GPS problems! - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So after flashing Incredibly Re-engineered 2.2, my GPS hasn't been able to lock onto my current location. I haven't worried about it too much until now because I'm going on a roadtrip and I'll need my GPS. Is anyone else's rom unable to lock onto their location also or is it just mine? Does anyone know any solutions? I hope I can fix this soon cause I don't want to get lost driving!
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Welp
I know nothing of reengineered (I prefer Magnolia) but GPS is radio based. While flashing a Radio is second only to flashing HBoot in terms of being super dangerous (=brick), you may want to find the 7.28 radio (=stock) and flash it (it should be flashed through HBoot).
Oh and to forestall the people who WRONGLY claim flashing the same radio twice will brick your phone; that was a 1 time thing for a radio update which was issued by unrEVOked as a patch. Flashing a full radio is different (but, again, dangerous in its own right).
Good luck

mkhang said:
So after flashing Incredibly Re-engineered 2.2, my GPS hasn't been able to lock onto my current location. I haven't worried about it too much until now because I'm going on a roadtrip and I'll need my GPS. Is anyone else's rom unable to lock onto their location also or is it just mine? Does anyone know any solutions? I hope I can fix this soon cause I don't want to get lost driving!
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Open maps type address and choose to navigate there and then it will lock on then after that u can just go into navigation
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Ok so I tried the maps solution and my GPS still won't lock on. Are there any other solutions rather than flashing a new radio?? What does it effect if I flash a new radio??
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go to the market and download gps status. go to menu>tools and there is a switch to clear the gps data. once i did this and rebooted my gps has been rock solid.

I downloaded the GPS status and there isn't anything that says clear GPS
---edit: so I cleared the data but it still wont lock onto my location. I can get turn by turn directions but it wont lock onto me still.---
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WTF is up with my 3G?

My phone has always randomly had a little glitch. For some reason, once every so often my 3G icon just disappears and stuff like my internet and market dont work. SMS still works fine though. Normally just a reboot fixes the problem but today I had to pull the battery. This happened even when I was fully stock but now I'm running DC 3.2.3 still with the stock kernal. Any similar experiences?
Running all-stock with no root. Happens to me also.
Full bars for signal (calls and texts) but the 3G icon stops transferring. I just put the DATA widget on my homescreen and toggle it. Not really a big deal...so far.
Same things happening to me it wont connect to 3g and freezes most of the time. Just started about 2 days ago
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Anyone know anything about this problem? My phone now randomly restarts even when im not using it from trying to connect to 3g im guessing. Keyboard also stops working randomly
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are you running a rom?
...If you are you should try flashing a stock rooted and see if the problem still exists. If it does you may want to try to unroot, go back to stock and update everything. Then you can narrow down if it is rom/software/hardware related
Yes i am running stock rom rooted. What do you mean by update everything?
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elegantai said:
are you running a rom?
...If you are you should try flashing a stock rooted and see if the problem still exists. If it does you may want to try to unroot, go back to stock and update everything. Then you can narrow down if it is rom/software/hardware related
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I was also running stock rooted at first. Here is a weird update I just came across though. I've installed (and uninstalled) SwitchPro, which is basically a more customizable widget than the stock power control widget, 3 times now. And every time I add the actual widget to my home screen my 3G instantly disappears.....wtf? I uninstall it and reboot my phone and it's back to normal.
I'm gonna dig in to this a bit after I get back from the gym.
hotdog32836 said:
Yes i am running stock rom rooted. What do you mean by update everything?
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I just meant that if you unroot the phone, make sure your radio's are updated to stock, update your profile and prl, then you could determine if it is hardware related or maybe you just have a bad signal?
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Yes i am running stock rom rooted. What do you mean by update everything?
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I think he means Device Self Service. Updating your PRL, Firmware and Profile.
I forgot to mention that when my 3G becomes "sketchy" this is the 1st thing I do. After that do a soft-reset and pull the battery out.
##RTN# - enter MSL - click menu, reset.
This is the only way I've found to fix this.
It wipes out ALL of your information so make sure you are backed up and synced. It is just like getting the phone new out of the box - it will auto-activate and you should be good to go.
If you don't have your MSL, call Sprint technical support and ask for it.
Thats pretty disapointing that that seems to be the only awnser. Will try when iget back from my vacation. The problem that makes me really mad is that it reboots randomly even when the screen is off in my pocket. Any backup app recomendations?
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GPS Lock problem with CM7 #12

