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Use Diamond as GPS dongle to a Mac *SOLVED, solution posted*

Hi!
im just wondering if there is a possibility to use my HTC Touch Diamond as a GPS dongle to my Macbook?
Anyone know if there is a app for that or something?
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Solution! Further way down
Okey guys!
it was a long time since i wrote here, but i actually solved the problem!
as mr-pill recommended i used Franson GpsGate
I installed the program with the .CAB to my memmorycard not the internal storage.
after installation i went through the wizard and i chose only internal GPS not garmin or bluetooth.
After that you got the option how you whant to sync with the other units, i choose bluetooth, make sure you have you phone paired with you macbook.
the in you program hope for that it supports bluetooth GPS.
and your done!
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try this
http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/GPS2Blue.html

davidbnkn said:
http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/GPS2Blue.html
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thanks i think it works
just tried it a little bit on work but ill be back with more info later tonight

linkus said:
thanks i think it works
just tried it a little bit on work but ill be back with more info later tonight
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Nope nothing i cant get it to work :S
how shall i connect my device to my macbook? Bluetooth? USB cable?
Whan i choose BT it just says that BT not enabled even if it is :S
Very strange? IF USB shall i take Storage och Active Sync?

Keep us posted, I want to do the same thing except with Windows XP. If you do get it figured out would you mind posting how you did it? Thank you in advance
The only advice I can give you is: If doing via bluetooth you need to make sure the program is looking at the correct COM port otherwise it will never "see" the gps.

gerlbaum said:
Keep us posted, I want to do the same thing except with Windows XP. If you do get it figured out would you mind posting how you did it? Thank you in advance
The only advice I can give you is: If doing via bluetooth you need to make sure the program is looking at the correct COM port otherwise it will never "see" the gps.
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you bet on it! if you manage to get it to work please post here also

try gpsgate. that worked for me with TP + MbP

Okey guys!
it was a long time since i wrote here, but i actually solved the problem!
as mr-pill recommended i used Franson GpsGate
I installed the program with the .CAB to my memmorycard not the internal storage.
after installation i went through the wizard and i chose only internal GPS not garmin or bluetooth.
After that you got the option how you whant to sync with the other units, i choose bluetooth, make sure you have you phone paired with you macbook.
the in you program hope for that it supports bluetooth GPS.
and your done!

linkus said:
Nope nothing i cant get it to work :S
how shall i connect my device to my macbook? Bluetooth? USB cable?
Whan i choose BT it just says that BT not enabled even if it is :S
Very strange? IF USB shall i take Storage och Active Sync?
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I had some fun with GPS2Blue yesterday, but finally got it working. As well as getting all programs to look at the right port, you need to create an incoming bluetooth serial port on the phone for it to work - you can easily create an incoming port on the PC easily (you'd expect to want your phone to access services on the PC, not the other way round, right?), but as I understand it's not quite so easy on the phone.
Managed to find these instructions and got it working perfectly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=499896&highlight=gps2blue
EDIT: This will work for all GPS applications that uses a serial GPS receiver, not just those that explicitly support bluetooth receivers (I got hold of some very old free software and it works fine). The bluetooth linkis handled by Windows/MacOS and all the app sees is a serial port.

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BLCollier said:
I had some fun with GPS2Blue yesterday, but finally got it working. As well as getting all programs to look at the right port, you need to create an incoming bluetooth serial port on the phone for it to work - you can easily create an incoming port on the PC easily (you'd expect to want your phone to access services on the PC, not the other way round, right?), but as I understand it's not quite so easy on the phone.
Managed to find these instructions and got it working perfectly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=499896&highlight=gps2blue
EDIT: This will work for all GPS applications that uses a serial GPS receiver, not just those that explicitly support bluetooth receivers (I got hold of some very old free software and it works fine). The bluetooth linkis handled by Windows/MacOS and all the app sees is a serial port.
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quick question about the TP2 and car stereos.

most car stereos today have a USB in for connecting an IPod, Zune, whatever.
do these work with the TP2?

crazy talk said:
most car stereos today have a USB in for connecting an IPod, Zune, whatever.
do these work with the TP2?
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Probably yes (haven't tried it myself), but when you connect your TP2 to an USB-host (which the car stereo is), the TP2 asks you which mode you want (Active Sync, Disk Drive or Internet Sharing). If you select Disk Drive, the microSD card shows up as a diskdrive in windows (or your car stereo...)

