I have a MDA Vario and I was Wondering
Which navigational program can I use / install on my Vario?
And where can i get it? :lol:
TomTom can be a pain to get installed and running. Search the forums for further advice. It took me a couple of attempts. Once installed it works perfectly. Get the scamera, sorry saftey camera database from www.pocketgps.co.uk it enables you to have appropriate warnings. e.g. 30mph warnings at 30 mph sites, 50mph warnings at 50mph locations. I have to pass 7 cameras on different speed roads each journey into work and it is nice to have a reminder where the sites are to allow me to check my speed. I have no experience of other SatNav software but there are some comprehensive reviews on the pocketgps site.
Al
TomTom on MDA Vario
How did you manage to put TomTom 5 on a Vario? Every time I try I get a set up application error and asks if I want to send a report to Microsoft. I tried to install 3 and that failed as well.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Nich
There are better people to guide you through the steps necessary than me but this is what worked for me. Don't use the TomTom installer from CD. Extract the cab files from the CD, I use Winrar on my PC to do this. Copy the cabs over to the vario. Using a file explorer on the vario create the following directories. \tomtom, \My Documents\TomTom, \Storage Card\TomTom, and finally \Storage Card\zip. Copy your map to \Storage Card\Great-Britain-Map\. Copy Great_Brittain.Postal to \Storage Card\zip. Tap on the cab files one at a time. I don't think it matters which order you do the cabs. I soft reset between cabs but again I don't think this is essential. Once all the cabs have installed, DON'T start TomTom. Go to setting>connections>Bluetooth>Devices and setup a new partnership with your GPS unit. Tab to COM Ports and create a new port for the GPS. Leave Secure Connection unchecked. Mine is COM6. Using a file explorer, I use TotalCommander go to \My Documents\TomTom and edit CurrentMap.dat to point to your map folder on the storage card. Soft reset and when the vario is backup start TomTom from the startmenu. When asked to configure GPS choose Other Bluetooth and then COM6. I found it helped to be outside with a good satelite lock prior to this last step. TomTom will automatically turn on Blurtooth for you and switch it off again when TomTom is closed. TomTom does take an age to come up after tapping the startmenu but once running it is pretty responsive. If you overclock with OmapClock TomTom does come up quicker but it is still the slowest program on my vario to launch. If you need further help just shout. I will try to find the exact list of extracted cabs I used. I do know that the English Female voice is voice05.cab.
Al
Thanks for all this, unfortunately it did not work. When I tried to execute the cabs files, I get the message installation was unsuccessful.
Thanks for your help anyway.
Nich
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Ok, installed the cab files per your instruction and also created a new partnership between my gps receiver and my MDA. It appears only serial 6 and 7 show up on mine and they both used. Am I suppose to creat a new serial port the GPS device? When I try to do it, it still only shows up 6 or 7 and it won't allow me to use neither.
Also, where do you put the voice file? I presume that is not a cab file.
Still trying to get mine to work. Almost there...I hope.
Thanks.
wizzzard said:
There are better people to guide you through the steps necessary than me but this is what worked for me. Don't use the TomTom installer from CD. Extract the cab files from the CD, I use Winrar on my PC to do this. Copy the cabs over to the vario. Using a file explorer on the vario create the following directories. \tomtom, \My Documents\TomTom, \Storage Card\TomTom, and finally \Storage Card\zip. Copy your map to \Storage Card\Great-Britain-Map\. Copy Great_Brittain.Postal to \Storage Card\zip. Tap on the cab files one at a time. I don't think it matters which order you do the cabs. I soft reset between cabs but again I don't think this is essential. Once all the cabs have installed, DON'T start TomTom. Go to setting>connections>Bluetooth>Devices and setup a new partnership with your GPS unit. Tab to COM Ports and create a new port for the GPS. Leave Secure Connection unchecked. Mine is COM6. Using a file explorer, I use TotalCommander go to \My Documents\TomTom and edit CurrentMap.dat to point to your map folder on the storage card. Soft reset and when the vario is backup start TomTom from the startmenu. When asked to configure GPS choose Other Bluetooth and then COM6. I found it helped to be outside with a good satelite lock prior to this last step. TomTom will automatically turn on Blurtooth for you and switch it off again when TomTom is closed. TomTom does take an age to come up after tapping the startmenu but once running it is pretty responsive. If you overclock with OmapClock TomTom does come up quicker but it is still the slowest program on my vario to launch. If you need further help just shout. I will try to find the exact list of extracted cabs I used. I do know that the English Female voice is voice05.cab.
