Probably a n00b mistake, but I just installed ExROM 2.0 after I had bionix 1.3.1 and my gps is seeing 12 satellites, but won't lock onto any of them. Checking with GPS Test app. It looks like other people report gps works great. Any thoughts on what I messed up or what I could do to fix this? Do I need to reinstall or something? I did choose wipe everything in clockwork before I installed this. Thanks.
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Probably a n00b mistake, but I just installed ExROM 2.0 after I had bionix 1.3.1 and my gps is seeing 12 satellites, but won't lock onto any of them. Checking with GPS Test app. It looks like other people report gps works great. Any thoughts on what I messed up or what I could do to fix this? Do I need to reinstall or something? I did choose wipe everything in clockwork before I installed this. Thanks.
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If I was in your situation, I would first re-flash the ROM, then if that doesn't work, flash the latest SubZero kernel, and then if that doesnt work, go back to stock, flash bionix and test it to see if GPS is software destroyed (like mine was b4, tried every possible solution, nothing, so i waited for a few weeks, didnt touch GPS at all, and then one day, YAY it works again. Sounds like complete BS, but im not kidding). If GPS works again on Bionix, try going to another ICS rom (such as CM9 (it tells you steps and stuff too) or ICSzenwich from rootzwiki.) and then follow the steps from EXrom page. ^.^ Good Luck!
Thanks for the input. I just installed it again exactly as I did the first time and I'm getting gps data now. Weird. Thanks again.
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I went from official 2.1+gps patch
-->Odin (Eugene_2E_JK2_Froyo)
-->Axura version 2.1.
I was trying to follow the guide "NOOB GUIDE: HOW TO ROOT/ODIN/FLASH/RECOVER". This is the first time I've flashed anything. I love Axura except my gps has a very hard time getting a fix. I saw forums where people say that Axura 2.1 is great with their gps. Therefore, I was hoping someone may have a comment on what I am doing wrong or if I'm forgetting an important step in the process. I have tried the samsung gps app from the market but that did not help. I also tried reflashing Axura once. Again no change.
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I went from official 2.1+gps patch
-->Odin (Eugene_2E_JK2_Froyo)
-->Axura version 2.1.
I was trying to follow the guide "NOOB GUIDE: HOW TO ROOT/ODIN/FLASH/RECOVER". This is the first time I've flashed anything. I love Axura except my gps has a very hard time getting a fix. I saw forums where people say that Axura 2.1 is great with their gps. Therefore, I was hoping someone may have a comment on what I am doing wrong or if I'm forgetting an important step in the process. I have tried the samsung gps app from the market but that did not help. I also tried reflashing Axura once. Again no change.
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If you are still having issues, I would recommend going back to Stock using ODIN & then reflashing Axura or Nero Beta 3 and give it a try.
try this:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782242
im on axura and my gps didnt work until i did that, now it locks within 10 seconds with 10 or 11 satellites
Thanks
Thanks guys. I used odin with a stock kernel (kernel-vibrant-stock.tar.md5) then applied Axura 2.1 afterwards. This fixed my gps issue. It now locks in 10 sec or less. I appreciate the help.
I found the solution to the problem described below. It was ROM Manager that was sabotaging me, for whatever reason. I went into CWM manually, wiped everything obsessively 3 times like I've seen other people describe, installed 1.6, and it worked perfectly. Too early to say how it actually runs for me but I least I've got it fully installed!
PROBLEM:
I started from stock rooted S-off ROM and installed Das BAMF 1.5, wiping everything as recommended. Under Settings/About Phone/Software information, the baseband, kernel, build number etc were all correct. Things ran OK, although battery life was pretty bad. But there were a number of anomalies. The Verizon bloatware still seems to be present. The location reticule is still present in the notification area. Etc.
Today I installed 1.6 over 1.5, again wiping everything even though it is said not to be essential. I did the install through ROM Manager. Everything proceeded as expected, the boot animation screen shows BAMF 1.6, all the About Phone information is correct for 1.6. But again, the location reticule is still present; signal strength indicator is 4 bars instead of 6, Verizon bloatware still present.
