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Just wondering if anyone's TomTom 6 or 7 is as slow as the one as this video I made or is yours running smoothly. Would have though TomTom would have ran much better than this due the the GPU acceleration
Even though it's a VGA screen my Tytn 2 was running this much, much faster, not far off silky smooth . The TomTom in the video is v7 VGA running the latest v7.20 maps (tested also with TomTom 6 QVGA running v6 maps and was just as slow).
Am posting this as reading some posts here and people are saying my TomTom is running smoothly, mines running perfectly, no lag etc.
Look forward to your feedback
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im using tomtom7 that came with some of the original diamond roms and the free map that you get for one city from tomtom's site and it runs flawlessly.
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im using tomtom7 that came with some of the original diamond roms and the free map that you get for one city from tomtom's site and it runs flawlessly.
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What rom version are you running?
Wouldn't mind trying it.
i've run tomtom (both 6 and 7 with your same map) on ALL the ROM that we have at this moment for ours diamond , always smoothly.
neither my polaris have problem like that in your video , my be you have too many POI activated.
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Just wondering if anyone's TomTom 6 or 7 is as slow as the one as this video
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Yep, mine is as ****ty as yours. That is the reason I liked Tomtom is it's smooth movement..... not on the Diamond though, might as well run a slideshow, could possibly be faster.
hi radeon, it seems that i have the same problem as you.
till now i'm thinking it's because of the gps refresh rate, but i'm not really sure
because this should offend all diamond users...
but for me the major problem of using any gps software at the moment is the
enormous lag at low speeds. when i'm in a traffic jam the position updates approx.
only every 100m, and the actual speed is also very slow in changing it's values (i'm
standing still and the tachymetre shows still ~10km/h for a few seconds...
i guess this is because the static navigation of the chipset.
regards,
markus
Hi
I had the same problem on my first tomtom, you display too much POIs, try to disable a lot of POI and retest.
POI's Rubbish
It has nothing to do with the number of POI's. I have run the exact same version of TTN and the exact same map on a Treo 750 with ALL POI's activated and it was as smooth as my Tomtom GO720.
I just find it hard to beleive that my old Palm ran faster??????
Dont know why but it isnt POI's.
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I had the same problem on my first tomtom, you display too much POIs, try to disable a lot of POI and retest.
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I always make sure my POI's are disabled otherwise TomTom would run a lot slower than that video .
Smartstradamus said:
im using tomtom7 that came with some of the original diamond roms and the free map that you get for one city from tomtom's site and it runs flawlessly.
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Well I would like to see that "flawlessly" on a video!
I just can't believe the current TomToms run flawlessly on the current Diamond ROMs. Till I see it myself.
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Well I would like to see that "flawlessly" on a video!
I just can't believe the current TomToms run flawlessly on the current Diamond ROMs. Till I see it myself.
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Would love to see this to
Just as a test, I removed all my POI's and voices from the map folder and ran TomTom with as little on screen as possible, also disabled all street names etc, did a demo run and it ran at exactly the same speed as that video.
I'm running the TLR 1.37.405.1 rom at the moment, so hopefully this maybe a rom issue because the GPU is doing bugger all to help run TomTom, seems the CPU is doing everything, and being a VGA screen that's why it's a lot slower than my old Tytn 2 which the CPU did everything there to.
This is the only issue I have with the Diamond and it's an annoying one
pietrucci said:
Well I would like to see that "flawlessly" on a video!
I just can't believe the current TomToms run flawlessly on the current Diamond ROMs. Till I see it myself.
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Trust me when i say that you need the tomtom version that was shipped on certain roms.
I would give you a link but im sure the xda guys would class it as warez!
I have a uk diamond that didnt come with tomtom7 but i have a license for tomtom so i found the optimized version for the diamond.
My friend and I both have Tilts running the following:
HardSPL 3.56
Death V4.1
Radio 1.58.16.24
The only difference between the two phones, is that I used the cab widely available here for TomTom and he bought a full fledged copy on DVD.
When I go to use my phone for navigation everything is choppy like so many others, but he showed me a route demo and it's smooth as the Magician in the htcclassaction.org demonstration video. I can't figure out how it's so smooth though. He's not using the "D3D drivers", either, so I'm at a loss.
His TomTom is 6.01 with 6.01 USA and Canada
Any ideas as to why / how TomTom got around the choppyness of DirectDraw?
Nothing at all?
