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Apollo GPS issue driving me crazy...

Hey guys.
My wife's Apollo is running JPB and all is fine exept for the GPS. I can't get it working. I tries gpsopt and also the ntp fix, but it stays on 'searching' for ever...
Also I notice that the phone is very slow the next 10 minutes...
Any idea what I can try next ?
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sis3970 said:
Hey guys.
My wife's Apollo is running JPB and all is fine exept for the GPS. I can't get it working. I tries gpsopt and also the ntp fix, but it stays on 'searching' for ever...
Also I notice that the phone is very slow the next 10 minutes...
Any idea what I can try next ?
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I've tryed everything and everything was working just ones or twice..
soo you will test now many settings from XDA members - and all of these helps are very usefull.
But the point remains: samsung gps is ****y - their support is ****y...
Soo.
1) install application GPSbooster (octy's new one for froyo) OCTY - many thanks!!
2) install GPS status (which downloads from internet position of satelites: similiar to quickGPS from HTC)
3) enable in Gpssetup2 (use activities in LaunchPro) gpsOne XTRA (it will push downloaded positions to your gps)
4) in gpssetup2 go to SSL / enable SSL and choose google server (I don't know how to triger the download from the google server - that's why I use Gps status application)
5) run GET possition in Gpssetup2 for 15 minutes (ones a week ??)
IF you will not get the GPS quicly. Then leave GPS enabled. Switch off and on your samsung (with GPS enabled)
after this restart your GPS will RUN.
You will read many more about how to make GPS quick on i580 but Restart with enabled GPS will help always.
Thank you Samsung for your semi-product. Product is good, your gps pre-settings is semi.

GPS Booster!!
I cant find GPS Booster on the market..I think it is not available in my country
Also tried googling fr it but with no luck..
somebody pls upload the GpsBoosterLite so that I can test it out on my phone...

GPS Booster is offline
Hey, I have the same problem, after flashing froyo 2.2 on my I5801 (turns the phone into a I5800...) I cant get any gps signal. and gps booster seems to be offline....HEEELP

GPSsetup2 access code
Hey there,
The access code for gpssetup under froyo is
*#*#3214789650#*#*

nastyba said:
1) install application GPSbooster (octy's new one for froyo) OCTY - many thanks!!
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Mmmm, where can we find the froyo version of GPS Booster ?!

vetea said:
Mmmm, where can we find the froyo version of GPS Booster ?!
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Just type in Search "I5800"...
Its show 3 apps...
GPS Opt
GPS Booster Lite
GPS Booster (Paid version)

I have nothing in the Market, i am withy Froyo JPA. Sure it is the Froyo version ?
If so, Can you post the apk pls ?

vetea said:
I have nothing in the Market, i am withy Froyo JPA. Sure it is the Froyo version ?
If so, Can you post the apk pls ?
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you can try market enabler to find hidden applications at market
but - beware,
last time I had used market enabler at JP9 my phone did itself hardreset, it wasn't funny
let me know if market enabler works for you

nastyba said:
you can try market enabler to find hidden applications at market
but - beware,
last time I had used market enabler at JP9 my phone did itself hardreset, it wasn't funny
let me know if market enabler works for you
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I need the apk 2.
market enabler doesnt work
can u upload the apk here?

GPS can't be stopped anymore!

Hi everyone,
I'm posting a message there, because I think it's my last chance to have a nice idea before hard-resetting my Galaxy S (XWJS5).
I was playing with the LbsTestMode to change the settings of the GPS (and I tried also to access it through SGS Toolbox). I changed a few values, restarted the phone and GPS is OK.
The problem now is that I can't stop it anymore. In the switch I have in the upper notification bar, GPS icon is always green, and when I go to "Settings > Location and Security" the checkbox next to "Use GPS Satellites" is checked. I can uncheck it, and go back, but if I enter again in the same menu, it is again checked. It seems the value of this parameter is not recorded...
Do you have any idea? Could it be a problem of rights on some folder or files? I'm quite desperate with it...
Thanks in advance!
Rebel2k

*#1575#
change cp status
change it and restart phone see if that helps

Thanks
Thank you for your answer... I didn't know this code! I will try it. But in fact I "hard-resetted" my phone yesterday evening to solve it!
I keep it anyway. Do you think it is possible that SGS Toolbox broke it? (my phone is rooted and SGS Toolbox has su rights by the way)

Rebel2k said:
Thank you for your answer... I didn't know this code! I will try it. But in fact I "hard-resetted" my phone yesterday evening to solve it!
I keep it anyway. Do you think it is possible that SGS Toolbox broke it? (my phone is rooted and SGS Toolbox has su rights by the way)
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Yer toolbox does mess with a lot of things.
Sent from my GTI-9000 Using that XDA app thingy

Ok, I'll know it for the future!

