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TomTom 7 / iGo 8 Where's the receiver?

Right, not mentioning the dark side of the force but let's say that suddenly I found in my laptop's harddrive the TomTom Navigator 7 and the iGo 8 for PPC.
I just love TomTom... it's so full of little things to customize here and there, but the interface is ugly as hell (compared to my Navman S50 3D satnav UI) and it's just working fabulous. I have one issue solved but still one little doubt. The issue was that it doesn't rotate the screen, there's no option in the program to do that but... thanks to Schaps and his amazing Advanced Config I re-enabled screen rotating. My question is - and I didn't find it anywhere - where is the GPS hardware in it? It's vital to know that if I want to rotate the screen I have to make sure I'm keeping the receiver on the top. Does anyone know whether it's on the left-hand side (HTC logo) or the right-hand side (videocall camera).
Now, about the iGo which seems to have another quite cute interface, everytime I load it, it will come up with a message saying no language files found... no idea what's happening.
For those who are questioning why I want so much to use my phone as a satnav is because Navman tried to charge me £70 for the Western European maps when I only need Iberia, UK and Ireland (UK & IE came with it). Bloody mercenaries!

TOMTOM 6 does work on THD

I installed TT6 and got a squashed unreadable display, so I then downloaded WVGAFIX_BY_Cotulla which I got from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455974
This little prog gives you 3 screen resolutions to choose from and it resolved the TT6 display issue (it also solved my Bridge game which also would not display properley)
I told TT6 to use "other NMEA GPS receiver" on com4 - It works perfectly

Thats great. thanks for the info.
had the same problem, going to try ur method.

Ive also manged to get TT6 working fine on my HD, However for soem reason it turns on the bluetooth as if it needed to connect to an external gps, not sure how to configure it??

samcory said:
I installed TT6 and got a squashed unreadable display, so I then downloaded WVGAFIX_BY_Cotulla which I got from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455974
This little prog gives you 3 screen resolutions to choose from and it resolved the TT6 display issue (it also solved my Bridge game which also would not display properley)
I told TT6 to use "other NMEA GPS receiver" on com4 - It works perfectly
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Congratulation to your very nice news. Just some questions:
- Which screen options did you use?
- Do you use a (mort)script to set screen option before TomTom starts and reset after it terminates?
- What happens when there is a screen changing while running TomTom, for example when a phone call is coming in?
Thanks for sharing your experience.

goody said:
Congratulation to your very nice news. Just some questions:
- Which screen options did you use?
- Do you use a (mort)script to set screen option before TomTom starts and reset after it terminates?
- What happens when there is a screen changing while running TomTom, for example when a phone call is coming in?
Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Hi Goody
Use the 480x640 resolution to get the biggest possible screen on your Touch HD
You can use (mort)script but its not necessary, 2 extra strokes.
After you exit from Tom Tom you need to go back to the 480x800 screen resolution which is the normal HD settings.
Best Wishes
KaidM

Hi SamCory
Thanks for sharing your great discovery and some brilliant lateral thinking, thats why I love this forum and visit it almost daily, the information on here is brilliant.
KaidM

This really worked great for me.
Now awaiting a 480x800 version or is that not possible

Excellent news and thanks to anybody providing news.
While waiting for my HD to arrive, I just would like to know what happens with the screen when TT6 runs and a phone call comes in. Does the screen get garbled?
If I had my HD already I would try myself...

where can i get tomtom software from im tired of looking for free tomtom software help plz

Need help with two issues

Hi
When I bought my artemis (few months back) it came preloaded with Windows Mobile 6
and I think Office 6.
I have only two issues with this .. If someone can help me, I won't have to install a new ROM
1. When I press the power button during audio playback the sound is turned off
Even with the Audio Manager
2. This Version has Office 6.0 and I want Office 6.1 , Since it has some new advanced features

