Hi folks:
I wanted to gather experience on Bluetooth on the XDA II. How well does it work? Impressions with the Jabra headset seem to be mixed according to one of our forums.
But what about other BT devices? What have you tried and how well has it worked?
Thanks in advance,
Fernando
Do a look through this forum but
It doesn't work currently with a BT GPS device (Emtac or TomTom)
There are a couple of others it doesn't work with as well...
From southern china(but Japanese :lol: )
The bluetooth can get connection of GPRS through the another B/T phone
such like a Sonny Ericson T610<<But for what? :idea:
Also can be received files like pictures, wav files, and etc from B/T phone
or B/T PDA.-----but stil can't find how to send from Xda ll to them
Tried to Xdall as external modem for Note PC through the B/T, but still not
be successfull.
How did you get it to receive files from other bluetooth devices?
file to Xdao2ll from device
very simple,turned on the bluetooth both of xdao2ll & the device which is about to sent out file, and use the command "sent by b/t" or some like similor command or menu on the device.
and select the name of bonded xdao2ll. after second,xdao2ll will show u the dialogue such like "xxx is sending files, do u accept?" (forget exact sentence...)
just u accept it. you can find sent file in xdao2ll. u must compliete bonding(pairing) between xdao2ll that device before do that.
Battery life
I use a Belkin dongle and use ActiveSync to give me a way to browse the Internet around my house. Works quite well, but the battery life is apalling. It's just gone down 3% in the time I've been writing this message!
Anybody know if the Bluetooth implementation is flawed as regards switching between class I, classII and class III power levels? It feels like the XDA is using 100mW when it should be using 1mW.
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Don't know if anyone else here has tried this workaround at all?
Using the remove programs in settings or activesync, remove Tomtom Bluetooth GPS Support (or whatever it's called).
Instead of setting up TT5 to use "Other Bluetooth GPS", set it up to use "Other Cable NMEA GPS".
Set the GPS Baud rate to 9600 or 19200 (both work fine for me).
Then set the COM port to "Bluetooth Serial Port COM6:" (or whatever your outgoing port number is for your BT GPS device.
The only downside is that you have to turn BT on manually before you start TT5 but it doesn't disconnect BT when it exits.
Used this setting on 3 different roads which lately caused me no end of lock-ups and not once has it happened. I think the problem is with Tomtoms bluetooth support drivers, constant problems with them since TT3.
I've only used this for 3 days and 400 miles but everything seems to be fine up to now, including traffic...........we'll see.
TT5
Did your TT5 load onto the XDA with no problems?
I have an XDA IIi and it loaded on no problems at all.
I have an XDA IIi and it loaded on no problems at all.
Great suggestion. I was getting really fed-up with TT5 and about to give up on it. Just back from France/Switzerland where it kept freezing, useless.
Simply uninstalled the TT GPS Support as suggested and used the existing BT Partnership with the TT Receiver and hey presto ... TT running smoothly again, shame I'm back in the UK on roads I know!
Does not work for me. But well worth a try.
This is doing my head in now £200 worth of TomTom software and dongle and unusable with the phone on!
arh help please
I have a problem with my XDA11 whilst trying to upgrade my navigator 3 software to navigator 5......
After I load the main program upgrade and then try to install the map disc one my pc ( desk top XP Profesional os ) it come up with tempory folder full, does'nt say if it it the pc or the xda11.
I have gone into all the temp folders on the pc and emptied them and it had not resolved the problem and I cant find any in the search function on the XDA
Any ideas??
Its a genuine copy of the Tom Tom software as well and there are no contact details on there sites including e-mail links
Regards Lee
there are known issues with Bluetooth device support using TomTom5, i was advised to use the 'Other Cable NMEA GPS' option when connecting a non TomTom bluetooth GPS unit.
also, i connected at the baud rate recommended by the manufacturer which i think was 9600, this worked fine without removing any parts of the software but meant manual switch off of Bluetooth in my MDA after use.
in addition to this, the Bluetooth connection issues with non TomTom GPS units should be resolved in the 5.10 upgrade, just installed it and re-paired an MDA3 to the Globalsat GPS receiver...it now auto switches off Bluetooth after use and the connection can be made using 'Other Bluetooth Receiver'.
another bonus of the 5.10 update is the keyboard shows on the display without having to use the hardware keyboard on the MDA...lovely.
for more info:
How to manually configure TomTom NAVIGATOR 5 for Bluetooth GPS receivers.
answer to last question about free memory during install problem can be found here:
When I install the TomTom NAVIGATOR 5 Upgrade the following error occurs: - Not enough free space occurs on temporary folder. Cannot run Setup
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Thanks for the link dont know how I missed that....
Only problem now is when I tap Start etc there is no Run command to enter the %......% command line
I tried the search in explorer option with no results any ideas?
