gps problem - P3600 General

hi . i have a htc p3600 with wm5 original and my gps take to much time to "see" all satelits always when i want to use gps i open iGO but i must to wait few minutes(3-4-5) to receive the signal. i think i have a problem with my gps software. i instaled it on my card. what can i do? pls help me. thanks

hey... nobody don't know? c`mon help me

i think it's normal for a cold start...that's what i got on mine with igo: 4 minutes in my house, should be less in open air.
there's a thread about that (search for visual gps i think) , some "heat" their gps with visual gps or same kind of soft and find the fixx faster afterward in the gps soft (igo or tt)

reset17 said:
i think it's normal for a cold start...that's what i got on mine with igo: 4 minutes in my house, should be less in open air.
there's a thread about that (search for visual gps i think) , some "heat" their gps with visual gps or same kind of soft and find the fixx faster afterward in the gps soft (igo or tt)
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go outside and stay still...
normally you'll get your fix round 1-2 minutes...
if you go around it will take much longer...
as reset17 said: use the board search..there are plenty of threats...

Cold start can take a few minutes, however i rarley see more than 2 when inside, using Tom Tom.

GPS Problem
I suggest that you upgrade to the WM6 ROM. It is much faster connect.

whitch rom suggest me to use?

You will like it!!
mariusY said:
whitch rom suggest me to use?
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http://www.4shared.com/file/25256898/30aeb9cb/Karmba_a_12_EN_SE.html?dirPwdVerified=3f1edd78

