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xda2i and bluetooth gps

I have a globalsat bt318 bluetooth gps.It will connect to the xda2i but the bluetooth manager only records an outgoing connection with no incoming .The software that comes with the gps has a com port scan device nad selects com 1 , although I have tried all of them.The software also suggested using baud rate 38400 , although i have tried all of the rates.I've tried everything it seems burt can not get any bluetooth input to the xda21.Any ideas?

i have a XDA2i bluetooth 1.0.3900 and i Use TOMTOM witha Ledtek BT reciever. This works well it has a connection on Bluetooth com port 6
John

Likewise...TomTom Wireless BT GPS (that grey one) and 1.0.3900 XDA2i...works through port 6 without any problems whatsoever...it's the one part of the BT stack that HASN'T p*ssed me off!!
Cheers
Anthony

Mpatterson, if com 1 is indeed being allocated, you will need to go to settings/connections and make sure the "beams" box is unchecked, also any external keyboard driver, if present will need disabling. When bonding the bluetooth gps you should be asked if you wish to use the serial profile, you should accept this, it should then allocate com5 and com6 for inbound/outbound.

xda mini problems with pairing a gps mouse

ola,
i have some problems to connect the xda mini with my gps mouse. the software navigator mn 4.2 shows only:
com4: btibserial
com5: btobserial
com9: serial_date
i think the bluetooth stack doesn't work...
how can i solve the problem???
thanks a lot!!!

Have you created a bt bond with the gps (bluetooth -> devices -> new...)? It will ask to create a serial port for the gps.
I am having the gps on com5, which is the BlueToothOutBoundSerial port. Not that I could choose another port, but it works fine ever since rom 1.01.
com4: btibserial
com5: btobserial
com9: serial_date
Don't know what com9 is for, but the list looks OK. com4 bt inbound & com5 bt outbound.
regards, M

Try bthtols 1.0.1.2
Bonding BT devices/services becomes way easier
Sascha

TomTom disables BlueTooth on exit

Hi,
I use a BlueTrek earpiece (bluetooth) to enable handfree calling with my Qtek9100. I Also use TomTom Navigator.
When TomTom starts it enables the BlueTooth connections (if not allready active). This is usefull since I use a BlueTooth GPS with TomTom.
However, if I exit the TomTom Navigator application it is also disabeling BlueTooth, resulting in loosing the connection with the earpiece.
Does anybody know if this can be changed?
Perhaps a registry key I can change to solve this small, but annoyng, problem.
Gert-Jan

Turn on bluetooth before you start TomTom, then when you quit it should stay on. Does on my xda IIi anyway

The same on my magician. TT5.1 returns BT in the state it was before starting TT. TT5.0 however always shuts down BT on close.
Regards, M

I tested this last week, but came to the sam conclusion.
No matter what the state of BT, TomTom always disables BT on exit.
Gert-Jan

Ditto with my XDA2i running TomTom5 with a Qstarz BT-Q880. Slightly annoying.
However, if I press one of the hard buttons (such as the Contact List button), when the new window is brought up TomTom is minimised. Then, I can Switch (from hfrmobile.com) to Close All - and while this disconnects the GPS device, I've doublechecked and it doesn't disconnect my bluetooth headset, nor does it turn off the Bluetooth itself.
So, that in itself is a quick-and-dirty workaround hack, but I've not come up with any other solution thus far. Currently scouring the registry and the configuration files (what few there are) for a fix - it may be that someone with infinitely more coding ability needs to hack the TomTom .exe to disable this switchoff, though that's no mean feat.

You will probably find that if you reconfigure your GPS reciever in the Tomtom preferances as an "other wired receiver" select an appropriate baud rate, then select a Bluetooth com port, it will still work with a bluetooth GPS receiver but will completely leave your Bluetooth alone.
This does also mean it wont start it automatically if it's not allready on.

That doesn't work - the only way my Qstarz will work is if I configure it as Other Wired NMEA GPS and then run it on Bluetooth COM6, setting the baud rate appropriately (the Qstarz will accept any rate from 4800 to 115500 anyway, so that's rather irrelevant). Even if it's set as other wired GPS, the bluetooth is still disabled upon TT exiting.
This is also the info advised by the TomTom website if you're having problems getting your GPS to run with the software, so I'm guessing it's the only way. I'll have another look round the TT web site when I'm not so pushed for time.

What Tomtom version are you guys using? After a little play with mine I can say that with GPS setup as a bluetooth device. If bluetooth is on when I start Tomtom it stays on after I exit.
I use version 5.2 for Pocket PC

Well, small update - after having TomTom pop up the Bluetooth Manager box every time it starts up, and asking me which device I'd like to use as default, I managed to select the Qstarz Serial Port Connection shortcut which I created (had to manually create the link after setting up the device pairing) - I checked the option to Use this connetion by default, and now TomTom leaves the Bluetooth turned on after it exits!
Smashing stuff, means I can now use my headset and TomTom simultaneously in the car.
This is with TomTom 5.000 (4890) with GPS driver v1.20 and using the Great Britain Plus Map (v571). Bosh!

I get something different on my QTEK S100. When the QTek starts receiving the GPS signal (via bluetooth), TomTom freezes the screen for about 2 seconds and then closes TomTom.
Any ideas about this problem?
Is it because I had "MagicButton" installed? I uninstalled it, did soft reset... but the problem is still there. I can I know if it is MAgicButton doing that?
Thanks
DoubleW

Bluetooth settings in XDA EXEC? Need help!!!

Hi guys
I configure my BT to use the GPS and the headset Motorola HS850. But after i turn the GPS off I loose the setting and have to re-pair the devices before I can use it again along with the whole process of assigning the serial port etc.
Any suggestions to make the Bluetooth settings stick. I searched the forums couldn't find an answer. If this has been discussed please gimme the link to that thread. Thanx a million
I am Using
XDA EXEC with the following
Rom 1.30.107
Radio 1.09.00
ExtRom 1.30.162 WWE

in the bluetooth manager after pairing the gps go to comport and set an outgoing port to com 0 then in the gps app set the same com port
dont bother with unhiding the gps app in wm05 its not really needed unless your going to run 2 gps applications with one gps receiver

Help...to link Holux bluetooth GPS receiver to Universal.

I beg your pardon if I post this thread at the wrong place. I have paired up the Holux bluetooth receiver with my Universal. I can't this GPS receiver work with the MapKing 2007 program. Under the external GPS setting what program port should I use as the Holux bluetooth receiver show serial port when paired. Thanks for any kind soul that can shed some light on this.

You need to create a COM port in Bluetooth settings for Holux first, then set it in your GPS program.
Don't touch the "External GPS" settings, the WM's program port is extremely buggy. If you want to launch many GPS applications at once use GPSGate

Skwyk said:
You need to create a COM port in Bluetooth settings for Holux first, then set it in your GPS program.
Don't touch the "External GPS" settings, the WM's program port is extremely buggy. If you want to launch many GPS applications at once use GPSGate
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Thanks I give a try first.

Skwyk said:
You need to create a COM port in Bluetooth settings for Holux first, then set it in your GPS program.
Don't touch the "External GPS" settings, the WM's program port is extremely buggy. If you want to launch many GPS applications at once use GPSGate
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I can only create a com0 port in my Holux BT reciever but under my GPS program there is no com0 and only available from com 1-9.

I managed to get it working. Thanks a lot.