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not able to connect GPS

Hi everyone ... i have a big problem.
i use my HTC S710 ex dopod c500 as navigation equipemnt too
software i use is ROUTE 66 MOBILE 7 and gps bluetooth device Garmin GPS10
i not used it for a while about one month. Now i try to use but software tell me that cant estabilesh connection with GPS device. i try to reinstall software ... hard reset phone ... change rom ... but still not work ...
GPS device work cz i trye to conned it with navigation software on notebook and work well ....
I test mobile bluethoot tranfering files and work well ... he see GPS device and pair well ....
so ... why smartphone cant connect with GPS?
thanks everyones

Try with other software like Efficasoft GPS Utilities

I try with Efficasoft GPS Utilities as you told me ... but still not work. Software see my device, estabilish connection ... something happen : i can see altitude incerase and decrease ...
i dunno how to post here pic of my mobile screen ... any way this happen ...
only Alt. change ... N and E always 000000 Sat 6/0 some times 5/0 ... when i tun off gps ... GPS utilities give me error ... so mean mobile and gps in some way comunicate.
I try with TOM TOM ... not work too ....
i feel problem is in mobile's bluetooth configuration.
i try creating "new outgoing port" in mobile .... set com6 and com7 ...
same ... no work
really dunno why some weeks ago work perfect .. and now not
try again gps and notebook ... work perfect
plsss help meeee

i try again today ... driving car GPS on and Efficasoft GPS utilities on .... the only data i can get from satellite is Altitude ....
sat always .... 5/0 .... dindt get N and E
pls help meee ....
why before work .. and now not?

hi
you must name the gps "OTHER BLUETOOTH GPS"
when you sync it with the phone
it will work well with tomtom and other soft

I don,t know with tomtom but with Efficasoft GPS Utilities you must check in Menu->GPS Setup->AutoSearch Bluetooth GPS reciver, and see if there is your device, or choose manual your device.
After that don't forget to go to Menu->Start GPS

matrix77 said:
I don,t know with tomtom but with Efficasoft GPS Utilities you must check in Menu->GPS Setup->AutoSearch Bluetooth GPS reciver, and see if there is your device, or choose manual your device.
After that don't forget to go to Menu->Start GPS
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i try in this way exactly .... he find my GPS ... but after start GPS in main menu ... can get only altitude.
i just reinstalled HTC official ROM ... but still the same.

i changed navigation software with Garmin Mobile XT and maps from Mapsource.
work perfect ...
sunno why with garmim software work but other software nop.
My Gps module is garmin gps 10d ... maybe now work only with garmin software .. but i know before i used with tomtom and route 66.
anyway ... garmin mobile xt is good too
tnks

Good morning I have a probleme with Garmin XT and my HTC VOX it connect has my GPS but rest blocked on research satellite

install this cab and then try
View attachment enablegps.CAB
it has few registry tweaks enabling gps connection
this will help you connect

his step always not

I think your GPS programs might have been "fighting" for the GPS data or that it had bad epheremis data. It is recommended that with WM 6.1 and above to have the GPS "managed" by the system.
You do this by going from the Start Menu to Settings to System and select External GPS. Then you want to select the Port your programs will use to obtain GPS data. Normally the four lower ones were commonly used by most computer systems which is why I recommend selecting COM9 as the port.
On the Hardware tab, you need to identify which Port your GPS is on. I used GPSToggle, which is a Today plug-in, to start and warm up my GPS. You can read about GPSToggle here: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-gps-toggle.html.
Download the CAB file which I recommend installing to your device internal memory. Then go to your Today screen and then to Settings menu followed by Today. On the Items check the box next to BAF GPS Toggle. Click okay and this will place GPSToggle on your Today screen.
Unfortunately most smartphones do not have dedicated GPS chips because they eat battery power. On a dedicated receiver like a Personal Navigation Assistant (handheld GPS aka PNA), the GPS is turned on automatically when the PNA is powered up. Depending upon when your GPS was last activated, a dedicated SIRF chip can go from cold-start to 3D fix in as little as 42 seconds and as long as three minutes if epheremis data is present and the GPS has not been moved more than 10 miles from its last power up.
For most smartphone users, the last time your GPS was fired up was when it was built in China or wherever. The GPS can retain that information as its old epheremis data which is used to communicate with satellites. If the data is bad and old, it can take much longer for your GPS to lock-on and get a 3D fix.
For this reason, it is recommended that on smartphones that a GPS utility like the ones mentioned above be used. In essence, the smartphone's GPS must be "warmed up" from a cold start state to warm state where it is communicating with satellites in resolving a 2D fix ultimately to hot state where 3D fixing is available.
GPSToggle on your Today screen will "warm up the GPS" for you when you turn it. You will then see bars indicating the number of satellites the GPS has found. Once it syncs with them, the bar will go solid. When four bars go solid, 3D fixing is available. At that point you could turn on your satnav program and should be good to go.

