Any body having problems with gps not lockingon.Plz help that da thing dat does'nt work.I try everyrhing
I think you have to be on a touchwiz rom first to lock gps, update prl and so on then flash a AOSP rom
Grench973 said:
Any body having problems with gps not lockingon.Plz help that da thing dat does'nt work.I try everyrhing
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Every ROM has experienced this issue one way or the other, make a back up, boot to a TW ROM get a lock, and restore the back up you made.
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hooover said:
Every ROM has experienced this issue one way or the other, make a back up, boot to a TW ROM get a lock, and restore the back up you made.
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Does it matter what tw i use
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Does it matter what tw i use
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Nope el29 is recommended though
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I'm having GPS issues as well, but mine are a bit different. I believe I have a lock, but someone please clarify this for me. When I open Maps and am driving around, I can see the blue arrow moving where it's supposed to. However, when I when I get directions to a place and ask it to navigate, it stays waiting for the GPS. I'm not certain if this is a Maps issue or a GPS issue. I haven't tried any other navi software, but I really don't know any.
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I use telenav. Google Maps always does that to me.
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I had GPS issues as well, I flashed back to GBel29 and got a GPS lock, then with the lock still in place boot into recovery and flash the rom you want to use.
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dont know about el29 from qbking77 but.when bk to stockfh13 4.0.4 root go gps lock.while n gps lock reboot to recovery n flash paranoid android 2.1.Jell bean.go gps lock 2 second style .And by the way best rom out riite now
patrao_n said:
I use telenav. Google Maps always does that to me.
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So do you think it's just an app issue vs the GPS not functioning properly?
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dont think itz a app issue but u can try waze gps free on market.while in maps go to navi when blue arrow solid n not blinkng u good
Grench973 said:
dont think itz a app issue but u can try waze gps free on market.while in maps go to navi when blue arrow solid n not blinkng u good
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I'll give it a shot. I've never used a CM based ROM before. Is it supposed to say "searching for GPS" in the notifications all the time? Or does that mean I don't have a lock?
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MicrosoftBug said:
I'll give it a shot. I've never used a CM based ROM before. Is it supposed to say "searching for GPS" in the notifications all the time? Or does that mean I don't have a lock?
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here is what I do.
enable GPS and data
use GPS test. (an app)
go outside, clear skies
clear agps in GPS test
reboot
update agps in GPS test
let it get a lock, sometimes over a minute
if no go, reboot and reload GPS test, wait for lock
do the moonwalk.
gershee said:
here is what I do.
enable GPS and data
use GPS test. (an app)
go outside, clear skies
clear agps in GPS test
reboot
update agps in GPS test
let it get a lock, sometimes over a minute
if no go, reboot and reload GPS test, wait for lock
do the moonwalk.
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Tried it but it didn't work. It just says 0.
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MicrosoftBug said:
Tried it but it didn't work. It just says 0.
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try reflashing modem
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try reflashing modem
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No, my modem is fine. I ended up doing what I didn't want to do, which is backing up my ROM, restoring to an ICS ROM and getting a lock, then restoring back to this ROM. Thanks for all the help though.
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No data (3g) while flashed to metropcs
I am also having problems with this rom. I have my phone flashed to metropcs, and cant get data to work on this rom, I think this might have something to do with the build prop settings, but i dont know what settings to change. This is happening with all cm 10 roms that i'll tested so far. Is anybody else having this issue?
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I am also having problems with this rom. I have my phone flashed to metropcs, and cant get data to work on this rom, I think this might have something to do with the build prop settings, but i dont know what settings to change. This is happening with all cm 10 roms that i'll tested so far. Is anybody else having this issue?
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I doubt it's the build.prop not allowing your data on metro. More than likely, the data settings are set to Sprint. I'm not sure how to do it on this kind of ROM, but in a TW ROM, you would find what your MSL is via one of the market apps, then go into your data settings by opening the first and typing in ##3282#. Don't know about this ROM though.
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blazedmasta said:
I am also having problems with this rom. I have my phone flashed to metropcs, and cant get data to work on this rom, I think this might have something to do with the build prop settings, but i dont know what settings to change. This is happening with all cm 10 roms that i'll tested so far. Is anybody else having this issue?
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I think you need to add some files to get data. I had my epic touch on metro and i always had to add some files to cm9 to get data to work
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I'm on olympia rom 1.2 eh06. At first my gps was just crappy, 2 sat lock at best. Now I get 0 locks, I find 10 though, and my gps icon won't show up, although it used to. My gps refuses to turn on. Anyone know of a fix? Or what happend? I mean I'm going to upgrade to eh17 soon and hope its fixed but id still like to see any insight into this. Thanks!
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I'm on olympia rom 1.2 eh06. At first my gps was just crappy, 2 sat lock at best. Now I get 0 locks, I find 10 though, and my gps icon won't show up, although it used to. My gps refuses to turn on. Anyone know of a fix? Or what happend? I mean I'm going to upgrade to eh17 soon and hope its fixed but id still like to see any insight into this. Thanks!
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Try reflashing, try Odin back to stock confirm it works and flash again, try clearing GPS Agps with GPSstatus from the market, try ##gpsclrx# but you have to have your MSL number handy, get it from connectbot>local>Epic and type getprop ril.MSL in the box. Caps are important. Or as a last resort try the EFS clear noobnl suggested but it requires going through hands free activation.
I used the gpsclrx.
Ill try these options out, thanks!
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corythug said:
Ill try these options out, thanks!
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Something has to work..lol. Let me know which one fixes it for you.
I wonder if anybody thinks this would help out with GPS lock.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239713
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Just to add, from my experience all samsung phones have a problem with gps lock.
i910, had bad reception took for ever
galaxy s 4g, never had a lock ever. I would carry a shift around just for gps.
