I have been using the latest CM7 stable and the GPS just does not work. Previously, I used MIUI and I used a handful of their releases. Only one of the ROMs had working GPS.
Finally got tired of not having a fast, accurate GPS. I Heimdall'd back to stock, updated to stock 2.2 using Samsung Kies and GPS still does not work.
I am beside myself. I need a working and accurate GPS. I have tried all the patches, zip files, fixes and just cannot locate a combanation that work for me.
Is there a concensus ROM with fast and accurate GPS?
I'v been running Toxic8 with great results so far.
Pretty much all Froyo ROMs have working, accurate GPS. At least, as accurate as the Vibrant is capable of. Vibrant GPS could best be described as "modest".
There are some tweaks you can use to try to improve your lock. Give AngryGPS a try and see if it can lock on.
I use MIUI, and I run AngryGPS before using my Navigation. Works like a charm and gets a good, strong lock.
apicia said:
I have been using the latest CM7 stable and the GPS just does not work. Previously, I used MIUI and I used a handful of their releases. Only one of the ROMs had working GPS.
Finally got tired of not having a fast, accurate GPS. I Heimdall'd back to stock, updated to stock 2.2 using Samsung Kies and GPS still does not work.
I am beside myself. I need a working and accurate GPS. I have tried all the patches, zip files, fixes and just cannot locate a combanation that work for me.
Is there a concensus ROM with fast and accurate GPS?
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If you flashed to stock 2.2 and your GPS does not work, you have something else that is wrong. JI6 had working GPS out of the box. Use LBSTestMode or Angry GPS to do some diagnostics.
I am running Trigger 08/03 which runs Android 2.3.5
GPS works perfectly
on the version Trigger 08/22 which followed the GPS didn't work for me.
try bionix
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I sincerely love the 2.1, and i really appreciate the work and effort the dev´s are putting into the rom´s that are available free of charge.
But i cant find a rom that has working GPS on/off feature, everyone i tryed so far requires phone reboot..
so i wonder, why is it so hard to enable GPS without reboot?
and are there rom´s that have working GPS?
i tryed to raise the issue in some of the rom specific forums, but it appears to be a less prioritized bug..
For me I found that re-flashing the latest radio rom after installing 2.1 got GPS working as it should do.
apart from what klutsh said (which i can't reproduce btw), there is only one kernel available that works with the 2.1 leaks, and that kernel has a bad gps implementation.
androbin beta r2
with androbin beta r2 i use gps and work very good, without problem.
fix is quick, stability ok.
last week i try it with ndrive, cca 160km trip, without problem.
Yip I can confirm Switch on your gps, and wifi (just for the hell of it, not too sure about this part) reboot into recovery, flash the latest radio, reboot and all should be well.
I can confirm the opposite; switching on GPS, wifi and bluetooth, flashed new radio and booted up the phone.
turned off gps and rebooted, then enabled gps again (without restart).
still no gps reception.
using villain3.4 atm, but this has been persistant thruout all tested 2.1 roms.
None of the Villain Roms worked ever with GPS for me, but BeHero+ V1.2 is the first 2.1 ROM where it always does, and it even to a very fast GPS fix!
im trying androbin atm, havent yet gone outside (still downloading my apps over wifi), so i cant say if it works or not.
but i really think the devs should pool their resources/projects instead of releasing 15+ similar roms
I've never had a problem with GPS - used Navigator to get me home with voice navigation the other day (i knew the route but still) it was awesome
I would also like to know the definitive answer. All ROM's released are with working hardware lists including of GPS and no mention of prossibility of bugs but going through the replies, it seems like mixed reactions.
1) ON/OFF reboot bug?
2) Sleep mode bug with any Radio?
3) As quick fix as in 1.5?
4) Not inconsistent ie fixed once but struggle next time?
Kendong2's reply seems to suggest NO. Is it ?
Running OMFGB 1.2.0.
Whenever I attempt to use Navigation, GPS locates me like it should, navigation begins then GPS is lost and never reconnects. Appears I am not the only one with this issue. Two others posted in actual OMFGB development thread, but no responses.
I really enjoy this ROM, but need to get GPS to work correctly.
Any ideas???
nismopc said:
Running OMFGB 1.2.0.
Whenever I attempt to use Navigation, GPS locates me like it should, navigation begins then GPS is lost and never reconnects. Appears I am not the only one with this issue. Two others posted in actual OMFGB development thread, but no responses.
I really enjoy this ROM, but need to get GPS to work correctly.
Any ideas???
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There was a GPS bug located in CyanogenMod that has been fixed in all of the CM7 ROMs, as fas as I know. This was also an issue with the Froyo CM6 ROMs (and, I think, even the Conap's Eclair CM5 ELB.) See this post in the GSB thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11377484&highlight=gps#post11377484
Anyway, try one of the CM7 ROMs instead, if you do a lot of Navigation.
Yeah this is a problem with both omgb and omfgb. note that the gps signal is not lost, but the navigation app stops communicating. I prefer omgb over cm7 because the exchange mail actually works. Unfortunately, the developer of these roms is not as responsive as some other devs. If you haven't tried gsb, I would. Everything but exchange mail works.
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Edit - I tested a bit more. Gps status does not lose fix, but navigation and maps do after 5 or so.
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Edit - I tested a bit more. Gps status does not lose fix, but navigation and maps do after 5 or so.
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I ended up going back to CM7. I really liked the default load of OMFGB. Didnt have to tweak all the screens and settings, but oh well. I got CM7 almost where I want it.
Thanks!
