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Most of the experianced users may already be aware of this method, but I'm posting this for the benefit of the new users.
Many of you might be familiar with the issue of GPS not turning on after a new ROM flash. Mostly on CM7 and its based-on ROMs. This could be fixed by flashing radios ( haven't tried flashing radios myself ).
But here is an easy way to get GPS working without any trouble.
1). Make a nadroid backup of your current rom if necessary and flash a ROM with working GPS ( a sense ROM or CM6) , if your current ROM has no issues with turning GPS on, skip this step,
2). Open Maps or similar app an wait for a stable GPS fix,
3). Without leaving the Maps or the app you used, turn the phone off. ( GPS must be on as we shutdown the phone)
3). Boot into recovery and flash your new ROM as usual or restore your previous backup,
4). Boot in to the ROM, you'll have GPS working..
Follow steps 2-4 everytime you flash a new ROM to get the GPS working.
Cheers..
Hope this was helpful
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Its good to see a up to date method cheers
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heavy_metal_man said:
Its good to see a up to date method cheers
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Just wandering, what method are you guys using to make GPS work? flashing radio method?
When i had my wildfire i used the radio method first, then the rom one as it was quicker and less dangerous. this will be particularly useful to people with s-on who cannot flash the radio
heavy_metal_man said:
When i had my wildfire i used the radio method first, then the rom one as it was quicker and less dangerous. this will be particularly useful to people with s-on who cannot flash the radio
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yes, you're quite right.
A new user recently had trouble with flashing the radio, and he was also trying to fix the GPS issue. And that's why I decided to share this simple method with all new users.
cheers...
lakshan_456 said:
yes, you're quite right.
A new user recently had trouble with flashing the radio, and he was also trying to fix the GPS issue. And that's why I decided to share this simple method with all new users.
cheers...
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Sorry to bump and old thread but, just out of curiosity would I have to flash a new cm 7 to trigger the GPS or could I restord a nandroind backup instead (obviously after flashing the cm 6 or sense based rom). If the answer's no, could I instead flash the new cm 7 and gapps but advanced restore my data so I can get my apps back (don't know if this will mean having two Google apps because i don't know whether its stored in data or system). Thanks in advance.
Maybemaybe said:
Sorry to bump and old thread but, just out of curiosity would I have to flash a new cm 7 to trigger the GPS or could I restord a nandroind backup instead (obviously after flashing the cm 6 or sense based rom). If the answer's no, could I instead flash the new cm 7 and gapps but advanced restore my data so I can get my apps back (don't know if this will mean having two Google apps because i don't know whether its stored in data or system). Thanks in advance.
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As I remember restoring a backup also works...
Gapps are stored in system/apps folder.
Cheers ...
lakshan_456 said:
As I remember restoring a backup also works...
Gapps are stored in system/apps folder.
Cheers ...
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Thanks a million. I decided that flashing radios was simpler for me but thanks for informing me about that.
Honestly, Thank You!!!!!
lakshan_456 said:
Most of the experianced users may already be aware of this method, but I'm posting this for the benefit of the new users.
Many of you might be familiar with the issue of GPS not turning on after a new ROM flash. Mostly on CM7 and its based-on ROMs. This could be fixed by flashing radios ( haven't tried flashing radios myself ).
But here is an easy way to get GPS working without any trouble.
1). Flash a ROM with working GPS ( a sense ROM or CM6) , if your current ROM has no issues with turning GPS on, skip this step,
2). Open Maps or similar app an wait for a stable GPS fix,
3). Without leaving the Maps or the app you used, turn the phone off. ( GPS must be on as we shutdown the phone)
3). Boot into recovery and flash your new ROM as usual,
4). Boot in to the new ROM, you'll have GPS working..
Follow steps 2-4 everytime you flash a new ROM to get the GPS working.
Cheers..
Hope this was helpful
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk 2
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I can't tell you how happy I am! I have a galaxy note 2 from verizon and my gps stopped working about a month and a half ago after flashing a new rom. I thought it was a hardware issue because I couldn't find anything online and considering it was acting up on the previous rom. Keep in mind I used an app called GPS Test and could not find a single satellite even after trying in different outdoor locations. I fixed my phone by following steps 2-3 after making a backup of my current rom, and restored a backup of my first rom using TWRP. Once I had that rom installed I used GPS Test to see if it found any satellites and it did! I followed step 2-3 again and restored the rom from the backup I had just made and opened up GPS Test and it worked!!!!!!!!!! Can't tell you how happy I am! I was about to get a new device, a navigation is necessary for me. Honestly, Thank You!!!!!!
