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Eugene373
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Default {UTIL}Vibrant GPS Fix for Rooted User's
As everyone Know's, the Samsung Vibrant GPS does not work Correctly, after getting some what **** when trying to use Maps, I decided to track down the Issue's with it!
The .zip is for Rooted user's only & I take no liability if it hoes you're phone.
I flashed from ClockworkMod Recovery, Can't say it will flash via stock recovery.
File Download > http://www.4shared.com/file/0reX2yyi/Vibrant_GPS_Fix.html
<edit 8-9> theres an updated version in 2nd post
<disclamer> this is not my work, i am in no way responsible .
original thread located here > http://forum.androidspin.com/showthread.php?p=15337#post15337
I posted it in the Correct thread.. Why do people insist on Posting other's work before the Author can Make the Thread?.
I know everyone is just trying to help, but I post on several other Forums as well. I can't post on them all at once lmao!
Thanks for posting it neverless.
~Eugene
Correct GPS Fix Download > Vibrant_GPS_Fix.zip
What do you mean by you people....
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What do you mean by you people....
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he didnt say you people he was refering to people in general
Lol I'm just playing bro
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Lol I'm just playing bro
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lol well you can never tell on here
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lol well you can never tell on here
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Sarcasm never translates well over text... Unless you use italics..
getting a lock is a minor problem compared to MAINTAINING an accurate lock, does this fix address that issue or just the lock on time?
Well I gave this a shot, and now the GPS doesn't seem to function at all. The market tool GPS TEST, Navigation, Latitude, and the built in GPS testing tools (from the phone menu *#*#1472365*#*#) all hang requiring a force close.
But this is really no worse than the largely non-functional GPS I had in the first place so I'm not bothered.
UPDATE: Using "Fix Permissions" from Rom Manager fixed the FC's.....will be testing GPS now to see if it's any better.
UPDATE#2: Taking my daughters back to my ex-wife (oh the joys of divorce) I ran Navigation during the trip, letting my oldest daughter drive so I could pay attention to the accuracy. It took a good while (about a minute) to get a proper GPS fix, but once it did it remained accurate during the entire trip except for one instance where it bounced a few hundred yards off the route for a couple of seconds. This is a marked improvement over my previous experiences where it would bounce off route like that numerous times during a Navigation run.
So...better...but still a bit less accurate than I'm used to with other Android devices.
Italics you say. Nice I'll give that a try next time.
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Tried it. Got a fix in about 5 seconds indoors and pretty accurate. The compass is still all over the place. But as for accuracy it helped a lot thanks eugene.
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I changed mine to ms-based and it works well. In certain buildings, however, it cannot get a lock on any satellites even when it detects as many as 10.
A weird thing that started recently is that in lbdtestmode, when running a position test, it takes forever to get a lock or sometimes to even find satellites. However, if I open google maps, it proceeds to quickly lock my position with 10m accuracy. Then if I run a posistion test it finds a 8-12 satellites and locks on quickly.
What is weird is that it used to be the opposite: I would have to get a lock in posistion test before google maps would get a lock. May also just be a coincidence or a placebo effect.
thats becuase google maps uses network to get intial fix.. change it to ms assisted not ms based which does the same thing
Thank you for the post Eugene, my gps is actually functional now, locked on very fast and is accurate. Donate link?
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lgkahn said:
thats becuase google maps uses network to get intial fix.. change it to ms assisted not ms based which does the same thing
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I forgot to say with wireless network location disabled.
Going to Be Posting my Daily Rom that I use shortly that has the gps fixed & a few other nice little feature / skin / mod's added to it..
Likely will be another week before I get to play with android again
~Eugene
eugene373 said:
Going to Be Posting my Daily Rom that I use shortly that has the gps fixed & a few other nice little feature / skin / mod's added to it..
Likely will be another week before I get to play with android again
~Eugene
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can you tell us the specifics you did that "fixes" the gps problems?
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can you tell us the specifics you did that "fixes" the gps problems?
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I posted the Files! Just Diff them.. It's not that hard honestly
Thanks for the patch eugene373 but unfortunately it seems to do nothing for my GPS. Still takes forever for sats to get into view and never locks in to more than 1.
