Hi.to everybody in this forum.I have an HTC Diamond previously locked to Orange Uk now unlocked to all networks ....with your help.
But I face a great problem!!
GPS is not locating satellites at all!!!
Before you ask me if I have read through out the forum, YES I DID (A LOT).
I tried everything, HTC GPS tool , GPS TEST , hard resets ,soft resets ,mpla mpla .....everything...but no result.
CAN you help??PLSSSS
My Htc comes with the new ROm 1.93
you didn't get a fix from the beginning or was it already working once?
what app are u using?
the gps i configured correctly?
app sees the GPS module?
start in this way, then we can talk...
I had same problem ,after my provider update (the radio maybe) it solve the problem. check what is your radio version and tell us..
g-fall said:
you didn't get a fix from the beginning or was it already working once?
what app are u using?
the gps i configured correctly?
app sees the GPS module?
start in this way, then we can talk...
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Never worked from beginning!
I use destinator 7,all settings are correct and the most strange of all is that application actually can see the GPS module in COM4!!
arix said:
I had same problem ,after my provider update (the radio maybe) it solve the problem. check what is your radio version and tell us..
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ROM:1.93.405.1 WWE
RADIO:1.00.25.05
I hope i dont have to get involved into this since the phone was bought from ebay (UK) and I leave in Greece!!.Now phone is unlocked and I think I will not be able to contact Orange network for update.
I don't know what I had b4, but now mine is:
ROM:1.93.456.2 WWE
RADIO:1.00.25.05
Seems like your ROM version is kinda old,
Maybe one of the guru here can help you,
or update your ROM by yourself (your own risk)
com port 4, baud 57600, gps enables - this is what i use in iGO8 and works perfect
what is set in "setings->system->External GPS"? Here you can find some settings also
programs - com4
hardware - GPS HWport none , baude 4800
access - tick manage GPS automatically
g-fall said:
com port 4, baud 57600, gps enables - this is what i use in iGO8 and works perfect
what is set in "setings->system->External GPS"? Here you can find some settings also
programs - com4
hardware - GPS HWport none , baude 4800
access - tick manage GPS automatically
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Those are the settings I have as well!!
I lost gps functionality after flashing to a new ROM.
Radio .07 and doing a "warm start" in htc gps tools got it working again, now from cold (ie initialising device to getting lock) is 25 seconds. (20 seconds to initialize gps, 5 seconds to get a lock!)
Try using gps gate,it will automatically configure gps settings and then start destinator,it should detect the inbuilt gps receiver and give you a fix,I had exactly the same problem with destinator 7, it just would not detect gps after using gps gate everythings fine,hope this helps.
arvind09 said:
Try using gps gate,it will automatically configure gps settings and then start destinator,it should detect the inbuilt gps receiver and give you a fix,I had exactly the same problem with destinator 7, it just would not detect gps after using gps gate everythings fine,hope this helps.
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How do I use the gps gate? Where do I have to go at first place?
ok found it ..I will try this as well.
Please update your radio to .07. I had the problem of not getting a fix. The GPS Info showed many satellites but none would get a fix. I went for a radio update to .07 & now, even when the GPS signal is in RED I get navigation working.... perfectly. Touch wood
Skele said:
Please update your radio to .07. I had the problem of not getting a fix. The GPS Info showed many satellites but none would get a fix. I went for a radio update to .07 & now, even when the GPS signal is in RED I get navigation working.... perfectly. Touch wood
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I am using GPSGATE now to try it out.I have already downloaded radio 07 and it will be my next move if gpsgate is no use
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I am using GPSGATE now to try it out.I have already downloaded radio 07 and it will be my next move if gpsgate is no use
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gpsgate did not work either!!!!
I am trying to update Radio to 07 with RUU but it just stays in 0%.
Any help plssss????
Changed the radio but still the same .It will not find any satellites.Maybe the gps chipset is %^$%$#.
ok, your GPS module is detcted, right?
In GPS test, can you see signal of satelites or not?
