Sparky Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Hi, I've got an Ipaq 2210 with Tom Tom Nav 3.01 and a 256MB SD Card. I'm using a Bluetooth GPS module to reduce cable clutter. It's not worked from day one. I can be driving along and then the Map stops - it doesn't keep up with me. I have to stop and restart TomTom again. It then runs fine before shortly stopping again. The software hasn't crashed - nothing has locked up and it claims it can still see the GPS data. This is most annoying. I've updated the iPaq's firmware to remove the bluetooth "issue", but still no luck. Applied the latest TomTom patches, still nothing. Has anyone got any ideas? It's about to hit the bin otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UBM Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 I had a bluetooth card for my Dell Axim X-5 which has never worked. It always freezes the PDA! I just use a plug-in satnav antenna on an all-in-one powered mount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Got a link mate? Do you mean a Compact Flash card GPS module? I'm so close to throwing it all away. Bought other bits to go with it and nothing works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 I have the wired mount for exactly that reason.. Bluetooth is so flaky the only thing I've found it good for is car kits, and that's not brilliant to be honest. Get an all-in-one mount and the wired GPS antenna - it's much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 It came with a wired GPS unit, but I don't want to see any wires (or as few as possible). If I leave the Tom Tom software on the GPS Data screen (showing speed, direction etc) then it works perfectly. It's just when using the maps that it fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomk Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 right ive had this exact problem, both with wired and blutooth version ... make sure its all up to date yes... i found somtimes it crashes , screen freezes and you have to reboot or even worse wipe the machine to ge tit to work ! this happened to me this mornign, everytime i turned it on it froze... after playing with it for a while i realised if it was plugged in to the car ( on mains power ) then it worked fine ! so i think it sa problem with the power or not enough power to work , still a brill gaget though and despite the few glitches i would be lost without it... try it and see how you get on. Ive now got the bluethooth reciever and a dell x50 oh and i actually sent all my gear over to tomtom as i complined, the biggest factor was the speed of the sd card ! you must have a FAST SD card with good data rate transfers, thats probably your problem ! for the sake of £20 its worth buying a fast sd card ( ive got a 512 one ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sia555 Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Hi not sure if this link will help but it seems it might be worth trying the maps on a CF card. http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/modules.php?n...ighlight=sd+map For what it's worth i'm using an Ipaq 2210, TomTom 3, bluetooth gps and a CF card for my maps and it seems to work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomk Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Sd is faster than CF, its all relitive, the power, the speed of the card etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sia555 Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Agreed - all depends on what the card is as to its' speed. Think the point I was trying to get over was the combination of 2210, TT3, SD and bluetooth card seems to cause a few problems having searched: http://www.pocketgps.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=search for "sd card" in the Tomtom navigator forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomk Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 i got a kingmax 60x speed from ebay (also ebuyer do them ) that was not too expensive, tomtom recomended me panasonic cards... the original card iw as using managed 1mb a sec - far to slow , they recomend 16mb a sec min Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsheldon Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Right I had this problem, its your SD card. Some of the chinese ones aren't quick enough, so cause the bluetooth to crash etc. Solution is to get a new sd card, but you take the risk the new one will be the same, or like me get a cf card, 9 months later not crashed once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomk Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 the power of tsn, must admit i dont use the CF card cos i thought they were so slow, i guess my so called 60x speed sd card must still be a bit glitchey ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 I've got a Kingston 256MB card. I thought Kingston was good memory and would be fast. Care to recommend any SD card brands that are quick? I'd rather keep the CF slot free if poss (network card is in there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomk Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 well as i said ive got a kingmax card from ebuyer ( says they are 60x ) faster , but just tap 'fast sd' in to ebay and you get loads. the problem with this form of memory is that it can be very volitile, as i said i only hav eproblems with mine now when the power is low, i presume its the card sort of missinga a heart beat and casing it to crash if you get what i mean, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsheldon Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 The CF card doesn't like low power either. If you must use an SD card get a branded one from PCWorld, and if it doesn't work, just take it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 So is the concensus that CF cards are better than SD ones for accessing data (maps)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 I've got a Lexar 256MB CF card for all my TomTom stuff, works fine. Have a look on www.mymemory.co.uk see what they have got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsheldon Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 [ QUOTE ] So is the concensus that CF cards are better than SD ones for accessing data (maps)? [/ QUOTE ] yes, well for me anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted May 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Right. I'll get a CF card. If that fails, there's a free Ipaq 2210 up for grabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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