My ASEAN Free GPS Map Project

I had the same problem, and this is how i solved it.


1. Install Garmin Streetpilot Onboard in your iphone.
2. Download or create "gmapsupp.img" from Malfreemaps. Download link for .exe file can be found here http://www.malfreemaps.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=8442 .
3. Change "gmapsupp.img" to "gmapprom.img" .
4. Install "iexplorer" in your computer, this is a file explorer for you iphone. If you have ifunbox, it won't open one of the directory, don't know why. Download the latest ifunbox, it will allow you to open the directory in item 5.
5. In iexplorer, search for this directory "var\mobile\Applications\[xxxxxxxxxxxx]\garmin-nav.app\storage-usa\.System"if there is no /.System folder/directory, you will need to create the folder. Remember to name the folder .System [note: there is a full-stop in front of System], otherwise when you check the map. it will say there is no map found ( [xxxxxxxxx] is a random number and alphabet for the app directory, try open one by one and see which one is the garmin folder).
6. Copy the "gmapprom.img" that you rename before, and paste it in this directory.
7. Now you need to install "ifile" in your phone. (ifile is the file explorer in iphone).if your handphone is not jailbroken, you can use winscp for item 9 & 10. Using winscp is very complicated, better to jailbreak your iPhone
8. If you already have (or downloaded) .deb file for the "ifile" , just copy it into " /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall " (using ixplorer) and it will install automatically after you reboot your iphone.
9. Next step, open "ifile" and go to the same directory as mentioned in (5), then tap the blue colour arrow next to the "gmapprom.img" .
10. Change the permission ( User, Group, World ), all to [ Read , Write ].
11. Exit ifile, then open Garmin Streetpilot Onboard, then you will have the desired MFM super awesome map.

I had the same problem, and this is how i solved it.


1. Install Garmin Streetpilot Onboard in your iphone.
2. Download or create "gmapsupp.img" from Malfreemaps. Download link for .exe file can be found here http://www.malfreemaps.com/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=8442 .
3. Change "gmapsupp.img" to "gmapprom.img" .
4. Install "iexplorer" in your computer, this is a file explorer for you iphone. If you have ifunbox, it won't open one of the directory, don't know why.
5. In iexplorer, search for this directory "var\mobile\Applications\[xxxxxxxxxxxx]\garmin-nav.app\storage-usa\.System" ( [xxxxxxxxx] is a random number and alphabet for the app directory, try open one by one and see which one is the garmin folder).
6. Copy the "gmapprom.img" that you rename before, and paste it in this directory.
7. Now you need to install "ifile" in your phone. (ifile is the file explorer in iphone).
8. If you already have (or downloaded) .deb file for the "ifile" , just copy it into " /var/root/Media/Cydia/AutoInstall " (using ixplorer) and it will install automatically after you reboot your iphone.
9. Next step, open "ifile" and go to the same directory as mentioned in (5), then tap the blue colour arrow next to the "gmapprom.img" .
10. Change the permission ( User, Group, World ), all to [ Read , Write ].
11. Exit ifile, then open Garmin Streetpilot Onboard, then you will have the desired MFM super awesome map.

tencheenian wrote:Thanks everyone! i Finally figure out that the garmin app crash is due to Spire (SIri port to iphone4). For those who is using iphone4 with ios5, you should try to avoid spire and my3G app as it sometimes will cause apps crash!

ahmoy wrote:Did anybody has problem with custom icons for MFM (icons are McDonald, Petronas, Shell, etc) didn't appear inside Garmin Streetpilot iPhone?

FYI, i am using the USA version.

ahmoy wrote:

The right most is image taken from GarminXT (running on Nokia 8500), notice that there are 2 restaurants, 1 Continental tyre shop, Giant, 2 Petronas station, 1 Shell station and one McD (above the 50 wording)

The middle (normal zoom) and right (max zoom) taken from Garmin StreetPilot iPhone running on iPad2. The middle image only shown Continental tyre shop, if zoomed in more to max, the Continental tyre shop gone but can see 2 restaurants.

Both applications use the most details option, not during nagivation and use a same gmapsupp.img.
The location of the map is at N03 0.517' and E101 48.219' (N 3.00862 and E101.80366)

To djthormented: can you see custom icon Petronas + Shell inside your Garmin StreetPilot iPhone using the location given above?

ahmoy wrote:maybe something wrong with the IPA that i am using? Don't think i forgot to set the correct settings...

waiting for your screenshot!!!

or, maybe something wrong with how i added the maps into garmin folder? FYI,
1. I downloaded the IPA for US version with no data map at all (about 60mb size)
2. the file that i transferred to garmin folder is gmapsupp.img not the gmapprom.img (and of course into different folder...)