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i9000 MIUI installed on Captivate

Ok let me start off by saying I am NOT a dev. I am just a normal guy who can ocasionally follow instructions off the internet. I was able to get MIUI for the i9000 booted on my Captivate. This MIUI rom is ported over from the Nexus.
All I did was followed the instructions from the MIUI thread in the i9000 forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992251
Just subsitute the captivate equivalent files from CM7. After you do these steps and Flash MIUI Beta 3 it will install a i9000 kernel and modem. You will have to go after the initial steps and install a captivate CM7 Kernel and Modem.
I wont be updating this thread, because I don't have the time. If a Dev wants to streamline this more for the captivate please do. I just wanted to share some info on how I got the MIUI from the i9000 thread running on my captivate. Fill free to use this thread for any MIUI related banter that can further help this Rom run smoother on our phones.

what are the bugs?

like I said I wont be updating this thread at all. I just wanted to let some know that it is possible to get it working on the captivate. to get a full bug list you will either have to install the rom yourself and figure out or wait for someone to report a list. what I have seen so far though is ringtones, and autorotation. I haven't played with it too much, but I was able to fix the ringtone issue be using a rintone app from the market download a ringtone. Also I believe the i9000 thread has a what is and what isn't working list also.

For people who where begging for MIUI this looks to have allot more promise. And it is gingerbread. Have not tried it out yet
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I installed it on my Captivate and its actually running pretty smoothly, in fact its actually pretty fast I haven't even seen any lag. I'm on beta 4.
Here is what works:
-Texting
-Wi-fi
-Browser
-SD cards
Not working:
-I'm having problems downloading apps from the market, they don't seem to be downloading but if download the app you want then reboot the phone the app will be successfully installed.
-The sound only works if you plug the headphones into the phone and when you do that the sound comes from the speaker and not the headphones, however if you plug the headphones only about half way in then the sound will come out of the headphones.
-The sound problem does have an effect with the phone calls because the person on the other line can hear you but you can't hear them on the account of the headphones not being plugged in.
-The back key and search key are not working I guess because its made for another phone but idk. The home key acts as a back key. The menu key works fine.
-If you want to auto-rotate the screen then you'll have to go to the notification bar and tap the auto-rotate icon to turn it on, it does not automatically do it when you turn your phone over.
That's all I got, idk if there is a setting for the sound problem or something but I can't get it to work properly.
Just wanted to tell you guys how much Miui was working on our cappys and hopefully it can be fully working rom in some time.

mossination said:
I installed it on my Captivate and its actually running pretty smoothly, in fact its actually pretty fast I haven't even seen any lag. I'm on beta 4.
Here is what works:
-Texting
-Wi-fi
-Browser
-SD cards
Not working:
-I'm having problems downloading apps from the market, they don't seem to be downloading but if download the app you want then reboot the phone the app will be successfully installed.
-The sound only works if you plug the headphones into the phone and when you do that the sound comes from the speaker and not the headphones, however if you plug the headphones only about half way in then the sound will come out of the headphones.
-The sound problem does have an effect with the phone calls because the person on the other line can hear you but you can't hear them on the account of the headphones not being plugged in.
-The back key and search key are not working I guess because its made for another phone but idk. The home key acts as a back key. The menu key works fine.
-If you want to auto-rotate the screen then you'll have to go to the notification bar and tap the auto-rotate icon to turn it on, it does not automatically do it when you turn your phone over.
That's all I got, idk if there is a setting for the sound problem or something but I can't get it to work properly.
Just wanted to tell you guys how much Miui was working on our cappys and hopefully it can be fully working rom in some time.
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This looks promising. Don't most i9000 ROMs have these issues when installed as-is onto a Captivate? Seems like it could be ported over just like most other i9000 ROMs.
But then again I'm no dev, and I could be completely and terribly wrong.

Did you install the CM7 cappy kernel?
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are you talking about the cm7-captivate-initial-kernel? or something else?

Cappy kernel needs to be reflashed.
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mossination said:
are you talking about the cm7-captivate-initial-kernel? or something else?
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Any CM7 kernel should work as long as it is for the captivate.

Ok so ill reflash that...Ill also have to flash a cm7 modem right? know where I can find that?

