try it without modifying, if it dosen't work or says can't find files etc... i THINK where it says SystemPath is what you have to change to SDMMC - i could be wrong, unless someone here has a better suggestion ?
Am unsure what sections of Garmin.mcsr to modify.
My storage card is called "SDMMC".
Thanks in advance.
Sparky
Errorlevel("warn")
If(WndExists("Garmin Mobile XT"))
Show("Garmin Mobile XT")
Exit
EndIf
#Start explorer.exe and wait a second
Run("\windows\explorer.exe")
Sleep(1000)
#Hide Taskbar
Run(SystemPath("ScriptPath")\"TaskbarHide.exe")
#Copy previous stored settings to \Garmin
XCopy(SystemPath("ScriptPath")\"Settings\*.*", "\Garmin", TRUE)
SET SETMEM, SystemPath("ScriptPath")\"SetMem.exe"
Run (%SETMEM%, "6000")
#Run Garmin Mobile XT.
#This script will not go to the next command before que.exe completely shut down
RunWait(SystemPath("ScriptPath")\"..\Apps\WM\que.e xe")
Run (%SETMEM%, "3840")
#Save new settings back to SD Card
XCopy("\Garmin\*.*", SystemPath("ScriptPath")\"Settings", TRUE)
#Show Taskbar
Run(SystemPath("ScriptPath")\"TaskbarShow.exe")
#Kill explorer.exe
If(ProcExists("explorer.exe"))
Kill("explorer.exe")
EndIf
try it without modifying, if it dosen't work or says can't find files etc... i THINK where it says SystemPath is what you have to change to SDMMC - i could be wrong, unless someone here has a better suggestion ?
Thanks HM syntax is not my strong suit was thinking along the same lines as you will try and get back if successful.
Sparky
Ok progress of sorts has been made, when i ran the original "Garmin.mscr a small grey bar about 3 mm came up on the bottom of the screen then nothing went back to original start screen, now after modifications:
Errorlevel("warn")
If(WndExists("Garmin Mobile XT"))
Show("Garmin Mobile XT")
Exit
EndIf
#Start explorer.exe and wait a second
Run("\windows\explorer.exe")
Sleep(1000)
#Hide Taskbar
Run(SDMMC("SDMMC")\"TaskbarHide.exe")
#Copy previous stored settings to \Garmin
XCopy(SDMMC("SDMMC")\"Settings\*.*", "\Garmin", TRUE)
SET SETMEM, SystemPath("SDMMC")\"SetMem.exe"
Run (%SETMEM%, "6000")
#Run Garmin Mobile XT.
#This script will not go to the next command before que.exe completely shut down
RunWait(SDMMC("SDMMC")\"..\Apps\WM\que.exe")
Run (%SETMEM%, "3840")
#Save new settings back to SD Card
XCopy("\Garmin\*.*", SDMMC("SDMMC")\"Settings", TRUE)
#Show Taskbar
Run(SDMMC("SDMMC")\"TaskbarShow.exe")
#Kill explorer.exe
If(ProcExists("explorer.exe"))
Kill("explorer.exe")
EndIf
I get:
unknown function sdmmc
"line 13 (\sdmmc\garmin\rungmxt\garmin.mscr)
run(sdmmc"sdmmc")\taskbarhide.exe")
So i suspect that windows explorer is at least now loading but the paths are incorrect.
Any one that has this working on a YFAtlas4 unit care to post there Garmin.mscr file.
Thanks
Sparky
ill have a look at mine tomorrow and see what ive got.... let u know soon
Anyone had this running on CE6 suspect it might only run successfully on 5.
G'Day Hollowman,
Just got back to the PC after a while away. The "not accessible" problem was on my PC and caused by my antivirus program. All fixed now.
I have Garmin loaded on the sku 23569 (along with Tom Tom and IGO8.3). Garmin loads but is not locating satellites it just keeps scanning the device for GPS. I have read the forum here but cannot work out how to sellect a different COM port using Garmin. I have succesfully selected Com port 1 for Tom Tom so I am familiar with the concept. Any thoughts.
Thanks
gpang, garmin has major issues connecting to the com port of "other" devices.... just disable the gps receiver within garmin and re-enable it, then choose the appropriate port.
Thanks Hollowman but that is where I have the problem. I cannot see where in Garmin I have the option to choose the appropriate port.
The process I am up to is as folows.
Loaded everthing (Garmin) onto PNA
When I activate Garmin XT by selecting Garmin application from Garmin\RunGMX\Garmin.exe, the normal Garmin start up window opens.
I then get a screen that gives me the option to "Purchase and go", "begin free trial", "enter product key" or "connect to a Garmin GPS". It is this last one I have been selecting.
