I came accross a post on pocketgpsworld with details to change a reg value that would enable storing of the GPS location in EXIF data for pics taken with the built in camera....
I made the change but nothing in the EXIF data and i'm still missing the GPS icon in the camera view which suggests this doesnt work on an Orbit.
Does anyone have any more information or if this is/isn't available to use on the Orbit or if it's dependent on the version of the camera app?
It should work (well I know it works on the Orbit hardware) what OS are you using on your device I have only seen this work on WM2005, not too sure about WM6 if that is what you are running - Mike
Sorry, would have helped.
I'm running the standard O2 WM6 rom that is now shipped with the Orbit and also available for upgrade on my-xda.com
It works in the orbit - its enabled in my cooked o2 roms - which registry change did you make?
Thanks for replies guys.
In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/HTC/Camera/P9 key i changed the Enable value from 0 to 1
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Thanks for replies guys.
In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/HTC/Camera/P9 key i changed the Enable value from 0 to 1
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Yes thats right - you get a new mode like sport mode not an icon. From normal photo mode scroll with trackball to the left and new mode will appear.
Thanks for your help!
The screenshot i'd seen of the camera app showed a gps/satellite icon that i'd been told toggled on/off but you're right...on the orbit it's a different mode you have to select.
It seems to work OK despite for some reason the GPS LED on the left of the ear speaker not flashing.
In fact, it will create a gps photo with exif gps cords, but the cords are nulls
this has been bugging me for a while, but yesterday i was out walking and already had a gps fix with anotehr app in the background, tried gps photo and it didn't seem to do anything new, however i selected the phone to save to memory instead of sd card, and then restarted the app, now i get a little box saying 'intialising GPS' and a little icon appears next to the mode seletion (the top left) witha little siginal indicator, now the photos get saved with gps co-ords! i can switch it to sd and it saves fine, butwhen you start the app it has to be selected as main memory for storage, gonna look to see if theres someway to fix it, also i found a freeware app that lets loads the picture and then makes a kml file for google earth, can't remember what its called now tho
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I have read all the posts I can find on TT5 and the IIs and have fixed a few of the following problems. I have yet to have any answer at all from TomTom support and it is now three days since I posted the issue with them:
"I have recently upgraded to Navigator 5 and have experienced a catalogue of faults with your new version. I have spent the weekend struggling with obvious issues with your unstable software whilst driving about 600 miles and I am seriously considering uninstalling version 5 and returning to version 3. Please respond to each of the following issues as soon as possible:
1. TomTom hangs when you try to close the application. Even after leaving it for up to an hour on the way home yesterday, the screen never unfroze and I had to re-boot. Still an issue, any ideas folks?
2. TomTom rarely runs more than once between re-boots. When you try to start TomTom for a second time the "two little hands" icon appears on the status bar but the PDA then freezes and has to be re-booted. Still an issue, any ideas folks?
3. When not running I get a message "Cannot execute \Windows\ttgpseng.exe" (see attached screenshot) Fixed by hacking the notification queue
4. The Navigate To screens do not show a keyboard on screen. This forces me to use the slide out keyboard on the PDA which is not practical. (see attached screenshot) Waiting on TomTom to patch?
5. When entering an address using the slide out keyboard the Fn key produces a n(tilda) character instead of being mute. This means that I cannot currently use postcodes or numbers when entering an address. (see attached screenshot) Fixed by installing postcodes properly
6. I welcome the new "Warn about POI" feature but it is fundamentally flawed compared to CheckPOInt which I used to use (and no longer works as you have not supplied a new SDK).
a. Your warnings are based on distance from the POI, not time. This means that it is not possible to set a warning which is appropriate to the speed which you are travelling e.g. if you set it to 500 yards/metres this is fine for POI in town but too short for motorway driving. CheckPOInt uses a 30 second warning which varies according to speed! Got round this by using speed rated POI's and setting different distances for different speeds i.e. Gatso30, Gatso40, Gatso70 etc
b. The only warn of POI on route feature is flawed since you cannot resolve which road a POI is on where the POI position is on an intersection. e.g. where a temporary speed camera location is on a bridge above a motorway you will not consider it on the route. (see attached screenshot) Sort of fixed this by only leaving mobile traps as "not on route", after all, gatsos, temps and specs are always on route.
