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another MS bluetooth COM-port hack

Occasionally I've found a site: http://support.dell.com/support/dow...egory=0&os=PPCA&osl=en&deviceid=4351&devlib=8
this update was designed for Dell Axim X5 PPC only, but after installing it on my Imate I've found a "com ports" tab in the Microsoft Bluetooth settings. Can someone test this update, maybe it would be useful for those who have problems with BT GPS? I cannot test it myself yet.

interesting, There is a new dll (BthVCOMMgr.dll) and some reg settings ( HKLM/sofware/microsoft/bluetooth/serial/config) in the CAB.
I did not know the Dell also uses the MS BT stack for its BT extension pack!!!
Might be worthwhile knowing how users of the Dell cope with this BT Stack . . . .

Hey, it works. Great
I tried it with my Fortuna BT Clip-on and TomTom 3 and it worked with
virtual COM-Port 7.
Before I needed the Pocket Bluetooth Tools to get my BT-Mouse work with TomTom.
Greets
Andy
MDA II - ROM 172.01GER - Radio 1.17.00 - ExtROM 1.72.751 - T-Mobile

Would like to know:
WHAT works (especially when 'it' didnt work before)
WHAT is your ROM version?
WHAT is your ROM origin?
Do you use BT with a BT BPS and TomTom3?

anmet said:
Hey, it works. Great
I tried it with my Fortuna BT Clip-on and TomTom 3 and it worked with
virtual COM-Port 7.
Before I needed the Pocket Bluetooth Tools to get my BT-Mouse work with TomTom.
Greets
Andy
MDA II - ROM 172.01GER - Radio 1.17.00 - ExtROM 1.72.751 - T-Mobile
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Hi,
please can you explain me how to configure-use it step by step. I would like to use my TomTom BT receiver with other apps. As you know you can do it normaly, but If I create a virtual com port mybe...please help me, how to do it? Do you think it can solve the problem reletad to BT headset profile too? I mean that will I use BT car kit and BT headset both?
Thanx a lot!
@edsub
File comes into compressed format. To install it, is it enough to extract the file and copy build.PPC2003_ARM.CAB on my Qtek2020, or should I copy build.ini and register.bat files too?
I have native Qtek2020 BT stack and the last ROM 1.72 ITA...will it work?
Thanx again!

To install it, is it enough to extract the file and copy build.PPC2003_ARM.CAB on my Qtek2020
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Yes, that's enough.
You just pair your BT-Device as before, after that you will be asked if you wanna give it a COM-Port. Do that like you see at the Screenshot.
That's it. Wish you success
Greets
Andy

I was trying to to use GPSDash, by setting a virtual com port to TomTom BT receiver...but it's hard to find the right combination between COM port and Baud Rate, working for my Qtek2020 (1.72)
I also have tried to uninstall the BT Dell patch (that seems to fit perfectly to Qtek 2020), and tried to connect GPSDash via COM5...but with no positive results.
So:
1-can someone suggest me a GPS SW to test with BT Dell patch and TomTom BT, easy to configure?
2- do you think I can use BT Dell patch to assign a virtual COM port to my BT CarKit, in order to let it work, beside BT Headst? Which com port usually is assigned to BT headset and which virtual one should I assign to BT car Kit, to test if it will work?
Thanx again!

From what I read here is the only thing different this tool allows you to manually select the BT-assigned COM port. Without this s/w COM4 is selected for inbound and COM5 for outbound . . . .

I've tested it on my 1.72.00WWE
You CAN assign ports.
Only the BSP: ones succeed (looks like all other ports allready exist)
It did not benefit me when using Tom Tom GPS: I was hoping to be able to use the 'Bluetooth GPS' portsetting wich would prevent my MDAII from almost freezing when I start Tom Tom navigator with the GPS out of range (currently GPS uses COM5 which is fine AS LONG AS the GPS is in range and switched on)

Please help me , Qtek2020i do not connet with GPS BT-308

Hey , i have a Qtek 2020i with a sony headset and a gps bt-308 both of them BT.
i do not have a problem with the headset it works fine
bu with the gps i have a big problem .
the PPC wont connect to the gps, it does not find it , i can't see it in the BT manager.
i tried everything from Rom updating to BT tools updating
my rom is the latest that i found for qtek 2020i 1.11
also the latest BT tools
i install the GPS cd it hasn't given me anything
i really do not know what to do to fix it.
Please help me fix this problem