Unfortunately this didn't work for me at all. I even re flashed to stock then applied the gps fix and for me the gps was worse then any other thing I have tried. I never got a satellite lock, used to at least get 1 and it put me at times on the other side of the street,the accuracy decreased greatly
Hi,
I have a SGS with Orange in France
I was JF3 then i flashed to JM9 and noticed that the GPS wasn't working anymore, the icon appears and shows that the GPS is searching, but it never finds any signal and i can't have any location.
I tried JM8: same problem
JPK: same problem
With GPS test everything stays at 0...
The GPS was working well on JF3, I think it was ROM problem, but since i tried many different versions, it seems to be another thing...
Ayone has any solution for this ?
Thanks for your help!
I tried to flash JM5, but still no results...
And with the *#*#1472365#*#* command, i tried some tests, and the GPS never finds satellites...
Need to set it to cold start. Clear gps data. Go outside and run the get gps position test.
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Need to set it to cold start. Clear gps data. Go outside and run the get gps position test.
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Okay thanks,
It finds one satellite, but all the above fields are empty...
No latitude, longitude... etc.
PRN [21]---> CNo 12dbhz .....
i had the same problem when i upgraded my firmware from JF3 to JG4
Ok it works now, seems like you need to be outside, i mean with no roof or whatever... then it works great ! With GPS Test i detect from 6 to 12 sats and pinpoint localization.
I guess i was a bit noob to GPS...
It will work marginally indoors once u get an initial fix as I outlined above and stay on same relative area.
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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).
smithchipz said:
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
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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?
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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.
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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 :/
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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
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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.
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Alright I've changed the post and removed the step about changing the gps.conf.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thank you for actually reading what I write.
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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 .
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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.
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.
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... 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 ...
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... 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
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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 ♥
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...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
hey im having trouble obtaining a gps lock on stock and cm7 roms, ive tried the gps patches to no avail. i cant use navigation at all, it just sits on searching for gps... just wondering if theres any way of getting it to work. by the way im in australia if that means anything
Thanks
My GPS works OK
Download GPS Test and see if it see's any satellites.
Also reset and update the A-GPS data using the above app.
Upload your gps.conf here and ill look at it for you
ok i followed what u said but still getting nothing in the way of gps... i have attached my gps.conf file
anyone?
your attachment is broken..
I think you should use lagloose's gps fix and then change the ntp server on gps.conf file to australia server..
then use gps status from the market to calibrate compass, and download a-gps data..
i tried it, didnt help. also inserted correct ntp servers and stuff for aus but it hasnt changed anything, i still get no gps
Attached a gps.conf.
Your attachment is corrupted.
I have made a GPS.conf for Australia.
put this in system/etc and change permissions to rw-r-r
EDIT: did this before your post, sorry
thanks, stuill, i'll try it anyway maybe there was something i didnt do right. its worth a shot. will keep u posted
Edit- tried a myriad of roms, used lagloose's gps fix, edited gps.conf but still i get no gps on ANY rom stock based, cm7-9 and even stock samsung roms. any ideas?
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thanks, stuill, i'll try it anyway maybe there was something i didnt do right. its worth a shot. will keep u posted
Edit- tried a myriad of roms, used lagloose's gps fix, edited gps.conf but still i get no gps on ANY rom stock based, cm7-9 and even stock samsung roms. any ideas?
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Could be a hardware problem then, would reflash stock rom with odin and take to samsung service centre.
May sound silly but you tested for gps at outdoors with a clear sky right?
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May sound silly but you tested for gps at outdoors with a clear sky right?
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yeah lol. didnt help
Realizing that many people are having GPS issues (not only hardware) on the N5 and partly due to this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2523341 , I am posting here the GPS config file which should help alleviate most software issues while locking onto GPS Satellites.
It enables AGPS lock with a dirty threshold (much like iPhone) and then keeps improving your position to the nearest metre. So when you open a GPS app you are not in another continent but much nearer to actual location and then keeps getting better within seconds (especially with Open Sky visibility)
THIS IS NOT MY WORK. I HAVE BEEN USING THIS CONFIG SINCE LAST YEAR. DONE BY SOME PERSON HERE @ XDA
Method 1 - Flash attached file in recovery
Method 2 - Extract the gps.conf from the zip and push to /system/etc. Reboot
Wow, very nice. Huge improvement in locking onto satellites using GPS status. Thanks for sharing
I installed through recovery. I notice the GPS.conf file is dated Aug 2008. Can't believe improvements haven't been made since then. I haven't been outdoors to test it yet, to cold. Won't lock at a window.