Rebel2k said:
Ok, I'll know it for the future!
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I think toolbox is just a ui for this type of code
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Hum
Ok, in fact, on antoher forum (french board) we are regrouping many people having the problem. The code given above to change cp status (*#1575#) doesn't help to solve the problem.
I think it can come from the secgps.conf file or maybe Jupiter.xml, isn't it possible?

gps secret code (solution found)

anyone found the gps secret codes to turn on and off such as standalone vs assisted gps etc.. none of the sgs normal codes appear to work.

*8329#
Never live in the past but always learn from it.

are you sure doest do squat on my phone.????

try these
*#*#1472365#*#* - GPS test
*#*#1575#*#* - Another GPS test

already tried them..
the first does not work.
the second goes into a sort of menu but not the one i/we need to set the normal gps options.

Bump... still looking for solution... anyone ?
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lgkahn said:
Bump... still looking for solution... anyone ?
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I don't have the S2 yet, so can't test this, but on my SGS I use Any Cut to create a link directly to LbsTest. You might give that a try.

The option for assisted and standalone GPS is in the settings menu.
Settings > Location and Security > Sensor aiding
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steve228uk said:
The option for assisted and standalone GPS is in the settings menu.
Settings > Location and Security > Sensor aiding
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That's a different setting than OP is looking for.

samnada said:
I don't have the S2 yet, so can't test this, but on my SGS I use Any Cut to create a link directly to LbsTest. You might give that a try.
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thaniks can you tell me what the link is.. ie where on the phone maybe i can do it from terminal program.

lgkahn said:
thaniks can you tell me what the link is.. ie where on the phone maybe i can do it from terminal program.
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Sorry, not sure how to determine that. In Any Cut I select "New shortcut", then "Activity", and select "LbsTestMode". It creates the shortcut. I've tried the "Edit existing shortcut" function but it just sits there with a blank screen, so no help there.

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Sorry, not sure how to determine that. In Any Cut I select "New shortcut", then "Activity", and select "LbsTestMode". It creates the shortcut. I've tried the "Edit existing shortcut" function but it just sits there with a blank screen, so no help there.
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that may work fine except there is no "lbstestmode" in the list on the sgs ii

here is the fix.. well mostly the antenna and cns tests dont seem to work or cns is broken on our phone.. anyway
take this app.. copy it to /system/app with root explorer or adb push.
(need to be rooted)
then use anycut (free in the market) to add an activity shortcut to this app (secret codes still fail to work)
i have set mine to coldstart a i like etc. and now am getting much faster initial fixes after running get position test.
accuracy is still **** and much higher than my sgs.. but not sure the sgs was not lying about accuracy.
strange they didn't include the lbstest app in the roms

I think GB comes with AngryGPS.apk (lbstestmode was for froyo/eclair), and the code to invoke it is *#3214789650# if I'm not mistaken..
Don't have the GSII though, so can't confirm..
Edit: Attached a AngryGPS.apk found in the I9000 Android dev forum

reb73 said:
I think GB comes with AngryGPS.apk (lbstestmode was for froyo/eclair), and the code to invoke it is *#3214789650# if I'm not mistaken..
Don't have the GSII though, so can't confirm..
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maybe i will try to download angrygps but it is not in our rom.. and that code does not work already tried it.
also i cannot find an non odexed version of it to download.. for that matter cannot find any version to download on the net

lgkahn said:
here is the fix.. well mostly the antenna and cns tests dont seem to work or cns is broken on our phone.. anyway
take this app.. copy it to /system/app with root explorer or adb push.
(need to be rooted)
then use anycut (free in the market) to add an activity shortcut to this app (secret codes still fail to work)
i have set mine to coldstart a i like etc. and now am getting much faster initial fixes after running get position test.
accuracy is still **** and much higher than my sgs.. but not sure the sgs was not lying about accuracy.
strange they didn't include the lbstest app in the roms
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Since you have this working can you tell us what the default setup is for the SUPL/CP settings? On the SGS many people got better results by modifying the Server to either "supl.google.com" or "supl.nokia.com". I know this could turn into another mishmash of user tweaks and deadends, but it seems Samsung has not fully resolved all their GPS issues.
(I don't have a S2 to test with, so relying on those here to help me make a buying decision. Thanks.)

