as an in-car navigator screen. I have the s80 model Navman and want unlock it to to upload OziExplorer CE and the Natmap Raster maps only, for "moving map" display during bush trips.
1) will the screen-size, resolution and zoom images be functionally useful? and
2) Will it still provide the normal Navman operations for around-town navigation or will that functionality be lost once unlocked?

Any comments would be helpful

Cheers; Dr Hook

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Follow Up By: Member - Vince B (NSW) - Thursday, Aug 06, 2009 at 17:36

Thursday, Aug 06, 2009 at 17:36

Dr. Hook.
I have an S80 Navman & with my sons help have loaded oziexplorer.
The maps are excellent(still have to learn how to navigate oziexplorer).I used the Navman last month, travelling to Emerald.
For normal navman operations, simply remove the sd card.
Cheers.
Vince

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