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Just wanna share with u guys regard my finding on how temporary fix the GPS issue. Just follow the step below:
1) Install the GPS test app from market.
2)Open the GPS test app and let it search for the GPS signal and locked it. (this step take few minutes.)
3) after get locked on the GPS test app and open the google maps. you now should be able to get GPS lock in few second and enjoy ur navigation.
my testing rom detail as below:
Sombionix nero beta3 rom
Baseband version: JL1
kernel version: 2.6.32.9
Hope this can help u guys and kindly share ur find out too with diff rom u have by the method I given.
Thanks.
Before anything, thank you very much for sharing with us.
But is this any different than actually waiting to get a lock on Maps? I mean if the GPS test takes "a few minutes" why not just wait for Maps to get a lock instead? I just want to clarify things.
dmolition said:
Before anything, thank you very much for sharing with us.
But is this any different than actually waiting to get a lock on Maps? I mean if the GPS test takes "a few minutes" why not just wait for Maps to get a lock instead? I just want to clarify things.
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Based on my find out, if just open the maps, it will nvr get locked. while using GPS test app, although still take few minutes but at least can locked the signal.
Running Axura 2.1 and my GPS never works. Attempted your method and no avail.
This method works for me, may be its just placebo effect, but still thanks a lot.
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you could have got a lock with lbstestmode(*#*#3214789650#*#*) and then opened maps.
Funny thing is I was using nero 1,2,3 and the obsidian ROMs till now..but I just installed Master's latest AXURA 2.2.5.8. I flashed directly from nero 3 to axura 2.2.5.8 via rom manager without odining back to stock or anything..and magically my GPS locks now in 5-10 seconds.
Maazer said:
Running Axura 2.1 and my GPS never works. Attempted your method and no avail.
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My gps NEVER worked until I installed Axura 2.1 AND the JL1 baseband.
since then my gps works flawlessly.
it takes about 1-2 minutes to get a lock but then it works perfectly.
try flashing the baseband since AXURA 2.1 comes with JK6 if i'm not mistaken.
do you axura 2.2.1 source? what base is using? I do want to try also...
I don't mean to troll, but this isn't really a "fix," all it does is "prime" Google Maps/Nav so Google Maps/Nav won't give up if it can't find a lock in a set period of time.
There are 3 real "fixes" that exist:
1) Flashing to a newer modem (JL series, take your pick)
2) The hardware fix posted in General from plato which involves improving the contact on the GPS antenna
3) The software fix from the Captivate forums from Da_G that involves changing the jupiter.xml settings for a) removing post-processing and b) using "true" AGPS settings optimized for your network
There are "mini-fixes" that help improve GPS performance (changing SUPL server to supl.google.com:7276, disabling WiFi antenna to reduce EFI), but again these are not true fixes.
Aside from the 3 fixes above, the rest are really just beating a very dead horse.
jamesyl said:
I don't mean to troll, but this isn't really a "fix," all it does is "prime" Google Maps/Nav so Google Maps/Nav won't give up if it can't find a lock in a set period of time.
There are 3 real "fixes" that exist:
1) Flashing to a newer modem (JL series, take your pick)
2) The hardware fix posted in General from plato which involves improving the contact on the GPS antenna
3) The software fix from the Captivate forums from Da_G that involves changing the jupiter.xml settings for a) removing post-processing and b) using "true" AGPS settings optimized for your network
There are "mini-fixes" that help improve GPS performance (changing SUPL server to supl.google.com:7276, disabling WiFi antenna to reduce EFI), but again these are not true fixes.
Aside from the 3 fixes above, the rest are really just beating a very dead horse.
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thanks for advise...
by the way, may I know the source for the hardware fix? thanks
kitoro said:
thanks for advise...
by the way, may I know the source for the hardware fix? thanks
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It's here but I recommend reading the entire thread before attempting to make the correct decision.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970
chirantan.f said:
This method works for me, may be its just placebo effect, but still thanks a lot.
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I dont think its a placebo effect. My GPS was dead until I performed the hardware fix early last week. But even then GM didnt seem to want to lock until I got lock in GPS test first. Someone posted about it in the hardware fix thread. We may have found the hardware problem but apparently there is still a software problem . No matter... Ill take running GPS Test first over no GPS at all.
This method works. I posted about it in General about 2 weeks ago to see if anyone wants to test it but I didnt get any response.