Go to the cm7 thread, and go to teamhacksungs website. Should be a full list of modems.
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mossination said:
Ok so ill reflash that...Ill also have to flash a cm7 modem right? know where I can find that?
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Yes, you can find it all from the CM7 download site. you can find the link in the CM7 thread.

so is anyone else trying this? The rom I mean

mossination said:
so is anyone else trying this? The rom I mean
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I tried it yesterday, hence the reason for this thread lol, but didn't really like it. Went back to CM7 with launcherpro plus. I missed my LP Plus widgets too much.

lol im just suprised how this thread isnt that popular

It'll get more popular as things get sorted out with the ROM itself. I've been running it for the last couple days (since beta 2), and if you install the CM7 Captivate kernel and a compatible modem (I like JL3), it's really pretty stable. The apps don't see media files, and afaik there are still some SD card issues, but if you can get past those it's not that hard to use as a daily.

KCutrer1 said:
It'll get more popular as things get sorted out with the ROM itself. I've been running it for the last couple days (since beta 2), and if you install the CM7 Captivate kernel and a compatible modem (I like JL3), it's really pretty stable. The apps don't see media files, and afaik there are still some SD card issues, but if you can get past those it's not that hard to use as a daily.
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It was/is very much a daily driver since data/phone/wifi all work, I just didn't like the feel of it. It took me back to my iPhone days which started to scare me a bit. lol

Yep I think jl3 works the best, I now have the rom pretty much fully functional and I just installed another media player app so it could find my music. MIUI is really amazing looking
Eh it does look like the iphone kind of but I was just getting tired of all the same "looking" roms and wanted something different

Interesting. CM7 has been without a nightly for a few days, I'm up for something new
So once we get the i9000 version running, just go into odin and flash a CM7 captivate kernel/modem? That should fix all the i9000->captivate issues, correct?

[Q] long time watcher and rom user. first time poster.

Hello my name is Xan Steel. I've been trying out roms on this forum for my Epic 4G. However I've run across a lot of bugs in this rom "ACS ICS V6". I would love to be able to post them in the development thread pertaining to the rom, but since I'm under the 10 post limit to post in a dev thread. I would like to ask how I go about doing this the correct way without breaking forum rules.
Thanks in advanced
Xan Steel

Tell us what your problems are here.

1st you have to have 10 post. Go to other threads and comment on stuff like the off topic forum. Then you should be able to post on dev threads. Or you can pm them and let them know.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

Well as Neckberg has said to post my issues here (Thanks) I shall.
[ROM] ACS ICS V6.
Where to began.
I came from ACS SyndicateFrozen 1.1.1 I could never get 1.2 to run. And this ROM was based on GB. Really wanted to see what GB was like. SO after installing the ROM. Everything started out normal (no issues at that point). It was sluggish which made me wonder if Carrier I.Q. was still in the ROM. It wasn't listed that it was removed.
SO I started trying things out. Everything was going good until I turned on the Wireless WiFi Tether. It crashed outright. Tried again, and crashed. It would open to a black screen and then crash. So I did some digging, and apparently this is a known issue. So I got a different one from the market that worked (Open Garden WiFi Tether).
I installed Opera. I like Opera for it's desktop mode that actually works over Dolphins. I would type in a address, and hit go, and it would act like its going, and then stop and remove what I had typed. Tried again, and it would load a blank page. Tried a third time, and got the HTML header to load the page in a text format. Uninstalled and reinstalled same thing happen. So I left it alone, and about 3 hours later it had uninstalled itself/completely missing on the phone and market stated it wasn't installed. Rebooted phone, still gone. Not idea where it went. After reinstalling it again. it would do the same thing.
So I flashed and wiped X3. And reloaded the ROM. Thinking I have a bad load.
reinstalled all my apps and even though Opera is still doing it's thing I mentioned earlier, it hasn't uninstalled itself... yet.
Now after the reload of the ROM. Last night I lost cell service (couldn't make calls) but I had data. Which was odd to me. Rebooted the phone, and same thing. Had data but not cell service. After about and hour or so, I have cell and data back together. Maybe it was someone working on the tower in the area at 11pm, or maybe the ROM decided it would be funny.
Another thing I noticed. If you hit the menu button to pull menus in apps and on the home screens. They are white on black. White text and image, on a black background. Now if you go into any sub-menu from the main menu, its black on black. You can't read anything unless your lucky to have a bright white page behind it, so that it can try to bleed through some of the transparency.
The battery icon when charging in portrait goes from normal to skinny (blinking), while in landscape mode it goes from normal to fat (blinking).
Also two music apps is not really needed. One is fine. Trimming down on unneeded apps would help save on space. Also remove Carrier I.Q. if it hasn't been yet.
Adding that super brightness, is actually bad. Not thinking about it, it's actually crashed the video HW of the phone. On a plain white screen at max brightness, it starts to artifact, and if what ever your trying to do doesn't complete. The video HW crashes, and you get a pretty rainbow on the screen until you pull the battery. Basically acts like a dying or dead video card in a PC. Also it can (and has happened to me) cause screen burn in. If you want a image of it let me know and I'll post one.
Also Rom Manager does not recognize any ClockWorkMod Recovery, if you manually install the recovery yourself.
If I find anything else buggy I'll post and update here.
Thanks
Xan Steel
Phone: Epic 4G
ROM: ACS ICS V6
Recovery CWM 3.1.0.1 purple

