I am running CM9 beta 1 and GPS doesn't work. Before this, I was running CM9 nightly 6/17 and GPS didn't work then, either. When upgrading to the beta, I did a full Darkside wipe with cache cleaned properly, etc. I even reflashed UVLE1 radio, and flashed TDJ's venom kernel. GPS still does not lock. It's not an issue of my case because it does not work when I remove my case, either.
Any help?
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I am running CM9 beta 1 and GPS doesn't work. Before this, I was running CM9 nightly 6/17 and GPS didn't work then, either. When upgrading to the beta, I did a full Darkside wipe with cache cleaned properly, etc. I even reflashed UVLE1 radio, and flashed TDJ's venom kernel. GPS still does not lock. It's not an issue of my case because it does not work when I remove my case, either.
Any help?
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Flash attached file. You should also read the OP they usually have it included
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Flash attached file. You should also read the OP they usually have it included
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Definitely agree as well as quite a few documented steps to gain GPS located throughout the web and these forums. I believe there is a thread for return to stock which can help you achieve gps lock, apps on the market that can help you achieve GPS lock and my best friend Google than can help you get GPS lock
Now so people dont think I am a bad guy here are some links
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1476962
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2&hl=en
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
I flashed the AGPS mod. My GPS is still not locking in on anything. My GPS used to work perfectly, but now it doesn't..
armoguy94 said:
I flashed the AGPS mod. My GPS is still not locking in on anything. My GPS used to work perfectly, but now it doesn't..
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Have you downloaded GPS Status from the market? Download that and it will allow you to see how many sats are available and how many you are locked on to.
It doesn't show any satellite data; I don't even think GPS was functioning there at all
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I just flashed the FE10 ICS ROM and now my GPS will not lock. Is the only work around is to flash the EL26, turn GPS on, get a lock, leave it on, then flash back the FE10?
I flashed the same rom from sfhub
And gps locked very quickly 20 meters and i was inside my apartment. So i think you should reflash fresh .
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Under location and services did you check all options available
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There is another possible fix that worked for me and a few others, but not everybody. Download fasterfix and gpsfix and run them in that order. I did this on Blend 2.1 and have never lost my 2 second lock, but again this hasn't worked for everybody.
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Hmm i get great gps on ics. I can even get a lock from my bathroom which has no windows lol. It's better than el29 gps. Try clearing agps and updating it using gps test followed with a reboot.
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i have the same problem tried everything even fasterfix and gpsfix still no lock
hbact665 said:
I just flashed the FE10 ICS ROM and now my GPS will not lock. Is the only work around is to flash the EL26, turn GPS on, get a lock, leave it on, then flash back the FE10?
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+1 but I flashed back to EL29 & did it THAT way. I'm not taking ANY chances on my GPS not working...
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First of all I'm on AOKP 715 m6. My gps was nonexistent even though it was good on earlier versions. I was running a modded vle radio which i don't remember the source. Anyways, i flashed tdj's modded vle radio in one of his threads and gps initial locked on in less than 5 mins. It then locks on in less than a min after that.
At first i thought it was the kernel, so i flashed different ones, but no changes. however the radio definitely fixed it for me on AOKP.
So to those with gps problems try flashing tdj's modded radios. Sorry for being lazy on my phone and not linking them.
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This was discussed months ago. Its the basic reason modded radios were made. Apparently the RILS break GPS. So yes GPS won't work unless you flash one of the modded radios, as you found out by accident lol.
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I am not using a modded radio I am using the one that came with the ics official update uvle1. And I am running AOKP M6 7-15. My GPS is the best it has ever been I get instant locks even indoors. And It is accurate too. I have also used other roms and had the same results.
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I am not using a modded radio I am using the one that came with the ics official update uvle1. And I am running AOKP M6 7-15. My GPS is the best it has ever been I get instant locks even indoors. And It is accurate too. I have also used other roms and had the same results.
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I find that hard to believe. With every rom flash on this phone gps breaks on me and I have to fix it every time.
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RushAOZ said:
I find that hard to believe. With every rom flash on this phone gps breaks on me and I have to fix it every time.
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My GPS works fine to on Telus LLE4 w/ Cyanogen 9.
