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Finally a GPS fix for SGS

after applying the attached zip through CWM the GPS is finally working!
instructions:
1. apply the fix through CWM
2. in LBSTestMode:
a. verify all values in the application test are default
b. in the SUPL put supl.google.com and change the port to 7276 with no secure socket
c. wipe GPS data
3. after the first fix (~3 minutes) you will get a fix instantly almost in any condition at any time
the fix was validated on 2 different vibrants with GPS issues
goodluck
big credit to:
Mr. Pilot
BobLeponge23 & johndoe1000

No offense, but who are you? I'm not one to flash random zips I download off the internet.

stealthx32 said:
No offense, but who are you? I'm not one to flash random zips I download off the internet.
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He got this from the i9000 forums. I've personally used this, and it helps with the gps dramatically.
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This is an old, well known pre-JI6 fix. DO NOT APPLY! This also NOT development related, try the General forum next time.

Hi all,
you can say what you want about this fix however, both I and BobLeponge23 have vibrant's phones with GPS issues.
we have tried all possible fixes:
JI6, JI2, JK2, JK6, samsung restore app, changing all the settings through LBSTestMode
nothing worked until we tried this fix.
The change is instant.
we have now a working GPS under:
the new axura 2.1 (JK6) and Obsidian_V5_beta (with modem JI6 installed).

Ok. Won't argue with that. Whatever works for ya!

Do you have "Use wireless network" unchecked? And WiFi off? With only "Use GPS Sat" checked? Cause that is the only way to see if your GPS is really fixed.
Sent from my Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S using XDA App

in LBS Test mode you wont get fix just with wireless networkor or WiFi.
in general when the GPS icon is flushing you dont have a satt. fix although
you might get general fix from the wireless network.

DreamcastDC said:
Do you have "Use wireless network" unchecked? And WiFi off? With only "Use GPS Sat" checked? Cause that is the only way to see if your GPS is really fixed.
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That's not a good test for phone GPS units. The phone's GPS uses network location to help get a faster fix. Apps like GPSTest, GPSStatus, and LBSTestMode won't report a GPS fix with only a network/wifi fix, so I don't understand the obsession with this sort of a test. All it will do is slow down your GPS locks.
Disabling wifi does make a difference on newer firmware (worked on JFD, but JI6 and up broke it). With wifi connected, the phone doesn't download the GPS data properly, so it acts like a standalone GPS and will take a long time to get the needed data from the GPS sats.
The GPS chips in our phones are NOT designed to get fast locks without assist data. Even the ones that are, sometimes take a while for the accuracy to really get good because of this data. That's why you should have a data plan for best results. The GPS needs data to calculate your position. It can get the data from the sat network, but that's SLOW. Getting it over the internet is many times faster, even over GPRS. That's one reason why it's irritating that wifi doesn't work with it. Those without data plans are basically screwed. GPSStatus seems to be able to get it over wifi, so you can try that. The data should be good for up to 24 hours.
I have no idea what this fix does, and I won't be installing it as I'm satisfied with the GPS performance post JI6 with my phone. Even with JFD, it worked fine once I set the supl settings up.

they are sharing a fix.
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epakrat75 said:
This is an old, well known pre-JI6 fix. DO NOT APPLY! This also NOT development related, try the General forum next time.
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Honestly, it worked for me on JK6.....
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If this is working for folks where flashing Axura 2.1 didn't then, that's all that matters. Go for it. However as I'm running Axura 2.1, I have no need of this.
I just don't want people thinking this is the ultimate fix and breaking their phones trying it. I've seen it happen with simpler fixes.

I was using a jk2 rom also, and GPS would work at times, even in a large Metro area. i flashed this, and now I even get GPS locks inside of buildings where it would never lock before. I am happy. Indoors, it gets a lock in about 10 - 12 seconds, outdoors about 5 or less.

I don't understand how it can work, it uses jupiter.xml subsystem that TMO US Vibrant lacks

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I don't understand how it can work, it uses jupiter.xml subsystem that TMO US Vibrant lacks
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JK2 and JK6 now use the Jupiter xml

is this working in eugenes ginger clone?
is this working in eugenes ginger clone?