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TomtomNavigator - Slow Lock

I wonder if anyone can help.
My HTC Advantage is running PK3 ROM With radio 1.5
Although it sees all the satelites, (at the moment 12 satelites showing all grey) it takes upwards of 5 minutes to get a lock.....
I wonder if anyone has any ideas as to what is causing this? BTW this is a legal copy of TTNAV
barneyrubble said:
I wonder if anyone can help.
My HTC Advantage is running PK3 ROM With radio 1.5
Although it sees all the satelites, (at the moment 12 satelites showing all grey) it takes upwards of 5 minutes to get a lock.....
I wonder if anyone has any ideas as to what is causing this? BTW this is a legal copy of TTNAV
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A few wuestions: Is your QuickGPS data up to date? Also, with the 'new' journies where lock is taking a long time, are you starting from the same place as where you last left or somewhere new? what other apps are running? What is the baud rate set to? How is the unit mounted and where in the car? Is it a renault (or another car with a reflective screen)?
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, quickGPS is up to date. I am indeed starting from the same place where I finished last. For example, drove home last night - with a fix, got up this morning to go out and about 5 mins to fix the position, even though it couls see 12 satelitles for about 3 minutes beforehand.
Other apps - Call firewall, however it's not being used as my primary phone.
Yes it's a Renault Megane. However, I have also tested this sitting on the windowsill (the Advantage - not me and the same results are gained. I have a Brodit mount which sits on the right hand side of the driver against the side window. My TT GPS unit picks up a fix in about 20-30 seconds.
I am coming to the conclusion that I may need to use the TT GPS unit rather than the built in one.
The Baud Rate is set to 9600 I htink.
Personally I blame TomTom.
It is seeing the signals, and is showing multiple strong sattelite signals (i am assuming the bars are blue to show a good signal, not grey to show too weak?). I have seen on with every single bar blue and good signal and still would not get a fix.
Of course, i could be totally misunderstanding the way GPS works, but as I understand it, the chip simply forwards the signals from the satellites and works out a rough location, and then tomtom translates that to a definite fix?
I've seen it on an advantage, a Kaiser and a 3300 updated to Windows Mobile 6 so far. Only with the latest version of TomTom though.
barneyrubble said:
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, quickGPS is up to date. I am indeed starting from the same place where I finished last. For example, drove home last night - with a fix, got up this morning to go out and about 5 mins to fix the position, even though it couls see 12 satelitles for about 3 minutes beforehand.
Other apps - Call firewall, however it's not being used as my primary phone.
Yes it's a Renault Megane. However, I have also tested this sitting on the windowsill (the Advantage - not me and the same results are gained. I have a Brodit mount which sits on the right hand side of the driver against the side window. My TT GPS unit picks up a fix in about 20-30 seconds.
I am coming to the conclusion that I may need to use the TT GPS unit rather than the built in one.
The Baud Rate is set to 9600 I htink.
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That is really strange. I doubt it is an issue with the TT software - the fact that it is taking a liong time to get a fix from the same position after only a night sounds more like a problem with the GPS than with the software. However, it is getting a fix.
Have you tried testing the GPS with another piece of software (eg Tracky) to see if that gets a quick fix. Tracky will also show you how many satellites have been acquired and when it has a fix.
I was under the impresion it wouldnt, couldnt show the satalites until it had a lock, maybe thats to do with quick gps knowing where you are, "where the satalites should be." but 5 minutes from a cold boot sounds about normal to me, even my old bluetooth reciever took about that long.
you have to take weather conditions ie, is it overcast, cloudy, ect. I found standing by a window didnt get me a lock, if i was testing it leaving it standing by an open window often used to take 15 - 20 minutes.
johnwalk said:
I was under the impresion it wouldnt, couldnt show the satalites until it had a lock, maybe thats to do with quick gps knowing where you are, "where the satalites should be." but 5 minutes from a cold boot sounds about normal to me, even my old bluetooth reciever took about that long.
you have to take weather conditions ie, is it overcast, cloudy, ect. I found standing by a window didnt get me a lock, if i was testing it leaving it standing by an open window often used to take 15 - 20 minutes.
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No - it does show them. When it shows them, it knows their position. 'Lock' is when it knows your position as a result.
5 minutes is a long time in my experience, even for TT, particularly when starting from where you left off. The 15-20 minutes could have been because the signals were being bounced.
barneyrubble said:
I wonder if anyone can help.
My HTC Advantage is running PK3 ROM With radio 1.5
Although it sees all the satelites, (at the moment 12 satelites showing all grey) it takes upwards of 5 minutes to get a lock.....
I wonder if anyone has any ideas as to what is causing this? BTW this is a legal copy of TTNAV
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Hi
Could you tell me which version of the TT and the maps you are using. I use TT6.030 and 6.75 maps it works perfectly within ten seconds. you can download the TT6.030 update if you are running TT 6.0... and it is free.
Good luck
Hi there,...
i also can not confirm these long fix times.
I am Using Ameo (with orig. WM6 HTC Rom) and TT 6.030. (ROM 2.21 / Radio 1.50)
I got a fix within <1 min....
When I got in the car, start TT and set target location then it takes only another 10-15 Sec to get the fix. From my point of view I can say nothing
against TT and also not againt the internal GPS. (Quick GPS more or less always valid, due to update with every sync)
Heard of these problem and happy that I can't confirm
Hmmmmm..... Well, TT6.030 won't install on my Advantage. Don't know why, just immediately pops up with "the installation was unsuccessfull". TTHome says 6.030 is not compatible with my device. So I guess that's why.
Trying to get the BB Client working, I made the ROM look like an HTC Hermes, which could be why it's saying it's incoimpatible. I have given up with the Blackberry client at the moment, so will flash it back to be an Athena soon and see if that solves the problem.
Thanks for all the help guys.
Flash Radio rom again
Hi,
I have had the same problems. Mine was solved after I flashed the radio rom again. I think something went wrong while you were flashing the previous rom. Give me a pm and I will send you the latest 6.032 tomtom for your Athena.
QAN

GPS problems numerous. Sticky?

