Un-hide built in GPS Control Panel [NOT GPS hardware]

[wishmaster82]

Open registry editor (resco ecc...)

Go to

HKLM\ControlPanel\GPS Settings\

cancel the Hide=1 key

Add a Dword Value

Group = 2 (DWORD decimal)

Soft-reset

And after ?

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[sayborg]

Wow,

Have you tried ti make it run? Does it work, or is it only displayed?

[vijay555]

That's the standard GPS settings control panel, a standard registry hack that works on every WM5 device AFAIK. It doesn't (necessarily) enable hardware, just virtual ports etc.

V

[sayborg]

It means that there is no point to install tomtom? Or it might work?

[wishmaster82]

ops.. sorry ^__^

[vijay555]

I would say there's no point, but I'd love to be proved wrong on this. I suggest you wait for someone else to try it.

V

[Tiemen]

Well, I couldn't resist and gave it a shot. I used these settings

I'm using tomtom 6.010 and it works perfectly on Xda Orbit.

Settings in Orbit
Program GPS: Com 4
Hardware GPS: None, baud rate 9600
Tick Manage GPS Automatically

Settings in tomtom
Select "Other NMEA GPS Receiver" 9600 on Com 4.

I figured the Artemis is pretty much the same inside as the Trinity, and if it's going to work it'll probably use the same settings as well.

But alas my labour was unfruitfull....:(

[RXN]

When I try to modify the registry with MobileRegistryEditor I get the error mesage "Acess Denied" Any idea to solve it?

[RXN]

Finnaly I could modify the registry and apply the suggested settings on gps cnfiguration but in TomTom 6 it doesn't work. I think that still the gps hardware remains disable (by the ROM!!). With the registry modification we only have the GPS option available on Windows Mobile but nothing else, so we should wait until a new ROM appears!!!

Good luck if someone success!!!

[Tiemen]

I figured the same, at least now we can pretend to have GPS

[wonderiuy]

Taken from here (spec sheet of GPSONE chip alias MSM6275, installed on P3600)
http://www.cdmatech.com/download_library/pdf/gpsone.pdf



How gpsOne Works

The gpsOne technology functions in four different modes of operation. Chosen automatically or specified by software, the four modes are Standalone GPS, Mobile Station (MS)-based, MS-assisted and MS-assisted/Hybrid. In the A-GPS modes, gpsOne technology utilizes assistance data from a location server in the wireless network in combination with A-GPS circuitry and software in the wireless device.Note: The common term used by standards bodies for the handset/terminal device in CDMA2000 is "Mobile Station" (MS) and in WCDMA (UMTS)/GPRS/GSM/HSDPA/EDGE is “User Equipment” (UE). For simplicity in this document, references to the handset/terminal will be "MS," but this use implies both MS and UE.

Standalone GPS: The GPS receiver calculates a position without using any assistance data and without a connection to the wireless network.

MS-Based: The GPS receiver calculates the position using assistance data from a location server to increase cold-start sensitivity and reduce the start time for an initial position calculation.

MS-Assisted: The GPS receiver uses assistance data from a location server to make measurements related to its distance from the GPS satellites, then sends this information to the location server where the position is calculated. This mode also increases cold start sensitivity and reduces the start time for an initial position calculation.

MS-Assisted/Hybrid: Wireless network information is added to GPS measurements as part of the position calculation by the location server, integrating the relative strengths of GPS information and available wireless network location information for increased positioning reliability in difficult GPS environments.



I think that this chip is still to be activated (via firmware update maybe)

[wishmaster82]

Dear Sir

The GPS radio on the P3600 was initially disabled due to a compatibility issue with the release firmware. A new compatible update will be released soon that will reenable the radio. On release this will be available for the support section of our website.

Thank you for your enquiry, Should you have any other problem, please do not hesitate to call us. Your Local number can be found at http://www.europe.htc.com/support/cs_by_phone.html

Best regards,
HTC Support
callservice@htceurope.com
http://www.htc.com (http://www.htc.com/)


[Edit by V: I presume this is a quote. It doesn't seem that WishMaster works for HTC.]

