Frustrating GPS problem.

[Guest Adama D. Brown]

Here's the situation. Brand new Blackjack II (Red). Google Maps, Live Search, and GPS Test all get a GPS lock fine. However, I can't get any program that requires a COM port to work right. I've tried it with the MoDaCo hack on both COM3 and COM4, and with the GPSID config utility on COM2, COM4, COM6. All I get is a failure to connect to the GPS. This same thing happens on both Mapopolis and GPS Utilities.

Does anyone have a recommendation here? I've tried all the tweaks and hacks I know of with no luck. I'd really like to get a COM port working.

[Guest john redcorn]

Here's the situation. Brand new Blackjack II (Red). Google Maps, Live Search, and GPS Test all get a GPS lock fine. However, I can't get any program that requires a COM port to work right. I've tried it with the MoDaCo hack on both COM3 and COM4, and with the GPSID config utility on COM2, COM4, COM6. All I get is a failure to connect to the GPS. This same thing happens on both Mapopolis and GPS Utilities.

Does anyone have a recommendation here? I've tried all the tweaks and hacks I know of with no luck. I'd really like to get a COM port working.

I've seen a bunch of people here say gps utilities doesn't work no matter what.

Also, I know this is the case for gpsvp and it may be for other gps apps that access via comport, but at least for gpsvp you have to first let gpstest get a lock and then leave gps test running in the background

[Guest FAF_DRAKO]

Here's the situation. Brand new Blackjack II (Red). Google Maps, Live Search, and GPS Test all get a GPS lock fine. However, I can't get any program that requires a COM port to work right. I've tried it with the MoDaCo hack on both COM3 and COM4, and with the GPSID config utility on COM2, COM4, COM6. All I get is a failure to connect to the GPS. This same thing happens on both Mapopolis and GPS Utilities.

Does anyone have a recommendation here? I've tried all the tweaks and hacks I know of with no luck. I'd really like to get a COM port working.

What software are you trying to use that uses com port?

[Guest Adama D. Brown]

What software are you trying to use that uses com port?

Mapopolis is my main concern, though I'd also like to simply have the option to use GPS programs not updated for the GPSID.

[Guest jbone]

Mapopolis is my main concern, though I'd also like to simply have the option to use GPS programs not updated for the GPSID.

If you used GPSID, I would first and foremost recommend a hard reset (if it's feasible for you) or a search in this forum for a post that described how to undo the effects of GPSID. After I ran GPSID, I had to do a hard reset to get the GPS acting right again.

-J

[Guest Mysterious Caveman]

I've seen a bunch of people here say gps utilities doesn't work no matter what.

Also, I know this is the case for gpsvp and it may be for other gps apps that access via comport, but at least for gpsvp you have to first let gpstest get a lock and then leave gps test running in the background

gpsvp works fine! i use it all the time. just run gpstest first and run it in the background. my friend was actually using my phone and left gpsvp running and it automatically locked without anything else. i haven't tested this myself, but i saw it working. i have absolutly no gps hacks (i do have an application unlock though).