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tom tom 6 wont recognise inbuilt gps

... can someone give me the settings to fix this problem, and also an english lanuage voice, thanks

Other NMEA GPS recever Baud Speed to 9600 on Com 4 should work fine. You can download a voice from www.tomtom.com go to the Plus section of the site and select voices, the built in ones are available for download, what happened to your original? - Mike

thanks for the help, dont know what happened but they all came up not installedhad a look at the extended rom and tried to run the cab but it wouldnt run, but al should be fine now thanks

the gps still wont work, what settings do you have in the gps applet in settings? i cant select com 4 in tom tom what comes up is com9 gps com0 com2 and serial, no matter what it is set to in the gps settings

I think you need tom tom 6.02 to recognize the internal gps.

I'm using tomtom 6.010 and it works perfectly on Xda Orbit.
Settings in Orbit
Program GPS: Com 4
Hardware GPS: None, baud rate 9600
Tick Manage GPS Automatically
Settings in tomtom
Select "Other NMEA GPS Receiver" 9600 on Com 4.

Have you been to the Tomtom options>preferences>GPS>configure yet? maybe that's your problem ??
Mine is set to com 4 by default in the prefs and In built GPS in the TomTom settings. Hope it helps.
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Also bear in mind that the program will take about 30 secs to recognize the built in GPS and then it will take around 45 secs to get a signal outside so give it time too

astrodemoniac said:
Have you been to the Tomtom options>preferences>GPS>configure yet? maybe that's your problem ??
Mine is set to com 4 by default in the prefs and In built GPS in the TomTom settings. Hope it helps.
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Also bear in mind that the program will take about 30 secs to recognize the built in GPS and then it will take around 45 secs to get a signal outside so give it time too
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With 6.02 it takes about 10 seconds for a cold start to get a lock and 3 seconds for a hot start. It uses the QuickGPS files! Mine has usually got a fix by the time I've loaded TomTom and opened the satelite info page!
Phil

I have :
Software tab : port : com4
hardware tab : port not set, speed 4800 bauds
Acces tab : select the item
These are the settings with were set when I bouth the device.
KR, Imer

low405 said:
With 6.02 it takes about 10 seconds for a cold start to get a lock and 3 seconds for a hot start. It uses the QuickGPS files! Mine has usually got a fix by the time I've loaded TomTom and opened the satelite info page!
Phil
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QuickGPS files ?????

Quick GPS is an application on the HTC Artemis and MDA-C-III (Not too sure about the Orbit as I haven't had a chance to mess around with one yet).
It uses the internet or GPRS connection to download a tiny database every 72 hours to speed up the GPS signal acquisition. It is in program files on the device if you have one - Mike

Got It working in the end Couple of Restarts got it going. and to clarify the orbit does Have the Quick GPS aplication, thank you all for your Help

Hi all,
Seems what ever i do my tomtom6 cant find my built in gps. Try'd to set it to com port 4 ect. but nothing Any have more sugestions?
If so thx already.

6Tom9 said:
Hi all,
Seems what ever i do my tomtom6 cant find my built in gps. Try'd to set it to com port 4 ect. but nothing Any have more sugestions?
If so thx already.
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First, make sure your Quick GPS is up to date ( although I'm not really sure just how effective quick gps is, I'm sure I've had a signal without updating in about the same amount of time)
On your MDA, go to Settings/Sytem/GPS.
Click on GPS and in Programs tab, set GPS program port to 'COM4'
Click Hardware tab, set GPS hardware port to '(None)', and set Baud rate to
'4800'.
Click Access tab, tick box for 'Manage GPS automatically (recommended)'
Load Tomtom and go into the GPS Receiver configure screen. Select Other NMEA GPS receiver. Next screen, slide GPS baud rate to 4800 if it isn't already at that. Click done. Next screen, highlight COM4 if it isn't already highlighted, then click on COM4 and it'll bring you to the next screen which shows your current GPS Status.
Make sure you are outside to get a signal. It can take anything from 2 minutes or longer. Mine rarely gets a signal before 2 minutes and sometimes much longer. Some people are very lucky and manage to get a signal within a few seconds, though I've no idea how they manage that.
Also, I've just replaced Navigator 6 with Navigator 7 which is essentially the same but with some different colours, splash screen and one or two additions in the change preferences menus. However, it has a new feature in the GPS Receiver screen which might be useful. It now has Built-in GPS receiver and there seems to be nothing to set after clicking on that. I'm going to go test it now, see if it's any faster or works at all.

I DID IT YAYEE!!
For HTC TOUCH HD TOMTOM6 i chose 9600 and com2 and its now working.
In mobiles setting i turned all com to none..
cheers!!

