My gps just will not work if i flash android. it works in winmo and if i just harlet. any suggestions?
Try this in Android
Settings - Location - Enable GPS (Check)
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I did that every time. that didnt help but thanks. i just flashed it a few more times and it started to work. so i guess if ur gps doesn't work at 1st just reflash till it dose.
For me its different. My GPS works only once after flashing. Literally. I flash, use Google Maps and it works perfect. Back out and never again will GPS work until I flash again but only once. Weird cause it worked fine in WM though I don't miss it. I'd rather not have GPS than be stuck in WM
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are u using 1.6 or 1.5.
lgevo said:
are u using 1.6 or 1.5.
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I've tried both. 1.6 currently
hexto said:
For me its different. My GPS works only once after flashing. Literally. I flash, use Google Maps and it works perfect. Back out and never again will GPS work until I flash again but only once. Weird cause it worked fine in WM though I don't miss it. I'd rather not have GPS than be stuck in WM
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This does happens with certain builds. Make sure you're using one that says GPS actually works!
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My GPS will not lock on and I can't get into the GPS test menu via the dialer code...not sure why this is the case. I have custom ROM Cognition 1.13...GPS was working fine on 1.12. Any ideas what the problem could be.
Atoffolo said:
My GPS will not lock on and I can't get into the GPS test menu via the dialer code...not sure why this is the case. I have custom ROM Cognition 1.13...GPS was working fine on 1.12. Any ideas what the problem could be.
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Custom rom?? did the GPS work before the custom rom did you change the modem .
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Atoffolo said:
My GPS will not lock on and I can't get into the GPS test menu via the dialer code...not sure why this is the case. I have custom ROM Cognition 1.13...GPS was working fine on 1.12. Any ideas what the problem could be.
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A quick question & sorry if it sounds dumb, did u enable all the gps features (tick boxes) in the settings?
If yes, then, did u have a proper gps fix previously?
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Yeah all boxes ticked. Was working fine on my last ROM which was Cognition 1.12.
It's strange how I get access the GPS test menu via the dialler codes.
I had this one time too. Did you try to flush A-GPS data with GPSStatus , then exit GPSStatus immediately and free RAM, then start GPSStatus again?
That fixed it for me but it might have been coincidence.
I've had no GPS problems with Cognition 1.13, and anecdotally it's not something I've seen a lot of people complaining about so it's unlikely to be the ROM.
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I had this one time too. Did you try to flush A-GPS data with GPSStatus , then exit GPSStatus immediately and free RAM, then start GPSStatus again?
That fixed it for me but it might have been coincidence.
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^^^^^^^^
This does work, I think the GPS becomes corrupted every now and then, just do this and it seems to rectify
Atoffolo said:
Yeah all boxes ticked. Was working fine on my last ROM which was Cognition 1.12.
It's strange how I get access the GPS test menu via the dialler codes.
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ok mate it seems to me like a rom related issue, glad that u solved.
This might have been up before but I am still going 2 share it because their are still people out their who tried other gps fix an nothing has worked for them. Everytime I have had a gps problem wich I have experienced with the ef02 modem as well as with the eg22 I download gps status from the market. After you download it, hit the menu an a option should come up showing tools. Click on tools an download manage a gps state. After you have done that go back into the gps program that you use and everything should work perfectly. Atleast for me a works everytime no matter what rom or modem I run.
HOPE IT WORKS
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This might have been up before but I am still going 2 share it because their are still people out their who tried other gps fix an nothing has worked for them. Everytime I have had a gps problem wich I have experienced with the ef02 modem as well as with the eg22 I download gps status from the market. After you download it, hit the menu an a option should come up showing tools. Click on tools an download manage a gps state. After you have done that go back into the gps program that you use and everything should work perfectly. Atleast for me a works everytime no matter what rom or modem I run.
HOPE IT WORKS
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this has never worked for me in gingerbread
I just flashed era rom scrambled eggs an gps didn't work untill I did the gps status download. Try rebooting an see if it works
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murso74 said:
this has never worked for me in gingerbread
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+1
GPS fixes have NEVER worked for me. All gingerbread ROMs with various "fixes" have only allowed the GPS to work occasionally and inaccurately at that. Never had any GPS problems on froyo. Always solid there, so idk.