It worked for me! Why don't you just test the files and see why it works instead of whining?

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well fellas, i have so much dragons in the vibrant already i figure what could possably go wrong now lol. Running nero beta 3 and it actually works,got an instant lock on precisely where i was,dident had that before with all the other fixes,couldent believe it but yep works. Thanks for this fix

Didn't make a difference for me. Since JK2 ive always got a fix in under a minute. With this installed it was over a minute but under two minutes. I'll keep it for a day to side if anything changes and report back.
I'm running a vanilla SxE4.1 with super io kernel.
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Serious GPS issue..

I have tried every single GPS fix out there on this forum but my GPS is still not working... inside a building GPS test says that there is no satellite in view.... outside I see about 6 and locks to about 3 or 4....
(But it takes like 5min to lock)...
Is there something wrong with my phone? And btw I'm running cognition rom and I'm rooted.(if this has anything to do with it...
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Try the Darky port that uses Da_G's fix. Best GPS experience I've had so far with this phone and the only thing that has realistically improved performance.

bluemoon1221 said:
I have tried every single GPS fix out there on this forum but my GPS is still not working... inside a building GPS test says that there is no satellite in view.... outside I see about 6 and locks to about 3 or 4....
(But it takes like 5min to lock)...
Is there something wrong with my phone? And btw I'm running cognition rom and I'm rooted.(if this has anything to do with it...
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my best gps performance has come from two roms
Chronus and Doc's newest rom.
Did you change any supl settings?
For me the supl.google.com settings never worked as well as leaving it @ www.spirent-lcs.com
build = 1007.

I have had great gps since i switched to assonance, latest version of axura worked for me as well, you may want to give them a try, or try their gps settings and modem over cognition.
If that doesn't work you may want to scratch/erase the white contacts of the cover as one post said to maybe increase its signal.

I would return it..you should be able to lock faster than 5 mins and see more than 6 satellites

I agree with fldude... my first one wouldn't see anything. My second one works as well as anyone's. Exchange it.

I really can't return it cause I didn't buy this phone....
So I'm gonna try all the roms... thanks for the info guys
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Most of the newer ROM's have GPS fixes built into them
I'm running Assonance's latest build and although it's not perfect - I usually get 8-10 sats in under 15 seconds to lock-on.

I just started using the latest assonance and it has great gps thanks.
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I really can't return it cause I didn't buy this phone....
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Even if it's a gift you can return it, unless of course you've "borrowed" it...

Technically nobody bought this phone... long story..... anyway I'm good with my GPS now
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bames said:
my best gps performance has come from two roms
Chronus and Doc's newest rom.
Did you change any supl settings?
For me the supl.google.com settings never worked as well as leaving it @ www.spirent-lcs.com
build = 1007.
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i agree mostly that that using the google server didn't help me at all and the roms you mention are quite good. but i have the bug where the daemon crashes on chronus, but cronus has the ability to lock very very fast on my phone, i have had great luck with captivate builds in general. da_g's files fix the daemon crashing mostly but are not considered a fix. there is still an underlying issue that causes eratic behavior in certain situation. da_g has yet to pin it down but it may be an interference issue.
OP you may have a poor contact at the antenna, some vibrant users were cleaning the contacts for the antenna, there are many antennas and im not sure which is for gps.
also you may want to try with/without backplate, and clean the contacts on that. some users have posted numbers showing marginally better signal without the backplate.
also i have yet to do real testing but anecdotally the old jm9 libraries seem to behave less badly. it still jumps the position around in some situations but it just seems like it jumps less, i will do a mytracks comparison soon. but for the issue the op is having it seems to me that i get faster locks with the newer files, particularly from jj4.
lastly the modem has a great effect on the gps signal. for ability to lock jl3 seems the fastest. but to be honest i think the phone didnt jump the position around as much on jj4 or ji6 which give up hsupa and should be used with the a captivate rom. jk3 and jk4 were also good maybe better with the position jumping thing than jl3.
EDIT: one last thing is to try the gps restore app. i know it says it only resets lbs test mode settings but it also clears "something" that has helped with a bug causing the daemon to crash on my phone(it doesnt crash on every phone like it did on mine) the only other thing that i tried that was able to "fix" that bug was to do a factory reset. clearing gps data never helped. so the error seems to be in data somewhere but is not cleared when you clear gps data in lbs test mode. the samsung app also did not restore my lbs settings to factory so the ad may be mis-informed. i think of it as a easier way to clear gps data which at times yeilds better result, it is not a fix. your experience may vary.

