I tried the Notebook - GPS combination on Windows Vista and after some tweaking got it to work.
I used the following softwares and parameters :
- Windows Device Emulator 3.0
- Virtual PC 2007
- efp.msi - PocketPC OS images.
- .Net Compact Framework v2.0
- Franson GPSGate
as proposed in previous logs
- Wherigo player
- Windows Mobile Device Center (as it's Vista)
I used the shared folder as well to pass the softwares to the virtual PDA.
I took the NETCFv2.vm.armv4i.cab file from the Program Files/Microsoft.NET/SDK/CompactFramework/v2.0/WindowsCE/wce500/armv4i folder (created after the installation of the .NET framework.
To get the Windows Mobile Device Center to work correctly, I had to start this application and then choose "connection settings". Here I had to choose "Allow connections" above the string DMA.
Via the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Device Emulator\1.0\dvcemumanager.exe I then had to select the string under 'others', rightclick on it and choose "Cradle".
This puts up the connection between the WMDC and the PDA-emulation.
Parameters :
On the virtual PDA : Start-settings-system-gps.
In the Tab "Programs" : COM4. In the Tab "Hardware" : COM2 at 4800 baud.
Within GPSGate on the PDA : "Manual" , INPUT : Active Sync (click on "Open"), OUTPUT : VIRTUAL PORT (click on Add) and then COM2.
Within GPSGATE op the PC : INPUT : GARMIN USB, OUTPUT : Active Sync.
Launch the Wherigo Player and if the GPS is not detected automagically, go to menu - settings and unselect autodetection. Choose COM4 at 4800 baud.
Now all is ready to launch the cartridges (have to be in folder My device - my documents- groudspeak - Wherigo - cartridges)
This does the trick for me. A rather heavy procedure, but it works better than my Mio 168...