Yes GPS test locks quickly with the JLX modems on the different roms. 8/9 birds within 20 meters in about 20 seconds..blah blah blah. But how many of you actually try to use it during navigation. It works for a while then goes nuts and thinks you are on a street 200 yards away. Sometimes it corrects itself, sometimes it doesnt. Either way it is not reliable.
If you run GPS test and get a good lock then switch over to Navigation. Set your destination. Look back to GPS test to make sure it is still lock then drive. You do not get the jumping around effect. Been doing this constantly for almost a month now without that jumping effect. The key is to make sure GPS test is locked on in the first place. It keeps Navigation from losing that lock and jumping around.
One thing, there are two GPS Tests. Both are nice apps, but for the best lock use the one developed by Mike Lockwood. Open it, start it, and when it locks simply go back home and select Google Maps.
The best true fix is the hardware one. Whatever you do with software is just improvements.
jamesyl said:
I don't mean to troll, but this isn't really a "fix," all it does is "prime" Google Maps/Nav so Google Maps/Nav won't give up if it can't find a lock in a set period of time.
There are 3 real "fixes" that exist:
1) Flashing to a newer modem (JL series, take your pick)
2) The hardware fix posted in General from plato which involves improving the contact on the GPS antenna
3) The software fix from the Captivate forums from Da_G that involves changing the jupiter.xml settings for a) removing post-processing and b) using "true" AGPS settings optimized for your network
There are "mini-fixes" that help improve GPS performance (changing SUPL server to supl.google.com:7276, disabling WiFi antenna to reduce EFI), but again these are not true fixes.
Aside from the 3 fixes above, the rest are really just beating a very dead horse.
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yup. been doing this method for quite a while now.
For me what works and give me a quick lock is going to the GpsRestore Application by Samsung let it restore settings. i don't wait for it to get a lock. I switch to Gpstest application and get a fix very fast most of the time. After that any application that use gps will lock fast.
Hope this helps!
Wow! I can't believe so many people are still spinning their wheels on GPS when a definitive thread which fixes it has been sticked for so long. Especially after someone posted a link to the thread with the fix in this thread.
Heck, the link to the GPS fix was even covered on TalkAndroid in the news section a while ago.
T313C0mun1s7 said:
Wow! I can't believe so many people are still spinning their wheels on GPS when a definitive thread which fixes it has been sticked for so long. Especially after someone posted a link to the thread with the fix in this thread.
Heck, the link to the GPS fix was even covered on TalkAndroid in the news section a while ago.
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So, what's the fix that worked for you? It's still giving me problems.
Please, tell us.
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So, what's the fix that worked for you? It's still giving me problems.
Please, tell us.
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Check my Sig - line two, click it.
Well, I was having issues with GPS in every JPY based rom.
I had great GPS in JI6, so I decided to make a CWM Update with all the JI6 GPS files.
But first I want to share what I found comparing a JI6 system dump, a JJ4 system dump and the files in the JM9 GPS Fix and the Vibrant JI2 GPS Fix.
I9000 JM9 GPS Fix
system\bin\gpsd\8c7fccef.0
system\bin\gpsd\66ca3eb6.0
system\bin\gpsd\803ca020.0
system\bin\gpsd\7651b327.0
system\bin\gpsd\c9dbfc2e.0
system\bin\gpsd\ddc328ff.0
system\bin\gpsd\ed62f4e3.0
system\bin\gpsd\f0b6e66f.0
The above files are identical in JI6, JJ4 and JM9
system\bin\gpsd\glgps_samsungJupiter => different in JJ4
=> equal in JM9 and JI6
Vibrant JI2
system\lib\libclientgps.so => doesn't exist in JI6 and JJ4
system\lib\libsecgps.so => equal in JI6 and JJ4
=> different in JI2
I suspect libclientgps.so is useless in our Captivates. I might be wrong about that.
Lastly we have
system\etc\gps.conf
I modified mine to an NTP Pool near my location:
NTP_SERVER=south-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
supl_host=supl.google.com
supl_port=7276
And added the two latest lines as suggested in some forums.
You might need to modify yours to another ntp pool near your location.
Well, I have done a CWM update, with all the JI6 GPS files. Flashed it, deleted GPS data, restarted the phone, and done a Position Test in LbsTestMode.