7. Running TomTom changes the backlight settings on my PDA. I have my PDA set so that it will not turn off the backlight when on external power. Running TomTom changes this setting to switch off backlight when on external power. No fix, even through the thread on this forum
8. The change volume according to speed setting makes no discernable difference to the volume of voice instructions. I don't really understand how this works, does it increase the percentage and if so, how much? Anyone seen it work? I have volume on 100% all the time now anyway
9. If voice instructions are switched off and you tap the screen to get the next instruction to be spoken, the instructions are then switched on! You have to then return to the settings menu to switch it off again. Got round this by getting a "mute" voice pack off the web. Now I get silent instructions but still get POI warnings so no need to switch off instructions
10. The TomTom GPS unit often refuses to talk to the PDA without a re-boot. Often, even with patience, the GPS unit will be switched on and will not connect to the PDA. Once you re-boot, the GPS unit then connects and works. This is a constant problem with Nav 3 and 5. This is the bane of my life, any ideas?"
Thanks to everyone who has posting hacks and fixes on this forum, I only just found it but already it is improving my life!!! 8)
you said "When entering an address using the slide out keyboard the Fn key produces a n(tilda) character instead of being mute. This means that I cannot currently use postcodes or numbers when entering an address. (see attached screenshot) Fixed by installing postcodes properly "
does this mean that you have found a way to fix the n(tilde) coming up?, if so could you tell me how?
try this thread and it explains what to do but basically you download a file and put it in a folder called zip in your route of the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=22510&start=0
TOMTOM Patch released to fix Keyboard problems on XDAIIS etc
On the tomtom site now
How did you do point 3 - hacking the notification que, as I have exactly the same problem.
And what is it with Tomtom support, I have posted 3 separate requests for help over a 4 week period and no one has ever got back to me.
Regards
Glenn
AndySmee said:
I have read all the posts I can find on TT5 and the IIs and have fixed a few of the following problems. I have yet to have any answer at all from TomTom support and it is now three days since I posted the issue with them:
"I have recently upgraded to Navigator 5 and have experienced a catalogue of faults with your new version. I have spent the weekend struggling with obvious issues with your unstable software whilst driving about 600 miles and I am seriously considering uninstalling version 5 and returning to version 3. Please respond to each of the following issues as soon as possible:
1. TomTom hangs when you try to close the application. Even after leaving it for up to an hour on the way home yesterday, the screen never unfroze and I had to re-boot. Still an issue, any ideas folks?
2. TomTom rarely runs more than once between re-boots. When you try to start TomTom for a second time the "two little hands" icon appears on the status bar but the PDA then freezes and has to be re-booted. Still an issue, any ideas folks?
3. When not running I get a message "Cannot execute \Windows\ttgpseng.exe" (see attached screenshot) Fixed by hacking the notification queue
4. The Navigate To screens do not show a keyboard on screen. This forces me to use the slide out keyboard on the PDA which is not practical. (see attached screenshot) Waiting on TomTom to patch?
5. When entering an address using the slide out keyboard the Fn key produces a n(tilda) character instead of being mute. This means that I cannot currently use postcodes or numbers when entering an address. (see attached screenshot) Fixed by installing postcodes properly
6. I welcome the new "Warn about POI" feature but it is fundamentally flawed compared to CheckPOInt which I used to use (and no longer works as you have not supplied a new SDK).
a. Your warnings are based on distance from the POI, not time. This means that it is not possible to set a warning which is appropriate to the speed which you are travelling e.g. if you set it to 500 yards/metres this is fine for POI in town but too short for motorway driving. CheckPOInt uses a 30 second warning which varies according to speed! Got round this by using speed rated POI's and setting different distances for different speeds i.e. Gatso30, Gatso40, Gatso70 etc
b. The only warn of POI on route feature is flawed since you cannot resolve which road a POI is on where the POI position is on an intersection. e.g. where a temporary speed camera location is on a bridge above a motorway you will not consider it on the route. (see attached screenshot) Sort of fixed this by only leaving mobile traps as "not on route", after all, gatsos, temps and specs are always on route.
