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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.
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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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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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bluemoon1221 said:
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.
GPS is the biggest factor I look at when I'm going to try a rom.
I've been reading a lot of threads and came to a conclusion that official froyo had a really good gps.
Now I never really had good gps with any rom I tried. Is this worth a try??
And does it really have good gps?
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Not for me. No matter what rom I tried if I didn't apply the gpsjm9 zip fix gps sucked eggs all day. Every Captivate is different otherwise Samsuck would have posted a one fixes all solution.
How do you apply the gps fix?
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Flash with CWM
bluemoon1221 said:
How do you apply the gps fix?
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the froyo captivate leaks and some other i9000 roms have the same gps libraries as jm9. it is placebo effect on some roms, on others it helps. the official froyo has a different modem and libraries but i dont care to test them out. i was concidering making a flashable .zip with da_g's fix and jm9 files and some adjustments to what da_g had that i made with guidance from his thread, as well as a modem.bin either jl3 or kp1 but everyones experience is so different that it would be useless. half the comunity would say it doesn't work and the other half would say great job even though i would just be using mostly someone elses work. bottom line is you just need to try stuff.
modem.bins make a big difference!
data/gps/secgps.conf needs to agree with lbs test mode
jupiter.xml needs to agree also.
some leaked roms would crash the glgps daemon if the above files weren't in agreement
the newwer glgps daemons seem to work better
some modem.bins need different gps libraries than others.
basically the hardware can work satisfactorily but not exceptionally (not that any phone does) with some tweaks, i dont know what samsung did wrong but the fix seems to be different for everyone.
my best setup for driving is da_g fix for control plane. (forced pedesrtian mode in jupiter.xml to get true output which is better for testing the accuracy, but it might not be better for tracking, plumb bob's fix doesn't force pedestrian mode so try both)
set gps for standalone in lbs test mode, dynamic accuracy is off. supl setting set to control plane and supl.google.com
accuracy set to 95 in both lbs test mode and data/gps/secgps.conf
use kp1 modem. jl3 also works great but shows fewwer satalites
also msbased agps can help you get a faster lock, use plumb bob's fix, and set to ms based in lbs or use da_g's fix and change secgps.conf to MSBASED
try different modems, try different accuracy settings. try dynamic accuracy and gps plus on or off, if you really get into da_g's first post try setting attenuation to deal with backround noise, ect.ect.
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Do I just flash this like rom? I have no idea what to do....
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Dani897 said:
the froyo captivate leaks and some other i9000 roms have the same gps libraries as jm9. it is placebo effect on some roms, on others it helps. the official froyo has a different modem and libraries but i dont care to test them out. i was concidering making a flashable .zip with da_g's fix and jm9 files and some adjustments to what da_g had that i made with guidance from his thread, as well as a modem.bin either jl3 or kp1 but everyones experience is so different that it would be useless. half the comunity would say it doesn't work and the other half would say great job even though i would just be using mostly someone elses work. bottom line is you just need to try stuff.
modem.bins make a big difference!
data/gps/secgps.conf needs to agree with lbs test mode
jupiter.xml needs to agree also.
some leaked roms would crash the glgps daemon if the above files weren't in agreement
the newwer glgps daemons seem to work better
some modem.bins need different gps libraries than others.
basically the hardware can work satisfactorily but not exceptionally (not that any phone does) with some tweaks, i dont know what samsung did wrong but the fix seems to be different for everyone.
my best setup for driving is da_g fix for control plane. (forced pedesrtian mode in jupiter.xml to get true output which is better for testing the accuracy, but it might not be better for tracking, plumb bob's fix doesn't force pedestrian mode so try both)
set gps for standalone in lbs test mode, dynamic accuracy is off. supl setting set to control plane and supl.google.com
accuracy set to 95 in both lbs test mode and data/gps/secgps.conf
use kp1 modem. jl3 also works great but shows fewwer satalites
also msbased agps can help you get a faster lock, use plumb bob's fix, and set to ms based in lbs or use da_g's fix and change secgps.conf to MSBASED
try different modems, try different accuracy settings. try dynamic accuracy and gps plus on or off, if you really get into da_g's first post try setting attenuation to deal with backround noise, ect.ect.
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Thanks for taking your time and explaining everything!!
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hi, I want to try this fix, im noob, completely stock 2.2, nvr tried to flash any rom.. just flashing this to my stock rom or nid a custom rom first to flash? >.<
hi, I want to try this fix, im noob, completely stock 2.2, nvr tried to flash any rom.. just flashing this to my stock rom or nid a custom rom first to flash? >.<
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bluemoon1221 said:
GPS is the biggest factor I look at when I'm going to try a rom.
I've been reading a lot of threads and came to a conclusion that official froyo had a really good gps.
Now I never really had good gps with any rom I tried. Is this worth a try??
And does it really have good gps?
