[Q] gps crashes xperia x1 [SOLVED] - XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi guys when i start Tom Tom or another program that uses gps the device doesnt work anymore and i have to reboot since no button neither touch works, any suggestion?

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LEEONES said:
Hi,ok let´s see, like you ive had the same problem, just when i was using any gps navigator the phone suddendly stopped and that was sucking me a lot so after that i started to think what could be the problem, and at the end after a lot of time i found where was the problem and what was the solution. To find the solution i decided to hard reset the new rom with which all my gps problems started, and following the instalation steps of all programs and configurations i found the problem and this was related with the quick gps, before using this program to upgrade my gps location my mobile was runing tomtom and others without freezing, but after upgrade the gps location with the quick gps my mobile started to freeze. So this is the problem, just do this try to hard-reset and install eveything but dont, i repeat dont !!use the quick gps or this will freeze your phone again. Following this step your phone will run the gps navigators without the freeze problem
Then men after this try to do this and let me know (PLEAE) if your problem still remain ok? see u and hope you can solve this problem like me.
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Original Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=577898
Yet more info from the same thread:
My temporary solution:
1.
Erase QuickGPS data. Simply delete 2 files: Temp\xtra.bin and Windows\xtra.bin
2.
Soft Reset phone.
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it works!!!!
I deleted the 2 files and now the device doesn't freeze any more.
thank you a lot

Well, thanks to all the guys in the other topic, especially Motaba who got this right and saved our GPS'
Mine wasn't working as well and I Google Sited xda-developers and found it so all the credits to the other guys!

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Destinator crashes if phone is ON !

Hi,
I`m facing this weird situation: Destinator (7.0.0.588.11) does not load if phone is on, after the splash screen it just closes (leaving a bar near the battery icon).
I'm using Dutty's WM6.1 Hybrid v2 5.2.19716/5.2.19700 (radio 1.65.14.06) but this problem also happened before with OEM 6.0 ROM.
If I turn phone off, Destinator loads fine.... It worked for weeks, but now I just cannot use Destinator...
Any clues ?
I have a similar problem with Garmin Mobile XT
It doesn't load if GPRS/EDGE is configured
try just removing any GPRS/EDGE connection and loading it
if it works, you have the same problem as me
but I didn't find any solution yet
Yes, runs ok with gsm off, even if I reinstall it would not run with phone on....
I'm having the same issues, but turning the phone off solves as you mentioned. At least there is some solution!
Do you guys think a radio downgrade would solve this issue ?
dunha said:
Do you guys think a radio downgrade would solve this issue ?
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hm, that's a good idea
please let us know if you try that and it works
IGO my way 2006
It`s also happening with iGO my way plus 2006. Any ideas ?
Changed ROM but still crashing...
I'm now using L26 V9 but the problem persists. I think Destinator freezes when loading GPS, because yellow led does not blink at this time.
If I turn phone off, Destinator works fine...Any ideas ?
I just found the solution: Just delete SMSModule.dll in DestinatorApps/Destinator and it should work.
jiannist said:
I just found the solution: Just delete SMSModule.dll in DestinatorApps/Destinator and it should work.
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u are the reason that iam using destinator7 to my xperia phone
thanks man
jesus love u !
Destinator PN and AT&T Tilt
I have to say that I had been struggling with this program shutting down on my Tilt since 9/09, after having worked for more than a year. I resorted to using an old handheld device to navigate to new destinations while driving, something I do regularly as a social worker. And finally today, after doing much searching on the Internet and attempting different fixes, it appears the solution of deleting sms file is the answer. Thank you very much.
jiannist said:
I just found the solution: Just delete SMSModule.dll in DestinatorApps/Destinator and it should work.
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Seriously, marry me
I've given up using Destinator for months because I couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong and I installed iGo instead (which I don't like much).
THANKS MAN!!!
jiannist said:
I just found the solution: Just delete SMSModule.dll in DestinatorApps/Destinator and it should work.
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Seriously, marry her^^^
and i'll be the best man...
Thank you dude. As far as i am concerned. you rule the universe!!!
Really good man! Do we know why does that happens? I just like to be informed indeapth.

