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tomtom5 no ports

hi all. im having problems here. i loaded tomtom5 on to my xda. its was working for a while but seems to have just stopped. i have a wired unit in place but tomtom is just saying no gps device found. it gets stranger. i have a satalite programe to check to see how many sats it can find. but that wont let me connect to any ports on the xda,. its just says the port is being used, how do i free a port up to use or find out whats using the ports......please help as im pulling my hair out here :wink:

Maybe the standard solution that has pointed out several times here in the forum and is also available on the TomTom Support FAQ.....
Have you disabled beam?
If not, do so, that is blocking normaly the COM 1
Stefan

think i may have found the problem. just dont know how to solve it. i am running on radio version 4.21.00 at the moment and i have the beam turned off. my gps device is now being picked up by the unit but i am still not getting a valid gps signal. when i try and configure the unit i get 3 staalites but it still says " no vaild gps signal." can you suggetst anything i can try. any help would be brilliant
many thanks
dennis

This Problem has nothing to do with the ROM or the Radio.
It´s a problem of your GPS-System.
Have you tried a different location of your GPS Receiver?
Not 100% sure, but i thougt that 3 sattelites are not good, but should be enough to navigate....
In my car i have most time 7 satellites available....
Stefan

hi mate....my gps reciever is on the dash of the car....it has a clear line of sight. i will move it to another position and see if that helps......will let you know how i get on mate
cheers
dennis

pls help

i have a magician but........ the software of the cd is germany that suck.... i can't read that n i don't know how to install of my magiacian software...
afew day ago i bought wirelss infared keyboard but i don't know how yo use it pls help me.......soolve my problem tx alot

Hi,
I have a Belkin Infrared keyboard. To use it, you have to install the driver from the CD of the kayboard via activesync (or search for it on the Belkin web). Then unmark the Recive button on Conexions/Beam (the soft installed warn you anyway about it). I place the magician with IR port on the holder looking down without the mirror and directly to the keyboard port (try to find the position opening the word app and pressing any key meanwhile moving it untill you see it typing).
I dont know if you have that keyboard but the procedure will be similar.
Good luck!

Microsoft?
I suggest you get Act.sync 4.1 from microsoft.com. & get ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/App_suite/ASI.exe
Cheers, M

ya thx,but a few day ago i;ve just install the sync i don;'t the sync that i have install it's correct or NOT i don't know cause it;s germany

M$ got act.sync in English as well

guys thx for your help but i lost my magician that so sad hiks hiks.........two spanish guys rob me with a gun that really sucks......btw thx for your help

Oh man that really sucks :--(.
Only positive point is that now they have to deal with the Germans . But that wouldn't be enough for me.
No further harme done?
Regards, M

gps..!!

hey guys..!!
this gps thing in my new touch flow ROM is driving me nuts..!!
i really wanna use it..
how to use it..
what all we have to do..
how it works..
am a frequent traveller.
i think i need it..
badly.. .
plz any one gide me..
waitin ur replies..!!
dee j.

dj00912 said:
hey guys..!!
this gps thing in my new touch flow ROM is driving me nuts..!!
i really wanna use it..
how to use it..
what all we have to do..
how it works..
am a frequent traveller.
i think i need it..
badly.. .
plz any one gide me..
waitin ur replies..!!
dee j.
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If you have a question, just ask! I can't make sense out of your posting so far. Something to do with GPS....?

Nice writing stile, make it rime and you will be a star!
But seriously, the icon is there to help you manage a GPS receiver if you have one which obviously you do not.
So go out and buy a BT GPS receiver and a navigation software like TOMTOM and you will be all set.
Don't worry they all come with instruction manuals.

1st setup a bluetooth partnership with device under: bluetooth-settings-com ports-new outgoing port(com6).
2nd setup com port under start-setting-connections-external gps-gps program port(choose 7)-hardware-gps hardware port-com6-baud band as per device instructions, mine said 38400.
under access-make sure box is cheked.
This should be it. I use google maps for free with free internet access to open maps as you are driving. I use a bluetooth holux gps slim240 which I bought on ebay for $55.
Good luck.

with which device do i setup a blue tooth partner ship ..!!
rest all is done ..!!

what is gps reciever and navigation software..!!
i don t know this..!!
plz guide me..!!

I don't mean to be rude, but if you do not know these things and didn't think of googling for them you have no business messing around with anything saying 'GPS' on your device!
After all these are the basics:
GPS receiver is the thing (antenna and chip) that picks up the signal from the satellites and calculates your current position. It also connects to your phone via bluetooth to report this information.
Navigation software is the program you run that displays the map and guides you where to go.
And remember - if you do not know what it is you do not need it!

mr. levenum..!!
i need to know all this..
i will get it in a day.!
u plz tell me this how much a gps reciever costs and where can i find its software for free..!!
which gps reciever is the best.
is there any gps reciever which funcations as the bluetooth head device also..!!
waitin ur replies.. !!
and its does not matter..
u were rude..
its ok..!!

dj00912 said:
what is gps reciever and navigation software..!!
i don t know this..!!
plz guide me..!!
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Don't bother, you're not ready for it yet.....
First learn about the issue then come back and ask how to use it.

am all set.. plz tell me about what i asked.. !!
in my previous message.

