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    need help gps not working lost

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by ROAD HAMMMER, Aug 20, 2011.

  1. ROAD HAMMMER

    ROAD HAMMMER Notebook Consultant

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    i just put a oem gps in to my cf-30 mk1 now i can not find the hardware in device manager to install the drivers how do i in stall this in win 7 i just did all this work for crap
     
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    Deleted ...as not needed.
     
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    Does the GPS show in the bios under Advanced> Serial Port Settings? Set it to Auto. There are no drivers to install, only the registry patch for the jumpy cursor. In Device Manager the GPS should be listed under Ports> COM3. It is not specified as GPS.
     
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    ok how do i get the pach and install the pach bios is set
     
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    it will not let me do it error accesing reg auto inport has failed how do i work around this
     
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    dman even admin cmd is not working this is win 7 but this is a vista thing is that why it is not working
     
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    There are no Windows 7 files for a Mk1. You have to use either XP or Vista files.

    Try editing the .reg file. Change the 1 to a and see if that works.
     
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    I Hate Win 7 Im Going To Wipe IT And Go Back To Good Old Xp Pro
     
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    ok i have in stalled xp and did the xp pach but it is not working help me be for i kill it with a m35a3 this is a oem gps and its not working
    i have got the pach for xp to work but i do winfast can not find it i have run form com 1 to 3 did not find it
    update i have a lot of win up dates to install maby i just hope 1 of the updates may fix this if not i will del the gps reg and try it one more time after sp3
     
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    Did you use a restore disc? If not, did you ever have the "crazy" cursor? If not, the GPS is not connected. I'd check the flat cable that connects the GPS. I'm not sure if it's possible to connect it wrong. When I installed the GPS in my CF-19 I had problems at first. I reseated the cable and everything work OK now. I assume you have Com 3 showing in Device Manager. Make sure it is set to 4800bps. Also, remove the battery and charger. Then hold the power switch on for 10-15 seconds and try again.
     
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    i did use a restor disk but i did not find gps drivers on it atm i am installing ps3 i know that cable is in it shows in bios as it did not befor i turn it off in bios com 3 is no more in device manager im hopeing updates will fix it or it is not set to 4800bps or it is going to be a long night
    it will not set at 4800bps it keep going back to 9600
     
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    Holy S*&^ It Working It Is Working
     
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    hear are some pic of the mod
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    after hrs of working with it trying to get it working out of the blue it starts working idk what i did but i did some thing this is pic of sig in side my house with a 40k peak thunder head parked over my roof
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    note the pack of bat laying on the floor this room is the lab/ gameing room cooled to 68F 24/7
     
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    You may very well have found firsthand the biggest gripe with the OEM GPS; it can take literally HOURS for it to get its initial "Lock"; it has to populate its table of active satellites and check & recheck against them until it's confident it has an accurate location, then it stores that info in CMOS memory. The sIRF III chipset GPSes do this very fast; fast enough that they don't even need to store that data, really, even though they do. That is why they are so popular here.

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    ya once i got it working i locked real fast i think the chip my be sirf 3 and it did this wile inside with a thunder head parked over my house but i do not know if it is sirf3 or not for sure