Hi All,
Yes - I unticked the box to turn off IRDA. (incoming beams) But I appreciate the suggestion...
Prior to upgrading my O2 XDA IIs to WM6 I was able to use some pretty crappy HP software for their model FA287A IPAQ Bluetooth Folding Keyboard.
Meaning - this all worked on WM5
This keyboard presents itself as a serial device (and not a HID device, shame on HP!). There is an application you install and run (in programs) that is hard coded to look at COM1 for the keyboard. It worked in WM5. The HP software installs fine, but complains about nothing on COM1. When I bluetooth connect the keyboard, and set the serial port in bluetooth settings (attempting to set it as COM1) it complains and says that the COM port can not be created.
Is there any way to tell what is using COM1?
I have searched the registry - but feel I must be missing something.
Any ideas?
Many thanks, Arthur...
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Hi
I'm new to this site and would like a little help if possible.
I recently went from an IPAQ 5550 to an XDA. I installed my TOMTom3 software to the XDA with no problem. When i start up TT3 the software calls up the GPS part first and then starts the main TT3 prog. (as it did on my IPAQ). Although i haven't bought a suitable connecting cable yet for my receiver (the old receiver IPAQ plug does actually fit into the XDA!) when i start navigator up the XDA complains that there is a problem with COM1 not existing. After a couple of "OK" clicks it then boots up navigator and the maps etc seem to be as normal but the GPS says it is disabled.
Any ideas greatly apreciated
Doug
The iPAQ and XDA connectors although physically identical are not the same. The GPS disabled message is because it can't detect the GPS which given you don't have the correct lead is understandable.
As for the COM1 not exisiting error, do you have nything else which may be using COM1 such as an external or clip on keyboard driver?
To enable com 1, go to settings/connections and uncheck the "recieve incoming beams" also if you have an external keyboard driver that will also need disabling.
Now i'm impressed. Thanks to both of you for the replies. I unchecked the beam box and it goes direct to TT3. Brilliant.
(I think a donation may be in order soon) :wink:
Doug
Hello. My question is very simple.
What is BTTools, what is usefull, and where can I download it? :?:
Solve it Bluetooth problems?
Thanks in advance :wink:
Yes it solves some problems, but you get new ones for free :?
http://bluetooth.i-networx.de/index_e.html
OK, I have downloaded and installed BTTools on my XDA-II device but I have a problem with a BlueTooth device.
The device is a portable bar-code scanner of the trademark Baracoda.
The model is BL1000: http://www.baracoda.com/baracoda/products/p_2.html
I have installed BTTools cause this device works with bateries and have power save: past one minute it disconnect the BlueTooth connection with PDA and once started again not comunicate the bar-codes with PDA but is present.
The problem is that not works with BTTools.When I discover new devices through BlueTooth it discover the device but the selector screen of COM only I have as selection COM7.
I have tried before install BTTools and the device only works using the default COM5 port of Outbound COM port (BlueTooth Configuration). I think to work with BL1000 and BTTools I need that this port it be COM7 or instead that BTTools allow me select COM5 as COM port for comunication. Is it possible?
This device has an auxiliar program for translate the information of the BL1000 to PDA. http://www.baracoda.com/baracoda/products/p_9.html called Kemul.
Inside it you can configure a virtual port of Master device and Slave device but not work. If I use BTTools I select:
Slave: COM8
Master: COM7 (the COM assigned by BTTools)
This configuration not work
If I uninstall BTTools the device works and comunicate with XDA-II but the net time that the device switch off automatically not works.
I don´t understand what is happened or how I have to configure to work with BTTools.
Thanks in advance
I recently received a K-JAM from Dubai where it had been picked up at GITEX. It has the Arabic keyboard and customizations. It worked fine, Bluetooth sync with PC (IBM X41 with IBM Bluetooth IV, Ver 3.0.1.917) via COM5 which is the Bluetooth Serial Port on the PC.
I did a hard reset (default Arabic ROM 1.1.9.3 ExtROM 1.1.9.103), used the Cancel option when asked to choose from a list of Middle Eastern operator customizations, and used the Decline option to avoid installing the Imaginet Custom Arabic software which I don't have any use for.
After that, everything works perfectly EXCEPT that I can no longer do a Bluetooth sync - on the K-JAM, after pairing, when I try to assign a COM port by clicking New Outgoing Port, where earlier (before hard reset) I had the option of COM5, COM6 or COM7, I now have only options for COM6 and COM7.
I setup a second serial port on the PC under Bluetooth Local Services, on COM7, in addition to the first on COM5 and set ActiveSync to use COM7 and the K-JAM to use COM7, but ActiveSync keeps saying "Cannot find an existing Bluetooth partnership with a PC that supportsActiveSync. Would you like to set up a partnership now? Yes No", and no matter how many times I repeat the pairing, it keeps on saying the same thing.
Infrared sync and USB sync continue to work perfectly.
What has happened during the Hard Reset that takes away the option to use COM5 with the New Outgoing Port?
Is there a Registry entry somewhere that I can tweak to allow this? All suggestions to fix this are welcome.
Thanks,
BillyB
Problem solved by riDuh7
See http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=755265 for details
My dopod d810 is running WM6 at the moment
WHat happened is that im trying to get this product to synch with it
http://www.directron.com/laserkeyboard.html
but for some reason it cant seem to detect
i launched the bluetooth explorer and it just did not detect~
help me
Seems that Trinity identifies itself as a PDA in BT - some BT devices only want to bond to devices that identify itself as a computer.
You may want to try search for a registry key to change the BT device type in Trinity. It has been discussed before.
I know I'm not the only one to have experienced this but I can't find a solution in the archive. Any help would be much appreciated.
System: O2 XDAII, Rom v1.60.00, WM2003. In other words never upgraded.
GPS receiver: Holox BT321
I'm trying to get these to pair but although the XDA sees the Holox and makes a pair I'm getting a steady light on the Holox showing no active connection between the two.
It seems to be a com port issue. The only incoming com port available through Bluetooth->Connection settings is COM5. I've downloded Pocket Bluetooth Tools and attempted to configure the connection as a Serial port, but the only port available for selection is COM7. Presumably this is why they won't pair up properly? I read things about 'creating com ports' and such like but I see no way to do that on my OS.
The GPS does not have any software with it, all that's on the cd is an installation guide. The Holox website looks extinct so no help there.
I haven't tried to put any satnav software on the XDA yet, if that makes any difference. I have TomTom 5 (a used copy so not sure if it will activate!).
Any help gratefully received! Thanks.
Oops never mind - the clue was in the GPS software, or lack of it. I've installed a freeware gps prog and the holox is blinking away happily now
Use GPSGate
Ok!,the best way ( form experience) to pair most of the GPS devices with A PDA, no matter which one with WM2003 or later is to use GPSGate software from Franson http://franson.com/gpsgate/ , this will allow you to split the hardware S.Port to more than one virtually, and starts the BT automatically ones you set it.... Have Fun