I think this could be very important for DirectDraw and 2D acceleration if someone could figure this out
What I found when running TomTom on my Tytn II is that if you disable all the POIs from showing on the map while you are navigating then the software runs very smoothly.
If you use any speed cam warnings etc these still show up on the map as you navigate but it has no impact on the speed etc.
Let me know how that works.
Paul.
What about differences in the speeds of the SD cards? What do you have and what does he have? There have been reports that the 4GB and higher capacity cards cause Tom Tom to run slow.
how is it laggy?
Err...could this be the old Windoze analogy???
Increase of version = extra stuff to do???
Like early version just drew maps,,,new version waits for you to talk to it, checks traffic draws more items and still wants to work on same memory and processor???
you disable all the POIs from showing on the map while you are navigating then the software runs very smoothly.
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I'm sure glad to have seen this post. I've posted on 2-3 different forums, including teh TomTom support forum here; I've Called TomTom support...all to no avail.
This fixed my problem.
how is it laggy?
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Go in and check a dozen or so POIs to display while driving, and I suspect you'll find out. Map was jerky; I could make a turn, and be a half block down the road before it know I had turned.
I have an 8GB Sandisk MicroSDHC card and he has a 4GB Sandisk MicroSD card. I'm going to try disabling POIs, but I don't think that's it.
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I have an 8GB Sandisk MicroSDHC card and he has a 4GB Sandisk MicroSD card. I'm going to try disabling POIs, but I don't think that's it.
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Disabling POIs sped up TomTom IMMENSELY. Thanks for the info.
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Disabling POIs sped up TomTom IMMENSELY. Thanks for the info.
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You're welcome.
I have a 4gb micro sd card and the speed has nothing to do with the size or speed of the card.
I wonder if the video of the 2 machines on the class action lawsuit website had the Tytn II displaying all the POIs.
I think they would be a bit embarrassed if that turns out to be the case
I think the problem is just TomToms laggy software rather than the PDA
Paul.
firstandlast said:
You're welcome.
I have a 4gb micro sd card and the speed has nothing to do with the size or speed of the card.
I wonder if the video of the 2 machines on the class action lawsuit website had the Tytn II displaying all the POIs.
I think they would be a bit embarrassed if that turns out to be the case
I think the problem is just TomToms laggy software rather than the PDA
Paul.
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I wouldn't be surprised. TomTom has always been smooth and lag-free for me, even with the stock HTC shipped ROM.
I forget which versions I've used, but I think it was:
6.02?
6.030 (or 6.032? I can't remember)
7.450 (the latest TTN7)
Well, at least video is smooth. I had sound issues with 6.030/32 and TTN7 that did not occur with the first version I used.
As you can see by my current sig (although soon to change) I'm using the latest HTC WM 6.1 ROM and 1.65.17.56 Radio with the correct 3.28.0000 SPL and I get very laggy GPS performance full-stop. It's not necessarily jerky (although on occasion where lots of movement such as going around a roundabout occurs, it can be) but it is very laggy. By this I mean I can be sitting in the train stationary and from the train starting to move and Tomtom Navigator actually registering movement/speed, it can take up to 25 seconds - and this is with a reasonable signal reception averaging 3 or more bars the whole time. I put this down to the actual GPS perfomance of the Radio module driver. Tomtoms call centre in the UK advised me that TTN Version 6.032 (the HTC official version) isn't actually supported under WM 6.1, only the original WM 6.0 O/S so guess what's happening to my TyTN II later this week at the HTC repair centre.... I'll be so pleased not to have to put up with rubbish GPS performance anymore. Next time I'll only upgrade to WM 6.1 once I get the all clear that they've fixed their WM 6.1 ROM/Radio combination.
Oh and I have tried TT 6.10 when Tomtom were first attempting to work out why their software was playing up after the WM 6.1 upgrade (they provided me with a free 'crossgrade' for faultfinding purposes) and I fould in terms of smoothness, it was identical to 6.032. I went back to 6.032 because 6.10 didn't have fully working customised things like jog button volume control, volume change screen indication and native inbuilt 'internal' GPS setting. The start menu also misbehaved or the physical Windows button on the phone wouldn't work properly when TTN was running, something like that - altogether not as 'Kaiser friendly'.
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Disabling POIs sped up TomTom IMMENSELY. Thanks for the info.
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Perhaps this works with Navigon, too. Gonna try that later
I am using TTN 6.032 on the latest WM 6.1 with a maximum of POIs enabled and it runs smoothly.