audio turning off is a common problem, some people have mamanged to get roms to work around this, but most often the behaviour you're experiencing is normal. The power button acts exactly like a power button should...it turns it off. Many people (myself included) dont want audio to carry on playing when i've turned my device off so this is the behaviour most roms will have
office is normally pre-loaded into the ROM and as such, not upgradable.
You will usually need to reflash with a new rom to upgrade office.
If it's a matter of reading office2007 files, you MIGHT find that this does what you want : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...2f0-ba32-69bb7e9a3814&DisplayLang=en#filelist
but i've not tried it myself....just found it from another forum (google is your friend)
What are the new features office 6.1 has that you need? There may be other ways around it.
It depends how important you think these features are. As you have got 2 issues that you feel are important, you may find it best to upgrade the ROM

this keeps the sound playing, when screen is switched off:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Power\State\Unattended]
"WAV1:"=dword:00000000
greetz

thormdac said:
this keeps the sound playing, when screen is switched off:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Power\State\Unattended]
"WAV1:"=dword:00000000
greetz
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This doesn't work .. somehow I couldn't get my phone to get out of standby when I did this.. None of the keys seemed to work. Had to reboot by taking out the battery.
Office fixed . Thanks D-signet
I can now open office 2007 formats.
I think I'll move on to a better ROM. All problems would be fixed. and Hopefully Camera would improve. Any advice on which ROM to choose ?
Thanks

[APP] Screen Off

This is my first WM app that I've developed about a year ago and I thought I post it here maybe someone else will find it useful.
This application simply turns off the screen on the device, without putting it to sleep. I use it to save battery when i connect my phone to the PC to sync or to copy large amount of data.
It was tested on HTC Touch HD with WM 6.1 and 6.5.3.
It DOES NOT require .NET Compact Framework. Just install the cab and launch the shortcut from Programs.
Remark: Some programs, usually media players, use a backlight keep-alive feature. Be sure to turn off this feature in order for the Screen Off application to work.
* iGO8 users, check out this post by Tom Lenferink. It worked for me. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4382598&postcount=7
* For TOM TOM, check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412321
Enjoy!

Sweet. Just what I need. I need the GPS to keep running while turning the screen off to save battery power. Until now I have been using SVM Power Manager.
EDIT: Is this new app automatic like the power manager, or is it user initiated?

I made an article of your app. It will go live at 3:00 am EST.
Good job

cool !
nice app!

Thank you. looks nice

will try this one, thanks!

great App, well done, was looking exactly for this,

mpf, i think i must not do something right because it doesn't work for me.
WiFi is on, s2u2 is off, no screenlock on, in the settings i unchecked "shut down if no use during ...
in the first 30-40 seconds, no problem, it all works fine, and after a minute or so, hop, wifi is off.
(sorry for my bad english, i'm a frog eater)

Nice one! I've needed something like this for riding my motorbike with TomTom in my ear and phone in the pocket.
Is there a way to disable the touch screen as well? I also have the problem that the screen gets randomly pressed kicking me into TomTom menus and/or out of the app entirely. It would make this the best app ever...

thank you so much why dont you name it insomia

@taniwha913: I did the following tests:
1. I turned on the wifi and i launched the application. When I turned the screen back on, the wifi seemed to be reconnecting indeed.
2. With wifi on and data connection off, I started to listen to an online radio and I run the application. I listened to the radio for about 10 minutes with the screen off without wifi going off.
My conclusion is that the wifi goes off (or it seems to go off) if it is not used and the screen is off, even if it is configured not to do so. But if you use the wifi, you should't have any problems.
@doktor_dokski: When the touch screen is off it will not respond to any command, so if you press it accidentally nothing will happen.
@tarekkkkk: It's a good idea but I think there is no point in renaming it now. But you can rename the shortcut in your phone if you like

thank you for this quick answer.
indeed, wifi was on but not connected.
i will test more as soon as i can connect to a wifi spot !

Thank you!

Thank you! great and very useful app!
*felicitari, ai avut o idee foarte buna cu aceasta mica aplicatie. Chiar ma saturasem sa pierd conexiunea wifi cand se inchidea ecranul, ori sa vad ecranul aprins minute intregi cand eram conectat la pc.

great app m8.
well done !!!!

I really will try this App, I hope it solve the SOD-problem Rhodium users have - then you will be the god of all app-creators here! I come back to write the results later! But untill then, keep up the good work!