Al
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There are lots of posts about this problem on this and many other forums.
In brief - only TT V5.21 works on a WM5 ppc.
If you add an extra outgoing port for BT on either 6 or 7 TT V5.21 allows them to be used, V5 does not.
see my post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43412 for full install instructions.
I used your instrctions and got it up and running in no time. Tnx for that. It works great.
pewe said:
There are lots of posts about this problem on this and many other forums.
In brief - only TT V5.21 works on a WM5 ppc.
If you add an extra outgoing port for BT on either 6 or 7 TT V5.21 allows them to be used, V5 does not.
see my post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43412 for full install instructions.
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See additional solution here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=46634
v5 with BT and maps.
crashing when setup
hi ive just got my copy of tom tom and have installed both the standard and update.
when im trying to do my initial setup it crashes when i choose the map i want to use. i ahve no idea why?
any help?
p.s. it does work perfectly fine on a wm2003 pda
I would guess you are not using a copy from a shop!
Sounds like you have a file missing.... You need to create a directory \My Documents\TomTom
Then create a text file called Currentmap.dat with the following in:
! \Storage Card\Great_Britain-Map\
assuming you are using the UK map and its on your storage card.
Transfer this file to your device and then start TomTom and you should be ok.
Car Navigation System required: London Taxi Company
HI ,
We are a taxi company Hummingbird Cars in London. We provide Airport Transfer service from all london airports.
We have recently started our new business and we require to buy Car navigation system or Tom Toms . Can anyone suggest which company is the best and where we can get the best deals.
http://www.hummingbirdcars.com
Thank you
Alex
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I've seen and asked about a problem some are having with wired gps - tomtom 5.x and wm2005 - well I've cured it and I have to confess I don't know the actual reason because I tried a couple of things between testing.
1. I DELETED all my POIs - I think TomTom looks all over the place for them so as I had some for france etc I had upwards of 200 (I don't think what I'm seeing is the specific POI issue - also when I tried looking for the poifix the link is broken)
2. I got a registry editor and deleted all references to GPS (and also the extra power icon in cpl) as I thought it may be the wm2005 gps as it doesn't really seem to do anything.
3. I then copied the 3 largest files on my sd card in gb maps - deleted the originals and renamed the new ones back to the old names (simply copy and paste - delete the original - and rename by deleting "copy of" - the thinking was to make the files more contiguous and give the software a fighting chance of getting the map data fast enough.
If anyone narrows it down to the specific problem (I know some have said 1. didn't do it) can they advise and also if anyone knows where there is a working poifix for tomtom 5.0
So I'm off to add a more reasonable 20 POI back (speed cameras of course!!......... oh and McDonalds)
tomtom pointer jumping
I had the same problem with my BT GPS receiver, I cured it by installing a different version of WM2005 from buzz' site http://www.buzzdev.net/
the version I used was WM2K52.01a64WWE
I just flashed my phone after a lengthy process of changing the bootloader and going through all the steps on the wiki and ended up with windows mobile 6.1 and dcd's 3.1.6 rom. I thought everything was going great, until I tried to download follow a link to the google maps download I got in a text message. The page wouldn't load and the phone gave me an error that said that I had no service provider or something for internet access.
I have sprint sero and before today I had excellent 3g internet access. Now however, trying to navigate to web pages is impossible. However, my phone and sms and other sprint services still work, just not data transfer.
Also, I installed google maps through usb and the map functionality worked fine (which is strange because it's supposed to rely on internet access to get map information from the google servers). Maps would render fine and I could even search up directions from and to locations. However, when I tried to use the gps function, it failed to work just like it did before I flashed my mogul. It took me to what I assume to be the intersection of the prime meridian and the equator off the coast of africa.
This is very troublesome because the reason I flashed my firmware in the first place was to gain gps access!
My gps is configured exactly as outlined in the gps faq post on this forum, so it's not a configuration problem.
I'm extremely confused right now and I'd really appreciate it if someone explained these problems to me.
Just going out on a limb...did you install the Sprint carrier cab?
No... Why?
I'm guessing I should've?
Link?
I sometimes wonder if people read the first post of the kitchen's thread, or if they just click download and go at it...
i think we need a pens/wings link banner on the top as a "friendly reminder" to install the carrier cab....it really is amazing that people are willing to do this to their phones without paying attention and making sure they have everything right.
whong09 said:
I just flashed my phone after a lengthy process of changing the bootloader and going through all the steps on the wiki and ended up with windows mobile 6.1 and dcd's 3.1.6 rom. I thought everything was going great, until I tried to download follow a link to the google maps download I got in a text message. The page wouldn't load and the phone gave me an error that said that I had no service provider or something for internet access.