I propose that one of these GPS problem threads be made sticky since we cannot simply search "GPS" here and the GPS problems seem to be accumulating.
With that said, I would have to say that my GPS performance is pretty terrible. At first, it felt like doing the QuickGPS thing and/or deleting the xtra.bin file helped. For the most part, though, getting a lock has proven quite sporadic. What should the expectation here be? Should I expect the GPS to work reliably indoors? What about if I am near a window? Why would it work in some buildings near a window and not in others?
My personal opinion is that the GPS should work within 15-20 feet of a window. Using Chartcross GPS Test, even when the GPS is locked, I am getting mostly yellow bars. I am not exactly sure what a good reading looks like on Chartcross, but there appears to be a 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% bar. Maybe the 25% bar is 100%? In any event, I rarely have a satellite that is getting above what I suspect to be 30%.
Is there a thread somewhere that details what the various fields mean and/or should read in Chartcross or a similar utility? I am coming up on my 30 days to return the phone, so if someone thinks that my device may be defective please speak up!
Thanks as always XDA-ers!
GPS signals are not strong, you have to be near a window (e.g. less than 50cm) or outside to get it to work properly. Inside I get 8 sats with too little to lock, outside I can get up to 11 locked. I use modified GPS settings to improve the lock. I've created a CAB for you.
http://rapidshare.com/files/179766394/X1_GPS_Enhancements.cab.html
Try them and then tell me how it works.
No you cant use it inside, but this has nothing to do with windows. Think of it this way:
To use the GPS, you need a line of sight to the sky, small barriers it will work through (like car roofs). So even a "line of sight" to a window, wont help you because of the thikness of the house roof. To be able to use GPS inside, you need something else, like a big antenna
Anyways, the GPS is for outside/car use only.
CantoX1i said:
No you cant use it inside, but this has nothing to do with windows. Think of it this way:
To use the GPS, you need a line of sight to the sky, small barriers it will work through (like car roofs). So even a "line of sight" to a window, wont help you because of the thikness of the house roof. To be able to use GPS inside, you need something else, like a big antenna
Anyways, the GPS is for outside/car use only.
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That is partially true. The signal can "reflect" off surfaces as well, though - as with light - weaker. And it does have to do with windows simply because a window has a lot (lot!) less density than say, a brick wall. Less density means easier path for the signal. Being near a window does indeed increase the chance of signal lock.
Angelusz said:
That is partially true. The signal can "reflect" off surfaces as well, though - as with light - weaker. And it does have to do with windows simply because a window has a lot (lot!) less density than say, a brick wall. Less density means easier path for the signal. Being near a window does indeed increase the chance of signal lock.
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hah, I did not know that! Thanks for informing me
I have a lock when I am inside all the time, usually about 5 satellites or so... out side that jumps considerably, in fact I was very impressed with the speed and sensitivity when compared to my Kaiser/TyTN II/MDA Vario III and I havent used quick gps yet... of course now I said that its going to be sods luck and it will [email protected] out on me...
Shadowdh said:
I have a lock when I am inside all the time, usually about 5 satellites or so... out side that jumps considerably, in fact I was very impressed with the speed and sensitivity when compared to my Kaiser/TyTN II/MDA Vario III and I havent used quick gps yet... of course now I said that its going to be sods luck and it will [email protected] out on me...
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Well, it depends on several factors. If your home is made of wood instead of brick, that'll make a difference. If you live higher above sea level, it might make a difference. If you live on the countryside, that will definitely make a difference. I happen to live below sea level in a brick house in the middle of an average sized city. My reception won't be something to write home about
Angelusz said:
Well, it depends on several factors. If your home is made of wood instead of brick, that'll make a difference. If you live higher above sea level, it might make a difference. If you live on the countryside, that will definitely make a difference. I happen to live below sea level in a brick house in the middle of an average sized city. My reception won't be something to write home about
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Ah see, I live on a hill in the country in a house made of straw... well not straw, its brick but still in the clear when it comes to being surrounded by other houses... this probably makes the diff... cheers
I've only had signal ONCE so far with my X1
It was at my living room window.
After that, no signal, ever. Not even out doors.
Im in NYC, plenty of buildings, but cmon somethings gotta be wrong. I even tried a hard reset to get it to work again. Nope... Bastard GPS ):
Nippero said:
I've only had signal ONCE so far with my X1
It was at my living room window.
After that, no signal, ever. Not even out doors.
Im in NYC, plenty of buildings, but cmon somethings gotta be wrong. I even tried a hard reset to get it to work again. Nope... Bastard GPS ):
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Run quickGPS and install my cab. Try again and let us know!
Nippero:
you wont get any signal (or good accurate location) if you are in a big city.... your best bet is using google map w/ agps and let the cell tower locate where you are at
another thing I want to point out.... I tried using the gps on x1 when I was on the plane... while it was always able to lock on to a couple sats... it wasnt able to locate where I was at .... and the worst part is after I get back on the ground... the gps stop working and I had to hard reset my phone .... I tested it twice and both seems to be the case... so if you dont want to hard reset your phone.... I suggest you not to try it next time when you are on the plane