I've tried a version lower than 6.032, and based on my personal experience it didn't really make a difference. As long as you turn off the POI the TT will run like crazy, and plus the lower version is not as user friendly as the 6.032, or even better V.7, that's if V.7 will accept the maps from V.6, just my 2 cents.
Flying Kiwi said:
As you can see by my current sig (although soon to change) I'm using the latest HTC WM 6.1 ROM and 1.65.17.56 Radio with the correct 3.28.0000 SPL and I get very laggy GPS performance full-stop. It's not necessarily jerky (although on occasion where lots of movement such as going around a roundabout occurs, it can be) but it is very laggy. By this I mean I can be sitting in the train stationary and from the train starting to move and Tomtom Navigator actually registering movement/speed, it can take up to 25 seconds - and this is with a reasonable signal reception averaging 3 or more bars the whole time. I put this down to the actual GPS perfomance of the Radio module driver. Tomtoms call centre in the UK advised me that TTN Version 6.032 (the HTC official version) isn't actually supported under WM 6.1, only the original WM 6.0 O/S so guess what's happening to my TyTN II later this week at the HTC repair centre.... I'll be so pleased not to have to put up with rubbish GPS performance anymore. Next time I'll only upgrade to WM 6.1 once I get the all clear that they've fixed their WM 6.1 ROM/Radio combination.
Oh and I have tried TT 6.10 when Tomtom were first attempting to work out why their software was playing up after the WM 6.1 upgrade (they provided me with a free 'crossgrade' for faultfinding purposes) and I fould in terms of smoothness, it was identical to 6.032. I went back to 6.032 because 6.10 didn't have fully working customised things like jog button volume control, volume change screen indication and native inbuilt 'internal' GPS setting. The start menu also misbehaved or the physical Windows button on the phone wouldn't work properly when TTN was running, something like that - altogether not as 'Kaiser friendly'.
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Google "static navigation". The oddball performance at low speeds (such as lag from a stop) is not TomTom's fault. It's a setting in the GPS receiver that (unfortunately) can't be disabled on the Kaiser.
Hello everyone,
i have solved all my problems with my htc diamond gps lag using Tomtom 7. Now the point on the map while moving is perfect and in time. Just upgraded the rom with the one of DIB and the radio from 25.95 to 25.08 version. (also the 3g signal is better now!).
Well.. using iGO 8 (with 3d buildings, real terrain, poi and everything) the gps lag is still big. At least 50/75 meters!!! has someone solved it? I tried to setup the features of the software as low as possible... but.. nothing changed. any help is appreciate!
Thanks!
excuse me, but what is "DIB" and what radio version is 25.95 or 25.08?
dib is an italian rom for htc touch diamond and 08 is the radio version with good umts and gps signal.
Can anyone else confirm if the radio upgrade fixes the GPS lag problem for Navigation software?
I never suffered gps lag or at max very few, just 1/2 seconds (I think anyway it is normal), after 2 hours, neither wait to test the phone, I cook the newest rom & the newest radio (at that time was 07), right now I have BS14 ver (previuos) was with 08 and ALL has always worked, so I really don't know if with old radios there is that (in)famous lag... because I never had older radios than 07
bye,
davide
thx, did not know DIB yet.
Hi,
Like most people here, I've experience TomTom's lag. From my stock Touch Pro, I notice a 3-4 second lag whilst driving around 60km/h. I read the previously mentioned GPS tweaks for the Touch Pro and initially applied the tweaks, but only dividing the original values by 4 (eg. PollInterval went from 1024 to 256, etc.). This reduced the lag to 1-2 seconds whilst driving. After applying the tweaks by dividing by 8 (eg. PollInterval to 128) resulted in the same 1-2 second lag in TomTom whilst driving. Clearly, the GPS is no longer the bottleneck now.
Next, I planned a route and watched the Demo at 200% speed to see how fast I can expect TomTom to appear. The display refreshed every 1-2 seconds! Coincidence?! I was in Harvey Norman (huge electronics retailer with lots of demo units) and watched a route Demo on a TomTom standalone device at 200% speed. The display refreshed 2-3 times per second.
Hence, is it possible to increase TomTom Navigator's refresh rate on the Touch Pro? For example, by applying some kind of graphics configuration changes or something? Perhaps tweaking the graphics driver somehow? Or is it that the standalone TomTom devices have much better hardware and the performance we are seeing on the Touch Pro is about as good as we can expect it?