PleaseRoot said:
I can't tell you how happy I am! I have a galaxy note 2 from verizon and my gps stopped working about a month and a half ago after flashing a new rom. I thought it was a hardware issue because I couldn't find anything online and considering it was acting up on the previous rom. Keep in mind I used an app called GPS Test and could not find a single satellite even after trying in different outdoor locations. I fixed my phone by following steps 2-3 after making a backup of my current rom, and restored a backup of my first rom using TWRP. Once I had that rom installed I used GPS Test to see if it found any satellites and it did! I followed step 2-3 again and restored the rom from the backup I had just made and opened up GPS Test and it worked!!!!!!!!!! Can't tell you how happy I am! I was about to get a new device, a navigation is necessary for me. Honestly, Thank You!!!!!!
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wow, didn't think this method would work on newer devices
And I'm glad to hear you've got your issue sorted...
Thx for tuto.
I've a Wildfire with S-ON and GPS is not working in roms
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Making usual wipes, as descrbed on ROM flashing instructions?
e_nan0 said:
Thx for tuto.
I've a Wildfire with S-ON and GPS is not working in roms
Making usual wipes, as descrbed on ROM flashing instructions?
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yep...
Thx. Working fine.
i have an sgs+ and just lost my gps after flashing another kernel, sadly this didn´t help me so far
Yakuzza123 said:
i have an sgs+ and just lost my gps after flashing another kernel, sadly this didn´t help me so far
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I'm not sure if I could help you much, but It could also be a Kernel issue.
Htc sensation
Hi Lads!
I'm experiencing problems with my HTC sensation. I've installed newest ROM and gapps from Albinoman887 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2524961). My GPS works just fine if I'm using WiFi or data network, unfortunately I don't have an internet plan so I can only use WiFi when in range. No matter how long I would wait google maps (I've saved offline map) or Garmin/TomTom wont connect with GPS. I've tried to connect it in not urbanised area,were i wasn't surrounded by building or high trees.I was switching between 'device only' and 'assited with WiFi and network data' but since I don't have internet connection I think it makes no difference. I had this problem as well on - cm-10.1-20130610-Albinoman887-pyramid , but as I had internet plan wasn't bothered about that. Did you face similar problem ? Would you know how to fix that issue ?
Phone spec:
HTC Sensation
Android:4.4.2
Baseband ver: 11.69A.3504.00P_11.23..3504.07_M2
Kernel ver: [email protected]ox#1 Sat Jan 18 10:34:02 EST 2014
CyanogenMod ver: cm_pyramid-userdebug 4.4.2 KOT49H 39f88656cd test-keys
chmurak said:
Hi Lads!
I'm experiencing problems with my HTC sensation. I've installed newest ROM and gapps from Albinoman887 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2524961). My GPS works just fine if I'm using WiFi or data network, unfortunately I don't have an internet plan so I can only use WiFi when in range. No matter how long I would wait google maps (I've saved offline map) or Garmin/TomTom wont connect with GPS. I've tried to connect it in not urbanised area,were i wasn't surrounded by building or high trees.I was switching between 'device only' and 'assited with WiFi and network data' but since I don't have internet connection I think it makes no difference. I had this problem as well on - cm-10.1-20130610-Albinoman887-pyramid , but as I had internet plan wasn't bothered about that. Did you face similar problem ? Would you know how to fix that issue ?
Phone spec:
HTC Sensation
Android:4.4.2
Baseband ver: 11.69A.3504.00P_11.23..3504.07_M2
Kernel ver: [email protected]ox#1 Sat Jan 18 10:34:02 EST 2014
CyanogenMod ver: cm_pyramid-userdebug 4.4.2 KOT49H 39f88656cd test-keys
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Have you tried this procedure? Could possibly be the same issue as you also have a HTC device.
Also, Network Location should work regardless of the data connection status, as it gathers location data from Signal Towers to determine your approximate location.
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Fixed it !
lakshan_456 said:
Most of the experianced users may already be aware of this method, but I'm posting this for the benefit of the new users.
Many of you might be familiar with the issue of GPS not turning on after a new ROM flash. Mostly on CM7 and its based-on ROMs. This could be fixed by flashing radios ( haven't tried flashing radios myself ).