I have sprint sero and before today I had excellent 3g internet access. Now however, trying to navigate to web pages is impossible. However, my phone and sms and other sprint services still work, just not data transfer.
Also, I installed google maps through usb and the map functionality worked fine (which is strange because it's supposed to rely on internet access to get map information from the google servers). Maps would render fine and I could even search up directions from and to locations. However, when I tried to use the gps function, it failed to work just like it did before I flashed my mogul. It took me to what I assume to be the intersection of the prime meridian and the equator off the coast of africa.
This is very troublesome because the reason I flashed my firmware in the first place was to gain gps access!
My gps is configured exactly as outlined in the gps faq post on this forum, so it's not a configuration problem.
I'm extremely confused right now and I'd really appreciate it if someone explained these problems to me.
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You dont have wireless carrier data service because you didnt install the carrier cab. This much I guess you already know now from the posts above. But to explain how google maps worked when you were connected to USB even though your wireless internet(data) was down is easy to explain. When you are connected by USB, the PC supplies internet capability to the Titan by activesync "pass down". This is normal and it is how activesync is supposed to work. It allows you to get data from an exchange server (synchronize) whenever you set your PPC in the cradle (or connect via USB).
Its quite a handy feature and allows you to use the internet on your titan even if you dont have wireless or WIFI access to the internet.
its kind of my fault for separating it. i was working on a startup script to prompt for carrier and automatically install, but i scrapped it. i will work on it more when i have time.
Thank you maccaberry for the informative and cordial reply.
That makes sense actually, as now that I'm not connecting my phone to my pc google maps fails to work.
So where can I get the sprint carrier cab download? I searched the xda wiki and google but found nothing.
http://www.lifesnotsogood.com/dcd1182/titan/carriers/dcd Titan Carrier - Sprint.cab
I have a question about this one too. I had been on dcd's 3.0.4 ROM and 3.35 Radio, with a 2.00 PRI and 60611 PRL. After upgrading everying to 3.1.6, 3.39.10, 2.03.003, and 60711 (plus the Sprint carrier cab), I now have the GPS off the coast of Africa problem. I had this problem with earlier ROM versions, but had to upgrade to fix it. Not sure what I can do now.
I am using GoogleMaps, which I know doesn't need to prime the GPS first. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
EDIT: Nevermind. It is working now. Tempermental phone perhaps. Also, now that it is working, I tried to see if I could get a lock indoors like others, but I can't. Those that can, must be nice.
Thank you Santehnik!
I've got the carrier cab installed and the data's working just fine now.
The gps function for google maps is still broken though..
Maybe I'm just having the same problem kockroach had. Kockroach, how did you fix your gps? Or did it just start working on its own?
Also, does anyone know where I can download windows live messenger? The app was missing on dcd's rom, but I actually need it for contact information retrieval.
dcd1182 said:
its kind of my fault for separating it. i was working on a startup script to prompt for carrier and automatically install, but i scrapped it. i will work on it more when i have time.
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3.16 was the first time I used UC, and it works great (except for cabs that require user info on install- this affects thing like Skyfire and Wireless Sync), so I would suggest people read up on it from the UC link in the first post of the 3.16 thread, at least to install their carrier cab. Next time around I'm going to try and use it for reg edits and file copies as well, since that's my last frontier for autoinstall. UC is slow, but its great to just sit and let it happen, instead of manually doing it.
3.16 was the first time I used UC, and it works great (except for cabs that require user info on install- this affects thing like Skyfire and Wireless Sync)
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Cabs that require input are easy....all you do is add a few commands before and after the CAB command like this:
Code:
LOCK:Enabled
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\regularcab.cab
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\regularcab.cab
LOCK:Disabled
HIDE:Enabled
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\userinputcab.cab
HIDE:Disabled
LOCK:Enabled
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\regularcab.cab
CAB: \Storage Card\Cabs\regularcab.cab
LOCK:Disabled
RST: Reset
Currently I have everything done via UC. I use three provxml files, one for registry, one for file operations, and one for email. If anyone wants to see my files for reference let me know.
1. In my SDConfig.txt setup, I have all the cabs listed one after another. In yours, do the HIDE commands temporarily bring the user input screen to the front, and then continue? If so, does HIDE have to be enabled/disable for each such cab, or can you enable, do a few cabs in a row that require input, and then disable again?
Also, I have one program, Pocket Plus, which requires a soft reset. I just put it last in the file and then rebooted manually. Is there a command to allow reset and then continue with UC?