I've been using HyperDroid rom for a long time and been having issues with my navigation software for a while and I'm not sure what the exact problem is.
I'm using iGO My Way and sometimes the GPS will work fine for a while and then a lot of times it loses signal after about 4 minutes and won't lock back on until I reboot the phone and restart the program.
Then at other times the phone gets hot and will just freeze.
I also noticed after these things happen it won't help turning the GPS on/off, it will keep draining the battery even if I turn it off. I always have to reboot to get everything back to normal.
So I don't know if the GPS module is bad, or if it's not a good idea to use iGO.
I haven't tried using other navigation software since I need an offline one with maps of Israel. I don't have a data plan.
I did use SportyPal many times in the past for cycling with GPS and it never froze.
Try to use Sygic for a week...with this one I doesn't had any of your issues since android was given to our leo!
Hey thanks! I gave Sygic a try and the GPS actually connects much faster and so far I didn't lose signal in the middle. Also the phone doesn't get as hot as with iGO. It only froze once, but I'll keep testing it. It's much smoother and faster than iGO though.
Well, sadly, I lose signal with Sygic also...
I don't know what the problem is :/
Sygic
i have been using Sygic from quite a while now. It does not works well with few of the ROMS.
Currently i am using American Android 2.3.7 and it works like a charm for me with it.
Which ROM are you using ?
HyperDroid 5.8.0 but seems like no one else is complaining about GPS issues.
Could be the radio version (2.15.50.14) or maybe the GPS module on my phone is defected...
chance your rom
You can change your rom bro.I think you have to
Because radio is not problem 2.15....... is very good.I am using same radio,but different rom.I havent problem with igo or sygic
Yeah but I like HyperDroid. It's fast and stable!
I'm waiting for the ICS roms to get better... then I'll probably switch.
Hello
Sorry for bumping this but I have exactly the same problem. This has nothing to do with Sygic. The problem can arise with any application that uses the GPS and fails to shut it off properly (at least that's what I understand). From the moment that this happens, the GPS doesn't work anymore, heats up the phone and drains the battery fast. The only way to get it back working is to reboot the phone. Turning the GPS off and on, doesn't change anything.
I had this problem since 2.3.7. I had found a kernel update that had fixed the problem in that version (dorimanx's kernel but I can't remember the version) but since I upgraded to ICS and now JB the problem came back. With JB it works much better but it is there. With ICS it was a nightmare. I have tried many (over 10) different ROMs and each and every one of them had the problem. This is something that has been around for ages and nobody seems to have found the real cause or a remedy. I'd love to cure it since I love my HD2 and it's the only thing that is marring its performance. Have you had any success with it?
Regards
George
i to have had this problem and i find it to be a rom problem will work ok for a hour or two then have to reboot the phone the only rom i seem to get it to work ok are the old gb light roms its about 120 deoxd
Had the same problems with most of the sensation or other sense Roms. The problem is solved since i use 4.x.x Roms as dataonsd installations. Now googlemaps works like a charm. Love the traffic info
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hi all.
Ever since I went from Froyo to Gingerbread-based ROMs (and since then to ICS) my GPS has never worked.
AngryGPS doesn't find a single sattelite after 15 minutes, it just like the GPS is dead.
All ROMs I try claim to have a good working GPS, however none actually works.
The GPS lock icon, which should be blinking, is there but not blinking.
Since most people claim to have a working GPS with ICS, could it be a problem with the phone itself?
(I always try the GPS after a reboot)
Thanks for your help.
Been having the same issue, i have tried tens of solutions and flashed tens of fixes, i even opened it to try to fix it and it still doesnt work like its suppose to. Google maps never get my accurate location, its usuallly about a mile off, mapquest however is able to give me turn by turn navigation albeit its often late in its guidance. Very frustrating.
Ics has had good gps for me since day one with ics passion....
Gb had great gps after jagf on eugene's kernel
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younix258 said:
Ics has had good gps for me since day one with ics passion....
Gb had great gps after jagf on eugene's kernel
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Well, I do use ICS passion right now and I did use eugene's kernel at some point in the past (maybe with MIUI, don't exactly remember).
Anyway none of them had working GPS.