But here is an easy way to get GPS working without any trouble.
1). Make a nadroid backup of your current rom if necessary and flash a ROM with working GPS ( a sense ROM or CM6) , if your current ROM has no issues with turning GPS on, skip this step,
2). Open Maps or similar app an wait for a stable GPS fix,
3). Without leaving the Maps or the app you used, turn the phone off. ( GPS must be on as we shutdown the phone)
3). Boot into recovery and flash your new ROM as usual or restore your previous backup,
4). Boot in to the ROM, you'll have GPS working..
Follow steps 2-4 everytime you flash a new ROM to get the GPS working.
Cheers..
Hope this was helpful
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk 2
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...just wanted to say THANX, lak ! worked like a charm...been all over the 'map', as it were, trying to find a solution to turning that pesky GPS back on especially after all the multitudes of different ROM's I've flashed...again, kudos, dude !
-s
lenovo a358t the gps not working
hi,GPS Does not Work - Lenovo a358 ,i try everething but nothing .Status gps test always NO FIX
please help me thanks
loghsx said:
hi,GPS Does not Work - Lenovo a358 ,i try everething but nothing .Status gps test always NO FIX
please help me thanks
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I have a similar problem as LOGHSX with my HTC M7.
TO lakshan_456: it is also applicable for M7? Can you recommend any RADIO flash file?
Thank you so much.
3 week old S4, MF3 build, with safestrap 3.65, stock ROM in stock slot, using Hyperdrive RLS10.2 in slot one (flashed Hyperdrive, the ATT compatibility pack and the MF3 module (jflteatt-MF3-modules.zip)), GPS works perfectly when running Hyperdrive.
I deleted and recreated slot one and flashed SHOStock 2.3 and the MF3 module. All went well, except for GPS functionality. I can turn it on and I see the flashing icon in the left side of the status bar, but my apps do not see any satellites or get a GPS lock - tried GPS Test and GPS Status and Tools. To try and diagnose, I activated the stock slot and booted to stock. Same problem, GPS turns on but cant see satellites or get a lock. Then I deleted slot 1, recreated it and restored my Hyperdrive nandroid. Booted to Hyperdrive and GPS again works perfectly. But, If I boot to stock or restore my ShoStock nandroid and boot to ShoStock, GPS does not see satellites or lock.
Any suggestions as to how to diagnose/fix this problem?
Thanks!
smalis said:
3 week old S4, MF3 build, with safestrap 3.65, stock ROM in stock slot, using Hyperdrive RLS10.2 in slot one (flashed Hyperdrive, the ATT compatibility pack and the MF3 module (jflteatt-MF3-modules.zip)), GPS works perfectly when running Hyperdrive.
I deleted and recreated slot one and flashed SHOStock 2.3 and the MF3 module. All went well, except for GPS functionality. I can turn it on and I see the flashing icon in the left side of the status bar, but my apps do not see any satellites or get a GPS lock - tried GPS Test and GPS Status and Tools. To try and diagnose, I activated the stock slot and booted to stock. Same problem, GPS turns on but cant see satellites or get a lock. Then I deleted slot 1, recreated it and restored my Hyperdrive nandroid. Booted to Hyperdrive and GPS again works perfectly. But, If I boot to stock or restore my ShoStock nandroid and boot to ShoStock, GPS does not see satellites or lock.
Any suggestions as to how to diagnose/fix this problem?
Thanks!
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I am having the same issue. Were you able to find a solution to this problem?
purav17 said:
I am having the same issue. Were you able to find a solution to this problem?
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For some reason, the problem went away on its own - but my ultimate solution was to leave ATT for T-Mobile and trade in the S4 for a Nexus 5. Having to use Safestrap to flash a ROM bugged me to no end, and I am loving the Nexus 5.
Any solution?
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purav17 said:
I am having the same issue. Were you able to find a solution to this problem?
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Did you find something or it went away for you too?
TransformixS4 said:
Any solution?
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Did you find something or it went away for you too?
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Using this has always fixed my gps issues
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by.zatta.agps
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drock212 said:
Using this has always fixed my gps issues
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=by.zatta.agps
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Thanks, I will try.
Edit: Didn't work
GPS issue : works with hyperdrive ROM but not with Chaos, Phoenix ROM - ATT Galaxy S4
TransformixS4 said:
Thanks, I will try.