Fox2 said:
Hey , i have a Qtek 2020i with a sony headset and a gps bt-308 both of them BT.
i do not have a problem with the headset it works fine
bu with the gps i have a big problem .
the PPC wont connect to the gps, it does not find it , i can't see it in the BT manager.
i tried everything from Rom updating to BT tools updating
my rom is the latest that i found for qtek 2020i 1.11
also the latest BT tools
i install the GPS cd it hasn't given me anything
i really do not know what to do to fix it.
Please help me fix this problem
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Use com port 6 and try it again

what do you mean use com 6
my inbound is already on com 6??
please explain

Bluetooth manager select "Explore a bluetooth device" it should show up there, then select it, it should display "Slave" device or something similar.
If you need to pair it use the key "0000" (usually works)
If your having problems with TomTom 5 you will need to use the newer 5.10 patch, this fixes the problems where it wouldnt reconise "Other bluetooth devices".
I use COM port 5 with my bluetooth GPS but i guess its not specific.
Also you might want to turn off your bluetooth headset while you get the GPS working as it may want to comunicate on the same port, which if it is the case ... im not sure how you can get both working together.

Bluetooth GPS COM Port problem

Hi, I have a brand new XDA Mini, but with Qtek S100 WWE Rom 1.12, and I bought a Bluetooth GPS, Xaiox NAVOne 2.0...
Bluetooth manager can see the gps without problems, but my Medion2004 Navigation Software says, no GPS is avaiable.
I've already read in the users manual, that GPS needs Com8.
As I see in Start -- Settings -- System -- Bluetooth settings, xda mini has Com5 for outbond port, and Com4 for inbound port.
How can I change ? No program is running, if I check.
Please, help me, thanks.

Nobody has a good idea ? I have already tried the Pocket Bluetooth Tools, it can give a solution, to change COM port 5 to COM port 8, my bluetooth gps requires this port.
BUT, this screenshot appears only a small moment (0,1sec) when I install NAVone2.0 gps...
I installed this gps 100 times, everything is the same.
Can you suggest me another bluetooth tools application?
The problem is simple, to change COM 5 to COM 8.
Thanks in advance.

You could try installing gpsgate from franson
http://franson.com/gpsgate/

change software!
I think you should try change software. I have tomtom 5 to my s100 and it works just fine..

Wizard problems with NOKIA GPS receiver

Installing IGO on my WIZARD everything was fine but when I tried to connect it (via bluetooth) with NOKIA LD3W GPS can not connect it.The WIZARD see it ,enter the code to connect and then can not connect it.Compatibility problem?

I have the same Nokia LD-3W adapter and a Prophet. If somebody can help, I have the same problem. Pairing is ok, selecting Serial Port ok, but in iGo there is no connection with the device. Anyway, when I manually change the port in GPS setting page, there is a LED that turns from red to green and flashing. Any ideea?
Thanks!

Hi
I have the same Issues with my Vodafon VPA II Compact.
I Installed the latest ROM from Vodafon - but no help.
Any Hacks? - the Mouse is working fine with my Laptop.

you may have to make a secure connection for it in bluetooth settings.
i found that worked on the old rom...but doesnt on the AKU2 roms.

Problem solved! :lol:
In the last version of iGo (30.05.2006) they solved this problem! U just take this from here and copy it in c:\program files\igo. Works excelent!
Remember! Bluetooth ON, pair the device, select COM port, then in iGO settings select NMEA protocol, 38400 speed, select manualy the port that u selected in Bluetooth manager and non-secure connection. Then just turn off and then back on the receiver and that`s it!
Good luck!

Hi
I upgraded my Firmware to the latest and with the TRICK described it is fine
BR
Daniel

doesn't work :-( i found my ld-3w in comm manager, was no problem, but i can't connect with any gps soft. what's wrong? my old pda hp 2210 (and 4150 also) works fine...

How to make it working
jeenik said:
doesn't work :-( i found my ld-3w in comm manager, was no problem, but i can't connect with any gps soft. what's wrong? my old pda hp 2210 (and 4150 also) works fine...
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I've got the same combination (Wizard - Mr. Clean AKU 2.3 ROM + Nokia GPS, using TomTom) and it's working without problem. Pair it, create Outgoing COM port but uncheck "Secure connection". Don't use WM5 GPS settings to share the port.
Radek

great! radku thank's it helped! i was still trying to set wm5 ports and when i switched them off it works!

