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I have been testing I9000XFJM6 and with this rom you can lock onto more then 8 sats. This is the first time my captivate has worked as good as my evo's gps. If the gps start acting up ater a few days use the clear gps datat trick to fix it. This is what I did to get it working.
Loaded I9000XFJM6 rom(I used CSC_I9000DBTJM1.rar for csc)
Then load Stock Captivate kernel from here and use 512 pit
Then follow this guide and use method 1 then 2. I enabled skyhook as well.
If you have any market issues try wiping cache and data/factory reset.
Update.zip from Bajo76
I flashed FJM6 (different from WJM6 afaik) last night, haven't tested it with GPS. I'll be sure to report back tonight when I do test it.
But quick question, is it really necessary to flash the "CSC" file?
aqtrans said:
I flashed FJM6 (different from WJM6 afaik) last night, haven't tested it with GPS. I'll be sure to report back tonight when I do test it.
But quick question, is it really necessary to flash the "CSC" file?
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CSC just has extra apps for different regions. I dont believe its necessary. But make sure you are using I9000XFJM6 and not I9000XWJM6. Then follow the guide and use the clear gps data trick before testing.
I flashed the XWJM6 version a few days ago, and was very impressed with the GPS... but the signal never locked below 20dbHz. I've seen screenshots from the I-9000 forum that show locks below 20dbHz with XFJM6 -- so I am very excited to flash this one, and I am planning on doing so now!
With Titanium Backup, should I worry about restoring "all system data" from my previous flash? Will it take over broken things that may have been fixed in the newer ROM?
The issue isn't how fast it locks onto satellites or even how many, the problem is KEEPING a strong enough lock (or any lock at all) while in motion. I'm running JH3 (With the "GPS fix" from the Evo, and it still sucks) currently and have run all the i9000 roms at some point and none of them are any better. So until I can see a video or a TON of people seeing no issues with keeping locks while in motion I'm assuming it's just like all the 20 other "Fixes" that have come out or implemented in the last month. Not trying to be rude or knock you, it's just getting a quick lock has been fixed for a while, it's maintaining a lock in motion that's the issue.
Clienterror said:
The issue isn't how fast it locks onto satellites or even how many, the problem is KEEPING a strong enough lock (or any lock at all) while in motion. I'm running JH3 (With the "GPS fix" from the Evo, and it still sucks) currently and have run all the i9000 roms at some point and none of them are any better. So until I can see a video or a TON of people seeing no issues with keeping locks while in motion I'm assuming it's just like all the 20 other "Fixes" that have come out or implemented in the last month. Not trying to be rude or knock you, it's just getting a quick lock has been fixed for a while, it's maintaining a lock in motion that's the issue.
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I understand completely. I look at gps fixes the same way after trying 10 with no luck. Once my wife gets home I will use her n1 to record a video of my captivate in action next to my evo.
shep211 said:
I understand completely. I look at gps fixes the same way after trying 10 with no luck. Once my wife gets home I will use her n1 to record a video of my captivate in action next to my evo.
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That would be really cool, I thank you. I really really wanna believe it works like it's suppose to but like you said, there's so many fixes I've almost lost all hope lol.
I just tested the GPS with this ROM (XFJM6):
(1) I was able to lock onto 9 satellites (as many as my phone saw)
(2) It stayed locked on satellites <20dbHz
(3) I walked from my front steps, to my garage, and down the street... although GPS Test would say 16-32 feet accuracy, I swear it had me <10 feet accurate the whole time.
I'm not sure what is left to fix with the GPS... but this is the real deal (at least so far for me).
Next up will be full Google Navigation / My Tracks testing -- although I had very good results with XWJM6 already, I can only imagine it being better now.
Can we use SRE w/ this ROM or just the kernel?
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Can we use SRE w/ this ROM or just the kernel?
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I don't think you can.... when I was using jm5 for a while to do the battery mod I had to use the i9000 version I think.
I'm running JH3 right now - Do I have to flash back to stock JF6 ROM before applying this one?
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Can we use SRE w/ this ROM or just the kernel?
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I don't think you can.... when I was using jm5 for a while to do the battery mod I had to use the i9000 version I think.
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Its getting ported to the I9000 soon
and vibrant
and epic
and fascinate
designgears said:
Its getting ported to the I9000 soon
and vibrant
and epic
and fascinate
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I love you. (no homo)
shouldn't we look for discrepancies with this rom and a stock rom to see why this works better for gps than the stock one?
Not that I'm against flashing to this rom, I think it would be interesting to see why this has better gps fix than the stock
Can anyone test Bluetooth with these? Using the JM6 from the other thread my BT is 100% static on the receiving end.
