I'm currently using 9-20120907-EXPERIMENTAL-d710-beta1 on my Samsung Epic 4G Touch, and no matter what I try, I cannot get the GPS to work. In Google maps it can find my general location, but will not lock on. I have tried countless apps, videos, threads, and ROMS, if anyone can help me I will be abundantly grateful. I have also tried manually flashing the GPS drivers (found from the [FIX][AOSP][MIUI] All GPS fixes! link) and none of them worked for me, I kept getting a "Status 0" error.
I have flashed and restored more times than I can count, anyone with experience in this issue?
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FIXED! Check post 6 for fix
can you get a lock on stock?
matt99881 said:
I'm currently using 9-20120907-EXPERIMENTAL-d710-beta1 on my Samsung Epic 4G Touch, and no matter what I try, I cannot get the GPS to work. In Google maps it can find my general location, but will not lock on. I have tried countless apps, videos, threads, and ROMS, if anyone can help me I will be abundantly grateful. I have also tried manually flashing the GPS drivers (found from the [FIX][AOSP][MIUI] All GPS fixes! link) and none of them worked for me, I kept getting a "Status 0" error.
I have flashed and restored more times than I can count, anyone with experience in this issue?
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I'm running the same setup as you, and mine is working fine. I have only been rooted for two weeks, but during my reading, I remember others having this issue. One thing that was suggested is that in between the mobile Odin and cwm steps use something like GPS Status to lock on your GPS before you install zips. You might want to do a search to get the exact steps, I have done so much reading the past few weeks, I can't remember where I saw it. Good luck!
Had the se issue had to make a backup. The flash back to stock el26 get a GPS lock then flash back should work after that
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can you get a lock on stock?
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Yes, I get a lock immediately.
byrdcfmma said:
I'm running the same setup as you, and mine is working fine. I have only been rooted for two weeks, but during my reading, I remember others having this issue. One thing that was suggested is that in between the mobile Odin and cwm steps use something like GPS Status to lock on your GPS before you install zips. You might want to do a search to get the exact steps, I have done so much reading the past few weeks, I can't remember where I saw it. Good luck!
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I can only get a lock before flashing CM9, after flashing CM9 I did download the GPS Status & Toolbox app, however even with that I could not get a lock. Perhaps I was not doing something correctly? Again any input would be great.
cas8180 said:
Had the se issue had to make a backup. The flash back to stock el26 get a GPS lock then flash back should work after that
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So you're saying that if I restore, flash the EL26, open up Maps and get a GPS lock, then flash the CM9 ROM I should be good? I'll definitely have to try that when I get home.
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So you're saying that if I restore, flash the EL26, open up Maps and get a GPS lock, then flash the CM9 ROM I should be good? I'll definitely have to try that when I get home.
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You don't need to fully restore. Do this:
1. Setup multiboot rom. Use EL26 as it still works with the different kernels still. This link:
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/2012/05/temporary-stock-e4gt-from-emmc.html
You basically going to setup the files, flash the directboot-cwm from mobile odin or regular odin. Then when that reboots into cwm, flash the boot_el26.zip file...
2. In the stock temporary rom you just booted, go outside and get a lock. once you have a lock, press and hold the volume+ and power button till the phone reboots while it has a lock.
3. the phone will reboot back to the directboot-cwm. Reflash your cm9 rom/gapps and clear dalvik/cache.
4. reboot. once it starts, try to get a lock again.
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You don't need to fully restore. Do this:
1. Setup multiboot rom. Use EL26 as it still works with the different kernels still. This link:
You basically going to setup the files, flash the directboot-cwm from mobile odin or regular odin. Then when that reboots into cwm, flash the boot_el26.zip file...
2. In the stock temporary rom you just booted, go outside and get a lock. once you have a lock, press and hold the volume+ and power button till the phone reboots while it has a lock.
3. the phone will reboot back to the directboot-cwm. Reflash your cm9 rom/gapps and clear dalvik/cache.
4. reboot. once it starts, try to get a lock again.
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You, sir, are a god. I wish I could spam that "Thanks" button. Again, you are a lifesaver!
just temp flash to el29 using the emmc fix... get gps lock and then reboot. youll boot back into cwm. re flash your cm zip and you should have gps lock
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I was running Myn's, decided to flash Calkulin's. Downloaded all the latest radios, the format all, and the rom image. Once i flashed the latest radio onto Calkilin's i started noticing that I only have 1x, not 3g, service everywhere i go. I drove the local sprint store (about 5 minutes away) to test to see if I just had a bad signal, rebooted the phone and still had 1x service.
I restored the data profile by doing ##3282# going into the profile and restoring all the settings. Problem is this fixes the 3g service, but I lose the ability to receive phone calls.
