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Hey guys
I just flashed up to WM 6.5, on a rom from xda-dev's. My carrier is Sprint.
I used to be able to get a GPS fix in <2 seconds on my stock rom, after I used the quickgps utility to update it.
Now I can't get a gps fix at all after flashing. I hard-reset right after flashing, installed the quickgps tool, and updated it. I can't get a fix no matter what I try, HTC GPS tool, google maps, etc.
The only other thing I can think of is to use the Verizon GPS fix, but I don't want to apply it yet because I'm on sprint.. (http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=49933)
What else can I try to get the GPS back functioning?
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
Joe
siliar gps problems here!
both my roommate and i are having similar problems.
i drove for 45 minutes yesterday and left gps viewer running and at some point i got a lock. my roommate could not get a lock.
before flashing NFSROM, both of us were getting locks very quickly.
i have tried to install quickgps but have not found any versions online that will install and work on the custom rom...
anyone else seeing this or got any advice?
thanks!
chanchiya said:
both my roommate and i are having similar problems.
i drove for 45 minutes yesterday and left gps viewer running and at some point i got a lock. my roommate could not get a lock.
before flashing NFSROM, both of us were getting locks very quickly.
i have tried to install quickgps but have not found any versions online that will install and work on the custom rom...
anyone else seeing this or got any advice?
thanks!
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I'm having the same exact issue regardless of what ROM I'm using. I tried reverting to the stock radio and was able to get a lock about 12 hours ago but now I can't. However, I can get a lock using the stock rom but not with a 3rd party rom.
I purchased Sygic a few months ago and at first it worked pretty good. However recently I am getting / experiencing more and more problems with this navigation program.
The problem is, whenever I start Sygic it says it's loading and then throws me back to the main screen. :S
I recently installed the Aura ROM, but this didn't fix anything.
Maybe uninstalling and removing all the configuration files would fix my problem. I understand how to uninstall, however I don't know where the configuration files are stored.
Anyone care to help or is experiencing the same problem?
Hi there!
I'm having the same issue, using ΠCrust ROM, which is based in ATT's ROM. I check into the Sygic forums, and it appears to be a bug with this ROM version. I posted for support in the forum, as in the begining, the aplication was having problems with OpenGL also. The lastest version resolvs the OpenGL problems, but this Open and ForceClose issue is still present.
Here's the link were the issue was originally reported:
http://support.sygic.com/sygic/topics/crash_on_motorola_atrix_2_3
For the FC, there's a work around, it seems it conflicts in some way with the GPS. So to start Sygic you will have to:
1. Disable GPS in the phone
2. Open Sygic, it will ask you to activate the GPS showing a dialog, click settings, activate the GPS and select back
3. Sygic will open normally
Hope it helps at least for you to use the application.
Thanks for the tips. I am on CM7 and have been experiencing the same things.
rabarkar said:
Hi there!
I'm having the same issue, using ΠCrust ROM, which is based in ATT's ROM. I check into the Sygic forums, and it appears to be a bug with this ROM version. I posted for support in the forum, as in the begining, the aplication was having problems with OpenGL also. The lastest version resolvs the OpenGL problems, but this Open and ForceClose issue is still present.
Here's the link were the issue was originally reported:
http://support.sygic.com/sygic/topics/crash_on_motorola_atrix_2_3
For the FC, there's a work around, it seems it conflicts in some way with the GPS. So to start Sygic you will have to:
1. Disable GPS in the phone
2. Open Sygic, it will ask you to activate the GPS showing a dialog, click settings, activate the GPS and select back
3. Sygic will open normally
Hope it helps at least for you to use the application.
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Thanks man, I will give it a go!
Hello friend Ifound a solution for that issue which i was living and still living .Im turning of gps first then i m opening sygic when it says no gps available it shows setting when u click it takes you gps turning of on part and u are turning on gps and turning back and it works.
serano0000 said:
Hello friend Ifound a solution for that issue which i was living and still living .Im turning of gps first then i m opening sygic when it says no gps available it shows setting when u click it takes you gps turning of on part and u are turning on gps and turning back and it works.