Gingerbread GPS slow fixing??

Since I received the Gingerbread OTA I have seen that when run gMaps it takes long time (minutes) to fix GPS. I think that is only for cold start, coz after fix if I close an restart the GPS it fixes in few seconds as normal.
I have tried with GPS Status but it seems everything OK.
Before Gingerbread it was really fast fixing both in cold and warm start.
Thx
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

I've also noticed the same problem. GPS seems to be much slower getting a fix on my position - even with a clear sky and at places it worked well before. Don't know if there's much I can do about it but hope for a patch from Google.

Seems that it's a very common issue, try to google " gingerbread slow gps fix"
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Stock 2.3.3 ROM after OTA update, GPS only locked 1 out of 10 tries, and took a long time to do so. It is not even stable, and lost signal after a few minutes. I had looked everywhere including google forum, and there is no joy.
Finally read it somewhere to try GpsFix in the market and now GPS fixes in <10 seconds!

GPS-Fix Problem with Gingerbread
Hello,
i have the same problem after upgrading to Gingerbread 2.3.3. I have found this thread in the Google support forum (Search after this with Google):
GPS Navigation problems after Gingerbread update
and the issue is known aswell at Google issue tracking list (Search after this with Google):
NMEA Listener no longer working after upgrade to Gingerbread Issue ID 15500
The issue has been assigned medium priority over there. Maybe if more people can go there and star the issue, it will get up voted.
Sorry that i doesn't post the links directly, but its not permitted for me (not enough post so far)

The issue hasn't been assigned anything yet, the priority is 'medium' by default, once someone takes ownership of it, it should get a proper priority.

In the meantime you might like to try this:-
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/09/09/gps-fix-for-cyanogenmod-6-on-the-nexus-one/
It works for me.
Hope it helps.

[email protected] said:
In the meantime you might like to try this:-
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/09/09/gps-fix-for-cyanogenmod-6-on-the-nexus-one/
It works for me.
Hope it helps.
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Yes, the GpsFix only worked for a few days, then the same problem surfaced again. So I followed the link and voila! now fast GPS fix again! Thanks!

Seems that 2.3.4 update fixed it...
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I had the same problem on 2.3.4 and I fixed with the GPS Status, there is an option to clear all gps data. That worked for me, now the gps fix my position in a few seconds.

i used this
i have been using this [APP][ROOT] FasterFix [V1.5] - xda-developers. It needs root and also needs to be run once everytime i flash a nightly.
I get a fix in "seconds" rather than instantly. But i'm going to try that link posted above. You guys should check it out since nobody has mentioned it.
edit: on a second thought, i'd rather not try anything else because of the golden saying "if it ain't broke don't fix it" : )

That app will do nothing for the O2X, as it doesn't use the gps.conf file.
Anything it does is a placebo. CM7 now comes with a couple of GPS fixes, and that is probably the difference you're seeing.

Best way to improve GPS?

Hello, I'm a recent owner of a SGS, and like many others, GPS is somewhat of an issue to me. However, reading around, there are a lot of fixes and solutions, and I want to know what people generally recommend to do on latest stock firmware to increase its accuracy?
Thanks!