7. Running TomTom changes the backlight settings on my PDA. I have my PDA set so that it will not turn off the backlight when on external power. Running TomTom changes this setting to switch off backlight when on external power. No fix, even through the thread on this forum
8. The change volume according to speed setting makes no discernable difference to the volume of voice instructions. I don't really understand how this works, does it increase the percentage and if so, how much? Anyone seen it work? I have volume on 100% all the time now anyway
9. If voice instructions are switched off and you tap the screen to get the next instruction to be spoken, the instructions are then switched on! You have to then return to the settings menu to switch it off again. Got round this by getting a "mute" voice pack off the web. Now I get silent instructions but still get POI warnings so no need to switch off instructions
10. The TomTom GPS unit often refuses to talk to the PDA without a re-boot. Often, even with patience, the GPS unit will be switched on and will not connect to the PDA. Once you re-boot, the GPS unit then connects and works. This is a constant problem with Nav 3 and 5. This is the bane of my life, any ideas?"
Thanks to everyone who has posting hacks and fixes on this forum, I only just found it but already it is improving my life!!! 8)
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from Olivier on an HP forum:
Download and install a small utility named "remover" from http://www.snapfiles.com/download/dlremover.html
Then run it and select "Notification Queue"
Remove any entry that suggests the GPS software...
Easy!
Re: TOMTOM Patch released to fix Keyboard problems on XDAIIS
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On the tomtom site now
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Searched loads of forums for this as I'm having similar problems. I can't find this fix on the TomTom site. Is this the fix to bring back the on screen keyboard?
I have TomTom 5 running on the o2 XDAIIs and have the same issues:
1. Don't get the on-screen keyboard
2. The 'navigate to' option on doesn't appear on any of my Outlook Contacts
3. Tilda inserted when I press Fn key to get numbers, just downloaded the file for this & trying it now.
Other than that it's a fantastic bit of kit!
Does the full postcode lookup work for you in TomTom 5?
Apparently there is an issue if this doesn't work and you get the tilda uisng xdaIIs keyboard (I have xdaIIi so haven't seen this issue myself).
If postcodes do not work try re-installing them then creating a folder called 'TomTom' in the same dir as the 'zip' file (this contains the postcodes and is ~8MB), then performing a soft reset, this got postcodes working for me and apparently fixes the xdaIIs keyboard tilda issue.
Interestinlgy, I upgraded from TomTom3 to 5 and got the notification error. I rebuilt xdaIIi after a hard reset at weekend (upgraded to new o2 ROM), and if you install the TT5 upgrade after installing TT3 you don't get the popup message queue error
cheers
TomTom 5
Get the TomTom 5.1 upgrade - it files the ~ (Tilda) problem, as well as many more issues.
Postcodes not working? - Copy the "Zip" folder to "My Documents"
Problems with TomTom - view their support pages - it answers most of the issues in this post....
Postcodes not working? - Copy the "Zip" folder to "My Documents"
Yes, but this uses over 8MB of precious RAM.
Using the folder fix allows you to keep postcodes on SD card
I don't have any of these problems, but I don't use it on a BlueAngel, but on an old IPAQ 3970, and I don't use the TOMTOM GPS unit, I use a NavMan sleeve for that iPAQ. Works perfectly for me.
As for not seeing the screen keyboard, this is solved in 5.10 of TomTom so go download the update. It may fix some of your other problems too.
fk1team said:
Does the full postcode lookup work for you in TomTom 5?
Apparently there is an issue if this doesn't work and you get the tilda uisng xdaIIs keyboard (I have xdaIIi so haven't seen this issue myself).
