Need your help please! I seem to have lost my Bluetooth partnership on my Vario/Wizard with the Holux..(although the Holux is still working fine with my IPAQ which I use for emergencies)
Going into the Vario/Wizard BT settings...its found the Holux fine..and under devices it's showing OK. I've tapped on it and hit Save, but, moving along to Com Ports and hitting 'New Outgoing Port', the Holux shows up, but when I hit next, it shows Com port 6 (or 7) but says 'Comport could not be opened etc.'
How do I open up, or release com 6 and/or 7 ?...Very annoying as TomTom 6 has been working just great, but I don't know what I must have accidently done to screw up the partnership. I've tried to connect on all the Com Ports shown on the TT device, using the 'Othe Blutooth GPS receiver' option, but no luck.
Appreciate a response. Thanks.
well I have a holux as well
I've gotten it to work via COM6 or COM7. Apparently I only have 2 COM ports available COM6 or COM7. One of them is being used for my laptop. So, I chose the available port as my Outgoing port to Holux. If both COM6 and COM7 are used, you may have to delete one of the ports, and assign Holux to use it. You can click and hold on any of the other COM ports and then edit and delete the port configurations.
Good luck, hope that helps a bit.
Thanks a lot..stupid I know, but where do I look to delete a port ! Thanks.
settings->Connections->Bluetooth->COM Ports
Keep the stylus pressed on the port you want to delete until the context menu appears, delete it.
Then, click new outgoing port and recreate it
Use the new created port (6 or 7) with TomTom
Hope it works...
Magic ! thankyou so much.... Mike.
Related
a couple of weeks ago i posted my concern about the com port problems. just to give you some background; my laptop was reformatted to give way for new software to be used in our office. in the process all my installed apps (like bluetooth, activesync, etc) were erased; thus i had to reinstall everything. when i tried to do actvivesync via bluetooth; i found out that the com ports were not matching anymore. activesync only allowed you to use either 1 or 3; while the bluetooth app searches instantly for the available com port. in this case; the com port showing for my bt app was 16. after much fiddling around with my laptop i finally solved the problem and it goes...but before that please uninstall your bluetooth software...
1) go to "my computer" and click control panel
2) click the icon "System"
3) a new window will open; click device manager
4) a new window will open, giving you a list of everything installed on your pc
5) what you do is you search for the device using com port 3. as an example; look for "Ports (COM & LPT)
6) double click and below you'll see "communications port and printer"
7) right click and go for properties
8) a window will open with 4 headings; click on "port settings"
9) window opens; click on "advanced"
10) new window opens; now you'll see a drop down menu for com ports. in my case my communications port was using 22. if i wanted to change it to 25 or whatever number; i simply use the drop down menu and click on the number i wanted for the com port
11) going back to step 5; you go through steps 6 to 10 with each and every device installed on your laptop until you see which one is using com port 3. for my case; i found out that my built-in modem was using this port. i did steps 6-10 and changed the com port setting of my modem to 23.
12) close all the windows; return to steps 1-4; and follow 6-10. you can use the communications port as an example; but if you use the drop down menu for the com ports you will see that the com port 3 is now free
13) reinstall your bluetooth software; follow the steps as shown in:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contenttypeid=2
14) since com port 3 is now free; the bluetooth software automatically takes the first available com port...in this case it's 3
15) follow the steps in the link for doing activesync via bluetooth; and viola...there you have it!
hope that helps, posting you some pics to best guide you.
cheers mates
robson
Hi Robson!
Thanks for your post about the COM Ports. I got my bluetooth dongle ( on laptop) working with my XDA2.
My problem now is that ActiveSync is showing error messages about conflicts in Microsoft Outlook folders ... I hope I haven't gotten myself into more trouble than when I started tinkering with BT.
jabez
thanks robson
hi robson......ur post was exactly what i needed...worked a treat!...but im still dissapointed that i cannot get connected to my broadband via the widcomm stack, as other peple have done!
btw.......the net connection speed is a little slow?.....despite a broadband connection...any ideas?
thanks again
to : xdaeire
regarding "still dissapointed that i cannot get connected to my broadband via the widcomm stack, as other peple have done!"
btw.......the net connection speed is a little slow?.....despite a broadband connection...any ideas?"
ans: mate, not sure why that happened with you. i use a diffusi bt dongle and it works just a-ok. however, the office supplied me with a lan wireless card so i don't really go for bt. lemme fiddle around with this more and i'll drop you a line if i figure out what's happening...