[wishmaster82]

Taken from here (spec sheet of GPSONE chip alias MSM6275, installed on P3600)
http://www.cdmatech.com/download_library/pdf/gpsone.pdf





I think that this chip is still to be activated (via firmware update maybe)


in this PDF file i can see "locate person" like Ally, Mark ecc..ecc... But i think that in UE a software that locate GSM or UMTS is not legal. Against privacy even if maybe very very cool :D

[Hacker@lho]

Anyone tried the COM 9?
I remember that someone that made a review to the phone said that the com 9 will be the port used by the gps.

i'll post here the link if i find it...

Here is the link:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobinaute.com%2F67019-orange-lance-les-pdaphone-spv-m650-et-spv-m700-sous-windows-mobile-5.html&langpair=fr%7Cen&hl=pt-PT&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

[CutePinkSox]

I tried every COM port going a few weeks ago! Not to my suprise none of them worked.

[userman]

if you search with regedit 's softwarethe string : "GPS SETTING"
there is a menu HIDE and 1. change 1 by 0 , save and reboot htc.

the gps menu appears in the parameters...and now tried gps
if it's possible :o

[two_bus]

i have tomtom 6.010 working on my trinity!

i used a prog called gps utilities developed by Efficasoft. and google maps. as suggested by www.coolsmartphone.com.

once i got the gps unit woking i installed tomtom 6.01 on my trinity, or spv m700 as mine is.

the gps settings are com port 9, and baud 4800.

it works a treat, not found any probs with software at all

if anyone wants the software i have a copy of the gps util. so let me know if you want me to sent you a copy. its a trail but once the gps is switched on it works fine. of course unless you do the reg hack you have no access to the gps settings after the trial has expired on gps utils

[michi123]

TomTom also works without any other third party app. on the Trinity. Just select the built-in GPS in TomTom and you are fine....

[NeilM]

i have tomtom 6.010 working on my trinity!

i used a prog called gps utilities developed by Efficasoft. and google maps. as suggested by www.coolsmartphone.com.

once i got the gps unit woking i installed tomtom 6.01 on my trinity, or spv m700 as mine is.

the gps settings are com port 9, and baud 4800.

it works a treat, not found any probs with software at all

if anyone wants the software i have a copy of the gps util. so let me know if you want me to sent you a copy. its a trail but once the gps is switched on it works fine. of course unless you do the reg hack you have no access to the gps settings after the trial has expired on gps utils

Glad you are happy with your M700 and TomTom.

This topic was started (and finished!) way back in January, when some of the Trinity devices didn't have GPS enabled in the ROM, causing much confusion.

Since March/April, all SPV M700's and other derivatives have had GPS enabled, so there is no need to use a program to 'switch it on'.

Configure an appropriate GPS program correctly, and give sufficient time to obtain a fix, and it will work. Remember that GPS signals are very weak, and work by line of sight, so a clear view of the sky is needed for a good fix.

The hardware baud rate is actually 57600, but anything from 4800 (the NMEA standard) to 115200 will be OK. The actual data transferred is less than 1000 baud anyway :)

[two_bus]

maybe it was started back in jan,

but i didn't have my m700 back then and i am just getting started getting it working the way i want it.

i would like to enable the gps settings on my phone but all i can find are things that are for the hermes, and they tend to come with warnings that they will brick any other phone.

[NeilM]

maybe it was started back in jan,

but i didn't have my m700 back then and i am just getting started getting it working the way i want it.

i would like to enable the gps settings on my phone but all i can find are things that are for the hermes, and they tend to come with warnings that they will brick any other phone.

Which GPS Settings do you want to enable?

The GPS Control panel allows some modifications to the COM port assignments, but little else. If yours is working, I'd suggest leaving things as they are. If you want the GPS Control Panel in Start/Settings, then there is a registry change you can make:

In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\GPS Settings

1. Delete the DWORD marked Hide (if present)
2. Delete the DWORD marked Redirect (if present)
3. Add a DWORD called Group and give it a value of 2
4. Soft reset the device.

This is for the standard WM5 ROM- it may differ in later ROM's :)