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HP 6915 GPS never turns green! - Help!

I have HP ipaq 6915 Italian, WM5. I have updated the satellite data from quick gps connection. I go out, but the yellow gps icon never turns green. I use gpsgate 2.0 with Destinator PN. GPS is found, but myposition is never found, no matter how many satellites it locates (usually 5-7). What's wrong? Help!

Hi !
Try with this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=325823
Best regards,
Drahtman

Thats because the GPS need constant signals for it to get the 3D position. It may required a long start before getting the position for first time start up, mine around 30 minutes, after that getting position will be a drift
some tips
Try standing on a large field or something with no buildings in near sight to get maximum signals
Dont move while getting the signals
Make sure that the weather is not cloudy

I really liked the trick with the registry and the gps icon. I can't try tom tom because there is no map available for my area. I use DestinatorPN and gpsgate 2.0. Still the same problem. No position. I haven't tried to stay out more than 15 min. I'll try 30 min or more tomorrow. I hope it works.

Hi !
Did you try go to START menu then SETTINGS then CONNECTIONS and here is the icon QUICK GPS CONNECTION, tap on this icon and then download the newest drivers for internal GPS. I try now the GPS connection and the weather is cloudy and i have got the connection in less than a minute !
Try this, maybe it will work.
Best Regards,
Drahtman

I've downloaded the latest data with quick gps connection. It was the first thing to do. Nothing works. I'm desperate!

Hi again,
If you do the registry hack then you have an icon in your Start/setings/system folder is it wright. If so then you tap on GPS icon and set up your GPS. GPS "Programs" set to NONE, "Hardware" set to COM7 and baudrate set to 57600, "Access" untick the "Manage GPS automatically" thats mean you must disable this function. This is it. You can tray this last option.
Best regards,
Drahtman

Possible G.P.S. Activation Fix

I'm pretty sure the following tip is accurate. I received yesterday a new HD, my first having broken just by pressing the screen! I was very relieved that just by reinstalling from memory card all my apps, that the apps settings were still valid - I didn't fancy having to go all through setting up tomtom again with pocketgps camera database and warning tones.
However I did notice that after switching Tomtom on, it was hit and miss whether my unit found any satellites. By going into the satellite status screen, I could see that the software would access the satellites for a few seconds then lose them again. I also noticed that a fix for this was to run google maps first and turn on gps from there.
This was strange, since my previous HD, locked on within seconds every time. Hardware issue? Maybe, but thought I'd try to remember anything I hadn't done on my new HD that I had on my old.
"Ha-Ha" I thought, I haven't run the connection wizard, and this is sort of a connection issue.
Start --> Settings ---> Connection ----> Connection Set Up-----> Tap O.K. ----> restart
Now TomTom works perfectly and picks up connections immediately without google map initiation.
Try it if you having similar troubles!
cheers,
mooro

For me this must be a placebo, neither do I understand why the connection setup has anything to do with the gps chipset, nor does it work me. I have configured my connection using the connection setup and nevertheless I have some gps drops with iGO.
I think this gps drops have some other background, I will try a new radio version. Some people also said that it might help to change the polling interval, but for me neither an increase nor a decrease of the interval has changed anything about it.

Not a placebo for me, is working perfectly now.

mooro1973 said:
Not a placebo for me, is working perfectly now.
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Nobody has said that placebos don't work, but the reason why they work is controversial. Maybe you have done something else, because I really can't imagine how the connection setup could fix a problem with the gps.
However, its good to know that it runs for you, maybe it will work for me with the new radio also.

How about this theory:
Because you did not do the connection setup yet, the GPS Quickstart had not run yet. So no almanac of GPS satelite data existed yet, meaning it was an icecold start?
And Google Maps worked faster because it is using the 'about' position of the GPS towers to bootstrap the location?

Placebo works only for those that believe in it!
This device is A-GPS capable.
Don't know whether e-plus supports A-GPS services but in theory this might be a clue

I have tried all of the above and still I cannot get GPS to work
If I open google maps it just keeps searching with indicayor showing no satellites.
When using TomTom it displays a number of satellites but all appear grey and none become active
Advice welcome

Fallen Spartan said:
Advice welcome
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It may be too obvious to mention, but: Did you try this outside with a good sky view? Cold start is always a bit more tricky.