Roman5 said:
First, make sure your Quick GPS is up to date ( although I'm not really sure just how effective quick gps is, I'm sure I've had a signal without updating in about the same amount of time)
On your MDA, go to Settings/Sytem/GPS.
Click on GPS and in Programs tab, set GPS program port to 'COM4'
Click Hardware tab, set GPS hardware port to '(None)', and set Baud rate to
'4800'.
Click Access tab, tick box for 'Manage GPS automatically (recommended)'
Load Tomtom and go into the GPS Receiver configure screen. Select Other NMEA GPS receiver. Next screen, slide GPS baud rate to 4800 if it isn't already at that. Click done. Next screen, highlight COM4 if it isn't already highlighted, then click on COM4 and it'll bring you to the next screen which shows your current GPS Status.
Make sure you are outside to get a signal. It can take anything from 2 minutes or longer. Mine rarely gets a signal before 2 minutes and sometimes much longer. Some people are very lucky and manage to get a signal within a few seconds, though I've no idea how they manage that.
Also, I've just replaced Navigator 6 with Navigator 7 which is essentially the same but with some different colours, splash screen and one or two additions in the change preferences menus. However, it has a new feature in the GPS Receiver screen which might be useful. It now has Built-in GPS receiver and there seems to be nothing to set after clicking on that. I'm going to go test it now, see if it's any faster or works at all.
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Hi,
I got Quick GPS updated through Activesync
in Settings/System, I have External GPS... not GPS
In External GPS, I did what you suggested.
Same with TT too
I am still not able to get a lock.
It still get "Waiting for a valid GPS signal..."
What more can I try?
Do I need an external antenna?
--Maddu

Dash W/ Google Maps and Bluetooth GPS reciever?

I have a T-mobile Dash and i installed the new Google maps software for smartphones. and picked up a Cellink BTG-7000 bluetooth gps reciever.
I can't get google maps to detect the bluetooth gps
i paired the device and created a outgoing com port to the gps ( says BTG-7000 (com 7)
- ive tried un checking secure connection
- also created an incoming port but does not have gps reciever name in connection...
the google maps software says i have to goto the start - settings - GPS
but i do not have such an option.
Anyone have any ideas?
dave

Hmmm, I am not sure either. I just tried to get it to recognise my bluetooth gps device. Surely someone knows what is going on.

Same issue here
I am having the same issue with my Dash/Bluetooth GPS with Google Maps. There is a FAQ (http://www.google.com/gmm/gmmfaq.html?platform=winm-SmartPhone-T-Mobile+Dash/web#4) that refers to a "Settings->System->GPS" control panel applet that does not exist.

I have the same problem. I think the issue has to do with the initialization of the BT GPS unit and have WM see it first (as GPS) rather than as a BT device that it has paired with. The GPS applet would take care of it by sending it cold boot parameters etc.
Alternatively, you can download a smartphone version of the applet from the GPS manufacturer and run that before running Google Maps. I am not sure but it might fix the problem.
Edit: I wonder if the HTC S620 Variant has the GPS applet in its ROM? If it does, perhaps someone can extract the cab file and share it with the community. That might fix our GPS woes...

I'm running the s620 ROM. There is no GPS applet that I see...

there is no gps

Darn..that sucks.

the settings they tell you to go look at only exist in the PPC version.

Was able to use a BT GPS device to work with Windows LIVE search ( Google Mobile Maps rival )
If GMM can be forced to use a particular comm port it should also work .. anyone ?
HTC S620 phone BTW.

Figured it out !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=293018

Umm, same thing I wrote in the other thread:
Folks, is there a reason you guys are so desperate to use GMM? Especially knowing your GPS doesn't work natively without hacks?
Just use Windows Live Search Mobile? IMO, LIGHT YEARS ahead of GMM in terms of usability and fit and finish. AND it'll find your GPS both on GPSID (what GMM uses) as well as COM ports. No hacks. Simple. Straightforward. Elegant.
http://wls.live.com from your mobile phone. Click the Windows Mobile client.

I've played with both and I've found GMM to be much more one handable. Now when I say that I know WLS is one handable but things go slow. You can do things quick with GMM one handed.
Also GMM adds a features that WLS doesn't. One example is that if you go to a contact in your contact list it gives you the option to 'Locate on Google Maps' and it will use the address in the contact information to locate the contact on Google Maps. And I might be wrong but isn't Microsofts Satelite (Not Road Map) imagery older then googles?

GMM cleaner and smaller but lacking big feature
GMM also seems to use much less memory. Great footprint compared to WLS which slows the whole phone down. When I turn off WLS I also have to restart most of the time because the phone can't recoop some of that memory. The one thing I don't like about GMM is that when using the directions feature with GPS, you can only look at your route, or follow your track - not both at the same time like WLS. (IE right before every turn you get a popup with which way to go.) It's much more manual with GMM.

