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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] abuttino:
Is there chance that you can integrate with another utility for cell towers like opencellid? There are clients out now that read CellID's from CDMA phones and GSM and it would be really cool if you could add this functionality into GPSMod for the interim before people get a lock and people that don't even have GPS.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
It would have been nice if you posted a link to the driver you are asking about so I don't have to search the world for it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cybermaus:
Thanks for the great driver utility. I'm sure you spend a lot of free time on this. As a small token, I donated a beer or two via PayPal.

Thx
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] abuttino:
I am sorry.. The driver doesn't really exist but the ability to read cellID's works with OpenCellClient, that a developer here has released. This works with CDMA and GSM..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=456626
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
New version on first post.

A few bugs fixed

Altitude correction supported.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
I have read some of the information about that project, and it looks like a great idea. I did read that Goggle (used by MyLocation) has a vastly bigger database of cell id's. I did not see a way for ModDriver to access the CellTower location information live. I have no support for reading RIL in driver, and do not intend on inserting it. I decided to NEVER use DATA, so prohibit myself from accessing a web site within ModDriver.

If someone else wants to provide a service or driver that reads OpenCellID data and translate that into a Latitude and Longitude (preferably into a reg value, or a DeviceIO Call), then I'll be glad to support it.

Edit to add, Talk Sleuth into suppoting CDMA!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] abuttino:
well, I mentioned it to him. More for getting behind the ril and accessing googles database. hopefully someone will make heads or tails out of this soon. I have a debit card in my pocket that is itching to give some donations to a simulated agps
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
How much are you offering?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] abuttino:
Around $150.

I am offering this because I am through putting up with Verizon locking down their phones to hell and back. Your driver works perfectly but the only thing it is missing is the "assist"..

As far as I know, your driver will only use cell towers till it finds a lock from GPS, which is fine. So, for that time, if I am on the go in the car and it's taking forever to get a sat lock, it'll at least let me plan my routes and give me a general idea of where I am.

I would imagine that other people should just jump on the boat and pony up some more donations. As far as I can tell, this would be a way to finally give the big middle finger to all those that lock their LBS (and AGPS) down.

I am not sure what the difference between a CDMA tower is and a GSM tower other than a PID, SID, and NID (CDMA) and a CELLID, LAC, MCC, and MNC. I don't know if they are synonymous. However, if the people who wrote OpenCellID.cab or OpenCellClient.cab can tell you how they got behind the RIL of the CDMA phones (probably inadverantly)

I am willing to do some more research to find this pot of gold, but I lack in programming skills.

I looked at the map of towers on google earth that OpenCellID has, you are correct that they don't have a expansive database in the US, that is why it was great for myLocation because he already downloads his tower data from Google. However Sleuth has been unresponsive to this idea.

Forget Navizon, horrible interface. Seems that they may need to re-write the software, too much bloat.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drtek:
Hi and thanks again for this diamond.

Is there a way to disable the inital "Cell Tower Fix" completely? I use GPS Mod Driver mainly on my PDA and would love to save the extra seconds on each GPS startup.

Thanks!

Edit: Wow, dude! Just discovered v260. It uses "LastKnown" and so skips the Cell Tower Fix (I guess). Awesome!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
The cell tower fix comes from myLocation service, if you don't want cell tower, uninstall or disbale myLocation.

Versions before 2.60 might have shown "Cell Tower" during start-up, even though no cell tower information was available.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] momulah:
TomTom

Hi guys Can someone explain to me the process of using the drive. I installed the latest driver 2.60 and it sayed change gps software to com3 port at the end of installation. I have tom tom 7 and was wondering do I actually need to do anything to change the port or is it done automatically. If not how do I change tomtom to use port 3? And out of the files is there anything else I may need to install or do to get it working. Sorry the instructions seem a little vague.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cybermaus:
You have to change the GPS in TomTOm. Do not select 'build in' but select 'other GPS' and then you can provide a COM port.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lohtse:
eeer minor problem..... My kaisers GPS nolonger shuts down after I close and app that has used it...Only A reboot solves the problem..