Hi
now i am on IGO and a Hermes (t-mobile vario II) and again the **** will not work...
My Custom GPS Application works.
IGO not. - seems like it doesn't like the protocol or something.
BR
Daniel

Then try either the trick above, it worked with me.

I have Nokia LD-3W and Hermes problems with Garmin XT
melvincz said:
I've got the same combination (Wizard - Mr. Clean AKU 2.3 ROM + Nokia GPS, using TomTom) and it's working without problem. Pair it, create Outgoing COM port but uncheck "Secure connection". Don't use WM5 GPS settings to share the port.
Radek
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Where do you find the setting to uncheck secure. It works fine with Microsoft Livesearch but not with Garmin XT Software. Maybe it has something to do with my settings. I am using WM6.1...help.

Universal + BlueTooth GPS problem, help

Dear Htc fellows,
My bluetooth GPS is working strange on my Universal, but on iPaq with
WM2003 works as a charm. The BT GPS is new Solar GPS with new Mediatek
chipset.
It's not working with iGo 2006 and even not Tomtom 5 or Tomtom 6.
I can find the BT GPS in BT manager, I can pair it, but I dont know why,
it needs a pass key even if it shouldn't. Then when I explore it's
services, The popup come again asking me if I will allow external BT
device to connect to my Universal and it come asking passkey again (Why?).
I can't even enter an empty passkey (bt device doesen't require it). After that I have successfully paired the device. I can add it's serial port to enumerate on com ports 8 or 4.
When I start Tomtom, it doesent detect the device at all. If I use iGo, it detects, gets datas and disappear, it's allways appeared for 1 second and then 5 seconds not. No matter Which bitrate I set (device is written to be 9600) it needs to be in NMEA protocol, not SIRF.
When I use some freeware GPS programs, it seams to be working ok, it shows satelites and it's not disappearing.
What can I do with that???
I have some idea that it's probably about WM5 and it's security....
How can I setup com security in registry? can I set the port speads manually atd... I had performed a hard reset and it still don't work. Can ROM update or AKU update help me?
Does anyone have some idea what should I try now?
O2 XDA EXEC:
Rom: 1.30.107
Radio:1.09.00
P:42.42.P8
BT GPS: model: BT 2.5MR
made by f-tech.com.tw
Thanks;
Shef

Could you find a solution??
Hi,
I have the same problem exactly and could not find anything on the net. Did you solve your problem?

well ...
i know that there is a problem with GPS and WM5 and so there is this patch which i install every time i hard reset .....
the guys i bought MY GPS from gave me this ... and they are pretty knowledgable .....
it works well ....
try it !

tried
My OS version is WM2003 but tried anyway.. Did not work.. can there be version for WM2003??

did you ?
did you define an outgoing com port for the device (com 4 for example ?)

com port definition
well, igo finds the device an COM 6 actually, it connects too.. but stays connected just for a second, then again and again..
I installed GPSGate and created a virtual com port 7. I manually configured the GPS receiver connection to COM 7 on igo.. But all the same.. :
do you advice another way?
one other thing the device works with navigon 5.0 and tomtom 6.0 smoothly, no problem.. only igo..

well...
IGO is CRAP ... that is well known .... lots of bugs ...
i am sorry .. i do not know how to solve your problem...
but i suggest using destinator 6 ..... (that's what i use) ....
simple ... nice looking .... big buttons and able to navigate to your contacts directly (especially useful if you have Phone Edition)
oh ... and ... works great !

I got the Holux GPSlim 236 GPS. I can pair the GPS with Universial. But I cannot set the com port at all. A pop up window always say the com port (I tried everyone of the ports) is not available.
Any one got a solution, does the GPS bug fix help ? and what does it fix ?

Might seem a bit obvious, but have you tried the code "0000" when pairing your device?

Once paired...did you define an outgoing serial port on "Bluetooth Settings" menu on your WinCE?
I have a royaltek bluetooth GPS and it's been working well with TomTom[5|6]...I use '0000' as passkey (default on many 'non-interactive' devices), once paired I clicked on 'COM Ports' tab and defined a new outgoing port, the wizard should list the GPS as an available device to create a COM port so I used it and I got a 'com0'.
Once the outgoing port was created I had to tell TomTom to use the new 'com0' and worked like a charm
It's been working since TomTom 5.21 (previous versions didn't work).