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GPSes

This page documents the various EOPs for standalone GPS units, like your Garmins and your TomToms. When looking at the operating systems GPSes can run, they will usually run either a brand of Windows CE or some form of Linux. As for CPU architectures, it seems that most all devices either use ARM or MIPS CPUs.

General (WinCE)

Operating Systems (MIPS?)

MioPocket

MioPocket comes with just about everything that you might want

Originally intended for the Mio series of GPSes, MioPocket has been adapted to function on many WindowsCE-based GPSes, such as the Magellan, Sanyo, Mio, and more. All information in detail is supplied in the readme files for MioPocket, such as the depth of available applications. Said depth is quite immense, with there being a large variety of MioPocket apps covering a realm of genres.

https://archive.org/details/mio-pocket-4.0-release-68

Magellan RoadMate 1412

Operating Systems (ARM?)

Windows CE (w/ Total Commander, +DOOM)

The Explorer components are so absent, third-party apps can’t even display Open or Save dialogs

The remaining Windows CE sublayer on this device is highly neutered, thus, apps like Total Commander are barely even able to run on this thing. Nonetheless, they do run, and things like DOOM can be ran, however, difficulties with USB OTG make it so actually playing DOOM isn't possible, at least for now. It's probably better to use a Roadmate 1424 for hacks, since it's underlying CE install is a lot less neutered.

https://ripitapart.com/2019/08/30/hacking-into-windows-ce-and-doom-on-the-magellan-roadmate-1412-gps-receiver/

Magellan RoadMate 1424

Operating Systems (ARM?)

MioPocket

A lot of the programs do not run correctly with this software for me.

While somewhat broken in a few places, much of the functionality works. There is a slightly custom/unique procedure required to install MioPocket to this GPS, but it still works in the end. Refer to “General” listing of MioPocket above for downloads and generic info about it. The author of this blog did note that the lacking capabilities of the 1424 make this a bit of a pointless endeavor, specifically in the realm of internet browsing and media consumption. Despite that, MioPocket still expands the functionalities of the 1424 by quite a bit.

http://blog.danjoannis.com/?p=584

Magellan RoadMate 2036

Operating Systems (ARM?)

No EOPs appear available for this device.

Wiki Tested

This device’s filesystem likely rules out any EOPs without significant difficulty. This is due to how the device has both “mgnShell.exe” and “Navigator.exe”, rather than just “Navigator.exe” as with other Magellans. On these Magellans, the process of installing an EOP requires replacing “Navigator.exe” with the EOP. With two executables, it is likely that “mgnShell.exe” interferes with the boot process.

These programs all failed to work: BananaPC, FileMan ARM, MioPocket 4.0, ResInfo, SoftButton CE, & Total Commander. Various permutations of files and placements were tried, and it was ultimately determined that it is not worth attempting to hack this device, especially when other very similar Magellans exist with EOPs.

TomTom (pre-2014?)

Operating Systems (ARM/MIPS?)

Linux (TTL, thru OpenTom)

Various implementations of Linux on the TomTom, primarily interfacing with the existing Linux install to make interesting things happen. OpenTom itself is the overarching project behind this Linux port. Provides information, tutorials, applications, etc. A large variety of TomTom models are supported, although some work better than others, and most of them will not be confirmed as such without further research. Such research will be done by our team in the future.

https://github.com/george-hopkins/opentom

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/TTconsole

http://opentom.free.fr/index.php?title=Main_Page

https://issuu.com/mortenjc/docs/tomtom_hacking (console, mplayer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ4QddNK63U (mplayer)

https://raulbalanza.me/es/2020/06/24/opentom-run-linux-on-your-tomtom-gps/ (new guide)

https://web.archive.org/web/20130510204933/http://wiki.opentom.org/Main_Page

https://www.itwire.com/open-source/hacking-the-tomtom-one-through-open-source.html (history)

TTOS

includes a calculator, a calendar clock, a terminal, a sample app, and a MP3/Vorbis player

A WM based off the work of the OpenTom project, aiming to function as a simple PDA with a few functions, plus the ability to develop more applications within if desired. Nobody seems to have jumped on this “API” style expansionism, so for now, TTOS exists primarily as a rudimentary mp3 player + PDA program.

http://www.rastersoft.com/programas/ttos.html

X11-Basic

A special compile for TomTom devices (ARM-linux+framebuffer)

This is a BASIC interpreter + graphics that can be ran on the TomTom combined with a Linux sublayer, serving as a sort of “additional EOP” function. Judging from the supplied screenshots, X11-Basic appears capable of running EOP-style programs, like file managers and other “practical” ideas.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/x11-basic/files/X11-Basic-TomTom/

Internet

TomEDillo

A basic port of Dillo that runs off of the preexisting Linux kernel that’s found on these TomToms. Sadly, from the wiki's research throughout forums and archive links, it appears that the download of this has been lost. If anyone reading this has it, please do reach out to us through one of the accounts listed in the sidebar.

https://www.tomtomforums.com/threads/web-browser-for-your-tomtom-on-its-way.12149/

https://web.archive.org/web/20090228181928/http://tomtomheaven.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=1&id=16&Itemid=29

Other

TomTomHeaven apps

A bunch of apps available for the TomTom, presumably using the OpenTom work to get them working in the first place. While the website is in French, the applications are unknown and may be in either French or English, or possibly even bilingual. Further research can be done here.

https://web.archive.org/web/20081026063116/http://www.tomtomheaven.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20090228181928/http://tomtomheaven.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=1&id=16&Itemid=29

eop/automotive/gpses.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/25 19:28 by io55admin