regards

Lohtse
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sandervanzijl:
interesting problem:

uninstall did not work correctly. but i went ahead and installed the new driver anyway.

this resulted in an error message that the driver was not succesfully installed.

so i downloaded killdriver.

extracted it copied the exe to my phone and tried to run it.

nothing happens when i click on the file. it is not opening. it just sits there being highlighted.

so i checked my tomtom and now i have 3 gpsmoddrivers, but no indication of which is the correct one, or if it is working.

who can tell me why killdriver did nothing?

what would be the manual uninstall?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dingolino:
Are you waiting long enough?

Just asking because the new driver version has the "switch off" delay.

The default number is 15000ms = 15s

System

GpsModDriver

Keep Alive

If you set this number to 0 gps should be switched off immeditaly after closing gpsmodsetting or a programm which was using gps via gpsmoddriver.

Best regards,

dingolino
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wandel:
|Is this GpsModDriver_PPC2003_260.cab for PPC2003?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Killdriver is a silent uninstall, it's not supposed to open a window, just do the uninstall and exit.

Did you upgrade to a recent version from a very old one?

Try to soft reset and then run killdriver as soon as the phone boots.

If that does not work:

Browse to the device \windows folder, locate the file GpsModDriver.dll (you need show all files turned on). Rename it to something else. Soft reset, run killdriver. Browse to windows folder and then delete the file you renamed.

Check the registry under HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\ModDriver, the whole key should be missing. BuiltIn\Serial5 should not have anything GpsModDriver in it, if it does delete all the values in there.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
yes yes yes
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] momulah:
Do not elect build in??Huhn? Is that in preferences? Or at the start from a fresh install? And do I use port 3 like it said at the end of driver installation?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lohtse:
yep was still running 30minutes later... set to 0 and still runs till reboot.uninstalled and reinstalled after deleting ALL reg details and still continues...

regards

Lohtse
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Are you using MsApi or COM to access the internal GPS? Is it possible that some GPS enabled application is still running in the background?

Can you send me a ModDriver.txt log while logging is enabled? It should not need enhanced logging enabled for this one, so posting it here is fine (it will not have your location in it).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lohtse:
one log file...

and no there are NO apps running that use gps....nor msapi

added a better log file
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
I see no log files...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] momulah:
Alright guys using TomTom7 I installed the driver 2.60 and changed in preferences the gps receiver to GPS Mod Driver and then I instantly popped up even inside my house. Well within a couple seconds!! I couldnt get a signal inside period before. But after about 5 seconds it sayed GPS signal lost although my position was already found. I input my navigate directions and everything worked as it should. Now is this normal for it to find your location quickly and then lose gps signal afterwards??(Even though my location is still found and I can navigate)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
The first 10 seconds after first start-up (or sooner if fix happens) are either last known position or myLocation cell tower info. After that the real GPS signal is used. So if you don't have fix after 10 seconds, then you will "loose" GPS when driver switches from last (or cell) to the real un-fixed GPS data. This is by design so applications like Bing will get an instant position, even though it may be a little old, or a few kms off of your real position, still close enough for a search result.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] agvdberg:
It (v2.6) is working great! Thanx...:D:D

(Topaz with Sense 2.5.2011303.0 & ROM 2.53.404.3 (76952) NLD )
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fokus:
Compass in OZI Explorer and TomTom

Thanks for that app!! I am using it on my HD2.

In Google Maps the compass works great. When i turn the device, the arrow is turning to.

But in TomTom 7 and OZI-Explorer the compass seems not to work.

Offcourse i set the Port to GPSMod.

Any ideas?

Thank's a lot!!

Fokus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fortissimo:
Does it work on the Athena? Does it work w/ GPS2Blue?