Quick GPS Diamond

Hi to all
I've the same problem that many people have, as I've seen here in the forum.
Quick gps doesn't update anymore. I've tried all the registry tweaks that I've found but nothing. I've written to HTC but they don't have answered.
I've tried quickgps from kaiser but without success. So, I should do an Hard reset but I want avoid it. Is there someone that has the cab for the diamond's quickgps ? I've seeked here and in other forums but I don't have have found anything. Perhaps reinstalling the original cab should resolve the problem.
My quickgps version is 1.0 build 1815.2630. Rom is 1.37 official from HTC, italian.
Thank you very much to all
here you , QuickGPS 1.04
indie said:
here you , QuickGPS 1.04
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Thanks a lot
Now I go to test it !
indie said:
here you , QuickGPS 1.04
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Sorry, but perhaps I don't have explained myself well.
The file you've attached is GPStest to test gps connection. I am seeking quickgps, the cab that allows internal gps to fix faster.
Sorry for misunderstanding
you can get it from here i think
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355277
indie said:
you can get it from here i think
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=355277
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Thanks a lot, but I have tried it yet. I think that only the specific version for diamond go. When i try to install another version it says me "digital signature with certified reliable not available" etc.
Perhaps because another version is yet installed, but, being in rom, it's impossible to uninstall it. So I wanted the same version installed to overwrite it hoping it will function well.
QuickGPS connection failed
hi all.
i am also having some trouble with my touch diamond (p3700) & quickGPS.
i've had the p3700 for 2 months, and so far so good. i used quickGPS when i first got the p3700 and all worked well. i have loads of apps installed, and around 5 GPS included ie. GarminXT, Route66, iGO8, MapKing2007 etc. all have been working well.
yesterday i decided to update the packedEphemeris data via quickGPS, and after multiple attempts, each attempt would advise "Connection failed try again later"
the next thing i have noticed is that all my GPS apps cannot connect to satellites any more. i tried by leaving my p3700 connected in my car with a clear view of the sky, and even after an hour or more, none of the GPS apps successfully ocked onto any satellites.
in comparison, my other HTC (artemis) p3300 was able to lock onto satellites within a few minutes or less with any of the same GPS apps, also i downloaded the latest packedEphemeris data via quickGPS successfully while i attempted to do so with p3700 yesterday and today. so i know its not anything to do with wifi et al. connections etc.
nothing new has been installed, nor uninstalled on the touch diamond...
so whats up with that???
i have sent an email to HTC support and am awaiting their advice.
i really don't want to have to resort to a hard reset, as installing all those apps will take me a day.
anyone can post their quickGPS reg folder please... from their TOUCH DIAMOND
thanX
I have had this problem where Quick GPS will not update, either from ActiveSync (as it did automatically before), via WIFI or 3G/HSPDA. Whilst at the same I found that You Tube will no longer work so there is definitely some issue with it. By doing a hard reset got it to work again but I think at some point it will stop, so any answers will be most useful (for us all!).
GPS and Internet calling
Everything was working fine unless I installed WM6 Voip application to use my Diamond to make internet calling, thereafter no GPS recognition by tom tom and no luck with Quick GPS as well. Hard resetting the device solved the problem and again I installed the WM 6 Voip application and again no luck with GPS. I did that three times and concluded that unlocking WM 6 Voip feature blocks GPS ports. If you are using WM 6 Voip then you might not be able to use GPS as I experienced.
I have the same problem:the quick gps won't update.If you find anything as a solution please inform!
Solution with Quick GPS update.WORKS!
This solution works and has nothing to do with registry hacks,installing cabs etc..Well lets start:
1)Open Internet Explorer from your Diamond(Start-->Internet Explorer)
2)From the Favourites menu go to the HTC web page(should load,normaly)
You are done!Go to the quick gps and now you can update as before!(It seems that the Diamond losts his way to the internet but as soon as you go to the HTC page,the way described here,the problem is solved!)
thanks for that, just tried it and it worked perfectly!!
Very weird, I had the same problem and the IE trick worked.
Thank you, elflost
I'm having the same issue with quickgps not updating and getting a a connection error. I tried the IE trick but it still didn't work. Any other ideas?
OMG that's crazy!
I was trying all sorts of things and I just opened IE (first time I ever have as I've been using Opera instead) and now both QuickGPS and the YouTube are working again.
Thanks very much for posting, now I don't have to waste anymore of my evening looking for solutions.
Cheers.
The trick with IE solved the issue with me too. That's a bit weird, every other programs are able to find the internet connection through wifi..
lazerin said:
I'm having the same issue with quickgps not updating and getting a a connection error. I tried the IE trick but it still didn't work. Any other ideas?
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Same for me... However I didn't have HTC in my favs... But I tried entering manually and still no luck
it works!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quick GPS (and you tube) not working
Excellent ! excellent congratulations ! It worked for me too !! I wish HTC support were a bit more awake and gave some basic but good afvises ! THANK YOU !
Fantastic post - worked perfectly on my Diamond running Google Maps. Thank you!

