How about creating a new registry entry named serial6 that has all the same information as serial8. Not sure if this will work because I haven't tried it my self. Kinda scared to start screwing with it again because it is finally working. I'll keep looking to see if I see something on why you cannot change serial8 to serial6.

Michael

How about this. You stated previously that you did a hard reset and tried so I'm assuming there are no programs loaded another hard reset wont kill anything.

1. Hard reset
2. install the Broadcom BT stack version .05 that you can get here on the aximsite.
3. Do a soft reset.
4. Do the registry edits as follows:

[HKLM\Software\Widcomm\BTConfig\Applications\0001]
Change ComPortNumber from 8 to 7

[HKLM\Software\Widcomm\BTConfig\Services\0001]
Change ComPortNumber from 7 to 6

[HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial8]
rename to [HKLM\Drivers\BuiltIn\Serial6] and change these subkeys acordingly
"FriendlyName"="Bluetooth Serial Port COM6:"
"Dll"="btcedrivers.dll"
"DeviceArrayIndex"=dword:00000006
"Index"=dword:00000006

No need to put the leading zeros(0) in.

5. Close the registry editor saving all changes if asked.
6. Turn off the Axim and wait 2 minutes
7. Soft reset the Axim
8. Restart and check the serial port settings by doing the following:
go to Bluetooth Settings - Services - Serial Port - Advanced and check to see if Com6 and Com7 are there instead of 7 and 8.

I'm using a BT339 GPS. Once I setup the connection with BT Manager using the Explore a Bluetooth device it discovered the services once it paired the GPS. In the GPS software (IGuidance3) I set the setting for Auto Detect the gps settings and it came up with the right com port but a slower bps. I manually changed the bps to something higher once it was found.

Not sure if this is helping or not.

Michael

Thanks for helping - I'm running out of time today -- will try tomorrow and report back.

Hi,

Here's the report:

DONE PC to USB checkmark is turned off otherwise it wouldn't sync.
DONE Security prompt has been switched off, stack installed as per instructions.
DONE
DONE and verified
DONE and verified
ERROR - Access is denied.
DONE
Already at this setting
DONE
DONE
DONE
DONE
DONE
DONE - correct - the ports are 6 and 7.

Tried again to rename the key. Access is denied.

.......... ?????

My GPS decided to work with settings for the Serial6 registry key in what is called Serial8. In other words it works now without renaming the key. I don't know why it did not work two days ago... And the activesync works too at the same time. So, as long as it keeps working I will be happy (well, after I fix some other unrelated mysteries). Thanks for helping.

klausk.

Ok. I have now tried the exact setttings as outlined above and it worked!!

Thank you!!

Cool. Glad it worked for everyone. It took me about a week to get things in the order I put them in to get them to work for me.

I really like the new BT stack. Don't understand why dell couldn't just put it on the Axim in the beginning.

Later
Michael

Michael,

Thanks - and I agree - BT stack should have been in there in the first place. If you want my guess - Dell probably didn't want to pay royalties....

klausk.

It's all about the money.

I think "Access is Denied" is a PHM thing. I got the same message.

I downloaded Resco and was able to change the name without a problem.

I was using Resco originally so i didn't have that problem. Glad to hear you got it changed.

Michael

Thanks for invaluable help !

I can confirm that not being able to change the key name is indeed related to PHM.

After reading this post I was finally able to make all changes as described in the thread by using TotalCommander's built-in registry editor instead of PHM. (if you're dumb and stubborn and don't RTFM, (just like me), it's under \\plugins in TC). I'm yet to see if I can connect to my GPS receiver and my work laptop, as I am currently busy syncing (first time in 10 hours) to my home PC.