Here are my settings:
Session type : Tracking
Test mode : S/W Test
Operation mode : MS Based
Start mode : Hot Start
GPS Plus : On
Dynamic accuracy : On
Accuracy : 250
GPS logging : Off
Server SQDN Type : Custom
Server : supl.google.com
Server port : 7276
SUPL secure socket : Off
AGPS mode : Control plane
At first it found 10 sats. Then the list was reduced to 8 sats. It took around 3 minutes to get a lock with a 5 meters accuracy.
After that I tested the GPS with Ndrive and I got a lock in seconds.
I never could get a lock before flashing this. Maybe someone will find it usefull, so I'll attach the file.
I will test again tomorrow, while driving.
Come on, 188 views, 14 downloads and no feedback?.
That's because you started with wrong assumption: JI6 GPS 'works'. I've been on JI6 for many months now and the GPS is still crap. Please note:
1. Different Captivate behaves differently in GPS performance. One phone works while the other totally didn't work even on the same firmware and same settings.
2. Getting a satellite lock is far from solving the GPS issue on Captivate. I can get lock all day long but that doesn't mean it is useful GPS for me.
Please read Da_G's thread about GPS. He sums up the GPS issues in Captivate perfectly.
There is no guaranteed solution for our GPS yet (please refer to my #1 above).
You did't read the topic title right?. It says It fixed MY gps.
I tested it today driving and I got locks with 5 - 25 meters accuracy with good tracking.
I shared this hoping it can be usefull to someone else, as stated in the OP.
I didn't start with any wrong assumption, just did it because it worked for me before and wanted to share.
You asked for feed back and I gave you one.
We have seen threads like yours many times now. It all ended up that whatever you posted works only for your own phone. How does that help anyone else?
foxbat121 said:
You asked for feed back and I gave you one.
We have seen threads like yours many times now. It all ended up that whatever you posted works only for your own phone. How does that help anyone else?
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Thanks for the feedback.
I don't recall saying this will definitelly fix the gps for everyone.
I'm just sharing a solution that worked for me hoping it can help someone else.
That's all.
thanx for trying to help the community out.... its very frustrating how this gps isn't working out for us
Flash Perception 10.1. The GPS is perfect!!!
To each its own...the Perception GPS sucks for me as have been the case with pretty much all the fixes I have tried except for the Assonance GPS fix (a combination of 3 fixes) and the current Phoenix 2.0 was not too shabby.
Good job on the GPS stuff...glad you finally got it to work mate...I know it was driving you insane.
It must be pretty good as I see the new Phoenix build is using your fix too!
shaolin95 said:
To each its own...the Perception GPS sucks for me as have been the case with pretty much all the fixes I have tried except for the Assonance GPS fix (a combination of 3 fixes) and the current Phoenix 2.0 was not too shabby.
Good job on the GPS stuff...glad you finally got it to work mate...I know it was driving you insane.
It must be pretty good as I see the new Phoenix build is using your fix too!
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Thanks my friend, you're right, it was driving me insane ^^.
I'm happy Adam included my fix in the latest Phoenix.
So far my GPS is doing fine(most of the time). But it usually starts messing up after sometime. I am will to give it a try.
Either way like posted above it seems what works for one might not work for another. Could be a location thing.
But it is always good to have options. I too have been in a situation a time or two, three... that I could not get a lock or if I get a lock, even with 16 feet accuracy it still sucks when looking at the map. Just last night while driving on the highway it thought I was driving on the BestBuy shopping center. It cleared up after about 5 minutes. Today was nearly perfect. Go figure.
Thanks for letting us know what helped you out, it may help out someone else.
Edit: As I am a flash junkie I gave it a go. At my desk on the 4th floor of my 5 story building I picked up one satelite and sitting at my desk I am going 0 mph. With Da_G scripts in the same spot I picked up 2 satelites but was moving 2 mph sitting at my desk. Later I will test it out on the road.
Whipon said:
Thanks my friend, you're right, it was driving me insane ^^.
I'm happy Adam included my fix in the latest Phoenix.
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You have 79 posts an already have your stuff featured on a ROM...I should be ashamed!
I will let you know if it works for me cause as you know from experience with our GPS system one guys miracle fix is another's zero lock!
These files worked to my liking so I put them in my rom. Lets just support the work people put in here for us. I put a lot of work into the gps as well and had it going great when I did axura but when i switched firmwares my fix didn't work anymore. I didn't have the extra time to mess with it and keep developing my rom. Awesome job!!
foxbat121 said:
That's because you started with wrong assumption: JI6 GPS 'works'. I've been on JI6 for many months now and the GPS is still crap. Please note:
1. Different Captivate behaves differently in GPS performance. One phone works while the other totally didn't work even on the same firmware and same settings.
