Thanks... I visited that site before, but was so focus on looking for "SSH Client" that I missed the zaTunnel.

Thanks again...

I continued my search, but I come empty. Anyone out there using the BJII with an SSH client?

I'm also looking for an SSH client that works on the Blackjack II with WM6.1. The latest version of PocketPuTTY that I found does not work with the BJII screen layaout or keyboard. Any suggestions?

Other differences:

Epix vs BJII
RAM: 256MB ROM / 150MB RAM vs 256 MB ROM / 128 MB RAM
Processor: ARM920T PXA311 624mhz vs 260 MHz Dual Core ARM 9 Proc
Wireless: WiFi vs No WiFi
Screen: 320x320 vs 320x240

I'm assuming that you have a BJII and are using the built-in GPS receiver... not an external GPS receiver.
Could you tell us the following:

Are you using WM6.0 or WM6.1?
What version of Garmin?
Using Garmin connected via the Intermediate GPS Driver or via a COM? (If via a COM port... which port and what Baud rate?)
Can you tell us the size and date of the GPSAPI.DLL that Garmin is using? ("Usually" in ROM - Hidden file in the Windows folder)
When you say that Garmin finds Satellites as soon as you turn Garmin on... how soon in sec or min does it take to lock onto Satellites?
Does it work just as fast with the latest versions of Google maps and Live Search when you try to find your location using GPS.
Can you post any value in your register that differs from the values I posted in a previous post.
Where are you located?

Thanks...

mobelby, the procedure you mentioned above still requires a soft-reset whenever the GPS acts up. There has to be a better way to get the GPS of the BJII to work reliably without having to soft-reset. Soft-resetting is a very disruptive procedure.

I also find that even if you stay in the same place and close any of the GPS apps for a prolonged period of time the GPS will again take a long time to lock satellites (warm start). For me, as it currently stands, the BJII GPS is basically useless. Having to wait so long to get the GPS to lock to satellites is a joke. I can find the place I'm looking for in a mile radius by walking around before I can get a satellite lock on a sunny day. I wonder if this issue is common with other Smartphones with the AGPS SiRF III Assisted GPS chipset and WM 6.x. I doubt that other phone with the same chipset and the same version of the GPS Intermediate Driver are working flawlessly. If similar Smartphone are working without the issues that we're experiencing; then we need to compare GPS driver versions. The driver in my BJII ROM is 2.9kb (3012 bytes) and is dated 02/21/08. Does anyone know of a tool to help me find out the version of the GPS Intermediate driver? I just tried Total Commander, but it does not display the version of the dll.

My experience has been that after a "hard" reset the GPS works perfectly, but after installing a few apps (no gps hack) or moving far away from the area where the GPS initially locked satellites... causes the GPS to act up. I suspect that there is an issue with the firmware in the GPS or with the Intermediate GPS Driver when the phone tries to "warm" start the GPS. It "could be" that the driver gets bugged down trying to use cached data that might be either outdated or currupted due to a memory leak. The driver continues to try to "warm" start the GPS when it should automatically clear the cache and "cold" start the GPS unit. I think this is the reason, most times, when the phone is soft-reset it locks satellites after some time. A hard reset clears all cache data and forces the Intermediate driver to do a GPS "cold" start... while a soft-reset "might not" force the driver to clear and restart 100% of the time. I'm probably wrong, but this is what I suspect.

I have not experienced such conflicts with the Modaco hack. I used it with WM 6.0 and I have been using it with WM 6.1 for quite some time without any issues. Right now I'm using Chartcross GPSTest via COM4 and Garmin XT using the Intermediate driver simultaneously with 9 satellites locked. The GPS in my BJII has a history of acting up once in a while with or without the hack. The severe problems with my BJII GPS started recently and I was able to narrow it down to a corrupted XpressMail component that was hugging the CPU. While searching for the problem I removed the Modaco GPS hack and it made no difference. As far as I know, all the hack does is mask the API of the Intermediate driver to look like a well known COM port for legacy applications that do not know how to interface to the Intermediate GPS driver API (IGDA). In other words, it creates an "alias" for the Intermediate driver API to "redirect" calls to the COM port to the driver API. (COMx=IGDA). Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Btw, I'd like to understand how clearing the SMS folder influence the behavior of the GPS in the BJII other providing additional memory space. I agree that when the GPS acts up a soft-reset (reboot) or turning the BJII off/on can often fix the problem.

First I identified the CPU hugging process using Task Manager -> Processes View. I then deleted the shortcut that start sXpressMail from the \Windows\Startup folder. After that I used the Settings -> Remove Programs to remove XpressMail (mailwatcher) from the phone. I also deleted the \Program Files\AT&T folder before rebooting and re-installing XpressMail. The BJII is a bit more responsive now.

