Hi,
I would like to post the fascinate 3G+ 2.3.3 Rom that the hardware seems same as Vibrant , so devs can have a look at it for a cyanogen or/and custom roms GPS Drivers.
I hope finally we have a solid driver for our GPS hardware
Here is the Link:
http://www.multiupload.com/7SWZCR4EKC
bump for interest
Someone push these files to CM7 and lets start testing.
Oh jesus, where have all the file pushers gone that would have torn out the gps files and tried it half a second ago?
7ZIP HE-ROES WE NEED J0000000000!
d33dvb said:
Oh jesus, where have all the file pushers gone that would have torn out the gps files and tried it half a second ago?
7ZIP HE-ROES WE NEED J0000000000!
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Whatever, I'll give it a shot. I'll report back with my experiences.
I thought I was just downloading the GPS drivers in a handy package. I guess I'll have to go looking for them...
demetris_I said:
Hi,
I would like to post the fascinate 3G+ 2.3.3 Rom that the hardware seems same as Vibrant , so devs can have a look at it for a cyanogen or/and custom roms GPS Drivers.
I hope finally we have a solid driver for our GPS hardware
Here is the Link:
http://www.multiupload.com/7SWZCR4EKC
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Pretty sure the GPS hardware on the Fascinate is quite different. Isn't it even a CDMA phone?? Thanks for the effort, but I am pretty sure these aren't the Droids we're looking for
If I'm wrong, I'd love for someone with more knowledge to correct me though!
lotherius said:
Pretty sure the GPS hardware on the Fascinate is quite different. Isn't it even a CDMA phone?? Thanks for the effort, but I am pretty sure these aren't the Droids we're looking for
If I'm wrong, I'd love for someone with more knowledge to correct me though!
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notice the title of the thread says "Fascinate 3G+" and not "Fascinate". the Fascinate 3G+ is a device sold in Canada by Telus (model number T959D, I believe). It's GSM and is basically a rebranded Vibrant.
The GPS fix WILL NOT WORK. The hardware radio is the same as an i9000.
The vibrant is very diffrent from the other galaxy s variants because its the only model that supports 1700mhz 3g. To have this band, it requires a different hardware radio.
The fascinate 3g+ may look identical to the vibrant but the insides are very similar to an I9000 other than the front capacitive buttons.
philliple97 said:
The GPS fix WILL NOT WORK. The hardware radio is the same as an i9000..
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No it isnt i think they will work just fine
The vibrant is very diffrent from the other galaxy s variants because its the only model that supports 1700mhz 3g. To have this band, it requires a different hardware radio.
Correct but ... Radio is not needed for gps to work and also check screenshot attached
The fascinate 3g+ may look identical to the vibrant but the insides are very similar to an I9000 other than the front capacitive buttons.
Nope Fascinate 3G+ is a rebranded Vibrant, only different is reversed volume keys which if you flash fascinate 3g+ sbl.bin and boot.bin (bootloader) they fix them selves
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227807
demetris_I said:
No it isnt
Nope Fascinate 3G+ is a rebranded Vibrant, only different is reversed volume keys which if you flash fascinate 3g+ sbl.bin and boot.bin (bootloader) they fix them selves
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227807
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I see bricks on the horizon after that comment.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium
explodingboy70 said:
I see bricks on the horizon after that comment.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using xda premium
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No need to do it because i said so after all you need to flash a compatible rom before the bootloader so you have the correct partitions on the phone .
If you flash only the rom and not the bootloaders on a vibrant when you plugin any usb lead it will bootloop.
And why? We have cyanogen support, i dont see the benefits.
lotherius said:
but I am pretty sure these aren't the Droids we're looking for
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LMAO
awesome
Kaik541 said:
notice the title of the thread says "Fascinate 3G+" and not "Fascinate". the Fascinate 3G+ is a device sold in Canada by Telus (model number T959D, I believe). It's GSM and is basically a rebranded Vibrant.
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T959D Fascinate 3G+ = T959 Vibrant
T959P Fascinate 4G = T959V Vibrant 4G
cdchris12 said:
Whatever, I'll give it a shot. I'll report back with my experiences.
I thought I was just downloading the GPS drivers in a handy package. I guess I'll have to go looking for them...
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Anyone else except me notice that there is an FM Radio app?
Also, I pulled all the typical GPS drivers from that update. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing, but I'll make sure to keep a record, just in case I fix anything.
cdchris12 said:
Anyone else except me notice that there is an FM Radio app?
Also, I pulled all the typical GPS drivers from that update. I honestly have no idea what I'm doing, but I'll make sure to keep a record, just in case I fix anything.