2. Getting a satellite lock is far from solving the GPS issue on Captivate. I can get lock all day long but that doesn't mean it is useful GPS for me.
Please read Da_G's thread about GPS. He sums up the GPS issues in Captivate perfectly.
There is no guaranteed solution for our GPS yet (please refer to my #1 above).
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shaolin95 said:
You have 79 posts an already have your stuff featured on a ROM...I should be ashamed!
I will let you know if it works for me cause as you know from experience with our GPS system one guys miracle fix is another's zero lock!
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Thank you. You're right sometimes a fix for some people doesn't work for other. Lets see if it works for you ^^.
adamholden85 said:
These files worked to my liking so I put them in my rom. Lets just support the work people put in here for us. I put a lot of work into the gps as well and had it going great when I did axura but when i switched firmwares my fix didn't work anymore. I didn't have the extra time to mess with it and keep developing my rom. Awesome job!!
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Thanks a lot for your support, Adam .
IamSonoma said:
So far my GPS is doing fine(most of the time). But it usually starts messing up after sometime. I am will to give it a try.
Either way like posted above it seems what works for one might not work for another. Could be a location thing.
But it is always good to have options. I too have been in a situation a time or two, three... that I could not get a lock or if I get a lock, even with 16 feet accuracy it still sucks when looking at the map. Just last night while driving on the highway it thought I was driving on the BestBuy shopping center. It cleared up after about 5 minutes. Today was nearly perfect. Go figure.
Thanks for letting us know what helped you out, it may help out someone else.
Edit: As I am a flash junkie I gave it a go. At my desk on the 4th floor of my 5 story building I picked up one satelite and sitting at my desk I am going 0 mph. With Da_G scripts in the same spot I picked up 2 satelites but was moving 2 mph sitting at my desk. Later I will test it out on the road.
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Thanks.
Did you edited the gps.conf file?.
The included one has the south america ntp pool.
Hi Whipon,
I got a very good result on JPY based ROM with this package. (Darky based custom ROM with GB #47 kernel)
I have changed NTP Server to north-america.pool.ntp.org .
Locking is quick, accuracy is very good.
thank you sooooo much
what port did you used?
acsontos said:
Hi Whipon,
I got a very good result on JPY based ROM with this package. (Darky based custom ROM with GB #47 kernel)
I have changed NTP Server to north-america.pool.ntp.org .
Locking is quick, accuracy is very good.
thank you sooooo much
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supl_host=supl.google.com
supl_port=7276
acsontos said:
Hi Whipon,
I got a very good result on JPY based ROM with this package. (Darky based custom ROM with GB #47 kernel)
I have changed NTP Server to north-america.pool.ntp.org .
Locking is quick, accuracy is very good.
thank you sooooo much
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Cool. Glad I could help .
Whipon said:
Thanks.
Did you edited the gps.conf file?.
The included one has the south america ntp pool.
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To north-america.pool.ntp.org
Hello there!
I'm getting reports about "GPS Aids" not working with Vibrants. Some users with Galaxy S phones and GPS drivers from Vibrant got the same problem.
The app it's on the market. So the first test will be install it and tell me if it is working or not.
Regards...
Original post at > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955395
Went onto market, searched for and downloaded the app.
It wouldn't download the GPS aids... it kept saying "connection detected" then it was unable to downlaod the data.
When I enabled the root option (brute force) it finally worked.
Testing GPS now, will update/edit with results.
Maybe you should try the Themes and apps section, not trying to be a mod Just saying it might help get you more testers.
Okey.. I have a user in the spanish forum with a Vibrant. And the native mode it's working fine for him. Will ask for ROM version. Thankyou Bignjuicyjc
@Bignjuicyjc are you using a different GPS driver from stock? Like the captivate driver?
Hello I tested it out the other day. currently am on trigger v2.1 (froyo). Installed it, popped it on with default settings and tried out gps test app. Normally I eventually see 11 sats in my area Minneapolis,MN USA. With aids I saw 3 and never locked on.
So went into the setting of gps aids and deleted gps data and forced it this time around. Same deal: takes 3x as long to find any satalites, finds 1/4 the amount of sats and never locks on. In google maps/navigation my locations was off by almost 2 miles. Rebooted and deleted gps data and tried gps test again. Same results.
