I am having no luck using the Gsat bt-359 GPs with my Gtablet.
I have blue gps droid running. The messages there are:
Choose bluetooth gps: current device: bt-gps-37bc92
blue tooth is on
Use sirf options(on)
In my system settings: blue tooth is turned on
set device name upc300-2.2
bt-gps-37bc92 ( paired but not connected)
Under Applications/Development I have enabled : allow mock locations.
My lights on the device have a blinking green and faster blinking blue.
Did I miss anything? I use googe maps and click my location and get: your current location unavailable.
I downloaded a program called Gps test and no data is received.
My tablet is not rooted but using factory defaults and updates. I have searched a bunch on this forum and I thought I was following the prescribed way to do this.
Well, I can't remember where in Blue gps options but I found an item where you turn off interior (?) gps and now it works. Oddly, that was one of the items I looked for earlier from what others have said to do, and couldn't find it.
Anyways, it works now.
Anyone know how I can acquire Copilot for android. I don't have access to the whole market it seems.
Go to "www(dot)alk(dot)com" for Co-Pilot though it may redirect you to the Android application.
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Hi Guys,
I am having problems trying to get my GPS receiver and my Jasjam synced together. I am using wm6 Satin Normal.
When i go and add a new bluetooth device, it finds it fine and I add the passkey in with no problems. They wont actually sync up though which is the annoying part. The reason I know this is because the bluetooth light on the gps doesnt flash, and I can't get any GPS signals from tom tom 6.
Ive tried different com ports etc and it doesnt seem to help at all. One thing that is confusing is the "external GPS" option. I am usnsure on which ports to choose for each as your already choosing an outgoing port in the bluetooth properties etc?
I have also installed GPS gate, and that can seem to pickup the bluetooth side of the gps receiver but always comes up saying "no gps signal found" but you can see the bluetooth flashing on receiver.
Sorry for the large rant, I have been trying to get this working for the last 5 hours
Cheers,
Jacob
Australia
Here's what i did, hope it helps you
I had a similar issue-- bought gps receiver in poland, the synced it retarded... only worked with their software, had to fiddle around to make it work with inav. Then I upgraded my rom and couldn't get it to sync exactly like your problem. I fixed it though and here's what i did. BTW, i have a navibe gb735 bluetooth receiver. Anyway... first thing i did wrong is not set my software to a 9600 baud rate. This fixed my syncing issue... but i digress. From the beginning not.
1. pair the bt receiver to your phone by adding the device.
2. in external gps I set the program com to 1 (I don't think its necessary though).
3. In the hardware com i set it to com 5.
4. I left checked the automatially manage gps.
5. Went back to bluetooth settings and created a new outgoing com port for the bluetooth receiver and set it to 5 (same number as the hardware port in external gps settings).
6. I don't know about tom tom, but in inav i have a gps settings tab. Since my bt receiver manual says it should be set at 9600 baudrate, I changed to that in the software's settings and also chose com 5 in the actual software's settings.
7. OK, once all this is done and for initial start up, I suppose its a good idea to turn off the phone first before trying to make it work; not a soft reset though... just power it down.
8. When you start it up, go to bluetooth settings, click on your device and refresh your services (just to make sure its synced well).
9. Close out the bluetooth settings and turn on tom tom.
10. Your bluetooth should sync itself now. IF not, leave to program open and go back to bluetooth settings and just refresh services on the device. IF that doesn't fix it, I can't really help you anymore.
p.s. sometimes it helps to just turn off bluetooth services and turn them on while the gps program is running. I have to do that sometimes when i switch between inav and google maps mobile.
This is the process i had to go through with my receiver and after having some issues with it sometimes syncing and sometimes not; I now have it syncing regularly with no problems.
cheers
I have an AntennaGPS.
I sync the GPS with the phone. I then go into advanced on the sync settings and tick the serial port option. I then go to comm ports and set the GPS to comm port 4 (you have to do this before running Tomtom software). Then I start Tomtom. It automatically detects what com port the GPS is on but I have to pick "other BT receiver". Had no problems.... Ever..
