A UK company are now selling TomTom 7 software that is compatible with Touch HD.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/539/tomtom-navigator-7-software---map-of-western-europe
I wonder if this will solve the GPS dropout problems that I'm experiencing with my current version 7.915. The problem is that you have to buy a new map to get the latest software, I've already paid for the Europe map, so I looks like I'll have to buy the UK map and not use it to get the latest "compatible" software and knowing my luck it won't fix the dropouts anyway .
GPS Dropout
im using TomTom 7 and Igo8 on my HD and i dont have any GPS dropout, granted when it first aquires the lock it does flash locked/unlocked for about 10 - 15 seconds then thats it, its locked and stays locked, works best on igo8 though locks straight away and stays locked, and if im honest i think i prefer IGO8 even though i have graduated with tomtom 5,6, and now 7, but still nice to have both
Unfortunately, I'm having real trouble.
gevans35 said:
Mine is driving me around the bend.
Using TomTom 7, it works fine for a time and then the GPS stops working. Exiting and restarting TomTom always brings it back. Time scale is random, it can work for hours before going tits up.
I've tried three different Roms, five different radios, two different versions of TomTom 7, AGPS is disabled, GPS mode set to 1.
It's starting to look like a hardware problem.
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I've just disabled Quick GPS and deleted xtra.bin from the windows directory in case it's a corrupt ephemeris problem, I don't hold out too much hope though.
gevans35 said:
A UK company are now selling TomTom 7 software that is compatible with Touch HD.
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/539/tomtom-navigator-7-software---map-of-western-europe
I wonder if this will solve the GPS dropout problems that I'm experiencing with my current version 7.915. The problem is that you have to buy a new map to get the latest software, I've already paid for the Europe map, so I looks like I'll have to buy the UK map and not use it to get the latest "compatible" software and knowing my luck it won't fix the dropouts anyway .
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who did say that it is a newer version than 7.915?
On my HD TomTom 7.915 is running very well.
Matthes42 said:
who did say that it is a newer version than 7.915?
On my HD TomTom 7.915 is running very well.
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I wish mine was and it's not for want of trying.
My last hope is that it's something to do with me being, currently, in the South of France. The problem got progressively worse as I drove south from UK. Perhaps it's something to do with the phone downloading a UK ephemeris which is no good in Southern Europe. Although it must be said that I did not have this problem with TomTom 6 on my previous two phones, Artemis and TyTnII.
I've had problems with tomtom on cooked roms, but having gone back to the last UK stock rom and tomtom 7.915 i have had no problems at all.
spud_work said:
I've had problems with tomtom on cooked roms, but having gone back to the last UK stock rom and tomtom 7.915 i have had no problems at all.
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Can you let me know which rom you are currently using please and I'll give it a go.
The quick gps experiment didn't help, I just had three dropouts in forty minutes .
gevans35 said:
I wish mine was and it's not for want of trying.
My last hope is that it's something to do with me being, currently, in the South of France. The problem got progressively worse as I drove south from UK. Perhaps it's something to do with the phone downloading a UK ephemeris which is no good in Southern Europe. Although it must be said that I did not have this problem with TomTom 6 on my previous two phones, Artemis and TyTnII.
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Try to hardreset and reinstall tomtom. it´s running in generell and even with cooked roms (at least the well known wm6.1 roms i have tested)
Matthes42 said:
Try to hardreset and reinstall tomtom. it´s running in generell and even with cooked roms (at least the well known wm6.1 roms i have tested)
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Thanks, but I've tried hard resets and reinstallation of tomtom to no avail.
Roms I've tried are:
1.14.405.3
1.56.405.1
1.57.831.1
Dutty's 3.2XT
Dutty's 3.3XT
All exhibit the same problem with tomtom, ie random GPS dropouts. I think the only thing I can do is to buy the official release version that states compatibility, then I can get some tech support from tomtom and HTC.
gevans35 said:
Can you let me know which rom you are currently using please and I'll give it a go.