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Its getting ported to the I9000 soon
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Any idea on an ETA?
I flashed the rom, csc, and kernel - however I do not have a connection to ATT with my SIM card in - Did I miss something?
born_fisherman said:
I flashed the rom, csc, and kernel - however I do not have a connection to ATT with my SIM card in - Did I miss something?
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Try a different CSC.
What CSC is going to be in English? I did the German DBT one for S&G.. and can't seem to flash another one on top of it (BMC or OXA for example)
I downloaded the update.zip and did a "reset" - the phone is back in English - my connection shows an "H" where 3G would have been - am I supposed to have HSDPA? (just want to make sure I don't need to flash another CSC)...
For those who know the nature of the GPS bug... is there any improvement with the latest modem available?
I never thought there was a problem before, but I was shown the light. Then this came out and now we are all happy.
Yes this fixes it. Just try it. : )
An '06 user should know better than to post this in the dev section. This belongs in general...
Running like a champ!
Sent from my spot on the earth.
I'm one of those that can't get a lock. Might try the flash d18 trick
Does this now triangulate? Location based on cell tower? I miss that from my nexus.
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GPS nevvvver worked better.
always get a fast locked.
on cell tower i get 1700meters on cell tower
and 1 and 2 meters on gps
Hmm.. I gotta keep trying. Flashed dk05 radio with DI18 ROM - GPS worked better than ever. Flashed DK05 ROm with DK17 kernel... no more GPS. Now I'm wondering whether it's the DK05 ROM itself that causes it or the DK18 kernel. Reflashing DK05 with its own kernel doesn't help.
Dameon87 said:
An '06 user should know better than to post this in the dev section. This belongs in general...
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I know. Brainfart.
herzzreh said:
Hmm.. I gotta keep trying. Flashed dk05 radio with DI18 ROM - GPS worked better than ever. Flashed DK05 ROm with DK17 kernel... no more GPS. Now I'm wondering whether it's the DK05 ROM itself that causes it or the DK18 kernel. Reflashing DK05 with its own kernel doesn't help.
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Can you give us a specific DI18Rom with the DK05 radio that works. I have yet since having this phone gotten the GPS to work.
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Can you give us a specific DI18Rom with the DK05 radio that works. I have yet since having this phone gotten the GPS to work.
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It's that stock, deodexed DI18 that Firon posted a while ago.
Modem did fix mines.
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herzzreh said:
It's that stock, deodexed DI18 that Firon posted a while ago.
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Cool thanks! Will try it now if this works I wont flash anything until sometihng official along with a fix shows up.
That's the only one that works. New modem makes a huge difference (so far, we'll see if it still works tomorrow), but either dj or dk breaks gps for me.
imwillzillla said:
Cool thanks! Will try it now if this works I wont flash anything until sometihng official along with a fix shows up.
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Make sure you flash the one withou the radio in it.
herzzreh said:
It's that stock, deodexed DI18 that Firon posted a while ago.
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Can you be more specific where to find that. I can't find what you're referring to.
I just replaced my Epic due to this GPS issue last night. It worked when I got the new one, but it already has stopped working again today. If they don't have a consistently working fix by the time my 30 days is up, I am definitely going to switch to the Evo.
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Can you be more specific where to find that. I can't find what you're referring to.
I just replaced my Epic due to this GPS issue last night. It worked when I got the new one, but it already has stopped working again today. If they don't have a consistently working fix by the time my 30 days is up, I am definitely going to switch to the Evo.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797090
Here you go. No promises, but this is the only one that's worked for me and it works better than anything else. Note: hardcoded 98ft accuracy is still present, but GPS clearly works much better. Sensitivity is improved with DK05 radio, let's see how it works few days from now when the cache bug usually starts biting.
so i flashed the full DJ05 package through odin and it worked perfect... after it was done, i tried gps.. and it said initializing without stopping for at least 15 minutes and still no lock, so i flashed D101 through odin and it worked perfect and still no gps lock... what happened???
Had a similar issue after upgrading Maps to 5.0, un-installing maps and re-installing it fixed it for me, also make sure the location services are turned on.
-Mike
From what I heard the dj05 update isnt really a fix for the gps,,,,, just a slight improvement.
The galaxy s phone are garbage in my opinion. Poorly made. Motorola makes the best Android phones hands down. And they support them!
BigBonkers said:
From what I heard the dj05 update isnt really a fix for the gps,,,,, just a slight improvement.
The galaxy s phone are garbage in my opinion. Poorly made. Motorola makes the best Android phones hands down. And they support them!
