Oudie 2 Lite - how to Autorun XCSoar (or something other than SeeYou Mobile)

On Thursday, December 27, 2012 6:12:45 AM UTC-8, Dave Springford wrote:
To run XC Soar or your other favourite software on the Oudie Naviter has just made the process a lot easier: 1. Install the latest Oudie firmware from http://www.naviter.com/install-the-l...are-for-oudie/ 2. On the Oudie main Menu page (with SeeYou Mobile and ConnectMe icons) press the "" button in the upper right corner. Then choose "Autorun". Press "..." to choose the executable that you would like to run after reboot. Dave Springford

I just got my Oudie2 running SYM. All works well except I too discovered that if trying to install XCSoar, one has to remove components of SYM and than it will run "I think" ok with XCSoar. There got to be an easyer way and be able to use both independently.
Here is the copy of the thread I found on the XCSoar forum that I followed:

"Here is what I just did with the Oudie 2 Lite that I just received.

I was going to follow the previous instructions but it appears that "PocketFMS" is not on the unit I received, so I decided to replace the SeeYou executable with XCSoar. Instead of using the root of the TFAT drive I went to the 2577 folder which contains the SeeYou Mobile executable. I first renamed mSeeYou.exe to mSeeYouSave.exe. I then copied the XCSoar.exe to this folder and then renamed it to mSeeYou.exe. I then created the XCSoarData folder inside the 2577 folder and placed my map and waypoint files there.

By doing it this way, XCSoar will autostart instead of SeeYou.

Extra info, just to confuse things:
I found no way to access the Windows Mobile start or anything other than what Naviter has provided in the way of modifying device settings. In order to change the device orientation from portrait to landscape I had to use the setup function provided in the SeeYou program. To do this I had to rename the files back to their original names, restart SeeYou and use the the settings menu to alter the orientation (under User Interface, I think). Once it was the way I wanted I then renamed files back so that XCSoar would run."

OK, this is an old thread. Posting today, October 22, 2018.
On the XCsoar website it says this about the Oudie 2 Lite.

"The Naviter Oudie is a PNA running Windows CE. Unfortunately, its graphics driver has an annoying bug that garbles the screen and obscures the InfoBoxes. Until Naviter provides an updated graphics driver, running XCSoar on the Oudie is not recommended."
My question is: Is this an old statement that is no longer true?
Can you now run XCsoar and/or TopHat on the Oudie 2 lite?
Thanks for any observations on this subject.

I don't think there have been any updates to either XCSoar or TopHat that allow operation on the Oudie. Both projects have stopped development for the Windows Mobile/CE systems. While Microsoft still sells the OS, there are very few new devices that are being sold. As a result, the interest and development effort for the platform does not exist in either project.

On the other hand LK8000 seems to still have a few interested developers for the platform, but I've not heard anything about using it on an Oudie.

tiistai 23. lokakuuta 2018 5.41.14 UTC+3 SoaringXCellence kirjoitti:
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On the other hand LK8000 seems to still have a few interested developers for the platform, but I've not heard anything about using it on an Oudie.

Hi,

I have been using LK8000 on an Oudie Lite for several years and all LK8000 releases are still available for WinCE. I can honestly recommend it.

FYI, LK8000 has its' origins in the same code as XCSoar, the two were forked on their own paths some years ago.

I chose LK8000 just because I happened to slightly prefer its' UI over XCSoar, but this is a very subjective decision.

BR Veli-Matti

You can run XC Soar on the Oudie 2, but you do get the occasional drop of navboxes from the screen.

The easy fix to this is to swipe right on the screen to move to page 2 and then swipe again to move back to page 1.

I think you can also just tap the screen to make the menu boxes appear and then cancel out of the menu and the graphics boxes are restored.

The graphics "glitch" is nothing serious and happens occasionally and only when you change something on the screen. If you are in Nav mode and change nothing the display is fine.

There are any people running XC Soar on an Oudie, despite the "warning" on the XC Soarp page. It's not perfect, but it works.

Dave, Thanks for the tips on how to make it work should it "glitch" occasionally.
I can certainly live with that. Good to know.