If postcodes do not work try re-installing them then creating a folder called 'TomTom' in the same dir as the 'zip' file (this contains the postcodes and is ~8MB), then performing a soft reset, this got postcodes working for me and apparently fixes the xdaIIs keyboard tilda issue.
Interestinlgy, I upgraded from TomTom3 to 5 and got the notification error. I rebuilt xdaIIi after a hard reset at weekend (upgraded to new o2 ROM), and if you install the TT5 upgrade after installing TT3 you don't get the popup message queue error
cheers
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Hi guys,
I've now got it all working I downloaded the TomTom 5.10 update and it's all fixed (fantastic!).
Now I've got the onscreen keyboard & no tilda issue with the hard keyboard
Full post-code entry
Navigate to from Outlook contacts
Thanks!!!
For those who dont have any sat nav software or if you roam around the world - Map 4 PDA is excellent and its free!
You can choose map provider - google maps, yahoo maps, virtual earth or ask.com maps and it has satellite images too!
Detects the internal gps nicely and downloads the maps via gprs - n.b. data cost!
here is the link http://map4pda.com/download.1.4.htm
btw MGMaps for java midlet manager does not work even with risodoro updated midlet manager http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=286604
but the new midlet manager is worth installing and does so without a problem.
Hi
Thank you, thank you and thank you once again. I was really blown away by Micro$oftLiveSearch and then this program comes along...oh boy...all I can say is F***ING AWESOME!!! I would say these two programs belong in the Extended ROM (or at least immediately installed after a Hard-Reset) of every GPS-capable device. Now I only need a new provider contract with worldwide unlimited GPRS/EDGE access ;-) .
I would say the Artemis (O2 Orbit) is the best buy I did last year. I really like this device allthough it's a bit lacking speed and storage and the small display needs getting used to (had an Alpine before).
...bye DonQ
Map 4 PDA
Hello folks, Im new to the forum and have a quick question to ask.
First off, thanks alot for the Map4PDA - I have the artemis and believe this software to be very useful and professional - especially given that its free. This is a great alternative to shelling out £100 on TomTom. However does anybody know how to download and store various maps onto your phone, for instance if I wanted to store a map of central London and one of central Glasgow - then that way I could easily check the maps on my phone whilst out on the streets for directions? Further to this, my phone is constantly trying to connect to my GPRS which is annoying, if I had the pre-stored maps and was just looking at them then the phone wouldn't do this right ?
Any help is much appreciated!
Cheers
Bigj
bigj3000 said:
Hello folks, Im new to the forum and have a quick question to ask.
First off, thanks alot for the Map4PDA - I have the artemis and believe this software to be very useful and professional - especially given that its free. This is a great alternative to shelling out £100 on TomTom. However does anybody know how to download and store various maps onto your phone, for instance if I wanted to store a map of central London and one of central Glasgow - then that way I could easily check the maps on my phone whilst out on the streets for directions? Further to this, my phone is constantly trying to connect to my GPRS which is annoying, if I had the pre-stored maps and was just looking at them then the phone wouldn't do this right ?
Any help is much appreciated!
Cheers
Bigj
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Welcome to the forum - I downloaded the maps connected to my pc & interner otherwise your gprs charges will be high. In the options set max no if images to 999 and no of files to 999.
The maps are kept in application data\searchquest\map4pda - so in theory you could download all the maps for a particular city and backup on your storage card. Then copy files back when in that city - a bit messy but works.
Also checkout windows live seach - http://wls.live.com/
I found it even better overall - I will add a writeup later.
Maps4PDA
Thanks for this Mark, I will await your reply! I have changed the settings to 999 for each but I am a little puzzled as to how to download and store the maps and also how to choose your map provider ? I am assuming thats what you mean when you point to windows live ? Maybe I'm being a complete dummy as this is all new to me! I used to own a Razor and cant believe how stupid I was, If I can get these maps that will be another area the phone blows the pants off of any other at the moment. Thanks for all your help!
