If you have just installed Garmin Mobile XT version 5.0.0.20 on your Mobile Phone (So far only verified on my Nokia E71 running Symbian OS), you may have notice that your battery life for you mobile phone seems to have reduce substantially from about 2 days before the installation to about 1 day.
This it seem is due to a background process that Garmin Mobile XT starts upon boot up of your Symbian operating system as well as upon running of the Mobile XT software.
Things you will need to verify if you are affected by this background process.
1.) An installed version of Garmin Mobile XT (Duh….)
2.) JBak Task Manager. (You can download it from: http://jbak.ru/jbaktaskman_en.php)
| Step 1 | Start JBakTaskMan |
| Step 2 | Select Menu >> Tools >> Processes |
| Step 3 | Type TSRAutoStart.exe |
If the process TSRAutoStart.exe is found, you are most likely affected by this background process wasting away your battery life.
How to kill the TSRAutostart?
| Step 1 | Follow the previous Step 1 – 3 |
| Step 2 | Select the process TSRAutoStart.exe |
| Step 3 | Select Menu >> Terminate process |
How to prevent TSRAutostart from auto loading upon boot up.
| Step 1 | Plug mobile phone to PC under Mass Storage mode (! important as directories used are otherwise hidden) |
| Step 2 | Delete file CardRunner.RSC in directory under Mobile Phone\Resource\plugins\CardRunner.RSC |
| Step 3 | Delete the file CardRunner.dll in directory under Mobile Phone\sys\bin\CardRunner.dll |
Permanent Fix.
Well if you are seeking a permanent fix, you could always try downloading the latest version of Garmin Mobile XT (Link: http://www8.garmin.com/support/collection.jsp?product=010-11034-00).
As of version 5.0.0.40, this background process is now an option that can be switched off, saving you the trouble of killing the process each time you run Garmin.
| Step 1 | Start GMobileXT (Duh…) |
| Step 2 | Goto Tools >> Settings >> System |
| Step 3 | Scroll down all the way till you see the option “Launch background service” |
| Step 4 | Select Disabled then Done to save |
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After installing v5.0.0.x0:
Turn OFF your S60
Turn S60 back ON
Launch JBak Taskman to see if TSRAutoStart.exe is running in Memory in Menu -> Tools -> Processes even though it's set as DISABLED by default in Tools -> Settings -> System -> Launch Background Services.
If TSRAutoStart.exe is running after S60 is turned ON, do this:
START GarminMXT v5.0.0.x0, goto Tools -> Settings -> System -> Launch Background Services and change to ENABLED.
EXIT GarminMXT, re-start GarminMXT and goto Tools -> Settings -> System -> Launch Background Services and change to DISABLED
Turn OFF S60
Turn ON S60
Launch JBak TaskMan to check that TSRAutoStart.exe ISN'T in Menu -> Tools -> Processes
Now:
START GarminMXT v5.0.0.x0
EXIT GarminMXT
Launch JBak TaskMan to check that TSRAutoStart.exe ISN'T in Menu -> Tools -> Processes
Now, you should find:
TSRAutoStart.exe doesn't start when you first turn ON your S60
TSRAutoStart.exe now CLOSES automatically when you exit GarminMXT v5.0.0.x0
It appears that GarminMXT v5.0.0.x0 when being installed, doesn't create the DISABLED entry and has to be done manually by setting to ENABLE, then DISABLE.
