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[Jan. 9 Update, sticky?] aGPS fix after running Leaked VZW Customizations

January 9 Update: aGPS now working. If you're having QPST issues, try the bigjr99's fix that ScratchyPDX recommended here. This allowed me to get QPST to recognize my Vogue in XP. THe real issue, though, was allowing the leaked Verizon ROM to run its customizations. This installed custom Verizon drivers that essentially lock down the GPS even if you reflash the radio. The fix I used can be found here.
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I posted this over at PPCGeeks, but I figured I'd try XDA too. I've tried the instructions both on the XDA wiki and on the PPCGeeks post, unsuccessfully. I'm not sure what the problem is. I haven't seen anyone with a similar issue, and I've been fiddling with various settings for a while.
I'm still having a problem getting this to work. It doesn't automatically install the drivers, I have to manually select them (plus, it only works in Vista). So then I follow all the steps exactly, the only difference is I only get one COM port in QPST (com3, which says SURF... next to it). So once I set everything up, GMaps and LiveSearch both find the GPS but never find any satellites.
My Vogue was set up as follows: xv6900 > official leaked Verizon ROM > 2.31 unlocker > NFSFAN Verizon 1.09, and uses the 3.77 radio. I had GPS working great with the Valhalla CAB on the leaked ROM, and I'm considering reverting back to that.
Please help! Is anyone having the same problem?
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Edit: I'm evidently not the only one with this problem. Hopefully it'll get some more visibility.

I am experiencing the same issue. Trying NFSFAN 1.10 right now. I'll let you know if I find a solution, it could work for you as well...

Thanks for the reply-glad I'm not the only one. I quite like my current ROM in terms of speed and stability, and I've read reports of it working on NFSFAN Verzion 1.08, so hopefully it get sfigured out soon.

Same issue here. I've tried using NSF's 1.10 and Drellisdee's 1.12 and can't get either to work. I haven't reverted back to the leaked rom yet, but I was working fine with the leaked rom and valhalla also. Hope someone can find the fix.

Take a look at this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3123850&postcount=7
If I understand your problem description, I was having the same problem until I read that post. It worked!
Good luck.
BTW - I'm using NFSFAN's Verizon 1.09 ROM

same issue here with OMJ ROM
I was able to get through the qpst programming and loaded the GC VerizonaGPSfix cab. I still can't lock on any satellites.
Maybe not ROM Specific.
I am using Radio 3.42.50.

My issue is not getting qpst to work as i have already done this. It seems that there is a gps issue with using the 3.37 radio on these roms even if you have gotten it running on the stock leaked rom with customizations run.
madsuse, you must be having some other issues as with your radio veraion and a properly run agps fix you should have no problem with omj's roms. I had the same set up as you prior to the leaked rom with no issues.

This thread at PPC Haven might help: http://www.ppchaven.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=168&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=25
I've tried some of what was suggested, it still isn't working for me, but it might help. Some people are having similar problems.
@bigjr99: I think that might be it. Quite a few people have had trouble with the aGPS fix and NFSFAN ROMs, especially on the VZW radio. However, it has been done before, so I'm really not positive. I"m going to try the new Bell radio 3.42.50 and see if it makes a difference, then I'll give up on NFSFAN (apparently he's left several forums now, once for warez and then just recently for abusing moderator priveleges) and switch to either OMJ or WDM.
@ScratchyPDX: thanks! it works on my computer (in XP) now, no need to borrow a vista one. But it doesn't change anything else, I can reach QPST and successfully program w/out getting any satellites.