Flash your radio again and do intermediate hard reset before phone fully boots. If doesn't work flash both rom and radio (hard reset after each!). Just had the same problem on my diamond (solved today) and had it in the past on Kaiser. GPS detected, gps tool see sats but they are permanently red and flat (like they wouldn't have any strengh at all) And its always to do with radio so don't worry about your chipset.
I just read another thread and found this:
Both posts from LoardDark
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POST394:
Hi,
After i had some GPS-Problems (no Sattelite link etc.) i tested many combinations on my own. At the End this works on two Diamonds:
1. Follow the "Unlock description" if necessary
2. Flash your ROM (i used the AZTOR V6)
3. Hard-Reset your Device! <- Important
4. check Com-Port
5. Cold Boot yor GPS
6. Warm Boot yor GPS
7. Hot Boot your GPS
8. No link-Problems, no Lags and very fast Sattelite link (after a few Tests: First Sattelite Link ca. 2 min. After first using GPS ca. 20 sec. to Sattelite-Link)
Important: After installing "Sensor-Lock" my GPS was completely Dead.
I don`t read the completely Thread but i hope this is a little bit helpful.
Greetings
Jerry
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POST 408
At first start GPS Tool -> QualcommChip "Yes" -> Cold Boot
then start GPS Tool -> QualcommChip "Yes" -> Warm Boot
at least start GPS Tool -> QualcommChip "Yes" -> type X -> Hot Boot
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here is the link for GPS tool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360477
this is actually for improving the GPS lag but maybe helping for you...
good luck!
arvind09 said:
Try using gps gate,it will automatically configure gps settings and then start destinator,it should detect the inbuilt gps receiver and give you a fix,I had exactly the same problem with destinator 7, it just would not detect gps after using gps gate everythings fine,hope this helps.
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Can you find the link for gps gate, what i found on google was kinda weird! please need it desperetly
Related
Hi all, yesterday i've changed the "external gps settings":
COM8 For virtual GPS port and COM 4 as Hardware GPS port, baud 9600.
Today i was using my GPS the first time after the settings descripted before...
The GPS Works, but at regular intervals of 2 sec, then stops for 10 sec (No GPS Found with Tomtom) and works again.....
Now i have 3 questions:
1) Can i solve this WITHOUT an Hard Reset??
2) If i disable the Virtual com port, tomtom DON'T let me choose another COMport (it skips the Comport configuration page) and, when it allows me to select the right port, the COM4 isn't there
3) There are A LOT of comport into "External GPS Settings", some starting with COM..X and others ports named GPD..X ..... What type of ports are??
(Ps: i have already installed tomtom again)
Did you try to disable AGPS?
I have only seen this problem when AGPS is enabled (via advanced config) too
Also the defualt GPS COM ports is 4 and baud rate of 4800 (should be no need to change this) and why mess with external GPS settings when the device has internal GPS?
I have same problem on iGO8 with AGPS enabled.
You guys are right! The A-GPS was ON (strange, i don't remember i've activated it)
If i play with the external gps app is because i would to share the same com port to 2 gps apps.....
BTW when i set the com4 in Hardware port, reopening the app it disappear.
Now i have Agps disabled, External gps app "void" and tomtom don't let me choose the comport (it switch from baud speed to mainscreen)
Hmm, I had no problem at all using GPS at standard settings for:
Igo
TrackMe
GoogleMaps
at the same time!
Riel said:
Hmm, I had no problem at all using GPS at standard settings for:
Igo
TrackMe
GoogleMaps
at the same time!
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diamond has disabled agps out of the box.
Hmmm I had no problems the first couple of times I tried iGo when I first got the device. Then I tweaked it, enabled AGPS and all hell broke loose (presumably due to this setting, though not 100% sure since I changed lots of things). Disabled it on my own, trying to back-track, now it's better but I still got problems with GPS lost...
By the way, is there any use setting COM4 to high speeds? Does it reall improve performance?
I had the same problem after flashing the actual rom build from HTC club. I am currently sticking to this one in italian and no problem at all.
P.S.: Just noticed you're from my same city
All ok now, i suppose that if we leave blank the GPS port (no HW port) into first COM screen of external gps app, tomtom skip the comport settings screen, and don't allow you to choose another one.
