Quickgpsfix for TT and Omnia?

[Guest checkerman]

I have tom tom 7 installed on my Omnia and I have had a signal at one point - but since then only ever have Waiting for a valid Gps Signal. I can get a signal on google maps within seconds. Thought I might need quickgpsfix but cant seem to download it - not on the device anyway? Is this likely to help?

Many Thanks

Checkerman

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

It's Enhanced GPS in the Settings menu...

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[Guest checkerman]

Thanks - im assuming you mean the settings within windows and not TomTom itself. I have xtra and auto download enabled all ready. I guess the answer to my question is then - no it wont help getting a fix!

Thanks

Checkerman

[Guest Amerikiwi]

TT 7.450 works good.

You need to install Franson GPS gate.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HiVP9aNO7t8

[Guest Street northeast]

TT 7.450 works good.

You need to install Franson GPS gate.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HiVP9aNO7t8

I have tomtom working with out installing anything extra.

I use other NMEA GPS receiver, 115200 (thou i found any works) baud rate, com3:

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Indeed, no GPSgate needed.

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[Guest Amerikiwi]

Strange. Maybe its the different ROM you guys are using .

It seems to take forever to lock onto satellites without GPSgate no matter what baud rates and settings I use, and it also automatically goes to download data. (=$)

Using GPS gate it is very quick and does not need enhanced GPS to work, so no download necessary.

Iam using TT 7.450

[Guest blackhorse]

Strange. Maybe its the different ROM you guys are using .

It seems to take forever to lock onto satellites without GPSgate no matter what baud rates and settings I use, and it also automatically goes to download data. (=$)

Using GPS gate it is very quick and does not need enhanced GPS to work, so no download necessary.

Iam using TT 7.450

GPS gate costs money

Why use a product you have to pay for, when it works fine without?

[Guest mutant04]

I can't seem to get it to fix on to me at all, All I get is 'Waiting for Valid GPS signal' it show about 9 or 10 dots on the GPS compass, but no signal at all?

If I used GPSGATE whta settings do I use. I have had a look at the you tube vide, but can't seem to find these settings on GPS gate??

any help?, maybe a step by step for GPSGATE

(I'm using TOM TOM 7.450 by the way.)

[Guest Neil5459]

As the previous posters have said, you should not need any additional software, but it does seem that the GPS signal is not commonicating correctly with TTN, though it can obviously initiate the receiver.

GPSGate is an excellent and comprehensive application, though not free. I did a review of it Here which you may find useful if you decide to give it a try.

[Guest mutant04]

At present I'm using the following settings:

In External GPS

Program tab: COM 2

Hardware tab: COM 9 Baud Rate :9600

Access tab: Manage GPS automatically (ticked)

In Tom Tom I have the following settings:

Other NMEA GPS receiver

GPS Baud Rate 9600

COM 2 (it only gives me the option of seleting COM 2, COM 5 or COM 9)

Any advice would be most welcome.

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

That should be fine.

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[Guest blackhorse]

At present I'm using the following settings:

In External GPS

Program tab: COM 2

Hardware tab: COM 9 Baud Rate :9600

Access tab: Manage GPS automatically (ticked)

In Tom Tom I have the following settings:

Other NMEA GPS receiver

GPS Baud Rate 9600

COM 2 (it only gives me the option of seleting COM 2, COM 5 or COM 9)

Any advice would be most welcome.

After doing them settings, try a soft reset.

Then try your sat nav again

[Guest Street northeast]

As the previous posters have said, you should not need any additional software, but it does seem that the GPS signal is not commonicating correctly with TTN, though it can obviously initiate the receiver.

GPSGate is an excellent and comprehensive application, though not free. I did a review of it Here which you may find useful if you decide to give it a try.

after reading you review, i'll try trial out

[Guest mutant04]

In External GPS

Program tab: COM 2

Hardware tab: COM 9 Baud Rate :9600

Access tab: Manage GPS automatically (ticked)

In Tom Tom I have the following settings:

Other NMEA GPS receiver

GPS Baud Rate 9600

COM 2 (it only gives me the option of seleting COM 2, COM 5 or COM 9)

Entered my setting as described above, did a soft reset and tried again. Still no joy :D

I have set up Enhanced GPS, and click the Xtra Data Download, but this has not made any difference.

Tom Tom states 'Waiting for Valid GPS signal...'

on the GPS screen (with the compass), I get 9 or 10 grey numbered dots, but no signal in them at all, and it states 'poor reception' at the top, even though I'm outside and have clear blue sky???

