anyone manage to get a 5530 WWAN + GPS card working in a m2400 ?

has anyone manage to get a 5530 WWAN + GPS card working in a m2400 ?

I can get the mobile broadband working but i cant get it to turn on the GPS, tried most drivers.... and Controlpoint... but no luck.



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Not in an M2400, but in an E6500.

I got the WWAN part of the card working with the controlpoint software, the GPS part had drivers loaded, but even when enabled in controlpoint it never seemed to work.

What I did find was that Dell supply a Sony Ericsson Wireless Manager for 5530 cards, which is intended for use on the Inspiron Mini 910, but it works fine on the E6500 for me under XP (someone else reported OK in Vista too)

The download is R198215.EXE

 

tried the Mini 910 software, wont quite turn on.... I get to the GPS tab, click on the turn GPS on button and nothing happens....

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Did you enable the WWAN radio before trying to turn the GPS on?

You need this even if you don't have a 3G USIM card inserted.

 

yes WWAN radio is active - and works just fine with my T-mobile Sim -

Just cant get the GPS to Work - on either the M2400 or the XPS 1330

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Are you using 5530 driver v4.48.1.9001 ?

 

Where did you get a 5530? I've had one on backorder for close to two months and I'm told it won't ship until the middle of December....

 

Ordered with E6500 at end of August (had to wait until Bluetooth 370 was available), delivered end of September.

 

Hmmm... That must have been before they ran out.

 

so - am using Dell driver v.4.48.1.9001,

On M2400 it does install the GPS driver on com port 6 (but cant get it to work with either DCM or other)

On XPS 1330 it does not install GPS driver....

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