Ok, so after having several ROMs and modems since I bought my Epic back in November . . . I continue to have a terrible time getting it to get a GPS lock. Right now I am on Midnight ROM 5.5 and EF02 modem. Is there anything I can do to get the GPS to lock in better? Does everyone still have GPS issues like I am (I even returned the first Epic I got because of this issue, but the second hasn't been that much better).
So there's no hope?
I don't know how much this may be of use to you, or if its in your interest, but I'd like to tell you that I use to have the WORST gps locks when I was on an outdated version of the 'Epic Experience' Rom on eclair, it would take ridiculously large amounts of time to lock on, and most of the time, it didn't! I finally got tired of the outdated Rom and Odin'd to Stock EC05, Rooted, and bloatware removed. I get a lock in less than 10 secs now, if not immediately. I realize you're on EF02, but I just thought I'd let you know this... cheers.
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Try one of the Gingerbread ROMs and also flash the gps fix included in the 2nd post of the Swiss Cheese ROM.
I updated to Gingerbread 2.3.4 (EG22) and the GPS locks real fast. Maybe give it a try.
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So as the title states, my Epic has been plagued by random reboots since installing EG22. The unit was a new replacement, not a refurbished replacement that tech support normally gives. I've had it all of four weeks now. It ran EF02 pretty perfectly. I have tried reloading EC05 (with ODIN) then loading EG22, and no dice. Before I flash EG22 I wipe the phone, cache, and dalvik 3 times. I've also redownloaded and hash checked the EG22 update I use (using the stock/deodexed EG22 update.zip from the development forum). Still no improvement, the phone will randomly reboot every 1-2 hours. Any advice on what I could try next is appreciated.
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UPDATE: also I cannot get into the "SYSTEM UPDATES" menu in the Settings/About Phone menu. Each time I try I get a forced close then a system reboot. Could the phone just not like EG22?
I have experienced reboots on both EE03 and EF02. I haven't tried EG22 as of yet. I hae never had it happen on EC05. I figure I'll just wait until the release because my phone just doesn't like the beta/leaked stuff.
Any test software has a chance that it will not work 100%
All Gingerbread leaks crash and reboot in low signal areas. I am assuming this is one of the reasons official hasn't been released yet.
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Ok, but one I have an airave about 12 ft away from my phone so I get a great signal. And two, I'm still getting FC's when I try to enter the system updates menu. So I still think it could be something wrong with my phone.
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Ok, but one I have an airave about 12 ft away from my phone so I get a great signal. And two, I'm still getting FC's when I try to enter the system updates menu. So I still think it could be something wrong with my phone.
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How did you install EG22? If you did it through CWM it could have just been a bad flash. For the system menu problem. The crashes occur for me too, like above post low signal areas are not a gb leaks friend.
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I have been flashing zip versions thru CMW. I'll look up an ODIN-able EG22 tar or md5 and try it that way. But I will ODIN back to EC05 (with repartition to wipe the phone) then update to EG22. I'll let you all know.
As far a signal goes though, I'm getting full bars right now because my Airrave is so close to me.
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I have been flashing zip versions thru CMW. I'll look up an ODIN-able EG22 tar or md5 and try it that way. But I will ODIN back to EC05 (with repartition to wipe the phone) then update to EG22. I'll let you all know.
As far a signal goes though, I'm getting full bars right now because my Airrave is so close to me.
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You are right, that shouldn't happen with an Airave. A reflash may fix the issues you are having. Also don't use any CPU managers like SetCPU or Voltage Control on GB until source code and custom kernels show up.
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Yup. That was it. Bad flash. This time I d/l'ed a .tar version of EG22 to flash with ODIN. Much better than before. No more FC's from the system menu and its been running 8 hours straight with no reboots. Muchas garcias.
radugb out
Glad to help.
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Spoke too soon. I've had two random reboots, one yesterday, one today. So it definitely fits with what all y'all said that leaked GB ROMs tend to crash. Still not as bad as before, and I no longer get the FC's from the system updates menu.
I had one last night and one tonight at my house which I get a crap signal at in what Sprint describes as an "excellent coverage area" No other problems anywhere else.
I've had my first random reboot. Phone was WIFI connected, and forced roaming (Sprint has a tower down in my area, going on 7 days now). It was in the middle of a content update for an application I run, so I'm wondering if there is a memory leak for the network user or kernel space.
Does anyone know of an application that will keep a log of memory usage to track if a process is not releasing its resources?