GPS - how to test it

Hello,
I got this PPC a few days ago (from t-mobile. germany) and I still did not get the GPS thing running...
Does anyone have an idea with witch free program I can test GPS and how I have to configure it? GPS isn't really covered in the manual.
Or do i have to buy an antenna or something extra?
Thanks for help

Did your device come with some GPS related software such as a navigation package, if so which one?
You don't need an external aerial for it to work, if you haven't got any software there are a number of free utilities that can be used to check that it is working - Mike

ok, it's great to hear that i don't need a hardware addon to get it work, but i don't know other gps programs than gpsdash... and gpsdash doesn't work, i dont know how to configure it, it always says "satellites in use: 0"
how do i have to configure the com port and the baud rate?

For a start leave the GPS icon alone you don't need to mess with that.
In GPS Dash you want to select the following:
NMEA data type
Baud Speed 9600
Com Port 4
then you should start to see things working, I don't have that application on either of my Arte based devices, but these settings will work.
Otherwise have a look for the old TomTom GPS driver from version three or earlier I know this works as I use it from time to time on both devices.
Download, unzip and copy the CAB file to your memory card, then using the file explorer on the device locate the cab file and tap it to install the application. - Mike

GPS doesn't work

Hi Guys,
finally my new (german) Rhodium arrived today.
All is fine except the GPS module.
It seems deactivated and I have no idea how to activate it.
Google Maps doesn't work, GPS settings are gray and the GPScyclecomputer sais GPS it off.
Any idea what to do?
Thanks
Duke

In Google Maps under menu-options do you have windows manage the GPS settings?

Hi,
thanks for your reply.
The menuentry for the GPS settings is gray and unavailable.
The winmo GPS settings don't accept any chances at the hardware tab, hardwareport setting is none, i think thats because of the internal device?
Duke

My Touch pro 2 GPS also don't seem to work.
I have a dutch version of the TP2.
The HTC GPS Tool isn't able to get a fix.
TomTom 7 Isn't able to get a fix.
Its set to com 4-> None -> 4800 -> Let windows manage.
Is this perhaps a problem with other then english roms?

After a hardreset all works fine.
Needed about 20minutes for TomTom 7 to get a fix but finally it has one.

I have performed several hard resets with the 1234 okay and still no luck with the GPS I think i'm going to caal htc

I called HTC Netherlands.
They said TP2 is only compatible with Copilot 7.
Also they said to set it to com9 with a baud rate of 9200.
I'm unable to set it to a baud rate of 9200 it switches back to 4800.
So still no luck with the gps. I'm a little bit disapointed with the support.
I keep you posted.

I did contact the HTC support, too. They advised the hard reset.
Did you go out for a walk trying to get a fix? Did it for me.
You also should run QuickGPS to download current satelite data from the internet, and then get out, to a park maybe and give it time. Could be up to 30minutes!
Good luck!

load of crap if someone tells you that it's only compatible with Copilot. GPS chip will work any software as long as they are compatible with each other. TomTom 7 works just fine in TP2.

After a 100km drive with TT 7 still not able to get a GPS lokation with the internal GPS. Its set to COM 4 witha baud of 4800.
The Parrot T3200 easely finds 8 active GPS satalites.
I keep you posted.

It worked for me straight off with Live Search, no need to change any settings. Maybe Orange got something right for once?

Have you tried GPSTest (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360477 and many other places round here) that should help show what is going on.
Gordon

I tried that tool with diffrent settings.
It sees some red dots in the Satallite tab. But is also unable to connect to a satalite. Whilst with my parrot T 3200 it connects with the HTC GPS Tool.

Still the GPS and radio was not working after the WiMo 6.5 Upgrade.
I Called HTC and my touch pro 2 has been shipped to a repair center.
They replaced the motherboard and its working perfect now.

