[EL29] GPS Fix for EL based ROMs - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I've put together a simple fix for the GPS not working after the phone goes to sleep in EL* based ROMs. Just flash the attached ZIP in CWM and it will replace the following files with the ones from EK02:
/system/bin/gpsd
/system/lib/hw/gps.s5pc210.so
So far, this seems to fix the issue based on testing by myself and others. Network Location seems to be borked as well, but there is a separate fix for that in this thread from odub303.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WILL NOT MAKE YOUR GPS WORK BETTER OR LOCK FASTER.
If you had issues with your GPS in EK02 as well, this won't fix it. This is just to fix GPS dying when the phone goes to sleep. (Example: you go to work and Google Maps still shows you at home and GPS Status/Test shows no satellites available.)
Sorry for all the red but if there's one thing I've learned around here, it's that people don't like to read.

I'll be the first guinea pig...I have been having problems since I have jumped back and forth between AOSP and TW roms.

thanx op, shame people dl fix 31 times and you get 2 "thanx"

I've been having gps problems too, jumping from miui back to tw
I'm on a EL29 rom, but EK02 modem, will this fix work for me, or is it only for EL29 modem?

I think I jumped the gun saying it worked in the blazer thread, I still have to force close maps when I go from home to work. And my beautiful widgets widget doesn't update unless I reboot. Is this just with the EL ROMS? I will say with this fix it does seem better but I don't think it is completely fixed. But thx op for working on this.

op if i may post a fix for getting fast gps sat locks i use this and get instant locks on any rom/kernel/modem, hope it helps someone.

SantinoInc said:
I'll be the first guinea pig...I have been having problems since I have jumped back and forth between AOSP and TW roms.
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Did this fix the GPS problem we were looking at in your other thread?

*Wrong thread*

darren.wlsn1 said:
op if i may post a fix for getting fast gps sat locks i use this and get instant locks on any rom/kernel/modem, hope it helps someone.
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What does this do/replace? Did you make it?

JoeBruin32 said:
What does this do/replace? Did you make it?
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Did you even read the op? He says everything u would need.
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Did you even read what I quoted? Someone else posted a different fixfor lock issues.
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luigic81 said:
I've been having gps problems too, jumping from miui back to tw
I'm on a EL29 rom, but EK02 modem, will this fix work for me, or is it only for EL29 modem?
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It should, this is a ROM issue and not a modem issue. It may not fix the problem you're having but it shouldn't hurt to try either!
aaron130 said:
I think I jumped the gun saying it worked in the blazer thread, I still have to force close maps when I go from home to work. And my beautiful widgets widget doesn't update unless I reboot. Is this just with the EL ROMS? I will say with this fix it does seem better but I don't think it is completely fixed. But thx op for working on this.
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Yeah, just EL ROMs. The Beautiful Widgets issue is because of Network Location. You might want to also try the fix for that, there's a link in the OP. I could also throw together a ZIP with both fixes in it pretty easily.

This defiantly fixed my gps problems! Thank you!
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JoeBruin32 said:
Did you even read what I quoted? Someone else posted a different fixfor lock issues.
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i didnt make it but been using it sing "old epic" days and does wonders for getting a lock.

datajosh said:
It should, this is a ROM issue and not a modem issue. It may not fix the problem you're having but it shouldn't hurt to try either!
Yeah, just EL ROMs. The Beautiful Widgets issue is because of Network Location. You might want to also try the fix for that, there's a link in the OP. I could also throw together a ZIP with both fixes in it pretty easily.
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Awesome could you do that please?
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aaron130 said:
Awesome could you do that please?
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Here you go, this should do the trick