Great!
This is the app I was looking for.
I`ll test it.

Isn't it funny that I wasn't looking for this kind of app, not even thought about it?
But, hey, I am in; and will try it on my tp2.
Thumbs up!

Working on wm 6.0
It's also working on my htc elf0100

tarekkkkk said:
thank you so much why dont you name it insomia
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sweet.....
thnx a bundle

[APP] TomTom Launcher for disabling timeout

EDIT:
Having trouble keeping the program focusing, so does not work yet.
It's a basic program which makes sure the display doesn't timeout while TomTom is running. Devices such as the HTC Maple and the HTC Excalibur doesn't support this function natively.
I have only tested it on my HTC Maple and it works fine. The default path to TomTom is \Storage Card\Program Files\Navigator\TomTom Navigator.exe
It comes with two programs, one is for launching TomTom and the other one is to change the default path. I suggest copying the files into your TomTom folder, but it doesn't matter. Remember to create a shortcut to the launcher and add it to your startmenu for easy access.
It could work on the HTC Excalibur but I haven't tested yet, so If someone could test and reply to this thread, that would be great.

Hmm?!? I've been using WinMo for quite some years, since Qtek S200 and also serveral different versions of TomTom, 5 6 and 7, and I never, but never saw my pda going timeout due to TomTom...
The same I cannot say of iGo8...

onesolo said:
Hmm?!? I've been using WinMo for quite some years, since Qtek S200 and also serveral different versions of TomTom, 5 6 and 7, and I never, but never saw my pda going timeout due to TomTom...
The same I cannot say of iGo8...
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I think the timeout being referred to is when you have a PIN setup? I am going to download and try on Diamond - will post result.

Can it be used for Garmin as well?
I don't know about Tom Tom but I have the same issue with Garmin - could you modify this app so that it will so the same for Garmin? WOuld be greatly appreciated

burnes said:
I think the timeout being referred to is when you have a PIN setup? I am going to download and try on Diamond - will post result.
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What pin setup??

onesolo said:
Hmm?!? I've been using WinMo for quite some years, since Qtek S200 and also serveral different versions of TomTom, 5 6 and 7, and I never, but never saw my pda going timeout due to TomTom...
The same I cannot say of iGo8...
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Your right, I've used the HTC Universal and that work fine for TomTom. But with phones such as the HTC Excalibur and now my phone the HTC Maple, the TomTom times out. So the problem probably vary with different phones and maybe even different TomTom version.
Ross202 said:
I don't know about Tom Tom but I have the same issue with Garmin - could you modify this app so that it will so the same for Garmin? WOuld be greatly appreciated
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Have you tried using this program with Garmin as well? Even though it says its for tomtom it could be used for other programs.
If it doesn't work its probably because your device has a different pvDevice name than my HTC Maple. The pvDevice name is needed to access the power functions on the phone (Mine is BKL1: ). What is your device name? I could check the pvDevice name and update the program to work with your phone and my phone

Same issue with Garmin
Have you tried using this program with Garmin as well? Even though it says its for tomtom it could be used for other programs.
If it doesn't work its probably because your device has a different pvDevice name than my HTC Maple. The pvDevice name is needed to access the power functions on the phone (Mine is BKL1: ). What is your device name? I could check the pvDevice name and update the program to work with your phone and my phone [/QUOTE]
Thanks for the prompt reply. I am currently using my old iMate JasJam (runs wm6.1) as the GPS chip on my HD2 died. It is - hopefully - being repaired as we speak. However, as I am off to the Czech Republic in a week for a holiday I may have to use it instead. Nothing worse than having to restart the phone every 5 min as you are walking around trying to see the sights.
Don't know what "pvDevice name" is or where to find it. Under Device settings in wm6.1 it says my model no is Herm100 and Platform is PocketPC using CRCs rom version r13.5 but I'm guessing that's not what you are referring to.
I will try just installing it and see what happens. Any further help would be greatly appreciated as this app would be brilliant.
Edit: 1: Just edited the "Save TomTom.exe path" file to point the Tom Tom Navigator launcher to Garmin instead. This has worked to launch Garmin instead of Tom Tom but it still cuts out after a few minutes. I also have S2U2 running so I will add Garmin to the Exceptional Exe list on that and see if that helps.
Edit: 2: Still turned itself even after adding to S2U2 Exceptional Exe's!