Any help appreciated!
Cheers,
Ledg3.
Any ideas? Anyone?
Just wondering. have you tried one of the newer roms that have the gps driver cooked in? i am using provens 1.06 and it seems to not lag as much (only tried it for about 15 minutes earlier today)
Hi ajmoncrief,
Thank you for your reply.
I haven't tried any ROMs at this stage as I received my Touch Pro just recently.
Is it possible to load the new GPS driver without replacing the ROM?
Also, does your new GPS driver lag less than 1-2 seconds whilst driving?
At the moment, I would be surprised as TomTom only updates my display every 1-2 seconds, even just by running a demo (and not relying on the GPS for input).
I'm not sure about a driver cab...I would assume that theres one floating around. Check out Da G's rom thread and qsqa's PROven's thread. I tested tomtom again this morning and I'm getting much better results now. I'm not exactly sure how fast/slow the screen refreshes, but it does do so in a timely manner. Im confident that it does do better than once every 1-2 seconds. (I only live 3-6 miles from everywhere I need to go and I dont have any out of town trips within the next couple of days) Maybe someone else can chip in on their thoughts here.
TomTom 7.9 slow refresh
I am having the same problem on the AMEO (X7500) and TomTom 7.9 - screen refresh is quite slow, every 2 seconds. Version 6 was running realy smoothly. Any ideas? Soft reset, restart, speed camera warning on-off does not change the refresh rate.....
Luk
Your position on the map is always going to be a second or two behind your actual position. There is no bottleneck or slowdown even if you set the GPS at 4800 baud. The GPS only sends out a position update once a second. This will also make the screen a little jerky. Most programs smooth out the jerkiness by assuming there will not be a huge change in speed and smoothly move you to where they estimate the next GPS position will be.
Some programs also cheat and estimate your actual position on the map, so it is very close to your actual position. You can tell, because in the city you will be shown going through the intersection when you make a turn. It will then jump backwards and then show you making the turn. One of the GPS programs I use to have did this, but I do not remember which one.
TT7 on my Kaiser (ATT Tilt) moves smoothly along, and is near dead on for location. There's no refresh problems.
TT7 on my Raphael (ATT Fuze) repaints the screen every 1 - 4 seconds, and my position is off by at least 100 feet. Even with tweaks, it functions pitifully compared to the Kaiser.
is everyone here using the VGA version of TT7 or the QVGA version meant for the Tilt?
there are different versions (vga and qvga)??????????
Have you tried Franson GPS gate? DOwnload the trial and create a virtual com port 2 and map the Com4 GPS multiplexer to virtual com 2 and then have tom tom look to com 2 for the GPS. I bet the lag goes away. I was told that the commercial GPS softwares look for standardized GPS info in which the HTC phones' GPS use a variation which causes lag problems.
tomtom 7.910 screen redraw problem
Yes there are different versions of 7.910.9185 blue, black qvga and there is VGA version. I have the problem with the screen redraw, not the general speed, which is better than 7450 for example for route calculation. Screen redraw on 7.450 version was running smoothly, so it is not the question of the GPS, but the maps form 7.910 are not compatible with the 7.450. Screen redraw problem is visible even in demo mode, at 200% of speed instead of the smooth ride you have a "slideshow" in 7.910 version
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Yes there are different versions of 7.910.9185 blue, black qvga and there is VGA version. I have the problem with the screen redraw, not the general speed, which is better than 7450 for example for route calculation. Screen redraw on 7.450 version was running smoothly, so it is not the question of the GPS, but the maps form 7.910 are not compatible with the 7.450. Screen redraw problem is visible even in demo mode, at 200% of speed instead of the smooth ride you have a "slideshow" in 7.910 version
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I was using 7.450 but i read that version was for qvga devices so i upgraded to 7.451 i know it seems stupid for a .001 update but that is vga not sure about 7.910 as i read that it was vga to and for the diamond if im not mistaken but you can try 7.451 if you want. look around for it also if the map works for 7.450 i don't think it will work for 7.451 or at least it did not work for me. so look for the files if you can't find them drop me a pm and i can tell you where to "BUY" them also i tried the gps reg tweaks and it did not seem to make it any better but i did not have a problem with the gps in the first place. hope this info helps
I've also experienced lag like what you guys are talking about... what I did was I disable all POI in preference so that nothing will show up and it seemed to be a lot faster... still has that choppyness... but much better than before... i hope this helps...