You guys must have really big houses to need GPS to work indoors
Angelusz said:
GPS signals are not strong, you have to be near a window (e.g. less than 50cm) or outside to get it to work properly. Inside I get 8 sats with too little to lock, outside I can get up to 11 locked. I use modified GPS settings to improve the lock. I've created a CAB for you.
http://rapidshare.com/files/179766394/X1_GPS_Enhancements.cab.html
Try them and then tell me how it works.
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I really appreciate the quick reply and cab file. I will load it shortly. Is my understanding correct that A-GPS is turned off by default? If so, does this cab enable it? What improvement did you see with your cab file? Lastly, do you use Chartcross GPS test? I'm trying to figure out what the different fields/values mean in it.
Thanks!
Careful with changing the A-GPS to on by default. You can do this through Schapman's advanced configuration tool too, but I've had nothing but bad luck with it.
I use iGO8 and after I turned A-GPS on, the gps signal would drop every few seconds and would have a hard time finding satellites. Switching everything back to factory "defaults" and just using quickgps updates, I've had zero issues. Apart from the initial sat discovery, it's always fast to start and fast to pick back up (maybe 2-3 seconds) again.
jhoffa said:
Careful with changing the A-GPS to on by default. You can do this through Schapman's advanced configuration tool too, but I've had nothing but bad luck with it.
I use iGO8 and after I turned A-GPS on, the gps signal would drop every few seconds and would have a hard time finding satellites. Switching everything back to factory "defaults" and just using quickgps updates, I've had zero issues. Apart from the initial sat discovery, it's always fast to start and fast to pick back up (maybe 2-3 seconds) again.
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Speaking of iGO8, does 8.1 work with the Xperia or only 8.3?
Dead link....
Hello everyone !
Can someone repost the cab file ? as it was uploaded to a limited RS account it is not downloadable anymore.....
Thanks a lot in advance !
Angelusz said:
GPS signals are not strong, you have to be near a window (e.g. less than 50cm) or outside to get it to work properly. Inside I get 8 sats with too little to lock, outside I can get up to 11 locked. I use modified GPS settings to improve the lock. I've created a CAB for you.
http://rapidshare.com/files/179766394/X1_GPS_Enhancements.cab.html
Try them and then tell me how it works.
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Per RapidShare...
Error
This file is neither allocated to a Premium Account, or a Collector's Account, and can therefore only be downloaded 10 times.
This limit is reached.
To download this file, the uploader either needs to transfer this file into his/her Collector's Account, or upload the file again. The file can later be moved to a Collector's Account. The uploader just needs to click the delete link of the file to get further information.
odobo said:
another thing I want to point out.... I tried using the gps on x1 when I was on the plane... while it was always able to lock on to a couple sats... it wasnt able to locate where I was at .... and the worst part is after I get back on the ground... the gps stop working and I had to hard reset my phone .... I tested it twice and both seems to be the case... so if you dont want to hard reset your phone.... I suggest you not to try it next time when you are on the plane
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GPS is only able to keep a lock under a certain speed. Airplanes are fast, so you will lose the lock. Once on the ground you can get a lock again by running QuickGPS. As your location has changed tremendously (depends on how far you fly ofc), the sattelites aren't where your phone thinks they are.
ohiosux said:
I really appreciate the quick reply and cab file. I will load it shortly. Is my understanding correct that A-GPS is turned off by default? If so, does this cab enable it? What improvement did you see with your cab file? Lastly, do you use Chartcross GPS test? I'm trying to figure out what the different fields/values mean in it.
Thanks!
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You're welcome. My CAB does not enable aGPS, as it sometimes causes problems like quoted below. It changes some registry settings that basically tell your phone to keep looking for a better lock, for a longer period of time.
jhoffa said:
Careful with changing the A-GPS to on by default. You can do this through Schapman's advanced configuration tool too, but I've had nothing but bad luck with it.
I use iGO8 and after I turned A-GPS on, the gps signal would drop every few seconds and would have a hard time finding satellites. Switching everything back to factory "defaults" and just using quickgps updates, I've had zero issues. Apart from the initial sat discovery, it's always fast to start and fast to pick back up (maybe 2-3 seconds) again.
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Do not that your individual experience with aGPS doesn't generalize to everyone. I've personally tried aGPS here. It made 0 difference (as far as I could tell), so turned it off again.
If you wish to try aGPS, feel free to do so, as it can be disabled as easily as it can be enabled, a hard-reset should not be neccesary.
ragnascroutch said:
Hello everyone !
Can someone repost the cab file ? as it was uploaded to a limited RS account it is not downloadable anymore.....
Thanks a lot in advance !
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Yet again: http://rapidshare.com/files/180048557/X1_GPS_Enhancements.cab.html
As I don't have a better rapidshare account, it's yet again a 10-DL limit CAB. If anyone can mirror it for me, that'd be nice.
My iGO works fabulous after installing Angelusz's cab. GPS connection is now very fast even in my apartment.
What did u do man....?
Many thanks !
Angelusz said:
Yet again: http://rapidshare.com/files/180048557X1_GPS_Enhancements.cab.html
As I don't have a better rapidshare account, it's yet again a 10-DL limit CAB. If anyone can mirror it for me, that'd be nice.
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Thanks a lot for the upload mate, i'll share some feedback when i'll have some time to test...
Cheers.