I know the real action is in the development thread but I still need a few more posts before reaching that exalted status. Anybody else seen/solved an issue like this? Any help is appreciated and if some kind moderator feels led to move this to the other thread, all the better!
[EDIT] A couple other anomalies are the extended Power Options and Reboot menu options shown in the 3rd and 4th screenshots at the beginning of the Das BAMF 1.6.1 development thread-- I don't have those. On the other hand, I do have BAMF Toolbox, Call Recorder, and other expected apps included with the ROM.
Thanks very much.
I'm having the exact same results. Frustrating!
Are you installing with ROM Manager, or directly from CWM?
Having the exact same issue and I installed with ROM manager. Should I reinstall 1.6 manually in CWR? I JUST rooted my phone a week ago and I think I may have flashed it 20X already, lol! I also have weird caller ID issues, it says CDMA call waiting when I miss a call, and Call waiting when I have a voicmail. If flashing it manually will fix these issues, I'll do it again!
Here's the thing I don't get. What's the fricking point of wiping 3 times?
If wiping == formatting a partition, then what good does it do to do it 3 times? None that I can imagine.
If wiping == deleting everything in a directory tree, then again, what point is it to wipe 3 times? What is accomplished on the second and third time that isn't on the first?
Just my opinion. I've never had a problem with wiping just once.
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Having the exact same issue and I installed with ROM manager. Should I reinstall 1.6 manually in CWR? I JUST rooted my phone a week ago and I think I may have flashed it 20X already, lol! I also have weird caller ID issues, it says CDMA call waiting when I miss a call, and Call waiting when I have a voicmail. If flashing it manually will fix these issues, I'll do it again!
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I would try hbooting the unsigned stock RUU. Then try flashing the rom of your choice through Cwm not rom manager. This should start you back at scratch with s off along with clearing up any bugs you can't seem to get rid of.
I had the same problem. Don't use Rom Manager for this Rom. Do it manually and everything will be like it should.
Ditto to that. All my unfruitful efforts were due to initiating the process via ROM Manager. Doing it all via CWR did the trick.
I've searched and couldn't find. My bad if i missed it.
So I flashed MIUI and followed the steps of each MIUI rom thread. Everything works perfectly except for one thing. The GPS. It seems that everyone gets the gps to work except for me o.o. well it worked once but after that each time i load up the gps, the app freezes and my phone keeps vibrating. (i have to set the phone to silent using volume keys to stop it) after i stop it every time i hit my home key it vibrates again, nonstop. then everything i try to start up FCs anyone got a solution for this ?
i tried the privacy>reset phone thing but didnt work either.
i've also tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1370910
by the way i tested this with other roms. every rom i tried it on worked. the only roms that didnt are the MIUIs (all of em)
and no i did not drop the phone in water nor is there any sort of damages to the phone.
its happening because you didnt post this in the right section
try reflashing. . . . a good rom. . . . like ics or something.
posted in Q and A. not one reply. i tried multiple roms. every miui/cm7 and the ics rom. same problem.
Try to ODIN back to Froyo, then load GB boot loaders via ODIN and flash the ROMs.Might help.
Agreed with above, when in doubt Odin back to stock
Vibrant+MIUI=Happiness
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Try to ODIN back to Froyo, then load GB boot loaders via ODIN and flash the ROMs.Might help.
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i did ODIN back to froyo. i dont think i tried the bootloader thing though. ill give it a shot. thanks.
I had this same problem for awhile. I used the Yet Another GPS fix and after that I would wipe the GPS data and force it to download new data. This would fix it every time.
THEN today I updated to the new MIUI-112300 and it worked first try without me having to tweak anything.
Good luck!
lams09, please don't re-post the same thread twice but with slightly different names... Anyways, I posted this in the other thread the OP posted asking the exact same question...
"Try flashing MIUI via my guide."
lizeroy said:
I had this same problem for awhile. I used the Yet Another GPS fix and after that I would wipe the GPS data and force it to download new data. This would fix it every time.
