Re: Nitdroid: GPS works already
 

Can you get Google Earth running in Nitdroid?

Re: Nitdroid: GPS works already
 

110 % yes, you bet.... with an ext BT GPS. Pics at http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=61338&page=10, thread #362

bun

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I wonder if there are any tricks are around to make google earth or maps to work in offline mode (both for searching and browsing) I still love my maemo5 deeply :D

Re: Nitdroid: GPS works already
 

Not with today's technology. The earth app is only 5.69 MB, just like a 5 - 8 MB picture if no dl...

bun

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Can't the maps at least be loaded for offline use? I understand searching might strictly require data connection.

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Google map, yes. Google earth, No.

bun

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From a noob's point of view, nitdroid able to run earth is really a big deal. Earth is very pictoral intense, with vast amount of information, pictures, embedded text as well as gps, running on a variation of android platform, without crashing. I really think it is a big deal. even my desktop winXP media center edition crashed 50% of the time!

Tell me I do not know what I am talking about, I still think it is a marvellous job from the nitdroid team. To run this offline? Not a chance.

bun

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I dual-boot Maemo5 and Nitdroid once in a while. Right now I have a clean Maemo5. I had to reflash while having problems running out of rootfs space and uninstalling multiboot. Seeing Google Earth runs on Nitdroid urges to me reinstall again :D I don't have an external GPS and still waiting for it to be resolved before I delve into android lands again. Still there are lots to be discovered in Maemo5 lands.

Offline loading was a general question if it were ever hacked in general Android community.

Re: Nitdroid: GPS works already
 

gserver, you can start reinstallation. Fake GPS HAL patch is available now:)
http://forum.nitdroid.com/index.php?...sg2159#msg2159

Re: Nitdroid: GPS works already
 

Thanks for this. Nice to be able to play with those apps that require GPS now. Worked fine with Maps and SkyDroid.

Also, did not interfere with Bluetooth Mouse GPS, so using an external GPS is still an option.


On that note, external GPS worked fine with SkyDroid while playing a round of golf the other night. I purchased the full version of Bluetooth Mouse GPS, no disconnects the entire round worked very well.

I've found the most reliable way for me is to boot NitDroid, un-pair then re-pair my GPS from the settings menu, then start Bluetooth Mouse GPS service, then connect to the external GPS.