I have also tried updating/downgrading trying different roms. Problem seems to follow. Couple of friends are having this issue, all of us are trying different things and not coming to any conclusion.
Any help is appreciated
could some mod please take down the link to calkulin's 1.8? 1.7.7 is such a good rom, but 1.8 is just causing problems left and right.
this same thing happened to me and a bunch of other people. it's calkulin's extended menus.
wipe and reflash his rom. then dload msl reader from market. get your msl. then go to dialer and type ##data#. choose edit, and enter ur msl. choose mode of operation, and make sure its on automatic. then, without going into settings at all, boot into recovery, wipe, adn flash another rom. check if its working now. if not, repeat. it'll work eventually.
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could some mod please take down the link to calkulin's 1.8? 1.7.7 is such a good rom, but 1.8 is just causing problems left and right.
this same thing happened to me and a bunch of other people. it's calkulin's extended menus.
wipe and reflash his rom. then dload msl reader from market. get your msl. then go to dialer and type ##data#. choose edit, and enter ur msl. choose mode of operation, and make sure its on automatic. then, without going into settings at all, boot into recovery, wipe, adn flash another rom. check if its working now. if not, repeat. it'll work eventually.
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Tried this several times (try #20 no lie.) Flashed the stock backup i had when i originally got the phone and it still continually doesn't work.
Autris said:
Tried this several times (try #20 no lie.) Flashed the stock backup i had when i originally got the phone and it still continually doesn't work.
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totally wipe and flash a stock rooted rom, then do the data/hard reset. if all else fails run the RUU, then root again and go from there. ive had this happen before and it can be a pain in the rear to fix. you may just want to start over fresh.
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totally wipe and flash a stock rooted rom, then do the data/hard reset. if all else fails run the RUU, then root again and go from there. ive had this happen before and it can be a pain in the rear to fix. you may just want to start over fresh.
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ruu didn't help me. seems like a very random bug. you sure you changed mode of operation to automatic? ok then try this. after changing mode of operation to auto, go into settings and in mobile data options, change the setting that says evdo-only (forget the name) to hybrid. then wipe and flash diff rom.
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totally wipe and flash a stock rooted rom, then do the data/hard reset. if all else fails run the RUU, then root again and go from there. ive had this happen before and it can be a pain in the rear to fix. you may just want to start over fresh.
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By chance, (I can't find it on the sprint store or on the htc website) could you post the download link for the Sprint RUU?
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Hey XDA,
I installed Codename Android on my phone about 2 weeks ago. There are two real issues with this ROM:
1. Lack of CWM Recovery - can't flash anything.
2. My GPS NEVER locks. EVER.
I don't care so much about #1, because I like the look, feel, and performance of this ROM. However, #2 is devastating. I use my GPS all the time. I can still get some function out of it (it gets my location within several hundred feet) by using the turn by turn directions and trying to follow them, but it's not the same as seeing EXACTLY where I am and EXACTLY where and when I need to turn.
What I'm trying to say is that I've gotten lost twice already!!
I've heard of a few solutions -
1. All of the "GPS Status" tricks. This hasn't worked for me.
2. Using a program to set my GPS region (North America) and then another program to get a GPS Fix on my signal. After 15 minutes of waiting, no fix was gained and I uninstalled both.
3. Go back to a GB ROM, turn on GPS, get a GPS lock, then leave on GPS and re-install ICS ROM. I can't do this because as I mentioned earlier, this Codename Android ROM does not have a CWM recovery mode and I can't make a nandroid backup.
Does anyone know of a real solution to this problem?
Can't you just Odin or mobile Odin back to a gb rom, then use option 3 in your OP? If you're concerned that you have no Nandroid backup option for your app data this way, I think you can still use TB for everything, since your backup and eventual restoral with both be done while running ICS at the beginning and end of the process.
Well I guess I'd be willing to try it, though I have yet to do a TB with ICS so can't confirm it works 100%.
I'd be much more comfortable doing it if someone else has done the same. Anyone out there?
I've never been able to get a GPS lock with any rom other than stock. I've tried all sorts of tricks using scripts and whatever you can think of and never get a lock. The best I ever get is like a 2100 meter radius.
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Hey XDA,
I installed Codename Android on my phone about 2 weeks ago. There are two real issues with this ROM:
1. Lack of CWM Recovery - can't flash anything.
2. My GPS NEVER locks. EVER.
I don't care so much about #1, because I like the look, feel, and performance of this ROM. However, #2 is devastating. I use my GPS all the time. I can still get some function out of it (it gets my location within several hundred feet) by using the turn by turn directions and trying to follow them, but it's not the same as seeing EXACTLY where I am and EXACTLY where and when I need to turn.
What I'm trying to say is that I've gotten lost twice already!!