If you see the altitude and nothing else comes in then the BT connection is obviously ok, so pairing, establishing the connection via COM port and the program using the connection seems ok.
Your problem then is the GPS receiver not sending the data required.
Find a program that resets the GPS receiver, if you can remove the battery put it out for half a minute and reinsert it. Once the GPS has a satelite fix again it should deliver all data.
A good free powerful utility is SirfTech - obviously only useful if your BT Mouse has a SIRF chipset.

prajith said:
install this cab and then try
View attachment 82758
it has few registry tweaks enabling gps connection
this will help you connect
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Hello, was enablegps.cab developed here on xda? If so, is there a thread on it?

Orbit2-- GPS cannot be detected with IGO PLS HELP?!?!?

Orbit2-- GPS cannot be detected with IGO PLS HELP?!?!?
I have a HUGE problem with getting my GPS running on my Orbit2. It came from O2 with CoPilot7 preinstalled with the maps of UK and Ireland, which I dont use, because I am not located inthere, nevertheless Copilot detects GPS signal and shows positioning, but i dint have the maps for the area that i am in.
I tried to install IGO6 and then IGO8 but I have the same problem-- it cannot detect GPS device, no matter what which COMM Port and BAUD Rate I select.
How come CoPilot detects, and IGO does not? I read that Orbit2 is not locked?!?
Should I boot the whole device using some other ROM.

Why are you doing multiple posts?

lubmarinov said:
Orbit2-- GPS cannot be detected with IGO PLS HELP?!?!?
it cannot detect GPS device, no matter what which COMM Port and BAUD Rate I select.
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Have not had any GPS software that didn't work with correct settings yet.
though i haven't testet IGO. But why shouldn't it work also?
Correct settings for internal Orbit2 GPS device is: Com4, 4800 Baud.
Olioaglio

All recent versions of iGO work whith settings defined, and on aoutoconfig...

Vodafone TP no GPS

Have just got my TP on Vodafone UK, it does not have GPS enabled, is there any way I can enable it

What do you mean? There is no GPS in Start -> Settings?
Anyway try this "must have" tool from schaps so you can manage a lot of settings, GPS included.

NO GPS
freco said:
What do you mean? There is no GPS in Start -> Settings?
Anyway try this "must have" tool from schaps so you can manage a lot of settings, GPS included.
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IF I load TomTom 6, it can not fin the internal GPS, I can connect to an external GPS via Bluetooth

Sounds to me like you've got the version of tomtom that doesn't have the option of choosing the internal GPS.
Download GPSTest to see whether the GPS is automatically detected.

can i suggest u try gps test n see what that does
also try it with google maps
i think this might be a handset fault tho cant see why it would be disabled as its a selling point

Im 99% sure that TT6 doesnt support internal GPS modules, had the same problem with my N95....or come to think of it was that TT5? Hmmmm im not so sure now lol...

TT6 worked fine on my MDAC3 with internal GPS.
Funnily enough, the Voda specs page makes no mention of GPS at all

ryraum said:
IF I load TomTom 6, it can not fin the internal GPS, I can connect to an external GPS via Bluetooth
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have you tried Other NMEA GPS-reciever, baudrate 4800, COM4 already?

