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If your GPS isn't working with your new ROM, then try this method. It has worked for me for every ROM I've used with a problem connecting to GPS. I've seen the problem posted in several ROM threads, and instead of posting it in each one and having it get lost in the hundreds of pages of posts, I figured I'd start a new one which might be searched for a little more easily.
- Open 'Settings' and go to 'Applications'. Choose 'Manage Applications'.
- Choose 'Running Apps'
- Find the 'Maps' app and open it. Click 'Force Stop' and choose 'Clear Data'.
- Go back to your app drawer and open 'Maps'. It will have you check off the disclaimers. Close it after you have done this.
- Open your 'Navigation' app and check off the disclaimers there. It should connect after that.
Like I said, this has worked for every ROM I've tried with a problem connecting to GPS. I don't know why it works, but it does.
tags: gps not working, gps won't connect, gps issue, broken GPS
Didn't solve my GPS issue...which is that it doesn't toggle on what so ever.
Each new nightly I flash, I have to push an old gps.vision.so in order to get my gps to toggle on and off again.
Thanks anyway.
edit: No app on the market will make my GPS work...That is the type of GPS problem that I and some others are having.
try install the gpxfix or gps status from the market.. work well for me..
Same here...this didnt help.
Also installing GPS status did not help either.
As discussed in the nightlies thread, Cyanogen presumeably updated a crucial library responsible, among other, for GPS functionality which requires the/a new radio.
This also could explain why some users while having identical devices to other users do have GPS while others dont. They simply did upgrade the radio already earlier while the ones which are stuck with a bon-working GPS didnt and are still on the original radio, an "old" one in regards to the prerequisites of the "new" library added to the build.
Makes sense?
schaggo said:
As discussed in the nightlies thread, Cyanogen presumeably updated a crucial library responsible, among other, for GPS functionality which requires the/a new radio.
This also could explain why some users while having identical devices to other users do have GPS while others dont. They simply did upgrade the radio already earlier while the ones which are stuck with a bon-working GPS didnt and are still on the original radio, an "old" one in regards to the prerequisites of the "new" library added to the build.
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Yep...this is 100% correct.
And for what its worth, I went a head and flashed the new radio again just too see if in fact it does fix the GPS and yes it does.
Back to the T-Mobile US OTA radio and the gps.vision.so from Nightly #4 or earlier.
not 100% correct, i have the new radio and still have the gps problem... i've seen at least one other person with the same.
But i'm using a Bell Desire Z, maybe thats why
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not 100% correct, i have the new radio and still have the gps problem... i've seen at least one other person with the same.
But i'm using a Bell Desire Z, maybe thats why
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Did you happen to use the app 'GPS Status' to check your gps after you upgraded? If not, what was the first gps application that you opened after you upgraded to CM7, if you can remember?
Scratch that....just reflashed the radio and nightly 13. Gps works a charm now! Thanks
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Im on the stock ROM and have a problem. I think the GPS on these phones are messed up big time. Here is my problem.
stock rom with ota update and ota update radio= no GPS AT ALL it will just stick there blinking tryin to get a fixed signal but it wont! Happens in alll my GPS app not just maps.
So I downgraded my radio to the pre-ota one and GPS gets a fix but takes a minute or so.. after that I can leave the app and come back and itll refix itself within 5 seconds (what it should be normally).. So even downgraded I still have slight issues with gps.. plus for some reason if I loose signal for more than 5 mins on this radio it wont ever get a signal unless I reboot.
Im going to try your method but dont think itll work since my problem is not Maps specific.
EDIT: this seems to have worked, even on my the ota radio. I just dont understand why Maps would break GPS for all apps. Funny things is when something like this usually happens I clear app data but didnt do it here because it was all my GPS apps.
I'm glad it has worked for a couple people anyway. I don't know what the problem is that causes this, but it has worked on the ROMs I've flashed, so I figured it might be a good step to take before updating radios and things like that. Just in case the solution is as simple as just stopping Maps and clearing the data... If you have done more modification to your phone beyond just flashing ROMs, then this may not work for you since the problem may be bad radios or other issues. If you are just a ROM flasher without tweaking too much else, then this may solve your problemo.
evilive27 said:
not 100% correct, i have the new radio and still have the gps problem... i've seen at least one other person with the same.
But i'm using a Bell Desire Z, maybe thats why
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And I have the old radio, and never had a gps issue. Maybe not all the batches in the factory has the same chip, ic whatever?
