MPx220, TOMTOM and I-Blue Bluetooth GPS Problem?!?

[Guest gotomoto]

I have an MPx220 with 3.51 asian rom installed an i-blue bluetooth GPS module and TOMTOM navigator installed. I have made the bluetooth registry edits from 0 to 1 etc.. and I can pair the gps module and the phone when I open tomtom but the software cannot get gps signal? so what is the problem? can somebody help me :??: :exclaim: :??:

[Guest gotomoto]

I also tried to follow the instructions here;

http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=...l=mpx220+tomtom

but I cannot set com port to 7 on my mpx220. any advices??

[Guest killerost]

Pair your bluetooth GPS device with the standard name. My GPS was named ROADNAVI.

Go to registry HKLM\Software\TomTom\GPS Engine

Check all the GPS models, if your GPS is not among them, add a new string called ModelXX, where XX is the next unused number. For me it was Model48. The value for this string should be the name of your GPS device. So I entered ROADNAVI as Model48s value.

Have you got the file TTGPSEn.exe? It should be placed on your phone and the string FilePathEngine should contain where it is located.

When you start up TomTom go to the prefrences and GPS setup, now choose a "non-standard GPS". Tomtom should now be able to locate your GPS.

[Guest gotomoto]

I tried but still nothing. tomtom opens finds the gps but does not receive any signals from gps module. grrrrrrrrrrr.........

[Guest killerost]

Does tomtom find your GPS, but doesn't recive any data? Or doesn't tomtom find the GPS at all?

I thought my GPS was broken.. and then I found out that it just uses ages to start transmitting the satellite data. ;) And it had to be outside, inside my apartment my GPS doesn't see a single satellite. :roll:

Have you tried your GPS with another program?

[Guest gotomoto]

tomtom finds it but doest receive any data from the GPS module. I have tried it outside but still nothing. I haven't used the module with any other application yet since I don't have any. is there any free application you can advice for either my mpx220 or my pc to check if the problem is signal??

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

Why not use the TomTom GPS unit?

[Guest gotomoto]

I simply don't like it and need a powerful gps unit for my job. are you working for TOMTOM?

[Guest awarner [MVP]]

The TomTom reciever is one of the best and as you get it with the mobile version is does not make sense to use another device. Also you do not get any setup issues either.

[Guest gotomoto]

I don't think so. it is a crap at least for the country I am living in. most of the time it cannot find any sattelites.

[Guest conan_troutman]

I haven't paired my tomtom reciver to my phone at all.

All I do is switch on the reciever then switch on tomtom and wait 2 to 3 minutes to start recieving data indicated by the green flashing light on the reciever.

I am using tomtom mobile 5 with mark 2 reciever and moto mpx220 1.47 ROM

I do believe on the asian rom there is a BT serial port that needs to be set up to allow com port 6 to send and recieve for tomtom to work.

[Guest gotomoto]

bingo! thank you mate. the problem is finally resolved. problem was my position. when I get into my car and start the gps and tomtom everything worked fine.

I tried but still nothing. tomtom opens finds the gps but does not receive any signals from gps module. grrrrrrrrrrr.........

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[Guest conan_troutman]

bingo! thank you mate. the problem is finally resolved. problem was my position. when I get into my car and start the gps and tomtom everything worked fine.

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I get a faster connection in my car thn i do outside in the open wonder if the shape of the vehical acts like an aerial?

[Guest gotomoto]

actually it is not the shape but the magnetic field that acts like an aerial.

anyway here is a picture of my mpx220 working as a navigation.

[Guest conan_troutman]

actually it is not the shape but the magnetic field that acts like an aerial.

anyway here is a picture of my mpx220 working as a navigation.

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just in case you wanted to know i use the hf150 hands free hard wired car kit with hc602 pro holder.

i didn't connect the mute wire to my radio so that the radio can be played at ormal volume but the voices can be heard for directions through the car kit speaker the only down side is i have to manually dim the volume for incoming calls but i can live with that.

nevre tried to see if it works with a blue tooth car kit it doesn't work with a bleutooth headset so cant imagine it would work hope some out there can answer yay or any as to whether it does.

[Guest jcomand]

Pair your bluetooth GPS device with the standard name. My GPS was named ROADNAVI.

Go to registry HKLM\Software\TomTom\GPS Engine

Check all the GPS models, if your GPS is not among them, add a new string called ModelXX, where XX is the next unused number. For me it was Model48. The value for this string should be the name of your GPS device. So I entered ROADNAVI as Model48s value.

Have you got the file TTGPSEn.exe? It should be placed on your phone and the string FilePathEngine should contain where it is located.

When you start up TomTom go to the prefrences and GPS setup, now choose a "non-standard GPS". Tomtom should now be able to locate your GPS.

I don't have ttgpsen.exe. Where can I find it? ALso, there are no registry entires labeled Tomtom at all. I think I must have installed wrong- I started with the 5.20 patch on tomtom website and copied to the SD card. Maybe I skipped something that installs the registry keys and ttgpsen.exe?

Thanks.