Got my first chance to enter in to the world of Home Brew. I have downgraded my TA-082 JAP PSP fw3.03 to 1.50 and to then 3.03 OE-C. The first thing i have done was to test my PSP290 with mapthis!
There was no problems at all ... It worked fine.
here is the screen
Well , The city is Bangalore, India
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by wildon
I am glad it worked out for you!
Thanx for your help, btw!
How accurate are google maps in India?
Thanks Deniska... for all your guidance
As of now it seems ok, and tonight i ll be checking it in more locations as i m planing a ride with my PSP . I ll keep taking the screen and if any probs i ll let u knowQuote:
Originally Posted by deniska
Hi.
I have several problems with my PSP and my GPS-290.
I have 3.03OEC firm, but one of my friends use the program in 3.02OEB, I put my psp in 1.5,next in 3.02OEA, next in 3.02OEB but I cant use the program.
Now I have 3.03OEB and I have put my PRX with my psar in the folder, but when I execute de program and select my map( the map is in gpsfs extension) and put my gps on( with square button) the program cant locate me.
I use the fix of deniska for this version.
I find 3-4 satellites, but cant locate me.
What can I do?
Plz, If someone can use the program with officil GPS receiver, do you can put your folder in megaupload?.
All mapviewer folder except maps, plz.
Im spanish and I dont speak english very well, sorry.
Thanks for the heads up about the Holux 240/236 cable. Now, i'm starting to think that the holux receiver is a better way to go, especially since I have bluetooth built into my laptop. The holux 240 could take care of both the PSP and my laptop.
This is way off-topic, so please pardon me, but could anyone suggest a software to use with the Holux 240 on a Windows Vista PC?
Or maybe there could be a way to port MapThis! onto my PC, seeing how there's already a program to download the maps off of google/MSN.
Again, sorry for going off-topic, but i have no idea of where to even start looking.
I guess now I'll start watching the thread for the non-PSP290 MapThis!.
i am haven a similar problem as Rhipone. I can find sat but they don't find me..
I am in japan.
i know that my 290 works because when i use the gps test program i get a fix and it is very quick. I am also using 3.03 oec. I have used usbgps and usbacc from fw2.71.
i did get a fix with mapthis earlier today but it has stopped working again.
I'm getting the GPS receiver for FREE to review!! SWEET!
can this app automatically download required maps via Wi-Fi if the GPS unit is connected?
Check roadnav (http://roadnav.sourceforge.net/)Quote:
Originally Posted by zsc
it's free and it sure works with holux units
Not to sure about the commercial sw titles)
automatic d/l over wifi does not make too much sence - since most of the time you'd be outside the wifi coverage area... you could get a small map "manually" - ie you'll have to press a few buttons on your PSP... (this feature is temporarily disabled in the Sony version of the program though)...Quote:
Originally Posted by hiddensphinx
downloading a big map over wifi probably does not make alot of sence - takes too long...
Hey Deniska, I tried this with the latest release(geodata fix) and PSP-290 with 2.71 usbacc and 3.03 usbgps. I am from Queens, NY. It took me a while to get a fix at first; I went out to Victory Field(Woodhaven) got a fix pretty quick there, and it was working pretty good for me. I only lost connection when going under train tracks or indoors. Is my PSP-290 acting better than yours, or the same? I know you said you were having problems.
It works about the same way for me in Brooklyn (ie I'd have to run to a field to get initial fix. Of course this make this recever very unpractical. I've already tired to PSP-290 units and the act pretty much the same....Quote:
Originally Posted by gillberg
I guess this unit was not ment for big US cities...
Although I don't dismiss the possibility that something is not quite right with MapThis' gps function, I still believe that most of experiences with bad reception are due to weak sensitivity of PSP-290 unit...Quote:
Originally Posted by bootspsp
Please understand one thing (and you can easily verify it buy looking at green screen program) - satellites do move arround, and so the signal streinght, angles, etc do change almost every few minutes. Plus other things (like clouds, radio transmissions and so on) may also affect the overall reception...So yes you could get a fast and farely strong fix one time and then completely unable to get your position few minutes after...
Then again, if you 100% sure that you psp-290 gets fast and reliable fix for along time with the green screen program -please let me know - i'll look in to my code again...
Is there is any option to change time showing in "GPS INFORMATION "window ?
Now it showing (GMT) i want to make it +5.30 GMT
in the config.txt its showing that -5 is set
Also my GPS is working well........ now i m getting fixed to satellite under 1 min.. thats good news....
The Google Map for India - in which i tried Bangalore is not that accurate...
Hi Deniska,
Just to add my experience that I did test out the green screen program a lot. As a comparison, on the same journey, same weather conditions on a 20mins drive, I can get faster and reliable fixes on the green proggie compared to the gps in mapthis that frequently dropouts...
I really love your work ^_^ Without Mapthis, I think my psp290 would be useless.
Thank you.