I know it's a dumb name, but give "GPS AIDS" a try from the market. It was primarily made for SGS users. Try the free version first if still available...
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stock jvt gps is really good in comparison to out-of-box performance, and a lot better than wife's htc desire running on cm7.1. I get 10+ satellite lock in a few seconds, with a 10m accuracy. honestly, I don't need anything more than that (more often than not, I DO know where I am...) . Just make sure gps.conf file points to your region.
I tried recently a couple of these "fixes" ($omator, pfittech) but reverted back to stock files. I did not find any significant improvement, but of course you can give it a try, maybe in your region things are different

Well, thing is I don't know if GPS is working or not for me. In Google Maps the most accurate I can get is 30 meters, is that using cell triangulation or GPS?

Apparently 30 meters is not GPS from what I've been reading around. Guess that means I haven't used it at all.

Try GPS AIDS.
My GPS never worked before, I tried GPS AIDS and it gave me surprising results .

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Anyway, I tried GPS Aids, and I get 10/11 found, and in use alternating between 5-10.
I just want to confirm, what does accuracy average at for you guys? It was mainly at 30 meters for me most of the time, with it rarely at 10m. Is there a way to increase accuracy?

Lesiroth said:
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Anyway, I tried GPS Aids, and I get 10/11 found, and in use alternating between 5-10.
I just want to confirm, what does accuracy average at for you guys? It was mainly at 30 meters for me most of the time, with it rarely at 10m. Is there a way to increase accuracy?
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Mine is accurate enough to tell which house I'm at. In Google Maps, there is no blue circle around my location (well, only when it's still searching).
I use GPS AIDS. If the program doesn't work, read about what it does. You can also edit the files manually.

upichie said:
Mine is accurate enough to tell which house I'm at. In Google Maps, there is no blue circle around my location (well, only when it's still searching).
I use GPS AIDS. If the program doesn't work, read about what it does. You can also edit the files manually.
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Nope, I have a blue circle around me all the time. Guess that means it's not working well for me?

Lesiroth said:
Nope, I have a blue circle around me all the time. Guess that means it's not working well for me?
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Yep, it probably could be better than that. Give GPS AIDS a try.

Lesiroth said:
Hello, I'm a recent owner of a SGS, and like many others, GPS is somewhat of an issue to me. However, reading around, there are a lot of fixes and solutions, and I want to know what people generally recommend to do on latest stock firmware to increase its accuracy?
Thanks!
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How to do GPS Fix
http://www.hdtechvideo.com/?p=43

Ever since I flashed to JVR stock, my GPS has been locking on the satellites like a charm. I'm not sure if the credit goes to the new JVR or higher firmware, but definitely give that a try if you're still on some of the older Gingerbread firmwares.

GPS AIDS doesn't seem to improve that much, still usually on 30m, rarely at 10m, not really accurate.

I really need help with this, thanks in advance!

[FIX] GPS Fixes

Hi,
So I've noticed alot of people have problems with their GPS from time to time on these forums so I've decided to collate any and all fixes into one place. Here they are:
NOTE: I'm not responsible for any harm done to your phone. These suggestions are tried at your own risk. These steps can be taken in any order you want and a reboot is recommended after you try each step.
First thing you can do to get accurate fixes is to go to the Location settings on your phone. Tick the boxes next to 'GPS Satellites' and 'Google's location service' (Press agree when the prompt comes up). Also click 'GPS Source' and make sure 'Use Internal GPS' is selected.
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Second thing you can do is download the 'GPS Status & Toolbox' app from the market. Once installed go into the app and hit Menu and then select Tools. From the popup menu select Manage A-GPS state. Select Reset and then Download. Reboot and see if you can get a fix now.
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It is recommended you have a Nandroid backup before trying anything below.
Third thing you can do is download this GPS Fix made for the Legend (From Kot_Ik’s CM7.2 unofficial thread). Put it on your SDCard and reboot to recovery and flash it.
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Fourth thing you can do is flash a new radio in recovery. Get one from here. Try the bottom 2 first before trying the top one. This doesn't seem to be supported in the latest versions of CWM so you should load an earlier fake flash zip file. Go here for the recovery and instructions (Thanks ranger4740)
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Last thing I can think of is to change ROM's and see if that fixes anything.
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That's all folks. If you're reading this part and your GPS still isn't working then I've got no idea what's going to fix it

smithchipz said:
Third thing you can do is download this GPS Fix made for the Legend. Put it on your SDCard and reboot to recovery and flash it.
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This is not needed for old stable releases and was fixed a few weeks ago (so recent RCs and nightly builds already contain that bugfix).
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Fourth thing you can try is download a gps.conf file from here that's related to your country/continent and flash it in recovery.
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All of the files I checked there are invalid.