I notice the zip says el29 Rome will that work on el13 also? I went to.el13 and that bug is still exsistent.
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aaron130 said:
I notice the zip says el29 Rome will that work on el13 also? I went to.el13 and that bug is still exsistent.
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Yeah, I used EL29 in the name since that's the official OTA but it'll work on any EL ROM. Technically you can install it on EG30 and EK02 also but there's really no reason to

nivron said:
Did this fix the GPS problem we were looking at in your other thread?
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no man...I tried pretty much everything but nothing is working. The best I can get is a lock after a couple minutes but I have to use GPS status before hand and on a test run the GPS wouldn't keep IP with my driving. I'm really aggravated. I tried clean installs and nandroiding back to previous working flashes but still not workimg

datajosh said:
Here you go, this should do the trick
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Thanks SO MUCH man I think this has done the trick.
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[WIP][NEED HELP]-Miui RoM

OK I was able to get a miui rom to work but it need a lot of fixes. this rom is from the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II so it is basically the same. Yes It is flashable
FIX NEED:
-(Fix) All the capacitive buttons work(need to change button setting)
***Need to replace the usr file in the system folder***
-LED's Light Dont come on
***Need BLN Control-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823922
-No Sevice ( still set up as at&t(sim card) need to be cdma
-wifi need to be fix
-ext-sd mounting
-front camera
-Wifi tether
-Some headsets have volume issues
-Usb Disconnect After 20 sec and force reboot
-few other bugs..
Download Link
HTML:
http://www.multiupload.com/59NB4SE34F
Let's see if we can do it
Awsome, it all starts here!
I can fix wifi and other things but i dont have power right now soi cant work untill i do... also what kernel are you using for this? It has to have init.d support for themes to work and also the euro galaxy s2 version has the camera working last time i checked.
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deano0714 said:
I can fix wifi and other things but i dont have power right now soi cant work untill i do... also what kernel are you using for this? It has to have init.d support for themes to work and also the euro galaxy s2 version has the camera working last time i checked.
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I'd be curious to know what kernel as well. You try eri n apns for service? Wifi might be the same fix we've used for 2.3.5+ issues in the past as well since our kernel is technically built for 2.3.4.
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I'd be curious to know what kernel as well. You try eri n apns for service?
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Im pretty sure data wont work ever without an aosp kernel... codeworkx has one for us on his gihub but every time i try to compile i get errors... it hasnt been tested tho because they dont have the phone yet from what i know.
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deano0714 said:
Im pretty sure data wont work ever without an aosp kernel... codeworkx has one for us on his gihub but every time i try to compile i get errors... it hasnt been tested tho because they dont have the phone yet from what i know.
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Interesting. I'll have to check that out as well. Thanks
nice. looking foward the see how this progresses
barnacles10 said:
Interesting. I'll have to check that out as well. Thanks
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Thats what naerock(stiffspliff) said on the miui.us irc so i would assume he's right.
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maybe someone can contact lithid-cm. last time i checked he was working on the aosp kernel, but it's been a while since we heard anything....
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Thats what naerock(stiffspliff) said on the miui.us irc so i would assume he's right.
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cool. i didnt realize naerok is stiffspliff.
Oh man, I loved MIUI when I had it on my NS4G. I hope to see real progress on it soon!
barnacles10 said:
I'd be curious to know what kernel as well. You try eri n apns for service? Wifi might be the same fix we've used for 2.3.5+ issues in the past as well since our kernel is technically built for 2.3.4.
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hey barnacles,
if you grab the 'official' rom from miui.com or even the int'l sgs2 miui port from xda, all you need to do is swap the zimage with one of the epic 4g touch's (like LoStKernel) and it will boot up and function (maybe what the OP of this thread did, didn't download to see). Data and wifi were no go. If I remember, the cameras were working though unlike what this OP says. I've been working on this here and there but I definitely dont have as much free time as I'd like as I'm getting ready to move to the other side of the earth.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and/or help development going as soon as I can put some time aside to work on this.
naerok said:
hey barnacles,
if you grab the 'official' rom from miui.com or even the int'l sgs2 miui port from xda, all you need to do is swap the zimage with one of the epic 4g touch's (like LoStKernel) and it will boot up and function (maybe what the OP of this thread did, didn't download to see). Data and wifi were no go. If I remember, the cameras were working though unlike what this OP says. I've been working on this here and there but I definitely dont have as much free time as I'd like as I'm getting ready to move to the other side of the earth.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and/or help development going as soon as I can put some time aside to work on this.
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do we need an aosp kernel to get data to work? generally speaking...
This is exciting ... fingers crossed
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naerok said:
hey barnacles,
if you grab the 'official' rom from miui.com or even the int'l sgs2 miui port from xda, all you need to do is swap the zimage with one of the epic 4g touch's (like LoStKernel) and it will boot up and function (maybe what the OP of this thread did, didn't download to see). Data and wifi were no go. If I remember, the cameras were working though unlike what this OP says. I've been working on this here and there but I definitely dont have as much free time as I'd like as I'm getting ready to move to the other side of the earth.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and/or help development going as soon as I can put some time aside to work on this.
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Great thanks man ill definitely take a look.
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naerok said:
I've been working on this here and there but I definitely dont have as much free time as I'd like as I'm getting ready to move to the other side of the earth.
I'll be more than happy to answer questions and/or help development going as soon as I can put some time aside to work on this.
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You know they don't sleep over there, so get crackin'. LOL
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AvatarOfFrost said:
do we need an aosp kernel to get data to work? generally speaking...
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Not only way but it would make things x times easier and simplier
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Rtistique said:
OK I was able to get a miui rom to work but it need a lot of fixes. this rom is from the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II so it is basically the same. Yes It is flashable....
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I'm not a fan of the MIUI ROM(its to iPhone-ish IMHO) but I still wanted to say thank you for this post. Although I know it wasn't its purpose, it did point me to the SkyRocket's Development, and Themes & Apps Section, and man do they have some goodies over there, which I never would've found had it not been for this post, so thanks again!
so you essentially made small tweaks and got aosp based rom from sgs2 int to boot? if so, nice. I wonder if this works with CM7 as well.
Omggggg we need to get this rolling. I thought someone was already working on a port for MIUI? What is this for? Excited nonetheless lol.
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[MOD] Skyrocket ROMS on Hercules- This covers stock Samsung ROMS

Just Thought id share. The skyrocket roms work on our phone too. Just flashed the Alien ROM just to see. Everything worked fine, granted there was some att crap in wifi settings that is useless to us, but at least we know we can use their stuff too. I also flashed jugs kernel with the rom as Im sure the kernel is different, but maybe not. Anyway, just wanted to let you know. Oh, they just got an ota to 2.3.6 yesterday, ill post the system dump here in a few. Hopefully the devs will move to that base.
*I thought I'd throw a zip similar to what they have together. I think this zip will do the trick. Give it a shot and let me know if auto rotate is still borked. I dont think it will be but I have CM7 setup and working audio so I dont want to ruin that Let me know and Ill fix issues if there is any.
Conversion
*NOTE: This is for Samsung ROMS only. Do not try it on CM7 or anything aosp.
ooooo this is interesting.....hopefully they get some good devs
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Haha my buddy has a skyrocket and was so PSYCHED now that they are getting more dev traffic to their forum lol. I know they have been toying with our Roms so nice to know it works both ways
mikeyinid said:
Just Thought id share. The skyrocket roms work on our phone too. Just flashed the Alien ROM just to see. Everything worked fine, granted there was some att crap in wifi settings that is useless to us, but at least we know we can use their stuff too. I also flashed jugs kernel with the rom as Im sure the kernel is different, but maybe not. Anyway, just wanted to let you know. Oh, they just got an ota to 2.3.6 yesterday, ill post the system dump here in a few. Hopefully the devs will move to that base.
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Very good idea and thanks for the heads up.
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who gets ics first??? either way we win!
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aqualadb03 said:
who gets ics first??? either way we win!
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Thats what I've been saying!
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By the way, the Alien ROM for the skyrocket kicks ass on our phone. I flashed it with whatever kernel it comes with and I've noticed a reduction in the stutter.
It does have a an issue with our accelerometer it seems though.
Mikey thanks for sharing
dan.follett said:
By the way, the Alien ROM for the skyrocket kicks ass on our phone. I flashed it with whatever kernel it comes with and I've noticed a reduction in the stutter.
It does have a an issue with our accelerometer it seems though.
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what is the issue your seeing?
It seems to have the backward orientation.
dan.follett said:
It seems to have the backward orientation.
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ah, yea i see. it doesnt do that with our kernel. but, when i try to install apps from the market, the phone reboots.
Probably needs some build prop edits.. this is cool news tho thanks
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ah, yea i see. it doesnt do that with our kernel. but, when i try to install apps from the market, the phone reboots.
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sent from my real Gs move in silence like lasagna
mbernusg said:
Probably needs some build prop edits.. this is cool news tho thanks
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Yea, if they get some awesome development going and ours never takes off at least we know it won't be that hard to port their stuff over
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mikeyinid said:
ah, yea i see. it doesnt do that with our kernel. but, when i try to install apps from the market, the phone reboots.
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The market works fine with the skyrocket kernel.
dan.follett said:
It seems to have the backward orientation.
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Have you tried calibrating it?
mikeyinid said:
Just Thought id share. The skyrocket roms work on our phone too. Just flashed the Alien ROM just to see. Everything worked fine, granted there was some att crap in wifi settings that is useless to us, but at least we know we can use their stuff too. I also flashed jugs kernel with the rom as Im sure the kernel is different, but maybe not. Anyway, just wanted to let you know. Oh, they just got an ota to 2.3.6 yesterday, ill post the system dump here in a few. Hopefully the devs will move to that base.
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Does this Alien rom have anything special that our rooms don't have? Kind of what to try it out, but not sure if it's worth it. Any other bugs besides the ones stated?
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ThC23 said:
Does this Alien rom have anything special that our rooms don't have? Kind of what to try it out, but not sure if it's worth it. Any other bugs besides the ones stated?
Powered by the SGSII....
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Its the same as what we have. Its in between stock and Juggernaut I'd say. Has reboot options and stuff. Mostly stock. Seems pretty responsive
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Mitallust said:
Have you tried calibrating it?
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I tried but its just perfectly reversed.
The Alien Rom is excellent as far as I'm concerned, if we could figure the orientation issue out, it would be just about perfect.
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Its the same as what we have. Its in between stock and Juggernaut I'd say. Has reboot options and stuff. Mostly stock. Seems pretty responsive
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OK, thanks.
Powered by the SGSII....
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I tried but its just perfectly reversed.
The Alien Rom is excellent as far as I'm concerned, if we could figure the orientation issue out, it would be just about perfect.
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If you turn auto
rotate off its fine. I never use it anyway
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[how to] get GPS LOCK on any ics build

hi all, in this occasion I'll show how to get gps on ics, as many of us have this problem please excuse my speaking English is that everything I am translating on Google
well here you go
0. I am not liable for damage occasioned your phone
1.Install the latest version of android gingerbread if you are in gingerbread just go outside of your house i get gps lock
2.Then when you've got the lock [pres volume down and power until you get to enter download mode]
3.Install the ics build of your choice using ODIN, I WILL RECOMMEND THIS ONE
THANXS TO sfhub
and with it YOU will have gps
if any one want to write this in better English it will be appreciated if you can send it to me
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hi all, in this occasion I'll show how to get gps on ics, as many of us have this problem please excuse my speaking English is that everything I am translating on Google
well here you go
0. I am not liable for damage occasioned your phone
1.Install the latest version of android gingerbread if you are in gingerbread just go outside of your house i get gps lock
2.Then when you've got the lock [pres volume down and power until you get to enter download mode]
3.Install the ics build of your choice using ODIN, I WILL RECOMMEND THIS ONE
THANXS TO sfhub
and with it YOU will have gps
if any one want to write this in better English it will be appreciated if you can send it to me
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This has been mentioned a few times before...its an old Epic og trick. Its not fullproof as I and a few others have tried it. No dice....
It worked pretty well for me. Not pinpoint, but close enough to actually use.
i always used this method ##GPSCLRX# and it works for me.
puertoblack2003 said:
i always used this method ##GPSCLRX# and it works for me.
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That worked for me on my og evo, but has never worked for me on this beast.
It burns when I tapatalk...
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That worked for me on my og evo, but has never worked for me on this beast.
It burns when I tapatalk...
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Yea my phone just hangs and never reboots. What rom did you have success on?
Wrong section. Your instructing people to flash an Epic Touch tar on the OG Epic. People who don't read before doing (which are common here) are going to brick their phones. Plus as far as I know I haven't heard many complaining about gps not working on cm9 for "our" device.
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3.Install the ics build of your choice using ODIN, I WILL RECOMMEND THIS ONE
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Dude! This is an E4GT build, not for our phones. Bad English or not you screwed the pooch here.....sorry.
Edit: I see Z already covered this.
Tried it and didn't work at all.
The way it worked for me was on a EL29 Rom...you can be on any 29...if I remember right from what I read on a different thread...When I was on fb21...no GPS...Went into Recovery from there ...restored one of my old EL29 Roms...went outside got a lock on GPS...From there went back to restore...restored ICS fb21...when it booted up ...went back to GPS and got a lock instantly...So it worked for me with that method...
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The way it worked for me was on a EL29 Rom...you can be on any 29...if I remember right from what I read on a different thread...When I was on fb21...no GPS...Went into Recovery from there ...restored one of my old EL29 Roms...went outside got a lock on GPS...From there went back to restore...restored ICS fb21...when it booted up ...went back to GPS and got a lock instantly...So it worked for me with that method...
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Yup..an OG Epic trick that works for more people than it doesn't if clearing a GPS stats doesn't work. I didn't check the link in the OP but pay attention to what you are doing if you try it
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RyleyinSTL said:
Dude! This is an E4GT build, not for our phones. Bad English or not you screwed the pooch here.....sorry.
Edit: I see Z already covered this.
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What are u talking about? This is the epic touch forum and he's linking to the.latest epic touch ics build. Who screwed the pooch here???
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Zeinzu said:
Wrong section. Your instructing people to flash an Epic Touch tar on the OG Epic. People who don't read before doing (which are common here) are going to brick their phones. Plus as far as I know I haven't heard many complaining about gps not working on cm9 for "our" device.
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RyleyinSTL said:
Dude! This is an E4GT build, not for our phones. Bad English or not you screwed the pooch here.....sorry.
Edit: I see Z already covered this.
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Pardon my french, but WTF are you two talking about?
Edit - LOL muscle and I must have seen this around the same time and thought the same thing. My phone rang though and I hadn't hit the submit button.
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What are u talking about? This is the epic touch forum and he's linking to the.latest epic touch ics build. Who screwed the pooch here???
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That's what I thought - now I'm really confused...
Either a few people were off of the mark or there was a quiet EDIT to fix it. I didn't check at first but things seem to be in order now
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Fastest Setup I've ever experienced

Hey guys and gals-
Just thought I'd share with you something I'm really excited about. I've been flashing pretty much everything that has come out over recent weeks, and even months. I just was on CM9 build 3.1, which was incredible, but unfinished. I thought it could be my daily, but it started to go into airplane mode and lose mobile data randomly, so I had to restore. After doing so, I feel the need to share with you a setup that I am blown away by. It is:
Gingerbread (Android 2.3.6)
FB 21 Modem (Steady's newest release)
EL29 Kernel (I know some might be upset it's not the newest available, but go with me here)
Everything is just SO ridiculously snappy, I can't believe what I have been missing. Since the "about phone" only has Gingerbread.EL29 in it and not the rom's developer, I can't be certain about the specific ROM I used but I'm fairly certain it's Blazer.
Anyway, enough of the rant. I suggest those who need a break from flashing all the newest things give this combo a try and let me know if you have a similarly enjoyable experience!
Out of curiosity, how long have you been on this setup?
Surely one of the [email protected] here will chime and tell you of a better way to be certain who's kernel you're using? I could be wrong...
Ill check it out now. If nothing else it will take my mind off the fact that I'm jones'n so hard for CM9 Alpha 4, so why not.
Any particular flash order? ...flash this combo all in one CWM session, or reboot in-between? ...etc. Any additional details you can provide would be helpful. I'm bored atm anyway.
Thanks for the info.
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Out of curiosity, how long have you been on this setup?
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Just about six hours now with about 1.5 hours total of voice calling and consistent texts. Hasn't slowed down, but if there are any major (out of the ordinary) changes I'll be sure to report.
Just had to comment cause I saw Tucson
trmitche2 said:
Surely one of the [email protected] here will chime and tell you of a better way to be certain who's kernel you're using? I could be wrong...
Ill check it out now. If nothing else it will take my mind off the fact that I'm jones'n so hard for CM9 Alpha 4, so why not.
Any particular flash order? ...flash this combo all in one CWM session, or reboot in-between? ...etc. Any additional details you can provide would be helpful. I'm bored atm anyway.
Thanks for the info.
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Unfortunately like I said, this was a restore which ended up keeping my FB21 Modem with EL29 Kernel. So I don't know the recommended way to flash, but if I were to do it on my own I would probably say format all, blazer EL29 ROM (with kernel), and then this morning is when I actually ODIN'd the FB21 modem, so probably boot up, turn off, enter ODIN download mode, and do that last.
eao1991 said:
Just had to comment cause I saw Tucson
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Ha, awesome. I'm originally from Boston but I'm here for work, I don't mind the weather lately but it's definitely not true winter.
I can confirm my blazer 4.0 setup on stock EL29 kernel with FB21 modem is insanely fast, super long battery and no problems. I highly recommend it!
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eao1991 said:
Just had to comment cause I saw Tucson
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+1
Guess we know there's at least three of us in Tucson with this phone on XDA
LordJummy said:
I can confirm my blazer 4.0 setup on stock EL29 kernel with FB21 modem is insanely fast, super long battery and no problems. I highly recommend it!
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And there we have it! My information has been corroborated. Now everyone get out there and try it yourselves! Thanks lordJummy
Hamish26 said:
Ha, awesome. I'm originally from Boston but I'm here for work, I don't mind the weather lately but it's definitely not true winter.
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I enjoy the winter heat. Makes for a great rodeo and accenture match play. Also great weather to watch david beckham play soccer if you're into that
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Hamish26 said:
And there we have it! My information has been corroborated. Now everyone get out there and try it yourselves! Thanks lordJummy
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my pleasure sir
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Hamish26 said:
Unfortunately like I said, this was a restore which ended up keeping my FB21 Modem with EL29 Kernel. So I don't know the recommended way to flash, but if I were to do it on my own I would probably say format all, blazer EL29 ROM (with kernel), and then this morning is when I actually ODIN'd the FB21 modem, so probably boot up, turn off, enter ODIN download mode, and do that last.
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Exactly the additional info (and potentially useful distraction, if nothing else) for which I was looking. I'll be sure to share some feedback in a day or two.
Thanks again for tryin' to help everyone else out by posting this bro.
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Hamish26 said:
And there we have it! My information has been corroborated. Now everyone get out there and try it yourselves! Thanks lordJummy
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Well, it's at least a step towards a consensus. Promising.... Hope you become a hero bro, lol. Seriously though, I'd *so* love it if you're right. win/win for everyone.
I ran this for a few days before going to the FB21 Leaked ICS ROM from Calk. It is very nice.
I ran the fb 21 modem and everything was really awesome. except gps. gps sucked miserably. when I was using fb 15 it worked fine so I have since gone back to it.
Tripsyk said:
I ran this for a few days before going to the FB21 Leaked ICS ROM from Calk. It is very nice.
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Another good sign. I think I need to stop typing and start flashing.
So to be clear FB modems work fine with Gingerbread ROMs? No issues flashing? I was kinda on the fence about it. Im waiting for a stable ICS ROM.
Nevermind flashed it anyway on Blend 2.6.2 ROM. No problems.
Edit, weird LOS issues moved back to EL29.
patrao_n said:
I ran the fb 21 modem and everything was really awesome. except gps. gps sucked miserably. when I was using fb 15 it worked fine so I have since gone back to it.
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In that case, your sig needs updating. Lol j/k. Were you using FB21 in combination with Blazer 4.0 and EL29, like the OP? Just curious...
Yes, no issues. A great improvement, actually.
For reference, here is a screenshot of my home screen. Note the status bar....can't recall exactly which ROM this is from but it's pretty distinguishable. My favorite thus far.

GPS not locking until reboot - post custom rom

So I recently installed Calkulin's custom rom v2.9.2 and now my GPS doesn't lock unless I reboot the phone.
Any fix for this? thanks.
Try GPS status app
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I have this same problem.. My GPS Status just sits... doesn't find or fix on any satellites.
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Try GPS status app
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just tried this, doesn't work on my phone.
Only thing that works is a reboot which is a hassle everytime i need a GPS lock.
anyone else w/ any suggestions? I'd hate to go back to stock ROM.
Doesn't the GPS continue to work for a few days, before requiring a reboot?
Thats the case with my phone, try different versions of the rooted rom, or radios.
centro714 said:
just tried this, doesn't work on my phone.
Only thing that works is a reboot which is a hassle everytime i need a GPS lock.
anyone else w/ any suggestions? I'd hate to go back to stock ROM.
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This thread is an amazing source for you to spend countless hours troubleshooting this phone's POS GPS unit.
I've been trying countless things on my phone too, I'll let ya know if anything works.
Leejin said:
This thread is an amazing source for you to spend countless hours troubleshooting this phone's POS GPS unit.
I've been trying countless things on my phone too, I'll let ya know if anything works.
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THanks. upon reading a bit of that thread, I found out that through using "GPS Status" I can refresh the "A-GPS" which I didn't know previously.
This seems to work so far.
I'm running the same rom and have no problems with any of my radios, I did also install the EL29 modem when I installed the rom. You may need to try different modems, they work differently on different phones even though you're running the same roms. Also, don't forget to update profile in /settings/about phone/updates
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I'm running the same rom and have no problems with any of my radios, I did also install the EL29 modem when I installed the rom. You may need to try different modems, they work differently on different phones even though you're running the same roms. Also, don't forget to update profile in /settings/about phone/updates
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I was originally on EL29 Stock so I'm assuming when I flashed Calks 2.9.2 the modem's the same.
Is there a link where all the modem's can be found? and can I flash any modem?
Caulkin has a list on the same thread as the rom
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Flashed the FB21 Modem and this one looks like a winner!
I'm getting instant GPS locks w/o resetting, rebooting, opening an app etc etc.
On top of that, my 3G/4G speeds have increased!
WOW! I've never loved a phone before but I'm starting to have strong feelings for this one.
Cool, maybe I'll try that one too. Don't forget to update your profile
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I'm running the EL29 here's a screenshot of my 4G speeds at home.
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That's very good.
You may want to test drive the fb12 just for the hell of it. I've gotten 9, 12, & 13mbps.
I did get my 1st failed GPS, but it locked shortly after.
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I tried the fc05 got 13 then 4G started to sleep in the middle of things. The trick is to find "the one" that's stable and everything works. I'm gonna try the others and see how they work. But I know that this one works for my phone.
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I've tried most of them now and EL29 is still the best on my phone
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centro714 said:
Flashed the FB21 Modem and this one looks like a winner!
I'm getting instant GPS locks w/o resetting, rebooting, opening an app etc etc.
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Update if anyone's interested: FB21 modem w/ EL29 Kernel was good but still had GPS locking issues. I was getting roughly 85% locks (which isn't bad since I test often). FAST download speeds though.
So this got me thinking: When my phone was stock, GPS worked brilliantly. It wasn't until I installed a custom rom that it started to have problems. The difference was the kernel and modems.
So now I flashed back to EK02 modem and kernel (still running Calks 2.9.2) and my GPS has been locking 100% of the time. PLUS my phone is silky smoooooth!
Crossing my fingers that this will last....

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