Sorry I'm not the brightest lamp on the planet
you are tapping Start on your PC right?
maybe the 'Run' command has been disabled or does not appear in your Start menu because it's been disabled.
are you the Administrator of your PC? are you running XP?
you may have to go into 'Control Panel', 'Taskbar and Start Menu', Start Menu tab and choose 'Classic Start menu'
trying to cover as many bases here so you can make some headway without too much back an forth as i'm signing off now....if you can get to the 'Run' command on your PC then you'll be able to solve the problem and proceed with the fix from the TomTom site.
good luck.
I have had so much trouble with satnav on pda's, especially with bluetooth that although I have xda 1 with wired gps and spv M1000 with bluetooth gps I have just boght a Mitac Mio 269 dedicated gps system. It has a 2.5 gb hard drive, 500 megs for mp3, the whole of europe, which is millions of miles, preinstalled on the system. Comes with remote and different mounts and has sd card expansion. Obviously it isnt any good for phone calls or word processing etc but it gives me peace of mind when travelling as I have zero sense of direction and very little patience. I still leave my other gps in the car though, as a backup. :shock:
I have had so much triouble with satnav on pda's, especially with bluetooth that although I have xda 1 with wired gps and spv M1000 with bluetooth gps I have just boght a Mitac Mio 269 dedicated gps system. It has a 2.5 gb hard drive, 500 megs for mp3, the whole of europe, which is millions of miles, preinstalled on the system. Comes with remote and different mounts and has sd card expansion. Obviously it isnt any good for phone calls or word processing etc but it gives me peace of mind when travelling as I have zero sense of direction and very little patience. I still leave my other gps in the car though, as a backup. :shock:
Thanks
Decoy-7
Many thanks I told you I wasn't to bright you hit the nail on the head with the ( PC comment ) I was looking for the run command on the XDA11...
deleted the exe and evrything is loading up as we speak....
thanks again for your patientence....
Crusin-thru' I can see why you have gone your route its a lot less trouble I just use mine now as a back up phone because I spend a lot of time away from home and just simply use a Nokia 6680 on 3G.....
Also since I stopped using the XDA11 as a phone the pda doesn't keep resetting itself every ten minutes like it did!!
cash_13,
it happens to the best of us...had to think about it myself, instructions on the TomTom site could have been more specific saving many people a lot of time...but you dont always realise this until you have to follow the instructions yourself....glad you got it sorted now.
I'm trying to establish bluetooth dial up network with my XDAII & laptop.
I've got both devices bonded but the ports seem to differ from each other so it won't dial up via my XDAII.
I've read other forums about installing a new bluetooth stack but I'm a bit weary unless I get a bit more info.
Anybody out there that can help??
I've included some links that I found that discuss this topic but the download links are broke.
http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=32&PN=1
http://www.my-xda.com/xda2s_spec.html
try reading the pdf for info
I have got this working thanks to a few searches.
Just for info if other people are getting stuck but here is the thread that I used;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=16384&highlight=bluetooth+modem
For info the details off the o2 site are very detailed if you want to use a bluetooth USB connection, it is mainly if you are using the cradle.
Anyway I'm a happy chappy, I can now sit in my garden & upload files without loads of wires!! :lol:
hope it's rather small files because gprs is often pretty expensive pr MB
and always very very slow unless one is used to 56K modem i guess
Yes files are quite small but when your stuck in a caravan for a week with no phoneline this is the next best thing.
HI,
I have been trying to connect to the internet on my Jam but via a Bluetooth connection to my Sony-Ericsson K750i.
I need to do this because my company pays the bill on the SE phone and I don't want to have to pay to download my email!
I can connect successfully from my old Palm (which I don't use anymore), from my laptop (which I don't want to carry) and from an O2 XDA Exec (tried in an O2 store) but not from my Jam.
Is anyone else able to do this? Or is it a restriction of Windows Mobile 2003 SE?
Thanks in advance
xerxes
How about putting the K750i sim into the Jam when you want to check your email? That should work.
That does work but I'm trying to get my Jam to automatically connect to the phone and download my email every 60 mins.
Also, I'm interested to know whether PPCPE 2003 SE has been limited in some way to prevent the user from making a connection via an external phone.
I've also noticed that I am unable to dial over bluetooth from Pocket Informant, while my mate's Ipaq can dial my phone with no problems.
xerxes said:
That does work but I'm trying to get my Jam to automatically connect to the phone and download my email every 60 mins.
Also, I'm interested to know whether PPCPE 2003 SE has been limited in some way to prevent the user from making a connection via an external phone.
I've also noticed that I am unable to dial over bluetooth from Pocket Informant, while my mate's Ipaq can dial my phone with no problems.
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I know exactly what you're talking about. I can tell you what, though. WM2003SE does not have a limitation you're thinking of. At one time I was successfully using my girlfriend's Nokia 6681 as a BT modem for my Magician, taking full advantage of the EDGE network. It was working fine. The sad part is that it doesn't now for some wierd reason. So it can work. But for now I have yet to figure out (again) how to make it work. Maybe there is a conflict with some software, like that A2DP patch. But I think I tried it also right after a hard reset. No go.
I also tried it after a hard reset - with no better result.