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Maybe I'm just dumb, but these GPS files are working like garbage on my T-Mobile Vibrant. I let it go for 15 minutes, and still no lock. I replaced pretty much ever file that had anything to do with GPS in it's filename. It was a failure.
Also, FM Radio app refuses to install.
Honestly, all the nay-sayers need to settle down a tick. Any, and ALL attempts to fix the Ginger GPS issues with the Vibrant are welcome. Hell I've even gone as far as to put a piece of copper tape across the inside of my back plate (slightly better cell reception, no impact on GPS). So keep 'em coming! I'm grateful someone at least is working on it, even if it might be futilely, since waiting for Samsung/T-Mo to do it has created nothing but a bunch of bitter pessimists. And last time I checked, bitter pessimists don't improve GPS reception, no matter how hard you flash them!
Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
Hopefully the CM7 developers take a look at those files, (mainly atinm, and Kaik541). GPS is something I personally do not care about but will make others settle down.
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Hello,
My name is Brian, I'm a member here obviously.... Had the username BFielding a while back, registered in 2007 if I remember correctly, but can't access or retrieve password for that account, different email now, so now I'm BFielding80...
Heres my problem... I can't get SH!T for help on this site, maybe because it's so overloaded, or maybe some a$$hole said dont help this person.... IDK
All I know is I ask a question and they RARELY get answered.... I'm at the point I'LL ****1N PAY U TO ANSWER MY QUESTION, I'VE BEEN ASKING THE SAME [email protected] QUESTION LONG ENOUGH...
I need radio help. I'm rooted, I run all the ROMs, always Froyo based.... I've never updated my radio from what it came with.... I have radio 32.26.00.24H_4.04.00.03_2
I haven't updated because I don't want to kill my AT&T 3g.... I've read that the TMo Froyo radio will kill my AT&T 3G so thats why I left my radio alone.... But now I'm reading that the newer radios are compatible either way, so I want to upgrade it.
I know I can go back if it does kill my 850/1900, but I would rather someone to just please just recommend me a radio as well as link, I'll adb it myself...
I need a radio for best 3G and battery life would be a plus, but 3G is more important, in my area I drop to edge frequently...
THE PERSON WHO HELPS ME WILL RECEIVE $10 US DOLLARS VIA PAYPAL
Thanks,
Brian
Well, I don't want your money but you should be fine flashing this new radio (32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04). Some people say they get improved battery life and some don't. Most seem to get better reception.
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The new Korean ROM contains a new baseband firmware. The version is 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04.
THIS RADIO CAN BE FLASHED ON ANY NEXUS ONE!
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/KLJAXW9G4C
Mirrors:
MediaFire: http://www.mediafire.com/?og2folywjny
MD5: E327C573329EC8A29DBC6282512300A6
SHA1: 559CDAAF274EC45A7E6667B2F6B44F65A449BE57
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Full Link To The Thread on this Radio Image: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723839
There is where you will get the newest radio image, it is identical to the one found in the Desire 2.2 update. You do not have to update HBOOT if you do not want to, though I could be wrong on that one, though I didn't have to when I did.
If you do not want this version of the radio as some people have trouble with it you can flash the radio that was uploaded by enomther:
enomther said:
RADIO's
RADIO UPDATE - 4.06.00.12_7 (from Froyo OTA's)
- 4.06.00.12_7_Radio_Update
MD5: e49fb76877688e2c1f0fadcf8048c549
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Hope this helps. Lastly, this maybe should be in N1 Q&A section.
Vakman said:
Well, I don't want your money but you should be fine flashing this new radio (32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04). Some people say they get improved battery life and some don't. Most seem to get better reception.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723839
There is where you will get the newest radio image, it is identical to the one found in the Desire 2.2 update. You do not have to update HBOOT if you do not want to, though I could be wrong on that one, though I didn't have to when I did.
If you do not want this version of the radio as some people have trouble with it you can flash the radio that was uploaded by enomther:
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE... I NEED TO COME THROUGH ON MY WORD THOUGH, IM me [email protected] wanna chat and i'll take care of you...
Brian
Heh, no that is all right. By the way, I kept editing my post a fair bit, sorry.
So there are two 2.2 radios you could flash. The newer one does give you better reception though, I use the 4.06 one though, if you were curious.
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Heh, no that is all right. By the way, I kept editing my post a fair bit, sorry.
So there are two 2.2 radios you could flash. The newer one does give you better reception though, I use the 4.06 one though, if you were curious.