Cheers...
Upgraded to new boot loader and installed the gps rom rom: 3.16... and radio: 3.27. downloaded newest goog maps and windows live. location settings ON, tried gps settings listed in forums, still nothing.
I go into debug mode ##33284# (or whatever it is), and under GPS, everything is NA. Is this mean my mogul don't have a chip inside?
I launched GPS from Google maps, and it stuck in the "Seeking GPS satellites" screen. A blinking blue dot appears and puts me in the middle of the ocean in the middle of the world map. it eventually times out after like 8 minutes or so and says i dont have a clear view of the sky or whatever, and ive tried the same with windows live, same thing, doesnt find anything. i have full working evdo service and am standing in a field, no working, and tried driving around, stilll does the same thing, will not work.
Any help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=363431
i have sprint, i tried it all, what in that forum am i missing? i followed it
did you go to the phone settings and switch from 911 only to location on?
Go stick your phone outside with Google maps running for about 30 min....Some areas take longer before they aquire a GPS signal.
My phone found GPS within about 5 min. My girlfriends took about an hour. However once it find it the first time, you should be good until you hard reset.
location settings ON for 911. still no work
jnet,
The location should be turned to on. Not 911 if it is turned to 911 only then your gps will not function
jtnet said:
Upgraded to new boot loader and installed the gps rom rom: 3.16... and radio: 3.27. downloaded newest goog maps and windows live. location settings ON, tried gps settings listed in forums, still nothing.
I go into debug mode ##33284# (or whatever it is), and under GPS, everything is NA. Is this mean my mogul don't have a chip inside?
I launched GPS from Google maps, and it stuck in the "Seeking GPS satellites" screen. A blinking blue dot appears and puts me in the middle of the ocean in the middle of the world map. it eventually times out after like 8 minutes or so and says i dont have a clear view of the sky or whatever, and ive tried the same with windows live, same thing, doesnt find anything. i have full working evdo service and am standing in a field, no working, and tried driving around, stilll does the same thing, will not work.
Any help?
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##33284# will work only when some program is pulling information from gps chip.. ie if tomtom or google maps etc are getting info from the gps chip.. other wise under gps you will see n/a
Now that we have a rom available to enable the internal GPS (much thanks to DCD!) would it be possible to add a GPS enable/disable icon to the HTC Comm Manager?
Or is this even necessary?
from what ive heard... once you shut your phone to standby it closes the gps port. some people claim with no apps running such as google maps or live search that by going to ##debug#... it still shows their gps location. If i had a bet and we made a button that did that, all it would do is disable the LOCATION ON setting in your phone settings. Then when you want to turn it on.. you would turn that back to location on
i havent played with commmanagers much, but assuming we can point a button at a mortscript, theres already quite a few gps startup morts floating around. im sure we could modify the start script to be a toggle.. let me look around
edit: check out talynone's thread here and see if any of the launcher-type apps he linked might give us a start. the real project is coming up with what you want to call your gps toggle, i think sticking that in the commmanager will be easy at that point.
Thanks guys,
Really there isn't anything to shut off technically...it's not like shutting off Bluetooth transmitter which drains battery power...
But a toggle to switch bet location on and "911 only" would be helpful for those who have friend tracking apps and don't want to be located at certain times.
It's really a very low priority to have I must admit, but it would be nice to know I didn't have to dig deep into phone settings to toggle that off.
I'll look around for something that already toggles this for those who have built in GPS stock and WM6, And post whatever I find here.
friend tracking apps?
there are a few of those services like Loopt that will let friends track you via GPS (probably AGPS)....
https://loopt.com/loopt/sess/index.aspx
It's available for Sprint now...
there are also Parental trackers out there for Smartphones but I have never seen one for the PPC yet...
They also use the location on settings in the smartphones which is really the capability we are enabling with the new radio.
So a quick way to turn location on and off seemed like a good idea.
Asphyx said:
Thanks guys,
Really there isn't anything to shut off technically...it's not like shutting off Bluetooth transmitter which drains battery power...