The quick gps experiment didn't help, I just had three dropouts in forty minutes .
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The last standard UK rom from HTC is a 1.56 variant (you can download it from the HTC website with your HD serial number).
I had problems with tomtom when running versions 3 and 3.3 of dutty's roms, when either the program wouldn't start (it would just crash back to the today screen) or no satellites would be seen or the program would just freeze when navigating (used to happen a lot on 90 degree bends for some reason.
I suspect the cooked rom issues may be linked to memory usage, but i'm not sure.
I use tomtom a great deal (probably 20+ hours a week), so decided to go back to the stock rom and i've not had 1 single problem in the 2 weeks since.
You've probably covered this elsewhere in your thread, but it may be worth installing HDTweak and making sure that you've got AGPS switched off.
Good luck
Spudgun
anyone know what the version is ?? 7.x or 8 ?? that's offically supported
As there isn't a navigator 8 yet, I would be absolutely shocked if it was anything but 7.x
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As there isn't a navigator 8 yet, I would be absolutely shocked if it was anything but 7.x
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well thats what I figured but was always hopefull
spud_work said:
The last standard UK rom from HTC is a 1.56 variant (you can download it from the HTC website with your HD serial number).
I had problems with tomtom when running versions 3 and 3.3 of dutty's roms, when either the program wouldn't start (it would just crash back to the today screen) or no satellites would be seen or the program would just freeze when navigating (used to happen a lot on 90 degree bends for some reason.
I suspect the cooked rom issues may be linked to memory usage, but i'm not sure.
I use tomtom a great deal (probably 20+ hours a week), so decided to go back to the stock rom and i've not had 1 single problem in the 2 weeks since.
You've probably covered this elsewhere in your thread, but it may be worth installing HDTweak and making sure that you've got AGPS switched off.
Good luck
Spudgun
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Thanks.
I'm using the same rom as you at the moment with no luck. Tried all permutations of agps/no agps using hdtweak and gps mode in registry, also tried another SD card. This is so annoying as I'm on a driving holiday in Europe. I've just downloaded Davideuck's WM6.5 rom and will try that, clutching at straws here.
The freezing you had with Dutty's roms sounds like the same problem I'm getting. It's completely random, can work fine for hours and can freeze twice in five minutes, mine seems worse in slow or stationary traffic, but it can happen anywhere and usually does it at the most inconvenient moment. If I exit and restart tomtom, it comes straight back. I suspect it's something to do with timing somewhere.
Which version of the maps are you using?
Where have you got tomtom installed (i've got it installed on the device)?
Which radio are you using? (i've found 1.13 to be the most reliable)
spud_work said:
Which version of the maps are you using?
Where have you got tomtom installed (i've got it installed on the device)?
Which radio are you using? (i've found 1.13 to be the most reliable)
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Western_Europe_1GB v825.2159
Device
1.13.25.24
WM6.5 rom now installed and running, just going for a drive to try it out. Not holding my breath though.
best of luck to you
Do you do a 'clear storage' when you flash? just in case there is a bad settings file somewhere on your storage card?
I had a torrid time getting tomtom to work 100% reliably on a cooked rom, but have never had any problems on a stock rom, so this has effectively cured my 'flashing fever' and i'm happy to stick with what i've got now, especially as i had tomtom lockups all the time on a way to a wedding in central manchester a few weeks back that caused no end of grief in the car
Arrrrrgggghhhhhh......
It did it again .
The only difference this time was that the navigator screen went grey and showed no satellites rather than pretend that nothing had happened and carry on showing motion albeit slowly leaving the road. It looks like it's the gps module switching itself off from time to time and requiring a restart. I seem to remember seeing something about a registry controlled timer, I'll look into that now.
What you describe above is exactly what happened to me when i was running one of dutty's roms. I would lose signal and it would wander off road before going round in a big circle and ending up at the point where it lost signal. I would also find that for some time afterwards i was unable to see any satellites in any GPS application.
