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[jpc2]

ok i just did it and when i scan for the gps nothing come up and when i connect it manualy no sentences stream. But on the psp i am still getting the garbled text. What does teh garble text meen even. I also tried SIRFdemo and got eh same results as teh gps veiwer

[deniska]

garbled text means that either your device is defective or your cable is not good... try changing resistance settings...

[jpc2]

ok ill do that tommorow ill try putting a 1k resistor in and see if that helps. But that still doesnt explain when i try to pair it with my computer the gps veiwer wont detect it and even when i set the com port and baud rate i still get nothing. Not to mention on the ocasions it does work i get perfect sentences with my cable. Oh and i just want to thank you for taking the time to help me diagnose this. your program is great and i hope that this will help other people in the future.

[jpc2]

Hey could a bad cable possibly cause the GPS to malfunction it self. I don't think this is it because when it is working it doesn't seem like there is any problems.

[jpc2]

Hey i jsut wanted to thank everyone for the elp they have given me. Over this period i have discovered one thing. That is that the unit has yet to not work when left alone for about 2-3 hours. For some reason turning it on and off in a short period of time locks up the system cuaseing it to send corrupt data. So i figure that if i am makeing trips where i would be turning it on and off i will just leave it on and plug in my car adapter. Also adding a 1k resistor also seems to make a difference. not sure what but it works. My next venture is to make a cable that allows for access to the headphone jack and charging on teh gps at teh same time.