Edit: Didn't work
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I am having the same issue. GPS works with Hyperdrive but not woth other custom Roms (Chaos, Phoenix Rom). Can somebody please help with this ?. I really love the phoenix ROM but couldnt use it as my daily driver beacuse of this gps issue . Thanks
MAD12 said:
I am having the same issue. GPS works with Hyperdrive but not woth other custom Roms (Chaos, Phoenix Rom). Can somebody please help with this ?. I really love the phoenix ROM but couldnt use it as my daily driver beacuse of this gps issue . Thanks
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I use Phoenix ROM with alllllll S5 features because it is worth it.
No GPS but all S5 sounds better,
TransformixS4 said:
I use Phoenix ROM with alllllll S5 features because it is worth it.
No GPS but all S5 sounds better,
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Thanks for the response . I tried to post this in the Phoenix / Chaos ROM sections, but they didn't let me post this because I am a junior member. Is there any way we could let the developers know this issue ? i tried sending messages, but no response .
I am glad to know that this issue is not just for me.
MAD12 said:
Thanks for the response . I tried to post this in the Phoenix / Chaos ROM sections, but they didn't let me post this because I am a junior member. Is there any way we could let the developers know this issue ? i tried sending messages, but no response .
I am glad to know that this issue is not just for me.
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Well, I have the S4 Active.
But it is aslo AT&T. Glad to know other people have this too.
PM me your message and I will post and say it is from you.
I had issues with my GPS once I upgraded to KitKat. Lasted for months with various ROMS installed and was going crazy after trying every fix that was out there.
Finally fixed the problem by flashing NB1 modem instead of NC1. Give that method a try if you are out of options...worked for me!
kevinco1 said:
I had issues with my GPS once I upgraded to KitKat. Lasted for months with various ROMS installed and was going crazy after trying every fix that was out there.
Finally fixed the problem by flashing NB1 modem instead of NC1. Give that method a try if you are out of options...worked for me!
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Tried flashing NB1 modem as well. Still GPS doesnt work.
I also have such problem. Only in Hyperdrive I have GPS. Even on stock flashed by Odin I don't have it.
I read somewhere that it may come from CSC settings. Does anybody knows how to play with that CSCs and how to "copy" CSC from Hyperdrive to any other ROM?
basf11 said:
I also have such problem. Only in Hyperdrive I have GPS. Even on stock flashed by Odin I don't have it.
I read somewhere that it may come from CSC settings. Does anybody knows how to play with that CSCs and how to "copy" CSC from Hyperdrive to any other ROM?
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Interesting. For me, so far GPS didnt work on CHAOS ROM and PHOENIX Rom. It works well in stock / imperium ROM / Hyperdrive ROM . I hope someone finds a fix for this. Phoenix is too good to not use everyday.
Solution Found. Check below. Its about changing the csc file. after changing it my GPS works awesome
Explanation is at the last post in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784826#post54353480
Suggested solution worked on Phoenix ROM, but didn't work on Goldeneye ROM. Anyways it's a solution for this problem in some cases.
Hey guys I have a nc1 att rooted s4 I have no GPS working, after I flashed hyperdrive and nc1 modules. Doing some research I saw this post for CSC codes I looked in my system file and went in the CSC codes file and I don't see a line for GPS.. How can I fix this? I have correct APN, I already Odin back to stock twice still no GPS . currently on bb 3.3
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HAVOK83 said:
Hey guys I have a nc1 att rooted s4 I have no GPS working, after I flashed hyperdrive and nc1 modules. Doing some research I saw this post for CSC codes I looked in my system file and went in the CSC codes file and I don't see a line for GPS.. How can I fix this? I have correct APN, I already Odin back to stock twice still no GPS . currently on bb 3.3
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This is what I did. I odin back to NB1 base. changed the CSC to UK code ( I couldnt find the US CSC codes listed ). Then installed the Phoenix ROM. Its woking like a charm.
Hi guys id love input on this one if anyone's got anything as it baffles and frustrates me...