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PM me your PayPal addy please
I have a tmo n1 and I noticed better reception with the korean radio but I've noticed some roms don't give me better reception but sometimes WORSE. I'm on rodriguez r21 limemod using the 5.06 radio. Works well. Just one off those trial and error things. If you re on edge instead of 3g try the *#*#4636#*#* trick just remember if u you use wcdma only and lose 3g u lose all service and have to change back to wcdma preferred. Good luck...
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
BFielding80 said:
PM me your PayPal addy please
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xD No, really it is all right.
crx4xharder said:
I have a tmo n1 and I noticed better reception with the korean radio but I've noticed some roms don't give me better reception but sometimes WORSE. I'm on rodriguez r21 limemod using the 5.06 radio. Works well. Just one off those trial and error things. If you re on edge instead of 3g try the *#*#4636#*#* trick just remember if u you use wcdma only and lose 3g u lose all service and have to change back to wcdma preferred. Good luck...
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The ROM shouldn't affect your reception to my knowledge. You may have different APNs set and that could cause issues but even that is a stretch.
What 5.06 radio? 4.06 or 5.08?
Just put both radios on my SD, I'll update through RA recovery, but yall think adb is better?
BFielding80 said:
Just put both radios on my SD, I'll update through RA recovery, but yall think adb is better?
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They both should have the same end result. I usually flash through recovery but to each his own. See which one you like better make sure you checked the MD5sum and make sure they match up.
Vakman said:
They both should have the same end result. I usually flash through recovery but to each his own. See which one you like better make sure you checked the MD5sum and make sure they match up.
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I flashed the Korean 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 radio through recovery, I'll report back my results, and thank you so much for the help Vakman, really would like for you to let me do what I said I would do..
Let this thread be an example to upper XDA management.... Yea the new forums nice, but how about actually helping people....
Once again, super thank you Vakman!!!!!
Brian
BFielding80 said:
I flashed the Korean 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 radio through recovery, I'll report back my results, and thank you so much for the help Vakman, really would like for you to let me do what I said I would do..
Let this thread be an example to upper XDA management.... Yea the new forums nice, but how about actually helping people....
Once again, super thank you Vakman!!!!!
Brian
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Heh, let me know how it goes, I'll put a donate button in my signature along with other things once XDA allows me to. Signatures are not allowed for newer users in an effort to stop spam and such. Which is completely understandable. Just means I have to wait to add stuff I want down there. Enjoy.
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Heh, let me know how it goes, I'll put a donate button in my signature along with other things once XDA allows me to. Signatures are not allowed for newer users in an effort to stop spam and such. Which is completely understandable. Just means I have to wait to add stuff I want down there. Enjoy.
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Sounds good... but I think I've provided enough contact info...
BFielding80 said:
Sounds good... but I think I've provided enough contact info...
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Haha. Let me know if you have any trouble with the radio. I am thinking of switching back to it.
Vakman said:
Haha. Let me know if you have any trouble with the radio. I am thinking of switching back to it.
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So far so good... when im sittin in my garage im always on edge with 1 bar... and since the radio change i have 2 bars with hsdpa.... so alls good so far... now to see the battery life
BFielding80 said:
So far so good... when im sittin in my garage im always on edge with 1 bar... and since the radio change i had 2 bars with hsdpa.... so alls good so far... now to see the battery life
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you should not see any major difference between the two radios when it comes to battery life. i've been using 5.08 since it came out, i have a much more stable signal and battery life is the same for me.
you can also downgrade ur radio whenever you want... just flash the old radio through recovery... you'll be ok
Fastboot is, IMO, the most reliable way to flash a radio. I would rather not leave a brickable upgrade/downgrade up to a script, but that's just my paranoia kicking in. lol.
BFielding80 said:
So far so good... when im sittin in my garage im always on edge with 1 bar... and since the radio change i had 2 bars with hsdpa.... so alls good so far... now to see the battery life
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I have noticed a significant boost in my reception after flashing the 5.08 radio, I used to never get a scent of service in my house, now I'm seeing bars!
Just updated to 5.08. Much better reception now.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
BFielding80 said:
I flashed the Korean 32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04 radio through recovery, I'll report back my results, and thank you so much for the help Vakman, really would like for you to let me do what I said I would do..
Let this thread be an example to upper XDA management.... Yea the new forums nice, but how about actually helping people....
Once again, super thank you Vakman!!!!!
Brian
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So far so good.... I'm impressed.... I let the phone completly die, charged a few hours, cleared the battery stats, charged even more, and so far eveything is woking the want i want it to....
Tnaks for provided or future help!!!!
Brian
wdfowty said:
Fastboot is, IMO, the most reliable way to flash a radio. I would rather not leave a brickable upgrade/downgrade up to a script, but that's just my paranoia kicking in. lol.
