[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS receiver not detected message inside main program

Well, I'm glad, Charles you sent this message. I think we will try this with my Voice Note, as I have not used it since the Braille Note came back and the patch. 
That's good to know.
Thanks again.
Mary Ellen Earls
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles LaPierre" <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 8:07 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] GPS receiver not detected message inside main program 



Hello everyone,
I had a very interesting experience this weekend and after half and hour trying to get my GPS receiver to work I finally figured out the problem.
Here is the symptoms I was experiencing (note this is with Keysoft 7.2 build 47.) I had my GPS receiver (an I-Trek) bluetooth gps receiver. It was Paired and Active. I would go into the GPS menu and it did not say anything about not being able to connect, so I went into the GPS program and got the "Bluetooth receiver not detected, switch to virtual" message. Very strange because usually you will get that "Bluetooth not detected" message at the GPS menu prompt.
So I tried deactivating active sync, re-activating it, and tried again with the exact same results. Then I tried un-pairing and repairing and activating active sync, again had the same results works in GPS menu but in the program "no gps detected". Then tried a normal reset with the same results, and then a 456 reset and again with the same results.
A this point and after half an hour I am getting really frustrated why can't I get a GPS fix? Then it hit me, awh maybe I need to turn off and back on my GPS receiver. Folks I kid you not that was ALL I had to do, I didn't touch a single setting I just went to the main menu after it failed again for the umptheenth time and turned off the GPS receiver turned it back on went into the program and it said "GPS detected, acquired position, 6 satellites"
I couldn't believe it. I guess the GPS receiver just got into a weird state where it would first start working and then stop sending GPS information, this is why it would work in the menu but then fail when going into the GPS main program.
So the moral of this store is, if the Connectivity menu says your gps receiver is paired and active try turning off your receiver and back on then go into the GPS program, it should save you time and a ton of headaches as I have found out the hard way (Smile)
So keep that trick in your hat the next time you can't get a GPS connection! 
Have a great day!
Charles.



Charles M. La Pierre CTO
Sendero Group, LLC

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