I am definately thinking it has something to do with the 3.37 radio and running customizations on the leaked rom. I tried multiple different roms including nsfan, omj, drellisdee, and one other. Neither the agps fix or valhalla worked on any of them.
I have now reloaded the leaked rom and again let customizations run. did the agps fix and google maps would show me in the middle of the pacific. Ran valhalla and moved around files to the correct places and instant dead on gps.
I don't know what the problem is, but it looks like I am stuck with the leaked rom until I go back to radio 4.42

bigjr, you mean I guess radio 3.42?
I've confirmed the problem is related to not the radio, but the CUSTOMIZATIONS on the Verizon ROM. They replace the GPS drivers with some idiotic VZ-Navigator-specific crap. If you're feeling daring try this and let me know how it works:
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=581029&postcount=204
So, no problem with NFSFAN or even the radio. just the customizations, which is hard to revert to (cuz there's no previous VZW ROM, and running Bell/Sprint customization willl prob. just f*ck things up even more). I'm not sure how the 3.42 radio-only flash would affect the drivers. This is my understanding as of now, correct me if I'm wrong!
This may do the trick, I haevn't tried it yet though: http://wiki.ppchaven.com/index.php?title=Pocket_PC_WIki:FIX_VERIZON_GPS

Yep, that was the problem. Awesome sub-15s locks indoors with mediocre cell reception. Anyone who let leaked-VZW customizations run before flashing a custom ROM be sure to check out this post!

If you are using my Verizon Rom, only steps 1-15 must be performed from the AGPS Fix

AWESOME!
Thanks, now I can use GPS freely.
Fabio

@NFSFAN: Yep, everything was already set up. But the VZW Leaked customizations still screw things up. Great ROM NFSFAN.

Have any of you guys tried upgrading to the Bell 3.42.50 radio?
I've been running it since August. I use both google maps and TomTom6.
I am a Pilot with AirCanada Jazz, I live in BC, I am based in Montreal.
I fly varied routes across the East coast / Eastern canada
My GPS never fails to pick up sats within 10 seconds, no matter what program, no priming necesary. I'll use TomTom in my car in Montreal, fly home to Castlegar then use it in my Van there....no probs.
I even showed it off once using Google maps to show us lurching down the runway in Montreal and departing east, it kept up untill we accelerated through 160 kts, then the maps couldn't keep up (still showed lat/long though)
Cheers

jmitr said:
Have any of you guys tried upgrading to the Bell 3.42.50 radio?
I've been running it since August. I use both google maps and TomTom6.
I am a Pilot with AirCanada Jazz, I live in BC, I am based in Montreal.
I fly varied routes across the East coast / Eastern canada
My GPS never fails to pick up sats within 10 seconds, no matter what program, no priming necesary. I'll use TomTom in my car in Montreal, fly home to Castlegar then use it in my Van there....no probs.
I even showed it off once using Google maps to show us lurching down the runway in Montreal and departing east, it kept up untill we accelerated through 160 kts, then the maps couldn't keep up (still showed lat/long though)
Cheers
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jmitr, I've floashed my radio to 3.42 and back before enabling aGPS, and there's very little difference in trems of connectivity. Some people report that 3.37 gives slightly better service, although 3.42 may work better in low-reception areas (I can't confirm this, I've just seen posts about it). I'm very satisfied with 3.37 though, I'm trying not to mess around to much now that mine is working so well.
If you do choose to upgrade radios, you would have to reconfigure using QPST on Verizon. I'm not sure what your carrier is, but you may be able to find the QPST codes/instructions over at 2nd post of this thread on PPCGeeks.
Edit: oh wait, according to your signature you don't have to worry about any of this. This thread covers problems on Verizon Wireless XV6900s. I guess that was more of a suggestion for us, and no, that doesn't work. The files that the VZW ROM brought along are not affected by radio switches, sadly. I've tried.

help
i have been working at this for 3 days now. have done all the steps in many different forums. the lastest was the agps fix form here in xda. i then installed tom tom but stated that there is no valid gps device. i was ot able to dl the agps provisioning cab though. the link does not work does anyone have cab? tried using the valahalla cab as well but that still did not work.

