Hybrid_From_Hell Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Help ! this ix104 running XP has usb ports bouggt a cheap (£18) GPS unit from Amazon popped it in “found new hardware” then “ hasn’t loaded properly” can’t find drivers on www anywhere it’s a cheap G-Mouse unit anyone have any info as to a decent one that will work on XP ?? Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeaselTrap Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 G-mouse dongle will most likely be an U-Blox chip for the receiver. So I'd have a look at their site: www.u-blox.com To validate if it's working/receiving signal you can use U centre: https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/u-center I believe that also where you can get drivers from, but not sure about XP drivers. When checking if it's working, make sure it has an clear view of the sky. Once I was trying to get one to work for 2 hours, only to have it work immediately when I put it near a window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 9:34 PM, WeaselTrap said: And If anybody has any other suggestions for the (navigation) software I'd love to hear it as well. The easiest solution is to just use the Maps app on W10/W11. It works ok. It'll even do offline maps I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) For offroad I am using Oziexplorer on a Toughbook CF19 running XP SP3 with an external usb gps (holux or cheap one from Amazon will do). The CF19 is fast enough to run Oziexplorer twice so you can swap between several maps, this is handy in Roumania where I have different maps from the same area but older Russian maps sometimes show tracks that are not anymore on newer maps. Very nice alternative for the Toughbook is the Microsoft Surface Pro as it has a bigger screen with very good resolution so you see more of the map. If you need maps just shout as I have whole Europa mostly in scale 1:25.000 For on the road I use a separate Tomtom or Waze via Iphone on my radio Remark: Oziexplorer just shows you your position, all the rest is up to you. Example Roumenia we make a planning of our trip at home using Google Maps, save this as a route and then we try to follow this as good as possible but never succeeded to follow it 100% but with Ozi you see workarounds Edited January 26, 2023 by henk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, henk said: If you need maps just shout as I have whole Europa mostly in scale 1:25.000 Would still very much like, especially Norway and Sweden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) 23 minutes ago, elbekko said: Would still very much like, especially Norway and Sweden 7Gb and 35Gb. Do you have space where I can upload it? or just send me an usb stick Or 16/2 I am in Heffen and I bring a disk and you copy what you need Edited January 26, 2023 by henk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 33 minutes ago, elbekko said: Would still very much like, especially Norway and Sweden If @FridgeFreezer has still space I can put my maps online and post links here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 4 minutes ago, henk said: If @FridgeFreezer has still space I can put my maps online and post links here I'll have to look - I think we're a bit close to the limit now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 29 minutes ago, henk said: 7Gb and 35Gb. Do you have space where I can upload it? or just send me an usb stick Or 16/2 I am in Heffen and I bring a disk and you copy what you need Yeah, I'll send you the details in PM. Plenty of space available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSD Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 OziExplorer for Android has one killer feature that is rarely mentioned, and I've not seen on any other software. It's possible to design your own 'screens' completely from scratch to replace the standard ones - so you can place readouts and controls that you find useful, and remove ones that you don't. You can also choose where they are placed, and how big they are. I have a 'normal screen, that shows only the map, OS Grid Reference and current speed, with hidden (transparent) buttons for zoom in/out and to change view. Then I have other screens for particular uses, such as following programmed routes when greenlaning. No useless buttons covering the map, and no diving into arcane menus to access things that apparently no-one else thinks of as useful. @elbekko Yes please on a link to the maps when available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Currently uploading Norway, Sweden and Finland to Elbekko's space If there is space enough I will add UK and the rest of Europe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Thanks. My hosting claims unlimited space, so have at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Mmm it's far more than 1Tb so we will see where it stops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 I'm guessing with a non-amused email from my hosting provider We'll see. I'll start downloading what's made it up there just to be sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 You can start downloading Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and GB, they are complete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Another 200Gb to go. Africa also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 hour ago, henk said: Another 200Gb to go. Africa also? Don't think I'm heading over there any time soon How big is it? The data hoarder in me says yes, the part of me that knows my NAS is still broken says no... Thanks so far, hope it's been stable for you. I've downloaded up to spain, had to play a bit with simultaneous connections as I was running into some throttling issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I have a home made Bluetooth GPS. Just an ESP32 with a U-BLOX Neo6 GPS. The Bluetooth is mapped as a serial device & the NMEA data just sent over the bluetooth serial. However, you can just buy them: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07M9CZYTD?psc=1&th=1&linkCode=gs2&tag=techtips-21 As far as the PC is concerned, it's just a serial GPS connected. It works remarkably well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 On a pc with Franson Gpsgate you can multiplicate your incoming gps signal over multiple virtual com ports. This allows you to run multiple programs at the same time using just one gps receiver. If you want to run Oziexplorer twice you best copy the complete folder c:\oziexplorer to c:\oziexplorer2 and make 2 shortcuts to the different oziexp.exe on your desktop There is no need to duplicate the maps but I put them somewhere outside the default c:\oziexplorer folder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 If you want to check several gpxfiles at the same time to see their track on the map you can use gpstrackeditor (download from gpstrackeditor.com) For making roadbooks I use the payable version of Rallynavigator.com, it’s online software based on google maps and calculates for you the distances between waypoints. Optionnally you can also show the coordinates of each waypoint so you can always navigate to a next point in case there is a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Gordon Bennett, just get a tablet ! Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Mo Murphy said: Gordon Bennett, just get a tablet ! Mo I have a tablet! It just happens to run WIndows. Thanks for the maps Henk, I think most of it is uploaded now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, elbekko said: Thanks for the maps Henk, I think most of it is uploaded now? 333,7 Gb to go You get everything so I have a remote copy just in case my nas crashes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 13 minutes ago, henk said: 333,7 Gb to go You get everything so I have a remote copy just in case my nas crashes My hosting just started complaining about fair use policy Guess we found the limit to the unlimited Can't really fight it as they're quite right it's not really data for a website... Oh well. I'll download it all and dump it in Azure blob storage or something instead. Cheaper than the cloud storage my hosting is proposing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henk Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Your hosting now blocked the upload ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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