Note, I haven't tried this rom myself.
No, carrierIQ is not removed on this rom, nor has it been removed on any GB rom that I know of. Still, removed or not, it won't make any difference in the performance of the device.
Any apps that you fine are useless can easily be uninstalled, even if they are installed system/app folder. Rom chefs correct attitude about roms is that they build for themselves first. I personally have 3 music players installed.
We don't have official Rom Manager support so that will be an issue on pretty much all non AOSP roms for the epic.
Your lack of service issue it probably a carrier issue and not a rom issue.

shane6374 said:
Note, I haven't tried this rom myself.
No, carrierIQ is not removed on this rom, nor has it been removed on any GB rom that I know of. Still, removed or not, it won't make any difference in the performance of the device.
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Ah makes sense. It's relatively new, and most likely not been worked on yet.
Any apps that you fine are useless can easily be uninstalled, even if they are installed system/app folder.
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Ah, then I should be able to remove them myself fairly easily.
We don't have official Rom Manager support so that will be an issue on pretty much all non AOSP roms for the epic.
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Do you know if that is something being worked on?
Your lack of service issue it probably a carrier issue and not a rom issue.
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It's a good possibility since it only happened the one time, but since it is a beta, and I'm using it for the first time. I felt it needed to be brought up just in case it wasn't. Heh beta tested a lot of new software, and got into the habit of reporting everything, even if it looks like something else is the issue and not the software.
Many Thanks
Xan Steel

GPS never works after Froyo

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
sent from the xda app on my android smartphone.
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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.
ABC

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.

[Q] I want to flash a Rom...

I really want to install ICS on my rooted Kindle Fire. I would like to flash this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1528024
My question is, how would I go about this?
I know you have to install a recovery, and I am assuming that is done through KFU.
My questions are:
1) Is that a good and stable Rom?
2) Anyone use this Rom?
3) Any risks I should know about?
4) Could someone just give me plain instructions on how to flash the Rom and what I need to do beforehand?
I'm still new to the Kindle Fire scene, but not to Android. I used to flash Roms on my old LG Ally all the time.
Thanks

I have been using the ICS CM9 Kang ROM Themed Energy Rom. It is amazing. The only downside is no HD video which means no Netflix/Youtube HD, but I can live without. The only other little glitches I have seen is when playing the sims free play the models go white occasionally, but besides that its overclocked and runs smooth as butter.
As far as I have seen there haven't been any issues with it, and I have had it on my tab since the 6th.
To get it fully installed you need to get the kindle fire utility found here in the forums. Make sure you do a factory data reset on the device run the utility to Root and then install the latest TWRP. Download the rom put it on the device, boot into TWRP and do a factory data reset there and clear your cache. Click flash and put the ROM on. Let it stand for about 30 minutes after the first install and you will be good to go.
If you need more detailed instructions I can help you out just let me know.