I have noticed a significant boost in my reception after flashing the 5.08 radio, I used to never get a scent of service in my house, now I'm seeing bars!
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LMAO, these nexus's we bought, it wasnt to make calls, its our passion.... Changing the way things work on your phone is the best part!, and the only reason I bought one!!!!
Brian
hey guys..my at&t nexus one with this new radio just lost 3g service... I have no 3g service...
any help please???
thank you
Ragnarok has been pulled, but please read through the thread and if you have any insights, post them.
screenshots?
I'm Guess you Fixed the Reboots caused by the Framework when using EUR Based Roms? If no H / 3G / E then it just a Masked Rom on Stock Vibrant Frameworks.
What was the issue if you don't mind, I know it's in the service.jar and Barak & myslef has been looking at it when we get time... Statusbar SignalUpdate is the error, just not had much luck in finding the right part of it yet...
Sad thing is HSPA ( H ) and 3G works Perfect, but when switching to Edge is falls out & no edge service can be used..
eugene373 said:
I'm Guess you Fixed the Reboots caused by the Framework issue?
What was the issue if you don't mind, I know it's in the service.jar
HSPA and 3G works Perfect, but when switching to Edge is falls out & no edge service can be used..
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After the 700th de-odex, there were no reboot issues.
Biggest issue now is the inability to connect to secured wifi - gonna spend the day working on that. Also if you fail to do a full wipe after the flash then it will most likely boot loop, especially if coming from JFD.
Interesting. Does this ROM contains european locales as i9000 rom? (especially interested in russian)
jellette said:
After the 700th de-odex, there were no reboot issues.
Biggest issue now is the inability to connect to secured wifi - gonna spend the day working on that. Also if you fail to do a full wipe after the flash then it will most likely boot loop, especially if coming from JFD.
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Very nice
I might have another look at my de-odex script then..
Odd though, I have no issue's connecting to wifi on the JPU build I have though, I just get reboots when switching to edge.
I'll re-flash mine to see if wiping after flashing fixes it, the Data switching is what has keep me from releasing mine for over a week now.
Good job,
~Eugene
Flashing now............................and theres the bootscreen
EDIT: I have a constant hiccups of vibration going on at boot..... this normal?
Has anybody safely apply latest Voodoo 5 lagfix on this rom ?
Thank you.
By ridiculously high Linpack out of the box...what numbers are we talking about?
I applied jl4 stock + voodoo on it and its working out well.
m2zomb1e said:
Nice work！really fast
Unfortunitely, EDGE is the only network available for me by now, and when I have the sim card in the phone, it just stuck at the home page again and again...
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That's what I thought!
It has the Same issue as my JPU Rom Does, which is why I never released the TMO Clone I made of JPU...
Edge issue's are there.
~Eugene
Having the wifi issue, nice rom though.
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eugene373 said:
That's what I thought!
It has the Same issue as my JPU Rom Does, which is why I never released the TMO Clone I made of JPU...
Edge issue's are there.
~Eugene
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Eugene, I'm running your rom at the moment. I think you do awesome work and I thank you. But I gotta say, unless I'm misunderstanding, your posts on this thread are a bit unclassy. Just do your thing bro!
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constant soft reboots and random vibrating? i wiped b4 and after flashing. lol i always wipe.
shovelhead83 said:
Eugene, I'm running your rom at the moment. I think you do awesome work and I thank you. But I gotta say, unless I'm misunderstanding, your posts on this thread are a bit unclassy. Just do your thing bro!
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He was just asking and elaborating on an issue with jpu.
Stop trying to start drama. This isn't the Jersey Shore
Fast as hell but to many bugs
Alpha alpha
Sent from my vibrant
Anyone wanna elaborate on some bugs? I followed the install instructions (instead of my usual flash over cwm and ignore instructions) and everything seems to be working fine. No fcs, haven't tested 3g or GPS yet since I'm indoors and don't get a good signal anyway. The only annoying thing is the TW launcher chooses the first screen as the home screen and I can't change it, but I use Launcher pro anyway.
eugene373 said:
That's what I thought!
It has the Same issue as my JPU Rom Does, which is why I never released the TMO Clone I made of JPU...
Edge issue's are there.
~Eugene
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Yeah, after a fresh odin then back to this I see that I was being helped by ghosts of roms past. When I get home I will see if I can get my unthemed files over to you.
jellette said:
Yeah, after a fresh odin then back to this I see that I was being helped by ghosts of roms past. When I get home I will see if I can get my unthemed files over to you.