Hey Deniska,
First off great work releasing MapThis compatible with PSP-290. I bought the gps unit the next day it came out (I'm in Los Angeles) and had no use for it until now!
I got it to work and it works great!! I was wondering if you are working on the ability to play mp3's in the background and also if you were going to implement turn by turn voice prompts?
Thanks.
Oh and do you have paypal to donate money?
No plans for mp3s... but, i believe there are plugins to custom firmware that allow playing mp3 on the background, there is also irshell...Quote:
Originally Posted by PSPLawyer
give it a try and let me know if it works...
As far as turn by turn prompts - don't expect route calculation any time soon... reasons - no good free data and reliable open-source algorithms yet...
I tried to generate a short route with roadnav (http://roadnav.sourceforge.net) and it sen't me through enother state...
i got the map this aplication runing and it comes with sample map of london tube, how or where can i get the maps of georgia?
I guess your looking for the thread called "Windows maps download tool for MapThis! by in7ane" which is directly under this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by nikitenko91
http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=33068
I think the steps of how to get maps using it has been covered in this thread and also the one that I linked to.
Hi,
I recieved my PSP-290 on Thursday. Unfortunately its been raining heavily the last few days and I was only able to detect one or two Sats with no lock through the rain clouds.
Today the rain stopped and the clouds thinned a bit and I was able to get a quick and good lock on 4 sat and see up to eight.
I noted that during my testing that the PSP-290 is much faster to find sats that my BT-308 and in the rain my BT-308 couldn't recieve any better than the PSP-290.
My details:
My Location: Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.
Mapthis! INITLOCATION=0
usbacc.prx: 3.03
usbgps.prx: 3.03
I hope this info is useful to others and again I thanks Deniska and in7ane for their great work. I all I need now is Australian geodata. :)
deniska love your program I am reporting that ive gotten the psp-290 to work with your program around the court buildings in down town Brooklyn around my house and then have it work all the way down court st but loose signal as i walk
but in Manhattan it difficult to get a signal unless im standing in the middle of the street
but i think your right about the psp-290 because when i try metal gear its almost impossible to get a signal then keep once i start walking around
ill try it out some more once it warms up a little
ok i am haven a lot more luck with mapthis. i have tried it about 10 or 12 times over the last few days. I am getting a connected 50% of the time but it takes upto 20 minutes sometimes. Once I do get a fix it is stable and very accurate and impressive.
I took it on a short car journey and it was "bang on"
However when i use the the green screen i get a fix less then 5min and sometime with in 2mins This has been ever time but once.
I have used the same usbgps and usbucc as with mapthis
I have tried 1 program and then the other. This has been done at different times of the day.
It is a clear sky and i am in rural area, in the car park. Phone reception is poor and there are only a few power lines and a 5 story building.
my co. are 138.674516 by 35.238831 and alt is about 300 which is very close to mount Fuji.
I am very impressed with mapthis and I do think that the GPS290 could be better.
I will continue to try the unit out in this area and let you know if there is any other problems.
Thank you
Slamma, could you let me know what model of PSP you have and which firmware you are using?Quote:
Originally Posted by Slamma
I'm trying to solve a problem where my LAT is being registered as a negative value, im also in Aus so its good to know this isnt just coming down to my location. Hopefully ill narrow it down and get this sorted.
Cheers.
I feel it by my bad English but this time I have not had to which it translates to me in conditions. Possible serious Deniska that you made a version of last version of the Mapthis that showed to the speed in km\h instead of in miles\h?
Thank you very much for the program and your dedication.
hello,
i am from germany and i have been waiting for this news for months . I have also ordered an GPS recever from ebay to try out MAP THIS. I am very exited if its gona work here too.
But i have some questions about map this.
1. how can i plan route ? can i type the route in the psp ? or do i have to do my route in google map ?
2. How do i use gmtl exactly ? there are so many options don't have a clue to use it :( . -if it is possible 4 someone please write a step 4 step using gmtl with screenshots-
3. is it possible to integrate a voice that will say stuff like " in 100m turn left..." u know what i mean ?
4. Is it possible to use mapthis without the GPS receiver ? it would be nice to use the map to find something without having the gps module with u.
5. How can i edit map this to change edit language ?
PS: sry for my bad english , since i left the shool 8 month ago i am beginning to forgett the words ;)
PS2: i will report my expereance when i get my GPS receiver, hopefully next this week.
I have an Australian PSP-1002 flashed with 3.03OE-C. I'm not running any other mods or any plugins.Quote:
Originally Posted by JingleBalls
To be honest I can't remember if mine has a negative LAT as I wasn't looking at it, but it was locating my position accurately on my map. I will check for you when it stops raining and clears up again.
Tho checking POI I made for Tassie I note they are logged as below:
-42.931165,147.351637,35_OAKLEIGH_AV_TAROONA,495_5B _4T_2C_,
The first no on all my user created POI are negative.