Yup, same here. About once every two days I get a reboot. I haven't been able to connect anything I'm doing to the reboots, and it usually does it while the phone is just sitting.
Trouble is, Gingerbread is soooo much better than Froyo I don't want to go back
I really think it is the modem crashing.
You may want to try another modem.
also, i realised that on my wife's epic with eg22, it rebooted about 5 times a day, most of the time, it was right after using the slide out keyboard.
i deleted the keyboard counter slide apk thingy, since then, 1 reboot a day.
not great, but definitely better than 5.
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I really think it is the modem crashing.
You may want to try another modem.
also, i realised that on my wife's epic with eg22, it rebooted about 5 times a day, most of the time, it was right after using the slide out keyboard.
i deleted the keyboard counter slide apk thingy, since then, 1 reboot a day.
not great, but definitely better than 5.
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Are you sure it is not a loose battery connection? My phone would do that with the extended battery and case. Had to put a little piece of thick paper in there to hold it tighter.
Definitely was the modem. I flashed the EE02 modem & now no random reboots. Signal(s) & battery life have gotten better too. I would have flashed the EF02/EF10 modem but that downgrade notice is oh so damn annoying!
Me and my friend have the same issue on our Epics OP, Its annoying but Im dealing with it cause these roms are so much better than pre eg22.
I dont have any random reboots but I get a random double vibrate. I have no idea where that is coming from
I've had two random boots since I've odin'd from EC05.. though I feel it was memory leak,and the phone just shutdown without sufficcient ram.
SchizioPunk's Epic Experience 2.1 Eclair -> Odin to EC05 Froyo. Rooted. Bloatware Removed. Voodoo Sound V9 Module Loaded. TouchWiz4. Enjoying my Customized Stock Experience.
Yeah well I tried the EH06 modem and it broke the 4G (amongst other things). So I got ol' reliable EE03 to fall back on.
when i used the zedomax kernel the first time the radio would cut off randomly after long periods of time. no cdma at all, not even after airplane mode, having to restart the phone.
i cant get a log as to why it does it because im never on ddms at the time it happens. im having to back to the stock kernel and update profile and prl just to stop it. any ideas?
It is not the kernel and the search function works great
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then i dont understand what the problem would be. itll stay on the network if im on the stock kernel.
I had no LOS on stock for 1-1/2 weeks. I flashed a rooted kernel and it started happening constantly. 3 or 4 times a day. Power off and restart was the only way to get service back.
Last night I flashed back to stock and so far today, no LOS.
My take? Odin is so easy to use. Just flash back to stock and see what happens.
-Steve
and there have been plenty of people that have been the exact opposite of you both. sprint has been aware of this issue and is going to fix it on the first patch. theres an issue with the rom itself not the firmware
I agree. It is all over the place, stock and rooted.
That is why I say change your situation and see if it helps. It did for me. Will it for anyone else? I can't say. It's easy enough to find out.
-Steve
well when i talked to a csr last week they had no idea about the issue. we'll see.
csr's arnt all knowing... the tech people know a lil, and the online chat know less than both combined... but it is an recognized bug on the sprint forums
I am very new with flashing a rom. I have flashed mkasick's kernal over the samfirmware release and now Toad's amazing rom. I am experiencing unusual results on both. Out side of reading the threads and watching for updates, is there something else I should be doing? I have checks relevant threads every day for the last week or so. I am beginning to think I may need a new epic. I will reodin this thing again to see if the results improve, but I have the ever discouraging feeling I may need to go back to Froyo. Stock unrooted Froyo for me had reboots and shut downs more than any other rom since but at least I knew when my phone shut down. Any suggestions to help me out would be much appreciated. Thanks!
You did it wrong. The kernel goes after the ROM.
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You did it wrong. The kernel goes after the ROM.
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I see my written english is just as terrible late at night as it is during the day. What intended to state was that I have flashed 2 roms in my time with my epic. First the Samfirmware one along with that amazing kernal and more recently I have flashed Toad's rom. I did not mean I flashed a kernal first (though I almost did try by accident the first go).
At this time, I am still having issues. I know this odin, like most, contain everything (as toad stated many times in his thread), but I lack confidence that I didn't miss something obvious. I flashed odin with the pit file as stated and removed the md5 extension before doing so. If any other details would be helpful to know, I would be glad to provide them.
What are the exact issues you are seeing?