Cheers
Big j
bigj3000 said:
Thanks for this Mark, I will await your reply! I have changed the settings to 999 for each but I am a little puzzled as to how to download and store the maps and also how to choose your map provider ? I am assuming thats what you mean when you point to windows live ? Maybe I'm being a complete dummy as this is all new to me! I used to own a Razor and cant believe how stupid I was, If I can get these maps that will be another area the phone blows the pants off of any other at the moment. Thanks for all your help!
Cheers
Big j
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No problem - to change map provider - menu\map\map provider and there is a choice of 4.
Goto menu\map\satellite view - is one bit i love!
To save maps - try this connect device via active sync to pc - go on internet on pc - do not enable gps unless you want maps for where you are - menu\map\move to location - put in you location and download the maps you want.
Then through file explorer goto \application data\searchquest\map4pda\
and there will be many files inside - if you look at these with pictures and video app you will see them.
You can copy and paste all these files and name them the city for later use.
Worldwide?
I tried putting in an Australian Post Code and it downloaded US maps. Is this a worldwide program?
Likewise, my UK postcode landed me in the middle of San Francisco... more than a few miles off!
It seems to be only accurate with the names not the post code.
GPS works a treat, though, I got a fix sitting in my office building with another room above me, a building in front of me, a building behind me and not much in the way of open sky. The result; an impressive satellite photo of the office with a big red target on it... disturbing!
Still, very cool app, it's just an address search improvement away from perfection.
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GPS works a treat, though, I got a fix sitting in my office building with another room above me, a building in front of me, a building behind me and not much in the way of open sky. The result; an impressive satellite photo of the office with a big red target on it... disturbing!
Still, very cool app, it's just an address search improvement away from perfection.
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Dont forget to check this out too - you wont be dissapointed - windows live seach - http://wls.live.com/ - I will add a writeup later.
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I have these problems too but as you say you can just type in the address with the Nation at the end to solve those ones. I've done all those things you say Mark but another quick question, are you only able to view these maps through the video or pictures settings? It's just the size of the screen is small and its a pain to constantly flick through pictures to find the appropriate map. Is there any way that you can save the maps so that you can open your map4PDA software and just navigate within the software, i.e. if you had the maps you could just use the stylus to scroll around within the area of maps you have downloaded? Have I explained myself clearly ??
Its also a pain when moving across the screen to a tile of map you dont have then the machine goes into overdrive trying to connect to GPRS to download the maps!
Any help is again much appreciated
Cheers
Bigj
bigj3000 said:
I have these problems too but as you say you can just type in the address with the Nation at the end to solve those ones. I've done all those things you say Mark but another quick question, are you only able to view these maps through the video or pictures settings? It's just the size of the screen is small and its a pain to constantly flick through pictures to find the appropriate map. Is there any way that you can save the maps so that you can open your map4PDA software and just navigate within the software, i.e. if you had the maps you could just use the stylus to scroll around within the area of maps you have downloaded? Have I explained myself clearly ??
Its also a pain when moving across the screen to a tile of map you dont have then the machine goes into overdrive trying to connect to GPRS to download the maps!
Any help is again much appreciated
Cheers
Bigj
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Yes once you have downloaded all the maps you need - you can look at the maps through map4pda - when the gprs starts to connect - click on it and press disconnect. Make sure the map is not in full screen so you can make sure its not connecting again - or turn the phone part off i.e. fllight mode - click on the signal strength meter.
Google Maps images dont show but all others do? - Artemis
Hi
I just downloaded Maps4PDA 1.4.7.19608 and it works great with the internal GPS in the Artemis (T-Mobile Compact 3), but when I choose Google Maps as the map provider it downloads the tiles but just shows a white square with a black cross... the other three map providers work perfectly... has anyone else seen this behaviour?
I did install the .net compact framework (even though maps4dpa worked without it) but it made no difference?
