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How to get GPS working? (Ericsson F3507G)
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:50 am
by TJMacGyver
Hi I'm trying to get GPS working, but when I launch the "Thinkvantage GPS" I just get this every time "Thinkvantage GPS enabler has stopped working"
I haven't got a wwan subscribtion
I'm running windows 7 build 7100 x64
On an X200
I installed these drivers for the Ericsson F3507G:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-70000
And this GPS utility:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... MIGR-70376
Re: How to get GPS working? (Ericsson F3507G)
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:08 pm
by man_unit
Do you have the other required apps and drivers for the card to function? Do the other ThinkVantage apps work correctly?
Re: How to get GPS working? (Ericsson F3507G)
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:38 am
by bill bolton
TJMacGyver wrote:Hi I'm trying to get GPS working, but when I launch the "Thinkvantage GPS" I just get this every time "Thinkvantage GPS enabler has stopped working"
I haven't got a wwan subscribtion
You
MUST have a working SIM card installed in your F3507G to get GPS working.
TJMacGyver wrote:I'm running windows 7 build 7100 x64
Running a beta OS is a poor choice indeed if you want to troubleshoot WWAN hardware based issues.
Cheers,
Bill B.
Re: How to get GPS working? (Ericsson F3507G)
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:57 am
by donzoomik
I've been having the same problems on Vista x64, 2008 x64 and W7 x64.
Use Putty to send commands directly to COM ports, bypassing Thinkvantage GPS.
http://www.thinkpads.com/forum/viewtopi ... 38#p504838
Re: How to get GPS working? (Ericsson F3507G)
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:32 pm
by feversteel
win7 7100RC X64
I have the same error when i start thinkvantage GPS
the problem has solved when I uninstalled the Access Connections.
Re: How to get GPS working? (Ericsson F3507G)
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 12:01 pm
by TJMacGyver
I got it to spit out data in putty, but I have no Idea how to use the data to anything
Also it looks like it doesn't get a fix, and I even live on the 4th (top) floor. Is the GPS reception that bad?
/TJMacGyver
Re: How to get GPS working? (Ericsson F3507G)
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:33 pm
by bill bolton
TJMacGyver wrote:Is the GPS reception that bad?
Well, the Lenovo GPS utility on my T400 + Ericsson F3507G + Vista Ultimate x64 combo tells me to go outdoors to get a reliable GPS fix, and it sure doesn't work well for me indoors, so I think the answer to that is probably "yes".
The problem appears to be that the location/size of antennas for optimal reception of terrestial WLAN and WWAN signals is not that optimal for the reception of satellite signals, so the GPS capability in a laptop style mobile device involves compromises that dedicated GPS devices don't have to deal with.
Cheers,
Bill B.