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I used to not have GPS issues either - european Desire Z btw - having said that, CM7 #14 breaks with that uuhm... tradtion. It's the first build giving me no GPS unless a new-ish (the 26.04 and 26.06 works) radio is flashed.
So wat is the new radio, I recently flashed a different radio but I'm not sure if its the latest radio out. Thx
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New to this, can some on explain how to find an old radio and flash it? I am using CM9 build 78.. my GPS hasnt worked for any rom ive used since rooting..
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New to this, can some on explain how to find an old radio and flash it? I am using CM9 build 78.. my GPS hasnt worked for any rom ive used since rooting..
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Follow the instructions in this thread. Flash the updater and then the efs wipe tool through recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632482
I was wondering if anyone has been using this zip file to update their Radio Interface Layers. I was one of those afraid to do it manually and when I found this, I thought it was awesome.
Before, I was just flashing the radios and I didn't really notice that much of a difference. Granted I only tried the 27 and 26. I left the 27 because it drained my battery faster and I was having issues with my Wifi. I was having the same issues with the 26 austrailia radio (but not as severe) until I flashed the Radio RIL automatcher zip. Then I saw the difference. My phone was only on edge in my house and sometimes 3g but rarely. Once the RILs were in place, I magically got H+. Although my phone constantly goes from 3 bars to 2 to 1 h+, I still receive H+.
I have noticed that my WIfi acts funky sometimes and my connection seems to disappear from time to time but it always comes back within seconds. This usually happens after a wake. I haven't tried any other radio yet but I might soon. I'm also not sure if it's just the rom I'm currently using (GingerVillian 1.5) thats affecting my wifi signal.
Here's the link to the thread where you can download the RIL Automatcher.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12080292&postcount=77
What are your stories?
I used it on CM6/7 when I used the .27 AUS radio and didn't notice too much of a difference.
I've read that Sense RILs on an AOSP ROM can cause a drain, because of the way it interprets the screen being off to stop Location services (someone correct me if I'm wrong here, this is what I can remember).
You say you're on GingerVillain 1.5, right? Try flashing radio 26.04.02.17 then reflash GV -- with GV being based on CM7, and Cyanogen using the same radio, the pre-included RILs best suit that radio - I'm using the same combo (nightly 29, .17 radio) and have been completely fine in regards to battery life/signal.
Hope this helps
I wonder if this automatcher will auto change the ril on cyan. I wonder how I can remove it just in case.
Sent from my G2.
Damn i wish it had a dedicated number row. Way to go, designers.
I just used it and I see no real diffrence yet. I will see how it works out for a few days
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Yikes - need help!
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I was able to reach HBOOT recovery by using volume down + Power button during boot. From there I was able to re-flash VirtuousROM 1.0.2 and all is well again.
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I just loaded Virtuous 1.0.2 (worked fine) then immediately tried RIL Automatcher. Now I can get WCDMA voice but can't get DATA connection, and also can't find any GSM signals. Also, Sense hangs and crashes. My phone is massively slow and buggy.
I tried to restore a backup from Rom Manager, but now the phone hangs at the HTC bootup screen. Yikes!
Questions:
1) What did RIL Automatcher do/try to do? Install a new radio?
2) If yes, How do I obtain and reinstall an alternate radio?
3) >>>> How do I revert to my previous working setup?? (1.0.1 or 1.0.2) <<<<
Hi,
obviously I am new to this forum (yes, I admit it, I had an iPhone 4 until recently ). I read a lot of threads here and managed to root two HTC Desire Z phones thanks to the many helpful infos here! I even had to debrand the 2nd Desire Z, because it was a Vodafone branded phone, using a Goldcard, which worked like a charm.
Now everything seems to be fine so far, except some little occasional hickups:
One is, that my battery seems to drain pretty fast when I am downloading something over my Home-WiFi. It can go down over 40% within two hours.
The second is, that every now and then, the phones do not find my WiFi broadcast automatically. I have to go into settings, access points and then manually select the WiFi and hit confirm on the next screen popup showing the MAC-address amongst other things. Most of the times all I need to do is switch my phone on to get the connection. But sometimes it just doesn't...
Both phones are running the Virtuous v2.0.0 (Vision), which is based on the latest 2.42.405.2 release from HTC.
In addition I manually flashed the radio to 12.56.60.25U_26.10.04.03_M using the image from this thread, since it still had the really old radio (26.03.02.26_M) from the downgrade process to the 1.34 firmware installed and this radio seemed to be the one officially released by HTC in connection with the latest 2.42.405.2 firmware.
So now I am wondering if this was the right choice.