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That would be awesome, I'm up for helping & wasn't trying to cause drama ( like some might have thought )...
Love to get 2.2.1 rom 100% working, as the speed is just awesome
The only issue I have is the Edge switching like I has said before, hope we came put something together and make this thing 100% stable
~Eugene
Sorry I'm not able to help around here,
eugene373 said:
That would be awesome, I'm up for helping & wasn't trying to cause drama ( like some might have thought )...
Love to get 2.2.1 rom 100% working, as the speed is just awesome
The only issue I have is the Edge switching like I has said before, hope we came put something together and make this thing 100% stable
~Eugene
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But I've read a lot and I've never seen Eugene be anything but class.
When you get that rom running right I might try again to update my phone. The last attempt was more drama than I wanted, due to my own ignorance, of course.
Hi Vibrant owners!
I made a post over in the Captivate forum about how we can configure the GLGPS daemon in our phones (this is used to control the GPS behavior)
Attached are some update.zips with a new glgps daemon pulled from the Nexus S, secgps.conf and a jupiter.xml configuration inside. The GPS chipset is common among all SGS models, so this should work for you. Please try it, feedback is appreciated!
Sweet!
Sent from the helm of the vibrant Galaxy S!
I thought the vibrant does not use the jupiter.xml
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I know at least one model of Vibrant does (Bell), not sure about the others (CDMA does not I believe)
With the vibrant froyo leaks, we now use gpsd and jupiter.xml Samsung decided to make it the same across the board. At least for the i9k, cap and vib. Not sure aboit the epic and fascinate though
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i really don't understand these "fix your gps" threads. Hasn't it already been fixed a while back with the newer 2.2 roms? Mine is just fine now.
boodies said:
i really don't understand these "fix your gps" threads. Hasn't it already been fixed a while back with the newer 2.2 roms? Mine is just fine now.
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Wow. Your like saying that people doesn't have to fix their gps if yours has been already fixed.
im saying if you've upgraded to a new rom like most here then it should have been fixed. what kind of fix are you expecting a 100/100 Sat lock the instant you turn on the GPS app?
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im saying if you've upgraded to a new rom like most here then it should have been fixed.
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Yeah it should have been fixed, but to some it isn't. Maybe because of the hardware or other issues.
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what kind of fix are you expecting a 100/100 Sat lock the instant you turn on the GPS app?
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I'm not expecting that, we all just want it to be usable like having a better accuracy.
sorry it's getting late and my brain is not fully functional ^_^ though it is sorta confusing how the same hardware can produce different results with the newer 2.2 roms.
It's not the same though.
The antenna got revised in October 2010. See the post about the gps fix in the Vibrant general forum.
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ic... that's even more depressing lol. you would think a newer antenna would fix it.
boodies said:
ic... that's even more depressing lol. you would think a newer antenna would fix it.
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It seems the newer antenna did fix it - the older design is unreliable so "identical" hardware can have different GPS performance depending on how much the connection has worked loose.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970
if you compare to HTC model like HD2, you will see that vibrant is very slow altough gps is fixed...I once use htc hd2 with MDJ mod for android GPS is real fast, never more than one minutes from start ( case compared when u totally delete gps data) I don't know how HTC did it...just for your guy to concern
My GPS has never worked and I've tried every ROM and every fix. Sure I can get a lock on 8 of 12 satellites, and I can easily get 10 foot accuracy. As soon as I try to use Navigation, it sucks. It'll jump around by a few feet here and there, and that's enough to totally throw off the navigation. All of a sudden it thinks I'm the wrong street and its telling me to turn around.
im sorry guys, that sucks. mine has been fine for a while now. and i navigate quite a bit as I am new to Cali. Initially it truly pissed me off when I was on 2.1, telling me i'm staying on the highway when i infact took the off ramp etc... lol. I'd get a replacement.
Can anyone ever say the word GPS without sending everyone into a pissing frenzy?
BACK ON TOPIC:
OP which one do you recommend starting out on for us Vibrant owners?
I highly.. very highly recommend Sombionix' Nero 3. I've used a lot of roms and this one is very very fast. And I usually refrain from saying "fast" because most phones are initially fast when new roms are installed but this one definitely deserves it even after massive app installs and use.
I tryed out the google version and it killed my GPS it sees 12 birds but won't connect to any.
Which do I install? I have a Tmobile Vibrant. You have 3 files listed. Thanks.
I'm seeing tons of GB GPS fixes for the vibrant even though most will not work.
I saw GPS files for the bell and virgin vibrant posted here and files for the
telus Fascinate 3G+. These files will not work because the vibrant carries a different hardware radio.