3 Different ROM GPS not working
I tried 3 different ROMS for gingerbread OMGB, Condemned CM7 and GingerTaz 27 and in all of them I cant get google maps and Osmand to connect to satelitte. It keep losing GPS connection after 2 minutes and never been able to reconnect.
everytime I flash the rom I did full wipe (data, cache and dalvik).
Is there any gingerbread Rom that I can try which has the GPS problem corrected ?
Any help greatly appreciated.
update: I flash GSB CyanogenMod 7.1.0 RC0 the GPS working so far, however the phone a bit slugish
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update: I flash GSB CyanogenMod 7.1.0 RC0 the GPS working so far, however the phone a bit slugish
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Yes, I'm on V3.3 and GPS worked flawlessly today...
...as for on performance. I am running it at 787Mhz/480Mhz ONDEMAND and seems to be ok.
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Yes, I'm on V3.3 and GPS worked flawlessly today...
...as for on performance. I am running it at 787Mhz/480Mhz ONDEMAND and seems to be ok.
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WOW
i cant never get pass 710 on maximum. If I set over 710 the phone hang all the time
hoodred said:
WOW
i cant never get pass 710 on maximum. If I set over 710 the phone hang all the time
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Similar experience here with several GB rom (by Tazz, CS, Mac & OMGB/OMFGB - GPS would usually start & work - but if I start driving away in NAV (within Car Mode or standalone, even in Map mode) - it will announced "GPS Signal loss .... screen display Searching GPS, etc." & won't regain functionality - even if I were to pull over and use GPS Tool to reset/download fresh datasets. I gave up - been careful & spending time doing a full SD wipe, clearing cache data & dalvik and checking/verifying all the steps - all of the developers are working hard on solutions & resolve the issues.
GSB seemed to be most reliable, V3.3 was excellent as I used it last week on a 3 hour freeway road trip and it never once lost signal/navigation - used it alongside the old trusty Garmin unit. Grabbed & flashed the latest V3.4 GSB release and it's just as good, if not better, for other minor fixes - not running the Super Charger script, bumped Performance setting up one notch to 710/480 and Boot reset, JIT off and everything else default. Using moderate ATK setting only - and I'm getting very good results overall on this GB custom ROM. Very responsive & I'm not going to push the speed any higher as it is excellent in my scoring of this "EOL" device with zero trade-in value to VZW, LOL.
Let's keep in mind that all of these GB roms are basically all work in progress, not exactly "Final Release" but seemed to be getting close to being declared a "finished product" ready for prime time, but GSB is my "biased" preference as a daily rom over the others.
Is there such a thing? Wanted to know because I'm missing my GPS right now with some of the roms that I'm running (MIUI, Simple Honey). Please advised and thanks.
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Is there such a thing? Wanted to know because I'm missing my GPS right now with some of the roms that I'm running (MIUI, Simple Honey). Please advised and thanks.
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Simple Honey 3.9.1 Rom has a working GPS. You need to keep GPS on and it works well. If you turn off GPS, you will need to reboot before GPS works again. This works for me.
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Simple Honey 3.9.1 Rom has a working GPS. You need to keep GPS on and it works well. If you turn off GPS, you will need to reboot before GPS works again. This works for me.
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+1 i use simply honey. the gps work for me.
Works fine for me as well
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Trigger Redux GPS appears to work. I was even able to turn it off and on and it still worked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1156123
There were questions about how this fix might effect battery life, but it is to early to tell.
Yep，Trigger Redux GPS works great for me too
Hi everyone,
I can't quite understand, is there a 2.3 rom for vibrant with a completely working gps?
As far as I can see all 2.3 roms for vibrant are either MIUI based or CM7 roms, is that correct? Is either one of those have working GPS?
Thanks alot!
Not all gb roms are based on cm7, look for roms with jvr jvq jvp in the title, they're samsung based...
No, gb roms do not have good gps yet, its halfassed on all of em
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GPS is screwed up for me but I only care about Google+ and Google Navigation, and they work perfectly in the latest CM7 Nightly. Unfortunately, third party GPS apps don't get a lock surprisingly...
ok just wanted to straighten this up really quick.
Miui and trigger 2.3 are CM7 based
JVP/JVR/JVQ are Samsung based, built off the I9000 gingerbread release I believe.
the gps works fine for the most part if you boot the phone with gps enabled.
i run miui and experience quick locks and actually very good accuracy using the 1.4 GPS fix for CM7 based roms found under the development section.
only downside is and this is with both samsung and CM7 based roms, you have to enable gps and reboot with it enabled to get the drivers to function correctly. until (if ever) Samsung releases gingerbread for the non 4G Vibrant we will never have fully functioning gps on 2.3
Or you can use an external bluetooth gps receiver, it will work fine, if not better.
So here is my problem. Everytime I install a new rom (stock or modded, 2.2 or 2.3), the GPS works great. Then after several hours or days, it stops working, and never works again until the phone is rewiped. Whats the deal?! I can't keep wiping my phone over and over and I never hear anyone talk about similar problems.
Things I have tried include:
Stock froyo roms
Leaked gingerbread roms
Modded 2.2 roms
Modded 2.3 roms
Different recoverys 2, 3, and 4
Different modem firmwares
Odin and even Heimdall to stock condition
None of this has staved it off for more than a week.
If it makes you feel better I don't get gps to work on any rom until I run gps aids from the market...I have to run the forced mode and i get a red light on the last setup line but it still works but I have to go into settings...location...and check the location based services on and off once then my gps locks on 6-8 satellites in just seconds...maybe worth a try since its free and it has worked for me on stock, com rom, and cm7 when nothing else would.
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GPS works flawless on powerwash v1.1 with no aids. Only thing is sometimes I have to reboot my phone if I haves gps turned off for a period of time to get a instant lock. Been that way since ed01 froyo.