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i have been working at this for 3 days now. have done all the steps in many different forums. the lastest was the agps fix form here in xda. i then installed tom tom but stated that there is no valid gps device. i was ot able to dl the agps provisioning cab though. the link does not work does anyone have cab? tried using the valahalla cab as well but that still did not work.
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Tell me all the ROM updates and radio updates you've installed, and I may be able to help.
Also, Test using Google Maps or Microsoft LiveSearch. Once those lock on, then launch TomTom.

brooks.ev maybe you can help me....I installed the leaked veriZon rom then installed the valhalla cab...In external gps i have com4..hardware none 4800....in phone/location settings/ location on....when I use google maps/use gps...it says initializing gps...then says no gps device found....? any help appreciated.....

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brooks.ev maybe you can help me....I installed the leaked veriZon rom then installed the valhalla cab...In external gps i have com4..hardware none 4800....in phone/location settings/ location on....when I use google maps/use gps...it says initializing gps...then says no gps device found....? any help appreciated.....
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Hmm, I'm really no expert on this stuff, I can only speak for what worked for me. If you let the customizations run when you flashed the ROM, then Valhalla should be working for you and I'm not sure what the problem is. If you haven't let them run, you need to perform this fix.

plz help: txt messages arent getting sent

my fone was ok till a couple of days back when i started to get some of msgs not getting out of my outbox. it was kinda on and off thing i.e at times things would go smooth but at others i wont b able to send even a single msg, but now i cant send out even a single. texting is one of the main use of my fone and life is crippled without it.
i changed over to tai_sw's windows 6.5 thinking that it'd help but it didnt ( had same on and off pattern ), then i reverted back to the halloweenrom. thinking that it might be the radio rom i flashed to 1.47.30 from 1.16....( dont remember the complete name though ). radio flashing helped for a while but again that menace is back.
BTW I CAN RECIEVE OR CALL ANY NUMBER WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AT ALL
now my fone has
windows: 6.1
rom: halloweenRom
radio: 1.47.30
PLZ ANYONE KNOWING HOW TO CORRECT ALL THIS? LIFE SUCKS WITHOUT A WORKING HERMES

also
if i take the sim out and put it in another fone like nokia etc, it works fine.
also i did a hard reset to see if the apps installed are causing it, but hard reset didnt work either.
should i flash the original shipped rom into the fone or anyother way out?
i've no idea which path should i tread, but for the xda members

Not really sure, because I never had any issues senting text messages with the haloween rom. But, you could try the shipped rom, or the stripped rom. See if they have the same issue. I would flash the stripped rom anyway between custom roms just to straighten out any memory issues that can pop up.
Or, do you have or know someone with another sim you could try? Maybe you sim is having issues?

If you are NOT USING 3G then you need to turn it off.
Goto Settings>>personal>>phone>>band AND select 2G. then OK and Turn off handset and turn it on . Send urself a test txt. U should get it working .
worked for me ..may work for u too.

well thanks to both boog321 and irisiris
glad the xda members are always there to help you out
thank you very much
@irisiris
ya buddie you were absolutely right there. actually i flashed a rom which had its 3g on and since then i was getting some prob but thinking that it might be due to that rom i flashed another rom which didnt had 3g in its comm manager so i couldnt get it right. just as i was flirting again with the rom that had messed my fone up i found the 3g on, so i simply offd it and things were smooth once again.

aGPS for NFSFANS V14 or Better GPS lock?

trying to do this
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix
but QPST doesnt see my phone, tried installing drivers. then found a page to make it see it as a htc modem.
QPST still doesnt see phone.....
i like GPS but it takes 5-10min just to get a lock, and after that is very inaccuratem, best ive gotten in google maps is within 20 meters...
not very good.
anyway, thanks for any help

ok, i cannot get QPST tp connect to my phone
i changed a setting in the driver .inf file so it would install it, but that still didnt work.
anyone have any idea. this is a pain

im pretty sure this has something to do with the driver, when i installed the wmodem it would only recognize the phone a a "generic serial"

thank you all for the help.
i figured it out on my own.