feyerbrand said:
I have been using the ICS CM9 Kang ROM Themed Energy Rom. It is amazing. The only downside is no HD video which means no Netflix/Youtube HD, but I can live without. The only other little glitches I have seen is when playing the sims free play the models go white occasionally, but besides that its overclocked and runs smooth as butter.
As far as I have seen there haven't been any issues with it, and I have had it on my tab since the 6th.
To get it fully installed you need to get the kindle fire utility found here in the forums. Make sure you do a factory data reset on the device run the utility to Root and then install the latest TWRP. Download the rom put it on the device, boot into TWRP and do a factory data reset there and clear your cache. Click flash and put the ROM on. Let it stand for about 30 minutes after the first install and you will be good to go.
If you need more detailed instructions I can help you out just let me know.
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Aren't there issues with some games because of the lack of HW acceleration?

airmaxx23 said:
Aren't there issues with some games because of the lack of HW acceleration?
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There are a couple of the HD games that don't work, but for the most part I haven't had a problem. I have the following installed and tested
Dragon Fly
FLCommando
Defender
Cordy
OnLive
DroidEmuLite
Birzzle
Angry Birds
Sims Free Play (Glitches occasionally)
World of Goo
Words with Friends
Greed Corp
Star Legends
Overkill
Blood and Glory
Air Attack HD Part 1
I haven't tested more than those though and it seems to work just fine for me.

feyerbrand said:
I have been using the ICS CM9 Kang ROM Themed Energy Rom. It is amazing. The only downside is no HD video which means no Netflix/Youtube HD, but I can live without. The only other little glitches I have seen is when playing the sims free play the models go white occasionally, but besides that its overclocked and runs smooth as butter.
As far as I have seen there haven't been any issues with it, and I have had it on my tab since the 6th.
To get it fully installed you need to get the kindle fire utility found here in the forums. Make sure you do a factory data reset on the device run the utility to Root and then install the latest TWRP. Download the rom put it on the device, boot into TWRP and do a factory data reset there and clear your cache. Click flash and put the ROM on. Let it stand for about 30 minutes after the first install and you will be good to go.
If you need more detailed instructions I can help you out just let me know.
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Thank you
I will try that soon, it takes 30 minutes to boot the first time?

Cl8rs said:
Thank you
I will try that soon, it takes 30 minutes to boot the first time?
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mine boot less than 5mins for the 1st time

Cl8rs said:
Thank you
I will try that soon, it takes 30 minutes to boot the first time?
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He means to let it sit for 30 min without doing anything after it first boots up, then reboot and you'll be able to use it.

Its always best to leave a device alone for a half an hour to let the system settle and then reboot. They call that "baking".

feyerbrand said:
I have been using the ICS CM9 Kang ROM Themed Energy Rom. It is amazing. The only downside is no HD video which means no Netflix/Youtube HD, but I can live without. The only other little glitches I have seen is when playing the sims free play the models go white occasionally, but besides that its overclocked and runs smooth as butter.
As far as I have seen there haven't been any issues with it, and I have had it on my tab since the 6th.
To get it fully installed you need to get the kindle fire utility found here in the forums. Make sure you do a factory data reset on the device run the utility to Root and then install the latest TWRP. Download the rom put it on the device, boot into TWRP and do a factory data reset there and clear your cache. Click flash and put the ROM on. Let it stand for about 30 minutes after the first install and you will be good to go.
If you need more detailed instructions I can help you out just let me know.
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Do you get random restarts. I faced quite a lot of that and now Im back to CM7.

No the most I have is wifi issues every 4 or five times it sleeps all I had to do was shut off the wifi and turn it back on. Not too bad and no random fcs

Thank you so much!! It's amazing!!
Just one small question, is there a way to get the Trebuchet launcher to stay in landscape?

When you tap the time in the corner and tap the settings there is a slide menu called "auto screen rotate". Toggle that switch to off and you will be good to go.

