how to use gps when phone is turned off??? - Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General

Hi guys,
i'm using tomtom on my Diamond. Everything works fine when the phone-part is turned on.
But i can't use tomtom when my phone is turned off (i also use a blackberry).
Tomtom says; "no gps machine, flightmode".
Does anybody knows how to make this work?
thank you.

you turn on flight mode and all non essential systems are turned off if youhowever turn off the phone by its self then it'll work jus fine.

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TomTom Sound Issue

Question -- I have TomTom on my Tilt ... it installs fine, and works fine ... however each time I start it up the sound is turned off .. .and I have to touch the screen, turn on the sound twice before the change in settings "sticks" and I get the voice giving me directions.
Any thoughts how I can fix this?
Mine does the exact same thing, otherwise it works perfectly. Running XDA Live 1.1 ROM...
That is the default function. You must always activate the sound after starting.
GSLEON3 said:
That is the default function. You must always activate the sound after starting.
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hate to tell you guys, but it's not the default. The sound is on when I fire up Tom Tom on my Tilt, I've never had any issue nor had to go into settings to turn it on before. Are you guys using a ROM other then the original one?
Default off on both my HK Kaiser & my AT&T Tilt. Don't know what to tell you.
Solution that works for me!
I have found that all I have to do is to rotate the volume wheel on the side of my Tilt and the sound gets turned on without having to go through the preferences menu. It will repeat the last direction when you do this but it doesn't bother me too much and it lets me know that the sound is enabled.
The same issues occur with the previous version 6.03
And on other PPCs as well (eg IPAQ hw6910).
But it does not happen always, so I deduce it's related to conflicts with other softwares.
And it certainly isn't a feature, as a previous poster suggested.
TT as a default always starts with sound ON.
weinson said:
Question -- I have TomTom on my Tilt ... it installs fine, and works fine ... however each time I start it up the sound is turned off .. .and I have to touch the screen, turn on the sound twice before the change in settings "sticks" and I get the voice giving me directions.
Any thoughts how I can fix this?
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I didn't have this problem until about 30 minutes ago, I received the Carcomm Cradle I ordered for the car, installed it, tried out TomTom and now I have the same problem as you.
Are any of you using a Carcomm Cradle?
The only other thing I changed before the sound problem is I bought a "Veripart 3-in-1 Converter HTC ExtUSB" so I can charge the PDA and listen to music using the 3,5 mm jack port.
I also have exactly the same problem, and solve it with the volume wheel. I also had this problem on my Hermes.
TomTom 'fixes'
FWIW, not sure why, but the volume wheel never solves my problem in a predictable fashion, so I've went and found the following apps that make things easier:
TomTom Menu Builder -- Change the location of where the 'Turn on sound' or any button shows up in the menu for faster access. e.g., I've placed my 'Turn on sound' button on page 1 with 'Navigate to' and 'exit application'. The menu also allows you to enable all sorts of 'hidden' menus, with the most useful being the voice preferences menu, which lets you choose how verbose the speaker is. Alternatively, if you're not up to installing the menu builder, you could download my TomTom menu (see attached). Either way, place TomTom.mnu in \TomTom\SdkRegistry.
TomTom Starter -- Make your phone volume max and turn off all notification popups before starting TomTom. Reverses volume and notification changes after exiting TomTom. Great for when you forget that your phone is on vibrate or at a low sound setting.
BTW, its not the ROM that is the problem, it most likely has to do with TomTom. I'm using 6.03, non-taster edition.
The sound will be muted when you start TomTom with a data connection active. If you disconnect your data connection (G, 3G or H) before starting TomTom the sound should be on.....
michi123 said:
The sound will be muted when you start TomTom with a data connection active. If you disconnect your data connection (G, 3G or H) before starting TomTom the sound should be on.....
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Thanks michi123, I seem to recall reading about this in another thread. However, that's still yet another application (comm manager) and button I need to press before starting TomTom.
It's much easier for me to use the two applications I've included, as I'll need to go into the menu anyway to enter my navigation point and should I forget to turn off vibrate or crank up my volume, TomTomStarter fixes that for me...
michi123 said:
The sound will be muted when you start TomTom with a data connection active. If you disconnect your data connection (G, 3G or H) before starting TomTom the sound should be on.....
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Hey your right, I turned, the data connection off and it's Ok now.
Thanks...
michi123 said:
The sound will be muted when you start TomTom with a data connection active. If you disconnect your data connection (G, 3G or H) before starting TomTom the sound should be on.....
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Excellent! That works. And unless you have changed the functionality of your end button (like in the xda ROM) it is pretty quick to hold down the red end button (to close all data connections) before opening TomTom.
But it's not very effective when you're using a converged device, right?
I mean, would you turn off your phone every time you'd want to load TT, and then have to remember to turn it back on (while still inside TT)?
wisniak said:
I mean, would you turn off your phone every time you'd want to load TT, and then have to remember to turn it back on (while still inside TT)?
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All holding down the end key does is cancel all active data connections .. it does not "turn off" the phone (unless you happen to be on a call). So yes, if you want to tun TT when you are on the phone, this solution will not work, but if you want to run TT when you are not actively speaking, holding down the end key first solves the sound problem. Then, you can still make and receive calls and, for that matter, you can still use data programs too, all with TT running.
Very useful thread, I've just updated mine and my G/Fs TyTns, we both have exactly the same ROM and RADIO, hers starts with Volume on, Mine starts with Volume off, the only real difference is that we're on different service providers, we both have MS ActiveSync running against our different corporate Exchange servers, and I have reduced my connectivity to GPRS to save battery. Will give the Tweaker app a go and see what happens. Sh
Alex. What version of tomtom are you running. I cannot get the menu file to work with my version 6.032(8351) no taster version.
Hi guys,
I just wanted to post on here cos I noticed some information that I didn’t agree with and also I have tested what others have said and it works so I thought I would say thankyou in one breath and bugger in another.
I have tested TomTom 6.031 SDK version on a HTC TyTN2, Glofiish, HP614c, HTC p3300 and a HTC Cruise and all of them start TomTom with the sound muted if they have a data connection active!
Sound is not muted at start-up if there is no data connection. This is great to know as I was baffled by it all but it also causes me a pain in that I need the data connection all the time, so I think its a mistake if TomTom themselves presume otherwise.
I have a XDA Orbit 2 on order but I am guessing it will be the same with that. I dont remember this issue with Windows Mobile 5, but it happens for sure on 6.
Also I have an issue with the 6.031 SDK and the unmute function call doesn’t appear to work!
Ho hum... so many devices with the same issue....
Ram
I have to admit I made a slight error in my statement above, I hadn’t tried it on the HTC p3300 and got the same result, it would appear that the HTC p3300 is the only device out of the many I have tried that doesn’t switch to silent when loading TomTom while a data connection is active.
I am trying to work out why this is as I am running the same software installation on all the devices.