But a toggle to switch bet location on and "911 only" would be helpful for those who have friend tracking apps and don't want to be located at certain times.
It's really a very low priority to have I must admit, but it would be nice to know I didn't have to dig deep into phone settings to toggle that off.
I'll look around for something that already toggles this for those who have built in GPS stock and WM6, And post whatever I find here.
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If there isn't anything to turn on or off, then why do I need to run AstroGPSLauncher to get the sats up for TomTom? Or is this just making a connection that already is live and leads TomTom to it?
P.S. I have seen CommManagers with a GPS icon in the past. Maybe even on one of your ROM's dcd.
Well hohnan - It's very different situation than the other things you turn on and off in the Comm Manager...
IE: when you turn off Bluetooth your really turning off the transmitter and shutting down the port (com usually) that the receiver uses to send data it recieves to the device...but the receiver stays on.
The GPS location off feature is similar in the respect that it does not transfer data it receives to the rest of the phone because the com port is shut down. There is no radio transmitter being used at all. I'm willing to bet that they use a single Radio receiver for all the radio signals the unit can see (Cell BT WiFi GPS). So by shutting location to 911 only your GPS is still receiving Sat data and running (cause it can see the sat transmissions) but it simply doesn't send the data anywhere as there is no port to communicate with.
I think the primer app your running is simply initializing the communications between the radio and the phone so that Tom Tom can use it.
I suspect in due time both Tom Tom and Garmin will be more aware of the built in GPS settings of WM6 and negate the need to run something else before it will work.
REQUIREMENTS
Devices running Windows Mobile 5 or later (touch screen).
Internal GPS.
Car charger.
Microsoft Compact Framework 3.5
DESCRIPTION
FindMyCar runs in the background and uses the GPS to estimate where you last parked your car.
The GPS is activated mainly when connected to a car charger to eliminate battery drain.
Once FindMyCar succeeded in estimating your car's position, you can click the car icon. A Google map will show up (for that an internet connection is needed). On the map you will see a red balloon indicating your car's location and a blue balloon indicating your current location (if available).
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Your speed is displayed in Windows mobile today screen. (There is a little lag, will try to fix it later).
GPS is kept "hot" when connected to the car charger - meaning that you get immediate fix when launching navigation software or any other software that uses the GPS.
You can now see the time that has elapsed since you last parked.
INSTALLATION PROCESS
Install FindMyCar cab file to the device memory (not to storage card).
Run FindMyCar from the programs list.
BRIEF USER GUIDE
To find where you last parked your car, click on FindMyCar Today Screen item, or on FindMyCar task bar icon at the bottom of the screen. A FindMyCar window will appear. Click on the FindMyCar car icon (in the middle). Your car's location (red balloon) and your location (blue balloon - if GPS signal is available) will appear on a Google map.
Click the ‘X’ icon to bring FindMyCar back to the background.
You may kill FindMyCar temporarily (till next device reset) by clicking "kill" in the settings window. You can remove it totally simply by uninstalling the application.
FindMyCar uses a virtual GPS port meaning that other applications can access the GPS at the same time, however there might be older navigation software that do not work in this mode. You can try to do a GPS port re-search in your navigation software or kill FindMyCar
DOWNLOAD
Download the latest version from here:
http://www.anagog.com/d.php
(Can be downloaded directly from the device)
If you have any questions, suggestions, bug reports,
Please post them here.
Enjoy!
nice app. thanks for sharing it
Never really understood the point of these FindMyCar apps... I mean, they're neat and all, but who the hell can't remember where they parked!?
FloatingFatMan said:
Never really understood the point of these FindMyCar apps... I mean, they're neat and all, but who the hell can't remember where they parked!?
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You will unsterdand when you will be in this situation my poor!
Thanks ishimoto!
FloatingFatMan said:
Never really understood the point of these FindMyCar apps... I mean, they're neat and all, but who the hell can't remember where they parked!?
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Folks who've been clubbing and had a 1 night stand and the next morning need to get the hell out of there ASAP? Alcohol impairs judgement and memory.
Hello,
I'm trying to use your nice app, but I'm not sure to do it the right way ...