This opens a screen that has a progress bar saying "Scanning Attached" or "Skip". After leaving the PNA outdoors for over 15 minutes running the "Scanning attached" process and not locking anything I have hit the "Skip" option.
After a few more screen options I have gone to Tools>Settings>System and clicked on the top option which is "GPS". This gives me buttons along the bottom screen of "Done", "Activate", "Enable".
Clicking "Enable" starts the scanning for GPS which fails after a minute and gives me an "Unable to located Garmin GPS service. Connect to another GPS device? Y/N. I select Yes and it then shows "Connection allowed to mGarmin GPS device only" and takes me back to the "Done", "Activate", "Enable" screen.
Can you please guide me on how to get to the select GPS Port option you refer to.
Thanks
it works on mine...
all i did was DISABLE the GPS, then ENABLE, when you enable it, it then give you port options - it wont give you port options if you dont disable first
Finally worked it out, the file mentioned at the start of the tutorial "Garmin XT 5.00.20wp for Windows CE "
does not appear to work on units running CE6, however if you go to:
and download the patched version of this file made for devices running CE6 and follow the rest of Hollowmans Tutorial it installs perfectly, well it did on mine,
no more error messages.
Sparky
excellent, thank god for that
Im supprised that the coding on CE6 is so different then 5 ... i mean, of course its going to be different, but enough to make things stop working !!
Thanks for your response Hollowman.
I suspect my problem rests in the software not unlocking properly even though I get a true 10 digit card number for my SD Card.
This suspicion based on The choices at the start up screen mentioned in my post plus being prompted by the unit that this works only on a "Garmin GPS device".
Please let me know if you think this is correct and if not I would appreciate any further tips or advice to get this working.
gpang, if your software does NOT give you "being free trial", "connect to garmin gps", etc etc at the begining, then you have unlocked it .... i dont see why it shouldnt work, however stranger things have happend and you could be right, i dont know....
gpang (09-03-10)
Thanks again Hollowman.
It looks like I still have some work to do to unlock the software as I am still getting the "free trial" etc etc screen coming up.
I'll keep banging away at it to get the unlock to work.
make sure u you the that i provided earlier
Last edited by hollowman; 09-03-10 at 01:18 PM.
Here is a fix for mio c520 for those having trouble connecting to gps device.
Download portsplitter V1.31 for wince 5.0 from and run on pc,then install on storage card
device wil have to plugged into computer
place port splitter in rungmxt directory.then click on port splitter. exe and set up.
I set input port as com2, 57600, Autostart. Then Com0 as Output. exit.open again to see if settings are saved
then press start
This creates the file. I then checked to make sure that settings.dat is in RunGMXT directory,
modified Garmin.mscr as following.
Errorlevel("warn")
If(WndExists("Garmin Mobile XT"))
Show("Garmin Mobile XT")
Exit
EndIf
#Run Port Splitter if not exists
If(not ProcExists("Port Splitter.exe"))
Run(SystemPath("ScriptPath")\"Port Splitter.exe")
Sleep(500)
EndIf
#Run Garmin Mobile XT.
#This script will not go to the next command before que.exe completely shut down
RunWait(SystemPath("ScriptPath")\"..\Apps\WM\que.e xe")
#Stop Port Splitter before killing it
#If the port splitting are not stopped before killing the process,
#it will not work again even you run Port Splitter again without soft reset
If(WndExists("Port Splitter V1.31"))
#Stop button
SendCommand("Port Splitter V1.31", 1010)
Sleep(500)
#Exit button
SendCommand("Port Splitter V1.31", 2)
Sleep(500)
EndIf
#Kill Port Splitter process
If(ProcExists("Port Splitter.exe"))
Kill("Port Splitter.exe")
EndIf
Hope it works for you just play round with port splitter until it does.
hollowman (10-03-10)
I have been trying to install Garmin on my 7" Navitech, but no luck.
It seem to be to tall for the screen, can't see the buttom link.
Maybe it does not work on my unit at all.
I downloaded Garmin for Win CE and did the install on the sd card changed
the link, but still no luck.
Anybody help please??
hollowman (15-03-10)
Hi
I have a chinese 7" double din running CE 6.0. Screen 800X480.
The problem I have is that I can't seem to point the navigation prompt to the right .exe file.
I have followed the instructions and have confirmed all required files are on the SD card.
When I start up my navigation software if there is no card in it goes to a setup menu. Using this menu it comes up with the address for the .exe to run the navi program. Clicking on this takes me to the SD card file menu.
Problem is though it recognises the card but it only comes up with either /nand or [:] and clicking on either just bounces back between the two. There doesn't seem to be any way to get any deeper into the file menu of the card to find the .exe file I need.
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