Had to delete data, uninstall the app and restart my phone before I could lock onto anything again. Some people in the vibrant community say this has helped them alot. And then theres people like me where it made it worse. Hope that helps.
da_dragon2k3 said:
Hello I tested it out the other day. currently am on trigger v2.1 (froyo). Installed it, popped it on with default settings and tried out gps test app. Normally I eventually see 11 sats in my area Minneapolis,MN USA. With aids I saw 3 and never locked on.
So went into the setting of gps aids and deleted gps data and forced it this time around. Same deal: takes 3x as long to find any satalites, finds 1/4 the amount of sats and never locks on. In google maps/navigation my locations was off by almost 2 miles. Rebooted and deleted gps data and tried gps test again. Same results.
Had to delete data, uninstall the app and restart my phone before I could lock onto anything again. Some people in the vibrant community say this has helped them alot. And then theres people like me where it made it worse. Hope that helps.
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Install/Uninstall don't change nothing. I think that it is something related to the GPS driver using in ROM. Do you know if your ROM is using a captivate driver? Or other different from stock?
ondoteam said:
Okey.. I have a user in the spanish forum with a Vibrant. And the native mode it's working fine for him. Will ask for ROM version. Thankyou Bignjuicyjc
@Bignjuicyjc are you using a different GPS driver from stock? Like the captivate driver?
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I too am using Trigger... but V2.5 which if I'm not mistaken uses Masters GPS fix.
But then again, I also used Samsung GPS restore app from the market AFTER i had flashed Trigger.
It seems since using Gps Aids the GPS is "seeing" more birds but not locking on to any.
Will continue to test.
does this work on Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-I5800?
Does this GPS Aids works for my Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-I5800 mobile phone?
This phone is Android 2.1.
This phone's GPS currently does not function well. It is very slow and take forever to get any GPS reading, is any.
If I to apply your GPS Aids to my phone and it is not the correct patch for this phone, is there anyway I can go back to the original firmware?
Thank you.
I loaded it last week on my Vibrant, it works.......... No Big Great difference since I have Masters GPS fix previously installed, but it does work and the locks are about 10 sec faster
Tried it and installed and downloaded properly on first try. Didn't see much difference at first, but when I went to visit friends in the middle of nowhere, I got locks when my gf's captivate couldn't. It didn't show up in the market for her captivate, but I sent the apk by email, installed it and it also got the gps to lock in. So here's two votes for it working.
oka1 said:
I have Masters GPS fix previously installed
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Can you please tell me what is this "Masters GPS fix" you are talking about?
Can you please send me the link?
Is this "GpsFix" from Android Labs you are talking about?
(unable to post URL link here by new users)
jgy2001 said:
Can you please tell me what is this "Masters GPS fix" you are talking about?
Can you please send me the link?
Is this "GpsFix" from Android Labs you are talking about?
(unable to post URL link here by new users)
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go here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921453 and in first post near bottom under the section labeled MODS you'll find the link to "masters gps fix"
Flash it thru Clockwork Recovery
I've had mixed results. It works for some customer roms and not others. It is confirmed working on Bionix and Auxura, but I didn't have good results with Trigger for some reason. Thanks for the app. I'm locking on 6/13 satellites indoors and 11/13 outdoors.
Feedback: Last week. I installed GPS Aids on my Vibrant and it downloaded the file and appeared to work quite well. But, 2 days ago, I developed a problem with something not related, and had to do a factory reset. Since the reset, I can not download the file. I keep getting a messaging saying it can't download Xtra and to try again later.
eminembdg said:
Flash it thru Clockwork Recovery
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What do you mean?
Ever since I flashed to Overcome 1.2.1 the GPS has been VERY wonky and just plain WRONG. Maps says that I am in the next TOWN which is a good ways away.
GPS Locks are extremely few as well and takes forever to lock on to.
Can anyone else confirm this and or help?
Bumping this up.
When you flashed, did you wipe your cache? With a new rom it always takes a while to reaquire your location. I use the app HereIAm2 from the market to get that first position lock after a rom flash.
Yes I did wipe the caches. Will try that app out if it is free.
Thanks.
EDIT: Noticed that the compass seems to be very inaccurate as well. Weird.
Digiguest said:
Ever since I flashed to Overcome 1.2.1 the GPS has been VERY wonky and just plain WRONG. Maps says that I am in the next TOWN which is a good ways away.
GPS Locks are extremely few as well and takes forever to lock on to.