RushAOZ said:
This was discussed months ago. Its the basic reason modded radios were made. Apparently the RILS break GPS. So yes GPS won't work unless you flash one of the modded radios, as you found out by accident lol.
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yeah i remembered that discussion, and I flashed a modded radio and it worked for most ROMs. I was then really bothered that my uber great locking GPS was no more... I seriously thought I flashed TDJ's radio because I had a file with the same name in my sd card. So I was bummed and decided to test kernels because thats like testing 2 things at once lol. But yeah I ended up checking the md5 of the modded radio i had on my sd card and it turns out it wasn't the same. Must have gotten it from a different thread even though the file name was the same.
But yeah it's just a little reminder to those who have GPS problems, that even though you may think you have a perfectly working radio... you should just flash TDJ's radio mods just in case.
Just flashed TDJ's modded UCLE1 radio...still no luck with GPS
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What do you guys mean when you say "breaks GPS"? I am trying to determine if my problem is similar to yours.
My problem is not really an issue with the GPS but an issue with Google Maps. When I use navigation from point A to point B, say Schaumburg to Chicago, it'll always speak directions as if it's going from point B to point A, although all the on-screen directions are correct.
I uninstalled the app and reinstalled, but have not yet tested to see if that fixed it.
Have any of you tried the agps fix for cm and aokp ROM?
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Have any of you tried the agps fix for cm and aokp ROM?
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I have. I don't know why, but running CM9, my GPS doesn't work no matter what. Maybe the GPS chip broke or something.
elesbb said:
Have any of you tried the agps fix for cm and aokp ROM?
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Yes this is what I have to do every time I flash a ROM and GPS breaks. I made a thread about it and there are also 2 more threads. Its a zip file you flash through cwm. Also people don't forget that if you're on cyanogenmod that you have to go into location services, GPS source and tick "use internal GPS". Or else GPS will barely work.
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armoguy94 said:
I have. I don't know why, but running CM9, my GPS doesn't work no matter what. Maybe the GPS chip broke or something.
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Read my post above. Enable internal GPS in GPS source/location settings.
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Yes this is what I have to do every time I flash a ROM and GPS breaks. I made a thread about it and there are also 2 more threads. Its a zip file you flash through cwm. Also people don't forget that if you're on cyanogenmod that you have to go into location services, GPS source and tick "use internal GPS". Or else GPS will barely work.
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Yeah after doing what you said I've never had an issue. Except lock times seem to take awhile.
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armoguy94 said:
Just flashed TDJ's modded UCLE1 radio...still no luck with GPS
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didn't know he had a ucle1 radio, he has a uvle1 radio though maybe try that one.
If it is the first time you're trying to lock on, it might take a while, you should turn off wifi and data while leaving your GPS on. Stand outside with it on for 5-10 mins or so, it should get a lock on. After that your GPS locks quicker the more frequent you use it.
I think a lot of people would expect GPS to lock on right away, this only happens if your phone has recent locks to the GPS. I find it best with wifi and data off and to just leave the gps on and google maps on.
btw i've tried the AGPS patch before, but if you have a crappy radio it still won't connect lol.
Here's the screenshot without data or wifi. This is inside my house. Notice the gps signal has a constant dot in the middle, i know for aokp this means i have locked on.probably the same for cm, not sure about tw, haven't been on that for a month.
Anyways it has went as low as 4m, so pretty good. This is without apply the patch.
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Teo032 said:
Here's the screenshot without data or wifi. This is inside my house. Notice the gps signal has a constant dot in the middle, i know for aokp this means i have locked on.probably the same for cm, not sure about tw, haven't been on that for a month.
Anyways it has went as low as 4m, so pretty good. This is without apply the patch.
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Download GPS status. Its free in the market. Will tell you how many satellites you're locked onto just for kicks. 4m is very accurate.
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RushAOZ said:
Download GPS status. Its free in the market. Will tell you how many satellites you're locked onto just for kicks. 4m is very accurate.
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4m is amazing! and when i used GPSStatus, it said i had 20+ sats available, but only locked onto 1 maybe 2? WHY!? Grrrr...
Lol just tested it, 7-8/19-20 sats. This is inside my house. I'll check it out when I'm out and about
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GPS status apk
I installed GPS status APK.. These easy steps worked for me!!!!