Anyone has this 7.450 Tom Tom VGA Cab? Thnx in advance
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Have you tried Franson GPS gate? DOwnload the trial and create a virtual com port 2 and map the Com4 GPS multiplexer to virtual com 2 and then have tom tom look to com 2 for the GPS. I bet the lag goes away. I was told that the commercial GPS softwares look for standardized GPS info in which the HTC phones' GPS use a variation which causes lag problems.
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How sure are you about this solution? Have u tried?
If it works, it means TomTom is at fault here, and not HTC
But it also lags in Google maps....how would you explain that?
I am very curious if anyone has really tried this and can confirm the lag going away (and most important; make pedestrian mode usable)
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How sure are you about this solution? Have u tried?
If it works, it means TomTom is at fault here, and not HTC
But it also lags in Google maps....how would you explain that?
I am very curious if anyone has really tried this and can confirm the lag going away (and most important; make pedestrian mode usable)
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Sadly the HTC really is fault here, not TomTom. I have a external SirfIII GPS module, and while TOmTOm still appears to redraw 2-3times a second, the lag goes away. And TomTom is very very accurate then. The Franson GPS gate doesnt solve anything with the lag. It might make GPS lokc quicker, but tbh it didnt help me much (using QuickGPS data). I get fast locks with both the built-in and the external GPS. The problem is between the data output and the chipset. Drivers should / or could solve it.
Problem solved!
Hello,
Yes I have been experimenting A LOT with TomTom. I have found out that what really slowes down the map redraw is the RADARS if they are inserted into the map directory as a POI. Without radars it runs very nice both in version 7.45 and 7.9.
TT redraws screen very slow even if you switch off the warning for getting close to the radars as POI categories, I think that it is much too many of them for the whole Europe and POI mechanism is not the proper one for radars. Changing the radars into the official "with serial" solved the situation. I hope it helps to the others!
Tom Tom Lag
Aside from the initial startup (I wait about 30 sec) everything seems to work well. Refreshes good, etc.
I use the following settings:
Ver: TTN_7.450.9028
Map Pack: USA_and_Canada_v.675.1409
Other NMEA Device
Baud 19200
COM 4
HTC Radio: Raphael Radio 1.08.25.20M1
I have the AGPS UN-Checked
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Aside from the initial startup (I wait about 30 sec) everything seems to work well. Refreshes good, etc.
I use the following settings:
Ver: TTN_7.450.9028
Map Pack: USA_and_Canada_v.675.1409
Other NMEA Device
Baud 19200
COM 4
HTC Radio: Raphael Radio 1.08.25.20M1
I have the AGPS UN-Checked
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Thanks for the tip, I just updated to this radio from 1.02.25.28 and my GPS seems to be working much much better!
Hi,
I have a new Touch Diamond2, lovely device! (previously had TYTN, TYTN II and Touch Pro).
Anyways, i bought CoPilot 7 for Touch Diamond. Eventually got it installed but i couldnt get past the Tips and Tricks startup screen since the buttons were 'off screen' because of the new resolution of the Diamond2. Also, a lot of icons and buttons missing when i finally got it going, so i guess CoPilot 7 for Touch Diamond is not quite compatible with Diamond2! (there seems to be a CoPilot7 Live HD version comming soon, maybe that will be of help).
Also tried my old reliable TomTom6, that didnt work, kept crashing the phone on initial installation startup.
TomTom7 didnt fare much better, the .cab i used resulted in a 'This software is not intended for this device', or words to that effect.
Has anyone got any GPS software (preferably legit versions) working properly on the Diamond2?
Also, if anyone got the TomTom7 working, which cab version did they use? Hopefully i can use my old TomTom6 maps with it.
Thanks
M
Read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505819
TT 7 works bit has still some problems with the voices.
iGO 8.3.2 PDA version working without any problems!!!!
I've got the vanilla version of CoPilot on my TD2 and it seems to work fine except some parts of the UI are stretched a little. It all works fine though. See attached shots.
@jlp_svk
Nice to know, but how did you managed that igo 8 works fine?
I am tryin it a few days, maybe I am to stupid.
I got 2 folders 2 2577 and igo8. Copied both to sd and then I found language folder, buildings and so on in contend empty.
Can you give me a little advice. Thanks.