I've Hardresetted my pda yesterday, and i've seen that out of the box, the diamond has COM4 selected by default.
I don't want to change anything now (i have no time in those days to do another Hard reset) BUT, if you have problems regarding the GPS COM Settings screen in tomtom, try to set the COM4 into GPS PORT (not hardware port) of the "External Gps" app.
hello everyone
i have the same problem of signal GPS lost and coming back after a few minutes of use (i use IGO 8), then lose again, then back again, and so on.
I installed the new flash rom from HTC eclub, (QMR-RUU_Diamond_HTC_FRA_1.93.406.1_Radio_Signed_Diamond_52.29.25.12_1.00.25.05_Ship.exe)
Even if i disable the a-gps using advance config, the problem is still there.
Do you think that problem comes from that new HTC ROM ?
Any solutions?
NO... I had the same problem on old ROM very rarely and solved with Quick GPS , I will see if the problem persist on new ROM...
I had this disconnecting problem too with Tomtom 7,
now with Bepe 0.98 and radio Radio v1.00.25.07, all is OK, no disconnect at all this morning ( 2 hours of GPS use ).
But I don't know what resolve the problem, Bepe's ROM or the new .07 radio
my diamond refuse to accept setting for hardware port and rate......
it always displayed the default (hardware none ,,port 4800)
and always intermittent gps signal...
can u help me?
hmh79 said:
my diamond refuse to accept setting for hardware port and rate......
it always displayed the default (hardware none ,,port 4800)
and always intermittent gps signal...
can u help me?
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Never mind the setting. Is AGPS disabled?
yes its disabled...
A bit strange, mine works perfectly with iGo, it even updates the position (almost) continuously when in pedestrian mode.
Perhaps you could try an auto detect from your GPS program to reset the link. By the way, what soft are you using?
well im using garmin xt and navigon...garmin display that the program and hardware is com:4
thank u for being patient with me....
I know Garmin works on the Diamond, so I'm running out of ideas... I remember reading that some VOIP programs screw the GPS. Did you install any such program?
If not, what I would do is back up my contacts and calendar and do a hard reset to see if this solves the problem. A bit painful, but will certainly answer the question whether there is something wrong with your hardware or not.
well.. i have changed the rom to karmba version, and it works fine for the last 6 hours..
gps functioning well.
may be the fault was in my previous rom (SwiftBL-WWE-Diamond-ROM-v5-5-Lite)
thank you very much for your help
Hi everyone
I have spent a lots of hours searching for the answer to bad gps reception on diamond, through different forums.I was about to sell the diamond when I finally came with a solution and that is Hard Reset after each Rom flashing.
For a few days I could not get a gps fix, no matter what I did. I tried Quick gps, Gps tool , Google map, iGo8 and Garmin. Somewhere I read that it could be the Rom I am using. So today I flashed 4 different roms including Dutty's, bepe and panosha but no gps fix. Finally I did a Hard reset and viola, it found the satellites within 10 seconds inside near the window on all the different Gps softwares without any problem.
So here is the procedure:
***After a ROM flash finish the usual soft reset and stuff and then do a HARD RESET. Download the data through Quick Gps and your gps should work properly at its default settings.***
Actually I found that Diamond is faster than TYTNII for getting the Gps fix.
Now if the Cooks can find out what causes this behaviour so we do not have to do a hard reset after every new flash.
Please share the findings.
Cheers!!!
********* Ok I have been flashing all the new roms and Gps was not working even with the hard reset. Finally I flashed CT's Beta lite2 Rom, did a hard reset and viola Gps is working flawlessly for the last three days. This Rom is actually the fastest and very clean among all the other roms I tried ( no offence to all the other great Cooks ). Please try it and share your findings!
Well, now i know why i dun have GPS problems...
i hard-reset after each flash ... just a habit inherited while using artemis...
Hi, nice tip
When you had done a hard reset, is the GPS working fine after several reboot ?
It will be nice if someone on XDA or HTC find a solution
Yes its working fine since then and I have done several soft resets.
Fine here. The only thing that made the GPS not work for me was turning on A-GPS.