Epic 4g, at first it was hard. Then after rooting its just unusually good for samsung.
Nexus S 4g, this thing has trouble picking up wifi let alone gps.
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.
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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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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.
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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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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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RushAOZ said:
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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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 get no GPS lock with cm10, what ROM should I use to get a GPS lock before flashing cm10? I tried using a caulkin ROM I had on my sdcard but it sent my phone into bootloops, was hoping to avoid that this time around.
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Use the el 29 temp boot that is somewhere buried in the dev pages or found on the cm9 blogspot. You might also be able to use the FF18 tempboot. I can't remember if that works with CM10 right now, but the el29 tempboot will for sure work. There is a qbking77 video showing how to use each one though.
Thank you
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Thank you
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Theres also a trick I was looking into flash old rom back on phone open maps get a lock then flash cm10. also theres a gps fix qpst were you can use all of your gps settings. If you need the link I will post. Hope this helps don't forget to hit thanks
evo3d6 said:
Theres also a trick I was looking into flash old rom back on phone open maps get a lock then flash cm10. also theres a gps fix qpst were you can use all of your gps settings. If you need the link I will post. Hope this helps don't forget to hit thanks
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If you wouldn't mind posting that link I'd appreciate it. I have no GPS under paranoid android.
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What I did was backup my paranoid ROM. Mobile Odin ELxx kernel with recovery. Restored my previous ICS ROM. Updated my prl then opened maps got GPS lock. Restart to recovery restore paranoid rom and viola GPS works great now :beer:
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tt281gt said:
What I did was backup my paranoid ROM. Mobile Odin ELxx kernel with recovery. Restored my previous ICS ROM. Updated my prl then opened maps got GPS lock. Restart to recovery restore paranoid rom and viola GPS works great now :beer:
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Thanks, your suggestion worked.
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This is a very common issue that comes up a lot. I personally flash an ICS Rom from Mijjah74 (blend) turn on GPS and start navigating through maps to any address. Leaving navigation running, Boot into recovery, flash format2x.zip, and flash the jb Rom, then GApps.
MicrosoftBug said:
If you wouldn't mind posting that link I'd appreciate it. I have no GPS under paranoid android.
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go here http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/2012/08/temporary-stock-ff18-from-emmc.html
The method on the Epic Touch blog above works great. I've used it several times to restore GPS functionality.
when restoring the nandroid backup do we wipe anything
try this for video/gyro/gps fix
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1969888&page=2) see bottom of page 2 for link
MicrosoftBug said:
If you wouldn't mind posting that link I'd appreciate it. I have no GPS under paranoid android.
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My phone wont get a gps lock
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rambo8987 said:
My phone wont get a gps lock
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Download gps test from the market. https://play.google.com/store/search?q=gps+test .. in the app press settings, clear agps, then update agps
Any luck with this? My phone also lost gps function. Im rooted and have been flashing the Jedi roms.
I didnt have any luck....
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I guess it's off to the tmobile store after flashing back to stock.
Why not give some useful info at least. .. is it seeing sats but not connecting or nothing at all
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Mine is not seeing any satellites. When maps is open my location just jumps around based on cell tower data and eats battery. I'll have to find out how to put it back to stock, and maybe I'll get lucky and it'll work.
Odin'd back to stock. Didn't fix it, but I really didn't expect it to. A new device is coming tomorrow.
They are delivering it Thanksgiving day??
That's what the receipt says anyway.
As title states...GPS is not working. On Google Nav app, it just stays on "searching for gps". I have the GPS turned on and have cleared cache and data from the maps app. I restored to a previous nandroid backup where it was working. What in the hell would cause this, and is there a simple fix I'm missing?
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Do you see any satellites or get any locks using something like "gps test"?
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Do you see any satellites or get any locks using something like "gps test"?
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Nope...just tried that. I honestly have no idea what happened.
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Pretty sure it's broken...I've done everything I know how to do.
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Anybody else have any ideas? This absolutely sucks...I REALLY don't want to take this back to att.
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On a stock rom? In a basement trying to get gps to lock on?
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powerwagon said:
As title states...GPS is not working. On Google Nav app, it just stays on "searching for gps". I have the GPS turned on and have cleared cache and data from the maps app. I restored to a previous nandroid backup where it was working. What in the hell would cause this, and is there a simple fix I'm missing?
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Had the same problem as you. It just wouldn't lock into any Satellite. After some research, found an app called GpsFix in Google Play. Fixed it and now works great. Remember to also have the wifi antenna on, even if you're not connected to any hotspot. Don't know how it works, but makes the GPS more precise.
Is anyone else having this problem? My phone is also unable to lock on any satellite... I'm not sure if it's related to the fact that I've rooted it.
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Had the same problem as you. It just wouldn't lock into any Satellite. After some research, found an app called GpsFix in Google Play. Fixed it and now works great. Remember to also have the wifi antenna on, even if you're not connected to any hotspot. Don't know how it works, but makes the GPS more precise.
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Get an app called gps test and then hit your menu hard key and hit clear agps and then hit update, then let the app connect to satellites and then back out and try maps hopefully rofit:
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Is anyone else having this problem? My phone is also unable to lock on any satellite... I'm not sure if it's related to the fact that I've rooted it.
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I'm also rooted. and it's working flawlessly. I'm on stock Rom though.
I ended up flashing an old nandroid backup where it finally worked, then dirty flashed the latest of that ROM over it and that did the trick. I have NO CLUE what happened, but I did get it fixed.
I started getting mad for a while, then realized that is part of what I really enjoy doing with my phone...tinkering to the point of breaking it, then fix and make it all nice and new again...lol
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