TomTom 5 Onscreen Keyboard - MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General

I have recently upgraded to TomTom 5, and generally things are good except that because my PDA2k has a built in keyboard, TomTom wont show me the onscreen version.
I have contacted TT but they say there are no immediate plans to change this 'feature'. I'm sure you can imagine, with the PDA in a car cradle, I don't really want to be sliding the keyboard out to use. As well as this TT seems to set its own keyboard configuration over the PDA so I can't use the function key to access numbers.
Does anyone know who I can trick TT5 into thinking there is no built in keyboard so I can use the onscreen one?
Thanks for any help.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=22510
Stefan

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Unistall hardwarekeyboard on Blue Angel?

is it possible to switch off the hardwarekeybord or uninstall the drivers??
thanks for your help.
Start / Settings / Connections tab and select Beam, turn off the receive all beams check box and that will have disabled the hardware keyboard (the keyboard still works but this action frees up the com port) mike
M-Ster said:
is it possible to switch off the hardwarekeybord or uninstall the drivers??
thanks for your help.
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why would you want to??? :?:
I'd like to disable the KB so that TomTom5 will display its soft keyboard.
Tried the beam off and it didn't work. Must admit didn't think that it would though.
Anyone got an suggestions
Wayne
let us know how you get on. im not sure if someone has already tried it tho.
good luck
if it works i think i will do the same then i can re install tomtom5 as im back to using 3
mikealder said:
Start / Settings / Connections tab and select Beam, turn off the receive all beams check box and that will have disabled the hardware keyboard (the keyboard still works but this action frees up the com port) mike
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just read this im sure this is not right. he wants to stop the device from recognising that it has a hard wired keyboard not an external one
OK fair point, I was pointing out the easy fix to get the wired GPS receiver unit to work - turn off IRdA, this will not as you correctly indicate force TT5 to use the on screen display keyboard, nothing will until they i.e. tomtom fix the situation - its just poor code untried and released on to the market - I would love to continue with vs3 but it will not work with my XDAIIs, vs 5 does (at last) but not hapy with the interface, lack of on screen keyboard and the inbuilt POI warner (speed cams etc) is rubbish compared to CheckPOI that I use on my ipaq-4700 - mike
Received this email back from TomTom support today.
"Thanks for your E-mail.
We are working on an update to solve the hardware keyboard problems and with 3rd party GPS receivers.
At the moment we can't give a release date but we hope in this month.
Please keep an eye on our wesbite for latest news."
Hopefully we should have a patch for TT5 this month
to mikealder
Just use overlays from checkpoint (copy ovl.files in tomtom dir)
Worked for me
Anybody find a way to disable the keyboard yet?
Found it, now I can use the on screen keyboard with TTN5
In register of PDA..
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shell
Change..
HasKeyboard value from 1 to 0
upgrade to tomtom 5.1 solves the keyboard problem with XDA2s - go to tomtom web site to download update

disable hardware keyboard - TomTom 6 keyboard

Hello,
I`m using TomTom 6 as navigation software on my T-Mobile MDA 3.
But I have the problem, that the TomTom Keyboard isn't show in fullscreen to input the destination adress. I must type on a button to show the fullscreen software keyboard of tomtom.
I have the same problem on my WM2003 and WM2005 devices.
Do anyone know the regkey to disable the hardware keyboard or antother way to fix this?
Regards
Selcuk
here are some screenshots.
Hello,
i have the same problem with tomtom version 6.00. I remember the same problem was with the first version(s) of tomtom 5. TomTom fixed that later with a patch, sad that they have an old problem in the new version.

