Develop Bugs

Haicom GPS: keeps saying "gps disabled".

i have a xda2, which hasnt got the gps stauts feature installed,
when i connect my working haicom gps via tt3, it keeps saying gps disabled, but there is no where to set it as there are no icons, i have looked everywhere, i think my xda 2 dosnt offer that feature or its corrupt, i have done a hard reset but nothing happens, ive been trying for ages reinstalling the s/w and all sorts..
or i can i reinstall all the operating system back on the xda??,
i need some proper advise so any info will be appreciated as im a non techie
cheers in advance guys

You have to disable the beam option under your connections.
This is in 99% the problem why you can´t access the comport where your gps reciever is connected.
Also there should be an GPS icon under Settings. There you have to set it to COM1 and the Haicom reciever...
HTH
Stefan

i have disabled the infrared beam, but there is no icon or no where in settings regarding the gps, it was there originally but since i have been messing around with it, i can not see it at all, i have done a hard reset but that does not do anything

stricklygfunk said:
...but there is no icon or no where in settings regarding the gps ....
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Search in your device after a file TomTom GPS.
Otherwise try to reinstall the application....

have also treid that, and i still cant find it,
looks like its going back to warranty repair

Gps Recivers & Tom Tom 5

Hiya
Im having a few problems with my bluetooth gps reciver and tom tom 5 Im wondering if you guys can help. Basically I cant get tom tom to see my gps reciver. Even though its connected in the bluetooth connections manager. Ive tried all the com ports in tom tom with no joy anyone had a similar problem and knows how to fix it such as manually setting the coms port perhaps?
this is the gps reciver
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-BLUETOOTH...5818774240QQcategoryZ4668QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Have you looked at my description about how to get it working in the Wiki?

is this the one you are on about
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=28085&highlight=wiki

if it is would it be possible to send me the file or to upload the 5.10 of tom tom upate

That's the thread, yes. And you can find that file on TomTom's website. I forgot to mention that this is meant for WM5, I'm so used to everything being BA WM5 these days, so if your'e running WM2003SE, I don't think it will help much...

Thanks
right i shall have a play later and i'll let you know how it goes

Ive Fixed it
Right tis working, i'll let you know how i did it just incase anyone has the same problem
step by step instructions
1)Switch on bluetooth gps reciver and bluetooth on xda
2)Go in to bluetooth manager
3) Create a new connection, and go in explore a bluetooth device, select the serial port option
4)Then go in bluetooth settings services tab and then go down to serial port connection, check enable service and uncheck authorization required and passkey required
5)Next click on advanced and uncheck the "default device for outgoing serial connections: bt gps, display the device selection screen the next time an outgoing serial connection is attempted.
6) Make a note of the inbound com port (mine was 5)
7) Hit ok
8) Next open up tom tom
9) Go in the change preferences tab
10) Then in to the gps status
11) Then the configure tab
12) Then select other bluetooth Gps
13) Then select which ever bluetooth serial com port was your in bound one (mine was 5) then hit done
14) i suggest you walk outside then your gps works faster it may take a few mins to find you

Ive Fixed it
Right tis working, i'll let you know how i did it just incase anyone has the same problem
step by step instructions
1)Switch on bluetooth gps reciver and bluetooth on xda
2)Go in to bluetooth manager
3) Create a new connection, and go in explore a bluetooth device, select the serial port option
4)Then go in bluetooth settings services tab and then go down to serial port connection, check enable service and uncheck authorization required and passkey required
5)Next click on advanced and uncheck the "default device for outgoing serial connections: bt gps, display the device selection screen the next time an outgoing serial connection is attempted.
6) Make a note of the inbound com port (mine was 5)
7) Hit ok
8) Next open up tom tom
9) Go in the change preferences tab
10) Then in to the gps status
11) Then the configure tab
12) Then select other bluetooth Gps
13) Then select which ever bluetooth serial com port was your in bound one (mine was 5) then hit done
14) i suggest you walk outside then your gps works faster it may take a few mins to find you

BT and Tom tom
Hi
I had the same problems!! but with this thread its now sorted, Thanks
But
When I exit tomtom bluetooth is turned off!
Also I have a HDH-600 headset and both dont appear to work at the same time.
my version is BT-PPC/PE version 1.0.0 build 1900.
any ideas?

Bluetooth switching off when tom tom is closed
erm ive had the same problem mate, im the one who wrote the post above. I havent found a solution yet and ive tried pretty hard for a couple of weeks. So i guess its tough look mate untill tomtom bring out an update or someone codes a fix for it.

I have another BT handsfree called an ADB Speaker, and that works perfectly when using TomTom. That's a BT car handsfree, btw.

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.
EDIT:
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.
EDIT:
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

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

How to check if the GPS function work ?

Hi, guys~~ I've a T-Mobile mda compact 3. I think it should have gps function. But it seems doesn't work. So, I wanna make sure if it has the gps function first. Anyone know an accurate way to test if my device have the gps function?
Plz help~~ Thank you very much~~

GPS Working
Hi mate, download a program called crux_view. I have the program and it's only an .exe file so i'm not sure how to upload it, when i tried no attachment.
You just put the exe file on your ppc and run it. It will then test your connections etc.

Crux view
I'll try again here you go
View attachment Crux_View.zip

spraggy said:
I'll try again here you go
View attachment 74135
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I don't know how to use this programme. Need I change the setting of the programme?

When you start it, accept it then when the screen comes up change the comm port (should show default comm1) and change it to comm port 4 (comm4) which is the built in gps port. Then click open in the top right and wait for it to connect to your gps. If your gps is working it should show how many satillites it has seen, then it should show you how many it has connected (better to be outside when you do this).
If nothing shows up at all try different comm ports. if something does show up then your GPS is working and you need to reconfigure which port it is using to your default so it always uses that port.
It is only a trial version not the full version but it's enough to test if your GPS is working.
Let me know how you get on. If you need simpler instructions let me know and i'll talk you through it.

Or install Google maps, press 'menu' and click 'use gps'.
http://www.google.com/gmm/gps.html

First sign that you DO Have GPS is when the Multi LED (Left One) starts flashing orange, NOT the right one, the left This indicates, that the GPS Device is initialized. If this LED is flashing, your device is searching for satellites. It could be that if you install one of these applications there won't happen anything, due to a missing GPS Fix, which takes a while, so i would recommend you look for the LEDs...

Make sure you tell your gps software to use COM 4 at 57600 baud rate with the NMEA protocol.