My phone was manufactured at July 2010. Could it be some old revision with GPS problems? Although I did apply the hardware fix back when I was using 2.2, which did help back then.
This is why I'm sadly back onto 2.2. GPS still sucks but better than on GB.
I did everything possible to get GPS to work on GB. I've done the hardware fix, I've flashed everything possible, and the only time it worked was after each reboot, and only then temporarily.
Agree 100%
GPS in ICS is flaky. It usually works right after reboot then it's a gamble. A few times it would work for me for a day, sometimes second run of GPS Test doesn't bring GPS icon up at all.
To make things worse, external GPS support is equally bad. I have a feeling it uses the same driver/daemon.
Obviously there's either not-so-compatible driver in kernel or the API is broken.
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Try a app from the market called GPS Aids. It does help for me.
Moped_Ryder said:
Try a app from the market called GPS Aids. It does help for me.
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Unfortunately the "donate" version does nothing but ask for donations.
I would kick in something if it actually worked, but not on speculation.
GPS at least sort of worked with stock (whatever was on the phone when I got it used) but never at all with any CM build, including with various fixes applied. It at least sort of worked with Onecosmic's ICSSGS, at least once, maybe with some fix or other applied.
A quick update : Turns out, I need two conditions for the GPS to work:
1. The phone needs to be after a reboot, so it didn't go to deep sleep
2. Data connection (WiFi / 3G) should be enabled before you try to get a lock. Even when you use a satellite-only location! I think it downloads the satellite data from the internet. When you get a lock, the data connection can be disabled.
This is the only way I could get my GPS to work in ICS. Even in ROMs that promise the deep sleep problem was fixed.
Cyanogen never let me down, I was usually using some kernel that a worked with the ffc mod, but I literally never had a problem. Also try any miui with angry GPS
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H ave any of you tried this? You just flash it from CWM. Worked wonders for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=974702
Slim ics +sub zero and hw GPS fix= way better GPS than any froyo/gb rom put together ....try it..
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accordex said:
Slim ics +sub zero and hw GPS fix= way better GPS than any froyo/gb rom put together ....try it..
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I did the this (kept stock kernel though) and flashed the files from this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550327
The trick that worked for me was to get a GPS lock as soon as the phone boots up but before the screen shuts off (see Post #26 by dark79 in the above link). Usually takes about 30secs to look but works great even after deep sleep.
ZeroG1 said:
I did the this (kept stock kernel though) and flashed the files from this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550327
The trick that worked for me was to get a GPS lock as soon as the phone boots up but before the screen shuts off (see Post #26 by dark79 in the above link). Usually takes about 30secs to look but works great even after deep sleep.
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same here! doing this CM9+SZ work like a charm
CM7+yagf patch
My stock roms (Eclair & Froyo) never locked satellites properly until i started using CM7 and other patches. Worked OK for me but still it wasnt a very good solution.
I've had this problem evern since when I got my phone.
When I upgraded to Fryo 2.2 it work like CHARM!
But I started root and upgraded Gingerbread - ICS, GPS works but it only works when I restart my phone.
Only the big issue is, when I restart my phone to use GPS, and after I used GPS and closed the Google Maps, my gps will never come on again. if you open a maps on the status bar, you will see the GPS is searching but mine dont appear. It only appear when I restart my phone.
I assume that, it is not the hardware issue, because when I restart my phone to use GPS it works really great for first time.
Specially reboot the phone is taking longer. I can't reboot my phone everytime when I need to use GPS...
This driving me crazy....
danny8787 said:
I've had this problem evern since when I got my phone.
When I upgraded to Fryo 2.2 it work like CHARM!
But I started root and upgraded Gingerbread - ICS, GPS works but it only works when I restart my phone.
Only the big issue is, when I restart my phone to use GPS, and after I used GPS and closed the Google Maps, my gps will never come on again. if you open a maps on the status bar, you will see the GPS is searching but mine dont appear. It only appear when I restart my phone.
I assume that, it is not the hardware issue, because when I restart my phone to use GPS it works really great for first time.
Specially reboot the phone is taking longer. I can't reboot my phone everytime when I need to use GPS...
This driving me crazy....
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Welcome to the GPS support group.
I had the same problems you did but check this thread out...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550327
Following what people said in that thread is the only thing that worked for me.