Under tools 1) Manage GPS state
2) Reset
3) Download new data
I have tried dark side 4.04 and Jedi knight 2 and JMT v8... previously I used to use JMT and my GPS worked flawlessy with no problem. A little while ago I started using darkside 4.04 and GPS was working well as well. Then I installed Jedi knight and since then my GPS is never able to lock on. I have tried switching back to JMT and darkside... but the GPS doesn't lock on...I've tried using the aGPS patch as well but that didn't do anything.
If someone knows how to fix this, please help me out as GPS is a part of my daily life. Thanks a lot!
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I had a similar problem with my GPS taking 5 mins to lock in, and i was using DarkSide 4.04.
So i moved to [ROM] Android Open Kang Project | September 13 | Jellybean Build 1 + Nightlies, and my GPS locks in really quick.
Not sure why, DarkSide was really good ROM but the GPS was a problem casue i use it a lot while driving.
but I am really happy with my phone now (Jellybean Build 1 + Nightlies), hope this helps you.
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I have tried dark side 4.04 and Jedi knight 2 and JMT v8... previously I used to use JMT and my GPS worked flawlessy with no problem. A little while ago I started using darkside 4.04 and GPS was working well as well. Then I installed Jedi knight and since then my GPS is never able to lock on. I have tried switching back to JMT and darkside... but the GPS doesn't lock on...I've tried using the aGPS patch as well but that didn't do anything.
If someone knows how to fix this, please help me out as GPS is a part of my daily life. Thanks a lot!
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I flashed aokp ...but the GPS problem is still there. I know my GPS works because when I go to Google maps, my initial location is correct but then it moves to somewhere else...is there a way I can delete all my GPS related files...so it starts fresh. I really need this thing fixed...any help is appreciated. Thanks
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There a app in the play store called faster fix. Open the app and Change your server to North American pool and apply. That usually works for me because sometimes it'll be set to Asia or not even set to anything. Hope this helps.
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Just installed and set it to north America...it initially found my location and a second later, switched back to the same spot as always...somewhere in Philadelphia..
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Psychokilz said:
Just installed and set it to north America...it initially found my location and a second later, switched back to the same spot as always...somewhere in Philadelphia..
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That's weird... I always hear about that problem but I've never experienced it. Try AOKP 9/13 with lg3 radio. That's what I'm running and gps is perfect. Also try uninstalling and reinstalling Google maps. Also use internal gps for location... This is all I've done just posting what worked for me. Let me know what happens.
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Holy eff... you just solved my problem. All I did was I just left GPS satellites checked in "location services" and it locked on right away to my location and everything is good now! Thanks a lot friend.
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No problem
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Its been awhile since i have visited the forums and getting really sick of the lag/random reboots for my stock rooted ics. What is the most stable with a working gps rom. I have tried koodo but that didnt work out to well. Gps never locked on even after doing the recommended agps fix. I really do like touchwiz mostly for the camera app. I get about 10 hours out of my phone now. I would like to squeeze more out of it if i can. So what are you guys running?
Lol last time I had a quick-lockin-flawless-badass gps was darkside roms.
Im sure there have been others since but I havent had any luck.
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If you can rock gingerbread then flash Tuesday. Best GPS I ever used.
I am using slimbean 3.1.0 (beta) and I got a quick lock on GPS.
With iGO as navigation app you can skip the data usage.
bzlik88 said:
Lol last time I had a quick-lockin-flawless-badass gps was darkside roms.
Im sure there have been others since but I havent had any luck.
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Would the newest darkside rom still have the awesome GPS lock?
xxcaponexx said:
Would the newest darkside rom still have the awesome GPS lock?
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Which one?
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My GPS doesn't lock anymore. I think it may be something with the phone itself because I've tried more than four different ROMS and it searches for GPS/location on all of them.
I am using the latest Pacman AOKP ROM as my daily driver. I tried another GPS app (telnav) and I got an instant lock. I also tried the GPS fix app but that didn't help.
Does any one know what might have gone wrong or have suggestions on how to fix it. Thanks
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Odin back to t999uvlem then factory reset
I had the same issue this worked for me. After that u can root and flash ROMs againwith GPS working
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I had the same weird problem you have. I got it working and it's been fine ever since.
