Compact Flash GPS New X51 Patch? Anyone try it?

[gggplaya]

Hey i emailed www.buygpsnow.com on the new patch they worked with dell to get. Aparently it's been fully tested to work. Anyone with an axim x51 and a CF gps card try it yet? It was just released a few days ago. Can you verify it work?

Here's what i wrote.

Me:
" I saw on other parts of your website that the Dell AXIM X51 (windows mobile 5.0) now has a patch available so they could use compact flash GPS cards. That was released only 8 days ago. But, on the bundles for OCN5 it shows that Dell Axim X51 (not compatible with WM 5 devices). In particular on this page. http://www.buygpsnow.com/ocn5-compac...-gps-6003.html . My question is this an oversight from the webmaster. They updated the other pages after the patch came out but may have overlooked these bundle pages? Or does this bundle still not work with the WM5 Axim x51 series? The picture on the left actually shows what i think looks like my X51 cause the X50's were a little shinier in silver and slimmer, maybe not.


But anyways, please get back to me before next friday. I have an extra paycheck coming that i can burn. "

Them:
" Yes, this is an oversight and we will update the bundle package because the new driver has truly been tested to work well with CF GPS with OCN5 on Dell axim x51 (ROAM A06).





Best Regards,

Sales Team "

Here is the link for the patch.

http://www.buygpsnow.com/support/issue_view.asp?ID=3704

[philpugh]

Well I've just downloaded it to try on my X51v and HAICOM 305III - which didn't work too reliably at all before. I usually use a BT TomTom GPSII

OK very simple (almost real time) report!

It installs.

I tried the HAICOM test s/e (GPSInfo - distributed as HAITEST!)

A scan revealed COM4: HAICOM-HI-305_Serial - so far so good. (FYI Before the driver I was getting COM7: )

Started GPS and the panel showed NMEA sentences - no valid fix yet.

No fix yet - been 5 mins - but GPS hasn't been used for several weeks so I would expect this.

Tried the STATUS tab and the device locked up. This is NOT GOOD. Before the driver the GPSInfo program worked fine - so it's changed something.

Soft Reset and back to looking at NMEA with GPSInfo.

Now have valid fix (6+mins)

Opened Pocket Anquet 6.0.9Beta. this is a topo application with all British OS maps. This works OK. This is an improvement - it was very unreliable without this new driver.

Just tried the STATUS panel in GPSInfo again - still locks up!

back and running...

OziExplorerCE works fine - but it always did with the 305 really good solid program - well done Des!

TT5.21 - still no joy. It only intermittently communicates with the GPS. The rotating checker flag goes for a few seconds and stops again. No GPS status being shown. It also says No Valid GPS signal in top right of satellite screen.

So - still problems then!

Just to cap it all I still get "Unknown card in Slot 1" each time I put the 305 into the CF slot.

So - overall 10 minute impression?

A little better - but no where near ready for action. back to the BT solution!


Phil

[gggplaya]

dang tha's what i was afraid of. Bluetooth it is.