I have a new G2 also modded with Cm7 2.3.2 by my friend but no matter what I try I can not get a GPS lock. It is always searching for GPS. I would like to know if u have that problem, how to fix it, how to go back to stock or any help at all. Thanks in advance
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rtrimble123 said:
I have a new G2 also modded with Cm7 2.3.2 by my friend but no matter what I try I can not get a GPS lock. It is always searching for GPS. I would like to know if u have that problem, how to fix it, how to go back to stock or any help at all. Thanks in advance
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What gps application are you using?
Built in Google maps and Nav
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rtrimble123 said:
Built in Google maps and Nav
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Is there a program called "gps status" installed on your phone? I'm curious because I've seen a lot of people mention gps problems and also mention that app at the same time.
I used that app to use tools reset then reboot and that did not work
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rtrimble123 said:
I used that app to use tools reset then reboot and that did not work
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You can try this to see if it works.
1. Uninstall GPS Status
2. On your phone, go to Settings>Applications>Manage applications>All>Maps and then click on Clear data
3. Reboot into Clockworkmod recovery
4. Clear cache and Dalvik Cache
5. Reboot
6. Start Maps first before anything else.
Hope that works for you!
rtrimble123 said:
I have a new G2 also modded with Cm7 2.3.2 by my friend but no matter what I try I can not get a GPS lock. It is always searching for GPS. I would like to know if u have that problem, how to fix it, how to go back to stock or any help at all. Thanks in advance
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read about flashing the new radio. that will fix it
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Thank-you very much but unfortunately it still did not get GPS lock
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rtrimble123 said:
I have a new G2 also modded with Cm7 2.3.2 by my friend but no matter what I try I can not get a GPS lock. It is always searching for GPS. I would like to know if u have that problem, how to fix it, how to go back to stock or any help at all. Thanks in advance
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There are known issues with CM7, namely GPS issues; everyone is at a bit of a loss as to the actual cause which is causing the delay in fixing.
Your best option, if you need GPS, is to use a stable ROM and not an RC or nightly (as CM7 is); RCs and nightlies are known to have issues, they are released by the devs in order for the more tech savvy users to help them find bugs.
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EdKeys said:
Is there a program called "gps status" installed on your phone? I'm curious because I've seen a lot of people mention gps problems and also mention that app at the same time.
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GPS Status, GPS Toolbox, etc. are all Market available apps.
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OriginalGabriel said:
There are known issues with CM7, namely GPS issues; everyone is at a bit of a loss as to the actual cause which is causing the delay in fixing.
Your best option, if you need GPS, is to use a stable ROM and not an RC or nightly (as CM7 is); RCs and nightlies are known to have issues, they are released by the devs in order for the more tech savvy users to help them find bugs.
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This. And OP you should go check out the nightly thread for CM7 and post there. There is a good 2 pages of discussion per nightly on JUST the GPS issues everyone is having lol. You'll get more precise answers and help there.
I am now using Ginger Villain 1.5 ROM and my GPS lock comes in seconds., Thank you so much for everyone who helped me find a solution. This is a very big relief to me. Thanks again!!
For some reason, no matter which roms I use the Navigation doesn't seem to work though. I've tried MIUI, Virtuous, CM7, and I even reverted back to stock rom I backed up and the navigation never seems to detect my gps. In maps, the GPS locks my location fine, but turn by turn direction doesn't seem to work.
Could someone maybe point me in the right direction?
symbolism said:
In maps, the GPS locks my location fine, but turn by turn direction doesn't seem to work.
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Are you sure you are using GPS in maps and not your WIFI (which is mapped by google...) to position yourself?
Turn WIFI off, get outside in the middle of your garden and then start maps. Does it position you to the spot or does it stay inaccurate? If it's the latter, your GPS never (?) worked and you got positioned by the location of your WIFI.
What is your radio version (26.0x.xx.xx) and which ROM are you on exactly?
GPS fix? Try flashing radio.
Had the exact same issue, found that all my GPS issues were tied to radio. Flash back to most recent stock version and see if that fixes it. Worked right away for me, regardless of GPS Status, cache cleansing, etc. YMMV
schaggo said:
Are you sure you are using GPS in maps and not your WIFI (which is mapped by google...) to position yourself?
Turn WIFI off, get outside in the middle of your garden and then start maps. Does it position you to the spot or does it stay inaccurate? If it's the latter, your GPS never (?) worked and you got positioned by the location of your WIFI.
What is your radio version (26.0x.xx.xx) and which ROM are you on exactly?
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Using my HSPA network (no wifi) and Google Maps "My Location", the accuracy is 600 meters. I'm not sure if that's considered working, but the most frustrating part is that Navigation always just says Searching for GPS. I started off from stock radio radio rom post OTA, then tried to flash:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959488
People said it helped, but tt didn't. Now I'm back on the one listed as "Vision_RADIO_12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26" at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970809.
Rom is currently QND MIUI 1.3.5 version 1.3. But liked I said, none of the roms seems to be working. Any help would be appreciated.
Edit: I just realized what you meant. I turned off the "Use Wireless Network Feature" and my GPS DOESN'T work! Any way to fix this???
moneybagsxp said:
Had the exact same issue, found that all my GPS issues were tied to radio. Flash back to most recent stock version and see if that fixes it. Worked right away for me, regardless of GPS Status, cache cleansing, etc. YMMV
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Flashed latest radio and got instant GPS lock (8 satellites) on CM7 nightly #15. Didn't work before with shipping radio.
Latest radio I'm using btw is 12.28h.60.140f_26.06.02.27
Also, ymmv, I've heard some people saying they got big battery drains going to the latest radio, and also some had the same result going to the AUS radio (which apparently has good service).
@symbolism: Ugh, I have no idea about MIUI, but the latest radio does/should fix GPS problems on the latest CM7 nightlies. Anyone else experiencing the same on MIUI in any of the MIUI threads...?
@martonikaj: the AUS radio *is* the latest radio It's the 26.06.something... And I'm one of those experiencing excessive battery drain. It seems to be the connection to the network (Network standby) which sucks my battery empty...
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GPS problem...is on but can't find it

