MapThis! Firmware & GPS Compatability

[pr0cess0r]

thx for the 0.2 rls i have a gps-360 too and its working i will try other setting to get sat #

[DKing]

I'll be trying this with a Garmin GPSmap 76CSx once the cable arrives. I'll report on status once everything is together. Although if it works with the 60c I don't think it will be a problem with the 76CSx.

[winterflop]

i need help. i'm not getting any satallites. how long does it usually take the first time to pick them up? stood outside for a good 5 minutes..
i'm running 303oeb, and have psp290test running. when it boots my screen looks identical to this after activating. (execpt i have no satallite signal)

[deniska]

Do you get GPS state=3 and gps time running?

If so the driver is probably running correctly...

Also try getting to some open place (no trees, houses etc) and try again...

Try getting maplus ISO and see if you get any satellites with it (there is a satelite info screen - last option on main menu)

If maplus can't find any satellites then there maybe a problem with your receiver..

[winterflop]

I got psp290test working and it found satallites. however mapthis 461s isn't finding any. i must have installed it incorrectly? i used the prx's from psp290test and put them in "psp/game/mapviewer" (which is running 303 kernal right now).

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8929/untitled1ee.jpg

[deniska]

The fact that you got mapthis running suggests that it loaded the drivers w/o a problem.
do you see time runnig in the sattelites view window in MapThis??

[winterflop]

yep.. maybe i should just stand outside for a good 10 minutes? and thanks for helping me by the way.. i certainly know you don't need to, but i appreciate it.

[deniska]

Not a problem...
I am still not convinced that GPS-290 was made to be a reliable GPS tool....(although we are still investigating)
I have much less headache with holux receivers...
So if you are really commited to this thing you may want to get one of those... It would get a fix in under a minute under most circumstances and almost never drop the connection (it does go off in long tunnels, etc)

PS, try getting and running Maplus ISO and see if you get better results (on the sat lookup screen).
It would be interesting to know if there is any difference in performance..
This whole usbgps functionality is a hack so we don't really know how it is suposed to work ;-)

[tt027]

I just want to download the newest version of mapthis.rar cant find it anywhere endless circle and the one I got is incomplete for some reason some easy to follow insructions to get this to work. I'm really not a genius.
can anyone please help by sending me the download @ email address [email protected] or IM me info
ID: tt027 any help would be appreciated thanks.