Thanks
Hi. I'm Map4PDA for my 8125. I would like to save driving directions that I download, but when I shut down my device and restart the device, the driving directions are gone. Plus, I would like to save more than one driving direction. How does one go about doing this if one's GPRS has already been deactivated? By the way, I don't have a GPS device and I'm wanting to use the program for driving directions. Thanks.
bhosty said:
Hi
I just downloaded Maps4PDA 1.4.7.19608 and it works great with the internal GPS in the Artemis (T-Mobile Compact 3), but when I choose Google Maps as the map provider it downloads the tiles but just shows a white square with a black cross... the other three map providers work perfectly... has anyone else seen this behaviour?
I did install the .net compact framework (even though maps4dpa worked without it) but it made no difference?
Thanks
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I am running into the same issue. After a while the map will come up, but it takes forever. When I switch to any other provider than goole the maps show up immediatley. I am alos unable to move the map to a location via a city name, postal code etc. the app seems to be searching but it locks up and never returns to the map. Anyone else experiencing this?
Sorry to repost, but does anyone know how to save driving directions on Map4PDA when one doesn't have a data access plan? Is there a way to save multiple driving directions (coming and going)?
Howdy,
I've just upgraded to the O2 Orbit phone, and am trying to get the GPS working, however, I can't seem to. In settings, all I can see is external gps, but this phone should have an inernal one (it even has the antenna in the back).
For the life of me, i can't seem to find out how to get the GPS working... anyone could help?
a.
Hi Adam.
Which GPS software are you using on your device?
At the moment, none, as before I bite the bullet and buy one, I wanted to see how good the GPS receiver was... so I tried the TomTom GPS driver, that includes a testing thing that shows locks on sats, and so far, after about 10 minutes, still nothing...
Having said that, I tried Google Maps, and that can't get a GPS lock either.
Try making sure the settings are setup for the default configuration before using GOOGLE MAPS.
Start>Settings>External GPS>GPS PROGRAM PORT = COM4
Then try google maps using try MENU>Track Location and see if the GPS starts working flashing AMBER LED and you should get a text message at the top of the screen saying initializing GPS and searching for sats.
Good luck, I found this Artemis to work beautifully with TOMTOM6 and a 2GB mSD card.
I've added a program called GPS Viewer, this gives you GPS gives some handy GPS details.
As for the GPS settings:
Programs
GPS program port:COM4
Hardware
GPS hardware portNone)
Baud rate:115200
Access
I have 'Manage GPS automatically' ticked.
My deveice always seems to want a vertically sight of the sky to locate the satellites but once connected i can take it indoors no problems.
Interestlingly, when I make the change to Baud Rate in hardware, and click ok... if I go back, it has reset itself to 4800?
A.
quickGPS
in my HTC3300, I've found QUICKGPS ? I've tried to run it, but after a few minutes it send a message so it cannot make the connection
Anyone can help me
thx a lot
michael
quick GPS is just to speed up the process the phone neesd to locate the sattelites.
well but if i were you i would check the baudrate. the default setting is at 4800
thank you very much really nice tip i spend about 3 hours try to get it working but now done it in 1 minuts and working but keep saying no valid signals whats that mean???
bex said:
Try making sure the settings are setup for the default configuration before using GOOGLE MAPS.
Start>Settings>External GPS>GPS PROGRAM PORT = COM4
Then try google maps using try MENU>Track Location and see if the GPS starts working flashing AMBER LED and you should get a text message at the top of the screen saying initializing GPS and searching for sats.
Good luck, I found this Artemis to work beautifully with TOMTOM6 and a 2GB mSD card.
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HTC has this function listed (on the cooked ROM as well). I'd be most grateful if anybody can tell me how to activate it?
I searched the forum and found one where there is a long discussion and registry changes without success.
Thank you
When searching the web (google the great!) found this info. Has anybody tried it? However it is for HTC Tytn.
Well I descibed my problem and solution in the first thread you mention;
If I exit the camera and the storage is set to my SD-card, GPS Photo doesn't work the next time I start up the camera.
If I set the storage to the Main Memory and then exit, GPS Photo does work the next time. Even if I switch back to SD-card before activing GPS Photo.
I've tried out all possibilities and this quite logical order seams to work.