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It's exactly what was said above? But thanks anyways.
sorry man ı didnt realize now i saw
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sorry man ı didnt realize now i saw
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No problem man.
Thanks for answering though. Better get a lot of answers, than none, right?
yes absuletely
Hello,
I have a SG Ace with the CyanoGenMod 7.1 installed.
The GPS only gives the position sometimes. I have tried GMaps, Navigation, GPS test plus and GPS status and none of them work properly.
Actually, only Navigation has worked twice and when it does, the rest of apps work too (just for a limited time).
It takes ages to work and the problem is not finding the satellites since I detect (with GPS status and GPS test plus) 6 to 10 of them. It seems like it can't process the data and calculate the coordinates.
Any idea of what could be the problem? Have you heard of same problem in others SGA with CGM7? Any solution?
Thank you very much!
PD: I haven't tried the GPS with stock rom but since it has work twice with CGM7.1 and detects the satellites I think we can discard that the GPS is broken. It is more like bad configuration.
EDIT: when I download the A-GPS info I NEVER get a satellite. This maybe a symptom of something.
Did you see the GPS thread in the Android Dev section ?
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EmoBoiix3 said:
Did you see the GPS thread in the Android Dev section ?
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I am reading:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320626
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284506
I will post any info if the GPS it is fixed with these.
EDIT: this doesn't seem to work. Any idea?
davidteleco said:
I am reading:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320626
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284506
I will post any info if the GPS it is fixed with these.
EDIT: this doesn't seem to work. Any idea?
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Same here, tried the above but still no GPS.
Installed GPS Test and nothing showing - put the phone outside not testing in the house.
Worked OK on stock ROM
Clumzie said:
Worked OK on stock ROM
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Now we have a problem. I have tried almost every trick and nothing worked. I can't believe we are the only people having this trouble, there must be someone else.
Does anyone know how the GPS works? What is the algorithm? We should be able to find where the problem is located.
My GPS can find the satellites (from 6 to 10) even inside of buildings (2-5) and have worked twice, only twice but it went okay. Usually, it doesn't give me the coordinates, as I said, this only happened twice.
I think the error could be related to the next step, once it has located the satellites, what does it have to do? Synchronise with the ntp servers?
Also we can try a personalized gps.conf config file because the others below haven't worked.
I hope someone understand the GPS process better than we do and can help us.
Thank you all.
I provided 2 sets of gps.conf and secgps.conf and both also didn't work for you?
My problem is similar.I can't get any satellites until I reboot.even after reboot, it doesn't lock even after having more than 10 satellites.I have to restart the GPS status a few times before it locks
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happily1986 said:
I provided 2 sets of gps.conf and secgps.conf and both also didn't work for you?
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Tried the second set of conf files and left my phone outside for about 20 mins and finally got a lock but only about 80 feet accurate.
Thanks for the tutorial.
Not sure if you have the latest modem/radio. Flashing the latest might help if that's the case.
revile said:
Not sure if you have the latest modem/radio. Flashing the latest might help if that's the case.
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Probably being a bit dim but is that an FM radio and what is/where do I get the latest versions of the modem?
EDIT
Flash a current modem file in ODIN I guess?
Finally getting very quick fix times (inside the house) by following instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
I think using Assisted GPS was the key though.
With assisted GPS, it is expected to have much faster lock
Clumzie said:
Finally getting very quick fix times (inside the house) by following instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
I think using Assisted GPS was the key though.
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I have tried almost every gps.conf in the forum and I haven't fixed the Ace yet.
However, I discovered two things:
1) If you reboot the phone with the "GPS Active" option ticked and reset the AGPS data (with GPS-Status) you always get locked.
2) When you get locked as I said in 1), it always refresh the coordinates once per 30 seconds (a normal GPS do it in once per second, checked with a stock galaxy s2).
The 30 seconds refreshing is very suspicious, like a wrong value in a configuration parameter. Any idea?
I think the problem is in the cyanogen, remember this is a ported mod from galaxy s to galaxy ace so it was not originally programmed for this phone.
Good information, I suspect it's due to cyanogen too. Can't wait for the official cyanogen. I hope it will fix the GPS issue. It's annoying sometimes....
davidteleco said:
I have tried almost every gps.conf in the forum and I haven't fixed the Ace yet.