THEN today I updated to the new MIUI-112300 and it worked first try without me having to tweak anything.
Good luck!
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did you use the official MIUI ?
yes. clear your agps data and re download before using gps
I've been ripping my hair out the last couple days trying to figure this out.
In the process of flashing a ROM and kernel I did a number of things:
-Carrier unlock (I feel like this is the culprit)
-Unlocked the bootloader
-Flashed Wet Dream (2.3.6 build)
-Installed webtop
-Attempted to root, unsuccessfully (let me know when the 2.3.6 root is available, haha)
After all this, everything was working fine--including wifi. But somewhere along the lines, maybe 15 minutes after I complete all these steps, out of the blue my wifi won't connect. It just says "obtaining IP address" and never connects.
So I got pissed and went on a wiping/reflashing spree. Got everything reset. The wifi was working great again. Then randomly, it just stopped working again.
Question:
Does anyone know why this is happening and what I can do to fix it?!
I'm dying here. Just as a side note in case you need this information, I think I'm going to flash to the 2.3.4 Wet Dream so I can root my device. Also, I don't mind going back to stock. If that's what fixes, it then I'll be more than happy to go stock. I plan on running webtop2sd as well.
Thanks in advance.
Mankey Magic said:
I've been ripping my hair out the last couple days trying to figure this out.
In the process of flashing a ROM and kernel I did a number of things:
-Carrier unlock (I feel like this is the culprit)
-Unlocked the bootloader
-Flashed Wet Dream (2.3.6 build)
-Installed webtop
-Attempted to root, unsuccessfully (let me know when the 2.3.6 root is available, haha) <-- i think this one no need to do
After all this, everything was working fine--including wifi. But somewhere along the lines, maybe 15 minutes after I complete all these steps, out of the blue my wifi won't connect. It just says "obtaining IP address" and never connects.
So I got pissed and went on a wiping/reflashing spree. Got everything reset. The wifi was working great again. Then randomly, it just stopped working again.
Question:
Does anyone know why this is happening and what I can do to fix it?!
I'm dying here. Just as a side note in case you need this information, I think I'm going to flash to the 2.3.4 Wet Dream so I can root my device. Also, I don't mind going back to stock. If that's what fixes, it then I'll be more than happy to go stock. I plan on running webtop2sd as well.
Thanks in advance.
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try check in: settings-- battery & data manager--battery mode ( see what presets u use).
then try check: settings--wireless & network settings--wifi settings--advanced (press menu key(the left touch key in bottom)--wifi sleep policy-- set to never.
btw, wetdream should be already rooted. correct me if im wrong.
hope this help.
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hope this help.
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Benjat, thanks for the reply.
My battery settings were set to "Nighttime saver". I set it to "Performance mode".
I set my wifi sleep policy to Never.
Still have the same problem.
My understanding was that WD was already rooted, but Busybox wasn't installing so I ran Root Check Basic from the Market and it said my device did not have root access
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Benjat, thanks for the reply.
My battery settings were set to "Nighttime saver". I set it to "Performance mode".
I set my wifi sleep policy to Never.
Still have the same problem.
My understanding was that WD was already rooted, but Busybox wasn't installing so I ran Root Check Basic from the Market and it said my device did not have root access
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maybe try reboot the phone after change the setting?
im not sure about busybox. what apps u running that require busybox? i want to try install it.
*i just try download root check basic. got message "your device isn't compatible with this item" hehe
Reboot and still no dice.
Ahhhh! So frustrating!
I was mid webtop2sd install and busybox is required for one of the steps to work. I'm actually not sure what it does.
Mankey Magic said:
Reboot and still no dice.
Ahhhh! So frustrating!
I was mid webtop2sd install and busybox is required for one of the steps to work. I'm actually not sure what it does.
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last try.. remove all wifi network added.. double check all the things i post before.. switch off wifi.. power off ur phone.. 10 sec then switch it on back, then on wifi. if still cant, i dont have anymore idea..
Thanks for all the help benjat. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Hopefully, someone else who has gone through this can help me out.
Mankey Magic said:
Thanks for all the help benjat. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Hopefully, someone else who has gone through this can help me out.