Can anyone else confirm this and or help?
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Oh well, that's the least of my probs;-/
i have installed OC 1.2.1 and at one point the whole tab became very sluggish....and all sort of issues appeared such as slow browsing.......then the tab would simply freeze! Reboot did not help at all....
I have since installed OC 1.2.3 with the new kernel and it went ok-ish. But today after rebooting i have all sort of errors (broken messaging service, when i click on the wifi tab to switch on, it says 'error'.etc).
I wonder if others have this sort of probs. I cannot understand how it can work fine for a few hours and then.....kkkkkkkk.
I have the UK tab version with firmware JK5; Also cannot figure it out why it does not show 'overcome v1.2.3 on the build number...it still shows v1.2.1, kernel overcome 97.
I'll have to reflash the lot now.......how annoying.
I am sorry that you are having problems. However hijacking threads is frowned upon here.....
Welcome to the XDA Forums otherwise.
Digiguest said:
Yes I did wipe the caches. Will try that app out if it is free.
Thanks.
EDIT: Noticed that the compass seems to be very inaccurate as well. Weird.
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The app is free.
How many roms have you flashed? Maybe it's time to do a factory reset, then flash the full version of the rom/kernal.
Well it did the trick and put me in the correct spot but the compass is still completely wonky.
Oh and this is the first ROM I have flashed. Overcome 1.2.1.
There are apps in the market for that. You want to calibrate the compass, so look for a gps utility. Sorry I don't have one to recommend to you.
Not a problem. I appreciate your advice and welcome any others as well.
One thought about the compass - do you have your tab in a case with a magnetic clip?
Mine works fine out of the leather case, but not when it is in the case.
Just a thought.
No I don't.
To test the GPS to see if there was any interference I put my iPhone 4 into compass mode in maps and did the same with the Tab using the Maps program.
The iPhone 4 was spot on....however the Tab was wrong yet again.
So that means there is no interference.
I am stumped here....and the recalibrate apps did not work either.
Just thought I would try a catch-up.
Since my last comment I moved from Rotos JMIv2 to Overcome 1.2.3 and my GPS also stopped. After 24 hours however, I have got it going through a the use of GPS Status (free from the market) and the LbsTestMode which you can access either through a dialler code or through SGS Toolbox, also free from the market.
To cut the story short, I went from just finding about 3 satelites (with no connectoins), to finding and connecting 10 satelites.
I must say that I am very happy with the current ROM and with the GPS Status program.
Hope this helps if you are still having problems.
I believe that if you dont have wifi or 3g on the tab GPS will not work..
dogofwar said:
I believe that if you dont have wifi or 3g on the tab GPS will not work..
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Yes - I've always had the wifi going, but found that unless I had a phone (modem flash) and inserted a sim card, I could never get GPS to do anything.
Hi,
I have a S2 and a couple months back I didn't have any problems with my GPS. Now however, whenever I open the navigation and type a location, it finds me on the map and highlights the route to take, however at the bottom of the screen it says "searching for GPS" and therefore does not starts the navigation.
I have rooted the phone last month. I am not sure if this is the problem and I don't know how to unroot the phone so I can't check if this is the problem.
Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
Open maps first, wait for it to locate you in maps. Then exit maps and re enter navigation address and it should work
Happened to me when i Got an alluminium case
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Thanks for the help. It seems to work when I open the maps first and then open the navigation later like bundi22 said.
Why is it weird like this? Is there anyway of making it work by opening the navigation straight away, instead of going onto the maps first?
im having a similar issue, 7 to 10 sats in view, no fix, happened on the last two days, before, fix was in 3~5 secs, anyone?
zkm1223 said:
Hi,
I have a S2 and a couple months back I didn't have any problems with my GPS. Now however, whenever I open the navigation and type a location, it finds me on the map and highlights the route to take, however at the bottom of the screen it says "searching for GPS" and therefore does not starts the navigation.
I have rooted the phone last month. I am not sure if this is the problem and I don't know how to unroot the phone so I can't check if this is the problem.
Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
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Hey guys what I found worked really well for me was to use an app called fasterfix from play store to change the ntp server to my country which made it much better (resets on rom flash) also mobile data works much better than wifi for a fix and very rarely it just gets stuck so a quick reboot might help!
I'm having the same issue since yesterday, just not finding any GPS satellites, but it was fine two days ago.