I tried flagging it up on the forums here thinking it was an issue in the cooked rom, but I didn't get anywhere. Thankfully a stock HTC rom got everything as it should be and i navigated without any issue at all around the south east of england for 3 days (approx 18 hours of GPS time) last week and also made a couple of trips this weekend without issue.
Back to topic:
http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/539/tomtom-navigator-7-software---map-of-western-europe
So is this a legit TomTom Navigator 7 package for HTC Touch HD?
If so, great.
But I also need North America maps. Where would I be able to purchase those from, or would I need to buy them in the US? Is it then just as simple as loading the new maps onto a card?
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Hi, I've got TomTom Navigator 6 installed on my Trinity and it all works fine, except it takes about 5 minutes before it picks up any satellites when I run it - does anybody know if there's a fix to enable to gps chip to pick up satellites a bit quicker than this? Even when I'm outside and away from tall buildings it's the same. Any help or suggestions would be great.
Thanks
Works fine on my Trinity. I think I have the following : Trinity-Radio-ROM-1[1].41.00.11-by-ZakMcRofl, installed so maybe try putting this Radio ROM on. There maybe better Radio ROMs but this one works fine for me.
Less than a minute from a cold start and even works inside the house. It is faster at getting a fix than my Kaiser.
I have the official HTC ROM upgrade on my Trinity and like the OP it takes a wee while to get a fix. I am learninig to live with it.
in my rom i have a program called "QuickGPS"; every 3 days it downloads a file (few KB) that contains some data about satellite positions - this should accelerate FIXing process... in theory.
Try it!
An alternative could be having GPS "always on" with another program running minimized!
I have the exact the same problem using destinator! Well i just read somewhere that a prog called "gps gate" seems to make our job but i dont know yet.I have to find it and try it. Plus i dont want to have always gps on cause i need battery to speak...
as mentioned in a previous post, id check the radio version u have installed, and maybe update it mate....
different radio versions run differently with roms......its pot luck.
try the 1.46....or the 1.50 radio....they work well on mine...
Radio 1.38.00.11
Radio 1.41.00.11
Radio 1.46.00.11/30.11
Radio 1.50.08.11
I tried the Radio 1.50.08.11 and found that it indeed did pick up GPS 2x faster than my original Radio, issue was it has no 3G capability, it switched me to EDGE, so I went back.
Also HTC QuickGPS fails to download the updates for me....
You can try that :
http://rapidshare.com/files/25607303/SeaSGEE.exe
It's like QuickGPS ...
Just run it each time before using the GPS (don't wait the 3 days) ... It's works fine for me ...
try PDAMOBIZ ROM's
try PDAMOBIZ ROM's for me they can get a much faster fix than all the others
maybe due to some tweaks - not sure but costantly got a fix in <60sec. compared to 4/5 min. in the same location
................or you could try the new radio thats out as of today for the trinity......
1.56.70.11
desolateone said:
I tried the Radio 1.50.08.11 and found that it indeed did pick up GPS 2x faster than my original Radio, issue was it has no 3G capability, it switched me to EDGE, so I went back.
Also HTC QuickGPS fails to download the updates for me....
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Radio 1.50.08.11 works like a charm for me....full 3G and HSDPA so I am not sure what the problem is on your P3600i.
I have found that GPS Quick Position is useful (even if just for the Placebo effect). Time to first fix is not an issue for me....lots of people complain about it on the Trinity and compare it to the PNA GPS units...but really there has to be something of a compromise on a phone/GPS/PDA otherwise the thing would be a Laptop.
Andych said:
Radio 1.50.08.11 works like a charm for me....full 3G and HSDPA so I am not sure what the problem is on your P3600i.
I have found that GPS Quick Position is useful (even if just for the Placebo effect). Time to first fix is not an issue for me....lots of people complain about it on the Trinity and compare it to the PNA GPS units...but really there has to be something of a compromise on a phone/GPS/PDA otherwise the thing would be a Laptop.