2. I for one would like to see your SDConfig with the provxml files used for reg edits, as this would finish things off for me. It seems the more time that goes by the more regedits I add, and it really is time consuming.
Sorry for OT on this, but the UC thread is enormous. Thanks!
gc14 said:
Currently I have everything done via UC. I use three provxml files, one for registry, one for file operations, and one for email. If anyone wants to see my files for reference let me know.
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I would love to see your provxml files! I currently have UC simply installing cabs and that's it. Could you either post them here or email me at btonetbone at hotmail dot com?
Adapter program to enable assisted GPS on the Verizon xv6800 "MR1" (WM 6.1) ROM
I've written up a program that will enable the use of assisted GPS on the MR1 Verizon ROM. This may be of use to you if you do not want to use a custom ROM, -or- you cannot get GPS working on a custom ROM.
Note: This method does not currently work on dcd's releases. My code has only been verified to work on the Verizion MR1 ROM. I believe this is because the Sprint GPS intermediate driver does not support the DRM/locked down GPS functionality required to talk to gpsOne once the firmware has been programmed for locked down GPS mode.
You can always flash back to MR1 from a custom ROM. If you already have GPS working on your custom ROM, this is probably not necessary, and you should keep your existing ROM.
A cab installer (courtsey of gc14) can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=111774&d=1220913180. Note that due to a bug in the .cab file, you cannot automatically uninstall the cab, but you can just manually delete the files that it installs (see below to discover which files those include).
Otherwise, you can manually install the program, as detailed below.
The installation of my GPS adapter is a bit complicated right now, and this is a fairly beta release. I have only tested it with Google Maps. However, it should work with any GPS-enabled program that can use the standard GPSAPI.dll functions.
Note that your GPS program must be configured to use Windows-managed GPS and not an explicit COM port. My adapter module does not support the NMEA serial interface, only the "cooked" GPSAPI.dll interface. Notably, the HTC GPC Test program uses the NMEA COM port interface, and will not work with the GPS adapter.
The GPS adapter system consists of several parts under the hood:
- gpssrv.exe, a program that I wrote which understands how to decrypt GPS data from the chipset when it is operating in locked down GPS mode. This program acts as an intermediary server, through which all GPS clients can indirectly access location information.
- gpsapi.dll, a replacement for the OS-level gpsapi.dll. The replacement DLL communicates with gpssrv.exe to retrieve positioning information. This model allows multiple programs to receive GPS data at the same time, as the locked down GPS interface only supports one concurrent user.
- oemgpsOne.dll, a modified version of the Verizon oemgpsOne.dll module for communicating with the gpsOne chipset driver.
- stdgps.dll, a copy of the standard OS gpsapi.dll. Due to limitations in Windows CE, this needs to have a different name than the replacement gpsap.dll. It is otherwise identical to the shipping version of gpsapi.dll.
To install the GPS adapter, you should grab the program files at the following URL:
http://www.nynaeve.net/Skywing/xv6800gps/gpsserver.zip
Currently, there's no CAB installer, so all of the installation must be done manually. Sorry. A CAB may come later on, if someone feels like doing the work to build one for me.
After extracting the zip onto your device, follow these instructions:
1. Create a "\Program Files\GPSServer" directory on your device.
2. Copy gpssrv.exe, oemgpsOne.dll, and stdgps.dll to "\Program Files\GPSServer".
3. Copy gpsapi.dll into the directory where your GPS program resides. For example, "\Program Files\GoogleMaps".
Optionally, you can copy gpsapi.dll to your \Windows directory instead of the directory for the main .exe of your chosen GPS application. This may be more reliable, as if something loads the Windows-supplied gpsapi.dll before the custom gpsapi.dll, things will break. Doing this is slightly more complicated.
To (optionally) copy the new gpsapi.dll to your \Windows directory, you may use these steps:
1. Rename gpsapi.dll to something else (e.g. "gpsapix.dll").
2. Copy the renamed gpsapi.dll to \Windows
3. Rename the renamed gpsapi.dll in \Windows back to gpsapi.dll.
The renaming juggling is necessary as File Explorer will otherwise refuse to supersede an XIP ROM file. You can simply delete \Windows\gpsapi.dll after doing these steps to revert back to the standard Windows gpsapi.dll, without having to hard reset your device, although this will again break GPS for you.
After that, you should be able to start your GPS program (e.g. Google Maps) and receive location data. Note that being inside in a shielded location may impede the process of acquiring a GPS fix. Also, to gain the benefit of assisted GPS mode, you need to have an active cell data connection, and you should not be connected to ActiveSync or Wi-Fi.