Below are all the current settings that I can find in the Registry for the GPS Intermediate Driver. I installed the Modaco GPS hack and in the GPSID GUI I entered the same settings that mobelby mentioned above except that my Baud rate is set to 38400. I can get both GPS test apps to lock satellites after a few minutes, but today for some reason, I can not get Google Maps or Live Search to lock on anything. Both Google maps and Live Search are set to use the GPS Intemediate driver not a COM port. Yes, I have rebooted a few times after changing the settings. Can you guys post your setting for comparison?... Thanks

\GPS Intermedia Driver

(Default) -> (value not set)
CurrentLogFile -> \temp\NMEA_Log.txt
IsEnabled -> 0x1 (1)
MaxLogFileSize -> 0X8000 (32768)
OldLogFile -> \temp\NMEA_Log.bak

\GPS Intermedia Driver\Drivers

(Default) -> (value not set)
CurrentDriver -> SamsungGPSHardware

\GPS Intermedia Driver\Drivers\SamsungGPSHarware

(Default) -> (value not set)
Baud -> 0x9600 (38400)
CommPort -> (None)
FriendlyName -> Samsung GPS Hardware
InterfaceType -> PHONE

\GPS Intermedia Driver\Drivers\Multiplexer

(Default) -> (value not set)
DriverInterface -> COM4:

\GPS Intermedia Driver\Drivers\Multiplexer\ActiveDevice

(Default) -> (value not set)
Context -> 0x12344160 (305414496
Dll -> PHONEGPSID.dll
Flags -> 0x2 (2)
Index -> 0x4 (4)
Keep -> 0x1 (1)
Prefix -> COM

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EDIT:
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Today after looking around at all the processes running on the background of my BJII, I ran across mailwatcher.exe a component of XpressMail from AT&T. I noticed that it was taking excesive CPU cycles and not going idle, so I decided to remove the AT&T XpressMail client, re-install it and re-register with my email service provider. Now the mailwatcher.exe is not taking as many CPU cycles and it is in an idle state most of the time. Now Google maps and Live Search started to lock satellites more frequently. I think I found another piece of the puzzle to fix the GPS issues with my BJII setup.

I agree with your advise against installing GPS hacks unless you have an app that specifically needs a COM port. I use the hack because I had an older versions of Garmin XT that required a COM port and once in a while I use Chartcross GPS test. Btw, as far as I know, the majority of existing GPS satellites orbit the earth at the same speed that the Earth rotates. (they're relatively fixed) They are also at a specific high and angle to the equator in what I think is called a geostationary Satellite Orbit. I forgot to mention that when I stand in the park I also tests my wife's BJII running WM 6.0. When I put the phones side by side my BJII will not get one satellite at all while her BJII will get a few satelites after a long wait. When things are working as expected on my BJII, I get a fix on several satellites in a couple seconds while her BJII still has to wait a long time. There is something different, but still fishy with the BJII GPS implementation on both WM 6.0 and 6.1.

EDIT: Here is another one. Sometimes I get both GPSTEST tools to acquire satellites, but when I start Google maps or Live Search they won't get a fix.

I'm glad that you started this Kickstarting GPS with WM 6.1 thread. Like you, I have been very frustrated with reliability of the GPS function in the BJII with WM 6.1. When I upgraded to from WM 6.0 to 6.1 the GPS started to lock several satellites immediately even while indoors. I said to myself... FINALLY!!! the GPS works as expected... but I guess I celebrated too soon. I can stand in the middle of a park on a sunny day, but still be unable to lock a single satellite. Just the day before standing in the same place at the same time on a "cloudy" day... I was able to lock 6 satellites. Why?, Why?... Why? I had not made any changes to the settings of the phone... I reboot and reboot... and nothing.

Checking the steps you mentioned above, which I have followed in the past, work sometimes, but not all the time. The actual cause of our frustration has yet to be clearly identified. Besides the steps you mentioned above I have also found the following.

The registry value of "Interface Type" in the Registry Key below must be set to "PHONE" (without the quotes) . I find that sometimes this key is set to "COMM" and the GPS wont work.
\HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\SamsungGPSHardware

In the steps above you use GPSID to set the speed to 9600, but I noticed that by default the Value Data for the DWORD "Baud" for the same Registry key of the GPS Intermedia Driver I mentioned above is set to 38400. I use Baud 38400 instead of 9600 with GPSID and the GPS works just fine. (When it wants to). I also use the build-in GPSTEST application in the Windows folder with the following GPS settings:

Operating Type: Stand-Alone
Session Type: Nevigation
Start Type: Cold


I've been using the latest versions of Google maps, Live search and Garmin XT (5.00.10) successfully in my BJII... But I can not tell if or when one of them is going to work or if using them breaks or fixes the other GPS apps. One of the things I'd like to find out is the version of gpsapi.dll that comes with the WM 6.1 ROM and if there are newer versions of this dll around. I hope this thread attracts other BJII user with the same issues so that we can find the failing component(s)... Having to change settings and reboot, reboot, reboot to get a fix on a satellite is driving me up a wall.