I have a SM-N9005,
im signed upto galaxynote3root.com
my note 3 ran to perfection once rooted and updated to 4.4.2 va the polish rom that came out since im in UK and couldn't wait for the update hehe - still ran to perfection -
I then flashed a ROM from galaxynote3root.com (I now HATE that zedomax guy since he has not input or suggestions on the matter despite a courteously written email etc) it was "infamous ROM" (which is supposed to be for SM-N9005 but when installed all T-Mobile bloatware is on it and then model displayed in the about settings page says "SM-N900T") flashed it and installed trickster MOD, (didn't check or even think that the GPS didn't work at that point) I then set the voltage to offset -25 as instructed by zedomax for better battery life etc... anyway, my note 3 couldn't really handle the change in voltages so I went back to stock (or what I thought was stock since I didn't check the default voltages before changing and I don't know what they are) after deciding... I actually hated the ROM and flash all the way back to stock
GPS NO LONGER works - ill explain exact symptoms etc
GPS icon flashes - notification displays "searching for GPS" and........... that's it.. forever.... never locks...... and whilst using the GPS and using google maps in this state it constantly says "GPS signal lost" - and that is literally it. I have flashed at least 5 different stock ROMS from different countries/carriers etc - nothing always exactly the same
NOW... here's the weird part!!!????
Once I flash the Infamous ROM back onto the phone - THE GPS works....... no idea how - but I feel that it doesn't QUIET work as well as it did before (takes a little longer to lock but still around 10 seconds) and the locator on google maps seems to drift a LITTLE where as before it would be perfection no drifting no nothing.
Does this rom use something else or some change in the conf files to supposedly make the GPS "better" but actually makes it worse!!?? lol
Being a techy myself and constantly plying with tech from waaaayyyy back this really frustrated me as clearly it cant be a hardware issue since it works on one ROM but not on stock (unless as I said the infamous ROM utilises a different method to lock GPS... which is NOT better and I don't like btw)
I sent the phone into O2 for repairs and since the knox and counters were tripped they sent back unrepaired stating they cant fix as the engineers found there had been "unauthorised rework" done on it
it has to be software right!!!???? but if that was true.... the stock ROM SHOULD work.... but they ALLL don't.. makes NO sense.
If anyone has any suggestions or input at all I would greatly appreciate.. potentially more!!
I would like to figure this one out too I'm on the Verizon note 3 SM-N900V stock 4.4.2 and the GPS sucks! It was perfect on 4.3 so I know it is definitely a software issue. This is the best phone I've ever had and the worst GPS. Hope we can find a fix because I rely on Google Maps a lot.
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I had issues with my gps not locking after a rom update, I fixed it by downloading gps test from play store and clearing "agps data" in settings.
Give it a go it worked for me. Good luck
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Did you a factory reset?
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No. Just a reboot after I had used the app. As I said my gps would never lock even outside but after using g the app it's quick to lock. I got the tip from a forum but may not help you.
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cjacobs611 said:
I would like to figure this one out too I'm on the Verizon note 3 SM-N900V stock 4.4.2 and the GPS sucks! It was perfect on 4.3 so I know it is definitely a software issue. This is the best phone I've ever had and the worst GPS. Hope we can find a fix because I rely on Google Maps a lot.
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but for me.. not just GPS sucks... gps does not work categorically anytime ever lol... ONLNY on that infamous ROM I told you about..
hopefully otherwise ill have to do an insurance job on it! lol I definitely agree.... best phone ive ever had... did have the best GPS.. but I feel I may have done something to GPS chip whilst undervolting... but I say that then I remember... but no.. the GPS still works on that particular rom so it cant be that the GPS chip is fried... unless... like I said, that infamous ROM makes the GPS work in a different way.. I just don't know enough about it.... what I do know is that it DOES NOT make sense! lol
gingerdude said:
I had issues with my gps not locking after a rom update, I fixed it by downloading gps test from play store and clearing "agps data" in settings.
Give it a go it worked for me. Good luck
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perhaps I didn't explain myself... its not because of the ROM update.... the GPS and everything was working to perfection on 4.3 and 4.4.2... it only stopped once id flashed the infamous ROM and then back tot he stock 4.4.2 roms.... now the only way to get GPS working is by flashing and using the infamous ROM
many thanks for your input though dude much appreciated
Egorych said:
Did you a factory reset?
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my friend.. all I can say is... lol... factory reset... lol.... umm yes... I did one....2....3..4,5,6,7,8,9 etc of those followed by 5,6,7,8 different stock roms etc (as stated in my original post)
so yeah... did that.. doesn't work
thanks for your suggestion though kind sir!!