help with Stowaway bluetooth keyboard and gsmart i300 wm6

hmm this is strange, using the software/driver i can not see the keyboard, if i use the OS BT i can connect and i have basic keyboard functions i do not get the special keys to function which is critical, like ok/X and so on...
I do not know what BT stack gigabyte gsmart i300 (running wm6) has? it supports bt 2.0 with stereo... but the stack is??
also at the moment i could use some third party application that emulates maybe a keyboard to a fuller extent, or mapping program of keyboard or keys, were maybe i could map those keyboard function combo's to the applications virtual keyboard or phone buttons
Any help would be greatly appreciated
In the Stowaway driver-applet, there's an option to disable the native OS HID drivers, so the Stowaway driver can take over control.
Got mine working perfectly under WM6
Moaske said:
In the Stowaway driver-applet, there's an option to disable the native OS HID drivers, so the Stowaway driver can take over control.
Got mine working perfectly under WM6
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ya the problem was i think driver... not sure if the default archived 4.0 works but hte 4.52 that comes for other devices or almost all PPC does have that option and i did try it and it does work perfectly!!

how to get Stowaway BT driver work with WM6

I'm using HTC Trinity WM6 and wish to use my old Stowaway universal Bluetooth keyboard working? i cannot find driver for WM6. anyone have it?
please help!! i love my BT keyboard and wish to get it work again.
thanks
Attached is the driver I use for my Kaiser WM6/6.1, dunno if it'll work on your Trinity or not.
If not here is the drivers page: http://corporate.igo.com/support/Drivers.asp. Just choose your manufacturer and model.
Note that WM6 comes with basic keyboard drivers -- you only need to install a driver if you want to use special functionality such as customized keys. I use the built-in drivers on my Kaiser with a BT keyboard (not the Stowaway, but supposedly compatible).
htc tytn II and sierra bt keyboard
everybody,
trying to connect / use my new sierra bt keyboard with my htc tytn II and nothing works,.... if i go through the htc the keyboard is detected, asks for a security code, does not recognise the one i put in, (although the instructions say pick one of your choice), and does not connect.
if i go through the keyboard CAB installed on the htc, still cannot connect,.... i am not exactly a 'newbie' but if someone could give a step by step direction on how to get this to work, i would be very grateful,....
thanks,
ek
sorry everyone, i used elyspar's CAB file on my htc tytn II,.... thanks for your help,....ek
found a vid on youtube very helpful,.... it's actually quite simple to connect, so maybe i need to retract, i am a newbie,....
here's the link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8HAge9yJu4
no functionality though, just basic input, good for emails / word, but limited,....
guess i have to install the driver on my kaiser somehow,....
Hi everybody, can you tell me which driver i have to install for my Niki? It's not on the list...
Thank you very much.
ekacz24 said:
everybody,
trying to connect / use my new sierra bt keyboard with my htc tytn II and nothing works,.... if i go through the htc the keyboard is detected, asks for a security code, does not recognise the one i put in, (although the instructions say pick one of your choice), and does not connect.
if i go through the keyboard CAB installed on the htc, still cannot connect,.... i am not exactly a 'newbie' but if someone could give a step by step direction on how to get this to work, i would be very grateful,....
thanks,
ek
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I could use an Apple Alu BT KB with HTC TyTN (not II). Paired. Without any special driver. Remember to press Enter on the KB after the code. Now I have a new Touch HD and I get it paired but nothing happens clicking on the keyboard...
I will start installing drivers which I find here suggested and will report.
iGo stowaway BT keyboard and WM6
Hello all,
I originally posted this message in a Blackstone forum, but as this problem probably relates to WM6 in general I thought I would post here
I have an igo bluetooth keyboard and I am using Blackstone phone (running the usual WM6.1 proffessional. I installed the igo software and everything worked fine except that phone crashed a lot. Not so useful. I then uninstalled the software and paired the keyboard using the onboard Bluetooth keyboard drivers. All worked well for one run through and I was able to type away. However I have not got the thing to work again since, even after re-pairing the devices. Does anyone haev any thoughts about what I might be doing wrong?