You can start here: http://www.myblackjack2.com/ there plenty of good pointers in the forums.

SRS WOW gives the sound coming out of the speaker more depth... not just higher volume. It worked fine with WM 6.0, but now fails to install in WM 6.1. Learn more about it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=356589

I second the Conduit Pocket Player recommendation. It also has a bunch of plugins... including FLC decoder, Replay Gain and a scrobbler plugin for last.fm. (An unlimited data plan recommended for scrobbling) Also, take a look around the myblackjack2.com Application forum...

http://www.conduits.com/products/player/plugins.asp
http://myblackjack2.com/forum/

I'm in the same boat... Version SRS WOW 1.28.5.0 worked fine on WM 6.0, but it actually breaks the sound on my BJII with WM 6.1. I tried a couple other versions that I found in the XDA-Forum, but none worked and were a pain to uninstall. Does anyone have SRS WOW working on a BJII with WM 6.1 and if so, what version are you using?

Thanks...

Open a Command Prompt, Navigate (change directory) to the folder where the two .lnk files reside and enter the commands:

attrib +a -s -h -r MediaNet.lnk
attrib +a -s -h -r CellularVideo.lnk

If you're unable to copy then back to the \Device\Windows folder using file explorer via WMDC because you're using Vista; get a hold of a copy of Total Commander to help you copy them back to the \Device\Windows folder once you transfer them to a temp folder in the phone.

The registry hack in myblackjack2.com only works for BJIIs with WM 6.0... NOT for BJIIs WM 6.1. With 6.1 is a simple shortcut file (.lnk) edit as I outlined obove.

The remap the AT&T and CV keys all you have to do in 6.1 is to follow these steps

1st - Phone must be app unlocked
2nd Copy the MediaNet.lnk and CellularVideo.lnk files from the \Device\Windows folder to a folder in your PC via Activsync or WMDC
3rd Via command prompt you then change the atributes of these to files - Attrib +a -s -h -r filename.lnk
4th Now edit the files using notepad and modify it to execute the program of your choice.
5th Copy them back to the Device\Windows folder

BTW, someone in another forum pointed me to the CHome Configuration for WM 6.1. A tool to modify the new Sliding HomeScreen in WM 6.1 - Still very raw, so use at your own risk.

Remapping the BJII's CV and AT&T keys is easier in WM 6.1 than it was in WM 6.0. But I have been unable to find or figure out how to remap the Press-Hold Home Key in WM 6.0 or 6.1. I want to remap the Press-Hold Home key to start CeleTask instead of Task Manager as I find CeleTask a bit more useful. I like the new new Sliding HomeScreen, but it does not allow one to use apps like Right Menu and Smartoolkit. I know it can be done because I have used XDA cooked ROMs in my Qtek 8310 that had CeleTask remapped to the Press-Hold Home Key. Anyone?

I'm also unable to remove SRS from my phone. I used Remove Programs, but it fails with an error saying that it was not "completely" removed.

I was I able to get sound back by editing the registry.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\BtA2dpSnd
delete the SRS whatever.dll and change it to bta2dp.dll

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\WaveDev
delete the SRS whatever.dll and change it to wavedev.dll

So far so good with WM 6.1, but I'd like to know if anyone has been able to add Google Search or Weather to the new "Sliding" Home Page. I remember seeing a weather application in the new HTC phones that "should" work with this new ROM's Home Screen.

Cheers

So, what you're saying is that the $15 MediaNet "unlimited" data plan/add-on is either not sold at all anymore or is it still sold with certain phones?. I'm going to "assume" that these phone that you mentioned are not 3G. Otherwise what stops me from buying one of these phones with a 3G MediaNet plan, taking the SIM out placing it in my app and net unlocked BJII? I'm a bit disappointed here because I had what I thought was the cheapest data plan $19.99 mMode (Not NediaNet or 3G... it was Edge) from AT&T before the Cingular days. I carried that plan over to Cingular and to the now new at&t without a contract. I used it with a Qtek 8310, but Edge sucked wind specially when tethered. I bit the bullet a few months back because I needed 3G . I got a new contract with a $30 unlimited data and got the BJII for $19.99 after some long negociation. (My first AT&T cell phone was Motorola Dyna TAC... it only weighted 30 ounces) If I can cut the price of my data plan in half, even if I have to pay a fee to break my current contract, it would be worth it as I would recover the cost of the fee in a few months .

Can you post the link to the $15 AT&T "Unlimited" data plan and to the Samsung website with the drivers that you mentioned? The application/drivers for tethering that are in the thread that I metioned need to be installed in the BJII not on a laptop/PC.

Click in the "Windows Mobile" link right above the second phone from the right. This will take you to the download page. On the seventh row down in the Download page there is a "Download" link for the "Blackjack from AT&T". It will download a vTap_sp.exe that you need to run from your PC while connected to the BJII.