There are some registry settings that you can create on the device to tweak how the GPS adapter functions:
REG_SZ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\ServerPath = "Path to gpssrv.exe". Defaults to "\Program Files\GPSServer\gpssrv.exe" if not set.
REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\AllowDeviceStateChange = 0/1. Defaults to 0 if not set. If set to 1, then gpsapi.dll will send device state change notifications to your GPS program. Some programs appear to have buggy GPS handling (Google Maps in particular), and will break if this option is set.
REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\PDEAddress = IP address of the PDE to use. Defaults to 0x845FAE42.
REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\PDEPort = Port number for the PDE. Defaults to 8888.
REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\Mode = gpsOne mode to set. Defaults to 2.
REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\QoSAccuracy = Relative fix accuracy requested. Defaults to 64. (Max of 255, higher values request a more accurate fix, but this may increase the time to acquire a fix.)
REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\QoSPerformance = QoS performance flag. Defaults to 10. As to what effect this has on the gpsOne chipset, I'm not entirely certain yet. Debugging reveals that the value internally is called the QoS performance value, hence the name. The meaning of this value is likely buried in some gpsOne technical document that I have not found yet.
REG_DWORD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\FixInterval = Time, in milliseconds, between requests to the gpsOne chipset for an updated GPS fix. Defaults to 1000.
The default values should work fine, so you don't need to bother with the registry values unless you really want to. Most of the defaults were gathered by researching the settings that VZ Navigator uses internally.
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Program compatibility list:
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- Only programs that use GPSAPI.dll and not a COM port will work with the adapter. Most GPS programs will support using GPSAPI.dll.
- Google Maps will function if you configure it such that the GPS setting is set to "Managed by Windows". This is the default setting. Also, remember to check "Use GPS" in the menu when you start Google Maps, in order to enable GPS inside of Google Maps.
- Live Search will function if you configure it such that the GPS setting is set to "GPS Intermediate Driver". This is the default setting.
- HTC GPS Tool will not work properly, as it can only use a COM port.
- If you want to use VZ Navigator after having installed the GPS adapter, then you need to place oemgpsOne.dll and stdgps.dll in \Windows.
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Other notes:
- The GPS adater does not enable free use of VZ Navigator. It only allows third party programs that are designed to talk to the standard Windows Mobile GPSAPI.dll interface to operate on the xv6800 MR1 ROM.
- You do not need to manually start gpssrv.exe. When a program loads the custom gpsapi.dll and requests a position fix, gpssrv.exe will be automatically started on demand to power up the gpsOne hardware and start acquiring position data. It will automatically turn off the gpsOne hardware and exit on its own 60 seconds after there are no programs open that are still requesting a GPS fix.
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Troubleshooting:
Here are some steps that you can take if you are having problems getting things to work.
1) Make sure that you're on the Verizion MR1 ROM and not a third party custom ROM, or the original release Verizion ROM.
2) Make sure that your Location setting is set to "LOCATION ON" and not "911 ONLY" in your Phone > Services > Location settings.
3) Make sure that your GPS program is configured to use Windows-managed GPS or "GPS Intermediate Driver", and not a specific COM port.
4) Give the following test program a try, to verify that GPS is working in general. The test program does not require the GPS adapter to run. If the test program can receive GPS data, then either the GPS adapter program is not installed correctly, or your GPS-enabled application is not configured properly. If the test program cannot receive GPS data, then you have a different problem (perhaps your location option is still set to 911 only?). Test program link: http://www.nynaeve.net/Skywing/xv6800gps/gpstest.zip
Reserved for future updates.
Adapter
Downloading now but awfully slow.
I will also work on a cab install for you too.
Steve
so this is just a modified version of the Verizon GPS driver?
I was wondering if it would be possible to OEM that into one of the Custom ROMS through the kitchen and making it work without a hitch (assuming this program replaces those bad .dll files)
No, it's a bunch of new code that I wrote that understands how to decrypt the obfuscated GPS data returned by the Verizon GPS driver, when the firmware is in locked down GPS mode.
Posted a new version (updated gpssrv.exe and gpsapi.dll, be sure to update both files when you upgrade).
This release fixes compatibility with Windows Live Search, adds support for caching position across API calls (required for some GPS programs), and fixes a number of bugs.
Please let me know if you have any issues with it.
Skywing said:
Note that your GPS program must be configured to use Windows-managed GPS and not an explicit COM port. .