Yup, what andrehj says.
All devices that show up as Mass Storage will definately work on car stereo's. Worked on mine. But I never use it. Because mine has Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP support (stereo streaming). It works flawlessly.
No wires for me. Except the charger itself. xD

Simultaneous program access?
I can confirm that the TP2 works in drive mode as an input for a car stereo. However it appears the phone restricts access to the storage card in this mode and programs cannot access it, which means things like TomTom cannot access maps.
Does anyone know a way around this? Is it a WinMo restriction or something else?

Please specify "drive mode"?
I've used mine playing music through A2DP in combination with Tomtom Navigator 7 + Benelux maps.
The only downside I experienced was that the Tomtom voice was much louder than the music I played. Thus when adjusting the music volume to a much louder level, that Tomtom woman scares the heck outta me. Like when needed to take a turn, it's more like "GO LEFT!!!!!! W$E%T#@$%[email protected](#%|(!# ". In between the music.
No problem with tomtom reading the maps though.

'Drive mode' via USB
Thanks Crix84. By 'drive mode' I meant the Disk Drive mode that you can select when connecting via USB. I expect accessing via the BT profile is quite different which is why things work for your setup.
That TT girl would be scary at high volume!

Ohhh okay now I understand. You mean't the mass storage function I was talking about in a previous post of mine.
Well for what I've found and experienced. That mode makes the phone really function like a USB stick aka Mass Storage Device. At that moment only the MicroSD card is blocked from access within the phone. For what I know, the driver used for Mass Storage (any windows system or other) is a standardized universal driver. Wich means it must be as illogic to access the card both from within the phone and the computer/car-radio through USB at the same time. Like using 1 usb stick on 2 pc's by using a usb splitter. Device in use means in use.
Active Sync in the other hand uses a different kind of USB connection. It accesses the phone itself, through that, the card. Mass Storage is a direct function to the microsd card. Kind of a bypass. For compatibility issues. When you just want to put something on your card without the hassle of installing drivers (on old pc's) etc. Wich would really mean that the maps on the card for Tomtom are inaccessible. That would really be indeed a problem. The only solution for that is either use the phone as I do. Bluetooth A2DP not available? Then the car-audio system should change the access mode to the phone. Maybe an active sync like solution/connection. Problem is most manufacturers do that. Thinking of only using a USB stick on the radio. Mine does that too. Only mass storage devices are accepted through my radio's usb.

CoPilot 8 users I need help.......

I was wondering how you can allow copilot 8 running while charging. For some reason it automatically closes when I plug it into my radio usb.

For me CoPilot 8 runs just fine while I'm in my car and charging via a car charger.
Maybe I'm not clear on what a "radio usb" is. Can you tell us what that is? I know what a USB radio is, but perhaps that is not what you're talking about.

Darnell_Chat_TN said:
For me CoPilot 8 runs just fine while I'm in my car and charging via a car charger.
Maybe I'm not clear on what a "radio usb" is. Can you tell us what that is? I know what a USB radio is, but perhaps that is not what you're talking about.
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Basically my radio has a usb coming from the back of it. I normally use my phone to play music. I guess I cant do both, play music and have co-pilot operating.

I use the Moto T505 and I play music while using CoPilot 8 almost daily.
Must be something with how your radio's USB works.
Using my PC right now, while plugged into the PC USB with Active Sync running, I've just started playing music via the Music tab, opened CoPilot 8 with the music still playing. Then I disconnected the cable while CoPilot and the music were still going, reconnected the cable, selected "Active Sync" and both CoPilot and the music are still going without a skip.
I am using EnergyROM now, so I can't say how that test would go with the stock ROM, but I never had a problem with the stock ROM when charging in the car (via a MicroUSB car charger) and playing music over the Moto T505 and CoPilot worked with it just fine.

CoPilot Live 8 install question
So I am about to purchase this app. Where is everyone installing Copilot? Does it have to be installed on the device Or can you install it on the Micro SD card?
I have heard that some apps when installed to the card causes issues or slowness. Is anyone experiencing this as well?
Thanks for your input.

why don't you just reinstall everything
that could help or maybe you didn't do a task 29 after an update that could cause the prob too

eviltwin_52s said:
So I am about to purchase this app. Where is everyone installing Copilot? Does it have to be installed on the device Or can you install it on the Micro SD card?
I have heard that some apps when installed to the card causes issues or slowness. Is anyone experiencing this as well?
Thanks for your input.
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The app has to be installed to the device. The maps and all other supporting data can be stored on the MicroSD card. That's how I have mine setup and the manual recommends installing the app to the device.

