3.40 OE-A with Holux M1000

[orangebarracuda]

hi guys,

i just bought a holux m1000 & the premade cable from and i'm have problems.. not sure if it's soft or hardware problems.. i'm currently using 3.40oe-a running kernal 3.4.. renamed the folder to GAME340 too.. i can boot up the MapThis eboot perfectly.. see the map use the function etc..

the thing is when i press SQUARE to activate the GPS, the GPS state REMAINS to be in 'OFF' mode instead of 'ON'.. anyone who can help me out..? out of wits already.. been trying for hours.. thanks..

sigh
orangebarracuda

[kinglui]

change to kernal 1.5

[kinglui]

change to kernal 1.5 and copy all file to Game150

[orangebarracuda]

hi kinglui, i got it working.. thanks! =)

[velow]

i don´t know why but it seems that psp290 was more precise than my new holux 1000, it marks the wrong place, near the right place but wrong, and it keeps changing all the time as if i was walking even though i´m not in movement. Any idea?, is it happening to you too? the antena marks 4 and 5 bars :eek: . Thanks a lot!!!!!.

[r2000]

i don´t know why but it seems that psp290 was more precise than my new holux 1000, it marks the wrong place, near the right place but wrong, and it keeps changing all the time as if i was walking even though i´m not in movement. Any idea?, is it happening to you too? the antena marks 4 and 5 bars :eek: . Thanks a lot!!!!!.

That is a common problem with many GPS when you are stationery or at walking speed. You should not have this problem at higher speed.

[Skyhawk2]

Hello:

I am looking to purchase the Holux M1000. But before I do, have a couple of questions.

1. How does this unit compare to:
HOLUX GPSlim240:
HOLUX GPSlim236:
HOLUX GR-231:
HOLUX GR-230:

2. The serial cable w/ the resistor that supports the models listed will also work with the M1000?

3. Where can you purchase the ready made cable?

[mrskitch]

You can purchase the ready made cable at moby.cn. I'm not sure how reliable that site is though...

Anyone have any suggestions?

[mrskitch]

Just got my cable from moby.cn and it works fine. It actually got here in like a week so shipping is pretty quick from bejing.

[lsneakyl]

Okay, after getting the holux m1000 (ebay) and cable (pc-mobile.net), I have to honestly say that it works way better than the psp-290. I got a lock on in my house within the first 10 seconds on a rainy day (5 bars)! I wish that I had known about this before I got the psp-290. Sometimes the psp-290 takes minutes to lock on (with only 2 or 3 bars) or never at all.

My setup:
Firmware: 3.52 M33-2
MapThis! Version: .499
Kernel: 3.52
Folder: GAME150

The Holux m1000 and cable total cost: $65
Total cost for psp-290: $68

Conclusion: You're getting a way better deal with the Holux m1000.

[deniska]

Holux makes great line of portable gps receivers..
but their quality assurance in not that great, so there is a small percentage of defective units floating around....
Make sure you purchase your device from a place which guarantee the exchange or refund for defective units..

Also, keeping the receiver far from PSP's EM interference helps speedy startup and position precision.

[Codaz]

Ehm, the deal is NOT better if you live in a non US $ zone.

Because the dollar is VERY low against the Euro so if you import a PSP-290 from Japan, the costs will only be 34 euro's or something.