Fact is that I'm using MobileShell : no today page, and no task bar ...
So I'm wondering how I'm supposed to "bring back" Findmycar UI ... ?
When I click on Findmycar icon, nothing happens.
Application don't show in MS task list, but using a task explorer, I can see a FindMyCar.exe running ...
Thanks if you can light my way ...
TheDwarf
on a HTC Touch HD
TheDwarf said:
Hello,
I'm trying to use your nice app, but I'm not sure to do it the right way ...
Fact is that I'm using MobileShell : no today page, and no task bar ...
So I'm wondering how I'm supposed to "bring back" Findmycar UI ... ?
When I click on Findmycar icon, nothing happens.
Application don't show in MS task list, but using a task explorer, I can see a FindMyCar.exe running ...
Thanks if you can light my way ...
TheDwarf
on a HTC Touch HD
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Hi TheDwarf!
I can think of two solutions:
1) Use Task manager available under Favorites to select FindMyCar Application (Images 1,2).
Add FindMyCar shortcut on the home screen. When you run the program a second time it will show up in application display (Image 3)
2) Select ShowToday and then you will see the FindMyCar at the bottom right (Images 4,5)
Hope this helps
Isn't exactly working.
The app has no problem finding my location. It however never indicates that it knows where my car is.
info:
htc fuze
leave gps enabled all the time.
doesnt find my car say
mrxxxsteve said:
The app has no problem finding my location. It however never indicates that it knows where my car is.
info:
htc fuze
leave gps enabled all the time.
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DIDO Same for me please help:
You know, I thought of this idea like 3 years ago. It kills me. haha, oh well. I guess I wasn't the only one with the idea. Nice app.
davidrules7778 said:
DIDO Same for me please help:
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Hi mrxxxsteve, davidrules7778
1) When you are in the car your device should be connected to the car charger, otherwise the GPS won't be turned on and the algorithm will not be able to estimate your car's position. The GPS is turned on only when connected to the car charger to prevent waste of battery power.
2) Please make sure that your car is parked in a place with satellite reception (not in underground parking)
You can find more information in:
http://www.anagog.com/findMyCar/index.html
And the FAQ page:
http://www.anagog.com/findMyCar/faq.html
Please let me know if it works for you
I just "discovered" this app, and I am having the exact same problem as shown in the pic by davidrules7778. FindMyCar indicates that My Location is Available, but also indicates that it doesn't know where my car is located.
Am I correct in believing that FindMyCar records/tags/marks the location of my car as per the GPS location at the time my phone switches from charger to battery? If FindMyCar can't detect this power source change, it will not work for me?
Hi everyone, I used to have Fake GPS on my Asus Eee Pad TF-201 to fake my gps position, but now after removing it, my tablet's gps doesnt work anymore... it doesn't find any satellite even if I let it search for hours (with GPS Fix, GPS Status and apps like that).
the developer of the app wrote this as solution:
You have two options to do:
1st way:
Enable "Wireless/Network location provider" back
Install "GPS status" app from Google Play
Get a fresh GPS fix
Wait for 24 hours (may be less) until google updates your Wi-Fi access point's location (don't use Fake GPS during this time)
When you've got it and wish to continue using Fake GPS remember to DISABLE "Wireless/Network location provider" to avoid this issue in future
or
2nd way:
Add "_nomap" suffix at the end of your Wi-Fi access point name. E.g.: "JohnSmith" => "JohnSmith_nomap"
After that you can enable "Wireless/Network location provider" back without any future issues
This force google not to use your Wi-Fi access point to determine your location. But you may find that GPS stop working in your premises. So don't use this method unless you understand what you are doing clearly.
But it doesnt seems to work, since I can't get a "fresh GPS fix".
Any solutions? Thank you so much in advance
Fix
This happened to me as well after playing around with fake GPS apps
Simply restarting my phone seemed to solve the problem
Try downloading a GPS app called "Fake GPS Pro". Set a fake location and then click the red stop button.
Setting a location and clicking stop should remove the mock mode and enable your GPS