Turorial: GPS on PSP with the PSP-290 module

[Pendragon]

Hi there fellow PSPers
I have a imported PSP-290 GPS module (Yeah the original one fon Japan) and run it on my PSP 3.52 M33 PSP here in Sunny Sweden ;)
First of all i made this thread as a "Question" thread because i didn´t have a clue on how to get it working, but now i most defenetly know how and i even made some guides on "How To" for you guys :mrgreenthumbsup: Im not quite finished, i have one tutorial to make but i have included info untill i made a flashguide, those guides takes time to make so :) but this tut is 100% working :mrgreenthumbsup:

Maby a moderator could move this Guide and make it a sticky ?? and perhaps rename it to: The PSP-290 GPS on a PSP tutorial

Pendragons simple 3 step guide on how to get the GPS module PSP-290 working with MapThis on your PSP ;)

Step 1 - Extracting the needed .prx files from your PSP.
Do you need to extract .prx files to get your PSP-290 GPS module working and dont know how to?
-> Click here for a FlashVideo Tutorial

Step 2 - Generating maps
For my guide you need gmdl 0.4.18a to generata Maps for MapThis on your PSP.
-> Download GDML from here
-> Or just press here for the gmdl0.4.18a.zip file

Some "how to get the gdml tool to generate maps" can be read here
-> Click here for my FlashVideo Tutorial
-> Click me to show a step by step guide.


Step3 - Getting it all together
Download the software MapThis 0.499 beta
-> Click here to download MapThis0499_beta.rar

Information on how to combine .prx files and MapThis0499_beta.rar + maps to get a functional PSP-G.P.S system
-> Click here for a Flashvideo Tutorial

Custom Firmware 3.52 M33 + upgrade to 3.52 M33-2
Custom Firmware 3.52 M33: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1210
Upgrade to 3.52 M33-2: http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/1213

[Pendragon]

Never mind :) , i got it working but im testing it out some more.

[Grafh]

How well is it working for you, GPS wise. I'm thinking about getting one myself here soon, since I now have a nice psp holder in my car.

[Pendragon]

Originally Posted by Grafh

How well is it working for you, GPS wise. I'm thinking about getting one myself here soon, since I now have a nice psp holder in my car.

I havent tweeked the settings to work well in my region "Sweden" and from Mph to Kmph :)
But it works nice...

a bit off course when tracking movement but i think it has to do with the compensation tweeking ;)

[Grafh]

Thanks for the info, I went ahead and order one last night. :)

[ForNgoods]

Does this GPS system work anywhere?? I live in the US and was under the impression this would work only in japan but i guess i was wrong. I jus dont want to buy this device only to find out it's not compatiable with my region.

[Grafh]

It works everywhere, but you need to have a 1.5 or OE psp and use Map This.

Link: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Map_This%21

[Pendragon]

Originally Posted by Grafh

It works everywhere, but you need to have a 1.5 or OE psp and use Map This.

Link: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Map_This%21

Yeah a Custom Firmware and little know how to extrazt two .prx files from the flash0 bank of your own PSP and some software to generate your own maps from "Google Maps" for example ;)

Im rnning 3.52 M33-2 and it was not supposed to work but i got it to *s*
currently im helping the creator of MapThis to translate the program into difrent languages ;)

all just for phun ;)

[ForNgoods]

thanks for the info. I'm gonna have to look into this a little more now.

[Grafh]

Originally Posted by Pendragon

Im rnning 3.52 M33-2 and it was not supposed to work but i got it to *s*

Thats good to know, I just upgraded to 3.52 M33-2. :)