"John Yossarian" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:07:22 -0600, Todd Allcock
> <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote:
>
>>At 31 Mar 2008 16:02:51 -0500 John Yossarian wrote:
>>
>>> My only question is what exactly was fixed with regards to the GPS. I
>>> have a Bluetooth GPS that worked just fine before the upgrade, and it
>>> still works fine now. Was this not the case for everyone?
>>
>>You do realize the Mogul has a built-in internal GPS, right?
>>
>>What was "fixed" is now you can use the internal GPS INSTEAD of lugging a
>>separate BT GPS around.
>>
>
> I did know that the Mogul has a GPS, but the manual implies it's
> strictly for E911 services. So far, the Google Maps application seems
> to be the only one I can find that uses the internal capability for
> other than this service.
>
> I've specifically been trying to find something that will graphically
> display raw GPS data (heading, speed, altitude, etc.) and does not
> require a data connection. I've specifically tried VisualGPSce (link
> below) but with no success. It appears to be looking for a GPS via
> serial connection and doesn't recognize the internal one. Any ideas?
>
> http://www.visualgps.net/VisualGPSce/default.htm
It IS a serial-connected GPS. Look for it on COM4 with baud rate 4800bps.
Any program that works with external GPS will work with internal one,
although some may require "priming" it first. See
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17032 for more info.
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Sincerely,
LAman
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