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GPS Question

I know this has been asked before but im getting frustrated i cant get it to work >.<
I bought the tytn II for the gps mainly and for mine not to work its just annoying,
Ive tried all sorts of different roms and radios combined and all end up with the same result.
My GPS does not lock at all no matter if i leave it over night with the power plugged in, when the using gps test program it doesnt lock it always says "GPS Starting UP" the lights near the speaker flash from green and then to the orange and red on either side. So the gps is turning on but it will never lock.
Has anyone got anything, anything at all i can try? Or will i have to wait for HTC to make a fix for it?
If you can help me id be extremly happy =D
Many Thanks,
Kyon

Might want to try "GPS Tuner:" http://www.gpstuner.com/download/index.html. It shows the number of satellites received and strength. COM 4 is also the magic number to set for the phone's GPS to operate.
I usually activate it whenever I think a satellite mapping program like Garmin XT or Google Earth isn't working only to find I got weak signals or too few.
Mack

Awsome ill give it a try and then see what happens and report back =]
Thanks tho,

Hmm i tried the gps tuner and got nothing,
It said fix invailid and never picked up any sats or nothing im starting to wonder if my gps in the phone is busted, >.<
Shame if it is i have no idea how to tell if it is broken or not and if its replaceable or repairable v.v
If anyone has any other ideas to try lol =]
Many Thanks,

All sorts but not the right sort
Kyon147 said:
Ive tried all sorts of different roms and radios combined and all end up with the same result.
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Then unless you're in a lead lined room with no windows and in a place on the planet with little GPS coverage, you've not tried the combination in my sig.

You mentioned that you left the GPS on overnigth plugged in??? Any chance you are forgetting it has to be outside with a clear view of the sky to work in most situations? I have found if I accidently turn it on and it cant; find any satilietes in my plac,e then I try to use it outside it takes FOREVER to lock in.... How long are you waiting while outside somewhere with a clear view of hte sky (not inbetween soem buildings or anything like that)
Kyon147 said:
Hmm i tried the gps tuner and got nothing,
It said fix invailid and never picked up any sats or nothing im starting to wonder if my gps in the phone is busted, >.<
Shame if it is i have no idea how to tell if it is broken or not and if its replaceable or repairable v.v
If anyone has any other ideas to try lol =]
Many Thanks,
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Teej53214 said:
You mentioned that you left the GPS on overnigth plugged in??? Any chance you are forgetting it has to be outside with a clear view of the sky to work in most situations? I have found if I accidently turn it on and it cant; find any satilietes in my plac,e then I try to use it outside it takes FOREVER to lock in.... How long are you waiting while outside somewhere with a clear view of hte sky (not inbetween soem buildings or anything like that)
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I have tried outside for over a hour and got nothing >.< I'm at the point thinking it might just be my kaiser and go out and buy another lol but so many people have the same issue i also think it may not be my kaiser. Im just lost on what to try lol.
Flying Kiwi said:
Then unless you're in a lead lined room with no windows and in a place on the planet with little GPS coverage, you've not tried the combination in my sig.
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Hmm i could try your combination lol could you give me links to the rom and radio please =]

"So the gps is turning on but it will never lock."
sorry, what u mean "never lock"? ...I try Google Earth mobile ... some time can see detected 6 satellites sometime 2 ... the figure keep up & down .... is that mean "never lock"??

Most likely your Kaiser is defective.
To tsfatt: Him saying the GPS never locks means that if he did what you say the figure would always stay 0.

yeah looks that way, i bought it second hand and i think it may of been dropped and damaged before i bought it
When using GPS test the sateillites show up sometimes they dont have any signal but they show up for a couple seconds then dissapear >.< so i dont know where i stand.
Think ill just buy a brand new one and see where that takes me lol but i wont give up just yet may opent he phone up and see for a lose connection.
Thanks,
P.s Keep the ideas coming guys =] more the merrier X3

kilrah said:
Most likely your Kaiser is defective.
To tsfatt: Him saying the GPS never locks means that if he did what you say the figure would always stay 0.
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oic. .....

Mine works perfectly from the window sill but it's a big window!
Kyon147 said:
Hmm i could try your combination lol could you give me links to the rom and radio please =]
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The Radio is built into the RUU (ROM upgrade package) so if you already have a Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM on the device, all you'd need to do is flash hardSPL 1.0 onto the device and then run the official HTC RUU which is avail at the HTC Kaiser ROM section of XDAs wiki near the bottom of the page. If you later want the HTC original SPL 1.93, pm me as I got mine from one of the mods here.

Flying Kiwi said:
The Radio is built into the RUU (ROM upgrade package) so if you already have a Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM on the device, all you'd need to do is flash hardSPL 1.0 onto the device and then run the official HTC RUU which is avail at the HTC Kaiser ROM section of XDAs wiki near the bottom of the page. If you later want the HTC original SPL 1.93, pm me as I got mine from one of the mods here.
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Okay cool ill give it a try and just hope it works >.< lol
Thanks for the help =]

Kyon147 said:
Okay cool ill give it a try and just hope it works
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I suggest that loading the basic GPS software (such as TomTom 6.032 or Google Maps) and testing it is the first thing you do after the post ROM flash hard reset. That way you can be sure that nothing else is interfering with the GPS functionality. If it still doesn't work then as already mentioned there's probably a hardware issue. If you have a compatible HTC GPS antenna, plugging that into the socket near the camera cover, while not necessary, may help. Let us know what happens.