new solution here is angrygps.apk
i asked someone in the sgs forum to post it and they did
again copy to system/app with root explorer or adb
and use anycut to create shortcut
works fine on our phone..
as for the other answer the default is hot start (which i change to cold start)
and also for suppl settings
it is
supl.google.com
7276
but supl secure socket is on.. which was not on on the sgs i
so i turned it off on mine.. (who the fff cares if your gps data going over the net is secure)

lgkahn said:
for suppl settings
it is
supl.google.com
7276
but supl secure socket is on.. which was not on on the sgs i
so i turned it off on mine.. (who the fff cares if your gps data going over the net is secure)
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Thanks.
Just as a suggestion if you are having GPS issues you might try using supl.nokia.com, 7275. I've tried every tweak on my SGS and using this supl server definitely works best for me, as well as a number of posters on the SGS forum. But as always YMMV.
(edit: corrected port #)

[Q] GPS Problem on Samsung i5800!!!

Hello,
i am having problems with my phone GPS system. I used all the tricks and apps like Faster fix or GPS fix, etc i also used the *#*#3214789650*#*# fix explained by kyrillos13 and still nothing. I tried gps test on TTFF test and after like 20 minutes got a fix an ran all tests 5 times an got the fix after about 2 minutes at the end of the tests. But after 15 minutes when tried the GPS again nothing happend and also when using faster fix i got a message "NO FIX". I have the latest rom I5800XXJPQ updated with kies. It's not rooted.
Can someone help me in dealing with this GPS problem.
Thanks in advice!!!

its simple dail *#*#1472365#*#* it will open GPS setup 2 do nothing there close the window and get back to maverick or google maps watever u r using it will fing 8-9 satalitte within 1-2mins...it tht simple..

hadi_xman said:
its simple dail *#*#1472365#*#* it will open GPS setup 2 do nothing there close the window and get back to maverick or google maps watever u r using it will fing 8-9 satalitte within 1-2mins...it tht simple..
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yeah i should tell you i got this method from this thread..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=778880
and also i flash my rom with Kyrillos v6 (non oc) this code do nothing on tht rom..

Fix didn't helped me much. I had to run test every time before using GPS unless it will "Your location is temporary unavailable". Any permanent fix? quite annoying to run test every time.

friend863 said:
Fix didn't helped me much. I had to run test every time before using GPS unless it will "Your location is temporary unavailable". Any permanent fix? quite annoying to run test every time.
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Ok tell me one thing, open gps.conf in /etc and check what is your first line??

NTP_SERVER=in.pool.ntp.org
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friend863 said:
NTP_SERVER=in.pool.ntp.org
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Hmm. Then no idea. :/ I get a good fix.

Hi,
Like you, tried everything after using Kies to upgrade to Froyo on my UK Orange I5801.
I do have Octy's GPS Optimisation loaded and I am rooted having used SuperOneClick, nothing else would do it, Thanks Orange!
None of the codes on the keypad worked either, they seem to have locked things even after rooting.
GPS Fix although looking like it worked, it didn't change the GPS config as shown later when I managed to create shortcut for GpsSetup2.
I do have LauncherPro, and this allowed me to make a shortcut on my homepage for GPSSETUP2, but I couldn't use it to create a shortcut for LbsTestMode, it's not there under Activities, which I understand would have been the easier route.
Using the newly created shortcut for GPSSetUP2 I was able to adjust the settings.
It was the blind leading the blind, but eventually I managed to set the config so that it now gets a fix in a matter of seconds, probably assisted by Octy's GPS Optimisation, I don't have the B*lls to uninstall it, why fix it if it ain't broke.
So here's my settings.
Settings
Parameter Settings/Address
Server Type UMTS SLP
Address Type URL
Address supl.google.com:7276
Parameter Settings/Start mode Cold Start
Parameter Settings/SSL Enable SSL Disabled, SSL Type VerSign
Parameter Settings/Position Mode Option2....STANDALONE. UP MS BASED. UPMS ASSISTED
Fix Request Settings
Fix Request Settings/Session Type New Position
Fix Request Settings/Session Operation MS-Based
Fix Request Settings/Number of Fixes 999999999 (9x9)
Fix Request Settings/Time between fixes 1000
Fix Request Settings/Session Timeout 180
Fix Request SettingsAccuracy 50
Fix Request Settings/Server Option Local,.....this seemed to be the killer,
mine was still at "default" suggest you try this first.
All other settings "Commands" and "gpsOneXTRA" were left as default.
I hope this helps someone.
best wishes
Steve