I've run across threads claiming the .30 radio (and probably another radio starting with 26.08 or so ?) would be a good combination with the Virtuous v2.0.0. But I am wondering why one should use an older radio. And I don't want to try out many different radios for the next days, so I am hoping, that maybe somebody here has already gone through that process or can at least elaborate on their experiences with the radio they are using.
Maybe someone can also shed some light onto the question, if I should also align my RIL as discussed in this thread.
Thanx in advance!!!
Tronar
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Android-Version: 2.3.3
HTC Sense Version: 2.1
Baseband-Version: 12.56.60.25U_26.10.04.03_M
Kernel-Version: 2.6.35.13-virtuous-sense-v3.1.0+
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Build-Nummer: 2.42.405.2 CL84109 release-keys
Software-Nummer: Virtuous v2.0.0 (Vision)
Browser-Version: WebKit/533.1
Really? Noone? No recommendations from the experts or opinions from happy or disappointed ROM and Radio user?
The radio depends on your location. Best to ask someone from your country about the better radio to use.
as for me, i do not like the new radio, as the data connection is sluggish, as compared to the older ones.
The best radio to use would be the one that was RELEASED with the rom. The one that ends in .03.
The data connection is definitely different with the .03, because before my phone usually showed 3G on a regular basis and switched to H only when I caused some data transfer (e.g. browsing or requesting data through a Widget). Now my phone constantly displays an H (unless I am in a G only region of course).
Question: did they just change the way the connection is displayed or did they also change the switching between regular 3G and HSDPA? I think I read somewhere that the switching preserved battery in the long run, because maintaining an H connection requires more power than a simpler 3G connection. Does anyone know something about that?
Hi,
first of all: I am also using Virtuous v2.0.0 (Vision) in combination with the latest radio (26.10.04.03) on my DZ.
Tronar said:
The second is, that every now and then, the phones do not find my WiFi broadcast automatically. I have to go into settings, access points and then manually select the WiFi and hit confirm on the next screen popup showing the MAC-address amongst other things. Most of the times all I need to do is switch my phone on to get the connection. But sometimes it just doesn't...
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I also have to manually disable/enable my wifi to connect to any network, but only after a reboot. Since I do not reboot frequently I do not care.
In general the 26.10.04.03 radio works best for me (in Germany) - I have good coverage and a stable 3G connection. My battery is also fine with this radio. But as it was said previously YMMV.
Are you using any software which could interfere with the wifi state? For example I am using "UnlockAtHome" which for some reason tries to put the Wifi to sleep when you are not connected to a whitelisted network and the screen is turned off - something like this could cause wifi connection drops.
Hello there,
As the registration video pointed out to me that i'm a noob i have noob question.
Im running Android Revolution HD 6.3.3 By mike1986
with these radio thingies.
12.65.60.29U_26.14.04.28_M
But my gps isn't getting a fix. What is wrong with my phone settings?
Hope to hear from you.
Greetings
Youri
Hello.. Maybe try flashing the AGPS patch from this thread.
Here's the direct link... flash that through recovery and see if it works
And if you are having crappy GPS accuracy once you lock, your best bet is just to find some way to get a solid connection from the GPS antenna to the motherboard.
Question is if you've had problems with gps fix since flashing Mike's rom or has it happened after a while.
Next question is what navi software do you use.
I tried two navi programs: Google's and beta version of Automapa (although beta is closed for now)
GPS always gets fix after couple of seconds. With Automapa it is also very accurate. Google is worse than Automapa but still quite good.
Both programs were running on ARHD 6.3.1
Anyway I'd try reflashing with full wipe again. Or maybe try newer (or older) version of ARHD?
Regards
Rafal
There are several possibilities:
1) environmental - try again outside, in plenty of open space. Try with & without your case, if you're using one.
2) config: download FasterFix from the market and choose your preferred server (there is a preconfigured list, but you can also type your own in: Spain is es.pool.ntp.org France is fr.ntp.pool.org etc) also check out GPS Test, also from the market, and you will see exactly how many satellites are in view etc.
3) hardware - bad connection. If you can't get a result from 1 or 2, well maybe there is a bad connection (the GPS antenna is around the flash). This is unlikely, I'd say.
A reboot may help to clear the cache - as suggested above, a superwipe is the way to clean before flashing a new ROM. You can also clear caches from Recovery.
First do some testing before install any patches.
Go out under clear sky and after activate gps sattelites from settings, download and run from market the Gps Test apk.
Write us the results here.How many satellites and after how much time did you get.
I`maar also noob without same issue. Same rom and same radio.
Before flashing, gps worked flawless, after flashing no more fix.