Thanks.
Tom
Hello Guys, partly not to the topic hear....
I have an igo stowaway keyboard and a travel mouse and i have been using them with my fusi n560 (wm 6.0). Now I bought a Nokia 5800 mobile phone with symbian s60v3 touch. The keyboard came with multiple driver including both wm and symbian versions, but the mause came only with wm driver. Now the question is: do you happen to know how could I use my mouse with my symbian device? Sorry for asking symbian related question here....
Special Characters and the Sierra Stowaway
I have previously used the Sierra Bluetooth Keyboard and it worked flawlessly on my T-Mobile Wing running WM5... I recently tried to port the same driver suggested by ek... (PPC5) to the T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2, WM6.1.
It works on all keys, including the function keys, but cannot produce the specialty characters on the 5th, number-row, i.e., [email protected]#$%^&*()
Everything else seems to work fine... anybody come across a fix for this?
Thanks!
JSS
I've been interested in acquiring an Apple Wireless Keyboard for my PDA too.
But from skimming other people's post, looking at what was successful on the internet (e.g. the guy on youtube with the Mio who paired with the Apple BT Keyboard), it seems that all the success stories come from people running WM5/6
Anything 6.1 and above seems to not work in general, although you have some success stories like from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=486595
Has anyone successfully paired with 6.1-6.5?
jstapley said:
I have previously used the Sierra Bluetooth Keyboard and it worked flawlessly on my T-Mobile Wing running WM5... I recently tried to port the same driver suggested by ek... (PPC5) to the T-Mobile HTC Touch Pro2, WM6.1.
It works on all keys, including the function keys, but cannot produce the specialty characters on the 5th, number-row, i.e., [email protected]#$%^&*()
Everything else seems to work fine... anybody come across a fix for this?
Thanks!
JSS
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I have similar problems with my Samsung Omnia, WM6.1 and the German Stowaway Keyboard (QWERTZ) with the driver 4.51.
Just the keys !$& are not working.
Could there be a workaround like using ASCI numbers?
I tried ALT+33 to get a "!" but had no success.
Does anybody else has some suggestions?
Thanks,
Sigi
sigi-s said:
I have similar problems with my Samsung Omnia, WM6.1 and the German Stowaway Keyboard (QWERTZ) with the driver 4.51.
Just the keys !$& are not working.
Could there be a workaround like using ASCI numbers?
I tried ALT+33 to get a "!" but had no success.
Does anybody else has some suggestions?
Thanks,
Sigi
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I solved my problem:
I installed the English driver 4.52
(I have an English ROM and use a German Keyboard)
The driver was changed from version Ger4.51 to Eng4.52 on several places and I think they solved some Bugs.
I resetted my Omnia after the installation.
Because the problem still existed, I resetted the Omnia once again, while the Stowaway keyboard was selected in the keyboard menu.
After that reset all the characters worked like the should.
Hope that helps.

Bluetooth keyboard that works?

I've been having problems with my UK Vodafone Touch Pro 2's bluetooth, can anyone recommend a decent Bluetooth keyboard that works with it?
I've tried the Apple Wireless Keyboard to no avail and my Freedom Universal, which worked on my Kaiser, can't. I found the iPaq hack that someone posted on this site, but unfortunately the keys are almost randomly changed, making it useless.
Thanks for any help.
Bluetooth Keyboard
DH953 is the Dell part number for BT keyboard which I purchased bundled with BT mouse off Ebay minus the dongle. Only cost around $35.00 USD. Have been using both for over a year on my 2 laptops and desktop pc. Using it with the TP2 for anything allowed such as internet, email, sms, etc... Hope this helps you.
But what about PDA
But what about PDA
do it support PDA asus p750
Using Freedom here. Don't use the disk, the phone just pairs up without any additional drivers.
Thanks for the tips. I managed to get the Apple keyboard working with my old Kaiser using BlueInput, but only after a hard reset to remove the Freedom HID.
Think I'll hold out until BlueInput supports Broadcomm

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