How well does your GPS work?

Just surveying how well the GPS on the Touch works for most people. It seem as though many people still have problems, even after the carrier updates and all the hacking done here. I personally could never get the GPS working consistently without using Alltel Navigator, which cost $10 a month.
My current theory is that the phone's radio injects noise into the GPS receiver, either because it shares an antenna with the phone, or for the same reason why a powerful radio signal (like driving past a transmitter tower) can overwhelm the front end of receivers that aren't even near the transmitter's frequency.
Evidence: If I launch Google Maps when I'm offline, and I can select "Use GPS" and avoid having Google Maps try to go online before it acquires at least 3 GPS satellites, it seems to lock on within a minute or so about 90% of the time.
If anything causes the phone to go online before I've acquired GPS, it almost never seems to succeed.
If I take/make a voice call, or engage in sustained data transfer, it almost always seems to lose the GPS signal.
If I pan/scroll the map and cause Google Maps to need a BIG chunk of data, it will probably lose the GPS signal.
I'd be interested to hear whether anyone else has noticed a similar inverse correlation between RF activity and GPS acquisition.
Hmmm, I haven't noticed any correlation between data and location, it's an interesting theory though. It takes me anywhere from a minute to 15 seconds to get a lock, and when occasionally satellite signal drops out, Google maps finds it again within 10 seconds or less. I'm a verizon user, btw, and I use GMaps, Live, and TomTOm7+GpsViewer.
Mine works great -
Mine works great - I have Garmin XT for turn-by-turn and it seems to find satellites pretty fast - The other day I decided to try a little experiment and I set up both my Sony GPS and my Touch and pressed "go" at the same time and the Touch GPS was just a fraction of a second behind the Sony (both from a cold start), which I think is pretty good - I have no problem using Windows Live, but for some reason the most recent Google Maps doesn't work as well, it can take forever (seemingly) to lock.
baud rate
after doing a little more
research, i found a post
suggesting to use the
57600 baud rate in google
maps. it worked and i got
a lock within about a minute
sorry bought the english
im typing on my phone here
at work.
my 6800 locks consistanly with in 15 seconds. Just bought the wife a 6900 and its been taking about 1-2 minutes. Not sure why that is.
i had a lot of trouple with my gps being inconsistent and what not. this post on ppc geeks fixed the problem now i connect 6-11 satsellites in 30 seconds or less. duno if it'll help u but u can try it:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36377&highlight=shadow-tech+agps
not taking any credit for that guide it was pmed to me im pretty sure all acknowledgements are made within the post itself.
Use this to get your GPS working well...
My GPS works excellently with Google maps, as well as with iGO8. I can lock into about 8 sats in 15 seconds or so using the AstroGPSLauncher that AstronusX created and posted at this thread.
Took me just a couple of minutes to create the shortcut and put it in my program list.
I might lose satellites in iGO8 if I get a phone call and take it, but it will get back the sats after a minute or two once the phone call has completed.
Hope this helps.
Steve
Carrick1973 said:
My GPS works excellently with Google maps, as well as with iGO8. I can lock into about 8 sats in 15 seconds or so using the AstroGPSLauncher that AstronusX created and posted at this thread.
Took me just a couple of minutes to create the shortcut and put it in my program list.
I might lose satellites in iGO8 if I get a phone call and take it, but it will get back the sats after a minute or two once the phone call has completed.
Hope this helps.
Steve
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Do you have M2D plugin?