Doesn't work for me. I have changed my ROM to bElite 0.93, have done a hard reset, loaded quickgps data and still no fix after half an hour on the window.
Try going outside in the clear. If you get the fix then its the location of your window.
try using HTC GPS Tool, it fixed for me once:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=360477
install the cab, run it, then choose "Cold Start" let it run for awhile then try using your GPS software again.
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tararura said:
Hi everyone
I have spent a lots of hours searching for the answer to bad gps reception on diamond, through different forums.I was about to sell the diamond when I finally came with a solution and that is Hard Reset after each Rom flashing.
For a few days I could not get a gps fix, no matter what I did. I tried Quick gps, Gps tool , Google map, iGo8 and Garmin. Somewhere I read that it could be the Rom I am using. So today I flashed 4 different roms including Dutty's, bepe and panosha but no gps fix. Finally I did a Hard reset and viola, it found the satellites within 10 seconds inside near the window on all the different Gps softwares without any problem.
So here is the procedure:
***After a ROM flash finish the usual soft reset and stuff and then do a HARD RESET. Download the data through Quick Gps and your gps should work properly at its default settings.***
Actually I found that Diamond is faster than TYTNII for getting the Gps fix.
Now if the Cooks can find out what causes this behaviour so we do not have to do a hard reset after every new flash.
Please share the findings.
Cheers!!!
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HI, ... Hard Reset,- you mean reformatting the internal storage as well? - i've done hard reset but still the gps can't fix location- says in HTC GPS tool - Mode 2: Not Fix
thanks
Mode 2: Not fix...
And the sattelites numbers show just #? Or u can see actual sattelite numbers?
Reason I'm asking is, if you just see #... then ur GPS is scr###d up and the cold start could really help.
If you do see the actual numbers, but no reception bars, then you have to get ourside into the clear sky. Be aware that nowadays windows are protective for keeping the heat of the sun outside. At the same time it keeps GPS for 95% out too.
akito said:
Mode 2: Not fix...
And the sattelites numbers show just #? Or u can see actual sattelite numbers?
Reason I'm asking is, if you just see #... then ur GPS is scr###d up and the cold start could really help.
If you do see the actual numbers, but no reception bars, then you have to get ourside into the clear sky. Be aware that nowadays windows are protective for keeping the heat of the sun outside. At the same time it keeps GPS for 95% out too.
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Thanks akito- there's numbers-- as if it's a poor signal... same location in my window with the BT Gps receiver gives me 3D in Mode 2 almost instantly. - i'll keep trying. again thanks
You haven't been playing around with the GPS settings in the configuration of 'external GPS'? The standard settings are: GPS program port COM4 / Hardware port = none with a baud of 4800. Access tab should have GPS set to be managed automatically. Also, you have not enabled AGPS in any way like with a registry key or the advanced config program?
akito said:
You haven't been playing around with the GPS settings in the configuration of 'external GPS'? The standard settings are: GPS program port COM4 / Hardware port = none with a baud of 4800. Access tab should have GPS set to be managed automatically. Also, you have not enabled AGPS in any way like with a registry key or the advanced config program?
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all is in default (Diamond Project Rom) as i just did a hard reset - a gps is disabled via advance config.
akito said:
Mode 2: Not fix...
And the sattelites numbers show just #? Or u can see actual sattelite numbers?
Reason I'm asking is, if you just see #... then ur GPS is scr###d up and the cold start could really help.
If you do see the actual numbers, but no reception bars, then you have to get ourside into the clear sky. Be aware that nowadays windows are protective for keeping the heat of the sun outside. At the same time it keeps GPS for 95% out too.
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hi, nice tip
i have the same problem -> mode 2 : fix not vailble
I can see the satelite numbers, and there is some red in the reception bars (not for all, just 3), but wherever i run my navigation software (tomtom 6), why i cant get the signal GPS???? 20mins waiting, i think it is enough.
I had disabled AGPS
coca8888 said:
hi, nice tip
i have the same problem -> mode 2 : fix not vailble
I can see the satelite numbers, and there is some red in the reception bars (not for all, just 3), but wherever i run my navigation software (tomtom 6), why i cant get the signal GPS???? 20mins waiting, i think it is enough.