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nvm.. maybe do full wipe again..
what ver of WD u using? with what addon? im using WD 1.4.3 full
I've already done a cache/date wipes to no avail.
I'm using 1.4.4 lite. I'm thinking of flashing the 2.3.4 based WD though (is that 1.4.3?).
I could flash something else too, I guess. I really need webtop (with xfce mod) and I heard Wet Dream works well with it.
If this really is a software problem and it is the ROM's fault, then does anyone have a webtop compatible ROM recommendation?
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I've already done a cache/date wipes to no avail.
I'm using 1.4.4 lite. I'm thinking of flashing the 2.3.4 based WD though (is that 1.4.3?).
I could flash something else too, I guess. I really need webtop (with xfce mod) and I heard Wet Dream works well with it.
If this really is a software problem and it is the ROM's fault, then does anyone have a webtop compatible ROM recommendation?
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i cant tell if its problem with rom or what.. 1.4.3 is 2.3.6 base. and yes webtop work well with it.
here's normaly what i do..
Boot CWM Recovery
Wipe data/factory
wipe cache
wipe dalvik
flash rom
reboot to fastboot and do fastboot-w & then fastboot reboot.
let it boot for 1st time (until stable/full load) i left it around 10 mins
then reboot back to CMW to flash addon. usually i flash 1 then boot.. continues untill flash all.. maybe a bit fussy step.. but i prefer all loaded before flashing another
*i never tried webtop2sd yet.. still dont buy bigger mem card coz funding for lapdock
** maybe can try this one to make it clean wipe.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421522&highlight=fastboot+-w
Yeah I realized too late that everything cost me way more than I had originally intended to spend. SD cards have come down in price but still pretty pricey for a 32 GB card.
And thank you for the link. I'll try it out tomorrow and report back. It's 1:00 AM here in Seattle!
Hey Mankey,
Have you tested different Wifi networks to ensure that the issue is not with the phone or the ROM at all?
Also, check if someone else on Wet Dream thread had WiFi issues, if this happened with someone else, then they should have fix for sure!
Usually I do what bejnat mentioned and usually works.
Also, about the root, try to follow a root process again. It happened with me before, then I had to install a .zip file through Recovery mode to have root access again.
Hope this helps!
wouldn't just flashing the radio or a newer radio maybe fix his issue??
Yeah it doesn't work with other networks either. And as for root I don't think there's a direct way to root 2.3.6 yet.
Sk8trix, I think I'll try that after I flash back to stock 2.3.4. I've tried just about everything but the radio. Kernels don't fix it.
I'll post an update in a couple days. I really want to get this fixed.
I had the same problem with my dark side when I 1st got it and to fix it I flashed another ROM ,loaded it then flashed back ,cleaned delvik cache and flashed gapps then rebooted and 1st boot fixed my problem was using 2.3.6 with webtop2sd+nebtop app hope this helps you
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Okay, I have gotten so blasted close with getting a custom rom on this phone. I can get them installed now and they are wonderful I tried gummy and aokp but for the life of me I can not get data to work I can not make or recieve phone calls. I am in roaming all the time too. I have gone through all settings and scoured the forum and I can not find an answer anywhere. Am I missing something totally obvious here? Does anyone maybe have any suggestion? Thank you guys for your help. It's just frustrating that I am so close.
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Okay, I have gotten so blasted close with getting a custom rom on this phone. I can get them installed now and they are wonderful I tried gummy and aokp but for the life of me I can not get data to work I can not make or recieve phone calls. I am in roaming all the time too. I have gone through all settings and scoured the forum and I can not find an answer anywhere. Am I missing something totally obvious here? Does anyone maybe have any suggestion? Thank you guys for your help. It's just frustrating that I am so close.
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What is the status of your Photon currently? Assuming it is rooted and unlocked, running what rom? Please provide info on what rom you are on now, which one you flashed from, and what process you used to get where you are. The more info provided the easier it will be to help.