to; jabez
regarding: "My problem now is that ActiveSync is showing error messages about conflicts in Microsoft Outlook folders ... I hope I haven't gotten myself into more trouble than when I started tinkering with BT"
ans: this happened to a friend of mine when he set up his bt-activesync. what he did was uninstall activesync but made sure to back up all the data. he then reinstalled the app and established a new partnership between his laptop and xda2. from there he placed all the back up files into the new ppc folder (on the desktop); then he went for bt activesync. worked fine for him.
hope that helps.
cheers mates
robson
Hi, I just can't make the activesync over bluetooth work with my laptop (widcomm) and my magician (qtek s100).
the devices are paired enough, and I can see the serial port on the phone from the laptop, but when active sync starts to search for the connection, it loses the connection (the serial port is listed as not connected in the "my bt places").
Any tips/hints? Is something wrong on one of the machines? I will try to see if I can test with some other devices...
try this --> http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?s=f18b052a41d1d7b711c2b97ecd926005&threadid=544932
You can skip the step on installing and using the BT Tools.
cheers :wink:
Thanks, but that doesn't work for me...
I can pair allright, but I am unable to sync...
have you updated to the latest ROM for your s100? I noticed after updating my JAM that I do not need BTH tools anymore to activesync over BT.
Hi
have an O2 XDA II Mini (Magician) and I am using an XMicro Dongle on my laptop (Win XP with SP2....I am using the in built Microsoft BT stack which comes with SP2) and ActiveSync3.8. Initially syncing with BT was a problem but now its not a problem at all.
First you have to make sure that the COM port nos. selected by ActiveSync are less than 10 bcoz there is some bug due to which ActiveSync will not support COM ports above COM9.
To reduce the COM port nos. on your computer try the following website
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315539
Once you can see the hidden devices and ports delete/uninstall all the ports which are not in use.
To ActiveSync.....the following steps might help....
1 To sync with BT first delete all your pairing with your computer and phone on both devices.
2 Go to BT Manager on your phone and click both check boxes for Inbound and Outbound COM ports and pair the devices.
3 Once they are paired go to BT manager (on the phone) again and click on the start button (for BT ActiveSync setup) and pair the devices again if you have to.
4 Once that is done make sure that on the computer in BT Settings the the Serial Port Profile (SPP) "Serial Port COM4" is checked.Click on the phone device>property>services.
5 After that on the computer's BT Manager itself ensure that the COM ports folder shows incoming and outgoing ports with the phone's name in front.
6 Open ActiveSync (on the computer) ensure that the COM port no. is the same as the Incoming COM port no. given in step 5 above and it being shown as available. Sometimes if it is unavailable, the computer needs to be rebooted and then it will be shown as available.
7 Click on ActiveSync thru BT on the phone and it should work.
8 Whenever you wanna disconnect ActiveSync press stop on the compouter to disconnect.
It has been working for me since the past couple of weeks. Initially it took a lot of time to set up but now even if the pairing gets deleted or something messes up its working fine.
One thing to remember is that in case you are using a dongle with a laptop ensure that the dongle is plugged in BEFORE you boot up the laptop. A lot of people plug it in later and then ActiveSync on the computer shows the COM ports as unavailable.
I hope this helps.
All the best!
GPSPROXY....1.15repack/1.15/1.14/1.12d
my virtual com port had set 4/7/8/10/11..at reg...
but ..when i star GPSPROXY..it said .. failed 2 configure regisstry fot virtual COM port driver....
TOOL-----SETTINGS....then ERROR...and auto close.....
how about ur UNIVERSAL?.
can u launch GPSPROXY 1.15?...
how u set ur virtual com?. COM 4 or 8?..or..?..
THX!!!
Do you really need the translation to Garmin format or do you just want to share the GPS by several apps?
(Note: WM5 is capable of sharing the GPS between multiple apps)
Ok, after quite a few months, someone must have succeeded in getting gpsproxy to work on universal.
I haven't!
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gpsproxy/
I always get "failed to load virtualcomport driver" error. Long long time ago, I somehow made it working on virtualcomport=0, but garmin que can't read this port.
Can someone help me on this?
Work perfectly for me. Use the latest version (1.16), set com4 in the first tab to connect to gps( set you gps output port to be com4 also in bluetooth app), set port 8 in the last tab(virtual com port number). Close the prog.