I had disabled AGPS
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same probleme
solution for fix not vaible
the gps is broken ?
My problem is not the fix, but rather the lag and lack of precision while navigating...
I have more or less 5 seconds of lag, and the precision is awful...
If I use a BT external receiver connected to Diamond, than I don't have this problem...
It seems that the receiver is refreshing to less, or the communication between the receiver and the GPS software is too slow...
HastaSSSS
derkie said:
all is in default (Diamond Project Rom) as i just did a hard reset - a gps is disabled via advance config.
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I've fixed my gps problem. I just tried to force change the gps port from settings>external gps from port 4 to port 6 and in my tomtom, i choose other receiver then tap port 6,was showing poor signal- i minimized tomtom, opened htc gps tool opened port 4 at 4800 cold start> gives me error message that the port is closed and it will force open nmea but still fail, in this part i tapped nav init.. then closed it- opened port 6 in cold start> showing all sat in #### instead of numbers. then closed it. then go to settings>external gps> then choose port 4, opened tomtom then went to gps configure and now change it to built in gps... i get full 3d 6 green bars indoor. all ok even after a hard reset. Thanks
Yeah...but how to solve the lag and accuracy issues...?...
HastaSSSS
s1rl4ncel0t said:
Yeah...but how to solve the lag and accuracy issues...?...
HastaSSSS
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So far i dont have accuracy issue. i tried igo8 using bt receiver (SiRF III) compared it to the internal gps- it's just the same , internal gps loads even faster- In TomTom7- if i use bt receiver, some voice instructions is not complete unlike the internal gps which is flawless- maybe it's the rom/radio...
I don't have any problem
"Bonjour" (since I am french !!! )
I tried the GPS with TomTOM V7 = no problem
with garmin XT no pb
First idea
Within the programm window I have a "fast GPS" programme
Do you have this ?
Did you run it ?
Second idea
You should enable Agps in advanced config
On my diamond if I disable it doesn't work anymore
Third idea
Try to see if "GPS utilities" works
Google it it's a basic cab file for showing basic GPS (position, speed, elevation.... )
Let me know
Diamond FrencH Rom 1.37.406.1 FRE
Over the last few days I have noticed that my GPS is not really working anymore. I'm not sure if this is a result of some software I've loaded or whatever, but I've noticed a few people saying that they are no longer locking onto satellites and noone is really sure what they've done - although there is a thread about the new Clove extended battery and many have mentioned that it stops the GPS from working.
I'd like to get everyone who is having problems to post here please so we can try and work out what the cause is. Some have speculated that it could be the radio but I don't think it is, I've flashed every single radio available with no change...
When I first got my diamond, I was IMPRESSED at the speed and accuracy of the GPS. I would get locks in around 10-15 seconds and using TomTom 7 I found it to be extremely accurate with regards to my position on the map.
Now it SUCKS. The other day I drove and it took 18 minutes to get a fix. When it finally did I estimate it was between 50m - 100m inaccurate. Some kind of lag is going on.
As of the last two days, I cant even seem to track ANY satellites. Since then, like I mentioned I have tried every radio and still the situation remains bad.
- I'm running a cooked ROM based on the 1.93.xx.x. (Elite 3.0)
- Current radio is .11 which seems to work well for my push email. (.05 worked well too) Other than that over the last couple of days its just been push email, a few texts and calls and really nothing else special I'm doing with the device.
Can anyone having the same problems please post here with your ROM version and let us know what your experiences are.
Thanks.
I have the same problem
Rom 1.93 - swift.
radio .05
I recently bought 'htc diamond'.
I have a doubt. GPS service is for 'FREE' or we have to pay?
My phone says 'GPS download valid: 4 days. It means i can download GPS for free until another 4 days? kIndly let me know I am a newbie.
thank you in advance
Sony
sonyuk143 said:
I recently bought 'htc diamond'.
I have a doubt. GPS service is for 'FREE' or we have to pay?
