So upset with TOM TOM Navigator 2004

mciortea

WTF

I just got the upgrade and I can't get it to work Crying or Very sad

Here is what I have
Axim 5
Globalsat Bluetooth GPS
USA Maps

Here is what I did.
1. Removed TT2
2. installed upgrade TT Navigator 2004

Here is my problem

I can not get the software (TT 2004) to detect my GPS device.

I never had a problem in TT2 and when I just start GPS by it self I can get it to work with no problem.

LOOKED ON TT SITE FOR SUPPORT BUT THAT SITE SUCKS!!!!

Please help me
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lbendlin · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:49 am Post subject:

It's actually pretty easy. You need to make sure the old GPS driver is really, really removed - to be on the safe side delete ttgpseng.exe - and then re-install the new GPS engine. This should get you going. Select "Other BT" in the setup and then pick your outgoing BT COM port from the list.

PS. Don't throw the TTN2.24 away yet - it has a number of features that are missing from the new version.
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mciortea · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:15 am Post subject:

Can you tell me the path to the GPS folder and where ttgpseng.exe is?

Thank you

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 2:13 pm Post subject:

If you did a standard install it's in the \windows directory
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mciortea · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:18 pm Post subject:

OK so I did as suggested and it worked !!! However after closeing TOMTOM and my PDA down and then restarting it and TOMTOM I had the same Problem.
Then I did the same again, deleted all file and re-installed again and it worked, but shuting it down and starting it again, it stops working.
Any suggestions???

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lbendlin · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:58 pm Post subject:

have a look in the \windows\startup folder, there may be some suspicious activites.

Also, another option is that the old engine has registered itself into the wakeup notification - but that's less likely

Are you familiar with the registry?
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mciortea · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:46 pm Post subject:

Here is what I see in the Startup directory on the PDA

I see one link to TomTom Navigater

In the Startup>Programs Folder I see a short cut to GPS.

I should be able to work in editing the registry I have done it on the PC many times. never on pda, but how diffrent can that be Smile

Thank you for your support.

CAL · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:03 pm Post subject:

I am having a problem with TomTom Navigator2004 and the TomTom Bluetooth GPS. It may be related.

Whenever I power down the iPaq and power-up, it does not find the GPS. I need to do a hardware reset of the iPaq and connect the bluetooth serial output. Sometimes, it takes two tries.

Is there a known method to shut down and power up that finds the connection?

georgeCASE · Occasional Visitor Joined: Aug 17, 2004 Posts: 15

i power down and power up my ipaq4150 without terminating TT2004 and never had any issues with the software detecting the GPS bluetooth signal.

However, bluetooth troubles abound during the first few uses. I just played around with the configure GPS options by switching to generic bluetooth GPS, and then back to TT bluetooth, and I never had any problems again.

lbendlin · Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:38 pm Post subject:

mciortea · Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 12:12 am Post subject:

I have tried installing 2.04 drivers as Lutz suggested, but still the issue did not go away. However I have found a workaround.
After starting TT Navigator I need to configure my GPS to TT cable GPS and then back to other Bluetooth device. When I do that I get to choose Bluetooth as an option and it works for that session.

So this is annoying put workable.

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lbendlin · Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 12:51 am Post subject:

What Pocket PC are you using?
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CAL · Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 4:08 am Post subject:

lbendlin · Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:17 pm Post subject:

Thank godness. What you really do IS a soft reset. A hard reset involves three more buttons to be pressed at the same time, and will wipe out your complete iPAQ (minus the ROM).

There is a BT stack update available for the 3970 (if you run 2003) and a ROM upgrade plus SD/BT driver update (if you run 2002) . Please make sure you have that installed.
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CAL · Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:33 pm Post subject:

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