Fire your registry editor,
got to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\drivers\RegisteredDevice and delete BTD_COM8
Soft reset with a software (not the button, or modifications will be lost, or wait 10 minutes before reseting)
Launch gpsproxy again
You sould now see COM8: GPSProxy Virtual com port. If you see Com8:? it will not work. Set com8 in application tab, set your GPS Unit ID and get the best unit you can think of (except it doesn't have integrated gps).
If your gps was set on com8, invert the com 4 and 8 from my instructions.
also note that the gps must be on and in range when you launch the proxy or it will not work (error 55)
Wow man, thanks a lot! After three months, I finally got it working!
Although, I often get "failed to load virtual com port ...", but it seems that soft reset helps.
Thanks again, I owe you one :wink:
You are are the same place than other PDA. The writer of gpsproxy is thinking about a full rewrite to solve this. You will get this error if you turn off the pda without turning off the proxy.
Yeah, I'm following the progress of gpsproxy and version 2.0. I read the whole thread on bargainpda site, but didn't find good solution for my problem. Well, you solved it.
About the error, I close program correctly. First stop and then exit.
Hey,
I need help setting up the com port for my Bluetooth GPS.
In Bluetooth - Settings - COM Ports I can only set outgoing com port as com 6 or 7. Unfortunately, Destinator PN in GPS settings does not allow me to select either of this com port. I can select com 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 or 9.
I am very distressed, I don't know what to do. Is there anyway I can hack or do something so I can select outgoing com port that Destinator will accept?
Thank you for reading!
this quite a common problem for gps software. I have had this with memory map and various other problems. its an issue with the software, not your gps setup but can also be caused by another gps app hogging the ports 6/7 (tomtom can do this, even wheb its not running). in the case with memory map an update solved fixed it and with other software I had the option to force the use of the port required. your best bet is to check the software maker home page for an update or contact their support.
I don't use Infrared and I don't foresee any use for it. I have already unchecked the beam option in Settings. Is there a way I can completely disable it and free the COM port it uses and use this port as outgoing for GPS? or Is there a way I can manually switch COM ports for example if a device is currently using COM port 8, I can set it to use port 6 and use COM port as outgoing port?
Thanks!
yes there is a work around this.....u have to change the com port on the file Destinator.ini to do this u need to copy this file from your ppc (My Device/DestinatorApps/Destinator) to your desktop computer and then open this file using a hex editor which u can download for free.......and scroll down and look for the C.O.M. etc....and just simply change the com to 6 or 7 depending which com you have setup your gps receiver to in the bluetooth connection......then just save it and place it back to your ppc (overwrite the original file)......this should connect your receiver with the destinator program......i did have the same problems before and did a search on this forum.....so yeah it is here somewhere......
Dear all, I need to set my outgoing com port to 8 for my GPS receiver to work. I've searched the wiki and was unable to find anything on this topic.
When I try to set sny numbers between 1-8 my Hermes rejects this saying "the com port could not be created....."
I've tried with and without secure connection ticked.
I am using the following ROM TNT.SE "Special Edition" Series (Professional)
Could someone point me inthe rightdirection of how to enable com port 8.
Many thanks
i used for my tytn before com0 and after hard reset com4...you can try!!
1. Go to Comm manager and turn on Bluetooth
2. Go to Settings Bluetooth
3. Click Add new device (your mobile phone is search for BT GPS device)
4. Click with stylus on GPS BT device then tap to next
5. Enter passcode (default is 0000 four zero), then tap next
6. Enable checkbox on Serial port then Finish
7. Go tu downmenu COM Ports
8. Tap on New Outgoing Port
9. Select your BT GPS device
10. Tap next
11. Select your COM port (Com 8)
12. Disable checkbox Secure Connection
13. Click on Finish
Thats it... My BT GPS antenna work fine with this procedure. And for last finish, setup your GPS software to work with this COM port.
Enjoy...
Many thanks for the replies Filefixer and Lilhit82.
I tried to do as you've said before posting the thread. The problem is that I can't select any com ports between 0 and 8. I can only to set it up on port 9.
I have the same problem although I have in the past been able to set it on com 5 or 6, now it is locked on com port 9, however htat port works fine for me.
just make sure you go to the GPS applet in connections (or wherever your cooker put it) and set the hardware port to 9... DO NOT attempt to set a data port, leave that first page at (none), then set the third page to allow windows to manage your gps.
Then do a soft reset and power cycle your GPS reciever, then you will be able to use apps that call on the gps unit.
Hope that works for you.
BTW perform the procedure filefixer described but use port 9 instead. Do that BEFORE the soft reset and power cycle.