would you mind to share what you did ?
I did face same problem.. and ended up installing stock rom again.
Thank you in advance.

majorahole said:
thank you all for the help.
i figured it out on my own.
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Can you lit the IP address an mode. This is listed in reg HKLM/software/htc/supl agps.
Thanks.

getting qpst to work!!
Hey i spent 3 days two weeks ago figured out the qpst was not working with NFSFAN's V14, when i first got it to work was with V9 and the driver works when you follow the steps also i use the ip info at this LINK http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=496494&page=3
has worked the last 6months and still works.. after you get it to work on the earlier version just install the new one v15 and it still works.

jkambeitz said:
Hey i spent 3 days two weeks ago figured out the qpst was not working with NFSFAN's V14, when i first got it to work was with V9 and the driver works when you follow the steps also i use the ip info at this LINK http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=496494&page=3
has worked the last 6months and still works.. after you get it to work on the earlier version just install the new one v15 and it still works.
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ya, thats what i did, but only went back to a 6.1 build, then back up

I tried modifying the drivers, but I could never get it to work on my Verizon Vogue. Perhaps people who are having luck are using a Vogue made by a different carrier.

Phone won't make or recieve calls!!! Please help!!!

I've had my Tilt 2 for about a month now. I've tried 4 or 5 different ROMs now, but i've come across a problem all of a sudden that wasn't fixed by a hard reset or flashing the stock ROM back. The phone all of a sudden doesn't work! I can still send and recieve text messages just fine, but the phone doesn't work. It says "Dialing...," sits there silent for a few seconds, then beeps 3 times and goes back to my recent calls list.
Beyond this, I have also not been able to get the text message announcements to work on any ROM except for the stock AT&T ROM. I get the same result with all of them, having tried combonations of several different ROMs and three different copies of MSVC. Now matter how I try MSVC will announce my emails, but not my text messages, which happens to be the exact opposite of what I want. Anyone know how to fix this? A registry edit, maybe?
Also, I have tried several different copies of HTC QuichGPS on these cooked ROMs and they all give me an error when I try to run the program. It says something to the effect of "certificate not being signed...one or more missing components..." Is there a particular version that I need to install, or is Advanced Config not really turning off the certificate security?
Any help with any of these problems would be greatly appreciated, the phone in particular being a higher priority of course. Thanks in advance for any help provided.
Chris

clsifford said:
I've had my Tilt 2 for about a month now. I've tried 4 or 5 different ROMs now, but i've come across a problem all of a sudden that wasn't fixed by a hard reset or flashing the stock ROM back. The phone all of a sudden doesn't work! I can still send and recieve text messages just fine, but the phone doesn't work. It says "Dialing...," sits there silent for a few seconds, then beeps 3 times and goes back to my recent calls list.
Beyond this, I have also not been able to get the text message announcements to work on any ROM except for the stock AT&T ROM. I get the same result with all of them, having tried combonations of several different ROMs and three different copies of MSVC. Now matter how I try MSVC will announce my emails, but not my text messages, which happens to be the exact opposite of what I want. Anyone know how to fix this? A registry edit, maybe?
Also, I have tried several different copies of HTC QuichGPS on these cooked ROMs and they all give me an error when I try to run the program. It says something to the effect of "certificate not being signed...one or more missing components..." Is there a particular version that I need to install, or is Advanced Config not really turning off the certificate security?
Any help with any of these problems would be greatly appreciated, the phone in particular being a higher priority of course. Thanks in advance for any help provided.
Chris
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have you tried flashing a new radio?

leemoss84 said:
have you tried flashing a new radio?
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No, not yet. I was using the Black ROM. had other issues, so switched to another ROM, then phone went out, so i went back to the stock ROM. i don't remember which one, but one of the ROMs flashed a radio, then the stock ROM flashed a radio again when i reverted back to it. i'm at work. is there anywhere i can get a new radio that IS NOT from a filesharing site? my work computer won't let me visit filesharing sites.