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From my experience the galaxy s phones have great hardware, they just have crappy software. The dj05 update helped my gps by a lot, I can get a lock in about 2 seconds. I have seen and used the droid x and the droid 2 and would still rather have the fascinate, huge improvement over my old eris even when it was running 2.2.
BigBonkers said:
From what I heard the dj05 update isnt really a fix for the gps,,,,, just a slight improvement.
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Then you heard wrong, unless by "slight improvement" you mean that GPS goes from non-functional/useless on DI01 to working fine in DJ05/DL09. The only time that GPS has issues for me is if I turn it on while moving, it takes maybe 20 sec. to get my location then, otherwise, it's better than my old phone by far.
Until you've actually tried it, how about not trolling here?
imnuts i had the fascinate returned it cause i hated it. my friend still has it with the update he says its a slight improvement in the gps area.
Either way the fascinate sux<<< btw thats trolling.
Ok new update on my gps.
I go to maps app... Directions... Type it in press enter... Shows me written directions... Click on the little blue arrow... Shows me driving and the blue arrow is moving in the right direction and what not bit it doesn't stop saying getting driving directions with the rotating blue thing on the left... So I wait and wait and wait............. And nothing!!! I even tried putting an address close to home and nothing!!!!......... Any idea what's going on?
This is also now my only issue with the phone. I tried rebooting and uninstalling and installing it back on.... But nada
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Frenzifun said:
so i flashed the full DJ05 package through odin and it worked perfect... after it was done, i tried gps.. and it said initializing without stopping for at least 15 minutes and still no lock, so i flashed D101 through odin and it worked perfect and still no gps lock... what happened???
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Did you flash the DJ05 MODEM in additition to the rom? Just have to ask.
Well, to the know it all Bigboinkers above, DI01 was not downloading ephemeris data like it was supposed to, which is instrumental to GPS locks on phones.
DJ05 does, and so does DL09. They lock quite quickly.
So stop making BS up, kthx.
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From what I heard the dj05 update isnt really a fix for the gps,,,,, just a slight improvement.
The galaxy s phone are garbage in my opinion. Poorly made. Motorola makes the best Android phones hands down. And they support them!
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i will argue that your statement is incorrect, my GPS is perfect after i Flashed DJ05.
and it would not lock at all prior to flashing...
and as for motorola... the last good phone they made was the startac.
I flashed the package through odin... Its one file blahblah.tar
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If you still have not found a solution, it very well may be a hardware problem. I would try everything again, and if that doesn't work, I would get a replacement.
And to the troll, go away. If you don't have a Fascinate, you don't belong here.
Sent from my Galaxy-S Fascinate
i flashed both Dl01 and DJ05 again... and still nothing... i cant get my phone to root now either ... =\ but yeah even stock on DJ05 gps is showing no navi...fml
Ok I hope I dont get flamed for this but it worked for me maybe it will for others. I just got my GPS working after getting off the phone with Tmobile support. I had it working on eclair and it stopped after froyo. I kind of hinted to them as to what I needed done and they did it! Now I know exactly what to ask for if this ever happens again. BTW Tmobile is the best hope we dont lose them to ATT.
Ok so whoever performed the gps script that is out there, the gps restore app or anything else on pretty much any rom and didnt get it to work can try calling Tmobile and asking them to restart your network connection. You will have to use a phone other than the vibrant. They will ask you to do a battery pull while the phone is on, they will do something on their end then ask you to turn your phone back on. When it turns back on the GPS should work, It did for me. If it doesnt work please dont flame me, it was worth a shot. If it helped then your welcome!
Thanks, any info for better performance is welcomed in my book!
ROM: Trigger v2.8.2
Kernel: Overstock v2.2
GPS: S.gps2
Modem: Stock KA7
Launcher: Launcher Pro Plus v0.8.3 w/ Clear LP Widget Mod
MODS: Horizontal Accurate Battery for Trigger v1.0
Theme: Solid Black
Quad Score: 2040
GPS Accuracy: 15-20 Feet
Battery Life: 27 Hours
There are great fixes out there for GPS adding this is just another worth a shot.
oka1 said:
There are great fixes out there for GPS adding this is just another worth a shot.
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The reason I thought to share this was because like many people on many threads I noticed that the fixed didnt work and many dont want to open their phones and perform the hardware fix. But with this simple method maybe I can save a few people from prying open their phones and causing havoc. But it worked for me, now I get good gps reception, enough to use to get places with.
