i780 no gps ?

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GasCanZa

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hi so i picked up my i780 today and with it came a cd for the gps and a sd card thats way to big to fit into the device, maybe i am just a noob but in the program section there is no gps program at all. the box also didn't contain a memory card that can fit into the phone can someone cure my noobnessness please?
 
The Memory card you be a Standard SD card size with a micro SD inside it...take the small one out the big one and put it in your phone, the big one is so you can put it ionto your PC.....call it an adapter if you wanna
 
The SD card is a 1GB card which comes pre-loaded with Garmin XT.

If you want to use a bigger SD card copy all the Garmin software onto the bigger card before you run and register the software.
 
Considering this phone Gas - what is it like? A little review would be nice ;) :D
 
yeh Gas.....tell us about this baby, Batt life etc....
 
The Thug said:
The SD card is a 1GB card which comes pre-loaded with Garmin XT.

If you want to use a bigger SD card copy all the Garmin software onto the bigger card before you run and register the software.
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Garmin Mobile XT is shipped on a microSD card inside a full SD 'mother'. At least mine was.

My understanding is you can't just copy Garmin Mobile XT over to a new card and then activate. I tried that on my (previous) TyTN II and it didn't work. After speaking to local Garmin/Avnic they confirmed it can't just be copied because the code is tied to the unique SD card ID, inter alia. You will need to install the software onto a new SD card using the GMXT recovery disk and the SA Maps DVD, and then activate using SMS.
 
I'm having trouble activating the GPS. I get the sms, but nothing much else happens after that. GPS app exits and then I'm left with my finger up my ...........

Suppose I'll need to contact garmap on Monday.
 
i would tell you what this phone is like when mtn decided to activate my F@#$ sim. i picked it up on Thursday afternoon and the moron at mtn told me 24hours for activation. its now Sunday and still nothing. best yet is that they never gave me a phone number so i soooo pissed of right now
 
I called garmap and a chap by the name of Mathys was extremely helpful. I'm now connected.
 
Arthur said:
Garmin Mobile XT is shipped on a microSD card inside a full SD 'mother'. At least mine was.
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Correct, as was mine.

Arthur said:
My understanding is you can't just copy Garmin Mobile XT over to a new card and then activate. I tried that on my (previous) TyTN II and it didn't work. After speaking to local Garmin/Avnic they confirmed it can't just be copied because the code is tied to the unique SD card ID, inter alia. You will need to install the software onto a new SD card using the GMXT recovery disk and the SA Maps DVD, and then activate using SMS.
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Before I activated the software, I copied mine from the shipped microSD card onto my laptop and then back onto a larger capacity microSD card.

The unique ID is only activated once you run the program on the phone, enter the coupon number and receive the sms.

I did as raesteyn suggested from this thread and it worked perfectly. The Garmin software is now sitting on a 2Gb card in my phone.

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=114911&page=2

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raesteyn said:
If you want garmin maps on a bigger micro sd card... do not use the coupon until you have copied all the files from the included micro sd to the bigger one, put the bigger card in your phone and run samsung mobile navigator from there. Garmin registers to the micro sd card... not the phone. I am now sitting with a 2gb micro sd with no garmin and a 1 gb with garmin... i really couldnt be bothered switching cards everytime i want to use the garmin maps so my 2gb is in cold storage until i figure out how to port. Dont make the same mistake.
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Anybody got the i780 GPS working with HandyMap Pro (V4)? I have a full set of USA maps and would like to that to work for my trip to the USA in August. I jsut can't get it to find the GPS... Settings appreciated.

Also, does the GPS work with Google Maps? What port/settings?
 
just wanted to add that with mtn my gps worked within 10 seconds no sms even :/
works great :D
 
Arthur said:
Also, does the GPS work with Google Maps? What port/settings?
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Yes didn't have a problem. You may want to fiddle with the external settings, like Com8:4800 and then Com9 in the hardware.
 
Follow these steps:

Start/settings/system/remove programs – remove Garmin Mobile XT

Start/programs/file explorer/my device – delete the Garmin folder (press on the folder with the stylus and hold then delete)

Remove the SD card, and perform a soft reset (press the stylus in the reset button (hole on the left side of the phone).

Reinsert SD card.

Start/programs/Samsung mobile navigator – follow prompts.
 
Has anyone had the following error message from the Garmin software:

"Data Type misalignment at program address 0x03F966C8 in background thread NULL (Main InitInstance)"

I've tried everything from restoring the program onto the SD card to removing the program, doing a soft reset and reinstalling but still get the same error message.

I've sent an email to Garmin but does anyone have any ideas ?
 
What about a hard reset? Probably not what you want to hear though.........
 
After the hard reset I managed to load, register and get the program working. However half an hour later it was the same error message.

I managed to get hold of one of the techies (Matthys) at the Garmin agent who told me that the problem is caused by a blank sms that resides on the Sim card. Although I couldn't spot the offending sms, I deleted my whole inbox / outbox / sent items etc etc and lo and behold, I then had a working version of Garmin XT.

Damn frustrating to try and solve the problem but it now seems to be working ok.
 
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