Thank you all for posting. I will try all your steps and with luck i will finally get a better signal and a more fast GPS connection.
I installed Sumee 3.1 which has some GPS fixes installed, and i could say that i get a fix at about 2-3 minutes and this after installing fasterfix.apk and after making the changes posted by kyrillos13.

gps calibration bad in most N roms and newest MIUI 8.5

hello I have 2014813 redmi 2 amd by now I have tried aex,pirejs,mokee and viper from N roms.
they all seem to have a bit bad calibratiom (some better ,some worse). I even tried MIUI 8.5 which had worse calibration of them all. Best one was mokee that was only few meters wrong.
I know that my gps is not a problem because mokee 6 and older MIUI gives perfect spot on calibration.
Anyone else having this? is there way to fix it?

Can you tell us what do you use for testing/calibrating gps??

I go outside XD
I go near church, big road cross or any other landmark and check my gps . It is some 5-10 meters off.

batman1950 said:
I go outside XD
I go near church, big road cross or any other landmark and check my gps . It is some 5-10 meters off.
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I will try that "app" too

pirej said:
I will try that "app" too
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tell me results when you do your ROM actually has best calibration for N roms in my experience .
it is precise enough for driving

@batman1950 i tried it last night, and its off by a couple of meters, then i compared it to my "stock rom" Nexus X5, and its probably the same accuracy.
Its just that "power saving location" doesn't work, have you tried that option in other roms?

pirej said:
@batman1950 i tried it last night, and its off by a couple of meters, then i compared it to my "stock rom" Nexus X5, and its probably the same accuracy.
Its just that "power saving location" doesn't work, have you tried that option in other roms?
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I only use high accuracy. Some ROMs have decent accuracy that can be used for driving and some are badly off mark.
just glad that it isn't device related Not a big deal but it is practical to have good gps when needed

@batman1950 please try flashing this a-gps fix in twrp, and test the accuracy using the "battery saving location".
In my testing it looks like its more acurate.

pirej said:
@batman1950 please try flashing this a-gps fix in twrp, and test the accuracy using the "battery saving location".
In my testing it looks like its more acurate.
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is it only for your 64 bit?

batman1950 said:
is it only for your 64 bit?
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It should work for other N roms to.

pirej said:
It should work for other N roms to.
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I will try it today thanks

pirej said:
It should work for other N roms to.
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it is much worse now :/

batman1950 said:
it is much worse now :/
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As i said , it should work, but im not sure if the other rom you are trying is using the newest gps hal..
If you have issues like you said, try editing your original gps.conf by adding this two lines, and leave everything else as is.
Those lines are needed to make a-gps working.
################################
##### AGPS server settings #####
################################
# FOR SUPL SUPPORT, set the following
# SUPL_HOST=supl.host.com or IP
# SUPL_PORT=1234
# FOR C2K PDE SUPPORT, set the following
# C2K_HOST=c2k.pde.com or IP
# C2K_PORT=1234
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
# Bitmask of slots that are available
# for write/install to, where 1s indicate writable,
# and the default value is 0 where no slots
# are writable. For example, AGPS_CERT_WRITABLE_MASK
# of b1000001010 makes 3 slots available
# and the remaining 7 slots unwritable.
#AGPS_CERT_WRITABLE_MASK=0
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pirej said:
As i said , it should work, but im not sure if the other rom you are trying is using the newest gps hal..
If you have issues like you said, try editing your original gps.conf by adding this two lines, and leave everything else as is.
Those lines are needed to make a-gps working.
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I think I'll just flash your ROM than