I have NFSFAN Rom and Igo8 is really pain. If you switch to Today or just phone - there is no way to get IGo back. Have to Reset.
Yes, I've been running iGo8 on NSFFAN's 1.08 ROM. I agree that it dogs down damn bad when I get a call while running iGo, but I can get it back up without having to reset if there isn't anything else running. It does take quite awhile to get sat locks back though after switching over to phone. It might be quicker to close out of iGo and restart.
Thanks for all the helpful post guys, that 57600 baud rate didn`t last to long. It was just as inconsistant as anything else I tried. I`ve heard about the Shadow Tech`s Fix for a while now but never tried it till last night. I am having some trouble with the dialing ##3424 step. I`ve tried the different 3424 numbers, and using task manager to open Dmrouter.exe under /DIAG parameters. Nothing happens on my phone, and I don`t see HTC Diag in Device Manager on XP. I have another post on the Shadow Tech Fix thread, but if anybody here knows what I`m doing wrong I`d appreciate a little info.
BTW I`m using NFSfans alltel 1.02 rom
pknyo said:
Thanks for all the helpful post guys, that 57600 baud rate didn`t last to long. It was just as inconsistant as anything else I tried. I`ve heard about the Shadow Tech`s Fix for a while now but never tried it till last night. I am having some trouble with the dialing ##3424 step. I`ve tried the different 3424 numbers, and using task manager to open Dmrouter.exe under /DIAG parameters. Nothing happens on my phone, and I don`t see HTC Diag in Device Manager on XP. I have another post on the Shadow Tech Fix thread, but if anybody here knows what I`m doing wrong I`d appreciate a little info.
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If you go into windows and execute Dmrouter.exe it should, it may not change anything on your screen. Easy way to tell is if you have an activesync connection, execute it, and if activesync disconnects then your in it. Another way is to check task manager, and see if it is running.
There was a problem with the driver for the Vogue in WModem. I found a thread with the fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=462712
Valahalla? I know it has to do with GPS just wondering what it is
Phone shows up as Palm treo modem
I got dmrouter.exe working, but in vista it shows up as palm treo modem after drivers are found and installed. I`ll try again in XP and see if it happens again.
Wow I finally got this to work (Shadow Techs Fix)
It took about a day and a half, but I finally got it!
1.) I flashed back to Official Alltel 6.1 Rom and skipped customizations.
2.) I followed the steps in this thread http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36377&highlight=shadow-tech+agps
3.) Reflashed back NFSFAN`s 1.02 Rom. I then tested it out and 10 seconds later I had 8 satellites locked on me.
Thanks to everybody who helped me out here with your posts. I started this thread as just a kinda survey to find out if I was not alone in having so much difficulty making my phone work as it should, and ended up a very happy Touch owner.
on alltel
it almost never works. shadow-tech's fix helps immensely
im in dominican republic
and i never manage to get a gps signal.
=/ is it me or the phone?
or the fact that this island is worst then the one in LOST
I checked the accuracy of the GPS on my phone about a year ago- Sometimes I work with surveyors, so we matched my vogue against a survey grade GPS to determine how off it was- My phone was +/- 3 feet (1m) in latititude and +/- 10 feet (3m) in longitude. I think that's pretty damn good. This was in a refinery in NJ, USA, with lots of big steel tanks around.
First I was using gps toggle, now I'm running NSFANs 6.5 v8 with gps viewer. I never have trouble getting a lock after about a minute of warming up.
Concerning the Shadow tech fix some of you guys have used here : http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36377&highlight=shadow-tech+agps
I was wondering if this fix has already been incorporated into all the cooked ROMs for the Vogue that have come out since March '09?

