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My GPS worked fine on 2.1 from the time I owned my phone, but stop working last week. I updated my phone last night and the GPS still doesn't work. Any tips on what I should do? How do I clear the cache? I'm on a stock Epic
lot of discussion going on in other thread opened by me... head over there..
bsically u need to go back to di18 .. get a gps lock on google maps..and flash again... to dk28... if that makes sense.
how i m not sure.. still trying to figure out from pros.
So anyone else having issues with gps on Superclean 2.6? I had the gps on with navigation for 3 hours today to see if it would ever connect and nothing >.<. Any ideas?
Allowing Google Locations to connect in GPS settings or something like that. Also make sure to turn on the actual GPS (just making sure..). After turning it on, wait a about 10sec-1min then open up Google Maps. Should automatically detect your phone.
I did that and still nothing. That's what I did before too.
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I recommend trying GPS Aids in Android Market.
slacker, go into settings --> location & security and turn on "standalone GPS services" in that menu. accept the "warning" and then your GPS will work, and turn off/on on the notification bar w/o issue.
If you reboot the phone with the gps off you'll have to repeat this process again for it to work.
It's a bug in EB01 that I noted a while back.
Well I tried it countless times... still nothing. Anyone else have an idea?
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Oh yah and I couldn't get gps aids to work.
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Try getting just gps from market. I make sure I have NONE of boxes checked and gps turned off. I then start just gps. It tells me I have to enable. It takes me to that checkbox screen. I enable standalone gps then hit the back key until I'm back in just gps. In a matter of seconds I'm locked to 5 or more sats.
I seem to have problems when I just enable all the gps stuff and then turn it on from drop down bar. I can do all that and then open maps or latitude and it doesn't work. When I start it like I recommend I can then go to maps or latitude with no problems.
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zombie1991 said:
Try getting just gps from market. I make sure I have NONE of boxes checked and gps turned off. I then start just gps. It tells me I have to enable. It takes me to that checkbox screen. I enable standalone gps then hit the back key until I'm back in just gps. In a matter of seconds I'm locked to 5 or more sats.
I seem to have problems when I just enable all the gps stuff and then turn it on from drop down bar. I can do all that and then open maps or latitude and it doesn't work. When I start it like I recommend I can then go to maps or latitude with no problems.
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I don't see an app called just gps I see gps test and gps status. With GPS test I get to 3 seen sats in about 4 seconds but then nothing it just doesn't progress past that.
You didn't mention your firmware version. I was having trouble getting a GPS lock on the EA28 firmware using SC 2.6. I would have to reboot the phone with the GPS turned on, and then once it was turned off it would not work any more. I updated to the EB01 firmware on Friday and have had no issues getting a GPS lock since then.
I am also using eb01 running super clean 2.8 non voodoo. Locked on this morning to 9 in like 5 seconds coming to work.
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I'm using ebo1 with sc2.8 vodoo.
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The GPS on my Fascinate never really worked that well, but ever since installing custom ROMs and whatnot, the GPS doesn't work, period.
I started with Superclean. No GPS.
I moved over to Blackhole. Still no GPS.
No matter how long I leave it on, I get nothing. It's really frustrating that such a useful feature doesn't work at all. At least with the stock ROM it could get a lock... after 15 minutes. Is there anything that can be done?
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The GPS on my Fascinate never really worked that well, but ever since installing custom ROMs and whatnot, the GPS doesn't work, period.
I started with Superclean. No GPS.
I moved over to Blackhole. Still no GPS.
No matter how long I leave it on, I get nothing. It's really frustrating that such a useful feature doesn't work at all. At least with the stock ROM it could get a lock... after 15 minutes. Is there anything that can be done?
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yes flash one of the powerwash roms...gps works great!
Thanks for the suggestion. Looks like to install Powerwash I would have to Odin a ROM, which means losing all my apps, texts, etc. I guess I could pay $6 for Titanium Backup but I don't really want to do that (or will the free version work).
Then again it might be worth it to have working GPS.
The free version will work for what you are doing. The premium version allows you to freeze apps and bloatware instead of uninstalling it, which can cause force closes on certain apk files.
Long as your on a rfs based rom you can flash pw ed05 in cwm. Just wipe cache and dalvik. Pw eh09 is the odin only version.