I've heard of a few solutions -
1. All of the "GPS Status" tricks. This hasn't worked for me.
2. Using a program to set my GPS region (North America) and then another program to get a GPS Fix on my signal. After 15 minutes of waiting, no fix was gained and I uninstalled both.
3. Go back to a GB ROM, turn on GPS, get a GPS lock, then leave on GPS and re-install ICS ROM. I can't do this because as I mentioned earlier, this Codename Android ROM does not have a CWM recovery mode and I can't make a nandroid backup.
Does anyone know of a real solution to this problem?
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this is actually pretty easy to fix now seeing as code name comes with cwm now... this is what I've done many times... get Mobile odin and flash an old el26 kernel with cwm on it. When rebooting starts hold volume up and power button then in cwm make a backup of your current rom real quick. After that wipe all data and everything so you're clean and flash ANY gb rom and get a GPS lock that is very accurate! Once you have that lock leave GPS on and boot into recovery again... now restore your codename rom and reboot ( even though it still has the el26 kernel). Once it starts rebooting hold the buttons for recovery once again until it appears. Now wipe everything except data (calkulins modified wipe all (no data)). Flash your codename rom again over your last recovery and that wlll give you the new codename kernel (which does have cwm now). Now reboot and you will be back at the same rom u were except your GPS WILL WORK perfectly! Hope you try this buddy!! Goodluck!!!
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this is actually pretty easy to fix now seeing as code name comes with cwm now... this is what I've done many times... get Mobile odin and flash an old el26 kernel with cwm on it. When rebooting starts hold volume up and power button then in cwm make a backup of your current rom real quick. After that wipe all data and everything so you're clean and flash ANY gb rom and get a GPS lock that is very accurate! Once you have that lock leave GPS on and boot into recovery again... now restore your codename rom and reboot ( even though it still has the el26 kernel). Once it starts rebooting hold the buttons for recovery once again until it appears. Now wipe everything except data (calkulins modified wipe all (no data)). Flash your codename rom again over your last recovery and that wlll give you the new codename kernel (which does have cwm now). Now reboot and you will be back at the same rom u were except your GPS WILL WORK perfectly! Hope you try this buddy!! Goodluck!!!
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what codename rom did you flash??
i just flashed the latest one and it does not have cwm on it...
Cmon... use Odin or Mobile Odin to flash a stock CWM recovery. Boot to recovery. Nandroid. Flash GB ROM. Get GPS lock. Reboot to recovery immediately, flash stock CWM recovery, wipe and restore backup.
It takes 10-15 minutes.
This sounds like a quick fix...I'll try it when I have the time.
I'm also curious about clipsedrag's comment. Where did you get a Codename ROM with a recovery baked in? I'd love to upgrade.
I just installed AOKP's ICS ROM and now I can no longer get a GPS lock?
I've been reading some threads and someone said that they had the same issue and that you have to activate your phone while on a GB ROM and get a GPS lock, then upgrade to ICS.
I'm not sure why that is the case, so I just wanted to confirm this information because doesn't flashing a new ROM wipe everything out anyway?
Flashing a new ROM does not get rid of everything.
I've flashed many and each time there is *some* system, app, and user data left behind.
Idk the ins and outs of it all though.
Good luck!
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/2012/05/temporary-stock-e4gt-from-emmc.html
follow those directions. when in GB update prl, update profile, then get a GPS lock in maps, and directly from maps reboot without losing your GPS lock or turning GPS off. There's no need for reactivation, just a hard lock in GB.
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http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/2012/05/temporary-stock-e4gt-from-emmc.html
follow those directions. when in GB update prl, update profile, then get a GPS lock in maps, and directly from maps reboot without losing your GPS lock or turning GPS off. There's no need for reactivation, just a hard lock in GB.
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Sweet! I was afraid I would have to wipe everything out, go back to GB, do all the "stuff" and then have to go back to AOKP ICS again. I hope this method works!
Have you done it already? Any caveats we should know about that maybe the author forgot?
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Sweet! I was afraid I would have to wipe everything out, go back to GB, do all the "stuff" and then have to go back to AOKP ICS again. I hope this method works!
Have you done it already? Any caveats we should know about that maybe the author forgot?
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I have done it many, many times. It works every time. I use the temporary EL29 to also update PRL/profile because AOSP doesn't have that feature yet. Just make sure you follow the directions exactly (there are some good warnings in the directions) and do what I said while in GB. If you turn off your GPS before rebooting, the fix may not work so reboot directly from maps while maintaining a GPS lock. I suggest watching an instructional video before attempting anything just so you have an idea of what you're doing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdx-kIxpitg
Mobile Odin can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
If you have never used it, you need to download the mobile odin app and the D710 flash kernel and install them both. You can find the flash kernel for our phone in post 6.