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I'm trialling 1.56.70.11 now, but again it has switched me to EGDE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2396785#post2396785
I have one big problem. I am using Polaris/HTC Touch Cruise with latest WM 6.1 offical release. I have installed IGO 8.31. I have constantly GPS signal losing. GPS signal (all satelites)just disappear and then is back. About 30 sec I have GPS signal and then is about 30 sec.with no GPS signal. Basicly this software works just fine on my Polaris, but I can't use software because of this GPS signal disappearing problem.
Google maps works just fine, with no GPS signal dissapearing problem. I have 3-7 satelites all the time.
So I think that there is not problem with my device. I think that there is some problem with com ports.
Can somebody please help me
Thanks in advance.
Maybe a radio problem with your ROM. There is a newer ons... its in M'amine ROM post..: 1.59.42.23
Hard Reset
Some time (most of the times ) you need to consider one of the options:
1. Hard reset and before reconfigure your device - see if the IGO works fine
2. change ROM - since different ROM behave differently regurding your device
3. upgrade to IGO 8.0.4 - since 8.0.3 is known as problematic since 6.1
He means iGo 8.3, not 8.0.3 There is such a release but IT'S ONLY FOR PNA. Some ppl got it working on PDA, but well....many things don't work as expected. Animated menus crash the program etc. So go back to 8.0.4 and forget about those 07.08 maps for some weeks
Maybe upgrading the radio ROM might help...
forget the version 8.31
use the 8.0.0.54000
this works
the new version hav a lot of bugs and can't use the generic skins, maps, ....
there are more bugs as the version 8.0.0.54000
you ca trust me
(i test the new version for 2 days .....)
cu camel
camro said:
forget the version 8.31
use the 8.0.0.54000
this works
the new version hav a lot of bugs and can't use the generic skins, maps, ....
there are more bugs as the version 8.0.0.54000
you ca trust me
(i test the new version for 2 days .....)
cu camel
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Bullsjit! The 8.3.xxxx version is way better then the previous one. I suggest u do a hard reset, install iGO8.3 and see if it works...
Upgrade your radio to version 1.59.42.23. Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379599 I use Khanx 1.4 with igo8.3xxx and TT7 and it works perfectly.
Maps is no problem: just follow this link: http://http://volny.cz/sstopar/mio_mapy_igo8.html and download the 2008.07 maps. They only works with Igo8.3xxx
For plugins en speedcams check this site:
http://http://www.i-go8.com/
Hope it works; otherwise PM me for some additional "questions".
Thanks guys for all answers.
I tested almost all 6.1 ROMs and both radios.
The problem is same with all ROMs an radios.
I prefer 8.31, because of Slovenia 08.07 map. This map have 72% coverage for Slovenia. Is almost perfect and works just with 8.31 version of IGO.
All earlier maps have about 40% coverage.
And I really have no more ideas why is this GPS problem.
And yes, 8.31 version is best till now. This version have some "reality view".
Someone told me that I must completely dissable A-GPS function, but in registry I can see that A-GPS is set to 0. So I think that already is dissabled.
gregy74 said:
Thanks guys for all answers.
I tested almost all 6.1 ROMs and both radios.
The problem is same with all ROMs an radios.
I prefer 8.31, because of Slovenia 08.07 map. This map have 72% coverage for Slovenia. Is almost perfect and works just with 8.31 version of IGO.
All earlier maps have about 40% coverage.
And I really have no more ideas why is this GPS problem.
And yes, 8.31 version is best till now. This version have some "reality view".
Someone told me that I must completely dissable A-GPS function, but in registry I can see that A-GPS is set to 0. So I think that already is dissabled.
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I am using iGo 8.3.1 (sep25) with new maps and don't have any problems, working perfectly fine. Better than version 8.0.0.54000, which used to crash a lot and never worked. Using udK's R0 and radio that came with that.
