Métro ![]() Installation |
Download |
You first have to download the package containing the program and the city files: see home page.
Compatibility |
Métro
is compatible with all PDAs running PalmOS 2.0 or greater (devices
from Palm/PalmOne, Handspring, Handera, Sony, ...). The software is not
compatible with the original Pilot 1000 & Pilot 5000.
Métro
is optimized for devices running PalmOS 5.x (almost all recent models) and
offers a much faster engine on these PDAs (all calculations are nearly
instantaneous). It is also optimized for high resolution screens on recent
PalmOne and Sony devices: it makes full use of the 320x320 or 320x480
resolutions those machines offer, including the 480x320 landscape mode.
Note: for 320x480 mode on the PalmOne Tungsten T3, additional files are
required (see home page).
Métro
is compatible with PDAs (either "Pocket PC" or "Handheld PC" format) running
Microsoft® operating systems Windows CE (versions 2.01, 2.11 &
3.0) and Windows Mobile for PocketPC (versions 2000, 2002, 2003,
2003 SE & 2005, including "Phone Edition"): devices from Compaq, HP, Toshiba,
Siemens, Casio...
Métro
is compatible with all phones running Microsoft® Smartphone system.
For these smartphones, please read the "readme" file included in the corresponding zip file, for installation instructions.
!!! Be careful to use the right version of the program for your Windows Mobile smartphone: some have the "Windows Mobile for PocketPC Phone Edition" system (which require our "PocketPC" version of MetrO) and others have the "Windows Mobile for Smartphone" system (for whose this version of MetrO is the right one). Unpredictable behaviors may occur if you install the wrong version. !!!
Métro
is compatible with all phones running Symbian UIQ (SonyEricsson P800 & P900,
Motorola A920 & A925, ...), Symbian Series 60 (Nokia and others), Symbian
Series 80 (Nokia and others) or Nokia Series 90.
For these smartphones, please read the "readme" file included in the corresponding zip file, for installation instructions.
Unzip |
You should now extract fhe files from the package to your desktop computer. You can use one of the many tools available: WinZip for Windows or StuffIt Expander for Macintosh (strongly recommended, other tools may corrupt the files).
The included files are:
Programs & Directories | Notes |
metro-fr.prc |
PalmOS program in french |
metro-en.prc |
PalmOS program in english |
metro-de.prc |
PalmOS program in german |
metro-nl.prc |
PalmOS program in dutch |
metro-sp.prc |
PalmOS program in spanish |
metro-it.prc |
PalmOS program in italian |
metro-pt.prc |
PalmOS program in portuguese |
metro-se.prc |
PalmOS program in swedish |
metro-da.prc |
PalmOS program in danish |
metro-fi.prc |
PalmOS program in finnish |
metro-no.prc |
PalmOS program in norwegian |
metro-vn.prc |
PalmOS program in vietnamese |
metro-id.prc |
PalmOS program in indonesian |
metro-eu.prc |
PalmOS program in basque |
metro-ca.prc |
PalmOS program in catalan |
metro-co.prc |
PalmOS program in corsican |
metro-hr.prc |
PalmOS program in croatian |
metro-hu.prc |
PalmOS program in hungarian |
metro-ro.prc |
PalmOS program in romanian |
metro-ms.prc |
PalmOS program in malay |
metro-ph.prc |
PalmOS program in filipino (not complete) |
metro-jp.prc |
PalmOS program in japanese |
metro-big5.prc |
PalmOS program in chinese (Big5), to use with CJKOS or equivalent |
metro-gb.prc |
PalmOS program in chinese (GB), to use with CJKOS or equivalent |
metro-kr.prc |
PalmOS program in korean, to use with CJKOS or Hantip or equivalent |
metro-cz.prc |
PalmOS program in czech (Windows encoding), to use with a czech extension (PiLoc or equivalent) |
metro-sk.prc |
PalmOS program in slovak (Windows encoding), to use with a slovak extension (PiLoc or equivalent) |
metro-sl.prc |
PalmOS program in slovenian (Windows encoding), to use with a slovenian extension (PiLoc or equivalent) |
metro-gr.prc |
PalmOS program in greek, to use with PiLoc or equivalent |
metro-pl.prc |
PalmOS program in polish, to use with PiLoc or equivalent |
metro-et.prc |
PalmOS program in estonian, to use with PiLoc or equivalent |
metro-ru.prc |
PalmOS program in russian, to use with CyrHack or equivalent |
metro-bg.prc |
PalmOS program in bulgarian, to use with CyrHack or equivalent |
metro-mk.prc |
PalmOS program in macedonian, to use with InterType or equivalent |
metro-sr.prc |
PalmOS program in serbian, to use with InterType or equivalent |
metro-th.prc |
PalmOS program in thaï, to use with a thaï extension |
metro-tr.prc |
PalmOS program in turkish, to use with PiLoc or equivalent |
metro-he.prc |
PalmOS program in hebrew, to use with Hebrew Support or equivalent |
metro-ar.prc |
PalmOS program in arabic, to use with Piloc or equivalent |
PocketPC/* |
Installer & programs for Windows Mobile for PocketPC (including "Phone Edition"), select the right one for your device (see below) |
SmartPhone/* |
Installer & programs for Windows Mobile for Smartphones |
README.html |
Access to the software documentation |
doc/* |
Documentation files |
all/*.pdb |
Complete city files with accented characters (recommended for most users) |
nordic/*.pdb |
Danish, finnish, norvegian & swedish networks with local sort order (to use only on PalmOS with SortingHack) |
en/*.pdb |
Complete city files in pure ASCII format (no accents), recommended for Palm users with non-roman character sets |
unicode/*.pdb |
Unicode version of the "non-roman" databases. Only for Windows Mobile & Symbian devices (require a compatible font) |
cz/*.pdb |
Czech versions of some cities (to use with PiLoc or equivalent on Palm) |
gr/*.pdb |
Greek versions of some cities (to use with PiLoc or equivalent on Palm) |
ru/*.pdb |
Cyrillic versions of the russian cities (to use with CyrHack or equivalent on Palm). |
kr/*.pdb |
Korean versions of some cities (to use with CJKOS or Hantip or equivalent on Palm) |
big5/*.pdb |
Chinese (Big5) version of some cities (to use with CJKOS or equivalent on Palm) |
gb/*.pdb |
Chinese (GB) version of some cities (to use with CJKOS or equivalent on Palm) |
jp/*.pdb |
Japanese version of some cities (to use with CJKOS or equivalent on Palm) |
th/*.pdb |
Thai version of some cities (to use with ThaiHack or équivalent on Palm) |
Lines in blue denote files and directories available
only in the "non-roman" package (metro-int.zip
). The english
program for Palm and the PocketPC versions are present in both packages.