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redmanc35 said:
I'm having the same issue since yesterday, just not finding any GPS satellites, but it was fine two days ago.
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Use GPS status fron store. Sorts all my issues
Used that and then faster fix, hasn't helped yet. Will keep trying different things.
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redmanc35 said:
Used that and then faster fix, hasn't helped yet. Will keep trying different things.
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Hi sorry to hear that but does this issue persist across reboots? I doubt the problem is due to rooting but sometimes it can help to either wipe cache and dalvik or re-flash your rom. I have had random GPS issues on some firmware versions but for me personally DXLPB has been the best. I would start by trying small changes like wiping caches first though and save changing roms for later if this is your only issue. Also, sometimes performing a full wipe can fix small bugs like this but a full wipe can take a lot of time so let's save that for a last but possible option! Good luck with it though, I know how annoying it can be if the GPS plays up!
The ROM I use: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
The Kernel I use: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1555259
pendejerto said:
im having a similar issue, 7 to 10 sats in view, no fix, happened on the last two days, before, fix was in 3~5 secs, anyone?
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I've got the same . Not sure if the weather has got anything to do with it. it has been very cloudy for x days here in Scotland.
I have never had any problems with gps until now. About 10 satellites in view but no fix. It drives me crazy because I run with endomondo using gps signal.
I read about mods that improve gps fix but I can not find it now.
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egps2 said:
Hey guys what I found worked really well for me was to use an app called fasterfix from play store to change the ntp server to my country which made it much better (resets on rom flash) also mobile data works much better than wifi for a fix and very rarely it just gets stuck so a quick reboot might help!
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Great tip mate, had issues with getting GPS Fix after flashing CM9 but used your fasterfix app tip, selected UK and bosh, not getting fixes on 10 satellites Thank you very much sir, saved me flashing another ROM.
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Used that and then faster fix, hasn't helped yet. Will keep trying different things.
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Are you sure you used fasterfix properly? Did it actually changed your Current Server? My one by default was set to an american/canadian one, hence why I wasn't getting any fixes. Changed it to my country and now it works like a charm .. Select your country/region and hit go and make sure the server link in Current Server updates, then use GPS Test app to test your GPS.
What rom are you guys using? I've noticed that my GPS sucks since installing XWLPM (Russia 4.04). I tried flashing back to a different modem but it didn't help. I'm patiently waiting for a new 4.04 ROM which might help the situation out. I've tried fasterfix as well as several other programs but it doesn't help much. My phone used to get a gps lock within 10 seconds indoors and within 5-7 seconds outdoors. Now it takes minutes...
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What rom are you guys using? I've noticed that my GPS sucks since installing XWLPM (Russia 4.04). I tried flashing back to a different modem but it didn't help. I'm patiently waiting for a new 4.04 ROM which might help the situation out. I've tried fasterfix as well as several other programs but it doesn't help much. My phone used to get a gps lock within 10 seconds indoors and within 5-7 seconds outdoors. Now it takes minutes...
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I'm currently running on CM9 nightly, stock CM Kernel, KH3 modem. Try testing out a few different regions in FasterFix. Use the GPS Test app to test your GPS. And, obviously, make sure you're outside or close enough to a window to get a clear signal.
so which server do i set for australia
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so which server do i set for australia
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Maybe Oceania. I'm not too sure, best to choose the reagion nearest to you and if that doesn't work try a different one.
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Hey guys what I found worked really well for me was to use an app called fasterfix from play store to change the ntp server to my country which made it much better (resets on rom flash) also mobile data works much better than wifi for a fix and very rarely it just gets stuck so a quick reboot might help!
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+1.
Resolved in the same way.
gps fixes quicker when you take you're phone out of aluminium case(if you have one)
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I live in Sweden. I've tested: stock XWLPG; RR with kernels: CM9 (not the last one though), Siyah 3.4.1, NEAK 2.1.1; CM9 RC2, CM9 0721.
Results:
- Instant GPS lock on stock XWLPG (blinking icon, fix within few seconds) and on RR (no blinking icon, fix within less than ten seconds) but only with Siyah and NEAK kernels. No problems whatsoever.
- Unfortunately both CM9 builds and RR with CM9 kernel gave horrible scores. It took 4-8 minutes to fix.
I find it really hard to believe that gps problems are weather-related (at least in my place).
Samsung's GPS always hard to link the satellites, it must work with A-GPS assist, you can download faster fix from google play, and assigned a agps sever near your region, that's helpful
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