(yeah, I know. Why bother, eh?)
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sea...ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1&fsoo=1
as for the navigation software, well you should really buy it. You can illegaly download it from, y'know, those places where you get all your cracked games from, but, like...we should all support software developers or it might not be worth their while to make any new versions....

waitin ur replies guys..!!
plz answer my question.!!
waitin.!!

1) I can't tell you how much a receiver will cost or where to by because I do not know where you live and chances are you are not in the same country as me so I wouldn't have the info for you any way.
2) There are no major differences between latest models. If you want to know a certain receiver better find and read a review.
3) NO!!! BT headset and GPS receiver are completely different things. Though now that you mention it - here is an idea for new product. Consider a startup company
4) yamilrx already gave you an answer for free software and a suggestion + price for receiver in US. If you want help in the future you should read carefully the answers you get!

dj00912 said:
mr. levenum..!!
i need to know all this..
i will get it in a day.!
u plz tell me this how much a gps reciever costs and where can i find its software for free..!!
which gps reciever is the best.
is there any gps reciever which funcations as the bluetooth head device also..!!
waitin ur replies.. !!
and its does not matter..
u were rude..
its ok..!!
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As I noted initially a bluetooth GPS receiver is about $50-100 on ebay. I like my holux gps 240 slim because it is the size of a lipstick. I use google maps for free but there is no voice guidance unless you purchase software such as tom tom.
Follow my instructions to paire the bt receiver to your pocket pc and it should work. Remember the com port part it won't work if you don't do that part.
No! you cannot have a bt gps and bt head device but you can purchase separate and link both to your phone. I currently have my gps receiver, a bt headset, and my car's bluetooth phone linked to my qteq. As soon as I sit in the car with my phone it knows that it is my hands free and links everytime. I have a BMW 530i with built in BT phone which links to my phone contacts.
Here is my previous post:
1st setup a bluetooth partnership with device under: bluetooth-settings-com ports-new outgoing port(com6).
2nd setup com port under start-setting-connections-external gps-gps program port(choose 7)-hardware-gps hardware port-com6-baud band as per device instructions, mine said 38400.
under access-make sure box is cheked.
This should be it. I use google maps for free with free internet access to open maps as you are driving. I use a bluetooth holux gps slim240 which I bought on ebay in the US for $55.
Hope this helps????

GPS settings help

Hi All
I have installed TomTom5 to my SPV3100, with Wm6,
With the bluetooth GPS paired, i cant get it to be recognised by Tomtom.
In TT, the ports settins always show as 3 or 7, chnaging ports in the GPS External settings still doesnt help or connect.
Can someone help please, ive de-install TT and reinstalled. Ive installed to mem card.
Thanks
Rich

Phone
hi what type of phone do u have? cuz i'm using google maps compressed on my htc touch elf GSM and it works like a charm,just using my Wifi,cheeesse crackerssssssssss,,is awsome!!!! you can actually see the satellite view (houses,cars,buildings) and it gives you directions and how to get from A to B.(not voice)thats all i need,you shoud tried is free and is for ever..Humm? thinking over, why would you want to have a GPS funcionality on a such a small device while your driving? dont you think is better my method?.
just enter where u are ,where you want to go and wallaaaaaaaa,,it shows you with a blue line the roads and everyting you want to know (grafically).and it takes you there.
Hope I Helped you.
Regards.
Yami

Try searching on here for GPS Test, it will scan all available ports and report back exactly what settings your GPS is using. Plug these into TomTom and all should be good to go.

Hey guys, sorry i didnt get back sooner. tad busy lately.
@YAMILA
Ive the SPV3100 smartfone running WM6
Google maps works likea dream with WiFi, but cant get GPS to establish like with TT5 prob.
@deedee
thanks for the advice, im going to search and have a go at what you suggest, ill post back to waht ive found, working or not.
thanks to you both
Rich

Ok, heres the outcome,
I download the tools as suggested by deedee (GPS test), but still nothing
cant allocate the port to associate with the GPS and for TomTom to connect to
The GPS reciever is a basic one , no model name ect, Taiwan made.
But works fine with my laptop and Autoroute.
Any other help apreciated.
thanks
Rich

TomTom lost by mistake

hello all.
1st time visit..so please be kind..
im in a right mess.....please please help me out if you can.
i have just bought my HTC touch diamond off ebay... all good ..i love it..i used it last night and all was good..i used tomtom for getting to work in my car...all good except it seemed to take a very very long time to find satelite etc etc and work out routes...(maybe 5 mins before i could set off).
Anyway..before this new phone/pda. i was using an old SPV M2000 pocket PC and i had on my memory card a version of TomTom 6 with all the points of interest and cameras etc etc..that worked great with my external blue tooth reciever..
So i thought i would copy my points of interest folder over onto my new HTC .. i managed to completely ruin the version already installed by overwriting maps etc etc and now it wont work at all and tells me to download maps from tomtom..at no-doubt loads of money data connection on the phone..
So then i decided to erase the version on the phone and all other folders i had over-written previously... and then maybe install the version from my old pocket pc.
Now im in a complete state of confusion after reading these posts..
does anyone have the correct advice for me to go forward from here..?
all i want is Tomtom working with speed cameras etc etc.
sorry to start with such a big post.
all the best
vince

tomtom
well i can give you some advice download the newest version and instal this
if u need some help contact me on msn [email protected]
greets Dennis