Just want to see if it works on the Athena platform? I have a x7501, now running a 6.5 cooked ROM. I forgot if it had any lags shown in the past, running Garmin Mobile XT.

BTW, does it interfere with GPS2Blue if I have GPS2Blue installed? Would GPS2Blue be able to make use of this?

Thanks very much! (BTW, I'm in BC too, but Vancouver, shout out to the OP).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Go Canucks Go!!! Watching Game 6 now...

It should work fine on your device/OS. I know nothing about GPS2Blue, but if it reads GPS data from a com port, and can be set to whatever ModDriver is outputting data on, then yes.

Mobile XT needs QueStub, if youv'e installed Garmin fully, QueStub works out of the box. If not you have to preset the registry as documented in the first post of this thread.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fire-warrior:
hi mach

i'm using your v2.6 driver on my omnia 2 but i have some problems :(

the first is that for acold start the phone take about 10 or 20 min (it takes so long to get afix) but after that for hot start takes exactly 75 sec but the connection stops and reconnects again and again (it keeps on dropping)so it not relieble at all

and i noticed that the baud rate was set automatically to 57600 so i reverted it back to 4800 ... but what happened to make it go that high????

second ... what is the best setting of gps(gps program port and gps hardware port) to use with your mod ??? or the samsung setting and windows mobile setting are overridden by your driver???:confused:

third ... how can i install the compass driver ??? i downloaded the files but samsung sdk 2 is dll file ... so what to do with it??

and thanks very much for your hard work ... :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Change the Com Timeout setting to 1000, and do the same to the "Internal GPS section", Sleep Time and Poll Rate.

Faster baud rates are better, but ModDriver did not change it for you.

Best to leave these settings at factory, and don't change them in ModSettings either.

Use the CAB I provided on the second post instead, it is newer than the dll there anyway.

Your welcome.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] `Sephi. :/:
Hello

Firstly, March, thank you for the work you're doing ^^

I have a problem... :(

I installed version 2.60 on my i900 with TomTom7. When I go Tomtom7, be it in "Integrated GPS" or "Other NMEA GPS receiver", it finds the satellites directly in gray collor (not connected) so good news ^^ but the bad news is that it binds on any satellite .. I tested for 1 hour drive and nothing ... Still gray and not connected ...

I left the default configuration GPSModDriver, is there a configuration to be set for the i900

Thank you for your help

I'm sorry for my bad english ^^'
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cybermaus:
If TomTom uses 'Integrated GPS' then it is not using the mod driver. So if it cannot get a position while in that setting, then the base setup is already wrong, probably nothing Mod driver can do about that.

Try to get TomTom to work without GPS Mod driver first.

Maybe this video helps, though you would not use GPSGate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiVP9aNO7t8
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mitko76:
Hi all,

I still can not quite get what GpsProfiles are for?

pls anyone
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fire-warrior:
a problem here mach:even i closed the gps program(etc igo)the gps still active the phone become hot and battery drains of so what is wrong??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Talon:
please - make an icon for QueStub.exe... like Garmin or something

but it does not look beautiful in shortcuts
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Enable logging, and post the device\mach2003\ModDriver.txt logfile here.

edit: I just thought of a possible solution: Are you "closing" ModSettings with the OK button, that would leave it active, and reading the GPS; close it with the exit button.

XDA user Lycox is the one who made all the extra resolution icons found in ModSettings. Here is the png (just rename) that I use in CHome. You might be able to have it show just by saving it as QueStub.png in the folder beside the exe.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
When driving, you want to have a stable heading, so the map display does not spin when you are at an intersection, and speed is rather important. When walking (or GeoCaching) you need the heading to update as often as possible and speed is not as important. Thus two profiles are used to tell the driver how to act.

Users can design a profile for other reasons instead of the defaults I use.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] drorcun:
+1 from me.. i'm using samsung i8000 omnia2..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] iggywh:
My question is sort of in regards to this. I apologize if this has already been covered, but it took me a long time just to find this info in this thread.