NO GPS
Your right vodafone does not show GPS
Have tried it with Google Maps and will try it with GPStest this evening.
Spoke to Vodafone are going to send another handset
have also tried Other NMEA GPS-reciever, baudrate 4800, COM4

I have a Vodafone handset and thought the same as you.
It does have a GPS and it does work with TOMTOM 6.
1. Go to programs and slect quickgps and download.
Then go into tomtom and under showgps satus select configure and choose other NMEA GPS, slect baud rate 57600 and then load a destination.
Make sure you are outside tho and it might take 25 mins to get your first ever fix.
Mine connects within seconds now.
Good luck and let me know if I can help you further.

Could someone post the link to the Tom Tom 6 or 7 cab file for the Touch Pro?
Thanks
Regards,
Neil

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427744
2 threads above this one

ALL Working Fine
Ran GPS test, shows GPS working.
Set GPS to com4 9600, took about 2 mins and found signals.
Works fine fine with TOMTom 6.030
Thanks for all the help.

What's working fine?..TOMTOM 7 maps with the 6.032 cab?..
I have a original copy of 6.032 and iuse traffic updates via tomtom..my concern is that i wont be able to use the traffic updates... can someone confirm plz? and where i can get the maps?
pm?

EN4CER69 said:
What's working fine?..TOMTOM 7 maps with the 6.032 cab?..
I have a original copy of 6.032 and iuse traffic updates via tomtom..my concern is that i wont be able to use the traffic updates... can someone confirm plz? and where i can get the maps?
pm?
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The traffic subscription is registered to your account, therefore it will work on version 6 or version 7. However, your maps (6.75?) will not work with tomtom 7, but you can purchase new maps from tomtom home as the touch pro is now recognised by the tomtom home application (version 2.4 or above)

ardsar said:
The traffic subscription is registered to your account, therefore it will work on version 6 or version 7. However, your maps (6.75?) will not work with tomtom 7, but you can purchase new maps from tomtom home as the touch pro is now recognised by the tomtom home application (version 2.4 or above)
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Thanks for that.... Do you know if there are any advantages with tt7 over tt6 other than newer maps?
and
when tt do official release tt7 will it inc a cab/install file?
many thanks again

ALL Working Fine
Test handset with GPStest, works fine.
Change GPS setting to com4 speed 9600, wait 2mins and got a signal.
TomTom 6.030 loaded and working
Thanks to all for your help and avice.

ryraum said:
Ran GPS test, shows GPS working.
Set GPS to com4 9600, took about 2 mins and found signals.
Works fine fine with TOMTom 6.030
Thanks for all the help.
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I'm also facing a similar problem. Google Maps is unable to detect the internal gps receiver.
When I run, GPS Test, it just shows the GPS starting up message (with 2 yellow bars, sometimes only one). I have run quick gps and downloaded the satellite data twice already.
Can somebody please help me?

Issue with TomTom7 on HTC Touch HD

Dear all,
I have an issue with tomtom7: prog well installed, map available, but have error message "No GPS device found"
This problem has been referenced several time on other site/forum but havnt found any proper solution
Looking to the solutions proposed, I have tried:
- Hard reboot and reinstal: It has worked for one day only (in the evening I ve only installed google maps and run QuickGPS, so should have no impact)
- Configure tomtom as it was a wired gps connected to COM4 => not successful...
- installing another GPS prog (like NoniGPS) and run it in background of tomtom7 (as this one managed to connect to internal GPS device...) =>
It works... but not really good as sometimes tomtom loose the signal, and I ve to shutdown noniGPS and relunch it, then tomtom find again the gps
Im starting to think that my french provider (Orange) is blocking tomtom to force us to use their own gps prog.......
Does anybody have the same problem and found a good solution?
Many thanks,
Fabrice

i think you'd better look into the thread dedicated to tomtom on HD (blackstone)
use the search function, tomtom is working perfectly on the THD

TomTom Navigator...HELP

I've got TomTom navigator 6 (version 7 before it) installed on my WM 6.1 PDA, the maps are fine (USA & Canada), the GPS device is detected, and so are the satellites. But i'm having this problem, everytime i try getting directions i keep getting ""no usable location near gps position" and on the bottom left: "position: ?"
HELP PLZ!