Has any one met the Google text to speech engine problem with ICS CM9 Kang ROM Themed Energy Rom? There are some games that don't work with it. But generally I love this ROM .

feyerbrand said:
When you tap the time in the corner and tap the settings there is a slide menu called "auto screen rotate". Toggle that switch to off and you will be good to go.
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Oh, I thought I tried that, it worked. Thank you

No problem at all

Just use TWRP

GPS not working on any ROM...only stock+stock kernel

Hello all,
I've finally decided to take this problem to the entire forum.
I am a rom-crack addict and have successfully installed dozens of roms on all my devices. But i'm having trouble with the GPS on both of my TF101's.
Every rom i've tried works perfectly except for the GPS.
I can only get GPS working with a stock install + stock kernel (9.2.1.24 & 27).
I've got my TF101 installed on my car dash and really need GPS.
I've tried EVERY rom available and tried all types of fixes. here's what i've tried:
- tried these roms: CM9, CM10, EOS2, EOS3, megatron, revolver, AOSP, AOKP, Revolution HD, etc.
- tried Clockworkmod & TWRP....format system, wipe system, wipe cache, wipe dalvik prior to every rom install.
- used the kernel that comes with the roms.
- installed .24 or .27 kernel's over the roms (no gps unless i revert from rom to stock with these kernels)
- tried Guvenors kernels (all versions),
- installed AGPS flash fix (mount system, install) (even modified build.prop with GPS settings...although i didn't see any of the modified code lines that AGPS was supposed to install in build.prop.)
- let the rom settle for 1 hour each time i install
- tried the regional reset app available on the market
- tried to get satellite fix indoors and outdoors
I haven't tried these:
- snort salt and throw the lime over my left shoulder (can't find limes b/c out of season)
- trade up for a Galaxy Tab
Logically, if none of the roms work on my tf101, then there's something wrong with my tf101.
but i have 2 tf101's. no luck on both.
and i can get great GPS on stock 9.1.2.24 & 27.
thinking of getting an external bluetooth gps receiver, but don't want to spend another $100.
not having a rom on my tf101 sucks almost as bad as having an ipad.
can anyone dig deep and help me solve this problem?
thank you, thank you.

I have the exact same problem. I haven't resorted to stock, but I have tried many, many roms. No GPS love for me, either.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

I have heard this before from some peoples, no GPS with any custom ROM. GPS work for me on all ROM I've tried. Currently on Megatron with Guevors v21.5. The kernel that's been modified by ricardopvz.
Have toy tried the app "Faster Sat Fixes"?

I had good GPS on stock, OK on ARHD and Revolver ( faster fix helped with these ) and nothing no matter what I do with my ASOP JB ROM I'm currently on.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2

baseballfanz said:
I have heard this before from some peoples, no GPS with any custom ROM. GPS work for me on all ROM I've tried. Currently on Megatron with Guevors v21.5. The kernel that's been modified by ricardopvz.
Have toy tried the app "Faster Sat Fixes"?
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Yes, i've tried faster sat fixes. believe that just speeds up the satellite aquisition. i've left my tf101 searching for sats for 24 hours inside and 4 hours outside on my deck. both with fast fix and without.
since stock works perfectly on both of my tf101's, it must be the rom or kernel.
i've literally made a variables matrix of my attempts...it's 3 pages long. i've tried every combination of installation proceedures, rom types, kernal types, app fixes, build.prop modifications, etc. IE: a+b, a+c, a+d, a+e, a+f - b+c, b+d, b+e, b+f - c+d, c+e, etc.
there must be some coding variable that is missing or not correct in all the tf101 roms. something variable that some pads like and some don't.

I used "1-Click Transformer Root_1.1" (says it uses the Niloj TF300 Exploit) to root my tf101's.
could that introduce a variable that the rom's/kernel's don't like?

Had the same problem with all custom roms I tried so far, till an hour ago. I am using latest eos with kat 1.0.1 and no matter what I tried i couldn't make it to fix position. With gps essential it could see 4 to 5 sats but no fix. I tried gpsfix and fastfix as well with no luck. Then I accidentally left the tablet at my balcony with gpsfix left opened and left the house. I when I came back after an hour I think, I had a fix with 6 sats. From that time I had rebooted several times, turn on/off gps several times and I always get a fix within seconds with a-gps turned off. I also got the tablet to another location (where I'm right now). Turned on the tab, and in 10 secs I got a fix. I hope it's solved. So my suggestion, give it some time for the first fix.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2

thanks, ark...i'll give it a try in a few hours...busy now.
if you'd have told me to hold the tf101 in my left hand and throw a dead cat over my right shoulder...i would have tried it.
will let you know.
thanks for the effort.

nope...no joy.
it is certainly recognizing more satellites, but i've only achieved lock briefly a few times. no where close to being "useable".