Fallen Spartan said:
I have tried all of the above and still I cannot get GPS to work
If I open google maps it just keeps searching with indicayor showing no satellites.
When using TomTom it displays a number of satellites but all appear grey and none become active
Advice welcome
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have you tried start ---> settings ----> external gps --->access---> check manage gps automatically?
and in google maps, options-->gps settings---> toggle auto/windows?

I am fairly sure intermittent gps is a memory problem of some sort. I used to get that a lot running IGO. Now I kill TouchFlo every time before running IGO, and even thought the problems still happens sometimes, it is clearly much less often. You can find the description of how to kill TouchFlo using Mort script in IGO thread. This makes the whole thing clearly better (not perfect).

mooro1973 said:
have you tried start ---> settings ----> external gps --->access---> check manage gps automatically?
and in google maps, options-->gps settings---> toggle auto/windows?
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It may be too obvious to mention, but: Did you try this outside with a good sky view? Cold start is always a bit more tricky.
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Tried both of these.
Yes I can see that satellites are being picked up but both google maps and tomtom don't fix onto any of them. They all just appear grey

Maybe you should try a tool by htc to try and wakeup your gps. Run the file on your HD and from function menu select chip and then q7200. Choose port 4 and baud rate 4800. Then open the port and wait for a gps fix. After that close the port and exit the gps tool. Then run your gps navigator and see if it works!

Hi,
I had issues with GPS and tomtom 7.
I discovered that it was caused by a modification I did to the registry with HD Tweak.
Here is what I did:
going thru the settings with HD Tweak I seen that default value for AGPS was Disabled so I decided to set it to enabled it as I now the phone is capable of it.
After that The GPS would only work once with tomtom, if I closed tomtom and re open it again it GPS would not be found, I had to reboot the phone for it to work again (for an other single use).
I restored the AGPS value to Disable with HD Tweak and everything worked perfectly after.
Though I noticed that tomtom will still use AGPS when GPS sensor is down, but I can say if this is how it used to worked before the registery tweak because I did the tweak immediately after installing tomtom.

I had a similar problem with Advanced Config after I turned on Quick GPS Fix, turning it off seemed to fix it.

michael_r said:
I am fairly sure intermittent gps is a memory problem of some sort.
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I don't think so. My "fix" (as I reported in another thread) is to change baudrate in IGO GPS configuration. After one or few baudrate change, the connection is stable.
No one as reported this fix not working.
So it seem a virtual COM port issue..

rushmpeg said:
Hi,
I had issues with GPS and tomtom 7.
I discovered that it was caused by a modification I did to the registry with HD Tweak.
Here is what I did:
going thru the settings with HD Tweak I seen that default value for AGPS was Disabled so I decided to set it to enabled it as I now the phone is capable of it.
After that The GPS would only work once with tomtom, if I closed tomtom and re open it again it GPS would not be found, I had to reboot the phone for it to work again (for an other single use).
I restored the AGPS value to Disable with HD Tweak and everything worked perfectly after.
Though I noticed that tomtom will still use AGPS when GPS sensor is down, but I can say if this is how it used to worked before the registery tweak because I did the tweak immediately after installing tomtom.
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Yeah !!! Seems to work on my side !! I just spent minutes fighting with my HD this afternoon, still loosing the GPS device... I had to activate one other GPS app to make it work. Now I just changed this setting and it seems to work !!
Thanks for the info ! You're my king

Worked for me by turning off a-gps in HD Tweak and enabling it through the gps app on the rom.

after flashing the 1.10.25.25 radio on my HTC diamond, The GPS signal goes on and off, on and off....continuously on the TomTom GPS status. it was strange, I have to use QuickGPS to download the data again on open air to get the signal on continuously again. If I download the data inside my house, it just go on and off again when I use it on open air.