What happened here is the same thing that happens when everyone installs the s5 port and when they revert to their stock rom they f*** up their GPS, since they initially installed a wrong firmware for their phone. Easiest way to solve this is to install that infamous ROM again and turn on your GPS. Then in recovery dirty flash stock note 3 rom (dirty flash... i mean don't do any wipes what so ever) and reboot. You might be able to boot it or basically go into bootloop. Then afterwhich do a factory reset in recovery again. Once booted up you should have your GPS back. There is another method here about flashing n9005 wifi/nfc and stuff files. I just can't find it. But do a search it will come out.
try this
go to recovery
full wipe ..(partition system , data, cache ) ..system partition needs to be wiped
if you are using philz then do a new rom wipe which also wipes system partition
reboot to download mode and odin flash stock samsung note 3 rom ( do it twice to make it 200% sure ..lol)
download gps status and reset ur agps data and download new data from the app
And apparently service centers have to prove that your rooting/flashing 'broke' the phone.
Maybe a grey area but apparently European legislation says so?
So threaten O2 with this?
Try GPS Status and in tools check/update agps.
tyre777 said:
What happened here is the same thing that happens when everyone installs the s5 port and when they revert to their stock rom they f*** up their GPS, since they initially installed a wrong firmware for their phone. Easiest way to solve this is to install that infamous ROM again and turn on your GPS. Then in recovery dirty flash stock note 3 rom (dirty flash... i mean don't do any wipes what so ever) and reboot. You might be able to boot it or basically go into bootloop. Then afterwhich do a factory reset in recovery again. Once booted up you should have your GPS back. There is another method here about flashing n9005 wifi/nfc and stuff files. I just can't find it. But do a search it will come out.
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sounds good.. but one thing... to flash stock roms I use odin... that's not a recovery flash.... what do you mean exactly? are you able to obtain and flash stock ROMS via recovery in zip form instead of .tar via odin now?
xinfinityoO said:
try this
go to recovery
full wipe ..(partition system , data, cache ) ..system partition needs to be wiped
if you are using philz then do a new rom wipe which also wipes system partition
reboot to download mode and odin flash stock samsung note 3 rom ( do it twice to make it 200% sure ..lol)
download gps status and reset ur agps data and download new data from the app
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ive already tried this... in about 50 different variations as well.... all full wipes :'(
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2751849. Read 3 last pages, i wrote there how i did fix my gps on same kind of situation.
Lähetetty minun SM-N9005 laitteesta Tapatalkilla
massive thanks to all of you guys i really do appreciate your responses i have managed to fix this problem completely thank the lord i love my note 3 what i did was basically install Philz recovery and use all of the wipe functions on there including one I hadnt seen before on other recoveries which was "format boot" so big thankyou to xfinity for the philz tip I also turned on my gps and left it on before rebooting to commence rebuild which could have possibly had a positive effect so that tip was from tyre777 so again huge thanks to you as well kind sir!!! happy days case closed.. thanks all!
fletchy88 said:
massive thanks to all of you guys i really do appreciate your responses i have managed to fix this problem completely thank the lord i love my note 3 what i did was basically install Philz recovery and use all of the wipe functions on there including one I hadnt seen before on other recoveries which was "format boot" so big thankyou to xfinity for the philz tip I also turned on my gps and left it on before rebooting to commence rebuild which could have possibly had a positive effect so that tip was from tyre777 so again huge thanks to you as well kind sir!!! happy days case closed.. thanks all!
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cn u please post step by step instructions..
one of my mates having similar problems and he cant fix it..
thanks
xinfinityoO said:
cn u please post step by step instructions..
one of my mates having similar problems and he cant fix it..
thanks
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I most certainly will xfinityoO ill get to it tonight, once again many thanks for you guys reponses, i was expecting to get nothing so big help!
p.s if there is a way i can give something back id be glad... is there any rating system on xda like on other forums whereby i can mark your profiles with something that indicated your level of knowledge... are you following me?
EDIT: Just seen the Thanks button system lol Thanks goes out to XfinityoO and tyre777
Just hit the thanks button..dats all mate..we are here to help each otherr
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fletchy88 said:
Hi guys id love input on this one if anyone's got anything as it baffles and frustrates me...