ali ba said:
This is not needed for old stable releases and was fixed a few weeks ago (so recent RCs and nightly builds already contain that bugfix).
All of the files I checked there are invalid.
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Ali Ba, as you are the legend master, can you please explain why my legend could never achieve GPS lock on ANY version of CM, stable or not, no matter how long my phone tried until I started using the GPS fix mentioned above. I ask because you are the master, and you did say its not nessasary. So that advice is a bit confusing.
Thank you
sent from my legend using zeubeas cm9 beta2

ali ba said:
All of the files I checked there are invalid.
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Hello ali ba,
can you explain, how a valid gps.conf looks?

alligator_asl said:
can you explain, how a valid gps.conf looks?
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It is a config file parsed per line. This means that there shouldn't be any new line characters for lines that the system has to interpret as one.
It's perfectly OK to use a local NTP-server, by the way. It just doesn't fix problems at all. The short differences in the time the packets take to be sent and received are eliminated by the NTP protocol anyway.
Most so called "GPS fixes" are bogus at best (using the newest baseband firmware is something I'd recommend though).
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Ali Ba, as you are the legend master, can you please explain why my legend could never achieve GPS lock on ANY version of CM, stable or not, no matter how long my phone tried until I started using the GPS fix mentioned above. I ask because you are the master, and you did say its not nessasary. So that advice is a bit confusing.
Thank you
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Everything I say is right so you are wrong per definition. Also, I'm the reincarnation of an ancient demigod and I'll send a shipload of trained African killer bees to decompose your cell phones after you should you dare to question me. Any more questions?

ali ba said:
Everything I say is right so you are wrong per definition. Also, I'm the reincarnation of an ancient demigod and I'll send a shipload of trained African killer bees to decompose your cell phones after you should you dare to question me. Any more questions?
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Well, good question by ranger4740, but bad answer...

This fix gps.agps.legend.zip is not for CM9. If you flash this, you are flashing a lib which nobody knows where is from.

zeubea said:
This fix gps.agps.legend.zip is not for CM9. If you flash this, you are flashing a lib which nobody knows where is from.
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Sorry the fix is from Kot_Ik’s CM7 thread. Updated the post to show this.
Sent from my Legend using XDA

Exactly, it is for CM7 Kot_Ik, because it is built in that rep for that version, only clarifying for avoid to see posts from people flash CM7 libs on CM9, because it is not the way.
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Sorry the fix is from Kot_Ik’s CM7 thread. Updated the post to show this.
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After trying to update gps.conf file for my locatopn Europ/Poland both .zip files (Europ and Poland) crashes during updateing... is there anything ealse i can do to make it works ?;>
after those tryes i ve downgraded cwm useing ranger's update file and instaled latest radio.zip... after rebot gps still couldn't "lock" my positon... with custom settings for gps made by zuebas in cm9beta2 it founds and uses up to 13 satelites but couldnt lock position.... what ealse can i do to make it work properly ?
EDIT: after updating from latest to newest radio (now useing 47.26.35.04_7.05.35.26L) it can't even find any satelites, earlier it was finding up to 13-14.... I've reset and downloaded A-GPS state..... and still nothing

maxydem said:
After trying to update gps.conf file for my locatopn Europ/Poland both .zip files (Europ and Poland) crashes during updateing... is there anything ealse i can do to make it works ?;>
after those tryes i ve downgraded cwm useing ranger's update file and instaled latest radio.zip... after rebot gps still couldn't "lock" my positon... with custom settings for gps made by zuebas in cm9beta2 it founds and uses up to 13 satelites but couldnt lock position.... what ealse can i do to make it work properly ?
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I'm not sure apart from all the steps I listed in first post. Sorry :/