Heres wat I did.
Went to settings > Application manager > ALL > Maps
Cleared Cache
Cleared Data
Uninstalled Updates
Then Unninstalled Maps
Rebooted and installed Maps from the market.
Enabled the GPS
Started navigation and it worked just like it should.
Good Luck!
Aloha
bobolinko said:
I had the same weird problem you have. I got it working and it's been fine ever since.
Heres wat I did.
Went to settings > Application manager > ALL > Maps
Cleared Cache
Cleared Data
Uninstalled Updates
Then Unninstalled Maps
Rebooted and installed Maps from the market.
Enabled the GPS
Started navigation and it worked just like it should.
Good Luck!
Aloha
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I just tried and it didn't work
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This thread has the fix I said it works trust. Me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33852581
GPS Signal Broken -- Fix Found
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Try what papi posted it should work !
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I had the same thing happen to me also. This is the thread that I followed and my GPS is back and working great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2111306
Does anyone know why this is happening to some people? I didn't do anything different than I normally do when flashing, but for whatever reason my GPS stopped working.
papi5120 said:
Odin back to t999uvlem then factory reset
I had the same issue this worked for me. After that u can root and flash ROMs againwith GPS working
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Thanks man, did it last night and it worked
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bigtom624 said:
I had the same thing happen to me also. This is the thread that I followed and my GPS is back and working great.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2111306
Does anyone know why this is happening to some people? I didn't do anything different than I normally do when flashing, but for whatever reason my GPS stopped working.
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Were you coming back from a 4.2 Rom, that's the only thing I can think of that I did differently
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Goldbatt said:
Were you coming back from a 4.2 Rom, that's the only thing I can think of that I did differently
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Actually I was in AOKP and then I flashed the latest version of Frosty, but my GPS was working after that. Then I flashed a few different Kernels to see which one worked better. I flashed Ktoonsez first, then Deviant, and finally I settled on Xone Kernel. It was then that I realized my GPS didn't work. So I'm not sure what messed it up.
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My GPS doesn't lock anymore. I think it may be something with the phone itself because I've tried more than four different ROMS and it searches for GPS/location on all of them.
I am using the latest Pacman AOKP ROM as my daily driver. I tried another GPS app (telnav) and I got an instant lock. I also tried the GPS fix app but that didn't help.
Does any one know what might have gone wrong or have suggestions on how to fix it. Thanks
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I'm in the same exact boat as you, I've tried a bunch of things and still nothing. I've tried Odin to complete stock and factory reset in settings still no gps at all. I'm probablyggonna go to t-mobile tomorrow to get it fix. And trust me that's something I don't want tto do.
bigtom624 said:
Actually I was in AOKP and then I flashed the latest version of Frosty, but my GPS was working after that. Then I flashed a few different Kernels to see which one worked better. I flashed Ktoonsez first, then Deviant, and finally I settled on Xone Kernel. It was then that I realized my GPS didn't work. So I'm not sure what messed it up.
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Were you on PACMAN'S AOKP? Its after I installed his latest update that I realized my GPS didn't work
Magnumxxxl said:
I'm in the same exact boat as you, I've tried a bunch of things and still nothing. I've tried Odin to complete stock and factory reset in settings still no gps at all. I'm probablyggonna go to t-mobile tomorrow to get it fix. And trust me that's something I don't want tto do.
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Make sure you ODIN back to T999UVLEM, that seemed to have worked for me. I had ODIN back to another one (cant remember which right now) and it didn't work.
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Make sure you ODIN back to T999UVLEM, that seemed to have worked for me. I had ODIN back to another one (cant remember which right now) and it didn't work.
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Thank you. I was about to give up fixing my gps.
I tried other jb builds (custom and stock).
I tried other stock ics builds.
I tried those gps "fixes" on the appstore.
..nothing.
Finally tried the FIRST ics build (T999UVALEM)..worked!
phew...
Magnumxxxl said:
I'm in the same exact boat as you, I've tried a bunch of things and still nothing. I've tried Odin to complete stock and factory reset in settings still no gps at all. I'm probablyggonna go to t-mobile tomorrow to get it fix. And trust me that's something I don't want tto do.
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Make sure "power saving mode" is off in settings
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