Ross202 said:
Thanks for the prompt reply. I am currently using my old iMate JasJam (runs wm6.1) as the GPS chip on my HD2 died. It is - hopefully - being repaired as we speak. However, as I am off to the Czech Republic in a week for a holiday I may have to use it instead. Nothing worse than having to restart the phone every 5 min as you are walking around trying to see the sights.
Don't know what "pvDevice name" is or where to find it. Under Device settings in wm6.1 it says my model no is Herm100 and Platform is PocketPC using CRCs rom version r13.5 but I'm guessing that's not what you are referring to.
I will try just installing it and see what happens. Any further help would be greatly appreciated as this app would be brilliant.
Edit: 1: Just edited the "Save TomTom.exe path" file to point the Tom Tom Navigator launcher to Garmin instead. This has worked to launch Garmin instead of Tom Tom but it still cuts out after a few minutes. I also have S2U2 running so I will add Garmin to the Exceptional Exe list on that and see if that helps.
Edit: 2: Still turned itself even after adding to S2U2 Exceptional Exe's!
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Im really sorry. I just did a full test today and It seems even I can't get it working . The screen stays on but it loses focus after a while. I'll start working on it now!
When you say "cuts out after a few minutes" is that the display turning off? Or just Garmin losing focus?

Nothing to apologise for - just to have someone develop such an app and make it available for free is a privilege - wish I had the knowledge and skills to do it.
To answer your question, the screen turns off - I have to press the screen-on button at the side of the jasjam, then navigate to the Garmin program launch icon and press it. The program comes back up to where it left off so I guess it must still be running in the background. Of course, when I am on external power this is not a problem - it keeps running. OK in the car but not much good when walking around.
I have noticed that in System/Backlight settings the screen is set to turn off after 5min when on Battery Power so I have unchecked this option, ie screen shouldn't ever turn off. This seems to be working; however, when Garmin is turned off I then have to remember to reset the backlight-off timeout otherwise I'll quickly have a flat battery.
Nowhere near as elegant as your app promises to be.
Have had Garmin running for past 10 min while I have been typing/composing this reply and it hasn't dropped out ..... yet.
What do you mean by "losing focus"

Further to above, I have had Garmin running non-stop since the above post - 30 min - so unchecking the "turn off screen backlight" seems to have done the trick. Now I just have to go through the nausea of manually checking it again in he system properties.
Thanks for your assistance.

What do you mean by "losing focus"
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Its just like your desktop, when you are doing something in a window, be it typing, mouse clicking etc, you are focused to that window. But as soon as you click another window your focus changes to that window. So whats happening with this program is its focused on TomTom for around 30s but then it is losing focus to something in the background. Nothing visually happens on the screen, but as soon as I press a key it switches to the background.
It sounds like even the backlight doesn't stay on for you...
Hopefully I can figure this problem out by soon, when I do, ill post

For your info, I have two settings that seem to be relevant both related to Battery Power:
1. Settings>System>backlight>battery power> uncheck "turnoff backlight if device not used for ..."
2. Settings>System>power>advanced> on battery power> uncheck "turnoff device if device not used for ..."
When the Garmin first turned itself off I noted that "1" was checked and set to 5 minutes and "2" was checked and set to 2 minutes. 2 minutes seemed to be the time it took before the phone/screen turned itself off. Once I unchecked "1" the setting @ "2" was irrelevant.
Re loss of focus - no, the screen went blank. When I pressed the power on button for the screen the "today" screen came back up. I then pressed the program launcher>Garmin and Garmin resumed where it had left off.
Hope this helps. Regards Ross

Just a heads up.
You can just download a LightJacker from this address:
http://w1.ozone.mine.nu/default.asp?c=index_lj Looks like it does what people want and is easy to use.