I installed the GPSMod and it told me COM3 was the port. I have a few questions and I'm running stock Sprint 6.5

1)Do I then change in my WM settings/system/external GPS to COM3, or do I leave it on default (COM4)?

2)If I switch to COM3 from question #1, do I then in GPSMod program, need to ENABLE and FIX for COM3?

3)In TomTom, the above user said to select other GPS and provide the COM port. I only get the options of GPSModDriver, BT COM1, BTCOM2 and COM7. I'm assuming I select GPSModDriver here?

------------

I just found this post that sort of answers my answer to #1:

However, every time I run GPSMod after changing from COM4 to COM3, it changes back to COM4. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

I also found the answer to #3, so we can skip that question too. This thread is long, but a very good read.

=========

Thank you very much for the driver and let me thank beforehand anyone who can answer any of my questions.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cybermaus:
I do not remember writing that, but it seems it was in reply to a *very* specific situation of someone. You should probably ignore it. Normally, when installing Mod driver, you would not need to change registry or the settings in the device hardware gps settings. In fact, Mod driver is *based* on the normal device GPS driver, so if you change it, you may break it.

Just install Mod driver, it will create an extra GPS port (which may now be the 2nd or even 3rd GPS port) and use that new port in your programs.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] iggywh:
It was very early in the thread and your question was really simple, something like "Can I get a tutorial for tomtom 7". His answer seemed to fit my question exactly, but maybe I'm wrong?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cybermaus:
Yes, the TomTom question I agree to, and still support the answer.

Its the 2nd portion with instructions to change the registry that I do not remember writing, and that are probably for a very specific problem that you should ignore, unless if you know and have assumed problem.

Did you by any chance mess with the quote and accidentally confused the quote?

Anyway, for your current situation, I stand by what I wrote immediately above.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
I've been away for a few days...

Don't change the external GPS values at all (unless you are sure of what you are doing). The default values are correct, and Mod Driver will adjust them for you anyway.

Mod Driver will create an additional port (in this case COM3) use that port, sometimes just called GpsModDriver, in your GPS application.

Trying to "use" the Mod Driver port (COM3) under ports, will do nothing, the software will not let you selEct itself as an input port.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] iggywh:
Thank you both for your replies. I tested things out using the GPSMod in Tom Tom today going to work and it worked great!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] edwardandtubs:
Installed 2.60 on my Touch HD and tested on the TomTom last night. It worked a treat!, showing no significant lag. I switched back to the 'Built-in GPS reciever' and the lag was back...

great work on this!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Naumanafzalzia:
I am stuck with the software. I have tried KillDriver. I removed the "Mach GPS3000" folder from windows and everywhere but it is still there.

Using the latest version of HTC HD2 Rom, on HD2 T-mobile UK.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
GpsModDriver has no such folder!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] dortyuz:
Hi,

I also have troubles with TomTom and the GPSModDriver. The GpsModDriver is not visible in gps device selection in TomTom.

Any luck with the tutorial? :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Anyone want to try a new beta that includes the reading of Cell tower information, PM me with your email addy.

Tested so far to work with one CDMA device, and a couple of GSM devices.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] antonello2:
help me

hello I tried everything I have.

I would also try this solution but unfortunately I did not understand how.

I have a touch pro with the gps does not work very well, finds the position very late, sometimes disconnects.

Can you help me step by step in applying this mod gps driver

:confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GermanGuy:
Menu items

First off, thank you Mach2003 for putting so much work into this program. Currently trying it out on my TP2 ATT. Quick question. Where in the menu do I find the option to change parameters like "LagAdvance"? Under GPSModSetup - Menu, there are only 4 options - Driving, Walking, System and Ports (Compass is of course greyed out). I have the latest 2.6 version installed. Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Lag advance is in each of the driving and walking profiles.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] slaaaave:
I just installed GPS Mod Driver 2.60 in my tg01. And tomtom works whit internal gps really well.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DeathmonkeyGTX:
Hey GermanGuy, I had the same problem when I installed this. I'm pretty sure I just went to the bottom left soft button on the gpsmoddriver settings page and clicked walking, and then went back to driving and it was there. I set it to 2800, and it's working like a charm.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rx8dorifto:
Too bad this can't work for HTC HD2 with Widcomm bluetooth driver and external bluetooth gps.

