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Getting GPS to work with non-lenovo WWAN card
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:56 am
by rotarymike
T400 with modded BIOS, Dell 5720 internal card (locked to Verizon I've been told), drivers posted on this site. WinXP SP3.
I get two ports - a modem device on COM4, and a status port on COM5. I've tried setting them on using the instructions on the Dell forum (the AT commands to turn on the GPS) but all I get is ERROR in hyperterminal.
I do not have a SIM card. I have no intention (at this time) of using the WWAN card as a WWAN card. I only want GPS functionality.
Mike
Re: Getting GPS to work with non-lenovo WWAN card
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:35 pm
by bill bolton
rotarymike wrote:I do not have a SIM card.
AFAIK, the Lenovo GPS application won't work without a SIM card in the SIM slot.
I am unsure what the role of the SIM card actually is, as with a F3507g the Lenovo GPS function works when a SIM card is inserted, even if the WWAN service has not been started/logged in.
Cheers,
Bill B.
Re: Getting GPS to work with non-lenovo WWAN card
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:15 am
by tdawg5480
verizons wwan sim-less and can use gps activated and was working before activated. could be a gsm / sim thing maybe
Re: Getting GPS to work with non-lenovo WWAN card
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:18 am
by bill bolton
This may (or may not) be relevant....
http://www.sarcasm.com/index.php/2008/0 ... band-card/
Cheers,
Bill B.
Re: Getting GPS to work with non-lenovo WWAN card
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:11 pm
by rotarymike
wonder if I need to remove the sim reader/cable then...
Re: Getting GPS to work with non-lenovo WWAN card
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:43 pm
by rotarymike
Been beating my head against this one.
I tried hacking the dell Dell Mobile Broadband Card Utility install MSI to not check if it was a Dell system (ordinarily, it fails install with a "not dell compatible system" message). Now my MSI fails install for "Error 2356: Could not locate cabinet in stream: Data1.cab" and I cannot find where it has extracted said .cab file.
[edit] - figured out you have to check (save all streams on save as) in Orca. New modded installer works! (insert monkey dance) Sees card, so I do the GPSHWStatus = 1 registry edit, and boom! GPS in the utility panel. It's 1AM almost here so I'm not gonna check it out outside just yet, but will let everyone know tomorrow how it works out.
PM me for details on the modded MSI.
Re: Getting GPS to work with non-lenovo WWAN card
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:57 am
by rotarymike
It works. Woot!