Many people get this annoying message when they try to download Nokia maps on their memory card:
“Connection to the storage medium has been interrupted. Attach your storage medium and retry.”
Here is a workaround I discovered.
To start with, connect your mobile and select the Mass Storage option, or remove your memory card and attach it to your computer. You basically have to mount the card as a drive.
1. Open a Windows File manager and go to the following directory: $System_rootDocuments and Settings$usernameLocal SettingsTemp
On my winXP was: C:Documents and SettingsmodestosLocal SettingsTemp
2. Run Nokia Map Loader
3. Select the maps that you want and start downloading.
4. go back to the file manager and locate a folder named “download_temp”.
It only appears when downloading and if the installation fails then Nokia Map Loader deletes it.
5. So, before downloading finishes make the “download_temp” folder read-only.
6.Once Maploader finishes downloading the maps you selected, it will hang without deleting the maps…
7.Copy the zip files somewhere safe.
8. Open the zip files and extract the 01,02 … folders to your memory card under the folder Private20001f63diskcache. As of firmware version 20.0.X you must copy content in the yourmemcard/cities folder
Overwrite all contents.
9. Run Nokia Maps
10. Do not forget to enable read/write permissions to the download_temp folder. Otherwise Map Loader will fail to run.
that’s it.
Thanks, it’s work :)
Hi,
I’ve tried this method in Mass Storage mode and when i start the Map loader it wants me to connect via PC suite Mode or it doesn’t let me access the map loader. =(
Well i’ve tried PC suite mode anyway but could not locate the ‘download_temp” folder too.
I was hoping this method could work, i’ve been trying different methods to get the map loader to work but sadly, i haven’t succeeded.
hi,
As I mentioned, you have to delete the download_temp folder otherwise Maploader might not work… try it yourself.
mo
I tried this tutorial and it actually worked.
I suggest you make the download_temp folder permanently read only or create it beforehand.
Thanks !!!