Installation |
metro-en.prc
for the english version). Install only one of the program files!/all
in most cases). You have to install at least one city!/PALM/Programs/metro
directory, that you may create using a tool like
FileZ) to save main memory.Installation on a memory card: if you have a memory card
extension, you may install the
Métro files there, following these
guidelines:
metro-xx.prc
file):
just select the "Extension card" destination in the "Quick Install"
tool (coming with Palm Desktop). The installation of the program
on a memory card is not recommended.xxx.pdb
files): the program finds
the cities only if they are present in a specific directory on your
card. In order to install the files in their proper location,
you have several options:
/PALM/Programs/metro
directory with an utility such as
FileZ./PALM/Programs/metro
directory
on your card.PocketPC
or SmartPhone
directory to install
the program on your device./all
in most cases). You have to install at least one city!You may also install the program manually instead of using the setup program (and you will have to if you have a WinCE 2.0 or 2.01 device, see at the end of the table):
Device | Program to use | OS | CPU |
All Windows Mobile for Smartphone devices | metrosp.armv4.cab |
Windows Mobile for Smartphone | ARM |
Compaq iPaq H19xx, H21xx, H31xx, H36xx, H38xx, H39xx, H41xx, H5xxx, ... Series | metro.arm300_pspc.cab |
Windows Mobile for
PocketPC Windows CE 3.0 |
ARM |
Palmax @migo-600c | |||
Toshiba Genio e330, e550, e740 | |||
HP 560 series | |||
Mitsubishi Trium Mondo | |||
O2 xda | |||
Dell Axim PocketPC | |||
All PocketPC 2002, PocketPC 2003, PocketPC 2003 SE & Windows Mobile 2005 for PocketPC devices (including Phone Edition) | |||
HPC HP Jornada 700 Series | metro.arm300_hpc2000.cab
* |
Win CE 3.0 | ARM |
Siemens SIMpad SL4 (also under Deutsche Telekom and Swisscom labels) | |||
HPC HP Jornada 820 | metro.arm211_hpcpro.cab
* |
Win CE 2.11 | ARM |
NEC Type Mobile Pro 790 | metro.mips300_hpc2000.cab
* |
Win CE 3.0 | MIPS |
Casio Cassiopeia E-115, E-125, E-125G, EM-500, EM-505G, EM-505F, EM-505I, EM-505S, EM-750 | metro.mips300_pspc.cab |
Win CE 3.0 | MIPS |
Compaq Aero 1550 | |||
Siemens SX45 | |||
Casio Cassiopeia E-10, E-11, E15, E-100, E-105 | metro.mips211_pspc.cab
* |
Win CE 2.11 | MIPS |
Compaq Aero 2164, 2130 | |||
? | metro.mips211_hpcpro.cab
* |
Win CE 2.11 | MIPS |
Philips Nino | metro.mips201UNKNOWN.exe
* |
Win CE 2.01 | MIPS |
Philips Vélo 500 | metro.mips200UNKNOWN.exe
* |
Win CE 2.00 | MIPS |
Sharp HC-4600 | |||
Compaq C-series 800 | |||
HP Jornada 520, 540 Series | metro.sh3300_pspc.cab |
Win CE 3.0 | SH3 |
? | metro.sh3211_pspc.cab
* |
Win CE 2.11 | SH3 |
HPC HP Jornada 680 | metro.sh3211_hpcpro.cab
* |
Win CE 2.11 | SH3 |
? | metro.sh3201UNKNOWN.exe
* |
Win CE 2.01 | SH3 |
? | metro.sh3200UNKNOWN.exe
* |
Win CE 2.00 | SH3 |
Hitachi EPlate | metro.sh4211_hpcpro.cab
* |
Win CE 2.11 | SH4 |
Compaq Aero 8000 |
*
Download the Windows CE 2.0 / 2.01 / 2.11 / HPC versions
here
(the CE 2.0 versions are exe files that you must copy on your device)
Contact Frank if your device processor or OS is not listed
If you receive a security alert when installing (because the software
is not "signed"), enter the "Tools" program and select "Parameters"
under "Options". In the "Install software" windows, turn off the "Signed only"
option. You should now be able to install the program.
The exact location
of these options may depend on your configuration: see your phone user guide for
details.
The Symbian packages contain only a sample of the databases (for major cities). If you want to install other cities, download the full package (metro.zip) and copy your choice of .pdb files to your phone.
Update |
Except when stated otherwise (see "Attention" below), there are no special precautions to take when upgrading your version of the program or the city files: just overwrite the previous files and you're done.
The city databases from versions older than 4.2.0 cannot be used with new releases. If you have an older version of the program on your device, you should delete it along with all its files before installing the new one.
User guide |
If you've never used Métro
before, you should now read the user guide.
Please READ IT before asking a question!