With Widcomm bluetooth on HD2, any bluetooth device added into the device can only choose serial port Com2, BTC1, BTC2 and BTC3. If more than 1 bluetooth device need bluetooth com port, the rest have to choose BTC ports. And this GPSModDriver doesn't support BTC ports...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Tap the device in BT control panel, com ports, new outgoing port, assign an available com number. Enable that com port under ports in Mod Settings, good to go.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cheveguerra:
Hi there!! just how do I PM March2003?? . . I would like to test the latest beta, but I don't know where to click!! :(

Regards!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Click my name, in the title of any post, then select send a private message.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] `Sephi. :/:
Hello

I saw on a first post that there is a program myLocation v1.2 "

Is this program increases the fix for TT7? What is the actual program. I don't understand too ^ ^ lol

Thank you for your answers
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
The words "Sleuth's myLocation Service" on the first post are hyperlinked, click them to go to the my location thread.

My Location provides cell tower position to Mod Driver during the time you are waiting for GPS fix. Mod Driver provides GPS position to my location so that apps based on my location can use the "way more accurate" GPS position instead of cell tower location.

Nothing my location (or for that matter Gps Mod Driver) does anything at all to fix time, it wil be the same with or without either driver installed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gabecnc:
a doubt

helllo, maybe some of you can help me clear my doubts.

I would like to know if it's easy/possible to upgrade the driver once it's installed. Example, i install the version 2.6 and then version 2.7 comes out. Is it possible to upgrade?

Because i heard that it's difficoult to erase the driver once it's installed.

Can somebody give me a clear idea?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] barty22:
Yes, it is super easy to upgrade to a newer version. Just install the new cab; it will deinstall your older driver, and then install the newer version. You can even choose if you want to keep your settings or not.

Completely uninstalling the driver is super easy too, just use the default windows mobile Remove Programs function.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] asdffdsa11:
I use myLocation Service with GPS Mod Driver together,but i met problem.

when I in room,GPS not fixed,I found gps mod driver can't continue to provide lat/lon to GPS software,such as ozi or beelinegps.

on the GUI of gps mod driver,only at the first few seconds of startup,can display "celltower" info,and then,it will change to display "GPSmod MSApi".at this moment,GPS software can't read lat/lon info.

I use HTC HD with energy rom 6.5 23569,Operator is China Mobile.

why this happen?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
Leave it running on msapi for some time, until you get a fixed position. After first soft reset it is normal to take some time (30-60 seconds) for the first fix. Then after that, normally, fix will be much faster.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] asdffdsa11:
thanks for your answer.

I know this.but my problem is when i in room,i can't fix gps.

i want to use celltower info for GPS software,such as Ozi.You can consider my phone no gps device.I only want to use cell info.But I can't do it with gps mod driver and mylocation service.

reading your log of v2.4,I should can do it,right?But actually,I can't.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
To use only Cell Tower navigation, go to ports page and unselect all of them.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] asdffdsa11:
I had tried it,but the GUI also display "GPSmod MSApi".

And I found,after I unselect all of them,if I exit the program,and run it again,unselected port will be selected again automatically.I had tried different scan mod,but the same happen.

no matter how I do,I can't make the GUI continue to display "celltower" and its lan/lot info.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mach2003:
That bug was fixed (I thought), do you have the latest 2.60 installed?

If you have 2.60, and are still having this issue, try selecting only one port, but make that port an unused port, and turn off scan mode so driver does not always try to read data from the "dead" port.