I have a SM-N9005,
im signed upto galaxynote3root.com
my note 3 ran to perfection once rooted and updated to 4.4.2 va the polish rom that came out since im in UK and couldn't wait for the update hehe - still ran to perfection -
I then flashed a ROM from galaxynote3root.com (I now HATE that zedomax guy since he has not input or suggestions on the matter despite a courteously written email etc) it was "infamous ROM" (which is supposed to be for SM-N9005 but when installed all T-Mobile bloatware is on it and then model displayed in the about settings page says "SM-N900T") flashed it and installed trickster MOD, (didn't check or even think that the GPS didn't work at that point) I then set the voltage to offset -25 as instructed by zedomax for better battery life etc... anyway, my note 3 couldn't really handle the change in voltages so I went back to stock (or what I thought was stock since I didn't check the default voltages before changing and I don't know what they are) after deciding... I actually hated the ROM and flash all the way back to stock
GPS NO LONGER works - ill explain exact symptoms etc
GPS icon flashes - notification displays "searching for GPS" and........... that's it.. forever.... never locks...... and whilst using the GPS and using google maps in this state it constantly says "GPS signal lost" - and that is literally it. I have flashed at least 5 different stock ROMS from different countries/carriers etc - nothing always exactly the same
NOW... here's the weird part!!!????
Once I flash the Infamous ROM back onto the phone - THE GPS works....... no idea how - but I feel that it doesn't QUIET work as well as it did before (takes a little longer to lock but still around 10 seconds) and the locator on google maps seems to drift a LITTLE where as before it would be perfection no drifting no nothing.
Does this rom use something else or some change in the conf files to supposedly make the GPS "better" but actually makes it worse!!?? lol
Being a techy myself and constantly plying with tech from waaaayyyy back this really frustrated me as clearly it cant be a hardware issue since it works on one ROM but not on stock (unless as I said the infamous ROM utilises a different method to lock GPS... which is NOT better and I don't like btw)
I sent the phone into O2 for repairs and since the knox and counters were tripped they sent back unrepaired stating they cant fix as the engineers found there had been "unauthorised rework" done on it
it has to be software right!!!???? but if that was true.... the stock ROM SHOULD work.... but they ALLL don't.. makes NO sense.
If anyone has any suggestions or input at all I would greatly appreciate.. potentially more!!
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Enter root folder and open up etc>gps.conf using text editor and change LPP_PROFILE to 3 instead of 0.
fletchy88 said:
I most certainly will xfinityoO ill get to it tonight, once again many thanks for you guys reponses, i was expecting to get nothing so big help!
p.s if there is a way i can give something back id be glad... is there any rating system on xda like on other forums whereby i can mark your profiles with something that indicated your level of knowledge... are you following me?
EDIT: Just seen the Thanks button system lol Thanks goes out to XfinityoO and tyre777
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Where's the step by step?
Hi guys! I have a SM-G900F and my GPS won't work. I was running Sixperience V7 (GPS was working) ,then wiped and installed cm12.1,but gps wouldn't work so I cleaned my phone by Reinstalling stock BOI3 ITV with Odin. I have tried all the options (GPS Only,Low Power,GPS+Network positions) But it just won't lock,doesn't even search for satellites. Is there something I can do to get it back working? Thanks!
Happened exactly the same to me.... I came back from cm12 to do the GPS fix thing in touchwiz but now it won't even search satellites or get a lock what the hell!! And I'm pretty sure it's not a GPS problem since it was working just before I had cm12.1... Any help appreciated
Wolf80 said:
Hi guys! I have a SM-G900F and my GPS won't work. I was running Sixperience V7 (GPS was working) ,then wiped and installed cm12.1,but gps wouldn't work so I cleaned my phone by Reinstalling stock BOI3 ITV with Odin. I have tried all the options (GPS Only,Low Power,GPS+Network positions) But it just won't lock,doesn't even search for satellites. Is there something I can do to get it back working? Thanks!
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Did you ever fix it???? Only way i can get gps working is by flashing sixperience 7.0 , Stock touchwiz doesn't seem to find sattelites... so strange
xAD3r1ty said:
Did you ever fix it???? Only way i can get gps working is by flashing sixperience 7.0 , Stock touchwiz doesn't seem to find sattelites... so strange
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I tried and now it works,But only on sixperience 7.0 like you! I don't know why it does not work on other ROMS,we must wait for someone who can explain. I have tried stock by using Odin,cm12.1,xstrolite ecc. but without results. Only Six7 works
i had the same problem. try to flash sixperience again, get gps lock and don't turn it off. flash stock again..this worked for me....