Garmin XT 5.0.20w loosing GPS fix and more....

OK Guys I was searching this forum and not only this but could not find any answer or tip to my problem, so as far as i do not like to start new thread here we go....
It is a bit weird as it started to happen recently...my Garmin XT working ideally with TOPO maps when u hiking but as soon as i get into a car and connect my HD to power and try to navigate home it starts to loosing the plot... basically it will find the route and start navigating and then suddenly loosing GPS fix and switch screen off sometimes, and even once or twice unload itself so phone went back to main screen. also once it lost fix i can see that Garmin switching between full screen and full window view...as i can see top bar every now and then.
contacting Garmin is a waste of time....as they did not offer any solution except hard resetting the device, and i wont do that, to much work to put back everything together and not enough time.
if anyone have a clue what it might be please share ur thought, and give me a tip to sort this out.
I'm using non modified HD with standard WWE version on Orange UK.
Thanks for any help
PS. For MOD, do not know if I posted in right place so if need to be moved, just move it.
Oh and I thought my Garmin was going crazy ! Actually Sygic is working fine with me except that I get some lags sometimes but it is all fine. But yeah tell me about it ... I tried Garmin and it looked for me better with much more POIS than Sygic but few days ago I was driving and suddenly the software started to go into other direction, like it was tracking something else. I think it is a bug with the software maybe. Thank God I am not the only one aware of many things going on with my HD
have u ppl tried 1.13.25.24 radio rom??
with this update... getting fix is very fast (basically it does not search for com ports, shows u connected when u start GMXT).
only drawback is that u can not see the satellite bars in info section.
used gps for short distances (@ 140kmph not much lagging and no disconnection). maybe i'll go for a long drive this weekend... then i'll know if there is a problem of disconnection or lagging etc.
With TomTom i get the same problem, however i don't know what the problem may be because A-GPS is turned off, but it has happened twice where it would take 4 times as longer to find the signal, and whenever it did it would go find then lost.
Soft Resetting fixed it up however i did notice my QuickGPS was not up to date anymore, must have went out of date the day before and possible cause for it acting up.
Try updating QuickGPS, might fix it up and be sure to have A-GPS off.
still no solution
Psygnosis84 said:
Try updating QuickGPS, might fix it up and be sure to have A-GPS off.
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i did forgot to mention that my A-GPS is already switched off. the problem is that Garmin keep switching between full screen and full window view and i suspect that my be the bottom of losing fix in the car... i want to stress out that while walking & hiking i have no such problem..... ONLY IN THE CAR and that is most frustrating.
and changing radio....well i'm not convinced as this could halt my phone if something go wrong and i cannot let it happen, as it's not only a toy but business tool, so i rather dont play with it.
any solution????
marasp said:
i did forgot to mention that my A-GPS is already switched off. the problem is that Garmin keep switching between full screen and full window view and i suspect that my be the bottom of losing fix in the car... i want to stress out that while walking & hiking i have no such problem..... ONLY IN THE CAR and that is most frustrating.
and changing radio....well i'm not convinced as this could halt my phone if something go wrong and i cannot let it happen, as it's not only a toy but business tool, so i rather dont play with it.
any solution????
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Changing radio won't halt your device. As long as you have Hardspl on your phone beforehand you'll be fine!
And pelase report back if it does solve your problem
Is this a solution????
Hi there, I see we lost some posts over here....so again latest update...
On the way to work this morning I tried garmin with Intermediate Driver and it worked!! but....there always has to be some but....I saw increase in lag...also i did it a bit different way then usually as I did not connected HD to power... will test it again with power connection tomorrow.
i have extensively tested gps of touch hd while driving from 0 to 120 km in open highway
i never lost the fix
it kept locked to satelites but major problem was battery drain
so i have to disconnect gps latter on
i belive with gps on and satelite fixed driving around 80 to 100 km battery with die with in 2 hours .
otherwise there is lag of 5 to 7 km/hr in speed calculated via gps and its normal
my SiRF III CHIP based cowon q5 gps also shows 5 to 10 km /hr differance from actual speed of car
its normal i belive
laggy but working
commando0 said:
otherwise there is lag of 5 to 7 km/hr in speed calculated via gps and its normal
my SiRF III CHIP based cowon q5 gps also shows 5 to 10 km /hr differance from actual speed of car its normal i belive
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from what i experienced earlier with garmin i can say that lag become much bigger...now when i'm past the junction, on the map i suppose to be either on or even before the junction... never had that before so i suspect that intermediate driver might be responsible for that. also i can say that when using tomtom i have no such experience.
wanted to ditch tomtom but with such a laggy response i will have to use both... garmin for off road navigation and tomtom for car navigation.
the only thing i can confirm is that using intermediate driver solved switching between full screen and full window problem as well as loosing gps fix... at least for me. but u get bigger lag instead....