Hi, everyone, I'm using the latest touch navia 1.4 pro and the iGO 8.3.1, the program seems to install fine, but hangs on for forever every time I try to run it. The radio is 1.59.42.23 and the only thing that comes to my mind is that i've put some of the content from (neither maps nor poi's) the previous version into this one, can anyone suggest something else to get it working?
Try a clean install. iGo 8.3 works perfectly for me with KhanX 1.4 Navia ROM.
Alright, worked as a clean install (with a file downloaded from a different source) after a hard reset. This was a really clean install - all the additional files (maps, buildings, etc) were added later, and it works. Thanks for advice
Sorry, don't work with clean install and Knax 1.4 ROM.
How can I completely dissable A-GPS?
Thanks
Hi guys.
I found solution for my problem.
Seems that this version of Igo don't keep GPS signal active (problem with internal GPS). You must run some another application in background, google maps,holdux,... to keep GPS signal active all the time.
But the easiest way is this:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17072
Thanks for help
gregy74 said:
Hi guys.
I found solution for my problem.
Seems that this version of Igo don't keep GPS signal active (problem with internal GPS). You must run some another application in background, google maps,holdux,... to keep GPS signal active all the time.
But the easiest way is this:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=17072
Thanks for help
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Strange.. i dont have this problem...
I also have IGO 8.31 and I confirm that it works fine on my Polaris.... there is indeed a number of bugs but compared to 8.0 it's better.
i was testing igo 8.3.1 and i have to admit, that maps are impressive
i had no any problems with software stability, connection loosing or so
only thing i had to change was keeping tc alive - change setting responsible for power management in igo (default was stupid...)
unfortunately gps was inaccurate and had huge delay - sa there was no point to use it at all for example even with "high accuracy" my position on map ware jumping around my real location for few hundred meters (with or without "keep on road" setting active) and, on the move, igo was showing were i was about 15 sec ago (kinda off...)
definitely that's not stable version for pda
strongly unrecommend
nimal said:
i was testing igo 8.3.1 and i have to admit, that maps are impressive
i had no any problems with software stability, connection loosing or so
only thing i had to change was keeping tc alive - change setting responsible for power management in igo (default was stupid...)
unfortunately gps was inaccurate and had huge delay - sa there was no point to use it at all for example even with "high accuracy" my position on map ware jumping around my real location for few hundred meters (with or without "keep on road" setting active) and, on the move, igo was showing were i was about 15 sec ago (kinda off...)
definitely that's not stable version for pda
strongly unrecommend
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that's what i said on post 3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2882539&postcount=6
well - some guys thinking to knowing it better ...
of course , there are some good features .. but more new bugs .... and forgotten fixing of old bugs ... ;-(
I used iGO 8.3.1 series for a week but just had to revert back to the older versions. On the whole it worked OK, no bugs, and I love the way it would display the large road signs when passing junctions on major roads, but, it was the routing, it was completely bizarre. Everything was set-up as with earlier versions but it used to take me, or try to take me completely different ways, and not even by a little, I mean major diversions within my town where I've lived all my life, and thus its usage became unbearable.
Hopefully this was just a 'one-off' so I'll give later versions a try when released.
Hello Guys,
I have a htc touch (vogue) from bell. I upgraded it with the bell rom on htc site one year ago. The GPS has worked ever since. However, it stopped working last friday. In google map, it is always "seeking for satellit (0)". I tried htc gps tool, I can see some (3~6) sat in view. I can even get some gps position data (eg. $GPGGA,120214.50,4531.116641,N,07339.266674,W,0,00,1.0,0.0,M,,,,*23) but not able to fix it. I also tried hard reset and re-installing the same rom/radio. It will not come back. Can somebody help me out?
Thanks a lot
chenaway said:
Hello Guys,
I have a htc touch (vogue) from bell. I upgraded it with the bell rom on htc site one year ago. The GPS has worked ever since. However, it stopped working last friday. In google map, it is always "seeking for satellit (0)". I tried htc gps tool, I can see some (3~6) sat in view. I can even get some gps position data (eg. $GPGGA,120214.50,4531.116641,N,07339.266674,W,0,00,1.0,0.0,M,,,,*23) but not able to fix it. I also tried hard reset and re-installing the same rom/radio. It will not come back. Can somebody help me out?