Slow GPS

Hello everybody,
on my diamond the GPS performance was very poor. The time to first fix was about 8-10 minuites but that was not the worst thing, I also had always GPS positioning LAGs. It was very bad.
I tried everything, different ROMs, Radios, Tweaks, Workarounds, Navigation Softwares.........
Nothing helped me. I was very frustrated.
After all this I found the solution that solved all my GPS problems.
I tested the HTC tool:Nadavi_HTC_GPS_TOOL.cab
With this tool you can do 4 types of reset on your integrated GPS modul.
I tried all.
It seems to me that the one that fixes the problem is: Clear memory
1: You have to go to a location with a good GPS signal. Than start Clear
Memory in the Settings TAB.
2:After that look at the Information TAB: At GNSS DOP and Active
Sattellites, if get an update at Mode 2 you are done.
After this procedure all my problems are solved.
I have now a time to first fix about 30sec.
No GPS LAGs, the positioning is now very exact.
So if anybody have the same problems , try the HTC GPS Tool.
Hi, many thanks for the Tool, this is exactly what I´m looking for, but I do exactly the same as you describe, but by me there stands "Mode2: fix not available". Can you help me?
I do it like this, at first I choose the "clear Memory" option in the TAB setting, than I click on OPEN, now the log window shows many information, after it I go to the tab Information, and there stands "mode 2: fix not available"
Greeting ZJay
zjay said:
Hi, many thanks for the Tool, this is exactly what I´m looking for, but I do exactly the same as you describe, but by me there stands "Mode2: fix not available". Can you help me?
I do it like this, at first I choose the "clear Memory" option in the TAB setting, than I click on OPEN, now the log window shows many information, after it I go to the tab Information, and there stands "mode 2: fix not available"
Greeting ZJay
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Go to location with a good GPS signal and it will work
qontherun said:
Hello everybody,
I tested the HTC tool:Nadavi_HTC_GPS_TOOL.cab
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Could you kindly provide a link to download the tool?
Many thanks.
Ciao, Andrea
Download Link
http://www.4shared.com/file/62152575/905fae26/Nadavi_HTC_GPS_TOOL.html
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http://www.4shared.com/file/62152575/905fae26/Nadavi_HTC_GPS_TOOL.html
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Many thanks.
Ciao, Andrea
Should I use this HTC GPS Tool only for one time or everytime when I want to use the navigation software?
zjay said:
Should I use this HTC GPS Tool only for one time or everytime when I want to use the navigation software?
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When you have updated your GPS it works without lags.
I have done the GPS update only one time.
I tried the HTC GPS Tool today on a Diamond Pro.
After the reset/clear memory procedure, all GPS LAGs are gone on the Diamond pro and time to first fix is reduced to 30sec.
I think it works on the Diamond Pro the same way as on the Diamond.
Sorry for the question, but I understand the procedure like the following:
1. go to the Setting, and click on the "CLEAR MEMORY" choice
2. than I click on OPEN
3. than the log windows shows a lot of data
4. I go to the information window
5. the window show MODE 2: 3D
Is it right? Or should I do another thing, which I have forgot? Thanks for your help.
I also made Hot Start, Warm start, Cold start, but I am not sure if this is really necessary.
I think the most important think is that you get the Update.
You can check this in the Information Tab.
Please let me know if it solved the GPS problems at your Phone.
Anybody tried "Nav. Init" button ?
On the same screen.
OK, I check it today afternoon on my way to home, than I can report to you. In the german forum ppcfreaks.de a member wrote that it can be also a problem of a ROM, a good ROM for the navigation should be the ROM from bepe, can you agree with it, I use the A.Z.T.O.R. V6 ROM GER. Or should it be problem of the RADIO. But I check it in a few hours, thanks for your help.
Vpp20 said:
Anybody tried "Nav. Init" button ?
On the same screen.
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I push it, but I didn´t know what it does? Perhaps it seems to be a new initialisation....
I don´t think that changing the ROM help you a lot.
I tested 10 ROMs and I had the slow GPS performance at all ROMs.
Many folks say that you get better performance with your GPS with other ROMs, but on my Diamond it doesn´t helped me at all
to change the ROM. Same poor performance with alle ROMs.
I was so happy as I found the HTC GPS Tool. Itried the Tool
on 3 Diamonds and it solved the GPS issue at all 3 devices.
qontherun said:
I also made Hot Start, Warm start, Cold start, but I am not sure if this is really necessary.
I think the most important think is that you get the Update.
You can check this in the Information Tab.
Please let me know if it solved the GPS problems at your Phone.
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can u let me what version is in your posted link ?
thanks
I have this screen (attachment) but I didn´t find a version nr.
It's in "About" Tab.
Mine shows V1.1.1.0
OK, sorry, my mistake, I have the same one
Full speed no waiting time link: Klick!
Sorry I also have approx. 40-50m lost. can you send me a detail description of the HTC GPS Tool.

