Thank you, the revised suggestions worked great for me. I managed to get the GPS working with google maps, and using the gpsid utility, with the com4 based GPSTest program. I've been trying to get Nav4All working as well, but it fails (something about not being able ot read the port timeouts?) But at least now I know the GPS is good.

I have tried both the modaco hack and the gpsid app together and seprately. and gpstest cannot seem to find the GPS. It isn't reporting that it cannot find satellites it just cannot find the GPS device (which, of course it would need to find before it could find satellites).

I, of course, have the settings listed above when I use GPSID app: Com4 for application, none for hardware, tried both 9600 and 19200 for baud, and always check the checkbox.

I have tried pointing GPStest at com 4, and also the default (which is to poll all coms through 9). It definately stops at 4 and tried to communicate, but just as definately tries for a while (around 10 to 15 minutes) then decides there is no GPS there.

Has anyone else had this issue?

I have also tried google maps, and it is eternally "initializing GPS" (for more than half an hour).

If someone knows what could be wrong here, please let me know.