maxydem said:
After trying to update gps.conf file for my locatopn Europ/Poland both .zip files (Europ and Poland) crashes during updateing... is there anything ealse i can do to make it works ?;>
after those tryes i ve downgraded cwm useing ranger's update file and instaled latest radio.zip... after rebot gps still couldn't "lock" my positon... with custom settings for gps made by zuebas in cm9beta2 it founds and uses up to 13 satelites but couldnt lock position.... what ealse can i do to make it work properly ?
EDIT: after updating from latest to newest radio (now useing 47.26.35.04_7.05.35.26L) it can't even find any satelites, earlier it was finding up to 13-14.... I've reset and downloaded A-GPS state..... and still nothing
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Ok, what I have noticed so far using legend. Don't mess with gps.conf using other custom gps.conf I've use some before (instant lock) and its bogus as Ali ba put it.
Just use faster fix is enough.
OK, now currently I'm on zuebes cm9 and GPS works but getting it to lock is something else. And I love my waze.
I'll get in my car and start waze. Wait for a minutes or 2 than start moving. Lock or no lock, just start moving. Don't drive so fast but stay constant either 40kmh or 60kmh will do just fine. My lock usually happens when I stop at a junction or a traffic light or slow down before a corner.
Then when you lock for the first time. You can combo for the next trip as long as you on your waze at the same spot before leaving. It's instant lock for some cases but need to start over if it does not lock. Assume you use waze.
But if GPS is important. Use stock based rom and ogo2s rom also have good GPS if I remember well... I think its something about HTC didn't release GPS source that we ended up like this.
Sent from my Legend using Tapatalk 2

Alright I've changed the post and removed the step about changing the gps.conf.

maxydem said:
After trying to update gps.conf file for my locatopn Europ/Poland both .zip files (Europ and Poland) crashes during updateing
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I'm sorry that it broke your device, but I can't do more than pointing out that these files are invalid.
Oops... said:
Well, good question by ranger4740, but bad answer...
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So I point out that these files are not only useless (as most GPS fix instructions are) but also broken and invalid and what do I get? Some random guy jumping at me telling me how stupid I am because GPS coincidentally started working on his device after doing some useless things?
You know, that's not even something I have to do (as if I was getting paid for support), I'm doing it because I'm basically a nice guy.
And then you, another random "I know how to register an account so let's attack people"-user, shows up. Thanks, you're welcome. Oh, I was right, by the way. The files are broken. The fixes don't work.
psyionx said:
Ok, what I have noticed so far using legend. Don't mess with gps.conf using other custom gps.conf I've use some before (instant lock) and its bogus as Ali ba put it.
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Thank you for actually reading what I write.
psyionx said:
I think its something about HTC didn't release GPS source that we ended up like this.
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That's right. There's a bug somewhere in the GPS module but we never got any sources so we don't really know how to work around it. The GPS module on the Legend doesn't have public sources so we hacked together some code from different versions. It works pretty well - once it starts working.
I sometimes can't get a GPS fix either when I started the device with GPS turned off or after toggling GPS a few times. Yeah, it is broken and I am aware of that.
The only "solutions" that really work are rebooting your device with GPS and mobile internet connection turned on. This lets it download AGPS data, inject the current time into the module and you'll get a fix within 20 seconds.
Using the latest radio (=baseband firmware) for your region has been reported to kickstart GPS as well. That's the only fix I can confirm, everything else is shenanigans and you should get your money back .