Thanks a lot
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Did you check the windows Settings to see if you're still in com4 with 4800 bauds?
Yes. It is always com4 and 4800.
Have you confirmed that location is still on?
You may want to try backing up your data and re-flashing the original Bell ROM to see if it changes/resets anything. A number of variables are possible with what you described.
mrkite38 said:
Have you confirmed that location is still on?
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I played a little bit with the registry setting. It looks like the gps location I posted above is not my location but a place about one mile from my place, most likely a location of the cell phone tower nearby. I mean that information may comes from agps. I lost the location when I changed the registry gpsmode to 1.
Shidell said:
You may want to try backing up your data and re-flashing the original Bell ROM to see if it changes/resets anything. A number of variables are possible with what you described.
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Thank you for your suggestion. I will try to find the cd with the old bell rom which I really have no idea where it is. As a backup, is there a bell old rom I can use online? I just do not want to play around with the unlock thing.
chenaway said:
Thank you for your suggestion. I will try to find the cd with the old bell rom which I really have no idea where it is. As a backup, is there a bell old rom I can use online? I just do not want to play around with the unlock thing.
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Go to HTC's site, look up the HTC Touch and go to Support, you should find Software Updates and Bell should be listed as one. They're hosting the latest ROM, I'd suggest flashing that.
I am also with Bell and having the exact same problem since the weekend. I have been running NFSFAN's latest rom for the last few months. I figured it might be a temporary glitch on Bell's part, but please let us know if reverting back to the Bell firmware restores your GPS.
southcan said:
I am also with Bell and having the exact same problem since the weekend. I have been running NFSFAN's latest rom for the last few months. I figured it might be a temporary glitch on Bell's part, but please let us know if reverting back to the Bell firmware restores your GPS.
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Ditto. Same for me since weekend. Also on Bell with NFSFAN's latest rom.
southcan said:
I am also with Bell and having the exact same problem since the weekend. I have been running NFSFAN's latest rom for the last few months. I figured it might be a temporary glitch on Bell's part, but please let us know if reverting back to the Bell firmware restores your GPS.
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I can confirm restoring to online bell firmware does not help.
having same problem too, must be on there side. I guess their agps servers are down
margosmark said:
having same problem too, must be on there side. I guess their agps servers are down
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LOL...so i'm not the only one too!
I thought I screwed up my phone after flashing to android (nand) and the GPS wouldn't work, so i flashed back to nfsfan's rom. It didn't work, so I just flashed to stock...and it didn't help, hence I though I screwed up my phone gps, and came to post about this.
Little did I know....it may not actually be me...
Let us know when it starts to work...
A-GPS server from Bell appears to be down.
If you open up GPSViewer on NFSFAN's ROM after awhile it will get some satellites but not get a full lock.
I will see what sort of fix can be made for this ....
Same thing as of last couple days
Mine eventually started working after opening gps viewer from system tools and cold starting.... what a pain! also iGuidance did not pick up the GPS as before
Tarney said:
Mine eventually started working after opening gps viewer from system tools and cold starting.... what a pain! also iGuidance did not pick up the GPS as before
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how do you think us verizon guys feel we dont even have agps
Same here. My GPS was working on my Touch (NFSFAN) and Blackberry in St. John's, NL (Aliant), but I travelled to Ottawa on Monday and the GPS is not working on either device now.
In Quebec, takes longer to get a connection but still gets one...
just for reference, gps lock using vin's 23506 on a Bell touch works fine - less than 10 seconds.