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Post my second Odin'ing, I have only had a few app issues. For starters the 'My Files' was gone until reboot. Upon a reboot, I had a random android icon in my app drawer that didnt correspond to any particular app and stated it was missing (whatever it was). That is it as of now. On the first odin'd usage, I had freezes where the phone would make the startup sound and even the sprint screen would flash but I could use the screen button to turn the screen on and off during this. I had other random freezes where screen would just look up on the home screen and another where I had full function, but the status bar no longer existed. Last night before I flashed again, I had some screen tearing right below the status bar. I have not been able to reproduce any of the errors, but I suppose my epic may just hate me. Thanks for taking the time to ask.
There are apps that some ROM builders take out for bloat or to make room for superuser and busybox (rooting). These may be Sprint TV, Asphalt, TeleNav and others. Once you figure out which app you are missing we can help you get it back. Some also remove myfiles but I see yours came back. This is a good reason to run Titanium backup before flashing anything. You can restore missing apps with it.
I am running Titanium as we speak. I never realized the difference between that and App Backup & Restore. Night and day there... Thanks again for the help.
which one is better? FB17 or FB21? i haven't had time to test fb21. if anyone has tested both. give me some info lol. thanks
I really don't see a large difference between them, however, when I installed the stock fb21 I got a couple launcher fc's that I didn't get on Fb17, but running TNZ's Blend ICS I haven't had any FC's at all and is running pretty smooth for a test build
They're basically the same. Pick your poison.
Is scrolling wallpaper back in ics ?
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From what i hear the FB21 is alot worse than the FB17, but personally i am just sticking out with FB17 until the official release is out (for now).
I don't notice a difference between the two builds. Definitely stable enough for a daily driver in my opinion.
One issue I'd consider major is GPS though. After locking GPS and turning it off, it still says GPS locked in the drop down menu and murders the battery. A reboot shuts it up.
Definitely something to keep in mind.
I tested them both. I had more issues with 17 than I did with 21. Quarky things like BT bugs where i could connect to some devices and not others. Also, I could not get a lock on GPS with 17 and I could with 21. Both of these issues are hit or miss. It appears some users had the issues, and others reported that they did not experience it, or experienced it exactly opposite (21 to 17) of what I experienced. It could be a matter of the order in which you flash the modem and ROM or other factors during install.
Other than that, the only other noticeable difference between the two was that in FB21, a double tap on the home button launched VLINGO.
In either case, I am going to Calks 2.9.1 until we get a stable ICS ROM with recovery. Now that FB24 is posted, I expect that it may take some time. I have to take a break though...I think I sprained my flashing thumb.
thanks all. im just sticking with FB17 for now then
I Think they both are bad the 3g is so slow I have like .20 MBPS down and .13 up
im not sure whats going on with my phones GPS, i can never get it working. i've flashed to/from AOKP, CM9, Stock ICS Leaks, and back to EL29. Even back at EL29 I get a lock initially the first time I run GPS Test, the next day however it never locks. Ive tried to update AGPS within GPS Test and also ##GPSCLRX# to no avail. I've also flashed stock using the EFS Clear option on Odin as suggested in another thread. I still can never get a lock. I know its a problem with my phone, because I've ran GPS on my dad's E4GT side by side with mine, he get 8 satellites and locks instantly.
Any suggestions?
On my last replacement epic touch, GPS was great on gingerbread. Then I put ICS and GPS worked for a day. Then I put back EL29 and GPS only locked after 10 minutes. 40 meter range max. ICS killed my GPS and I got it replaced again. This time my phone works well with ICS
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ajaholic said:
im not sure whats going on with my phones GPS, i can never get it working. i've flashed to/from AOKP, CM9, Stock ICS Leaks, and back to EL29. Even back at EL29 I get a lock initially the first time I run GPS Test, the next day however it never locks. Ive tried to update AGPS within GPS Test and also ##GPSCLRX# to no avail. I've also flashed stock using the EFS Clear option on Odin as suggested in another thread. I still can never get a lock. I know its a problem with my phone, because I've ran GPS on my dad's E4GT side by side with mine, he get 8 satellites and locks instantly.
Any suggestions?
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It's known that EL29 GPS dies after the phone sleeps for a while. There is a fix though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466561
It won't make your GPS perform better, it will only prevent it from not functioning after sleeping. I would suggest trying all modems. FE10 has been spectacular for me, but it may not be that great for you. I would stick to gingerbread and keep trying different modems until you find one that works well. Don't be afraid to try older modems such as EG30.