ali ba said:
I'm sorry that it broke your device, but I can't do more than pointing out that these files are invalid.
So I point out that these files are not only useless (as most GPS fix instructions are) but also broken and invalid and what do I get? Some random guy jumping at me telling me how stupid I am because GPS coincidentally started working on his device after doing some useless things?
You know, that's not even something I have to do (as if I was getting paid for support), I'm doing it because I'm basically a nice guy.
And then you, another random "I know how to register an account so let's attack people"-user, shows up. Thanks, you're welcome. Oh, I was right, by the way. The files are broken. The fixes don't work.
Thank you for actually reading what I write.
That's right. There's a bug somewhere in the GPS module but we never got any sources so we don't really know how to work around it. The GPS module on the Legend doesn't have public sources so we hacked together some code from different versions. It works pretty well - once it starts working.
I sometimes can't get a GPS fix either when I started the device with GPS turned off or after toggling GPS a few times. Yeah, it is broken and I am aware of that.
The only "solutions" that really work are rebooting your device with GPS and mobile internet connection turned on. This lets it download AGPS data, inject the current time into the module and you'll get a fix within 20 seconds.
Using the latest radio (=baseband firmware) for your region has been reported to kickstart GPS as well. That's the only fix I can confirm, everything else is shenanigans and you should get your money back .
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By quoting me you are implying I'm some one that only knows how to register and start attacking people, how did I attack you, most people here know your the master who gave us all cm for our legend which is wonderful, and I simply asked you as you are the expert to explain how? Then you come back with your B.S answer attacking me, for no real good reason Instead of explaining humanly the answer, you also imply I attack people, when all I do here is try and learn to do stuff, and help others when I can.
Any way best you add me to your ignore list then you won't have to see me attack and abuse every one on xda developers ever again! Hey better still report me to the mods and get me permanently band from xda forums if you've seriously got some evidence of constaintly attacking members.
Sent from my Legend using XDA

ali ba said:
... And then you, another random "I know how to register an account so let's attack people"-user, shows up. Thanks, you're welcome. Oh, I was right, by the way. The files are broken. The fixes don't work.
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Calm down. Nobody attacks people. I appreciate your work concerning the Legend port - and stated that several times.
Not giving an answer is ok - as you said, no paid support.
However, I can't agree on statements like ...
ali ba said:
... Everything I say is right so you are wrong per definition. ... Any more questions?
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as they are rude by definition. No more questions ...
btw, thanks for clarification
The only "solutions" that really work are rebooting your device with GPS and mobile internet connection turned on. This lets it download AGPS data, inject the current time into the module and you'll get a fix within 20 seconds.
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ugh! this is unnecessary fighting, ali ba might just misunderstood ranger4740 questions, cos it sound corny at first look but if you read it again it's just a genuine question.
about gps fixes, we should trust the expert, yes this won't work as ali ba said there's some bugs in gps module. This fixes might work on other devices but I wonder if it does anything for our Ancient Legend

homi3kh said:
ugh! this is unnecessary fighting
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Agree. Back on topic

...So I am using Zeubea's ICS ROM (BETA3) and my GPS isn't working.
I have refreshed the AGPS-data and flashed the newest (?) radio (7.13.35.05).
In what way is the radio dependent on my geographical location? I live in Sweden, am I using the correct radio?
I get no lock, but I get accuracy of roughly 2km. How is this?
Also, I'm searching for an app to see how many satelites I am connected to, havn't found one yet.
Any help in this would be greatly appreciated - thank you in advance ♥

MarkInDaPark said:
...So I am using Zeubea's ICS ROM (BETA3) and my GPS isn't working.
I have refreshed the AGPS-data and flashed the newest (?) radio (7.13.35.05).
In what way is the radio dependent on my geographical location? I live in Sweden, am I using the correct radio?
I get no lock, but I get accuracy of roughly 2km. How is this?
Also, I'm searching for an app to see how many satelites I am connected to, havn't found one yet.
Any help in this would be greatly appreciated - thank you in advance ♥
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try using mobile data to get a good starting point (google's location service), also check gps source in location settings, and then try to get the precise location somewhere with a good view of sky....every next time it'll be faster, (you can even disable google's location service if you don't like it being turned on,it should still work faster than the first time after flashing)
edit: i just tried what i wrote above and got fix in no time,even from my room,using zeubeas cm9 beta3 freshly flashed... so, enable mobile data for a brief time until you get gps lock then you can disable it if you wish