Unfortunately I'll have to agree.it's unusable. I tried it in the car and it couldn't keep the fix.
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Success!!! Yes, yes!
although it took another hunderd dollars, but i acheive full lock (hehe..) in seconds.
i bought the Universal Bluetooth GPS receiver by Dual, followed the instructions, paired it with my tf101, allowed 'mock locations' in system settings, downloaded "Bluetooth GPS" app from store, made 2 app setting changes, and.....voila!...GPS lock instantaneously.
Tried this on ICS Megatron & Revolver - JellyBean TeamEOS nightlies. all works fine!
yea, it's another $100, but it now makes my $1000 tablet useful.
hope this helps others.

Well, my situation improved. I used the ARHD superwipe-full script, then formatted each partition a second time for good measure. I flashed CM9.1.0 just to check CM's progress. I can at least see satellites now (nothing before), but it would be pointless to try and navigate this way since it doesn't lock very long. GPS-Status shows 5-6 satellites, locking on and off after 20-30 seconds of searching, and sometimes dropping out. When I was on stock HC and stock ICS, it would lock startlingly fast, with 10-12 satellites within 5-10 seconds.
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53l3c7a said:
Well, my situation improved. I used the ARHD superwipe-full script, then formatted each partition a second time for good measure. I flashed CM9.1.0 just to check CM's progress. I can at least see satellites now (nothing before), but it would be pointless to try and navigate this way since it doesn't lock very long. GPS-Status shows 5-6 satellites, locking on and off after 20-30 seconds of searching, and sometimes dropping out. When I was on stock HC and stock ICS, it would lock startlingly fast, with 10-12 satellites within 5-10 seconds.
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I followed what you did and got the same results.
i would really like to return the external bluetooth gps receiver and use the one i paid for in the tf101.
I am at a loss as to what to try next. i have tried everything.
hopefully someone will stumble across this thread and post a solution.
Buehler?
Buehler?

Not much chatter on the CM threads about it either. I just set mine up in my car too and I really need that GPS too. Hopefully a fix can be found soon!
The only time I get any kind of location lock is when I'm connected to WiFi. Not good enough.
I'm a pain in the ass and I don't want to go back to stock because everything else in CM10 is working so nicely!

sullivan1985 said:
Not much chatter on the CM threads about it either. I just set mine up in my car too and I really need that GPS too. Hopefully a fix can be found soon!
The only time I get any kind of location lock is when I'm connected to WiFi. Not good enough.
I'm a pain in the ass and I don't want to go back to stock because everything else in CM10 is working so nicely!
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try the external bluetooth gps receiver made by Dual. it works with my tf101 perfectly...locks in 1-2 seconds. USB powered for your car.
it's $100 but chances are you've spent quite a bit installing it to this point...what's another hunday?
with all the developers do when they write these roms, you'd think someone could solve this in 10minutes.
maybe someone will think of something or devote some time to solving.

Same problem.- wish there was a fix.
chumboy said:
Hello all,
I've finally decided to take this problem to the entire forum.
I am a rom-crack addict and have successfully installed dozens of roms on all my devices. But i'm having trouble with the GPS on both of my TF101's.
Every rom i've tried works perfectly except for the GPS.
I can only get GPS working with a stock install + stock kernel (9.2.1.24 & 27).
I've got my TF101 installed on my car dash and really need GPS.
I've tried EVERY rom available and tried all types of fixes. here's what i've tried:.
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I wish there was a fix. Must stick to ARHD or Revolver or no gps.