I was wondering whether it might be an issue with Bluetooth on the K750i as I know it also has a problem with some headsets but if you have seen the same thing occuring with a different phone I guess it must be a PPCPE problem.
use pocket bluetooth tools
I've been using this software for about 4 months, and it works fine for my mini. I'm using a nokia 6255 bluetooth modem cdma as a bluetooth modem cause the internet rate is cheaper than gprs
Hi all,
I am trying to hack the jvc kw-nt30 becose a few functions on the device disturb me a lot.
So is it that the jvc kw-nt30 has a function that you can not while driving change your navigation settings,
This means if you drive 5KM/hour you can not change the drive settings,
I know the device can connect with Bluetooth and obex but it can only one way and that is from the phone to the device and not from the device to the phone or something else, so i can not browse the files in the device.
So can you guys help me with hacking this windows embedded device ?
Thanks
In advance
P.s. i was thinking of creating a mp3 that execute registry code that enables browsing with obex ?
If its anything like my Kenwood bt900 there is a grounds wire connected at the back (not the black one, I think it was solid green) and when the vehicle isn't moving it is open, and closes when you drive, so just cutting it is enough to get full functionality at all speeds
On many in dash/GPS/DVD players there is a pink wire that is supposed to go to the ebrake you can hook it up to a momentary push button switch, off the two legs(wires) of the switch connect one to ground and other to the pink wire. Push the switch once hold it in, let off and push it again. When I was an installer if the radio didn't have a code we used that method. It worked fine.
Sent from my DROID X2 using XDA App
ok ok but i need access to the windows part of the device ......
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
Hi All, has anyone had any success in getting android devices such as the MK808B to work with external GPS devices such as the Prolific PL2303? Desperately trying to find a way to support it so that I may use one to make a car PC. So if anyone can help / advise me how to install drivers and get it recognised in copilot I would be extremely grateful. Thanks
Dave
hotrodder said:
Hi All, has anyone had any success in getting android devices such as the MK808B to work with external GPS devices such as the Prolific PL2303? Desperately trying to find a way to support it so that I may use one to make a car PC. So if anyone can help / advise me how to install drivers and get it recognised in copilot I would be extremely grateful. Thanks
Dave
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Why not use a bluetooth GPS? £8 on ebay.
gloscherrybomb said:
Why not use a bluetooth GPS? £8 on ebay.
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I did try this using my android phone and a few apps that share your phone GPS as a bluetooth GPS but couldnt get it recognized by copilot. Id definately be open to this if i can get it recognized in there. Currently im using an archos 80 G9 tablet as my car PC, but want to switch to this mini pc for better performance and a better mounting option for in the dash - so my aim is to get GPS and a HDMI / USB touchscreen (such as an egalax screen) working. Then its a go. Ill then probably turn my hand to application development (my day to day job) to come up with the best option user interface wise and will happily share all the information and software i develop with the community.
MK808B + CoPilot (GlobalSat BT-359)
I am able to use MK808B + CoPilot (GlobalSat BT-359) with the help of a mock GPS provider app (Blutooth GPS). GoogleMaps \ Sygic are both working perfect.
I am also looking for a HDMI/USB touch screen for it, any update on this?
hotrodder said:
I did try this using my android phone and a few apps that share your phone GPS as a bluetooth GPS but couldnt get it recognized by copilot. Id definately be open to this if i can get it recognized in there. Currently im using an archos 80 G9 tablet as my car PC, but want to switch to this mini pc for better performance and a better mounting option for in the dash - so my aim is to get GPS and a HDMI / USB touchscreen (such as an egalax screen) working. Then its a go. Ill then probably turn my hand to application development (my day to day job) to come up with the best option user interface wise and will happily share all the information and software i develop with the community.
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I plan to get one of these once the GPS side of things is working, so ill crack on and try what you suggest. Thanks
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110659968637?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
Ok, got a copilot branded BT GPS device, and its recognised and seems to be working with some apps - but not the one i want the most, copilot. It just states its unable to register for GPS updates, which sucks!
hotrodder said:
Ok, got a copilot branded BT GPS device, and its recognised and seems to be working with some apps - but not the one i want the most, copilot. It just states its unable to register for GPS updates, which sucks!
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I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electron...p/B006M49G80/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=136138107
I use it w/out issue w/Google Maps, so I'll drop co-pilot on and see how it works out.
The rest of my CarPC setup:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=806078
whats77inaname said:
I have one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Dual-Electron...p/B006M49G80/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=136138107
I use it w/out issue w/Google Maps, so I'll drop co-pilot on and see how it works out.
The rest of my CarPC setup:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=806078
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I contacted the makers of Co-pilot and they said they dont support external GPS receivers. I have both the bluetooth and USB receivers but I think for co-pilot to support them I'd need to get to be recognised as the inbuilt GPS receiver. Co-pilot tells me its unable to register for GPS requests - but other apps _seem_ to work, but currently all my testing is done on a PC monitor, so its hard to hit the road and see if its actually working. I currently have an archos G9 80 built into my Jag XK8 and im so pleased with the functionality - but not so much with the GPS support (can be hit and miss) and with the mounting. Prior to that i had a windows PC, but that was much worse of an installation.