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tcat007 said:
I installed through recovery. I notice the GPS.conf file is dated Aug 2008. Can't believe improvements haven't been made since then. I haven't been outdoors to test it yet, to cold. Won't lock at a window.
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Use this app and it will show you on a map which Sat in your area ... from my window it actually locks 2-3 that it can see and you can even see on map the ones it locked onto
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest
This is great. Lock in under a second! That too precise! Never had I got a lock so quick, indoors! Thank You!:good:
The original thread by member @Xenova:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
I use GPS Status, tested it against GPS Test; they fix at about the same speed and same number of sats and same accuracy. I prefer the screen on GPS Status.
An interesting observation. I put my phone in airplane mode at home since I get bad to no reception (6PM to about 8 AM). I went outdoors were I know I get 1 bar to test GPS. In airplane mode, no lock in GPS Status or Test or Maps (sees 20 sats, but no lock). If I toggle airplane mode off, BAM, instant fix (9-10 sats). Then later in the day if I turn on airplane mode, GPS seems to work fine. No issues at all on my 2012 Nexus 7, so that tells me there's a software issue with phone radio and GPS. I have phone on "device only".
So if I know I need GPS, I make sure airplane mode is off. Compass (arrow) on Maps is still a little squirrely, Osmand compass direction is much more accurate.
How do I revert back to stock incase I need to?
THanks in advance.
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The original thread by member @Xenova:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
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They are similar but this is the one I always followed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438357
Except I use Standard ntp servers and not the custom one mentioned in the thread
Also no ssl is always better to reduce latency
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The parameter of gps.conf file may be different depends on your country and continent. I used FasterGPS app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fastergps&hl=enand it worked for me so far. It contains all the flashable gps.conf files for all available countries and all continents so that you can pick which suits you most. Or you can go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233256 they also provides the gps.conf files as well, pick one and flash yourself.
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The parameter of gps.conf file may be different depends on your country and continent. I used FasterGPS app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fastergps&hl=enand it worked for me so far. It contains all the flashable gps.conf files for all available countries and all continents so that you can pick which suits you most. Or you can go to this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233256 they also provides the gps.conf files as well, pick one and flash yourself.
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That country specific files do not help so much so as the ones I linked since those ones don't have any parameters for agps defined at all.. Only changing ntp server to your country one doesn't help that much
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I got up to 2km error and the gps still doesn't lock, haha..
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I got up to 2km error and the gps still doesn't lock, haha..
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use the app I linked few posts back to check on satellites visibility.. If it shows some and still no locks then it's hardware issue
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v-b-n said:
use the app I linked few posts back to check on satellites visibility.. If it shows some and still no locks then it's hardware issue
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I used GPS status,I do see some GPS but it just won't lock.
And when I put my phone outside the window,it will lock but once I take my phone inside,less than 0.5 meter,then it won't lock anymore..
ck.chunkeat said:
I used GPS status,I do see some GPS but it just won't lock.
And when I put my phone outside the window,it will lock but once I take my phone inside,less than 0.5 meter,then it won't lock anymore..
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Oh that's normal... Without open sky view you will not get satellite lock so the agps tries to give your approx location using multiple sensors and wireless network towers
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v-b-n said:
Oh that's normal... Without open sky view you will not get satellite lock so the agps tries to give your approx location using multiple sensors and wireless network towers
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Is it? I thought it was suppose to be able to lock to the satelite even in indoors? cause I saw people getting gps lock even when they are indoors..
ck.chunkeat said:
Is it? I thought it was suppose to be able to lock to the satelite even in indoors? cause I saw people getting gps lock even when they are indoors..
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_positioning_system
ck.chunkeat said:
Is it? I thought it was suppose to be able to lock to the satelite even in indoors? cause I saw people getting gps lock even when they are indoors..
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I get a perfect luck indoors and shows me right on my house location on Google maps.. You know how? My wifi!! Using details from your provider and current setup, it gets a pinpoint accuracy using wifi NOT GPS for indoors
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v-b-n said:
I get a perfect luck indoors and shows me right on my house location on Google maps.. You know how? My wifi!! Using details from your provider and current setup, it gets a pinpoint accuracy using wifi NOT GPS for indoors
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That's not "GPS lock". If you set location on "device only", I bet you don't get a lock indoors (unless near a window).
tcat007 said:
That's not "GPS lock". If you set location on "device only", I bet you don't get a lock indoors (unless near a window).
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I thought I said that only... Lost in translation!
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