> I got my Holux GPSlim 240 to work with Google Maps for Mobile (WM5)
> but I don't know why it does.

> I have a T-MobileMDAthat is an HTC phone running Windows Mobile
> version 5 with latest patches from T-Mobile.

> Here's what I did.

> 1. I followed the instructions on the link below to unhide the GPS
> icon on the setting/system screen.

> http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2006/06/07/620387.aspx

> 2. Deleted the key that said Redirect even though it had no value as
> instructed in the link above.

> 3. I got my Holux connected via bluetooth screen and set the device to
> use COM6 and activated it so it was communicating.

> 4. I opened the GPS app in the settings/system tab.

> 5. I set the GPS Program port to COM2

> 6. I set the GPS Hardware Port to COM6 the same as I used to link the
> Holux via Bluetooth in step 3.

> 7. I set the the Buad Rate to 33600 on the Hardware tab of the GPS
> app.

> 8. I tried to use the viewer that came with the Holux but it would not
> work when set to use COM2.  Also, this viewer only supports a baud
> rate of 38400 and that baus rate is not a choice in the GPS app. I
> quit the GPS viewer to free up the port.

> 9. I then tried Google Maps and, I could not believe it, it works

> So, Google Maps for Mobile is really cool now.  I have Traffic and GPS
> data on my phone.  The GPS puts a nice little blue dot at the present
> location.

> Maybe someone can tell us why this works.

> Pinball2K

> .

> On Feb 10, 3:07 pm, "[email address]" wrote:

> > I have a T-MobileMDAand am tryng to get my Holux GPSlim 240 to
> > work.  It works with MS Street but not Google maps (I love google maps
> > mobile).

> > I don't have a reg editor and am cautious about messing things up.  I
> > have 2 questions:
> > 1. Did Google post any instructions on how to set up a GPS for Google
> > Maps for Mobile?
> > 2. Has anyone used the Reg entries provided by TransFXB on a T-Mobile
> >MDA?
> > Thanks.

> > Pinball2k.

> > On Feb 5, 3:26 pm, TransFXB wrote:

> > > On a Smartphone WM5 (HTC s620), this did the trick to get data from a
> > > bluetooth GPS:

> > > 1.) The following registry key must exist:
> > > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver
> > > \Drivers"
> > > ( keys .\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers offen missed)

> > > 2.) The following value must exist under the key "Drivers" (type
> > > REG_SZ):
> > > CurrentDriver = "My GPS Driver"

> > > 3.) The following registry key must exist:
> > > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS IntermediateDriver
> > > \Drivers\My GPS Driver"

> > > 4.) The following values must exist under the key "My GPS
> > > Driver" (type REG_SZ):
> > > InterfaceType = "COMM"
> > > FriendlyName = "My GPS Driver"
> > > CommPort = "COM6:"
> > > (If you set up your bluetooth device to another COM-Port you can use
> > > this value for the CommPort registry value )- Hide quoted text -

> > - Show quoted text -