My phone says 'GPS download valid: 4 days. It means i can download GPS for free until another 4 days? kIndly let me know I am a newbie.
thank you in advance
Sony
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No.. Its just the GPS data thats used by the gps to get a quicker lock on the satelites.. Which then only saves you time.. It does not cost you anything besides the trafik it uses to update the data..
sonyuk143 said:
I recently bought 'htc diamond'.
I have a doubt. GPS service is for 'FREE' or we have to pay?
My phone says 'GPS download valid: 4 days. It means i can download GPS for free until another 4 days? kIndly let me know I am a newbie.
thank you in advance
Sony
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gps is for free, the "4 days" corresponds to the time which your device
has the almanach data for faster satellite lock in it's memory. after this time
quickgps will download the alamanach data for the next 7 days, and so on...
if you don't use this feature you still can use gps, but obtaining a fix will
take you a longer time!
regards,
markus
Please look at my post at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=408560
I have noticed that it is also dependent on the Rom. I am into flashing different roms and have seen different behaviour of Gps with each rom.
But HARD reset is a must after each flash.
Let me know your findings.
Got my GPS working in TomTom..
Steps i took:
1: change in PPC the gps port to COM6 - So still at Baud 4800
2: TomTom - Gps configure - "Other NMEA GPS reciver" - Baud 4800 - "COM6"
3: Closed TomTom
4: changed in PPC the GPS port back to "COM4" - still baud 4800
5: TomTom - Gps configure - "Build in gps"
And done.
I have this problem- the GPS seems to get worse and worse after a hard reset or rom upgrade to the point where it won't lock on at all.
I have noticed that in TT7 a number of satellites are being found (in the gps menu)but they are greyed out. Despite this it just won't lock on however long i leave it.
I notized that I was sometimes unable to track any satellites because I swiched on "A-GPS" in the registry with some kind of editor. After switching it off the problem was gone.
Greetz
Yes, Advanced Config destroy your GPS if you use it to turn on A-GPS.
Try reflashing the Radio with the same build as you are using already. It resets the GPS and did the trick for me.
How can you turn on A-GPS in the registry? Which key is it?
I have the same problems: when I use the GPS, it finds some satellites and not, and back it finds them, and not. When I use tomtom 6, the screen turns grey and colored every 5 sec., because it finds the satellites and not.
Sometimes it works good, but mostly not.
Can somebody help!!!
ROM: 1.35.404.4 NLD
Rom date: 05/30/08
Radio: 0.93.25.NS26
Protocolversion: 52.26.25.09H
jonnytheponny said:
How can you turn on A-GPS in the registry? Which key is it?
I have the same problems: when I use the GPS, it finds some satellites and not, and back it finds them, and not. When I use tomtom 6, the screen turns grey and colored every 5 sec., because it finds the satellites and not.
Sometimes it works good, but mostly not.
Can somebody help!!!
ROM: 1.35.404.4 NLD
Rom date: 05/30/08
Radio: 0.93.25.NS26
Protocolversion: 52.26.25.09H
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There is a little tool which is called "HTC GPS TOOL(S)", dont remember the exact name.. there you can search for satelites using the "cold start" option.. when some satelites are found, then push the "Nav. Init." buttion", dont close the program, just start TomTom and se if it did lock? .. Some reported this method working..
ostendk said:
Got my GPS working in TomTom..
Steps i took:
1: change in PPC the gps port to COM6 - So still at Baud 4800
2: TomTom - Gps configure - "Other NMEA GPS reciver" - Baud 4800 - "COM6"
3: Closed TomTom
4: changed in PPC the GPS port back to "COM4" - still baud 4800
5: TomTom - Gps configure - "Build in gps"
And done.
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I did things a little differently to yourself, but certainly your general method has solved the problem!
Firstly, and I don't know if this is a result of the radio version I'm running but I only have COM4 and COM7. Running radio .11
Secondly, within TomTom I simply configured the GPS, I changed to other NMEA receiver, selected COM4, and Baud 4800, and then within about 10 seconds, I had a lock. This is after days of not getting a lock at all.
Restarted TomTom, switched back to 'Internal GPS Receiver' and almost instantly locked again.
Problem solved!