However, I discovered two things:
1) If you reboot the phone with the "GPS Active" option ticked and reset the AGPS data (with GPS-Status) you always get locked.
2) When you get locked as I said in 1), it always refresh the coordinates once per 30 seconds (a normal GPS do it in once per second, checked with a stock galaxy s2).
The 30 seconds refreshing is very suspicious, like a wrong value in a configuration parameter. Any idea?
I think the problem is in the cyanogen, remember this is a ported mod from galaxy s to galaxy ace so it was not originally programmed for this phone.
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switch to stock
riikii said:
switch to stock
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After trying all the possibilities:
- Installing stock (gps-ok) and restoring my cm7 backup NOT WORKING*
- Installing stock and cm7 from new NOT WORKING
- Installing different stocks versions WORKING*
- Installing mods (gingerreal....) WORKING
- Trying almost every fix with cm7 (gps.conf, fasterfix-apps...) NOT WORKING
After all, the GPS HAS NOT WORKED EVER* with cyanogen mod 7.1 RC1 in galaxy ace.
So I just got back to stock, rooted and reinstalled apps, configs, etc.
I have something to say: if GPS doesn't work to anybody with CGM7.1, this MUST BE in the specification rom page because for many people (like me) the GPS related apps represent a high percentage of use. People should be warned about this issue in order to install or not the rom.
Thank you all, you have been very helpful, as always in this forum.
(*) normal working means <20s to lock, refreshing every second, even when you turn the gps off and on again...
I use GPS extensively too
davidteleco said:
After trying all the possibilities:
- Installing stock (gps-ok) and restoring my cm7 backup NOT WORKING*
- Installing stock and cm7 from new NOT WORKING
- Installing different stocks versions WORKING*
- Installing mods (gingerreal....) WORKING
- Trying almost every fix with cm7 (gps.conf, fasterfix-apps...) NOT WORKING
After all, the GPS HAS NOT WORKED EVER* with cyanogen mod 7.1 RC1 in galaxy ace.
So I just got back to stock, rooted and reinstalled apps, configs, etc.
I have something to say: if GPS doesn't work to anybody with CGM7.1, this MUST BE in the specification rom page because for many people (like me) the GPS related apps represent a high percentage of use. People should be warned about this issue in order to install or not the rom.
Thank you all, you have been very helpful, as always in this forum.
(*) normal working means <20s to lock, refreshing every second, even when you turn the gps off and on again...
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spicediablo said:
Can't wait for the official cyanogen.
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Is it confirmed that we are having an official cyanogen version for galaxy ace? Any date?
It is confirmed but no ETA
davidteleco said:
Is it confirmed that we are having an official cyanogen version for galaxy ace? Any date?
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yesterday I installed custom Rom (HyDrOG3N-ICS 02.04 ) on my galaxy S2 and now I am having problem with GPS signals, can anyone confirm if they are able to use gps on this Rom. thanks
Can't confirm GPS works on this rom as I don't use it, but in answer to the question raised in the subject of your post, you can test GPS with GPS Status from market. Shows all kinds of useful details/info (and comes in a 'lite' version w/ads if you're averse to paying for apps )
When I first installed the rom, gps didnt locate me when I used google maps. I just used gps fix from the market and it found me pretty fast.
Kaze105 said:
When I first installed the rom, gps didnt locate me when I used google maps. I just used gps fix from the market and it found me pretty fast.
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how log will it take the whole fixing process after hitting "start fixing" button ?
Thanks
MistahBungle said:
Can't confirm GPS works on this rom as I don't use it, but in answer to the question raised in the subject of your post, you can test GPS with GPS Status from market. Shows all kinds of useful details/info (and comes in a 'lite' version w/ads if you're averse to paying for apps )
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I have tried GPS Status from market it did not catch any signals. I am a bit confused between, its hardware problem or software
You may test to flash other radio.
It's not HARDWARE considering that it was working on your old rom
moden and gps?
is there any connection between this 2 ?