Dead Wlan

I'm having a problem with my Kaiser, WiFi does not turn on. And I don't mean I can't connect, I mean it doesn't turn on. Searching on the forum I found this threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=420868&highlight=turn+wifi (This one even has a video showing what happens when trying to turn WiFi on)
And
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381370&highlight=turn+wifi
But there is no solution for the problem on any of them.
I've already flashed tons of differents SPLs, radios and ROMs, soft/hard reseted and even did a "task 2a" (wich whiped everything, bricking my Kaiser. Thanks jockyw2001 for FrankenKaiser!). None of this made my WiFi work.
On the Hermes forum I've found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=322225
Could this be what happened to my Kaiser? Can anyone help me fix it?
Thanks!

Check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=511001

ChumleyEX said:
Check out this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=511001
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Thank you, but that guy's WiFi turns on and doesn't find any networks. My WiFi does not turn on. On the other hand, if your pourpose was to tell me that my WiFi is "broken" I would like to know what is broken so I can fix it. Thanks!

The number 3 capacitor is fried on the wifi card.
Maybe my mindset is too simple, but I always think that if (on a device like this) you reload fresh software over and over that is known to work, and the device doesn't work, then the device is broken. There are no dip switchs or knobs to turn, no drivers to reload (because you just reloaded them by reinstalling the ROM). Maybe you can reseat the device. Take a look at the disassemble guide and see.

ChumleyEX said:
The number 3 capacitor is fried on the wifi card. [...] Maybe you can reseat the device. Take a look at the disassemble guide and see.
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Will do, thanks for the advice!
What about this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=322225
Don't you think it's worth a try?

I would suggest you ask Drummer10630 or someone like Chainfire, if that is a bad idea. It looks like it could work with the right files.
I wouldn't want to suggest you zap your phone more then it's already zapped.

ChumleyEX said:
The number 3 capacitor is fried on the wifi card.
Maybe my mindset is too simple, but I always think that if (on a device like this) you reload fresh software over and over that is known to work, and the device doesn't work, then the device is broken. There are no dip switchs or knobs to turn, no drivers to reload (because you just reloaded them by reinstalling the ROM). Maybe you can reseat the device. Take a look at the disassemble guide and see.
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Here you go at it again.
TILT doesn't have a WiFi card or WiFi adapter as you keep on calling it.
Here is an advice for you: if you don't know the answer, don't answer the question.
hth

Oh then what should I call the wireless thing? Does it work on magic?
If you're so freakn smart why isn't your wireless working?

I got same problem which cannot turn on WIFI, almost seach all the solution about this problem and send my device to repair to find the hardware problem , but still cannot work, i give up already. fortunately, I know how to make it work sometime, there has some experience about it,hope it can help you.
. turn on the SYNC connectoin option Allow wireless connection
. pull up battery for 30 second.
. hardrest after refesh new rom.
but those for my device only can work for once, after device sleep cannot turn on again, or freezen and after soft rest, wifi cant turn on again.

Problem: disassembly & reassembly --> no signal

Hi guys, u are great...i have a big problem: i disassemble and reassemble my X1i in order to clean keyboard (space,.,c don't work properly). Now keyboard works GREAT, like new but I have no more signal !!!! GSM(phone,sms) and UMTS/HSDPA (data) signal disappear...
I try many option, hard reset, to reassemble antenna hardware (top and bottom) but nothing....HELP ME

restart the phone without the sim card, and then , restart the phone with the sim card. Recheck the antenna connections. there must be something missing.

nikneg said:
Hi guys, u are great...i have a big problem: i disassemble and reassemble my X1i in order to clean keyboard (space,.,c don't work properly). Now keyboard works GREAT, like new but I have no more signal !!!! GSM(phone,sms) and UMTS/HSDPA (data) signal disappear...
I try many option, hard reset, to reassemble antenna hardware (top and bottom) but nothing....HELP ME
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wow.. do you have step by step guide on disassemble? i might clean my keyboard too..

hi hkt and randolph...i follow thread and video youtube instructions in order to dismantling my X1i...keyboard works great , wifi connection works, only it can't find TIM network and 3G signal...

Wow, you have enough courage... ''

...Keyboard problem is very nasty... now i have a perfect keyboard but nothing signal
I found this http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280362280387&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT, maybe...

I try to reflash ROM, but nothing...

I had the same problem, I just sent it back to Sony and they fixed it within a week.

nikneg said:
I try to reflash ROM, but nothing...
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The desperate measure would be to disassemble the phone again and then reassemble it. Deserves another attempt... on your risk

hy guys...i try to reassemble my X1 three times but nothing...
Ask: in your opinion if i send my X1 to Sony they can fix it or my guarantee warranty expired???

same thing happened to me, but it just need little bit harder push on hardware antenna to click on place ( like i said that worked for me).