Bluetooth: Always keep discovery mode on?

Is there a registry hack that will result in discovery mode always being on when I turn on bluetooth?
The reason I ask is I have a Pioneed DEH-P75BT head unit in the car. It supports bluetooth, and my T-mobile mda vario III (Tytn-II) has paired with the P75BT fine (and is permanently registered), but the two devices only ever automatically re-pair if discovery mode is on in the vario III.
It's a bit annoying, as when ever I turn on bluetooth I have to go into the mode screen to make sure discovery is on, as sometimes it forgets this setting.
I have a PIN set for my vario III so I don't think it's a security risk (I hope), but ideally I'd like to find a way to make it work without needing discovery mode. I found an article on avforums which talked about getting the firmware in the P75BT updated but you need to take it to a Pioneer centre to do it, and I have no idea if it would fix this problem anyway.
Thanks
Mike
Unzip the following folder onto your device and place a shortcut to the .exe in whichever program launcher you use. When you click on the exe file, it will switch on Bluetooth in discoverable mode.
This works fine on my device without any problems, but as always you should run a virus checker on the file before using/installing.
Hope that helps.
I missed this post!
Thanks for posting fisha21.
I can't get it to run. nothing happens.
I'm searching the registry again. Anyone know where to find the discoverable switch?
Ok, I found the following hack on the XDA wiki for the Blue Angel. It seems to work ok (so far) for the Kaiser.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Settings]
"ScanMode" -> set 7 if Discoverable, 5 Turn on only, 0 if OFF
When I do a soft-reset, bluetooth is on in discoverable mode. What I hope happens is that whenever I toggle it off and on, it always remembers to stay discoverable when toggled on again. Time will tell!