Hi, I bought a Motorola Atrix in Amazon 2 months ago. Since start the Gps din't work at all, 0 in view in apps like "Gps test". I tried almost everything: changing gps.conf, flashing radios, using custom roms like Nottachtrix and CM7, and reverting back to stock via rsd. Btw, a friend of mine who bought the same phone at the same time, had problems with gps in stock rom, but after flashing CM7, it worked just fine.
So, I ask you to help me giving any ideas to fix this.
Maybe this can be useful: The Atrix came with Italian retail rom and N_01.100.00R radio.
Thanks a lot.
PS: Sorry if I don't write quite well, I'm not an english natural speaker.
djbeta66 said:
Hi, I bought a Motorola Atrix in Amazon 2 months ago. Since start the Gps din't work at all, 0 in view in apps like "Gps test". I tried almost everything: changing gps.conf, flashing radios, using custom roms like Nottachtrix and CM7, and reverting back to stock via rsd. Btw, a friend of mine who bought the same phone at the same time, had problems with gps in stock rom, but after flashing CM7, it worked just fine.
So, I ask you to help me giving any ideas to fix this.
Maybe this can be useful: The Atrix came with Italian retail rom and N_01.100.00R radio.
Thanks a lot.
PS: Sorry if I don't write quite well, I'm not an english natural speaker.
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Anybody?
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Anybody?
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If you use an app such as GPS status do you pick up any satellites? It seems to be a common problem to find the satellites but not to be able to get a lock.
Also is you install GPS Status it will allow you to update the agps files.
Did you try gps lock with data access enabled? And as eddhard said do you pick any satellites?
In the gps settings menu turn OFF the options to use mobile networks or wifi. Then use the gps status or gps test app outside in a clear view for a minute or two. If it reports an accuracy distance as 0 or an error there is an issue with your gps that I might have a solution for.
For no reason my gps straight up failed to get a lock. In the test apps, it would see 9-10 satellites with strong signal but never wanted to get a lock. Multiple multiple factory resets, formats, any other variable I tried to change and the issue persisted.
I've attached the file that fixed the issue for me. Extract the libnmea.so and place it in your /system/lib folder after you make a backup of the existing file. Let us know if that helps.
eddhard said:
If you use an app such as GPS status do you pick up any satellites? It seems to be a common problem to find the satellites but not to be able to get a lock.
Also is you install GPS Status it will allow you to update the agps files.
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Zeljko1234 said:
Did you try gps lock with data access enabled? And as eddhard said do you pick any satellites?
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matthewvl said:
In the gps settings menu turn OFF the options to use mobile networks or wifi. Then use the gps status or gps test app outside in a clear view for a minute or two. If it reports an accuracy distance as 0 or an error there is an issue with your gps that I might have a solution for.
For no reason my gps straight up failed to get a lock. In the test apps, it would see 9-10 satellites with strong signal but never wanted to get a lock. Multiple multiple factory resets, formats, any other variable I tried to change and the issue persisted.
I've attached the file that fixed the issue for me. Extract the libnmea.so and place it in your /system/lib folder after you make a backup of the existing file. Let us know if that helps.
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Thanks for your answers, the problem isn't the locking of any of the sats. Test apps show "0 in view" even on outdoors.
I don't have a solution. But I've had a lot of difficulty with GPS on my Atrix as well. I can get a lock usually after a minute or so, but then the GPS would go to sleep. So if I'm moving or logging a route, it'll show me where I started even after several minutes. I flashed radios, updated gps conf, and used GPS Status & Toolbox to get a lock. Still no improvement. It helped me get the initial lock, and didn't resolve the freezing issue. I eventually gave up and bought separate GPS. So I'd be interested to know if you find a way to fix this.
Guys, if you don't see any satellites in GPS Status app, maybe is hardware issue. If you have warranty, use it. If you don't, try to disassemble your phone and look. Maybe just cable is disconnected or has bad contact. Of course be very careful with disassembling or ask someone with experiences. Youtube guide how to change digitizer on Atrix could be useful.
Good luck
I had problems with GPS fix on AT&T atrix 4g with N_01.100.00R europe radio. After flashing 37p at&t radio gps works perfectly, fix is really fast.
Also WiFi signal strength increased.