Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 21:12:53 -0500 (CDT)
From: Tina Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Libretto & GPS
Do you have Palm Desktop software installed on the
Libretto, and not on the Vaio? Palm installs with both
Serial and USB support by default if you have USB
installed. You can turn it off in the Palm tray.
On Wed, 19 Sep 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 19:38:21 -0700
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Reply-To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Libretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Libretto & GPS
>
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 22:31:51 EDT
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Libretto & GPS
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have been unsuccessfully trying to get my 100CT (W95 OSR2) running MS
> Streets & Trips 2001, and my Garmin Etrex Venture GPS to communicate. The
> Venture has a 9-pin serial cable, so I bought a PCMCIA serial adapter to use
> the Lib sans replicator (I only have the enhanced PR, so would rather leave
> it behind.)
>
> Streets continues to report "Could Not Retrieve Device Information" when I
> attempt to configure the GPS in Streets. This really means that it can't see
> the Com port(s), as it should show a list of available Com ports and ask for
> the user to choose the port w/GPS connected.
>
> Device Manager shows Com 1 when I am connected to the EPR, and Com 1 and Com
> 2 when I have the PCMCIA/serial adapter in place. No conflicts reported on
> either port.
>
> I tried closing all active programs - no change. Then, at Garmin's
> suggestion, I ran Hyperterminal with the GPS attached and - bingo - got full
> communication, regardless of which port (EPR serial or PCMCIA serial) was
> used. But still no luck with Streets.
>
> To make it worse, my Vaio Z505 hooked up with the GPS and worked perfectly.
> Has anyone been through this with the L100? It's like software is somehow
> blocking the access to the Com ports, but how? Thanks for any suggestions,
> and sorry this is so long.
>
> Lee
>
>
>
>
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