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I use Iguidance that requires me to choose a port. How would I tell it to use the above method? There is an option to search for a gps. Should I try to find it that way?
The gpssrv.exe file, does it need to be run at some point?
If the program can only do NMEA serial, then it's not going to work, unfortunately. Reimplementing the virtual serial port interface is much more complicated to do on my end than reimplementing the GPSAPI.dll interface.
If your program has an "automatic", "use Windows settings", or "GPS Intermediate Driver" option, those options would typically mean that the GPSAPI.dll functions instead of NMEA serial will be used (if selected).
Doesn't work...
If anyone gets this to work with Iguidance v4.0 PLEASE let me know!!
I just wanted to say great work to Skywing. I dont have any gps problems anymore, but I must commend you for coming up with solutions to help.
No real value to this post, just to say thanks to the community in general!
thundaar2000 said:
Doesn't work...
If anyone gets this to work with Iguidance v4.0 PLEASE let me know!!
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You might try and see if you get location data returned by Google Maps, which will work if you do not configure it to use a specific COM port.
I just downloaded the adapter zip and followed the instructions to a "T" and was able to get a lock on some sat's using GPS Viewer, but spent an hour or better trying to get GOOGLE maps or LIVE Search to work and neither one could get a lock on any sat's... Any ideas?
Thanks,
GA MADMAN
Are you certain that you placed gpsapi.dll in \Windows or in the directory with GoogleMaps.exe?
Other things to check:
- Make sure location is enabled in your phone setting. I assume that you have already done this, however.
- Make sure that Google Maps has the GPS confiugration set to "Managed by Windows".
Skywing,
Thanks for posting this software. I look forward to using it. I am convinced that mine is not working because I have not replaced the file in the \Windows folder.
I cannot rename it, I am using Total Commander.
I am convinced that I cannot rename it because something is using it.
I have a pretty basic install of XV6800 with MR1. Just a couple of programs installed.
Any advice on how to rename the file?
Thanks
New build did not get put up properly; this has been remedied. Please re-grab the .zip if you had previously downloaded it before this message, and then update all of the files.
Note that you need to completely delete the gpsapi.dll in \Windows and then do the renaming trick again, otherwise, File Explorer will claim to copy the new file over, but it will actually delete it and switch to the ROM version.
kilgore19K said:
Skywing,
Thanks for posting this software. I look forward to using it. I am convinced that mine is not working because I have not replaced the file in the \Windows folder.
I cannot rename it, I am using Total Commander.
I am convinced that I cannot rename it because something is using it.
I have a pretty basic install of XV6800 with MR1. Just a couple of programs installed.
Any advice on how to rename the file?
Thanks
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No idea about using Total Commander for it. You can use the (cumbersome, but working) steps I posted with the built in File Explorer (fexplore.exe) program. Those steps are confirmed to work.
Downloaded the app.
Works perfectly.
Thank You!
I also followed each step and my XV6800 is unable to get a GPS location in either Google maps or Live search.
THANK YOU!
Thank you for the amazing tool!!! This has my MR1 ROM running GPS fast and efficiently. Let me know if I can be of any assistance... I have access to some webhosting space and other resources to keep this project alive if needed.
Mugenakuma said:
I also followed each step and my XV6800 is unable to get a GPS location in either Google maps or Live search.
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Can you list all of the steps that you took and what state you are in right now (e.g. which files copied where, and soforth)?
Hello Friends,
Yesterday i got my NEW HTC S740 smartphone! I have to say that i'm really newbie to smartphones but i love this phone!!
I found all the features of the phone and i have to say that i'm very pleased with it! My problem is that i can't - fear to connect the phone to my computer!!
When i insert the cd of HTC in my computer it asks me to download Flash player. I download flash player and then i install it on my computer but i still can't open the cd!! Also i have installed Active Sync 4.5 on my pc! What i wanna ask is, can i connect the S740 on my pc with only Active Sync 4.5 or i have to install the program of HTC (the one i can't find because i don't have flash player)?? How can i fix the problem with flash player?
thanks in advance
My Activesync has probs with Vista
Not sure if this helps but from memory my activesync didnt work with vista and I needed some other syncing software for vista. I found it pretty easy so do a google search on syncing problems here.
I now sync my TYTN2 to my iMac and it works great as the iTunes all come across with no probs.
Enjoy
My friend i have XP! What about the problem with flash player? Why i can't read the cd?
In fact, if you've installed ActiveSync, you don't need anything else from the CD (maybe except User's Guide from the second disk). It contains (packed in Flash animations) just sync programs and few links. Anyway, if so curious, try to explore the CD and run start.exe directly from there...