Okay I'm willing to give it a try, if it'll get my GPS to work.
I'll try flashing PW ED05 over Blackhole and see how that goes. Backing up right now just in case.
If it screws things up I'll try the EH09 beta version. Gotta Odin anyway at that point.
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Okay I'm willing to give it a try, if it'll get my GPS to work.
I'll try flashing PW ED05 over Blackhole and see how that goes. Backing up right now just in case.
If it screws things up I'll try the EH09 beta version. Gotta Odin anyway at that point.
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Well all right, I installed PW ED05 over my old ROM and guess what? GPS seems to work now! Huzzah! Thanks droidstyle.
Battery life still sucks though :/ but what can you do when you live in a shoe
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Well all right, I installed PW ED05 over my old ROM and guess what? GPS seems to work now! Huzzah! Thanks droidstyle.
Battery life still sucks though :/ but what can you do when you live in a shoe
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Wipe battery stats in cwm and give a few charge cycles...my battery life is really good.
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Wipe battery stats in cwm and give a few charge cycles...my battery life is really good.
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Tried that before. Didn't really do anything as far as I can tell. Battery still drains incredibly quickly, especially if I am streaming anything over 3G incl. audio w/ the screen off. 40% an hour, at least.
I'm thinking of getting one of those extended batteries, like that Naztech one. Sure it'll make the phone thicker, but it would be more than worth it to have a phone that can make it through the day (and be able to actually use it).
Ok, I need help troubleshooting/fixing my GPS.
Here is what is going on. I got the Vibrant when it first came out, I had the normal GPS problems as everyone else. Once Samsung released the GPS update, I applied it, and my GPS worked (as good as it could).
So everything was cool, until I installed KB1, my GPS died, never locked onto sats. So today I just tried istalling KB5 through Kies to see if this would resolve my issue. NOPE, GPS is still dead.
Next, I installed Rooted and deodexed KB5. My GPS is still dead. I have run Samsung's GPSRESTORE app, but it gets stuck on "Position FIX" and tells me to move to open sky and try again. I AM STANDING OUTSIDE.
My GPS DID WORK PRIOR TO UPDATING TO KB1, THEN DIED when I installed KB1. Something happend when I installed KB1.
My GPS is completely dead.
Any suggestions?
Try hardware fix, your GPS antenna might not even be connected inside.
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Try hardware fix, your GPS antenna might not even be connected inside.
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I don't think my issue is related to the GPS antenna. I say this because my GPS did work, but instantly went dead when I updated to KB1.
Clearly the two are connected, something happened after I installed KB1, unrelated to the antenna.
try flashing a custom rom. Seems like you've only tried the stock roms with broken gps. Look in the development section for the plethora of gps healthy roms.
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try flashing a custom rom. Seems like you've only tried the stock roms with broken gps. Look in the development section for the plethora of gps healthy roms.
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Do the custom roms use a modified modem other than the one the stock uses? The dev went into kb5 modem and modified it?
Otherwise it should give the same result, if the modems are the same. No?
What happens if you ODIN to original firmware and then update to JI6 build which is 2.1 eclair ? Test it with this setup and check your gps under clear sky.
Next, try connecting to wifi and opening google maps. Also, do you have a dedicated gps app like copilot installed? Try opening that
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What happens if you ODIN to original firmware and then update to JI6 build which is 2.1 eclair ? Test it with this setup and check your gps under clear sky.
Next, try connecting to wifi and opening google maps. Also, do you have a dedicated gps app like copilot installed? Try opening that
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When I ODIN to JFD, my GPS is still dead.
I haven't tried updating back to JI6, JI6 was the official release prior to Kb1, correct?
I will try that!
Can you explain the reason behind connecting with wifi? The issue is I don't connect to any satellites anymore. The GPS app I use is GPStest by chartcross.
Correct JI6 was official OTA update that was supposed to fix the GPS.
The reason I ask about wifi is because its possible that there maybe an issue with your sim and data so wifi will help google maps use data without your sim
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Correct JI6 was official OTA update that was supposed to fix the GPS.
The reason I ask about wifi is because its possible that there maybe an issue with your sim and data so wifi will help google maps use data without your sim
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What could be the issue with the sim/data?
When I enter LBStest mode, and I click position test, it is basically dead. It doesn't even see any satellites. No action what so ever. All the fields are blank.