Thanks Sapa13...i will retry...

GPS Not working...Need help...

Hello All,
I have been using my HTC tilt since a long time now.. everythign was going good until one day i suddenly was unable to use the GPS the satellite ar no longer foung the gps link jus glows but nothing comes up as such... the GSP jus doesn;t work i search all over and changed all the com port and all the baudrate... but not helped.. I am jus flashin rom ever since at random to get my gps workin but nothin has helped... Kindly help me so i can carry on using the GPS on this phone....

vikasraj said:
Hello All,
I have been using my HTC tilt since a long time now.. everythign was going good until one day i suddenly was unable to use the GPS the satellite ar no longer foung the gps link jus glows but nothing comes up as such... the GSP jus doesn;t work i search all over and changed all the com port and all the baudrate... but not helped.. I am jus flashin rom ever since at random to get my gps workin but nothin has helped... Kindly help me so i can carry on using the GPS on this phone....
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brick if not try hard reset then flash stock rom
Hope it works soon.

Zac.Santer said:
brick if not try hard reset then flash stock rom
Hope it works soon.
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not sure what that line means..
my advice, flash to a 6.1 rom and see what happens.

ChumleyEX said:
not sure what that line means..
my advice, flash to a 6.1 rom and see what happens.
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I have tried the Shifuz Rom but didn;t help.... Also the stock rom doesn;t help wondering what could suddenly happen... and the GPS stopped workin it used to work like a chic....

What are you doing to test it? You used to have to run a program to jump start it for some reason. Quick gps maybe? All it did was measure the satelite signals.

I test if from the Mio map application and also turbo GPS app.. Quick gps is jus used to update for faster sat tracking..
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What are you doing to test it? You used to have to run a program to jump start it for some reason. Quick gps maybe? All it did was measure the satelite signals.
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Ah then it's not quick gps that was used for this. let me do some digging.
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try this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=373107
and/or this app
http://www.visualgps.net/VisualGPSce/

GPS Test
hi,
no need to flash ur rom. just use whatever best for u. just do one thing go in to the open area or at top floor of ur house and use google maps and check the use gps option it will find automatically ur location, sometimes it often not work in room. try this. i had same problem before but when i use in open ground or on top of my roof it work great......
Good luck

Thanks janak.. Well bro those are basics of usin GPS.. there is an issue with the com port or the broad rate.. and hence i am unable to use the gps in an open envirnoment as the gps signals don;t show up... Can any share the setting with me so i could try my best again.....
janak1586 said:
hi,
no need to flash ur rom. just use whatever best for u. just do one thing go in to the open area or at top floor of ur house and use google maps and check the use gps option it will find automatically ur location, sometimes it often not work in room. try this. i had same problem before but when i use in open ground or on top of my roof it work great......
Good luck
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Broken WiFi for htc Diamond :(

Hi guys, I mingled with my phone last night and installed this android build i saw on neopeek, it said it has 3d drivers and camera working so i thought idd give it a shot. I installed it and it worked pretty fast , then i wanted to download an app and started wifi.
It took longer than usual to activate so i went to settings (i activated it from the power control widget 1st) to check out whats going on. And wifi it was saying activating .. error. I tried a few times when i said to myself , oh well, good build , but wifi aint working.
I returned to windows mobile and now i cant activate it anymore not even in windows mobile. I tried everything, soft reset, hard reset, installed a stock rom, nothing works
can anyone help me ? is it broken hardware ? should i use the heat gan on the wifi chip ? what should i do ? thanks
this is what the guy says to do
tampitzel wrote:
hi, i installed your rom, replaced the kernel for the camera to work, and i tried logging into wifi, it said error. i returned to windows mobile and now the wifi doesnt work in windows mobile either. is there something i can do ? thx
i remember that in early version it happens. I thinks the solution was to reset our device until windows recognize wifi.
i tried everything, soft reset, hard reset, installed a different rom with new radios, nuthin` worked. I think the wifi is broken hardware
Also When im in windows mobile and i go to device information , i can see the bluetooth mac address, i cant see wifi anywhere in the hardware tab
Sorry for editing once again , just wanted to say i tryed MTTY format + ROM installation, and its the same, i guess its hardware broken and i need a heatgun, will post updates, if anyone cares

200+ views and no answer. Thats pretty sad, i guess im posting so i can bump it in front, maybe someone sees it and can help somehow.

you don't see wifi MAC address under hardware..
I had same problem, changed bottom buttons(contains wifi chip as well) and now working
I changed them because they had pretty bad scratches.
you can get those pretty cheap on ebay.
if reassembing, make sure you connect screen and buttons ribbon cable(they don't snap in)

solved
Okay first of all i would like to thank the person who posted an answer , it really helped.
I didnt even buy new buttons, i just disconnected the phone from all the connectors (display, buttons, etc.), and reconnected. It was really hard reconnecting the display but i did it in the end. Now wifi works once again !
One happy camper here !
If you guys have the same problem , and have enough patience to disassemble and reassemble , this is your answer !
Mods, you can rename this one as solved