I Would like assistance with finding Maps for NDrive on an old Archos 5 Internet Tablet

**LukeDavis** · 5th September 2023, 08:28 PM

Bear in mind this is my first post here so be patient with me

before i start i would like to clarify that YES I am aware these maps and devices are no longer supported but this endeavor is for a historic reason, and I would like to try it out, okay so now we can begin.

I am going to purchase an Archos 5 internet Tablet alongside some accessories and one of the advertised features was an apparent "Trial" of the GPS Software which is provided by Ndrive. the reason I would like to enquire about this is because the Archos Software store is no longer operational and Archos have ignored all my emails. as such i need a way to bypass and activate this software as if i purchased it many many years ago, the DVD bundled with the archos contains maps apparently but the ones on eBay that are cheap lack the box, manuals and of course that all important DVD.

somebody I know has this but as of now cannot locate it, so my request goes out to the users of this forum, has anyone ever dealt with the Archos 5s version of Ndrive before? and could they provide some assistance, i will still need the window mount but on the internet tablet running android it has built in GPS so the dock can be an aftermarket one, although I would like an Archos branded window mount.

the drive Behind this is an old TV program called the Gadget Show and it Aired on channel 5, one of the shows presenters (Jon Bentley) went to paris in france to demonstrate three devices with GPS functionality. one was an IPhone 3GS Running the IOS6 Version of "TomTom W Europe" paired with the optional "Car Kit" which back in the Day Cost almost £100! nowadays these can be had for next to nothing., a PlayStation Portable 1000 series was also used alongside a Beta version of Go!Explore a navigation software which ran off of a UMD disc and used a USB GPS antenna for the signal, I have all these accessories for my PSP (Still need the Car mains adapter), and of course the Archos 5 was used with western Europe maps provided by NDrive and the optional car mount (which cannot be found anywhere in the UK I have looked)

so far that component is all I am missing and would really like it if somebody could give me a hand here, as all the links in previous posts are dead.

Thank you for your time.

(attached are some images of the device and the window mount for reference)

Spoiler: images

**Boki** · 5th September 2023, 08:47 PM

This is more useful info
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Android 1.6, 800Mhz, 256MB RAM/150MB storage, 4.8" (800x480)... Apart from the sentimental, it will hardly have any useful value
Some old Primo would work much better and could be used with new maps
Good luck

**LukeDavis** · 5th September 2023, 08:58 PM

While yes I am sure IGO Primo is probably way better it at it's job does kind of break up the originality with the Three Devices,

is this a recommendation or is NDrive Unhackable? I assumed if i can get the APK off the tablet I can modify it to have an endless trial somehow.

**fisching** · 7th September 2023, 10:50 AM

What do you want ? NDrive program, maps or something else.

**LukeDavis** · 7th September 2023, 11:04 AM

The Archos Should have NDrive Preinstalled but just incase the one I end up purchasing lacks that i would like Both if that is possible.

in regards of Maps I only need Western Europe at this moment in time.

**fisching** · 7th September 2023, 03:55 PM

I didn’t understand anything about the program. Maps v2.21 are here
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**LukeDavis** · 7th September 2023, 10:34 PM

i cannot thank you enough man! you are a shining star,

i have read up about the Archoses Version of N-Drive and it is baked into the firmware. which I plan to dump anyway as the NANDs and Hard Drives inside them love to frequently die. so I will probably upload that here for others with similar intensions.

Edit:

I may have responded too soon, I dragged the maps into the N-Drive map folder on the Test device in question but they don't appear to be working, I believe they asked if I wanted to import something (I cannot remember if it asked this before I inserted the maps) but it said something about not being able to connect to the servers which I think is weird, surely it should treat these maps as if i owned them?

I have uninstalled N-Drive 11 on both test devices and deleted the folder, now it complains about an image file missing when I install fresh from the APK file,

I Think I might have ruined it completely, is there some extra step the app goes through to validate maps? like a license? I am very confused here

**asprin624** · 8th September 2023, 06:50 AM

@LukeDavis,

I think you are beating a dead horse here.

NDrive for smartphone is now Karta GPS.

Requires Android
6.0 and up along with many GPS apps now a days.
Yes there are GPS apps that will run on Android 4.0 but that is getting less an less....

Spoiler: Info found here:

Spoiler: Download the app here

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But I think you need to get a new smartphone or tablet and use one of the newer update GPS app.

NDrive is over 10 years old...

**fisching** · 8th September 2023, 10:43 AM

@LukeDavis,
The ARK archive also contains the NDrive folder (without maps you can put it yourself)
You copy the NDrive folder to the internal memory, install Ark and that’s it.
When you first start it will offer to transfer purchases_ignore, click no.
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**LukeDavis** · 8th September 2023, 03:32 PM

I have tested this on a number of devices seems anything that isn't running "Modern" android seems to like it, everything else locks up after launch, I have had one Tablet with Android KitKat fail with a Device ID error, probably doesn't like the fact it is a no name mediatek device.

works flawlessly on a Galaxy S2 (Telstra) and I am currently waiting on a new Power supply for my Asus EeePad to try it on there,

i have a Tesco Hudl 1 which I plan to try too as I also believe this is a KitKat device but it's battery has died so I plan to replace it.

at the moment it does seem that your method is successful and has preserved N Drive 11 for future old software adventuring.

Archos hasn't arrived yet so i can't comment on it's status but I will likely work something out myself.

gotta remember that this is just an old experiment with software, my hobby is preserving old apps and programs that have almost been lost to time completely.

whenever I need navigation i rely on Google Maps as a primary device,

whenever I go on vacation I sit in the back with a mess of Random old GPS Devices just to play around with them and see what routes the different devices and software's decide to take.

Purely for fun and in no way do I plan to navigate souly with NDrive