Disabling GSM/GPRS etc but keeping GPS

Hi guys,
I have been using my trinity solely as a GPS device running TT6 for the last few months. Flashed to wm6 etc, everything is working great - however:
- Is there a way I can disable the telecoms radio but still keep the GPS functionality? I don't have a sim card in the device, but every once in a while it still pops up with the 'emergency calls only' dialling pad, which requires me to hit cancel while driving & sometimes switch back to TT, which is annoying, let alone fairly dangerous at speed. I also guess doing this would have a small positive effect on the battery life of the device, etc.
Are there any 'GPS only' radio roms out there?
Thanks a lot for any help you can offer, this is a great forum!
Nik
serbington said:
Hi guys,
I have been using my trinity solely as a GPS device running TT6 for the last few months. Flashed to wm6 etc, everything is working great - however:
- Is there a way I can disable the telecoms radio but still keep the GPS functionality? I don't have a sim card in the device, but every once in a while it still pops up with the 'emergency calls only' dialling pad, which requires me to hit cancel while driving & sometimes switch back to TT, which is annoying, let alone fairly dangerous at speed. I also guess doing this would have a small positive effect on the battery life of the device, etc.
Are there any 'GPS only' radio roms out there?
Thanks a lot for any help you can offer, this is a great forum!
Nik
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In the CommManager you can disable everything!
Yeah I know, but when I disable phone / 3g / etc it goes into flight mode and turns the gps off as well (even without flight mode, just with 'phone' off)! Do you know if the gsm radio is independent of the gps, or if the comms manager just disables the whole chip...
Cheers

How to Test Xperia GPS?

Hi,
I bought my Xperia 1 day ago, it's really good device. But I'm having some problems with GPS. Google maps starts to scanning for satellites for ages and never stops. I also tried the "Chartcross Gps Test" program and it finds the gps but it's always on "GPS Starting up" status.
Does anybody nows how to test it ? Or if there is something that i have to enable first? (all the configs are default - like in a hard reset)
It should work straight out the box. Try the quick GPS download in the Programs>tools folder. Downloads the locations of the satalites for the next week to the phone. Since using this, tomtom7 can find my loction in seconds (literrally)
Have you been trying it inside a building? In that case it won't work. I had the same thing with the GPS. In a building there is no connection to satelites, works perfectly though outside and from within a car.
Tomorrow I try google maps.
However I use tomtom. Befor all download effimeral with quick gps.
First of Xperia I have a Polaris. Xperia gps is much better than polaris. And polaris has a very good gps....
Tomtom7
Where did u get the Tomtom7 software for the xperia. A friend of my using his tomtom device and it works really fine! So on my X1 it would be really great if i can use it too!
I don't rememder now, but you can use Diamond tt7. It work fine.
ah thank you! but i can't find the file. could you post me the link for download pls
To test GPS use GPS Test from ChartCross. It's a great, free utility.
http://www.chartcross.co.uk/products/WM00002_details.asp
thank you! ....
Now it's working fine. I have to test it with tomtom later, but with google maps is Ok now. I followed buckle247 and Dryw Filtiarn tips. Now it finds the satellites very quick.
Just one question, google maps requires internet connection and how about TomTom?
One thing that i noticed is that the GPS sometimes doesn't "turn on", because either Chartcross or GoogleMaps can't find the GPS device, however if i turn off and turn on Xperia it finds. Is it normal?
kotarou TomTom doesn't need to run over GPRS as the maps are all stored on the Memory Card, however if you subscribe to traffic data then that will need a GPRS connection.
Also every so often I get the "No GPS Device" sometimes just leaving the phone for a minute makes it appear, other times a soft reset.
Cannot install GpsTest
Hi, I tried to install GpsTest on Windows Vista, but it doesn't work, since GpsTest installer requires ActiveSync. But Activesync refuses to install on Windows Vista, because there is another SmartPhone software.
Does anyone know another versione of GpsTest, compatible with Vista, or a version installable directly on the X1?
Thanx!
kotarou said:
Hi,
I bought my Xperia 1 day ago, it's really good device. But I'm having some problems with GPS. Google maps starts to scanning for satellites for ages and never stops. I also tried the "Chartcross Gps Test" program and it finds the gps but it's always on "GPS Starting up" status.
Does anybody nows how to test it ? Or if there is something that i have to enable first? (all the configs are default - like in a hard reset)
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Found a fix
If your 3G data is switched off, then you won't be charged for anything. GPS won't charge you as it is tracking signals from satellites, much like a Sat Nav.

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