Magellan/Acer Netbook connection draws a blank post 66493

Willem
does it have bluetooth or USB? If it does just get either a bluetooth or USB GPS receiver like this one, local to you in SA too.
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Peter

Willem,

I must admit I have not looked at the previous post so I have no idea what was suggested, but it is possible to get a USB to RS239 (Com Port) adaptor.

Have you looked into that ?

Cheers,

Cruiser

Willem,

I didn't see your original post.
I had a similar problem once before and two solutions I found were:

1. USB/Serial Port adaptor. Worked in my case but you said you have tried this.
2. A USB bluetooth dongle and a Globalsat BT338 GPS reciever. It was a bugger to configure the port.

Hiya Will

If you can find GOLD you can find a bloody USB port lol,What model is it ?????...Had the same issue with my Magellan,Use the GPS Port looker upperer on previous thread and change the com port details,i noticed it said to put in NMEA mode but looked mine up in file sharing...



Cheers

Giday Willem

I have the identical problem to you...one of those aspire one baby notebooks and Magellan Gold GPS that has the serial port 9 pin...two rows 5 and 4.....that is a female on the GPS..there is no male match on the aspire

I have just purchased a USB Serial Adapter that will convert any device to USB

So I now have a USB Serial Adapter that will join the GPS to the Aspire

I will connect the two together today and see what happens...I cant see any reason why it wont work...but there have been more knowledegble minds working on this than mine with your post ...........and so I will let you know as soon as i fiddle with it......fingers crossed

Graeme

Hi Willem

Not sure if what I have done will help you..but as per my previous post I purchased a Belkin USB Serial Adapter {Pro series} part # F5U109 that has the matching sex plug to my Magellan Gold GPS

I have just loaded the software for this adapter (these adapters are not plug and play..they require software loaded first)....I had previously purchased an external hard drive for the aspire

It is working perfectly and have just down loaded all my old way points ect from years gone into the little baby

Not sure if your GPS is a similar connection re serial plug..........but if thats any help to you..Ill be pleased.

cheers

Willem

Have you reinstalled the software for the adapter as it may not be plug and play (That means plug it in and the puter knows what it is)
If you havent try that.
I have a Haicom one in the car so will haul it out and try it as it also has a serial/USB adapter.

Just as an aside SP3 is not recommended Most seem to think it causes more probs than it fixes.
I prefer to use SP2 and do all the necessary updates from the Microsoft update site. Takes a while I know but I have never managed to get SP3 to actually download properly.

Cheers

Willem
try downloading this driver and seeing if it all works

Bob

Prolific usb-serial driver