Even the quality of the signal for calling is nota wat it was.
Tried 3 navigation apps, open area,... nothing works.
I really Need the gps, so i`m thinking of unrooting if there isn't aan sollution.
Or could this be solved by flashing an stock rom ? Any tips or hints are welcome
Thanks in advance!
Personally i reccommend this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1318892
it seems a bit risky,but it shouldnt be a problem opening the flash case. Im not into soldering, and im afraid of burn motherboard,so i just pulled up the golden springs a bit,cleaned with alchool, an voilà! fix in < 10 seconds with < 20 meters precision.
hope it helps.
It seems to me that if gps worked stock, the hardware is ok
Yeah try the Rom in my signature its awsome :thumbup:
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I had problem with my GPS too. It's doesent a rom or radio problem. In other thread it's show how to hardware hack the GPS under flash cover of our dhd. I won't hardware hack so gently push down the flash cover. Go out and GPS status and gmaps fix in less then 10 sec.
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i'm noob with rooting phones, but not with pc's or other electric equipment.
If i say gps worked FLAWLESS on my stock DHD, how can my antenna suddenly be defected after flashing a rom?
I even went to open field with NOTHING in a 500m radius
it has to be something software....
i'll try to flash other rom like someone suggested...
already thanks for the replies!
check if GPS is broken?
Djteaser said:
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Im running Android Revolution HD 6.3.3 By mike1986
with these radio thingies.
12.65.60.29U_26.14.04.28_M
But my gps isn't getting a fix. What is wrong with my phone settings?
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I have the same problem! My GPS is running but it cannot find any sattelite!
Is ther any method to check the GPS if there is a hardware problem or a software problem?
Maybe there is a logging like "logcat" for GPS which i can check?
I'd recommend trying the app Faster Fix. You select your region, and it sets the correct GPS configuration data. If that's the issue, that app will solve it.
Also worth trying the app AGPS Inject, which downloads GPS assist data when opening gps apps like gmaps.
Also recently removed the letters "supl" from the APN type in the data access point settings. Resulted in a faster fix.
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Thank you Swell6 for your tips, but nothing helped!
I think it's an hardwareproblem.
Does someone know where in the phone the GPS Module is sitting?
With the dhd there's a known hardware issue with the GPS antenna, which is part of the black plastic led cover. Over time it can lose contact with the main board, and sometimes just pressing it in can fix it. If it needs more, there's loads of posts on what can be done. Worth a try!
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Hello,
quite a few months ago, I bought an HTC Desire phone. I got it for a quite nice price and I have chosen it because of its superb build quality and the cool display. BUT, just recently, I found out that both GPS and FM radio do NOT work
Well, now it is just a little too late to send it back, so I was hoping for this to be some software problem. Hence I decided too put a custom ROM on the phone.
So, I decided to put the AOKN or whatever the name, sorry, can't remember it... But still the GPS test app is showing 0 satellites. As in this ROM, there is no FM radio app, I have downloaded one from Google Play, but unfortunately still nothing.
Kindly let me know if there is something I could try, or the hardware itself is damaged... ?
Flash the 2.3.3 GB RUU to get it back to complete stock.
If the GPS and radio still don't work on full stock firmware, then you have hardware issue
(Make sure you do these tests outside and with headphones plugged in respectively)
Many thanks for your reply! I have started from 2.3.3 originally! Why do you think that it makes sense to go back to this version ?
I am testing the radio with the headphones plugged in, of course, about the GPS, I didn't test it outside, but other people tested it on the same phone and it didn't work and that's it :-/
darkman088 said:
Many thanks for your reply! I have started from 2.3.3 originally! Why do you think that it makes sense to go back to this version ?
I am testing the radio with the headphones plugged in, of course, about the GPS, I didn't test it outside, but other people tested it on the same phone and it didn't work and that's it :-/
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It makes perfect sense to go back to stock to test hardware.
- Stock official firmware has no bugs regarding GPS and FM radio
- If GPS and FM radio do not work with stock official firmware, then you can rule out a software issue. It is very likely a hardware issue. You can then stop trying to 'fix' the problem by flashing custom ROMs...(these particular problems are radio related anyway)
You still need to test the GPS outside for sure....forget about custom ROMs / stock firmware etc. Apply the laws of logic and physics first...first your GPS must be ON (check it), and importantly your phone has to actually be able to 'see' the satellite above for it to work in the first place..............
For a sanity check, you should also perform the test with another working phone / GPS device at the same time to see if it picks up a signal, and if the Desire doesn't.