I had done many ROM updates and not noticed this effect, I believe now thinking back this must have been a direct result of updating the radio only from version .03 to .05
I will update the thread title.
salada2k said:
I did things a little differently to yourself, but certainly your general method has solved the problem!
Firstly, and I don't know if this is a result of the radio version I'm running but I only have COM4 and COM7. Running radio .11
Secondly, within TomTom I simply configured the GPS, I changed to other NMEA receiver, selected COM4, and Baud 4800, and then within about 10 seconds, I had a lock. This is after days of not getting a lock at all.
Restarted TomTom, switched back to 'Internal GPS Receiver' and almost instantly locked again.
Problem solved!
I had done many ROM updates and not noticed this effect, I believe now thinking back this must have been a direct result of updating the radio only from version .03 to .05
I will update the thread title.
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I did actually update to the .05 radio, which after i had the satelite lock problem.. but haven't had i since i did that little com-port exchange
Hi,
After an hard reset un my Diamond and after instalall the .net framwork 3.5 my gps dont work anymore. When i turn it on connects the gprs and stay lots of minutes finding the sattelites.
Before the hard reste i have the tomtom working perfectely and never my htc connects the gprs for noting.
Can anyone help me please.
Regards,
Recently I updated to the SwiftBL 7.0 Full 16PP. As I start TomTom 7.450 I says it has a gps device and then it says it has lost is gps signal.
After 15 seconds it updates it's gps location and tells me again it has lost it's gps location.
Then I close TomTom and start QuickGPS and update it (it is still valid for 6 days and more). After this update there is no problem with Tomtom anymore.
This updating I have to do every time I want to use Tomtom.
I'm just sitting in the car and not in the bathroom, so the gps is not the problem. I'm having this problem for a week now.
Does somebody else have this problem too? Is there a solution?
Mickbravo said:
Recently I updated to the SwiftBL 7.0 Full 16PP. As I start TomTom 7.450 I says it has a gps device and then it says it has lost is gps signal.
After 15 seconds it updates it's gps location and tells me again it has lost it's gps location.
Then I close TomTom and start QuickGPS and update it (it is still valid for 6 days and more). After this update there is no problem with Tomtom anymore.
This updating I have to do every time I want to use Tomtom.
I'm just sitting in the car and not in the bathroom, so the gps is not the problem. I'm having this problem for a week now.
Does somebody else have this problem too? Is there a solution?
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Try holding it up next to the window or use an in-car cradle. This has happened to me when I hold it next to my lap in the car I cant even get a fix. When I hold it next to the window I get a highly accurate fix.
I have a cradle stuck on the window. Before (for 3 months) I did not have a problem.
Or my hardware is braking down or there might be a issue with the ROM. Also f*ckup on my part is possible ofcourse.
But I wanted to know if I was the only one that had this problem. Until now I think I am.
i have gps problem too but i think using htc tools solve it for me so far...use the clear memory option together with nav init and wait for mode 2d fix.Try tis to see if its work?
Please mention which radio version your are using. Please update your radio to Radio v1.00.25.07. This is the best version for the GPS
Skele said:
Please mention which radio version your are using. Please update your radio to Radio v1.00.25.07. This is the best version for the GPS
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im on .08....Hmm....is .07 really the best for gps?i was using tat before tis...
ninja_pimp said:
im on .08....Hmm....is .07 really the best for gps?i was using tat before tis...
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I too used .08 before. I never got a fix. It detects all the sat's but won't get a fix. Then I downgraded to .07 & voila.
How was the GPS when u had used .07?
Skele said:
I too used .08 before. I never got a fix. It detects all the sat's but won't get a fix. Then I downgraded to .07 & voila.
How was the GPS when u had used .07?
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bro u gotta clear ur gps memory when u change radio if not it wun get a fix
Skele said:
I too used .08 before. I never got a fix. It detects all the sat's but won't get a fix. Then I downgraded to .07 & voila.
How was the GPS when u had used .07?
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i find .08 better but i still testing it now
Mickbravo said:
As I start TomTom 7.450 I says it has a gps device and then it says it has lost is gps signal.
