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Can sync via USB but not via Bluetooth

Am setting up my Tytn II with a new Toshiba Satellite Pro U300 laptop. I have no problem with syncing via USB but cannot get Windows Mobile Device Center to see the device via Bluetooth.
Half the problem may be the Toshiba Bluetooth software, which takes over the standard MS bluetooth software, although I managed to use the Tytn to share an internet connection without much fuss.
On the handset, when I pair it with the PC it sets up a COM port (COM9) and Wireless Stereo support - should it have another option under Partnership settings or something?
On the PC it sets up a dial up networking connection and a Network Access (PAN) connction, both of which seem to work fine. I can browse the Bluetooth shared folder on the phone or PC without problem, so what am I missing with regards to syncing???
Any ideas would be appreciated, but please document it clearly as I am sure I am missing something obvious.
Thanks in advance
Martin B

Try this, step by step, it worked for me perfectly!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340954

Using my phone's GPS with a laptop app

How can I use my phone's GPS with a program like Streets and Trips or Street Atlas?
I often use my laptop while on the road (the wife drives) and would prefer a better option than TT6 Navigator.

you might have to get a USB gps puck for the laptop

GPS
Does that mean it can not be done? I have an interest in this also.

you need...
you need to expose your GPS to an external serial BT port. I think there is a tool called BlueGPS that does this. You can then use BT on your laptop to get the NMEA output. It makes your integrated GPS phone act like a BT GPS device for your laptop.

JonnoB said:
you need to expose your GPS to an external serial BT port. I think there is a tool called BlueGPS that does this. You can then use BT on your laptop to get the NMEA output. It makes your integrated GPS phone act like a BT GPS device for your laptop.
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I use BlueGPS with my tilt over USB and it works well, except if I try to use Internet Sharing or WMWifiRouter it disconnects the com port. I haven't been able to get BlueGPS to work with Bluetooth of Wifi yet. So it only works with programs that have the maps on the computer and not ones like GooPS that get the maps from the Internet.
Mike H

I downloaded the BlueGPS CAB, but cannot seem to get it to work.
Any specific instructions on how to get this BlueGPS work on the phone and have the laptop computer use the phones internal GPS receiver over bluetooth?
Attached is the BlueGPS installer CAB.
Thanks
Ron

Old thread...but after much investigation, I have discovered what you need is gps2blue, not BlueGPS!
gps2blue is free, and will do what is desired here.

GPS2Blue
GPS2Blue is here: http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/GPS2Blue.html
^_^
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Is this program only for PDA or is there possibility for Andoid device...

In Built GPS using with laptop

Hello
I have some gps software on my laptop. i was wondering if anyone has used the gps unit on the tytn/touch pro wiht a laptop. ie configure the gps on com4 as a outgoing port to use with laptop/computer.
thanks
s

saleemarshad said:
Hello
I have some gps software on my laptop. i was wondering if anyone has used the gps unit on the tytn/touch pro wiht a laptop. ie configure the gps on com4 as a outgoing port to use with laptop/computer.
thanks
s
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Try http://franson.com/gpsgate/
This is not free, but I guess you can try the trial version. In the windows mobile client you can use activesync as output and connect your phone to your computer. gpsgate should work on your computer after some configuration, I don't have full details but you can read at the above link.
I use gpsgate on my phone but I did not try on my computer.

I actually ordered a usb GPS 'dongle' and it's about the size of a USB flash drive or a BT dongle. I originally planned on taking it apart and hardwiring it into the motherboard of my laptop, but I think i'm going to hold off on it. Might make a good alternative to using the BT on your phone for GPS though.

There is a free app called GPS2BLUE (I think) that can send GPS data to your laptop through BT. I never test it, but as I remember, this was what it was made for.

Bluetooth

Hi,
I just bought a Bluetooth dongle for my PC. (Trust Ultra Small Bluetooth 2.1 Usb Adapter 25 M)
The main reasons for buying this was so I could sync without using one of my very spare USB ports.
Another big reason was that I really want to try SideShow.
So, I hooked the thing up, installed it. Works like a charm for most services (files etc). It just doesn't work for two things: ActiveSync (on the phone)/Windows Device Center (on my PC) and Windows SideShow. Yay.
Could you please help me out?
To summarize:
PC with Vista Home Premium,
Trust Ultra Small Bluetooth 2.1 Usb Adapter 25 M,
HTC S730.
Not working for ActiveSync nor SideShow.
x5x_tim
PS: I installed something called "X86-PC Drivers.cab" I found in some thread. That's supposed to be the drivers for the SideShow service on the PC. (I think I installed them, I did not get an error from Rundll32...)
EDIT: what might be of use: I can't get the devices to pair if I use the PC to initiate that. The PC does not find the phone untill I pair them using to phone to initiate.

I don't know about SideShow but I managed once to ActiveSync my Wings through Bluetooth. Just be sure to remove any security restricition on your Bluetooth settings on your device. Like Secure Connection etc... Also, setup a serial port when you connect with your PC and then, at PC ActiveSync settings, at connection settings -> Allow Connections To One Of The Following (Com 4 or whatever). And then, at ActiveSync on your mobile, connect through Bluetooth. Try it and come again if it doesn't work.

Yes! Thank you. It's syncing as I type. That COM4 did the trick!

In the same way, you can have Internet on your mobile through Bluetooth's activesync connection. It is helpful if you don't have wifi on your mobile.

Is there an app that will allow the Nexus to act as an external GPS for a laptop?

In my old iPaq days I used an application called GPSGate that would allow me to use the GPS of my iPaq 6515 as an external GPS via USB or Bluetooth and connect to my laptop.
The NMEA data would then stream to the laptop and voila, GPS data on the lappie.
I have searched and hunted and cannot seem to find an equivalent app for the Android envionment, anyone seen one...?

I also searched for this one month's ago but also couldn't find anything. hope someone here knows.

Update
SO far I have found two apps that MAYwith work be able to work.
BlueNMEA which is supposed to pass the NMEA GPS data via Bluetooth from N1 to the computer.
So far I get it running, seems to be pulling data, can set up a BT connection but I simply can't get the PC to "see" the COM 3 port and data.
Not sure if the issue is with the app or with the BT stack implementation on Android
GPS Tether
This one sets up a GPSD process running on the N1 and is supposedly useable via USB and ADB and port forwarding.
I have tried it a slightly different way which is tantalizingly close to working. I have set up the N1 with WiFi terhering on and associate the PC with it. Once up and running I can run a terminal session via IP and can connect to the port but it still has problems with passing data.
All these have been tried with a Win7 box so I am going to see if a Ubuntu box may have different results.......