Linking old Magellan to Netbook

Hi Willem,

It's going to be one of a couple of things,

1. The comm port is disabled in the BIOS of the Netbook. You'll need to get into setup of the Netbook to check and change this setting. During startup something like "Press F2 for Setup" will appear on the screen. Press the F2 key and have a look around to see if comm 1 has been enabled.

2. There is something else under I assume Windows XP that has grabbed the comm port. There'll be something like a modem pre-configured in the setup of windows that has nabbed the port.

3. Are you using the Windows On-Screen Keyboard to touch screen type? For some reason on my PC I use for OziExplorer the On-Screen Keyboard grabs comm port 1. I've no idea why!

Hope this helps,

Geoff

Willem
Somewhere in Ozzy there's a setting that allows you to select the type of GPS your using, been a long time since I used it , could be in preferences or something like that. It has a list of various makes to select.

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Willem

If you go to the Oziexplorer site under utilities there is a program called GPS port checker.
Free to download.
This may help.

Regards

Wim

What model Magellan?
Have you set it's I/O protocol to NMEA?

Hi Willem

In the Control Panel open system. Go to Hardware then Device Manager.

The Comm ports in use will be listed. Open the one connected to the GPS and under port settings make sure it is also set to 4800 baud.

Bob

Hi Willem,

I have a Magellan Meridian Gold and it is a real hassle getting it to work with Ozi and even with DiscoverAus I kept loosing the com port on my old lap top. So I went and brought a Global Sat BU 353 off e bay for $75 now I run Ozi and Discover on my new EeePC 901 with ease change from one Ozi to Dis and stop nmea and start nmea. Heap faster and easy to install. Now running all my mapping on a 4 gb sd card in the EeePC. Still have the old Magellan on the dash though.

if you haven't allready done it or been told it try it

GpsPortChecker

gps_port_checker.html

Willem,

The Ozi Explorer site has a considerable amount of info on Magellan GPS connections. After a quick flick through it seems to me that you may have a problem with the serial port/USB adaptor (IE the way you connect the GPS to the PC)

I have queried direct with Des Newman on early Vista problems. He replied quickly with a cooperative attitude. I am sure he would have come across your problem with the abundance of these new Netbook thingies.

Good Luck :)

Kingo

I also have an Acer Aspire One and they do not have COM ports or LPT ports, just USB ports.
What type of fitting does your dashboard GPS have as unless it is USB it will not work with the Aspire One without purchasing a USB-COM port adapter and the Aspire One will then pick it up.

Cheers,

Chris

Willem,

what about this:

USB GPS Mouse


or this:

Serial to USB adapter

from the EO shop. Or use the info to get it locally.

Hi Willem,
Having read all the responses to your query so far there is one possibility that has occurred to me when I changed my laptop setup. Did you reload the serial/usb adaptor device drivers into your netbook? If not,that is probably why your comms port doesn't see it because there is nothing in the operating system to drive it.
Try re-installing the device drivers.,(i.e. if you still have the disk?????). Otherwise you will have to google for the drivers & download onto a disc. Cheers.