Working ActiveSync should sit (greyed) now in the System Tray on the right side of the XP's bottom Taskbar. Right click over the icon and choose Connection Settigs... On following dialog first check the box Allow USB Connection.
When you'll connect your Rose to the machine now, it will start working without hassles. If any problems, first check the manual and if lost anyway, let us know again.
Ok i will try to connect with Active Sync!
WOW it worked!! thank you my friend!! Does the cd contain anything else useful?
Not really... Just links to WM 6.1 Home on Microsoft... Have a look there on TotalAccess, they're some freebies avalable.
On little trick for other places - open the connection dialog (as above) again and have a look, if the last box (Allow wireles...) is UNchecked. If so, hanged on USB your Rose will connect to internet trougth PC - it's faster and 100% "free".
And have a look on your built-in mobile favourites on Rose - you'll find a HTC page with few links. One little warning - you'll find there a link to Adobe FlashLiite, which does not work on Rose... Good tip is to check Google Maps application and maybe SkyFire (alternate browser with YouTube support).
As Pocket Internet Explorer tends to ignore WiFi connection, alternate browser is good to have anyway. Another, very solid option is Opera Mini. Just be aware - it's Java application. After installation you'll find it in Java console (it's in Accessories folder).
Enjoy!
thank you me friend for giving me these useful tips! It's really helpfull and will help me understand better my smartphone!!
P.S. How can i see youtube and generally streaming videos on my S740? I visited youtube but i couldn't watch videos!!
Until Adobe will understand, that WM 6.1 Standard has no limitations in that (the FlashLite just denies to install), as far as I know, the only way I see is the SkyFire browser as mentioned above. Just read Privacy statement on their site first, you'd probably not like info they're collecting...
Oh ok! And something last...
I want to buy an extra card because i need more space! What kind of card does it take?? Micro sd or Mini sd?? Confusing!
Micro. Don't be confused, on commercial photos they look the same, because usually sold with adapter in Mini size (micro is then just delivered inserted in the adapter).
Crossfingers with inserting card into the slot as this is only thing which drove me insane on early beginning...
Therefore I would recommend you the largest possible card to avoid a need to change it. As Rose supports the latest standards of SD Cards, you can use any size up to 32GB. Speed of the card isn't really critical - major snail in file operations is Windows Mobile file system. But this is area of little wizardry, because it depends on size, brand etc. With hight probability the most critical operation from this POV is video capturing by built-in camera.
So my recommendation is - don't spend money for useless speed, prefere size (otherwise you'll after few changes of cards in the slot throw Rose against the wall ;-) ). And if possible, just for sure, try to record some video on the card in highest size first directly in the shop and you'll see...
So, what i need is a Micro Sd card 32GB? Right?
Yeap. First word of my previous post...
Obviously, smaller sizes works as well and some (1-2 gigs) are today sold for nothing...
Maybe it's time to open 2nd CD with the manual (promise - no flash, just PDF file). I understand first confusions if somebody meets first Windows Mobile phone and enthusiasm (especially in combination WM + Rose ;-) ) should be supported.
Nevertheless in this stage manual would be faster than me (leaving for single malt "dinner" with friends ).
Ok my friend. Thank you for all your help! I will open the manual!!
I need some help in using my NaviPanel...
Using NRG's 23xxx CHT Dinik glass theme and want to use my NaviPanel with my Copilot but it doesn't work. The only thing that works 'Make a Call'.
'Footprints' 'Go Home' 'Address' 'Recent' & 'Navigation' are all dull and connot be used.
I use a CoPilot .cab (Dutty GPS_Copilot_1_0_0_457) with a paid subscription for the year.
Does anyone know of a wayto make the NaviPanel recognise them???
I have the same problem and have had it with the last two versions of copilot with a wide range of Dutty's holy grail roms. Tried a htc hotfix at one point with no success
Can you list the names of all the files in your \Program Files\CoPilot folder?
This post shows how to use iGo with NaviPanel instead of CoPilot. You can see that the NaviPanel is looking for exe's with a certain name in order to launch. Can you confirm that you have those files in the correct location?
I cannot find the thread , but someone else had this problem, and it was because they installed Copilot to the SD card and not to device memory, that may help may not ...
Just a thought ...
I now navipanel looks in device memory ...
amrbekhit said:
Can you list the names of all the files in your \Program Files\CoPilot folder?
This post shows how to use iGo with NaviPanel instead of CoPilot. You can see that the NaviPanel is looking for exe's with a certain name in order to launch. Can you confirm that you have those files in the correct location?