I can't find Ji6, is it in the development section somewhere?
Hmm, you can download JI6 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798125&highlight=T959UVJI6
Regarding sim, I was just thinking a temporary issue with your area or your account. Have you performed hardware fix in the past? The reason I ask is sometimes the contact comes lose and breaks if you bent it too much.
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Hmm, you can download JI6 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798125&highlight=T959UVJI6
Regarding sim, I was just thinking a temporary issue with your area or your account. Have you performed hardware fix in the past? The reason I ask is sometimes the contact comes lose and breaks if you bent it too much.
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I've never opened up my phone, so no I haven't done the hardware fix. I'm pretty sure it got screwed up during the kb1 update for some reason.
Thanks for the ji6 link, I will try that.
Anytime after a new rom my gps doesn't work i use the digitaltoddy fix. Super easy, always works. Should be in my first signature guide.
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Anytime after a new rom my gps doesn't work i use the digitaltoddy fix. Super easy, always works. Should be in my first signature guide.
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I'm installing ji6 right now, but I'll try that digitaltoddy fix also.
what is that? I haven't been active here for months, so I am totally out of the loop. Can you provide me the link to the thread please
Just installed ji6, GPS is dead, doesn't even see any satellites in view
completely dead
SamsungVibrant said:
Ok, I need help troubleshooting/fixing my GPS.
Here is what is going on. I got the Vibrant when it first came out, I had the normal GPS problems as everyone else. Once Samsung released the GPS update, I applied it, and my GPS worked (as good as it could).
So everything was cool, until I installed KB1, my GPS died, never locked onto sats. So today I just tried istalling KB5 through Kies to see if this would resolve my issue. NOPE, GPS is still dead.
Next, I installed Rooted and deodexed KB5. My GPS is still dead. I have run Samsung's GPSRESTORE app, but it gets stuck on "Position FIX" and tells me to move to open sky and try again. I AM STANDING OUTSIDE.
My GPS DID WORK PRIOR TO UPDATING TO KB1, THEN DIED when I installed KB1. Something happend when I installed KB1.
My GPS is completely dead.
Any suggestions?
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2 weeks ago i had same problem. Now i am rocking with my vibrant, all i did was called samsung since it was still under warranty. I shipped my vibrant to samsung....they could not figure out what was wrong with it....all i knew was that they changed printed board (i guess its circuit board)...once i got it....GPS was working fine... That was my situation...rest u can decide what u wanna do!!!!
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Anytime after a new rom my gps doesn't work i use the digitaltoddy fix. Super easy, always works. Should be in my first signature guide.
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oh i just found the digitaltoddy fix, going into lbstest mode, clearing gps data, setting to cold start? Ya i've done that already, but didn't know it had a name, haha.
I think my gps is totally dead
Sucks but seems like your gps is dead then. I'd say send it to Samsung and they should fix it. You could try opening the phone but why go through the hassle only to find the gps has electrical problem and needs replacement.
Good luck dude, didn't see you here since Froyo was rolled out
Sounds like it's dead. ODIN back to stock and exchange it for another.
I have the same issue.
I wish it had happened BEFORE I did the FFC mod and voided my warranty.
I may have to open this sucker up yet again to see if I can do another hardware fix.
ugh.
Put the stock cam back in, paint hole with black nail polish, then send in for warranty. I did with mine when my usb port got wonky. No questions were asked, and all of the in store sales reps knew I modded my phone.
Beware of angry gingerbread man
Hello,
I am running EF02, I odined it, and I just found a huge issue, GPS Stops working after like 30 minutes of use. It basically turns off if you have it on too long.
Heres a way to replicate it:
Open Telenav, Enter an address, let it guide you for 30 minutes, and before that, you phone should vibrate (force close vibrate) and the voice over will say "cannot get GPS Signal in this area".
Is anyone else having this issue?
Thanks
I will try that tomorrow on my way to work. What is a good test and signal quality for the GPS? I downloaded GPS Test lite from the market. I am running EF02. I went in my back yard and the test program tells me 7-9 satellites in view, using 2, accuracy 18ft. Does that sound like a healthy GPS signal? Is there a better testing program?