GPS Diagnostics tool?

Hi, I have a Diamond that seem to have a GPS not working even after reflashing with original ROM, hard reset and QuickGPS.
Is there any tool capable of giving some more information rather than just "fix not available", "GPS starting up" or similar and/or that can detect where the problem is? (everything working, needs more time, antenna broken, chipset broken, etc.)
I've tried HTC GPS Tool, GPS Tuner, GPS Test, TomTom but they don't give any useful info.
Hi Luca, I got somewhat the same problem.. whenever i start any program using the gps or testing the gps function my whole phone freezes and i have to take out the batt.
I don't know where the antenna is located but I think I broke it when I dropped in on the street 2 weeks ago
Check this thread out. I was having the exactly same problem. Now it is ok.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=59
Disable the QuickGPS, Replace the bin files, Soft reset.
Everything back to normal!
bonmotwang said:
Check this thread out. I was having the exactly same problem. Now it is ok.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=59
Disable the QuickGPS, Replace the bin files, Soft reset.
Everything back to normal!
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> http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=59
hi,
ehm..... sorry but your link is not working
can you verify?
bye
stefano

xperia X1 freeze when use GPS

Xperia X1 freeze. After 6 months I have problem with my xperia and gps. When I try to use internal GPS (whenever software), display freeze and I have to replace batery. I have tryied to flash another ROM, it works few hours and now I have same problem. Any ideas?
Hi,ok let´s see, like you ive had the same problem, just when i was using any gps navigator the phone suddendly stopped and that was sucking me a lot so after that i started to think what could be the problem, and at the end after a lot of time i found where was the problem and what was the solution. To find the solution i decided to hard reset the new rom with which all my gps problems started, and following the instalation steps of all programs and configurations i found the problem and this was related with the quick gps, before using this program to upgrade my gps location my mobile was runing tomtom and others without freezing, but after upgrade the gps location with the quick gps my mobile started to freeze. So this is the problem, just do this try to hard-reset and install eveything but dont, i repeat dont !!use the quick gps or this will freeze your phone again. Following this step your phone will run the gps navigators without the freeze problem
Then men after this try to do this and let me know (PLEAE) if your problem still remain ok? see u and hope you can solve this problem like me.
I too have just started having GPS problems as listed above!
The problem seems to be Quickgps...as soon as u run the quickgps update(which you may have on autodownload) Tomtom crashes and you have to reboot the phone...
I have reinstalled a different rom since and still have the same problem!
i dont know if there is a cache for this program that can be cleared or something other than reflashing the device
As the days go on and the 7 day update starts running out im guessing more people will start having the same problems!mine happened 28/10/09 evening time!
Same problem: freezing XPERIA when using GPS!
Yesterday I connected my X1 to the PC and got the latest Quick GPS update. Today I'll need to use my gps for a trip... Wanted to prepare the navigator and got the same problem like you guys.
Probably something wrong with the last update since I have not installed anything nor updated the firmware.
Is there any way to get any older version of the quick gps? Before after each 7 days period, it was possible still to use the GPS. Even though it was much slower but in the end it always works before updating... Will a hard reset give me an old version of Quick GPS?
This is so annoying at this moment. Hope somebody find a solution fast.
Hi all,
Got the very same problem yesterday.
I tought the GPS HW had gone. I have uninstalled the Route 66 SW, but there are some files that still lay in the phone.
Then re-install everything from scracth, but problem remains. Now i know i a GPS. Could be worse if was a HW problem in the phone.
Possible solution
Hi
I have maybe same problem with other phone (HTC Rose). If any application try to connect to GPS, phone freezes. After Hard Reset it was OK, but only until I use QuickGPS. Then it again freeze whole mobile after use GPS application.
My temporary solution:
1.
Erase QuickGPS data. Simply delete 2 files: Temp\xtra.bin and Windows\xtra.bin
2.
Soft Reset phone.
Try it, and let me know.
working so far...
Thank you motaba.
I did what you proposed and erased the files. It worked actually.
I have been running my gps now for some minutes and it did not freeze. It found the signal and started to navigate without freezing.
So at first glance it seems to work. I will try it further and tell you all about further information.
