Navigator 5 and other GPS apps

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

I have just installed TT5 on my iPaq with a TomTom BT receiver and now I cannot use my GPS from other applications. I have read Dave's "smarties" thing, but in my "remove programs" list I didn't have TomTom ~ GPS but TomTom ~ Bluetooth Support. When I removed this it really did remove it and TT stopped working. Can anyone enlighten me please.
By the way what a disgraceful application to behave in this way.

schneid · Regular Visitor Joined: Dec 03, 2004 Posts: 147

Not sure what you are saying. If you are trying to run more than one app at the same time, you can't, unless you use GPSGate.

I run iGidance, Ozi, Pocket Streets, GPSDash, and other all the time, simultaneously or not, with problem. In TT5 you do not need the folders you mentioned, at laeast I don't, and in fact they are probably empty.

To fix TT5 just reinstall it. It's a great app, hang in there.

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

alix776 · Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:47 pm Post subject:

are you sure you have tomtom5 as what you discribe sounds like tomtom 3 as tt5 doenst have those folders you mention as said erlier you can run 2 gps apps at the same time unless you have gpsgate or similar are you clos tomtom by exitng the the program via the exit botton in the menu if its tt3 the have then closing via the x the corner won't close the program either use a task manager or in settings memory running programs and stop
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TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

I've now tried 2 other simple GPS applications (GPSinfo and VisualGPS) and neither of them can see my GPS, but TT can. It *has* to be something TT has done. Can anyone help me ?

mikealder · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject:

How have you got the other applications setup for the GPS each one needs to be set for NMEA data type, if you have anthing else then this could be the reason it can't see the GPS - Mike

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

Sorry, I should have made it clear earlier in this thread, I was running TT3 before I installed TT5 and all was well then. I could quite happily run other applications.

mikealder · Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 9:36 pm Post subject:

Tony, just another thought for the other applications try switching BT on, then go to BT manager tap and hold the icon for the GPS unit and select Connect from the pop-up box - then run up the application you want to use, TomTom is capable of switching on the BT and connecting to the GPS unit on its own (given time, 30 secs etc) but the others don't do this - they expect the port to be open and active - Mike

TonyD · Frequent Visitor Joined: May 08, 2005 Posts: 412

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