The T-mobile US Vibrant is a special variant as our phone is the only galaxy s device (other than the SGS4G) that has the 850,1700,1900,2100 bands, all other galaxy s variants have 850,900,1900,2100mhz bands. Our vibrant requires 1700 3g because thats what tmobile US uses for 3G, because of this difference we need a different hardware radio, That's also why we cannot use i9000 modems on the vibrant for tmobile US The bell and vibrant are just rebranded GT-i9000's and the Telus Fascinate 3G+ looks like a vibrant but may even be more similar to a captivate because of the hardware radio. Even though they may have the same styling or name it does not work because of the hardware radio.
The Captivate has a near identical (FM Radio is not present) hardware radio that allows it to use i9000 Modems and GPS files, same with the telus fascinate.
The vibrant and the SGS4G have different hardware radios to support 21mb/s HSPA+. These two hardware radios are similar enough to allow GPS to work but remain modems non-functioning. Romans GPS fix worked but had long lock times and poorly working compass.
Heathens Gingerbread gps fixed worked on the vibrant on 2.2 very well but fails on 2.3. What I think is the vibrant may have hardware similar enough to allow some files to work on one version of android but maybe completely useless on another version of android.
Just so you guys know,
Bell and virgins vibrants ARE NOT T-mobile US vibrants
Telus fascinates LOOK LIKE but ARE NOT T-mobile US vibrants
International galaxy s vibrants ARE Bell and Virgin Vibrants
Rodgers captivates ARE IDENTICAL to at&t captivates
The i9000 galaxy s and the bell and virgin vibrants HAVE NEAR IDENTICAL RADIOS to the rodgers and at&t captivates
Tmobile US SGS4G's are SIMILAR to the Tmobile US Vibrant
Subway IS NOT Quizno's
McDonald's IS NOT Burger king
Got it? okay good.
Kthxbai
I can could not see any fix is really working.
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Its almost as if T-Mobile and Samsung are trolling the Vibrant owners...you know, the Galaxy S line got their Gingerbread except us...
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NCn1 said:
Its almost as if T-Mobile and Samsung are trolling the Vibrant owners...you know, the Galaxy S line got their Gingerbread except us...
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The rest of the galaxy s line has not gotten OFFICIAL gingerbread yet. Only leaks, you can't get mad at them because we havent gotten a leak.
How can I get this stickied?
philliple97 said:
Subway IS NOT Quizno's
McDonald's IS NOT Burger king
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I knew everything, but that. Thanks lol
duboi97 said:
I knew everything, but that. Thanks lol
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...And thats why america is overweght ......
EDIT: I see your sig changed. Broken USB port?
It amazes me that someone so young can be so wise. You have a brilliant future ahead of you my friend.
Beware of angry gingerbread man
adamcooks said:
It amazes me that someone so young can be so wise. You have a brilliant future ahead of you my friend.
Beware of angry gingerbread man
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Thank you and the angry gingerbread man will be beware-ed(?)
philliple97 said:
...And thats why america is overweght ......
EDIT: I see your sig changed. Broken USB port?
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Yeah! It pissed me off. I'm getting a new one soon. I went 3 days without charging then it died and at the same time I died a little inside </3
Lol can I guess from your username your Asian and around 13-14 years old lol same here
philliple97 said:
These files will not work because the vibrant carries a different hardware radio.
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You're going to have to explain why the cell radio affects the GPS. There's a different antenna and GPS is not controlled by the radio firmware.
Telanis said:
You're going to have to explain why the cell radio affects the GPS. There's a different antenna and GPS is not controlled by the radio firmware.
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What I believe is that GPS hardware is some way tied to the cell radio. Like maybe the i9000 GPS is not compatible with the vibrants cell hardware.
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Telanis said:
You're going to have to explain why the cell radio affects the GPS. There's a different antenna and GPS is not controlled by the radio firmware.
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My guess is because we using different radio we cannot just port a working GPS modem from other carrier to our vibrant.
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philliple97 said:
What I believe is that GPS hardware is some way tied to the cell radio. Like maybe the i9000 GPS is not compatible with the vibrants cell hardware.
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Just one tip philliple...when trying to sound like you know something never use the term "what I believe is". Don't get me wrong I am guilty of it also. Instead you might say "correct me if I'm wrong but..." Gives your statement an air of confidence and knowledge yet gives you an out if in fact what you said is incorrect. And I do know how old you are, we all do so respect there.