I didnt install the fix or replace any DLL-files since I hope that Meschle can cook the solution into a next release of his ROM when hes got more time.
Let me know if it works for you!
GPS-Photo works only when your main memory is selected.
Thank you all . I will try this.
I found out another operation that doesn't work when you use the SD card .
When you choose a picture to set the background for 'Today' screen the 'Transparancy' option doesn't appear if the picture is in the SD card. However it appears if the picture is in the 'Pictures' folder in 'My Document' in Main memory.
Use this CAB, it changes some drivers for gps making it usable by the camera
PS: to work properly ensure (COM3) starts automatically, if doesn't start it manually... (TaskMgr can help you to see if device it working or not)
Hey hey everyone. I have just got myself an XDA Orbit. First few hours was working ok, then it started to not load/gps would not work atall. So i decided to get the official o2 WM6 and that seems to have done it.
But now the programs i thought were standerd arnt there no more. I had a GPS program that had some like bar graph type things, and telling me how many satiliets i was connected to. Cant remember the name now.
Other GPS tester programs ive found cant seem to connect. Is this a problem with my GPS ? As it did work for a few hours, or is there certain points where there are "blind sots" ?
EDITI just tried the GPS Test 1.04, and i got 1 green bar and one yellow. Keeps changing to either 2 yellow or one yellow. The fihures at the top still havent changed though. Not sure if this is good as this is my first phone with gps inside. If it helps my settings are:
COM Port: COM4
Baud RateL 4800.
These are what i have seen in settings looking around. I havent changed any of them.
I also have a 4GB micro SD card. This card used to work ok, but now the phone shows there is no card, and the card reader on my laptop does not pick it up either.
EDITFound out that the card i have is SDHC, and i understand that it cant run without drivers. Tried to find some but they dont seem to work. the card worked before i put the official o2 update on there.
Any advice/information/answers would be great. I apoligies for any spelling mistakes.
Hi Vildar,
Since no Orbitites have answered you I will
I was just lurking from the Diamond(Ignito) forums, I have an old Orbit too, just feeling nostalgic
I see from your edits that you are starting to find your way around the Orbit slowly
I guess that, unless there's a backup file somewhere on your SDHC card then you can kiss all the original apps goodbye after your WM6 flash. In a lot of ways that's not such a bad thing as these machines tend to get full of junk after a while (my Ignito is already)
Your GPS COM4 4800baud settings are correct, I suggest you install some GPS apps to test such as:
GPS Cycle Computer - A superb app which is what XDA-Dev is all about
Try the QVGA version of course or how about:
GPS Skinner which has the satellite signal page that might help you.
The Sirf chip in the Artemis/Orbit is much better than the Qualcomm integrated one in the Diamond IMO (and a few other peoples') so you should be able to get a good signal and a quick fix (*You HAVE run QuickGPS to update the ephemeris data haven't you???) - Search the Artemis forum to find out how to point QuickGPS at the best server.
I also found a good file manager such as Total Commander or GSFinder to be very useful
A task manager like FdcSoft this one
And/Or Magic Button
I also used RhinoLaunch
You could try running chkdsk etc. on your SD card if it won't show in your card reader, even if you have to format it you haven't lost anything after all.
If you do need to Hard Reset make sure you have kept all you application cabs somewhere safe and use the excellent Pim Backup 2.8 to backup your personal data, SMS, call history etc.
The main thing is SEARCH IS YOUR BEST FRIEND (login first for best results) read EVERYTHING and welcome to the club dude
HTH
Kim
Thanks for the reply . I have managed to get both the GPS and my Card working. Found the right driver after a while. As for the GPS, not sure how i fixed it but it all works now. But i know have a few more problems.
I have 2 navigation programs. Tomtom7, and Igo8. Igo8 freezes and dies when i go to put an address in. Works ok with postcode.
Second, is there a way i can make files i recive from bluetooth go to my storage card instead of my phone? Just a pain having to move it all to the card.
BTW Thanks for the apps. Downloading them now