I do wish nfsans would release a new rom for the vogue tho
looks like the agps servers are up again, getting good locks now
Hi
i have read in a few other posts regarding GPS issues and Sat Nav software not working
now i have seen a few programs that 'kick off' the GPS and then runs the program and i have run these to no avail,
i was wondering if anyone else has not only had this issue but struggled to get it working, google maps seems to pick me up via GPS but tomtom is saying 'no gps device' go into settings within tomtom and set to internal gps device, and check gps status and no cannot see any satellites. i have had the phone outside inthe line of sight of the sky for an hour so me being inpatient isn't the issue, any help would be greatly appreciated
ta
Try this:
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/GPS/GPS-Test-34335.shtml
Update QuickGPS.
If no satellites show up after a max of 5mins of you standing outside with clear view of the sky, then you either need to flash another radio or the gps is dead.
hi
thanks
have left phone outside running that, seems to be scanning com1-9..pausing for a second on port 3 then continuing. will let you know in 10 mins, what is flashing another radio involve?
ta
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=466274
ok stupid question time, but if it google maps seems to be working ok would that not suggest that the GPS radio is ok, and secondly if i did flash which one would i go for on that link you sent
i have radio version 1.09.25.14 protocol 52.49a.25.261u
there is a link
Download 1.09.25.14 / 52.49a.25.26W Radio only Megepload
Download HD_Blackstone_Radio 1.09.25.14 (with RUU) 4shared
am i flashing this even though my protocol is different?
and there is about another 10 files below all them called
Blackstone Rilphone.dll Cabs
all confusing can you help any more please
thanks
I don't believe anything google maps says in relation to GPS after it told me one of my non GPS phones had inbuilt gps, and then calculated my position using the mobile phone network.
As for which you need, well it depends on which rom you are running, whether it's a stock rom (bog-standard rom you get on device when you buy it), or a custom cooked rom from someone on the forums. I suggest you read up on it thoroughly then post in the correct radio thread if you want to ask any more questions regarding the right radio version you need.
fair do's
thanks
Did you have google maps open when you started Tomtom? That may have caused an error
hi
thanks for reply, no i open google maps it seems to find my location. close google maps, then open tomtom and is saying no gps device. the 'onboard' gps device is set on tomtom options it's just as if the gps reciever isn't picking up, same in other sat nav progams too, garmin is the same so makes me think is phone not software issue
AFAIK, Google Maps is A-GPS software, while TomTom, iGO and others are full GPS software.
Don't know about TomTom, but iGO DOES NOT work if A-GPS is enabled...
hmmmm. i'll give it a whirl, not got the phone withme at the mo, a mate is attempting to simunock it, agps is enabled so i will disable it see if that helps. tempted to get rid and get an effing iphone at this rate
Let us know how you go....
Don't give up, it;s a great phone
had the same issue with tomtom v7.450. using tomtom v7.916 now and it's running like charm
Just had replacement Touch HD delivered from Orange this morning, flashed to my usual ROM, and get exactly the same symptoms as Pete did.....
Tried:
TomTom
Memory map
HTC GPS Tool
Updating QuickGPS
Updating Radio ROM to latest version
Reflashing different OS roms
nothing makes a difference.
Not really keen to take it apart as i'll break the VOID sticker and probably end up in an argument with Orange, but Id bet any money that the GPS cable has come loose......so frustrating as im working abroad as of next week and i'll really use the GPS a lot......
Also just found out that the replacement handset is "refurb".....I bet the muppet that refurbed it didnt reconnect the GPS cable
Hi everyone, I have a problem with the gps on my HD2 and I feel it could be a faulty device.
I haven't seen anyone else on here with the same problem but thought I might put a shout out for any suggestions.
I have had my HD2 since it first came out, and regularly use it for Sat Nav.
When I turn the Sat nav on (co-pilot 8) it is very quick to get a lock.
However I have noticed that when I drive through a certain part of town the sat nav always looses the satellite fix.
I thought it might be the software, but it happens in Google Maps as well.
Obviously this now looks like a hardware/radio problem.
As a extra test, I have recently upgraded my wife's phone to a HTC Desire, and took that out with me. I drove back to the same area and the HD2 lost the signal but the Desire had a full satellite lock.