That said you are correct the GPS does require data in our case cellular data. While we can use the gps without cell data, on a wifi connection for instance, because the GPS is on a phone the code for the drivers would be written to connect to cell service. Therefore GPS files, such as drivers (some files that don't require code to the network will work, such as GPS conf.), can not just be pulled from any phone. This is why the files pulled from the Vibrant 4G work and the ones from Captivate do not.
Here is a link to a little light reading for anyone that wants to learn more about the GPS on their phone...http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33637/how-does-gps-in-a-mobile-phone-work-exactly Pay close attention to the AGPS section. This is what our phone uses. Never-mind the fact that whats written in the link was posted a couple of years ago because it is still the same priciples.
philliple97 said:
The rest of the galaxy s line has not gotten OFFICIAL gingerbread yet. Only leaks, you can't get mad at them because we havent gotten a leak.
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I highly doubt we will get a leak but prove me wrong samsung and tmobile!!!!
This post makes me cry because its so true.
I'm like 4 months away from upgrading my phone so I have to suck it
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THANK YOU for posting this. It's great that so many people are trying to get GPS working, but what works for one person right now isn't going to work tomorrow or work for most people.
It's gonna take time.
explodingboy70 said:
Just one tip philliple...when trying to sound like you know something never use the term "what I believe is". Don't get me wrong I am guilty of it also. Instead you might say "correct me if I'm wrong but..." Gives your statement an air of confidence and knowledge yet gives you an out if in fact what you said is incorrect. And I do know how old you are, we all do so respect there.
That said you are correct the GPS does require data in our case cellular data. While we can use the gps without cell data, on a wifi connection for instance, because the GPS is on a phone the code for the drivers would be written to connect to cell service. Therefore GPS files, such as drivers (some files that don't require code to the network will work, such as GPS conf.), can not just be pulled from any phone. This is why the files pulled from the Vibrant 4G work and the ones from Captivate do not.
Here is a link to a little light reading for anyone that wants to learn more about the GPS on their phone...http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33637/how-does-gps-in-a-mobile-phone-work-exactly Pay close attention to the AGPS section. This is what our phone uses. Never-mind the fact that whats written in the link was posted a couple of years ago because it is still the same priciples.
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Haha thanks for the information and the tip
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philliple97 said:
How can I get this stickied?
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Not being rude but all you did is give a long winded "our phone is unique" statement, something that anyone who has looked at this forum since getting a vibrant would realize...
Not really sticky material. Nice info though. Maybe talk the the author if the vibrant bible and you can get a link in his thread for info.... Still doubtful.
Btw, the current v1.5 gps fix from strictlyrude for the cm7 variants seems to work great for me outdoors.
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explodingboy70 said:
Just one tip philliple...when trying to sound like you know something never use the term "what I believe is". Don't get me wrong I am guilty of it also. Instead you might say "correct me if I'm wrong but..." Gives your statement an air of confidence and knowledge yet gives you an out if in fact what you said is incorrect. And I do know how old you are, we all do so respect there.
That said you are correct the GPS does require data in our case cellular data. While we can use the gps without cell data, on a wifi connection for instance, because the GPS is on a phone the code for the drivers would be written to connect to cell service. Therefore GPS files, such as drivers (some files that don't require code to the network will work, such as GPS conf.), can not just be pulled from any phone. This is why the files pulled from the Vibrant 4G work and the ones from Captivate do not.
Here is a link to a little light reading for anyone that wants to learn more about the GPS on their phone...http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33637/how-does-gps-in-a-mobile-phone-work-exactly Pay close attention to the AGPS section. This is what our phone uses. Never-mind the fact that whats written in the link was posted a couple of years ago because it is still the same priciples.
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I don't believe this is correct. Our phones have GPS hardware are capable of independent GPS, that is GPS without data assistance for a lock. It takes quite a bit longer without AGPS, but it is entirely possible. Try changing your GPS to standalone mode, disabling all other location services (via WiFi and via cell tower) and putting it into Airplane Mode, then launch Google Maps. You can obtain a lock.
Created a CWM zip with the Bell OTA GB radio and successfully flashed it.
if you use this feel free to let me know if it works for you.
Thanks to NFHimself as I believe it was his leaked radio zip (correct me if I am wrong as I can't find the thread I got it from) that I simply updated.
http://www.4shared.com/file/Jcy5-1du/Bell_OTA_GB_Radio.html
Just installed it over Alien ROM. Download speeds are comparable to .30P, upload speeds are a bit better. One noticeable improvement though is that it takes less time to achieve a data connection when the phone wakes up.
can this be flashed onto AT&T?
kshiuan said:
can this be flashed onto AT&T?
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You can, but if you're on the ATT network and have an ATT phone, then you should probably stick with the ATT radio.
Why is that?