rbird2 said:
I wish there was a fix. Must stick to ARHD or Revolver or no gps.
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The trick for me, whether on stock iCS or custom ICS, JB, has been to take a stock ROM, extract it to directory, blobunpack it, if necessary, and do the same with whatever custom ROM you want to use. You have to get to the ramdisk, where you can change the gps related settings in init.ventana.rc to match the same user and group and permissions as in the stock ROM. On JB, I compared to the TF300T JB firmware and made a merge of the settings there with the stock ICS settings. Also, use the /etc/gps.conf from stock ICS, where there is only 1 line setting an NTP server. Asus seems to have gotten the gps right on stock firmware. Works like a charm for me. After the changes, you just repack the kernel and ramdisk, blobpack it back to a blob and recompress it with the 2 original folders and reflash and you will have working gps, barring broken hardware, of course. If you are on a stock based ICS ROM, you should be able to flash one of appropriate stock ICS kernels I have posted elsewhere in the development forum and achieve the same thing, although you will still have to manually make /etc/gps.conf match the stock setting.
I did this process earlier with K900's Jelly Bean AOKP ROM and now gps is working like a charm. It worked somewhat before, just very slowly and couldn't hold a fix very well. The first time takes a few minutes, but after that, I see 8 to 10 sats and get a fix in seconds, sometimes fixed to 8 at a time.

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The trick for me, whether on stock iCS or custom ICS, JB, has been to take a stock ROM, extract it to directory, blobunpack it, if necessary, and do the same with whatever custom ROM you want to use. You have to get to the ramdisk, where you can change the gps related settings in init.ventana.rc to match the same user and group and permissions as in the stock ROM. On JB, I compared to the TF300T JB firmware and made a merge of the settings there with the stock ICS settings. Also, use the /etc/gps.conf from stock ICS, where there is only 1 line setting an NTP server. Asus seems to have gotten the gps right on stock firmware. Works like a charm for me. After the changes, you just repack the kernel and ramdisk, blobpack it back to a blob and recompress it with the 2 original folders and reflash and you will have working gps, barring broken hardware, of course. If you are on a stock based ICS ROM, you should be able to flash one of appropriate stock ICS kernels I have posted elsewhere in the development forum and achieve the same thing, although you will still have to manually make /etc/gps.conf match the stock setting.
I did this process earlier with K900's Jelly Bean AOKP ROM and now gps is working like a charm. It worked somewhat before, just very slowly and couldn't hold a fix very well. The first time takes a few minutes, but after that, I see 8 to 10 sats and get a fix in seconds, sometimes fixed to 8 at a time.
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SidneyK,
many thanks for your input!!! so there may be a chance?!
I'm a dedicated crackflasher, but have never compiled, blobunpacked, etc.
I know it's alot to ask, but could you possibly post a detailed process? what apps to use, exactly what steps, etc.
I've had many, many PM's from members who are suffering this.
No rush, we're patient for news like this.
tell me how to buy you a beer and it's done!
many thanks in advance.

chumboy said:
SidneyK,
many thanks for your input!!! so there may be a chance?!
I'm a dedicated crackflasher, but have never compiled, blobunpacked, etc.
I know it's alot to ask, but could you possibly post a detailed process? what apps to use, exactly what steps, etc.
I've had many, many PM's from members who are suffering this.
No rush, we're patient for news like this.
tell me how to buy you a beer and it's done!
many thanks in advance.
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Well, I don't use PayPal, so don't worry about the beer. My wife had a PayPal account she hadn't used for years and it got hacked, so I don't trust them. When I get time, I'll try to put something together with the relevant links to threads with the supporting tools and a run through. It's kind of convoluted since everything isn't all in one place, but once you understand how the different pieces go together, then it makes sense. Mostly just remembering to do each part in the right order. Once you have the tools though, you'll see that you can make other changes like this or even further customize any ROM yourself the way you want it or to experiment with things.

sidneyk said:
Well, I don't use PayPal, so don't worry about the beer. My wife had a PayPal account she hadn't used for years and it got hacked, so I don't trust them. When I get time, I'll try to put something together with the relevant links to threads with the supporting tools and a run through. It's kind of convoluted since everything isn't all in one place, but once you understand how the different pieces go together, then it makes sense. Mostly just remembering to do each part in the right order. Once you have the tools though, you'll see that you can make other changes like this or even further customize any ROM yourself the way you want it or to experiment with things.
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Very much apprecieated.
just by your brief overview, it seemed logical. but i'm sure there are many nuances that go with it.
i'm also a cracktinkerer and can't wait to really see how rom's tick.
whenever you can post it, you'll gain even more fans.
thanks again.