Guess it just don't want to work... :D

Edited September 5, 2008 by mutant04

[Guest blackhorse]

Entered my setting as described above, did a soft reset and tried again. Still no joy :D

I have set up Enhanced GPS, and click the Xtra Data Download, but this has not made any difference.

Tom Tom states 'Waiting for Valid GPS signal...'

on the GPS screen (with the compass), I get 9 or 10 grey numbered dots, but no signal in them at all, and it states 'poor reception' at the top, even though I'm outside and have clear blue sky???

Guess it just don't want to work... :D

mine did this until i soft reset it.

(im going to put something on my forehead)

[Guest Neil5459]

after reading you review, i'll try trial out

:D :D If you need this sort of function, it's a gem!

[Guest jasonrabbit]

:D :D If you need this sort of function, it's a gem!

what you need to do to get TT working is

External GPS /COM7 GPS hardware port COM9 Baud rate 4800, tick mange GPS

TT GPS configure other NMEA gps, GPS baud rate 4800, com7

soft reset

start / file explorer / my divice

delete both files GPSID you must reset before or you can't delete one of the files

now try TT and you should get a GPS lock

if TT stops working after 2-3 days as mind does you need to soft reset and delete files again then all will start working

[Guest IZIIZI]

what you need to do to get TT working is

External GPS /COM7 GPS hardware port COM9 Baud rate 4800, tick mange GPS

TT GPS configure other NMEA gps, GPS baud rate 4800, com7

soft reset

start / file explorer / my divice

delete both files GPSID you must reset before or you can't delete one of the files

now try TT and you should get a GPS lock

if TT stops working after 2-3 days as mind does you need to soft reset and delete files again then all will start working

I couldnt get a fix and use GPS gate to get one now. It works in 3-5 seconds and always works. I use a script to start and stop both tomtom and gps gate at the same time.

For the people who say they get it working with out GPS gate, do you use it regulary? What firmware you using?

[Guest Omnia_1]

Ok, the above method kind of works sometimes, thanks, though iGO is still faster to lock satelites, much faster!

I have this problem with Tomtom (see screenshot) basically there is a small gap between the menu and the map, do others have this too?

[Guest unclesomebody]

if you have that small gap, turn your phone into landscape, then turn it back to portrait. That will get rid of it! It worked for me anyway.

[Guest mutant04]

Finally got my Tom Tom working, so fingers crossed that it carries on (I've heard that some people have got it working then lost it again)

I used the following setting in Tom Tom 7

Other NMEA GPS

Baud Rate 4800

COM3.

Set Program tab in External GPS to COM 3

Set Hardware tab in External GPS to COM 7

Seems to work, so far.

The setting for Tom Tom were stated in the following post:

http://www.modaco.com/content/i900-omnia-h...-is-being-used/

So thanks to Paul (MVP)

Edited September 6, 2008 by mutant04

[Guest robbob]

Ok, the above method kind of works sometimes, thanks, though iGO is still faster to lock satelites, much faster!

I have this problem with Tomtom (see screenshot) basically there is a small gap between the menu and the map, do others have this too?

Yep mine is exactly the same. It doesn't bother me though so just gonna leave it as it is.

P.S. I use GPS gate as I spent ages trying to get it to work without it and find it much quicker and easier with it.

[Guest Amerikiwi]

Hmm. Lots of different issues and methods concerning gps.

I did some testing and Installed Garmin mobileXT and a bluechart from my Garmin 60csx. So now I'm running both TT 7 and Garmin mobileXT on the i900.

I then turned off GPS Gate and powered on a Socket BT gps and put it outside. I set all Baud I could find to 4800, then setup TT and Garmin to receive gps through BT. Garmin locked on within 5 seconds. TT only had the 'greyed out' satellites and would not 'lock on'

I then started GPS gate and setup a virtual BT serial port and within 5 secs both Garmin and TT had locked on.

So even with using a seperate GPS input I cannot get TT to work using the i900 unless GPS gate is on. I even set TT up on a old iPaq pocet PC and it picked up the BT GPS within seconds without using GPS gate.

[Guest checkerman]

As per a previous post - I am finding that a soft reset seems to do the trick. If I have been using the phone for a while then run tomtom it never gets a signal - press the reset button, run TomTom and it picks up a signal pretty much straight away.

Checkerman