JingleBalls, I am in aust. too and it's working good for me. My setup is usbacc.prx from the green program and usbgps.prx from 3.03. Mine's a 1002K psp with 3.03OE-C.Quote:
Originally Posted by JingleBalls
anybody tried this in 3.10 OE-A?
I am stuck at loading map when I tried. The psp just turned off when loading the map :confused:
Interesting, I may be looking at the wrong area the whole time. Could be a map issue instead of one with the PSP. Will look at using the updated map software when I get home from work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Slamma
Thanks for the info.
Edit: When making a POI I also see the LAT as a negative, but the main window shows the LAT/LON both in positive. This is looking more and more like something I can fix at the point of map creation. Will check my steps and see what I get. Thanks all for the help.
Edit: Ok, sorry to bore everyone but im 100% my problem was caused by me. Im still confused why making a POI will show the LAT/LON correctly, but the main window shows the latitude as a positive. I will need to look into the map creation when I get home.
Thanks again Deniska, you and your helpers have done a fantastic job with the software.
Same issue here. Its still beta so things like this can be expected.Quote:
Originally Posted by icarter
Im sure a new build of either OE or Mapthis will come out to solve this. In the meantime don't upgrade your OE firmware past 3.03 untill there is more info.
Edit: The crash on the map load isnt consistent. Maps do load sometimes, but as said below can crash when zooming.
I am going to talk my mate into upgrading his PSP to 3.10oe later today.
I did try usbgps and usbucc from fw 3.10 when i was trying mapthis the first time.
Mapthis loaded the first usbucc.prx but the second usbgps.prx did not load.
I don't know if this has something to do with the files which are in fw 3.03 not being the same(usbgps.prx is bigger in fw 3.10)
I agree. It loads just fine, but when I try zooming out then it just locks up. Very possible that some of the graphic API changed in 3.10 which is causing it to lock up.Quote:
Originally Posted by JingleBalls
NOTE: I just did another test and turned off all of my plugins to make sure there wasnt' a conflict and this seems to have fixed it. I would recommend doing the same.
Hey, I recieved my PSP-290 not too long ago and my experience has been pretty good I live in Washington and the only inconvienence I have had is the unit not "fixing" on the satellites. After a little while i get somewhere in the range of 8-10 sat. but it will not get fixed on them. Is there something I have to do? The only way to fix this right now is I have to let the psp sit outside the car before I go and get it fixed on the satellites before I leave. After it gets fixed it works great 3-4 bars inside the car with about 10 satellites in view. I have only got the gps to get fixed on satellites once while I was inside driving the car. Other than that it has been great. One other thing was that if I go outside my map range with a good signal and then come back inside the map range it shuts off the psp.
For anyone interested. Finally fixed my problem, I feel so silly with all the nub q's. I believe I had a corrupt file which was overwritten when I copied everything from the package onto the memstick. Went back to 3.03OEC in the process to. Works perfectly, an incredible piece of software!
I have just updated to 3.10OE-A. With a clean formatted memstick and MapThis! with 3.10 PRX files, MapThis! crashes loading 1024x1024 maps that used to load on 3.03OE-A with 3.03 PRX files. :(
I have also tried 3.10OE-A with 3.03 PRX files but it still crashes when loading the map. :(
Bring on the next MapThis! ver or Patch :thumbup:
I have already tested the new usbacc.prx & usbgps.prx that extracted from FW3.10 running under 3.10OE-A. They are working properly. Remember to press circle to dump encrypted prxs without sigcheck using the latest PSAR Dumper V2B.
Also found the best method to get PSP-290 locked to satellites in the possible shortest time. Go to "select action" dialog box and select "GPS INFO". Once we have at least 3 to 4 satellites states go to 1, then activates "select" button to go back to default map screen. Using this method, I could get mapthis autotracking in less than a minutes. If I am going to let it track in the default map screen, it took donkey year to get the satellites locked (3~10 minutes), sometimes it never locks at all. Not sure is there any bug in the program where the program somehow finds it difficult to get the satellites locked.
Hope this information is useful to those that have problem of getting PSP-290 to work.
Pls take note, it only works with eboot.pbp from 0.461s beta.
Hey Xmant, where do you see "GPS INFO" on "select action??" I'm also running 0.461s beta and all I get is "ADD POI, POI LOOKUP, ADDRESS GEOLOOKUP and REVERSE GEOLOOKUP." No GPS INFO.
Also, can anyone tell me where you can view how many satellities you're locked into? WHere can I view that information?
Thanks
I confirm these findings. Ie MapThis! 0.461s Beta, NOT 0.461s_1 Beta, works under 3.10OE-A with 3.10 PRX files.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xmant
Thank you Xmant.
Update:
I musta fluked something this morn. After loading maps 2 or 3 times to test the above... I have not been able to load a map again. :(
Keep on pressing down in the select action window and you shall see more options.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSPLawyer