[Q] having problems with my gps - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i am running baseband eh17and build eg22. but my epic 4g is having a problem using the gps. it is always searching.

dtruth313 said:
i am running baseband eh17and build eg22. but my epic 4g is having a problem using the gps. it is always searching.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Get your MSL number and then dial ##gpsclrx#
See if that gets your gps working again.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

kennyglass123 said:
Get your MSL number and then dial ##gpsclrx#
See if that gets your gps working again.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
what is the msl number?

dtruth313 said:
what is the msl number?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you root?
Sent from my SPH-D700

dtruth313 said:
what is the msl number?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is the 6 digit number that identifies your phone and is used to activate it and reprogram it. I assume you are rooted. Download connectbot from the market. Choose Samsung Epic and local then type this exactly with MSL in caps with the hardware keyboard
getprop ril.MSL
Your 6 digit number will appear on the screen.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

ok thanks. my profile and prl both cant update now.what should i do?

dtruth313 said:
ok thanks. my profile and prl both cant update now.what should i do?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try this, it may fix all your problems with the phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1226074&highlight=clear+modem

Have you tried using the gps status app to clear the a-gps state and download the assistance data? In the app press menu>tools>manage a-gps state>reset. Then menu>tools>manage a-gps state>download.
Did you happen to run the pm disable com.samsung script? If so you will have to re-enable it in order to update prl by typing pm enable com.samsung in root explorer after typing su.
Glad to find this thread, i haven't seen some of these other suggestions yet.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

thanks to everybody. it is running ok now. but it is heating up when i put it on the charger. any ideas why?

That happens to me when I use the car charger. Rapid chargers will cause this.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

ok but it happens when i have it on the home charger

dtruth313 said:
ok but it happens when i have it on the home charger
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is it the one that came with the phone? Do you have any syncs enabled? Low signal? Which ROM and modem?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Related

[Q] USB Charging Option in ##3282#(##DATA#)

I tried searching and could not find anything related, although it may be buried, but what exactly does the "USB Charging" toggle do in the ##DATA# menu? it can be toggled in either "View" or "Edit" mode. Thank You.
no idea but I wondered about that too
What is the password to get into edit mode?
Sent from my Evo using XDA App
ProcessorHog said:
What is the password to get into edit mode?
Sent from my Evo using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's your MSL code. It is device specific, so someone else's password will not work on your phone. There are a few threads on here about obtaining your MSL. I personally, just called sprint, and asked for it. If they ask why, just say you are having problems after the update, and want to do a factory reset.
thenewguy821 said:
That's your MSL code.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you very much! I thought it may have been a provider-set value. Gotta try this out
Sent from my Evo using XDA App
I toggled it when I was running stock...Didn't make any difference that I could see.

Profile update

Are you guys that are rooted able to update your profile and prl list through the settings menu?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App
Mine seems to just fine
What's your setup.. And have you been affected by los
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App
B-b-bumpp
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App
Originally Posted by sweets55 View Post
This worked for my LOS issue but make sure you have the stock kernel before trying it.
Some users said this worked for them. I just tried it this morning so time will tell.
***I think you need the stock Kernel or else you might get a bootloop
The MSL can be found by downloading "terminal emulator" and typing "getprop ril.MSL" It is case sensitive.
From there, go to the phone, and type ##72786# , at the SCRTN screen select yes, let the phone reboot, let the activation go through its thing NOT TOUCHING THE SCREEN unless it tells you to. Let it do a reboot again.
thanks - kingsway8605
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try this and when you reboot it will run through activation and the phone will try to update the prl and profile.
bman55 said:
Are you guys that are rooted able to update your profile and prl list through the settings menu?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've been able to update my profile and prl with Starburst ROM. First time I did it was when I started experiencing LOS issues.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

[SOLVED]Can't get 4g or 3g. Only E.

I fixed it by flashing a new ROM and wiping all the data!
Someone please help! I don't know what to do!
Nevermind, I think I fixed it!
I fixed it by changing the band to GSM Preferred/GSM ALL but now I only get E. Any way I can get back 4g?
Change it back to automatic or Odin kl1 modem from rootzwiki team kang post.
DaAwesome1 said:
I fixed it by changing the band to GSM Preferred/GSM ALL but now I only get E. Any way I can get back 4g?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
chib1panda said:
Change it back to automatic or Odin kl1 modem from rootzwiki team kang post.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I changed it to auto, and i'm getting signal. Time to check if 4g. Thanks.
EDIT: It shows signal, but Im not getting any. Can't send text or browse web. Time to odin modem.
I flashed it, and I went to settings and looked at the network mode: It was GSM only. I changed it to auto mode. It seems to still get and send texts, and I looked at band selection with the dialer code, and there wasn't a star besides anything. I think it might've worked, but I still only get e.
By flashed I mean odined. Lol
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
I tried changing it to automatic in the band selection menu, and it showed signal, but texts didn't send.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Also, if it means anything, I can't change it to wcdma only in settings.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Can anyone help?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
If anyone helps me get it fixed TONIGHT, I will try to donate a few dollars to them.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
I had same issue and this is how I fixed it.
disable data connection and switch your phone off, remove the back cover and remove sim card completely. Then re-insert sim card and turn your phone back on and it should ask you to re-enable data connection once it boots up.
let me know if this helps
media_11 said:
I had same issue and this is how I fixed it.
disable data connection and switch your phone off, remove the back cover and remove sim card completely. Then re-insert sim card and turn your phone back on and it should ask you to re-enable data connection once it boots up.
let me know if this helps
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did this, but it didn't ask me to turn it back on, so I turned it on manually, and still only E.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Other phones receive 3G? Perhaps T-Mobile is servicing your area? This has happened to me but I had no control over it.
iLeopard said:
Other phones receive 3G? Perhaps T-Mobile is servicing your area? This has happened to me but I had no control over it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It had 4g earlier today, plus my dad's T989 has 4g here
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Delete and re-add apn?
Sent from my SGH-T989
Did you by any chance flash a rom port?
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Weird. My issue was that I was testing a few of the skyrocket modems. After using Odin to get kl1 it worked again. Yeah i would sugeest resetting apn in wireless settings .
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App
Here's what I did that messed with my 3G
I flashed skyrocket roms.
So what I did was wipe everything. Go to mounts and storage and format system. Then flash Juggernaut or any other rom you desire. Then you're done
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

[Q] on aokp 28ish 0.1 gps issue

my gps is horrible, can I flash the el30 gps fix on this rom or will it burn down a school?
xxxericxxx said:
my gps is horrible, can I flash the el30 gps fix on this rom or will it burn down a school?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First try GPS status. Get it from the market. Once you open, hit menu, tools, manage a-GPS, reset. Then go back to manage a-gps, and hit download. wait for a gps sat lock
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
If you decide on trying the gps fix you will need to do it through the temp bml cwm5.
Sent from my PantechP4100 using xda premium
omair2005 said:
First try GPS status. Get it from the market. Once you open, hit menu, tools, manage a-GPS, reset. Then go back to manage a-gps, and hit download. wait for a gps sat lock
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just tried this on build 29. Got 0/2 fix/sats. Haven't had to use GPS for anything in a while, but yeah, its not working very well. I tried navigation also, and it just sits on searching for GPS.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA
Got 11 out of 11 satellites and fix to 3 ft! The CIA can find me easily now! I installed the gps fix on CleanGB before CM9 or AOKP and it seems to have stuck. If you can't get it working you may have to go the Odin route, make sure it works, leave it on, root and flash AOKP.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
kennyglass123 said:
If you decide on trying the gps fix you will need to do it through the temp bml cwm5.
Sent from my PantechP4100 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope.avi
You need to do it on mtd and.mount system first. CM9/AOKP already use these gps drivers so there is no point.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
marcusant said:
Nope.avi
You need to do it on mtd and.mount system first. CM9/AOKP already use these gps drivers so there is no point.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are correct sir. So he got corrupted gps files and will need to odin and get it working again.
Sent from my PantechP4100 using xda premium

Sprint Proxy

Can someone point me in the right direction to removing it for our phones?
I searched. Couldn't find it. Thanks!
Sent from my Epic Touch using XDA Premium App
##3282# (in dialer)
Enter MSL
Select "Others"
Select "Multimedia"
Make changes to proxy from there.
Mind if I ask what is the point of changing the sprint proxy?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
brooksyx said:
Mind if I ask what is the point of changing the sprint proxy?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's been said that it speeds up browsing over the mobile network, since there's no "middle man".
jase33 said:
##3282# (in dialer)
Enter MSL
Select "Others"
Select "Multimedia"
Make changes to proxy from there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How do I change it in ics? That didn't work.
Sent from my Epic Touch using XDA Premium App
Sunsparc said:
It's been said that it speeds up browsing over the mobile network, since there's no "middle man".
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good to know. Thanks
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA
I think you have to use touch whiz launcher to use the dialer codes in ics
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk
eyeisdasteve said:
How do I change it in ics? That didn't work.
Sent from my Epic Touch using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It will not work with AOSP ROMs (CM9, AOKP, CNA)
EpicFlair said:
It will not work with AOSP ROMs (CM9, AOKP, CNA)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
K that's what I figured.
Sent from my Epic Touch using XDA Premium App
eyeisdasteve said:
K that's what I figured.
Sent from my Epic Touch using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try *#*#3282#*#* on AOKP
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
Change it on GB or ICS TW and flash back to an AoSP rom, its stored in NVRAM so it is persistent across flashes, I changed it a long time ago, and have flashed multiple times since and mine is still nulled. Also if you use the newest 3g turbocharger script that supports cdma that is one of the changes made on all settings for it. Just find the script in the v6 thread and run it in script manager if you don't wanna flash back and forth its a quick way to change it. After several tests I've seen same to drastically improved results with the new cdma enabled version of the script. Haven't seen any negative effects at all either the speeds only improve by .1mbps to a few kbps or improve around 700-800kbps. I'm currently getting 1.1-1.7mbps peak and 2-2.8mbps off peak since going to fd24 modem and running the turbocharger
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Change it on GB or ICS TW and flash back to an AoSP rom, its stored in NVRAM so it is persistent across flashes, I changed it a long time ago, and have flashed multiple times since and mine is still nulled. Also if you use the newest 3g turbocharger script that supports cdma that is one of the changes made on all settings for it. Just find the script in the v6 thread and run it in script manager if you don't wanna flash back and forth its a quick way to change it. After several tests I've seen same to drastically improved results with the new cdma enabled version of the script. Haven't seen any negative effects at all either the speeds only improve by .1mbps to a few kbps or improve around 700-800kbps. I'm currently getting 1.1-1.7mbps peak and 2-2.8mbps off peak since going to fd24 modem and running the turbocharger
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll look around for that.
Thanks a bunch!
Sent from my Epic Touch using XDA Premium App
timer1 said:
Try *#*#3282#*#* on AOKP
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll give this a try as well.
Sent from my Epic Touch using XDA Premium App

Categories

Resources