clsifford said:
No, not yet. I was using the Black ROM. had other issues, so switched to another ROM, then phone went out, so i went back to the stock ROM. i don't remember which one, but one of the ROMs flashed a radio, then the stock ROM flashed a radio again when i reverted back to it. i'm at work. is there anywhere i can get a new radio that IS NOT from a filesharing site? my work computer won't let me visit filesharing sites.
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i doubt it. if your wifi still works just download it with your phone.

leemoss84 said:
i doubt it. if your wifi still works just download it with your phone.
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no wifi connection at work. looks like i'm gonna have to just wait til i get home later.

clsifford said:
no wifi connection at work. looks like i'm gonna have to just wait til i get home later.
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Which radio do you want? I can download it and e-mail it if you want to PM me your address

smells like your machine has some problem itself.

[Q] I'm Dumb -- Help me get my radio back ( SOLVED )

I was playing around with the nightly build of CM10.1, and my radio stopped working. I flashed what I thought was the stock ROM back with Odin, but then I started receiving an, "Insert SIM Card" message whenever I tried to enable Mobile Data. So I flashed another one I found online. Still, with no luck (though the error was gone), I tried some radios. A dozen radios later, and I can get 3G data -- but still no calls or texts. I've been updating the PRL non-stop, still no luck (except when I'm roaming.)
I'm guessing the problem has to do with the many many files I have in /system/etc/firmware
Is there anyway I can get my radio back to stock?
Thanks!

you need a full odin flash with repartition. do not do this till you know for sure you have the right files to use. you can screw **** up with odin pretty damn quick. lemme search and ill see if i can find the right stuff for you.
EDIT:
I am downloading the files you will need to flash in odin. I want to see that they are indeed the correct ones for you to use. If you need help i can remote connect to your pc and help you out.
22 mins left on the DL and then ill be back

loggedinasroot said:
I was playing around with the nightly build of CM10.1, and my radio stopped working. I flashed what I thought was the stock ROM back with Odin, but then I started receiving an, "Insert SIM Card" message whenever I tried to enable Mobile Data. So I flashed another one I found online. Still, with no luck (though the error was gone), I tried some radios. A dozen radios later, and I can get 3G data -- but still no calls or texts. I've been updating the PRL non-stop, still no luck (except when I'm roaming.)
I'm guessing the problem has to do with the many many files I have in /system/etc/firmware
Is there anyway I can get my radio back to stock?
Thanks!
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first rule of posting on any forum, "no question is dumb"
Rule number 2 " always ask if there is something you need fixed or need help with"
dont worry youre not dumb. though i may not be able to help you, the person above me hopefully will.

Quick answer from my own findings, the original stock ROM had a bug that doesn't allow it to see the SIM properly, but if you patch it (settings, update - or something like that), it will fix it (there will likely be a few rounds of updates).

bonduniverse said:
Quick answer from my own findings, the original stock ROM had a bug that doesn't allow it to see the SIM properly, but if you patch it (settings, update - or something like that), it will fix it (there will likely be a few rounds of updates).
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Thanks!
The ROMs at Sumsung-Updates.com seem to be trustworthy. Are they?
Anyway, I finally got the issued resolved. It wasn't a radio problem that was blocking me, it was a badly linked Google Voice account. Sprint killed it, and now everything's OK (though I signed up again ^_^)

loggedinasroot said:
Thanks!
The ROMs at Sumsung-Updates.com seem to be trustworthy. Are they?
Anyway, I finally got the issued resolved. It wasn't a radio problem that was blocking me, it was a badly linked Google Voice account. Sprint killed it, and now everything's OK (though I signed up again ^_^)
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I had the same problem with the sim card thing...linked it to my wifi and it downloaded like 15 updates and then finally started working normally...probably incorrect stock rom or seriously old...got the one from samsung-updates and that works flawlessly