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There is an app there in apps section thread about telenav it is free for basic gps function (it is not on the market but you can download it at their site). i already installed it myself yesterday but haven't tried it yet seems other user found it to be a great app compared to stock and other moded gps app in custom roms. Maybe you can try it and test who knows maybe it works, others have positive outcome of it. I think it is just a new post so you can still find it easily on the thread and there are instructions also posted.
here is the link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=977576
bluemoon1221 said:
GPS is the biggest factor I look at when I'm going to try a rom.
I've been reading a lot of threads and came to a conclusion that official froyo had a really good gps.
Now I never really had good gps with any rom I tried. Is this worth a try??
And does it really have good gps?
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There is an app there in apps section thread about telenav it is free for basic gps function (it is not on the market but you can download it at their site). i already installed it myself yesterday but haven't tried it yet seems other user found it to be a great app compared to stock and other moded gps app in custom roms. Maybe you can try it and test who knows maybe it works, others have positive outcome of it. I think it is just a new post so you can still find it easily on the thread and there are instructions also posted.
gorgy76 said:
There is an app there in apps section thread about telenav it is free for basic gps function (it is not on the market but you can download it at their site). i already installed it myself yesterday but haven't tried it yet seems other user found it to be a great app compared to stock and other moded gps app in custom roms. Maybe you can try it and test who knows maybe it works, others have positive outcome of it. I think it is just a new post so you can still find it easily on the thread and there are instructions also posted.
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I don't get it.using this app does not fix my gps at all..its just another navigator app..
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Dani897 said:
the froyo captivate leaks and some other i9000 roms have the same gps libraries as jm9. it is placebo effect on some roms, on others it helps. the official froyo has a different modem and libraries but i dont care to test them out. i was concidering making a flashable .zip with da_g's fix and jm9 files and some adjustments to what da_g had that i made with guidance from his thread, as well as a modem.bin either jl3 or kp1 but everyones experience is so different that it would be useless. half the comunity would say it doesn't work and the other half would say great job even though i would just be using mostly someone elses work. bottom line is you just need to try stuff.
modem.bins make a big difference!
data/gps/secgps.conf needs to agree with lbs test mode
jupiter.xml needs to agree also.
some leaked roms would crash the glgps daemon if the above files weren't in agreement
the newwer glgps daemons seem to work better
some modem.bins need different gps libraries than others.
basically the hardware can work satisfactorily but not exceptionally (not that any phone does) with some tweaks, i dont know what samsung did wrong but the fix seems to be different for everyone.
my best setup for driving is da_g fix for control plane. (forced pedesrtian mode in jupiter.xml to get true output which is better for testing the accuracy, but it might not be better for tracking, plumb bob's fix doesn't force pedestrian mode so try both)
set gps for standalone in lbs test mode, dynamic accuracy is off. supl setting set to control plane and supl.google.com
accuracy set to 95 in both lbs test mode and data/gps/secgps.conf
use kp1 modem. jl3 also works great but shows fewwer satalites
also msbased agps can help you get a faster lock, use plumb bob's fix, and set to ms based in lbs or use da_g's fix and change secgps.conf to MSBASED
try different modems, try different accuracy settings. try dynamic accuracy and gps plus on or off, if you really get into da_g's first post try setting attenuation to deal with backround noise, ect.ect.
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Actually I wound up changing my fix to force pedestrian mode too in more recent versions, though unlike da_g I kept position smoothing enabled. It's a matter of finding the right cocktail of configurations and compromises for the most users in the most situations, but not everyone's needs are the same.
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Just cooked and installed a rom on my Telstra GT-I9000T handset and I couldn't be happier. The speed has more than doubled and I am free from Telstra refusing to release updates and their bloatware. Any way I have some Questions.
I'v installed Doc's 9.6.6 Rom and it's going quite well.
1. The GPS has improved but I think it could still be better. I see there is an APP out there called GPS Aids and I was wondering if it would improve my GPS functionality or would it not work with a custom rom like mine?
Are there any methods to make my GPS better? I feel that this is the phone's achilles heal.
2. I now have the option under settings > About Phone > Software Update. I guess Samsung or Google will make Gingerbread avaliable for the SGS soon. When it is will i be upgraded OTA with this software update feature?
3. Any word on when gingerbread is coming out and if/when it will be avaliable in the RomKitchen? I know it's in Beta testing at the moment. Can't be too long before it starts to get released around the globe.
1. You could try a newer rom/modem as they definitely help out with GPS. Currently on JQ1 I get a lock within 5 secs accurate to about 10m. You could also try Faster Fix from the market
2. Upgrade will happen when Samsung releases it.
3. Supposed to be coming out March but no one really knows.
gbatman said:
Just cooked and installed a rom on my Telstra GT-I9000T handset and I couldn't be happier. The speed has more than doubled and I am free from Telstra refusing to release updates and their bloatware. Any way I have some Questions.
I'v installed Doc's 9.6.6 Rom and it's going quite well.
1. The GPS has improved but I think it could still be better. I see there is an APP out there called GPS Aids and I was wondering if it would improve my GPS functionality or would it not work with a custom rom like mine?
Are there any methods to make my GPS better? I feel that this is the phone's achilles heal.