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kshiuan said:
Why is that?
Sent using my Home Base Atrix 4G.
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I believe it's because the ATT baseband version has been optimized to work with the ATT towers.
For sweets and giggles I flashed this on my phone running CM7 Pre Beta 4 on AT&T and I am getting .5mbps faster download and upload all around.
*NOTE*
Seeing as how we all live in different areas of the world everyone's results are going to differ tremendously. What works for me might be sweeter for someone else. So this is just a little word to the wise.
I am NOT telling anyone to flash this on their phone. I am simply saying IF you decide to flash it, you'll most likely get way different results than I did.
It's not my fault nor the guy who made this thread if you sweet your sweet up
could i test on International with Cm7 Pb4?
now i'm running 1.00
on cyano signal in italy with h3g. i use at&t version no international. For me reception is worse to previous version. Internet is better
pagapervedere said:
could i test on International with Cm7 Pb4?
now i'm running 1.00
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I am using a bell atrix with cm7 on it right now.
I did have speed trouble on first boot, second boot took care of that. - food for thought.
Glad its working for you.
y2whisper said:
Created a CWM zip with the Bell OTA GB radio and successfully flashed it.
if you use this feel free to let me know if it works for you.
Thanks to NFHimself as I believe it was his leaked radio zip (correct me if I am wrong as I can't find the thread I got it from) that I simply updated.
http://www.4shared.com/file/Jcy5-1du/Bell_OTA_GB_Radio.html
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Is it actually different from his leaked version though?
yes the leaked version was 1.77.30s.qn
y2whisper said:
I am using a bell atrix with cm7 on it right now.
I did have speed trouble on first boot, second boot took care of that. - food for thought.
Glad its working for you.
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Tested today....
jump from 3g to Hspa many time...
Cm7 on Europe Atrix...
Now this night i'm testing1,97...flashed with sbf...
this is running perfectly for me... my phone used to run really hot, surprisingly since ive flashed this its been running comparatively cooler... havnt really measured the d/l speeds but it seems a bit faster. all is well
Same here, I'm on ATT... seems to be better reception and everything including faster speeds. I recommended this now for USA ATT... (Atlanta GA Location)
anandsamuel said:
this is running perfectly for me... my phone used to run really hot, surprisingly since ive flashed this its been running comparatively cooler... havnt really measured the d/l speeds but it seems a bit faster. all is well
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I haven't done extensive testing but when I first flashed this the reception at home was MUCH improved. Never ran any speed tests to get numbers.
Here at work where signal is quite poor due to radio equipment my signal is also quite a lot better. Speed tests were great from a relatively dead zone in the office too. Awesome!
I'm using a Bell Atrix on the Rogers network.
bongd said:
I haven't done extensive testing but when I first flashed this the reception at home was MUCH improved. Never ran any speed tests to get numbers.
Here at work where signal is quite poor due to radio equipment my signal is also quite a lot better. Speed tests were great from a relatively dead zone in the office too. Awesome!
I'm using a Bell Atrix on the Rogers network.
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2 questions, how is your phone's temperature? Specially when playing games or been using the phone for long time or multi tasking?
and if I didn't want to use it after flashing it how can I undo it?
Thx
creativedevil said:
2 questions, how is your phone's temperature? Specially when playing games or been using the phone for long time or multi tasking?
and if I didn't want to use it after flashing it how can I undo it?
Thx
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The temperature's been fine but I haven't been paying a close eye. If it were anything out of the ordinary I'd pick up on it though.
You can flash a different radio if this isn't working out. N_01.11.30P is fantastic as well, but I think this may edge it out. If I'm not mistaken it sounds like the voice quality of calls have improved by quite a bit.
bongd said:
The temperature's been fine but I haven't been paying a close eye. If it were anything out of the ordinary I'd pick up on it though.
You can flash a different radio if this isn't working out. N_01.11.30P is fantastic as well, but I think this may edge it out. If I'm not mistaken it sounds like the voice quality of calls have improved by quite a bit.
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I just flashed this radio after i posted my question. Reception was never an issue for me anyways, so don't know if it has changed. I played HD game for a bit and same result as others, my phone's temp went up to 40 C in less than 10 minutes. I have not seen any radio which can fix this stupid heating problem. With Stock Froyo, never had to worry about temperature issue at all, ever since I have flashed different ROMS and kernels and radios, I haven't found any which is as good as the stock bell froyo.
Voice quality seems clearer and download speed seems a lil higher though.
I just got off the phone with my wife and this call quality has definite, definitely improved.
I talked to her at work in a relative dead zone and the call was quite clear as well. Thanks for sharing this radio!!