GPS issues

Now i have Touch HD for about 2 weeks, and my GPS is not working. I tried so much. HTC GPS Tool, TomTom7, iGo8, GPS Test, changing COM Ports, Baudrate and so. But my GPS isn't working. It doesn't found Satelites, and i get no GPS Fix.
Im over with my ideas.
Can someone help me to get the GPS working?
I hope you understand me because I am an Austrian

The first GPS-Fix could take some time.
First I would try this:
connect your Pda to the internet (wifi,...) and download with "quickgps" the local sat-gps-data
then try to connect again with a gps-program.
beware that you must stand outsite, irq is 4. if there's no connection after 15 minutes your settings are broken and it would better to make a hard-reset.
Before installing gps-programs make a backup.
also i would consider to flash an actual rom. the gps works now really much better, also in buildings.
you can use for quick gps testing, i mean without installing an application, mobilemagic. good luck.

I have the current QuickGPS datas and I did 4 hard resets, because i hoped that it would help, but nothing.
I was driving around with my car for about 2 hours but no signal.
And i was testing it with the old Radio Rom 1.09 and the new Radio 1.10. But same issues.

Check to make sure aGPS is turned off and that you are just using GPS.
Also, stand outside without moving when getting a fix. It can take up to 15 minutes as the HD downloads the data from the satellites.
As for settings, using COM Port 4 with baud of 57600 works for me.

I think your description isn't good enough in order to say what is wrong.
The best you can do is to use programs like VisualGPSce or BeeLineGPS.

AGPS is turned off in AdvancedConfig.
VisualGPS and BeeGPS didn't start on my Touch HD
Now i test it with GPSTest and it says "GPS Starting Up" for about 20 minutes

"VisualGPS and BeeGPS didn't start on my Touch HD"
This tells me you have a problem somewhere on your HD, not even gps related (but which does cause also GPS not to work). Have you installend .net 3.5?

Yes .NET Framework 3.5 is installed.
VisualGPSce tells me "Could not initialize communication buffer size"

Omnia GPS Help

Hi guys
I need some help
Ive purchased Garmin XT for Omnia II and i have loaded all maps on but it wont find a gps signal no matter what i do.
I would love some advise.
Cheers
Em

Hello,
I have the same problem with tomtom
I'll try to install garmin, maby it works for me.
- Bert

Finding a GPS signal can be hard for the first time.
1. First make sure that you are in open, with clear, direct view of sky over your head.
2. In Samsung's Settings, go to General Setting>GPS>Connection. Here set the Program Port to COM7, Hardware Port to COM9 and Baud rate to 115200.
3. Now go to General Settings>GPS>XTRA and Enable "Enable XTRA Server". Enable download of data when connected to PC via Activesync and/or When data is expired as per your requirement. XTRA feature uses GPRS to download a small 64 kb file which is valid for about 6 days, after which you must redownload. You can use these two options to automate the process, or you can do it manually by Pressing the Download XTRA Data button. Also enable "Enable SNTP Server".
4. Now for the first time, Download the XTRA data manually by pressing the above mentioned button. Exit out of settings.
5. Start Garmin, Tap on the signal bar and go to GPS Info. Wait and watch for satellite to appear. You should start getting a fix within 10 mins and within 15-20 seconds afterwards.
Cheers!

darkravem said:
Hi guys
I need some help
Ive purchased Garmin XT for Omnia II and i have loaded all maps on but it wont find a gps signal no matter what i do.
I would love some advise.
Cheers
Em
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[Q] garmin xt 4.10 - help

i've had this for a long time for my kaiser and used it previously on my tilt2.... heres the problem... i've since tried to reinstall on my tilt2 but now it won't use the gps (just keeps scanning bluetooth). normally i would just hook it back up to the computer and re set it all up... but i kinda forgot to back up the program (i just have a copy of my sd card) and i have a new computer.... so now i'm SOL? any help would really be appreciated. i can't really afford to spend any money to fix this....
thanks
q

You need to enable the GPS Intermediate Driver. Touch the signal strength graph at Garmin XT home screen, select disable bluetooth GPS, touch "use GPS Intermediated Driver" radio button, select done, then accept changes. I would recommend that you use the Quick GPS tool prior to doing the steps above and be sure to have windows manage access to gps automatically (in windows settings menu).

sadly theres no option for that.... when i hit enable/disable it automatically goes to bluetooth. no options. :/

Settings>System>External GPS>Access>(x) Manage GPS automatically>Ok =]

already checked off... hmm

A forum search for "garmin xt intermediate driver" results in a number of hits.
Here's one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=622706
Do you happen to have a trial version?