Hi...got Oxygen and want to start SportyPal or Endomondo but can't
There's always: Searching for GPS....
Same problem was on GingerVillain
So I can't run any sport tracking app...frustrating.
Anybody knows where is the problem?
I put GPS on and in the notification area GPS is blinking, but can't find it...why?
Stand outside preferably when the sky is clear. To lock on you preferably need a clear view of the sky.
My phone takes around 15 to 20 minutes to lock on.
There's no sense man....it's too much time. Something's wrong with it...
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unlikely to work but you could try replacing your current gps module with a stock one
ok...but don't know how...though a out it before...but....how?
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I've had the same problem. It doesn't depend on ROM, as I've tested the GPS with CM7 RC's, Oxygen, Redux and stock.
What I've find helpful, is app called GPSfix from the market. I am sorry I can't post links as I am a new user.
It reduced the time to find the GPS signal from about 20 minutes to 2 minutes.
You can also look up to system/etc/gps.conf to find out what NTP Server your phone is set up to. You can find NTP servers from site pool.ntp.org.
All u need is flash another radio baseband, it fixed a gps problem to me
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magnetique said:
All u need is flash another radio baseband, it fixed a gps problem to me
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Ok. Thanks a lot I will
magnetique said:
All u need is flash another radio baseband, it fixed a gps problem to me
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Which radio baseband version are you using?
I've found about equal gps signal with the current Oxygen 2.0. stock, 32.54 and 32.49.
Currently I'm with 32.49 and I think it has the best battery life and wireless signal to me.
So thanks some guys for the answers
They told me that I need to put new Radio version on my device...my version is 32.49..00.32U_5.11.05.27.
So...it's very complicated for myself to put new Radio version...method to put SDK is very complicated to me
And was update on 2.0.2 and GPS still not working
Tried GPS fix too (2 times/15 mins), but doesn't work again
chillout23 said:
Tried GPS fix too (2 times/15 mins), but doesn't work again
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Fix it! With GPS Fix
Try GPS Status. It downloads data and gives a fairly quick fix!
hurin8 said:
Try GPS Status. It downloads data and gives a fairly quick fix!
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Please, read post above
thx anyway
check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=862332o
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Possible ICS ROM GPS workaround