but how can the gps work so fast and well without these quickgps files? are they totally redundant?
Greetings
Thanks a lot motaba.
Works for me as well.
As yes, it got the location pretty fast without the "A GPS mambojambo"
I was gettin 8-9 statelites.
P.S: Anyone can tell me were to get TomTom 7 for X1 ? Route 66 is pretty anoying some times....
X1 GPS
After deleting the fails xtra.bin my gps start to work for now, but I want to ask do I have to use quickGPS update if I update the gps from there the problem will be start again
Yes delete xtra.bin helps!!!
Does anyone has older version of quick gps. I still want to use quick gps, becasus waiting for gps to fix is annoying. thanks
Hi all,
After deleting the xtra files and confirm that works i went out, and during the driving i used the GPS.
Even went going out of the car and switching GPS programm off, as soon as i got back into the car and switch programm on, the GPS location came so quick that was unbeleivable. Only time to switch it on , put it into the older start the car and when i look into it, was already navigating.
So my advice is FORGET about Quick GPS.
I think ESA as lunched a new GPS satellite for the European system, I wonder if has anything to do with with it. ??? Anyway it's great !!!
No, ESA satellites are not primary GPS satellites. They provide WAAS/EGNOS correction info only. AFAIK Xperia does not support correction, so it does not work with these satellites at all.
The problem could be with QuickGPS data. Many users started to have the problem at the same time. It seems xperia uses QuickGPS if they are available. So any corruption on QuickGPS side makes GPS unusable.
Sometimes just forced QuickGPS reload helps .. but sometimes not, and that's when the trick with xtra.bin comes handy.
Thank you all in this awesome forum. Deleting the xtra.bin files solved the problem for me. Even the time to log the gps position seems not really to be slower in my case
Hi Dr Sid
Thanks for the explanation.
My point was that the xtra.bin removal works, and after i did that the GPS position was found very very quickly without starting Quick GPS.
I wonder why because, before it would take 10 minutes or more, if quick GPS was not used.
Summer time change?
Hi
I was wondering what is wrong with xtra.bin. It is downloaded from web server xtra1.gpsonextra.net or simmilar.
In my country (Slovakia) at 24-25.10. there was time change from summer time CEST (GMT+2) to CET (GMT+1). Maybe it is some dependance between change of time and GPS problem.
Wiki says same time change is all over Europe.
All of you with same problem, please check registry, what servers are set in QuickGPS. My phone is HTC, so registry are there:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\QuickGPS\0\0]
"port"=dword:00000050
"IP"="xtra1.gpsonextra.net"
THANKYOU SO MUCH!!
This has been driving me crazy!! I have only just learned to put ROM's on my phone and this is when the problems started, so I suspected the ROM's was causing the problem.
Deleted the 2 files and now my GPS works perfectly.
Excellent fix, saved me so much time.
THANKS THANKS THANKS !!!!!!
Works for me too (Buenos Aires - Argentina).
motaba said:
Hi
I was wondering what is wrong with xtra.bin. It is downloaded from web server xtra1.gpsonextra.net or simmilar.
In my country (Slovakia) at 24-25.10. there was time change from summer time CEST (GMT+2) to CET (GMT+1). Maybe it is some dependance between change of time and GPS problem.
Wiki says same time change is all over Europe.
All of you with same problem, please check registry, what servers are set in QuickGPS. My phone is HTC, so registry are there:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\HTC\QuickGPS\0\0]
"port"=dword:00000050
"IP"="xtra1.gpsonextra.net"
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It's very probable that this is the problem, since I have it since a few days also. But it's strange, last time change I had no problems with it.
hehe, a bit slow to find this thread
yep the quickgps data is corrupt somehow.
took me a lot of reboots to find this out.
A-GPS still works just try running google maps with GPS turned OFF!! you get a rough idea of where your are.
QuickGPS gives a weeks calcutions of predicted GPS satalite locations which can then be used to reduce the cold-boot gps startup time.
If you live near the coast at all, your GPS chip will also pickup the land based stations that broadcast static information which helps in the accuacy of location.
It is quite possible to live without QuickGPS, it just makes the startup time anything upto 2 minutes.
However, with quickgps being used for so many phones, it should not be too long before its all fixed again
It's just pity it can't be disabled by some normal means. If you delete the file, QuickGPS will load it back next week.
Also it could try to compare data from the file with data from the satellite. If different satellites are visible than those which should be visible based on the file, than GPS could realize something is wrong. It does not.

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