problem with gps

after my phone update to 2.2.1
i can't seem to connect to the gps
The navigation application is always "searching for GPS"
sorry for my english
No need to apologise, your English is perfectly understandable.
How long has it been searching for a fix?
Usually your GPS has to download a file called an "almanac" which tells your gps chip where satellites will be at certain times. This can be a slow process and is only done once as your phone will keep it updated thereafter.
Your phone should use your data connection to speed this process up (A-GPS).
andyharney said:
No need to apologise, your English is perfectly understandable.
How long has it been searching for a fix?
Usually your GPS has to download a file called an "almanac" which tells your gps chip where satellites will be at certain times. This can be a slow process and is only done once as your phone will keep it updated thereafter.
Your phone should use your data connection to speed this process up (A-GPS).
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about 15min still can't connect...
It usually doesn't take that long. Are you outside?
andyharney said:
It usually doesn't take that long. Are you outside?
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at home
Your GPS fix would normally take a lot longer if your not outside. Stick it on a window sill/ledge for a bit. Or sit outside.
andyharney said:
Your GPS fix would normally take a lot longer if your not outside. Stick it on a window sill/ledge for a bit. Or sit outside.
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ok thanks i will try it...
before upgrade to 2.2.1
i have no problem with the gps indoor
khrislee said:
ok thanks i will try it...
before upgrade to 2.2.1
i have no problem with the gps indoor
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Lucky guy, i almost all the time w8 while GPS fix (even when the sky are blue and sun is shining) and even when 10 and more satellites are available, for 1-2 mins . Yeah, it's not a long time but when i'm driving or even walking i need it to be done in second not minutes... I have a device to compare with that's why I'm so critical in this question... Almost forgot... the device is iPhone 4.... I hate iphone after he is beating my GPS like a boy..

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