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In the following order:
Audio (Folder)
Maps (Folder
Skin (Folder)
uiconfig (Folder)
album.cache
alksdk.dll
all.log
copilot.exe
copilot.png
copilot.qtc
copilottoday.dll
getrealdpi.exe
gpstmc.dll
language_short.dat
languagelist.xml
otadata.log
setup.dll
splash.png
splash_xt_vga.png
splash_xw_vga.png
splashscreen.exe
user.cfg
versionno.h
Any ideas???
Tried installing on device rather than SD with no difference...
Hi targett,
Your list of files is slightly different than mine, but at least we have the same exe files.
I've been looking through my storage and have noticed that my \Windows folder also contains the same files as my \Program Files\CoPilot folder. Can you try copying the contents of your \Program Files\CoPilot folder (excluding the subfolders) to \Windows?
Don't want to teach you to suck eggs, but just backup your settings in case you overwrite something in \Windows which screws up the phone.
amrbekhit said:
Hi targett,
Your list of files is slightly different than mine, but at least we have the same exe files.
I've been looking through my storage and have noticed that my \Windows folder also contains the same files as my \Program Files\CoPilot folder. Can you try copying the contents of your \Program Files\CoPilot folder (excluding the subfolders) to \Windows?
Don't want to teach you to suck eggs, but just backup your settings in case you overwrite something in \Windows which screws up the phone.
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This doesn't work either
I've searched my registry and I couldn't find any registry keys which can be used to configure NaviPanel. Does CoPilot work on its own? Can you confirm that it is installed to \Program Files\CoPilot (case sensitive)? I'm afraid other than that, I really don't know.
Same problem here.
In some topics there are mentioned interface to file NaviSWMiddle_CoPilot.dll on NW registry.
But I do not have that file on \Windows.
I have latest ROM with recently updated CarKit HotFix.
Any suggestion ?
Try this:
Activation of the navigation buttons in the Navi Panel without installing software Copilot - create a new registry key: HKLM\Software\HTC\NaviSW\SDKModule with value \windows\alksdk.dll.
Double post...
Sorry
jirkab said:
Try this:
Activation of the navigation buttons in the Navi Panel without installing software Copilot - create a new registry key: HKLM\Software\HTC\NaviSW\SDKModule with value \windows\alksdk.dll.
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This worked for me. I also copied both Google Maps and Bing (did these separately of course) folders to a folder called \Program Files\CoPilot and renamed the exe file to CoPilot and both programs launch successfully from the Navi Panel maps icon.
HELP!!!
jirkab: i try to use your method to create the registry, but it failed. I think i have used the wrong method on creating the \windows\alksdk.dll. or may be i m missing some files.
could u pls guide me through more details step, thks...
Try this simple .cab with only one registry change.
Solved
I spent lots of time on this. After a couple of pointless ROM updates, HTC sent me a Navipanel CAB for Copilot.
I then had to update Microsoft .NET Compact Framework
Works like a dream.
I bought my HTC in Hong Kong as I had been living there. HTC HK service was great, though it took a while to get it solved.
ALK (CoPilot) service is woeful. They couldn't care less.
In the end the HD2 and CoPilot are working like a dream.
jirkab said:
Try this simple .cab with only one registry change.
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I have the same problem. I tried your .cab, but it did not make any difference.
davidvk said:
I spent lots of time on this. After a couple of pointless ROM updates, HTC sent me a Navipanel CAB for Copilot.
I then had to update Microsoft .NET Compact Framework
Works like a dream.
I bought my HTC in Hong Kong as I had been living there. HTC HK service was great, though it took a while to get it solved.
ALK (CoPilot) service is woeful. They couldn't care less.
In the end the HD2 and CoPilot are working like a dream.
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Hi davidvk. I tried the cab that Jirkab posted but it did not solve my problem.
Do you have a copy of this cab that you got from HTC. Could you please post it so i can try it.
Regards
Bump, anyone with any ideas as to how to get navipanel to work.
davidvk said:
I spent lots of time on this. After a couple of pointless ROM updates, HTC sent me a Navipanel CAB for Copilot.
I then had to update Microsoft .NET Compact Framework
Works like a dream.
I bought my HTC in Hong Kong as I had been living there. HTC HK service was great, though it took a while to get it solved.
ALK (CoPilot) service is woeful. They couldn't care less.
In the end the HD2 and CoPilot are working like a dream.
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Could you share the Navipanel cab for us?
Yhanks
NaviPanel CAB
Working on the same problem . . .
Can anyone post the HTC NaviPanel CAB?
Many thanks!