I was able to gain GPS lock in an ICS ROM without flashing a GB ROM. I performed this on Calk's E4GT2 1.2 ROM with FC22 Modem (FC18 kernal). I did a fresh install and confirmed that I was unable to get GPS lock in Google Maps and Nav.
I was able to achieve lock 100% of the time within 30 seconds after using this procedure. I got this idea from the way people have been tricking thier GPS to work: with a GB flash. I figured that here must be a GPS cache or buffer that is holding data - but I am no expert.
You will need these apps: GPS Status (market), FasterFix (forums or market), and TeleNav GPS (backup from Sprint ROM or maybe market (IDK)).
At each step of this procedure, see if you are getting lock in Maps/Nav. If so, good for you. If not keep following the procedure.
1) First, see if you are getting lock in Google Maps/Nav (duh).
2) Install the apps.
3) Trick #1: Use FasterFix to set the North American Server (try for lock).
4) Trick#2: Load GPS Status go to Menu>Tools>Manage A-GPS state. There are two options. "Reset" is likely not useful. "Download" installs helper data into your GPS cache. Use this Download feature. (try for lock).
5) Trick#3 Load TeleNav GPS. Input an address and start navigation. The status bar at the bottom should say "WEAK GPS." This will go away eventually as TeleNav GPS achieves lock.
6) Trick #4 At this point, I was able to get lock in Google Maps/Nav right away. Later, I wasn't able to get lock. I did the procedure above and let Google Navigation continually stay locked for 5 minutes or more (to get data in the GPS cache) and moved around (just around my building). After this I was able to get lock 100% of the time in different locations, all several miles apart.
I am guessing that this works because TeleNav GPS is a better GPS program than Google Nav and uses the GPS radios more effectively. You should be able to use TeleNav GPS for Trick #4, too (getting data into the GPS cache).
Of course, the advantage to this method is that you don't have to flash any ROMS. Less flashing means less likelihood of getting a bricked phone. The disadvantage is that it takes a bit of time.
I look forward to seeing if anyone else can get this method to work. I also look forward to any comments on the technical aspects of this.
Interesting. I've always just made sure I got a lock before flashing ICS.works every time lol.
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This didn't work for me. Hopefully this is successful for enough people that some community wide fine tuning happens
Actually I tried using GPS status before and it never worked but I got an instant lock after using faster fix. This is the first time I've had GPS in weeks thanks.
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PlagaDeRock said:
Actually I tried using GPS status before and it never worked but I got an instant lock after using faster fix. This is the first time I've had GPS in weeks thanks.
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This worked great for me! Thanks OP
revamper said:
Interesting. I've always just made sure I got a lock before flashing ICS.works every time lol.
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lolwut
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I flashed a GPS fix zip a few Weeks ago that I found on the blazer ROM thread that worked nicely. (not just for blazer tho, just saw the link mentioned there) It just adds a file onto your system folder or something. Too lazy to search on my phone, but that might be another option if this doesn't work.
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lolwut
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if you have gps lock on a GB rom and then flash over to ICS it seems to solve the issues people were having getting/keeping lock on ICS, its an older solution from the ICS leaks but it works, for whatever reason...

Searching for GPS....

