having a problem with mapthis

[kevinf]

i have firmware 3.4 oe and don't have a receiver yet. for some reason when i do a search on an address it always says that it can't find it. is it because i don't have a receiver

[the_troll]

I have the same problem. Anyone one out there with an answer gets a kiss from a troll.

Note: No purchase necessary, void where prohibited. the 'kiss' cannot be substituted for anything else. Valid only in the 48 continental states.

[kevinf]

hey do you have the receiver or no. i am thinking that it can only search for address if you have the receiver

[deniska]

you don't need a receiver for address search but you do need to generate geodata.dat file for the area in question

[kevinf]

do you just check the box that says geodata on the bottom or is there something else too.

[the_troll]

I have the geodata and still have the same problem.

Note: Troll kiss still unclaimed.

[kevinf]

yeah i have the geodata too. gmdl puts the geodata into the map folder by itself right?

[kevinf]

i think i got it to work a little better. basically when you enter in an address it has to be exact, so if on the map the st(street) doesn't have a period (st.) then you don't enter in a period. but still some of them still didn't work for me though

[the_troll]

I also got the problem figured out on my side. The City is wrong on some address, so if you just put the state and zip it come up.

[deniska]

you don't really need to enter complete address in the latest builds.
For instance, with geodata file covering counties near New York city, search for "15 Bro" will return 9 hits:
15 broadway, Bayone, nj
15 brook st, jersey city
15 broad st, NY
15 brad st
15 broom st
etc...