That's a good program, the gps location and tracking works fine,but it stops working after a certain amount of time, and can only be fixed by reboot. I've never had this problem on froyo or eclair, I just hope sprint realizes this issue and fixes it
I actually had this same issue on 2.2 while i would use google nav. I noticed it when i took a several hour road trip about every hour to half hour id have to disconnect my gps and reconnect it.
I have the same issue too. For me GPS stops working in about 10 minutes of use. Google Nav would just sit there with trying to reconnect to GPS and says GPS signal loss. Tried EF02 and EF10 modems.
Used GPS Status & Toolbox app from market to get it working again instead of restarting the phone, but GPS still stops working in about 10 minutes of use.
In the mean time I might just flash back to ACS 1.1.1 or the new one just released 1.2
Yep. Mine does the same.
I'm having a couple of these GPS issues as well, never had them before. I've always been able to get GPS functional on every eclair, froyo, and gingerbread release until now (ef02).
GPS Test app shows around 8-9 satellites in view, and only 1-2 in use. Previously, I would always have 8-9 visible and 8-9 in use. I think this is causing my second problem which is:
GPS accuracy is way down over previous releases. It used to be near-pinpoint accuracy, now it's much less accurate. Today driving in to work, the accuracy was so bad that when I was on the highway and if there were secondary roads close to the highway, maps would often place me on those secondary roads and start telling me how to get back to the highway. I've never had this problem before. I'm also getting the telltale large blue circle in maps depicting the poor accuracy.
I'm also having the problem where GPS signal will just totally drop after 10-15 minutes of navigation.
I've tried the usual tricks with resetting agps, etc., nothing has worked so far.
Edit: I'm on the EF02 modem, not sure that it matters though
Wow that really blows, if this the case, I'm going back to Froyo ... I rarely use the GPS but when I do, it's for long trips and I can't have it dying on me traveling to places I am unfamiliar with. Thanks for the bug report on this OP, it seems everyone is having the problem, regardless of baseband EF02 or EF10.
Glad to find out it is not just me having this issue.
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GPS Stops working after like 30 minutes of use.
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Yes
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Any solution for this issue yet? I rely far to much on my GPS which is why I can't use EF builds is simply cause of this one issue.
Yeah, odin the EC05 MOdem, it does the trick for me
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Yeah, odin the EC05 MOdem, it does the trick for me
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This worked for me as well but its not as good of a GPS lock as Froyo was.
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Same problem here. Went back to Froyo EC05, no problems again.
I guess I'll be waiting for them to make progress. GPS is essential for me, I use it on a daily basis.
I had the same problem and eco3 modem works for me
I have been using it mon,tues.wed all day 700am till 800pm and it never disconnects on me.
So far so good
After trying everything on Anonymous to get gps to work I finally gave up. Odin'd ef02 stockplus and gps works flawlessly...used it for an hour drive today without any hickups..give this rom a try....very smooth and fast for Rfs
The Stock Roms works fine!!!
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After trying everything on Anonymous to get gps to work I finally gave up. Odin'd ef02 stockplus and gps works flawlessly...used it for an hour drive today without any hickups..give this rom a try....very smooth and fast for Rfs
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+1 on that my brother! I believe the problem lays in the Ext4 Roms and the other modified roms. The stock roms work perfectly. This is the first time I am endorsing the stock roms. I believe our developers are trying to do a lot without the source code.
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Any solution for this issue yet? I rely far to much on my GPS which is why I can't use EF builds is simply cause of this one issue.
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Odin the EF02 stock roms. They have a lot of work to do on the Ext4 Roms to get them to work properly.
Just had to vent (at myself, for not having the time to delve into non-stock ROMs the right way but still installing the leaked EF02): my GPS is completely wonky with EF02, and I've tried the EC05, EF02 and EF10 modems. None make a difference.
Now I'm debating whether to go back to EC05 and wait for the official link, or just live with it. Kicking myself...
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+1 on that my brother! I believe the problem lays in the Ext4 Roms and the other modified roms. The stock roms work perfectly. This is the first time I am endorsing the stock roms. I believe our developers are trying to do a lot without the source code.
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It happens on EF02 stock as well. I had the same issues on a road trip I took after switching to EF02, would have to reboot constantly in my case to get it working right. Then tried flashing the EE03 modem, still had the problem. But as goku said, flashing to the EC05 Froyo modem seems to have resolved it.
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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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.
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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.
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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.