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GPS Aids do works on Doc's ROM. What it does is speed up satellite discovery. So in theory you'll see satellites faster, but this doesn't necessarily means that it will be locked faster.
On my SGS it takes an average of 20s to lock using LBSTestMode. Some navigation apps takes longer though (not sure why). Also as utsmaster18 said, fasterfix helps too.
Latest DOC's ROM is 9.9.5 (based on JS8) and I've read (can't remember what thread) that ZSJPG modem is very good. I'm using JS8 + JPY CSC + ZSJPG modem, with Damian Kernel. I have gps aids and faster fix and I do love the GPS performance.
2. I now have the option under settings > About Phone > Software Update. I guess Samsung or Google will make Gingerbread avaliable for the SGS soon. When it is will i be upgraded OTA with this software update feature?
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I don't think this function works at all. Even on my stock ROM this was useless. At least for me. I'd say you'll be best served by the XDA comunity.
3. Any word on when gingerbread is coming out and if/when it will be avaliable in the RomKitchen? I know it's in Beta testing at the moment. Can't be too long before it starts to get released around the globe.
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Rumor says it would be out this month. In fact there is a leaked beta ROM already out and many custom ROMS built on top of it. But an official *golden* ROM from Samsung, I think that even they (samsung developers) can't tell for sure.
This is my ROM:
XWJS5_Wipe-v9_6_6-23-29-22-04-03-rM9FJUquQU
I got the GPS working.
First I used an ap called GPS Status to reset my GPS data as Dialing *#*#1472365#*#* does not work for me.
After I cleared all my GPS data I used FasterFix to add the fix although I am not sure if FasterFix was necessary as maybe clearing the data was all I needed to do.
GPS is really good now though.
I also got the compas working in GPS Status. First time I have had a compas work on my phone.
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I don't think this function works at all. Even on my stock ROM this was useless. At least for me. I'd say you'll be best served by the XDA comunity.
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I have a mate with an old Nexus phone and he recieves firmware updates OTA. I never had this with my stock firmware (2.1-Update1) but Telstra probably removed it.
It will be interesting to see if I am able to update this way.
I may be wrong, but I guess Nexus firmware comes from Google itself, while we have to wait for samsung to release it. That's why we probably won't get updates through that menu.
At least on stock froyo (JPY) that menu hasn't worked for me. Not even to tell that I was running the most updated firmware. All I got was errors connecting to the server, or some other words with the same meaning
I'm pretty sure you're right and nexus firmware comes straight from Google.
GPS Aids and Doc's Rom works well together and gave me GPS lock in 2 minutes or so.
That's with JPE modem.
Now using Darky's 9.4, JQ1 modem without GPS Aids and getting locked in under 30 seconds with Google Maps and Navigation.
But I'm not knocking ROM creators around here, GPS Aids and Doc Rom FTW!
And yes, Nexus handsets get OTA directly from Google, no mobile operators in the damn way.
I might try GPS AIDS.
The clearing the data method with GPS Status then using Fast fix has made my GPS super accurate but it takes forever to get a fix and actually start working.
Just another question. Not really related to the OP but my provider has released 2.2 and there is a new modem JP9. Is it worth flashing this to my phone. I am running JL2 and it seems fine. Has any one compared JL2 to JP9?
I've read around the forum and other forums as well about SGS GPS issue. From what I read, seems like SGS users did get their GPS to work but inaccurately.
My SGS has no custom ROM, running on 2.3.3. My GPS seems to not work at all. Every time I enter Navigation, it just gets stuck on "Waiting for location".
A-GPS might help you
Maybe try faster fix
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As you are using non official beta rom that might be the problem .
Flash stock Froyo with pit 512 and repartition checked .
jje
Well, sorry if I forgot to mention. This problem has occurred since I'm in my stock Froyo 2.2. I've read somewhere about GPS only working in Europe and USA?
smiles.smiley said:
Well, sorry if I forgot to mention. This problem has occurred since I'm in my stock Froyo 2.2. I've read somewhere about GPS only working in Europe and USA?
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The majority work world wide .
I suggest a service centre as it may be hardware .
jje
smiles.smiley said:
Well, sorry if I forgot to mention. This problem has occurred since I'm in my stock Froyo 2.2. I've read somewhere about GPS only working in Europe and USA?
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NOPE !!!
im in the same area as you,,
use gps aids (find in the market)
and it;s fixed
Have u tried g-spot fix?
/nik on MIUI
GPS hardware works as a standalone GPS no A-GPS no wireless no network towers .
Take sim out of phone turn off WiFi delete GPS data .
Go outside clear view of sky and use something like GPS Test to pick up satellites .
No satellites after half an hour = hardware fault .
All these aids and GPS fixes do not fix faulty hardware .
jje
pcboyy said:
Have u tried g-spot fix?
/nik on MIUI
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LOL !!
its nice name "g-spot fix"
i used that and gps aids its worked pretty fast !!
it just need 5-6 sec to locked the gps
Try GPS Aids from the market. You'll wonder
try the simple gps fix. works okay for me