I've had great success with bionix v and the gingerbread gps fix. Stock bionix v will have gps loosing signal every few minutes. With the gingerbread gps fix, there are less locked birds but they have much higher snr and I don't loose signal. Using waze now with those mods I don't jump around the map like I did with stock bionix v
On this rom im running, i get a lock in less than a second and a stunning accuracy.
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The reason I thought to share this was because like many people on many threads I noticed that the fixed didnt work and many dont want to open their phones and perform the hardware fix. But with this simple method maybe I can save a few people from prying open their phones and causing havoc. But it worked for me, now I get good gps reception, enough to use to get places with.
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I've never been able to speak to anyone at Tmo who would halfway even understand me trying to explain to them the technique you just used. Not to say it wouldn't work but I don't think most of their reps would be capable of doing what you are suggesting even if they were 'able' to do it! Last guy I dealt with was a complete joke, kept putting me on hold and then would come back and say something like he was talking to someone else! I swear he was talking to 3 different people at once, putting people on hold, and not being able to remember who was on what line! Nightmare. Ugh. But hey, if you got a couple hours to waste trying and it works for ya then by all means go right ahead!
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I've never been able to speak to anyone at Tmo who would halfway even understand me trying to explain to them the technique you just used. Not to say it wouldn't work but I don't think most of their reps would be capable of doing what you are suggesting even if they were 'able' to do it! Last guy I dealt with was a complete joke, kept putting me on hold and then would come back and say something like he was talking to someone else! I swear he was talking to 3 different people at once, putting people on hold, and not being able to remember who was on what line! Nightmare. Ugh. But hey, if you got a couple hours to waste trying and it works for ya then by all means go right ahead!
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Actually you tell them your gps doesnt work and that it did before the froyo update. When it didnt work on eclair tell them that they had you pull the battery while the phone was on and then they sent something to your phone or reset the network. Idk who you talk to but I did this yesterday and it took less than a half hour. Worse comes to worst you get the android "experts" to do it.
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Actually you tell them your gps doesnt work and that it did before the froyo update. When it didnt work on eclair tell them that they had you pull the battery while the phone was on and then they sent something to your phone or reset the network. Idk who you talk to but I did this yesterday and it took less than a half hour. Worse comes to worst you get the android "experts" to do it.
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Actually my GPS NEVER worked until i spent an hour on the phone *****ing and another hour on live chat until they swapped my phone with what i believe is a brand new one and now the GPS works perfectly! It's definitely a hardware problem. People do the hardware fix, it works, I swapped mine for a new one, it works. I didn't feel like popping my phone open and I'm no good with a soldering gun so why should I have to do the hardware fix myself?
My GPS works respectably well, maybe it just depends on manufacturing date.
As the title says-I can't get the gps to work no matter what I try.
I know it's not something that hasn't been discussed here before but I tried everything.
GPS status shows zero satellites, tried to config the gps.conf as well as any other fix. You name it, I tried it.
Now I use Nexus HD ics by tytung. Excellent rom except that issue which I don't think is rom related.
Back in the days I was on froyo with a sense rom and everything was ok. GB with cm7 was fine too.
But now I can't get a fix, and I also tried to revert back to cm7 and still gps won't get a fix.
Also note that on google maps I can get a location but that's due to network working in the background.
Tried a different radio, kernel and what not...
Any ideas? is the GPS gone for good? and way for me to validate that this is a hardware issue?
Thanks for anyone who read this far!,
a guy who can get lost :/
rayr29 said:
and way for me to validate that this is a hardware issue?
Thanks for anyone who read this far!,
a guy who can get lost :/
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Back up your stuff and return to stock WinMo, check GPS outdoors.
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Marvlesz said:
Back up your stuff and return to stock WinMo, check GPS outdoors.
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Thanks for your advice. Did that today and nothing. WinMo can't find a satellite...damn..
So it's bye-bye GPS? One thing is now that I think about it is that I stayed with the HSPL when WinMo was on.
Does that matter?
rayr29 said:
Thanks for your advice. Did that today and nothing. WinMo can't find a satellite...damn..
So it's bye-bye GPS? One thing is now that I think about it is that I stayed with the HSPL when WinMo was on.
Does that matter?
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As far as I know, no. HSPL shouldn't interfere here.
What was the last time the GPS worked? What happened after that? Have you dropped your phone or something?
Marvlesz said:
As far as I know, no. HSPL shouldn't interfere here.
What was the last time the GPS worked? What happened after that? Have you dropped your phone or something?
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It's hard for me to remember when and where but I guess I dropped it one or more. Can't really say
when I know for a fact the GPS worked but it did. I'm waiting for my T5 screwdriver to take a look at
the GPS antenna. I just hope it's just a matter of the antenna not "sitting" right.