The 4DMapMaster Restoration Project team is proud to announce the availability of the 4DMapMaster Restoration program (MMR). This project has been a long time coming, but the time has come to release the first public version of 4DMapMaster. We have put together a couple of different web sites that contain all the necessary files to be downloaded to correctly use the program. There are also other files that will allow you to enhance your 4DTV viewing experience. There are also technical documents if you have a desire to get an in depth understanding of the 4DTV hardware. There is only one catch to all of this. If you use any of this documentation or the program itself, you are the one responsible for any failures. We will only accept praise for the successful situations. But if you can contribute information to our effort to help make MMR a better program, please feel free to post any experiences you may have. We have made every effort to provide a detailed step by step procedure to allow you to obtain, install, and use the proper hardware and software to be successful at replacing your outdated 4DTV maps. We will not and can not hold your hand. Please do not screw it up. We are counting on you!
Several files are necessary to run the necessary programs. The programs come in two flavors, the Linux version and the Windows version. MMR for Windows require redistributable dll files from Microsoft and Nokia (QT). Linux has them installed by default. And do not forget the USBBDM hardware and USBBDM NT software. They have both Linux and Windows versions also, and require a different set of redistributable dll files from Microsoft and Nokia. Our site has most of these files; feel free to download your own copy from Microsoft, Nokia, or USBBSM support sites. We have provided an installation document that covers everything you ever wanted to know about the installation process. It is the first file listed on the map master site. Please read it. Print it off and read it again, and again. After you think you know what you are going to be doing, read it again. Go to this site to get all of the support files. https://sites.google.com/site/4dtvmapmaster/home
Once you have all of the MMR support software installed and have the proper USBBDM hardware you will be ready for the MMR program. The 4DMapMaster program is freeware. I expended lots of hours to produce this program so that others could enjoy the fruits of my and others efforts. Some year I may provide the source to someone(s) who can make heads or tail of the ~10,000 lines of C++/Qt code and to continue support of the 4DTV map restoration effort. Please do not ask for the source, you can not have it! The executable program is another thing. Please send an e-mail to MapMasterWizard@gmail.com to request a copy of the executable program web site URL. I will send you the URL for the other web site to download the MMR program and some other enhanced map files. I will try to check my mail every day. This is not intended to restrict anybody from using the program. I just want to get some idea of how many people have an interest in this project. The MMR program has two different modes of operation, beginner and not beginner. I could have called it expert mode, but we do not have any experts, just non beginners who have various levels of understanding of the internals of the 4DTV receiver and the satellite mapping structure. The beginner mode will do everything you need to do to dump the maps from a binary and reload the entire set of maps to create a new binary. The extended mode (menu item switch controlled) allows more tools to probe the map binaries and edit custom maps. It is really intend for a more knowledgeable user. It has tools to dump the binary in hex, do diffs, and do hex editing of the binary. The program has lots of documentation about the map structure and instructions of how to read/write the maps. If you can provide insight into anything, please send it to me or post it for discussion. I hope through the use of this forum to be able to provide information and receive input from all who want to contribute to our effort. Money is not needed, knowledge is! Through that interaction and information exchange, I hope to be able to provide a program that will be useful to all forum followers.
Several files are necessary to run the necessary programs. The programs come in two flavors, the Linux version and the Windows version. MMR for Windows require redistributable dll files from Microsoft and Nokia (QT). Linux has them installed by default. And do not forget the USBBDM hardware and USBBDM NT software. They have both Linux and Windows versions also, and require a different set of redistributable dll files from Microsoft and Nokia. Our site has most of these files; feel free to download your own copy from Microsoft, Nokia, or USBBSM support sites. We have provided an installation document that covers everything you ever wanted to know about the installation process. It is the first file listed on the map master site. Please read it. Print it off and read it again, and again. After you think you know what you are going to be doing, read it again. Go to this site to get all of the support files. https://sites.google.com/site/4dtvmapmaster/home
Once you have all of the MMR support software installed and have the proper USBBDM hardware you will be ready for the MMR program. The 4DMapMaster program is freeware. I expended lots of hours to produce this program so that others could enjoy the fruits of my and others efforts. Some year I may provide the source to someone(s) who can make heads or tail of the ~10,000 lines of C++/Qt code and to continue support of the 4DTV map restoration effort. Please do not ask for the source, you can not have it! The executable program is another thing. Please send an e-mail to MapMasterWizard@gmail.com to request a copy of the executable program web site URL. I will send you the URL for the other web site to download the MMR program and some other enhanced map files. I will try to check my mail every day. This is not intended to restrict anybody from using the program. I just want to get some idea of how many people have an interest in this project. The MMR program has two different modes of operation, beginner and not beginner. I could have called it expert mode, but we do not have any experts, just non beginners who have various levels of understanding of the internals of the 4DTV receiver and the satellite mapping structure. The beginner mode will do everything you need to do to dump the maps from a binary and reload the entire set of maps to create a new binary. The extended mode (menu item switch controlled) allows more tools to probe the map binaries and edit custom maps. It is really intend for a more knowledgeable user. It has tools to dump the binary in hex, do diffs, and do hex editing of the binary. The program has lots of documentation about the map structure and instructions of how to read/write the maps. If you can provide insight into anything, please send it to me or post it for discussion. I hope through the use of this forum to be able to provide information and receive input from all who want to contribute to our effort. Money is not needed, knowledge is! Through that interaction and information exchange, I hope to be able to provide a program that will be useful to all forum followers.