Well lets see, currently I am back on stock, but here is what I did. I rooted, unlocked, installed CWM 5.0.2.7 I also flashed jokers recoveryv3 ( I follow QB's videos) So then I installed the gummy rom using this process. Format system, format data, format cache, wipe cache then dalvik cache. flash rom, flash rom again ( now I did not reboot into recovery after I flashed the rom the first time) I just went straight to install rom again. flash gapps, fix permissions. Reboot up and good loving it all. Waited 15 min then rebooted again. That's it. So I am at a loss. Thanks for help if you need any other info please let me know.
Oh I am on 2.3.4 with 198_7 also
In your system settings did you have "home only" or "automatic" selected for your roaming settings? For a lot of these roms, "automatic" is forced roam. And then if you didn't have roaming data enabled, that would explain why you were constantly roaming with no data.
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Thanks so much .
I did have automatic checked but I did have roaming data enabled also. I flipped it around too with home only. I am truly beginning to think my phone is just plain "off " who knows. It's a shame though, I mean not that stock is bad on this phone but the custom roms are so much better imo. This is the first phone I have ever had a problem with. I have been flashing phones for years. Think I started with a HTC Mogul. That was a solid phone LOL
Does CM7 work for you? If it does then I reckon flashing that and setting it up, then instead of doing a full wipe keep your data and flash CM9 based rom over it, fix permissions and take it from there.
I have not tried CM7 but I can, sure can't hurt to try at this point. Thanks, I will give that a try tomorrow.
Have you tried *#*#4636#*#*? Sometimes flashing changes the radio in that menu. Be careful though, changing something can really Bork your phone. It should be on cdma prl I think
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Deb, my photon has never been kind to me with the 'flash twice' method. It always results in no data. Try cm9 again, but this time wipe cache, system, data, and dalvik, install version 3.1 of cm9, boot into it, reboot to recovery, wipe cache and dalv, then install the latest cm9 version. Always works for me. Good luck
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Morning all, your all are great. Okay so I am ready to start again. I'm at stock right now so I need to get her all set up again. (Yes my phone is a she) Acvice, I am going to try your method first will let you know in a bit.
Looks like joker's site may be down so I need to try and find the 2 cm9 roms
I have this rom saved already on my computer
beta-0.6.9.1-cm-9.0.0-RC0-sunfire-UNOFFICIAL-signed.zip
Wonder if I should try that one or just wait
After I install CWM 5.2.0.7 do I also need to flash joker's v3 recovery?
debinnv said:
After I install CWM 5.2.0.7 do I also need to flash joker's v3 recovery?
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You don't have to, but I recommend it.
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I think th3bill has 0.3.1 in his fixes thread
http://www.mediafire.com/?y7no1r460d4o8zf
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Thanks, will also do jokers and thanks for the link bullfrog. dl'ng now
debinnv said:
Thanks, will also do jokers and thanks for the link bullfrog. dl'ng now
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Glad someone provided you with that 3.1 link. Looking forward to see if it works out for ya.
By the way, you will know it worked if when you boot up in 3.1 you have working data. Flashing the newer version after that will essentially just update everything.
Deb, I take it the flash of 0.3.1 didn't work? Did you have data and then lose it when you flashed 0.6.9.3? What were your exact steps. I just rooted/unlocked and flashed my f-in-law's new photon and it worked just fine. Lemme know what you did and maybe I can help more
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Thanks bullfrog that's nice of you but honestly I'm good now As you know.
I didn't even try to install 0.3.1. I kept thinking about it, seeing I had no luck with 2 others previously so I decided to go the MIUI route and I'm a happy camper with that one. I am a flashaholic for sure, as we all are here. I am thinking though, I am gonna just be happy with where I am at for now. Of course I will most likely decide to give another rom a try at some point.
Of course I am already eyeing a few Samsung Epic touch's on ebay. I hear that one can be a brick just waiting to happen....weeeee I am having way too much fun
I'm glad you made it to MIUI. if you ever want to try cm9 or and of the similar ones (aokp, gummy, paranoid) I would suggest flashing that 0.3.1 first, then updating to the latest cm9, then flashing the variant
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