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I've got the vanilla version of CoPilot on my TD2 and it seems to work fine except some parts of the UI are stretched a little. It all works fine though. See attached shots.
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Hi,
Good to see someone got CoPilot working. May try and get a refund on the Touch Diamond version and get the 'normal' one which you have. Better still, if the supplier has this HD version, that would be the best for TD2.
My phone came with Route66 included and it works just fine.
cheers
Garmin Mobile XT 5.00.20 City Navigator Europe 2009 - Tested and Working
Automapa 5.3.0 - Tested and Working
If you get in touch with the Co-Pilot customer support people, they will send you D2 compatible CoPilot.
mgumbs said:
Hi,
I have a new Touch Diamond2, lovely device! (previously had TYTN, TYTN II and Touch Pro).
Anyways, i bought CoPilot 7 for Touch Diamond. Eventually got it installed but i couldnt get past the Tips and Tricks startup screen since the buttons were 'off screen' because of the new resolution of the Diamond2. Also, a lot of icons and buttons missing when i finally got it going, so i guess CoPilot 7 for Touch Diamond is not quite compatible with Diamond2! (there seems to be a CoPilot7 Live HD version comming soon, maybe that will be of help).
Also tried my old reliable TomTom6, that didnt work, kept crashing the phone on initial installation startup.
TomTom7 didnt fare much better, the .cab i used resulted in a 'This software is not intended for this device', or words to that effect.
Has anyone got any GPS software (preferably legit versions) working properly on the Diamond2?
Also, if anyone got the TomTom7 working, which cab version did they use? Hopefully i can use my old TomTom6 maps with it.
Thanks
M
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any working GPS with D2? There's plenty of them! Right now I'm testing iGo, Navigon, Garmin and Route 66, all of them working flawlessly
For all those are not satis with tomtom and clipping voice I can confirm that
IGO8 8.3.2.80621 PDA ist running perfect on D2.
Very goog gps reception and nice picture with TTS and 3D Picture.
My recomendation!!!!http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
Navigon 7 ....
needs some changes but also works on Topaz......
Cheers
Michael
Garmin is OK.
Hey guys,
Thanks for all your advice and opinions on what software works with the Diamond2, good thing about the thread is that others new to the phone can benefit from this too
ALK, makers of CoPilot have given me a copy of the HD edition so hopefully that will run on the Diamond2 ok. I also installed Route 66 v7 and Garmin XT5 for the time being, they both work fine.
M
Hi,
I have also no GPS signal with my Touch Diamond 2. But I don't have TomTom, IGo or something else. I just want to get the GPS signal to use in QuickGPS. But there is no signal at all. Does anyone know why?
And where can I configure the internal GPS antenna? Is that possible?
For testing I downloaded and installed odgps (outdoor gps), but it get's also no signal. In odgps I have configured COM4 with Baudrate 9600. But no signal. Does anyone know how I have to configure GPS programs to get them work (as said, I cannot find a screen to get or set the configuration of the internal GPS antenna).
Could a hard reset help (as for the old Touch Diamond)? I would like to avoid that due to the destruction of the data...
Thanks in advance for your help and best regards,
B.
Garmin's GMXT runs well on the TD2. Only problem noted so far is that the GPS signal strength (green vertical bars) does not work - even after a sat lock is achieved.
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Garmin's GMXT runs well on the TD2. Only problem noted so far is that the GPS signal strength (green vertical bars) does not work - even after a sat lock is achieved.
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Is there an alternative to GMXT?? I find it runs too slow for my liking (when I do browse map) I'd rather something like google maps style but can use offline. Tried using tracky but couldn't figure out how the hell to use it.
rodgauman said:
For all those are not satis with tomtom and clipping voice I can confirm that
IGO8 8.3.2.80621 PDA ist running perfect on D2.
Very goog gps reception and nice picture with TTS and 3D Picture.
My recomendation!!!!http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
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I have iGo 8.3 working on my Diamond 2 but I'm *really* unhappy about navigation speed. I thought, at first, that it was slow because of the screen size and resolution, but doing a preview on a route shows it can animate the screen more than quick enough.
Screen refresh only seems slow during live GPS navigation which leads me to think that it's this "GPS lag" that I've something only a little about.
Can anyone fill me in on it? Does it affect the Diamond 2? Are there any remedies or are some apps more affected by it?
I love my Diamond 2 but this is letting it down somewhat...
Google maps worked fine for me as well.
viaGPS 3.0 black edition works as well...