After 15 seconds it updates it's gps location and tells me again it has lost it's gps location.
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I have the same problem.
My solution : soft-reset my device.
I'll try another solution : disable the A-GPS.
If anybody has another solution...
(I don't want to change my radio because of the warranty)
A-GPS
I had that same problem with iGO. Disabling A-GPS did the trick.
Likewise with Tomtom. A-GPS is the guilty party.
Having the same problem in Igo 8. The problem is that the program looses the GPS in 5-15 seconds all the time. Igo sais that it is loosing not the signal but it losses the GPS module. The only cure i found is a hard reset or going into flight mode. In flight mode the GPS works perfectly. Tested on 2 Diamonds. Any suggestions except flashing the radio??
Marchell said:
Having the same problem in Igo 8. The problem is that the program looses the GPS in 5-15 seconds all the time. Igo sais that it is loosing not the signal but it losses the GPS module. The only cure i found is a hard reset or going into flight mode. In flight mode the GPS works perfectly. Tested on 2 Diamonds. Any suggestions except flashing the radio??
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100% A-GPS thing
Disable it whit Advance Config
Thats weird I got my XDA Ignito yesterday, put tomtom 7.450, in advance config it had a-gps disabled, but TomTom would not pick up anything.
I thought I try to enable it and it suddenly started working and it was working indoors too.
Thanks for all the info.
WhiteCell said:
100% A-GPS thing
Disable it whit Advance Config
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thanks a lot, i`ll try.
Yes that did the trick. I did put an other ROM on my Diamond so I fixed it by accident but now I know the reason. Thanks.
i cant get a fix on .08, reverting back to .05 or i will try .07
WhiteCell said:
100% A-GPS thing
Disable it whit Advance Config
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Yes! Exactly! I have seen same problem as topic starter. Also If I check "GPS status" by TomTom menu, it always lost and found GPS device every 5-10 sec. Only one think helps - start Google maps app, enable GPS, then Google map quickly found satellite I start TomTom and TomTom work fine till closing.
After disabling A-Gps, now TomTom work perfectly.
hi,
I'm a ROgers diamond user.
tomtom 7 is installd, and it always ask me if i'm inside a building.
i check with GPS status in tomtom, same thinh, ( are you inside a building) poor gps reception...
i was outside tryin to connect...i wonder if someone got this issue.
thank you,
Usually when TomTom says, "poor reception, are u in a building" That tells me that it has been configured properly and it's searching for a signal.
Couple of things...
1) in Configure (found under change preferrences///show GPS Status)
• select built-in GPS receiver (this will automatize the config)
2) update QuickGPS
3) Try the above first .....next step is to HardSPL your device first and try and another Radio.
I'm currently using 1.08.25.20. I also had 1.00.25.08 and this worked fine for GPS as well.
Couple of things...
1) in Configure (found under change preferrences///show GPS Status)
• select built-in GPS receiver (this will automatize the config)
Done
2) update QuickGPS
DOne
3) Try the above first .....next step is to HardSPL your device first and try and another Radio.
I'm currently using 1.08.25.20. I also had 1.00.25.08 and this worked fine for GPS as well
I'm using 1.00.25.06 - HardSPL would not break my current rom ?
i ran into the same problem a while back
but as i was planning an update anyway, i did a hard-reset, installed new hard-spl and updated rom and radio
works like a charm again
if it ever occurs again, i'll do the same process... having the latest updates is always good
search for "htc gps tool"
some other weird thing is when I'm in my home town (or near my house) it seems my tt7 gets a quicker fix than otherwise I'm further away from home...
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search for "htc gps tool"
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thats the main tool ...thx a lot
other thing i´ve read that have worked is to try to change the receptor gps in the Tom tom configuration to:
Other GPS NMEA / 4800 / com4
I had the same problem. My GPS has been working fine since I disabled A-GPS.
i have the same problem........and i have found why. It was because i have changed the battery 900m Ah to an 1800 mAh....
with the larger battery, it was unable to have a fix.......and when i replace the little battery....all become in order.....( and i have the same issue with all roms i tried (general and radio)).....
I haven t found solution