I am about to purchase this app and the web site says the download is 1G. Will it even fit on the HD2 or does it somehow compact itself once installed to the device?

It fits on the HD2 (put maps & voices on the sim card as that is where the big space size requirement is based on). It is a great app for the HD2 (and not overly costly like TomTom or Garmin).

Crush KD said:
It fits on the HD2 (put maps & voices on the sim card as that is where the big space size requirement is based on). It is a great app for the HD2 (and not overly costly like TomTom or Garmin).
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You mean "memory card" right?

Crush KD said:
It fits on the HD2 (put maps & voices on the sim card as that is where the big space size requirement is based on). It is a great app for the HD2 (and not overly costly like TomTom or Garmin).
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Thanks, so I shouldnt have any issues then even with the other apps that I have installed.
So I have to ask, how is everyone getting to the Navi Panel without the proper in car kit? Do you have to go into the folders and create a shortcut?

eviltwin_52s said:
So I have to ask, how is everyone getting to the Navi Panel without the proper in car kit? Do you have to go into the folders and create a shortcut?
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http://tinyurl.com/2egfcot
Just install it, like any program it makes a shortcut for the app.

Ok I am downloading Copilot Live8, do I also need to download the Text to Speah app? When I tried to do this with the Key that was provided it said it was invalid. Or am I required to wait for a period of time before downloading it?
Thanks,

Nevermind, it looks like it is part of the Download new version.

Making a call from HD2 using PC or Notebook

Is it possible to make a call from HD2 through PC or Notebook when HD2 is connection to either using Bluetooth or USB or WiFi (bluetooth or WiFi preferred)?
I tried using windows dialier (using windows 7 64 bit on my notebook), but that didnt work.
thanks

xprav said:
Is it possible to make a call from HD2 through PC or Notebook when HD2 is connection to either using Bluetooth or USB or WiFi (bluetooth or WiFi preferred)?
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Yes.
It is possible to operate all functions of your HD2 when synced in a cradle or via USB by using MyMobiler 1.25
I haven't tried it whilst synced over bluetooth and I'm not sure about it working over wi-fi.

does it work plzzz ??

will this let me use the laptop's speaker and microphone to talk, instead of phone's?

xprav said:
will this let me use the laptop's speaker and microphone to talk, instead of phone's?
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Would you like me to come round your house, download and install MyMobiler and test it out for you ?

compact_bijou said:
Would you like me to come round your house, download and install MyMobiler and test it out for you ?
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Lawl. I wonder if the OP even read your post.

sorry about it....will install... thanks for all the help

xprav said:
sorry about it....will install... thanks for all the help
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Do post your results and findings if that program suited your needs! =)

xprav said:
sorry about it....will install... thanks for all the help
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Don't forget to click the thanks button

thanks for this one, works nicely
though i wish MS had made something inbuilt in WIN7 to do something like calling (atleast calling) from WinMo 6.5 or WP7
still...this software works great...thanks

Stereo thru usb?

Hey guys so I got my phone hooked up to the car stereo via usb and was wondering is there an app or a settings I can do make my phone play music?

Shinotheweevil said:
Hey guys so I got my phone hooked up to the car stereo via usb and was wondering is there an app or a settings I can do make my phone play music?
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What kind of cable did you use for that? Did you use a mini USB to USB cable?

Tamhvm said:
What kind of cable did you use for that? Did you use a mini USB to USB cable?
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Yes exactly what I am using.
Also I am using the ICS roms (though unstable) and I heard that ICS is able to play music through usb. Correct me if I'm wrong

Shinotheweevil said:
Yes exactly what I am using.
Also I am using the ICS roms (though unstable) and I heard that ICS is able to play music through usb. Correct me if I'm wrong
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I'm unaware if ICS is able to run Audio through USB.
I've found in several another threads here on XDADev that it doesn't work even on the most recent phones and even on Jelly Bean (4.1, 4.2).
(One of those threads: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771834)
Also, I'm just shooting at the big globe in the sky right now, but you could try mounting the SD card as a Massive Storage Device and letting the car stereo read the MP3 out the SD card. I can't try it on my radio, as it is CD-era old. Just saying.