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kwackers
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 Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject: 3.03 & 4150 BT connection problems. |
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Hi, I have a problem with the initial BT connection when I turn everything on:-
If I turn on the GPS, then turn on the 4150, go to the BT menu, and pair with the GPS, everthings fine. I can run Tomtom and the get a BT connection.
At this point I can turn the 4150 off and back on and everthing is still fine.
However once I've turned the GPS off, (and then back on) when I run TT it hangs for a while then runs without the GPS. In the BT manager the paired menu no longer shows the GPS, any attempt to pair the two devices now fails. What I now have to do is soft reset the iPaq and re-pair with the GPS.
So in a nutshell - whenever I turn off the GPS - the next time I turn it on I have to go into BT manager and remove the GPS pairing and then re-pair it in order to make it work...
I'm sure this problem has only appeared since I updated the software to 3.03 - although as a newbie I have fondled lots of settings on the iPaq 
If anyone has any ideas I'd be most grateful... |
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lbendlin
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 5:15 am Post subject: |
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There are some other posts around this issue - looks like all you need to do is uninstall the TomTom GPS driver and re-install the older version 2.07 (from our downloads area). Don't forget the soft reset in between.
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kwackers
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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I've rolled the gps driver to 2.07, but this seems to have made no difference... (running the gps utility now shows V2.07)
The only safe way to ensure a connection to the iPaq is to remove the gps pairing and then re-pair with it (preferably with a soft reset in-between).
I don't know anything about how BT works - but I can't see what can change if you turn the GPS off and on - if cycling the iPaq caused the problems I'd understand...
I really wanted this to be a no-brainer, just turn it on and go  |
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lbendlin
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Do you actually need the pairing? Most BT GPS receivers will allow connection to their SPP even when they are not paired.
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kwackers
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| Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| lbendlin wrote: | | Do you actually need the pairing? Most BT GPS receivers will allow connection to their SPP even when they are not paired. |
You know, it never occured to me that they wouldn't need pairing - a little knowledge is a dangerous thing... 
I tried it without the pairing and it seems to work fine - probably didn't need to revert the software after all...
Many thanks for your help. |
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