How the hell do I get Google navigation to give me turn by turn real time directions? I did a clean flash of wild for the night 3/8 version. Maps sees my location pretty close, and if I type a destination it will give me directions, just can't get it to go turn by turn, what am I doing wrong?
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My friend had this problem. The only thing that fixed it was to download the app "gps status", turn on gps, open the app, hit menu, then tools then clear gps state. Then hit download gps data. Reboot
Tried that, all it says is GPS looking for location... thus sucks
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mazostyle said:
How the hell do I get Google navigation to give me turn by turn real time directions? I did a clean flash of wild for the night 3/8 version. Maps sees my location pretty close, and if I type a destination it will give me directions, just can't get it to go turn by turn, what am I doing wrong?
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Try this.
Search, read. Then search some more.
There are SO many posts about GPS issues it's silly. I personally have made dozens.
Right now I'm on Stock Rooted GB08, with GB27 modem and GB08 Agat/Garwynn repacked Kernel. And my GPS does work and most importantly will "stop searching for GPS data...." when I close my applicatins now.
And my GPS apps do work outside too.
You may find what you are looking for but probably won't be handed the answer you're looking for.
This phone has been well known to have horrible radios and gps.
On any aosp rom I have to first use a touchwiz based ics one click and get a gps lock. I then power off the phone with gps running and odin el26 then flash the aosp rom. I always make sure to get a gps lock again before the first reboot of the aosp rom. It sounds dumb and time consuming but it works.
I actually got a lock in GPS status. Had to be outside. All is good now. Cleared the data and then re downloaded...got a lock in 2 seconds
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Ahah! I knew it. That app works wonders.
Lucky. Ive left my phone outside with screen on for an hour searching for gps.
Tried this again today. Nothing worked. GPS in this phone is useless. I'm on stock rooted tw ROM.
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GPS on mine is garbage, GPS on my wife's white E4GT is perfect.
aman1127 said:
This phone has been well known to have horrible radios and gps.
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I wonder how true this is. I've never resolved my GPS locking issues either, but never knew anyone with an unrooted phone to compare against. I've had the same behavior with my previous phone(Sprint HTC Hero). It's been going on long enough where I stopped looking for reliable solutions.
Typically, GPS will work great for me after a reboot, even indoors at times. After a day or two, it will fail to lock when needed. I can use an app like GPS Status to reset the agps data, but I have to do it every time I need GPS service if it's been over a few hours since the last time I reset the data with the app. When I get sick of having to use the app to reset data and get a lock before using the app I want, I will do another reboot in hopes to get a longer period before having to use the app again. Many of the fixes I've attempted seem to work at first, but the problem comes back. It's hard to tell if the given fix did anything or if the reboot during the install of the fix is what helped for a short time. I wish apps had the option to automatically reset agps data when being launched, but I'm guessing there's good reason for not doing that. I admit I don't really know what's going on in the background to validate that consideration.
If you are never getting any gps locks at all, and you've tried using the recommended apps to reset your agps data, then you may have other issues. I was running into this after installing a ROM and forgetting to install the required modem. However, that was a much more obvious issue. If you're having GPS issues, I think it's worth noting whether or not you've had any successful locks with your current rom, or if things have become unreliable in situations that used to work. I'm just curious if others share the same experience as me. For those that are used to using an app like GPS Status, how often do you need to reset the data before using a gps app?
Head over to Exit_Only's thread and check out some of his awesome tweaks. But this should help. I know it worked wonders for me. It's from his post. Please thank him, he's been great with updates as well. Check under "Add ons". :beer:
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2158329
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Try it a couple times with a few reboots. If that doesnt work. Try flashing wild for the night 2/15. And try again. If thats a no go then try flashing back to stock.
If at first you dont succeed. Try, try again.
If you still dont succeed, then its prolly time for a new phone
Q: I am running AOSP/AOKP/CM based rom and my data is slow. Also my 3g/4g is not working. Oh yeah and I never get a GPS lock. I don't want to go back to stock touchwiz! Please HELP!!!
A: Well you can't update profile and prl using AOSP/AOKP/CM based rom and it has to be done from touchwiz based roms. But there is some good news. You can temp boot to stock EL29 rom and do whatever you want to such as use dialcodes, update profile/prl etc. Temp boot means that you will be able to boot 1 time to EL29 and then next time you boot, you will be back on whatever rom you were on. Follow this simple video to do this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
don't know if this will help...

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