Wolf80 said:
I tried and now it works,But only on sixperience 7.0 like you! I don't know why it does not work on other ROMS,we must wait for someone who can explain. I have tried stock by using Odin,cm12.1,xstrolite ecc. but without results. Only Six7 works
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Found the fix! go back to sixperience 7.0, get the lock, then download stock from Alexander or something , go to TWRP, ONLY Clean SYSTEM AND DATA, Only those two, flash stock rom and it works! Now we get gps on stock, try it mate!
Is it possible to fix GPS by just flashing Six7, then wipe, then flash CM12.1?
babygau said:
Is it possible to fix GPS by just flashing Six7, then wipe, then flash CM12.1?
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I am giving it a shot now,by only wiping SYSTEM and DATA as written by @xAD3r1ty. Will report in a few.
babygau said:
Is it possible to fix GPS by just flashing Six7, then wipe, then flash CM12.1?
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Try what i told Wolf to do mate! it works, worked for me im sure it will work for you both
Wolf80 said:
I am giving it a shot now,by only wiping SYSTEM and DATA as written by @xAD3r1ty. Will report in a few.
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Lemme know mate, i know it sucks , i'd suggest you both to not go back to sixperience, i think something wrong with the rom will break gps for other roms..
xAD3r1ty said:
Try what i told Wolf to do mate! it works, worked for me im sure it will work for you both
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I tried to flash back Six7 ROM. This time it is even worse, got a warning msg "This device has got no GPS hardware" while opening Google Map.
babygau said:
I tried to flash back Six7 ROM. This time it is even worse, got a warning msg "This device has got no GPS hardware" while opening Google Map.
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Must be doing something wrong , Maybe you forgot to flash gps fix or something? try again mate, once you figure it out you already know what to do, TWRP, system and data only, stock Touchwiz and there you go
I'm downloading stock ROM atm. Will give it everything I have to survive my GPS. ???
xAD3r1ty said:
Try what i told Wolf to do mate! it works, worked for me im sure it will work for you both
Lemme know mate, i know it sucks , i'd suggest you both to not go back to sixperience, i think something wrong with the rom will break gps for other roms..
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Ok,got CM12.1 up and running and GPS works!
babygau said:
I'm downloading stock ROM atm. Will give it everything I have to survive my GPS.
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Good luck man! Wolf made it work so it must work for you too!
Wolf80 said:
Ok,got CM12.1 up and running and GPS works!
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Nice man ! happy for you
I think I have had a bad day. I used Odin to flash the stock ROM, the process was successful. But after booting, I had non stop FC messages at welcome screen. Tried other firmware, the issue still persist. I dont know what went wrong then. Now I'm only able to use CM12.1 without fc but obviously GPS doesn't work.
xAD3r1ty said:
Good luck man! Wolf made it work so it must work for you too!
Nice man ! happy for you
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Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk
Has anybody still got the v7 file I can't find it anymore All the links have been removed
Captainblade : you can find links to v7 on German site android-hilfe.de just google it.
I had exactly the same issue and thought I fried my GPS as no rom would work. I was researching about the CSC in my phone as restoring to stock would bring another carrier's apps. I used the Phone Info Samsung app on Touchwiz and ever since all roms have worked for GPS. I am thinking either my CSC got corrupted or even my EFS partition
Same problem here Any news on how to fix GPS after Sixexperience V7.
Thanks
@ErnestoD
Download all in one fix and flash via recovery
Do a wipe cache and dalvik cache after flashing
Cheers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=6532
hi, my model is G935F, after upgrading to nougat, im unable to set lockscreen, (Pattern, pin, fingerprint), what ever i chose, im getting error msg that "setting has stopped".
but,
if i downgrade to marshmallow, everything seems working fine. problem only in nougat roms.
i tried almost all the custom roms and stock roms from different countries, and i have taken EFS backup, i deleted and restored after installing ROMS, problem not solved.
Any idea friends???
no help>????
Reflash via odin. / Factory Reset/ Wipe Cache, try all that
Dont forget to thanks.
I tried many stock Roms with pit file, tried everything
If i add new user in nougat rom, lock screen in working, but main user remain problem..
Sent from my SM-G955F using XDA-Developers Legacy app
Try to use custom lock screen like go locker
Problem solved by myself... close this thread, thanks all
please share how to fix
shahul1&1ly said:
Problem solved by myself... close this thread, thanks all
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do you mind sharing how did you do that?
How to solve the lock problem, please
shahul1&1ly said:
Problem solved by myself... close this thread, thanks all
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