Any suggestions, (apart from nicking the wife's phone )
I am using the official 1.66 rom and the radio version is 2.06.51.07
This problem has lasted through several hard resets and rom upgrades. So I don't think a hard reset would do much.
Many thanks,
Paul.
or more likely it is a shaded area. THe GPS signal is susceptible to exactly the same blocking effects as light. A wall is still a wall to GPS, its not like radio that penetrates.
Id have a good look around at what there is in the area, a large building, lots of trees, an underpass, an electrical sub station perhaps.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I had thought about that. However the area this blackspot covers is at least a mile square and it isn't just like one street etc. The area is uncovered and there are just normal houses etc.
Add to that the fact that the other phone pics up the signal with ease it would tend to say that it isn't a covered area.
Paul.
hmm odd one then. The only thing that i can think of is something a little further away interfering just enough to drop the signal.
(Lets not forget the leo seems to have pretty poor radios all round, , the phone signal is often reported to be lower than on other handsets in the same place, , the fm radio might as well not be there, ,)
perhaps it has a lower tolerance than your other device.
(but probably not)
Still, might be a nice chance for a spanking new one from your provider, thats always good!
I had a similar experience a few weeks ago, travelling through a town I don't usually travel through, suddenly there were no satellites. Then the same thing happened on the return journey. I was using iGo, when I lost the signal I switched to Google Maps and it had the same problem.
You will get these blank spots in various places. There is also the issue of the MOD and American DOD selectively closing down areas for security and test purposes.
I do honestly think that it is a problem with HTC Winmo phones. My wife's HTC Desire works without any problems.
I took out my old Tytn 2 yesterday to the same area and lo and behold it lost the satellites. So it seem there is some problem with the GPS on HTC devices.
I then tried my old SPV C500 (I've got a copy of google maps and TomTom Mobile on it) I paired it up with an external gps unit and it worked perfectly through the same area.
So it is definetely not a problem with satellites being turned off etc.
Not impressed, but I guess I'll have to live with it.
Other than that I could just pair the external gps unit with my HD2 and use it that way.
Same experience.
Previously I've been driving in some areas using Omnia, and earlier, Asus A696.
no black.
but, when I changed phone to HD2, I can see some black spots.
Hello,
Just an update to this issue and a workaround for any other people having similar problems with GPS Blackspots.
I do seem to have fixed the problem and the way I did it was to flash a different ROM onto the phone.
Previously I'd been using the stock WWE_1.66.405.2 ROm off of the HTC website.
Well I was having other issues with this (phone kept getting hot and rebooting itself) and so I thought I'd give another ROM a go.
The one I used was indie's Omega XT series WWE v3.0 With Co0kie's Home Tab v1.8.5 found here
Ever since, I have had no more reboots, and the GPS blackspots I used to have are no more.
Hope this helps.
Paul.
firstandlast said:
I do honestly think that it is a problem with HTC Winmo phones. My wife's HTC Desire works without any problems.
I took out my old Tytn 2 yesterday to the same area and lo and behold it lost the satellites. So it seem there is some problem with the GPS on HTC devices.
I then tried my old SPV C500 (I've got a copy of google maps and TomTom Mobile on it) I paired it up with an external gps unit and it worked perfectly through the same area.
So it is definetely not a problem with satellites being turned off etc.
Not impressed, but I guess I'll have to live with it.
Other than that I could just pair the external gps unit with my HD2 and use it that way.
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can it be that the other gps untis also have assisted gps? because i know the HD2 struggles on that part...
se1988 said:
can it be that the other gps untis also have assisted gps? because i know the HD2 struggles on that part...
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No the machine picks up a lock very quickly everywhere else except certain places.
What used to happen was that the machine would have a lock, then when you reached a certain area (it was the same place each time) the machine would lose the lock until you left the blackspot.
Anyway, as I put in my last post. The problem is now solved. It is a ROM issue.