TomTom Navigator 6 working on Touch HD

After a lot of searching on here I have found the info I needed and by trial and error I have got TomTom Navigator 6 working on my HTC Touch HD. I have TTN6 Western Europe HTC P3300/P3600/X7500 version on DVD. It has taken a few hours to get it running but it runs now. Others have mentioned time lag when using it, I have not tried it in the car yet and will do that tommorrow. But all looks swell.
There was also an issue with TomTom over me changing from my HTC3300 which I originally ran the software on. You can only change it from one device to another once in 6 months so don't register the new device with TomTom until you have it all running. I had TomTom Home 2.7 installed and had registered my HTC3300 and TTN6 with TomTom. I had to set up a new email account to register TTN6 on my HD. (more about that later)
The new TomTom Home 2.7 does NOT work until you have installed TomTom on the HD! I un-installed it an put the original TomTom Home 1.5 back on from the DVD to get this all working.
The WVGAFIX3 program (mentioned below) is essential but it limits all apps to running in the top two thirds of your screen with a black bar underneath. Also i have not tried to use landscpe whilst running TTN6 as the screen size is already larger than on my HTC 3300.
So this is what I did.
1. Go here and download WVGAFIX3 and install this excellent little app (Big thanks Cotulla) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455974 and make sure you can get to it easily because you'll need to run it before TomTom starts up on your phone.
2. Use TomTom Home 1.5 (uninstall TomTom Home 2.7 if you have updated already). Plug in your HD and using TomTom Home install TTN6 onto the storage card whilst connected.
3. Turn your phone off then back on (or soft reset) and TomTom will try to automatically install.
4. Let it run through the process. (sorry but I cannot remember if TomTom then tries to start up after instalation) if it does start you will get a weird screen on your phone with the bottom half black and the top with a scrambled TomTom screen. (This is why to need Cotulla’s WVGAFIX3 program). Close TTN6 on the phone. (I pressed the “home” button and used the “close running apps” drop down)
6. Open WVGAFIX3 and choose VGA (480x640) BEFORE running TTN6. Run TTN6, it asks for you to register, I used "register automatically", and it asked for my TomTom Product Code. (it will be on the “credit card” that came with the DVD)
7. Once registered, go into “change preferences”, go to “show GPS status” and then “configure”. Choose other NMEA GPS receiver, select baud rate 115200, select com4. And that should be it as far as installation on the HD goes. (you don’t get the blue and grey bars in the GPS status window but the satellite numbers along the bottom go from grey to blue dots when registered). You will also see that the running programs now all only fill the top two thirds of the screen. DON'T forget to change back to WVGA (480x800) when you have closed TTN6.
8. I then went into TomTom Home and it said the phone was not “paired with/registered with” the details already in TomTom Home and asked if I wanted to update TomTom, I said yes and it sent info off. I’m a bit vague as to what steps happened here because I was beginning to get a bit p*ssed off. (But, I had to register a new email address with TomTom because there was some issue with having two devices on the same email logon when trying to use TomTom Home 2.7 initially).
9. Anyway, in TomTom Home 1.5 I logged in with my new email address and it said the phone was not registered with that account and did I want to update it. I said yes and it updated.
10. I then closed and reopened TomTom Home 1.5 and it said there was an updated version I chose to download and it updated to TomTom Home 2.7. I logged in using my new email details. When that ran it again wanted me to register the phone with TTN6 and TomTom so I said OK. and every thing seems to run fine.
I have not tried downloading new maps as I am happy with what I have at the moment. Also, I have not actually tried the SatNav in the car yet so I don’t know if there are any performance issues with the mapping and voices whilst on the move (all works fine in a static environment). Will use that tomorrow and see how it goes.
I hope this is of some use!
Stoobietoo

What is the difference with IGO8 and tomtom? I mean, why you install more applications to get it work, since igo8 works very stable with HD. I dont know if there is advantages of tomtom, didn't use it before. If there is some, please share with me.
Evan.

I just use TT7, works no problems

The main reason I posted this is that a few folks already have TomTom Navigator 6 and could do without being ripped off for TomTom 7 when 6 will actually work, (despite what TomTom tell you to try to make you pay again TomTom Navigator 6 WILL work with Touch HD!)!
Stoobietoo

pay for tomtom 7? you only need to buy the maps and tomtom 6 maps work with tomtom 7.

jlavoie said:
pay for tomtom 7? you only need to buy the maps and tomtom 6 maps work with tomtom 7.
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Interesting! So how do I get a free legitimate copy of TT7 to use with my maps?
Stoobietoo

stoobietoo said:
Interesting! So how do I get a free legitimate copy of TT7 to use with my maps?
Stoobietoo
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http://rapidshare.com/files/195437755/ttn7.915.9196.vga_black.cab

hsclater said:
I just use TT7, works no problems
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I use it too!

mike91t said:
http://rapidshare.com/files/195437755/ttn7.915.9196.vga_black.cab
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That's legitimate??!

hsclater said:
That's legitimate??!
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My thoughts entirely!
Stoobietoo

hsclater said:
That's legitimate??!
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Did you pay for your maps? If your maps are legit that is all tom tom worries about. I have used this copy and activated my maps with it to another phone by getting a code from Tom Tom. They didn't care about the program...just the maps.

Just go to GPS Underground, MOD EDIT warez link removed . They have everything you need for whatever device or version you have.