Also, for step #9, you will have a black screen for several minutes the first time you do this so be patient!
Yeah your best bet is the temporary el29 to get a lock without losing your data
Btw is that actually you in your picture ? Lol
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Just tried this and it works great, thanks to all.
Took me a while to dl everything and get this done correctly- but finally got my GPS up and running
Thanks guys!
Hello everyone,
been creeping the forums for the past week...new to the android world but i find the idea of customizing your phone in your own unique way was a good enough reason to leave blackberry after using it for 7years. Anyways....onto my real problem here.
(I appolgize in advance if i mess up the terminology. hopefully you can understand me)
I use a phone on wind mobile (SGH-T999V) and from what i know it's been a safe assumption that if the T999 works then the t999v will most likely work.
I was on AOKP build 5 prior to flashing to the CM M2 ROM...used odin to install CWM_Touch 6.0.1.2.tar then did the steps in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946701
Edit : I forgot to mention...I can get the screen to go into recovery mode...however, when i press up on the volume key my phone will turn itself off.
and i plugged the phone in again and it decided to be read by my computer.
to install the ROM which worked successfully... however this is where I think i messed up or maybe it has nothing to do with it at all... But my MMS messages did not work so i tried to just play around with some settings and i searched the forums and tried the things that were posted but to no avail. One of the things i did try was to uncheck the privilege unknown applications button and to turn off developers option so USB debugging should be off...or it may have been on...not too sure.
Anyways, so i remembered that I haven't finished the last 2 steps from the "how to flash a rom" in the midst of reinstalling my programs using titanium backup. So i reboot into recovery mode(and this is where i messed up i think) and i wiped my factory data again so after noticing that i did that i went back and restarted the phone and filled in all the information on the welcome screen again. and went back into recovery.
did "wipe cache partition" 3 times AND dalvik cache once then proceeded to install from my sd card the "lk_aosp_jb_tmo-v1.6". After installing i rebooted the device again and i get to see the Samsung Galaxy S3 screen and my screen will go completely black. However, I know it's still on as the battery charging indicator is on and my two buttons around the home button are lit up constantly....out of curiosity i decided to call myself using a land line and the phone is still working (I hope this is good news and that i'm not bricked but teased in a sense i can't fix the screen).
I tried to plug my phone in and it didn't detect it so i reinstalled the drivers and it did detect the phone. I laoded the Samsung Galaxy S3 Toolkit V.2.3.0 in hopes of trying to recover via option 6 "backup and restore your phone" and was hoping to revive it by restoring the nandroid backup however when i typed in my folder the toolkit crashed on me...and now it can't detect my phone as when i try to install the drivers again - the MDA driver seems to fail everytime.
Sorry for the long message...I wanted to be detailed in a sense I don't have to keep giving people more details... your help would be appreciated...Thanks everyone!!
Where'd you get the lk_aosp_jb_tmo_1.6 file from? Never read about it. All you need to do is wipe completely from recovery (data, system, cache...) and install cyanogen and then gapps, reboot.
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You can also just odin back to stock and start over from fresh. If you can still get into cwm then just do what he just stated above.
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Where'd you get the lk_aosp_jb_tmo_1.6 file from? Never read about it. All you need to do is wipe completely from recovery (data, system, cache...) and install cyanogen and then gapps, reboot.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1845836
It was 1.6 as of yesterday when i downloaded it but it looks like it's 1.7 now. That was my original plan however when i boot into recovery i literally have roughly 1second to pick an option before my screen goes blank again. I tried to boot it a few times into recovery trying to "beat" the blank screen but that hasn't worked.
You can also just odin back to stock and start over from fresh. If you can still get into cwm then just do what he just stated above.
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Yeah the problem is I can't get back into the cwm as my screen goes blank
I tried to find a link for the stock kernel but the 2-3 that i found all have 404.
Something tells me i just ran into bad luck with the kernel flash. or does it have to do with me doing a wipe/data reset again and perhaps not selecting the debugging options/trusting unknown apps checkbox before running it through again? I'm not sure...just grasping at straws here to why my phone is doing that.
Anyone else have more ideas?? Anything will help...Thanks again!!
Looking like an Odin is your option here. To flash a ROM/kernel, wipe data,system,cache... flash ROM then gapps(optional for which ever ROM you are on) and then kernel. Make sure you're flashing the proper kernel.
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mt3g said:
Looking like an Odin is your option here. To flash a ROM/kernel, wipe data,system,cache... flash ROM then gapps(optional for which ever ROM you are on) and then kernel. Make sure you're flashing the proper kernel.
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Okay - I'll try it tonight when i get home from work. Here's where my lack of knowledge/noob status comes into play. Thanks for the help.
Do i get into Odin via trying to start my phone in download mode? (I tried to hold the power button/down/home) but that's when i get that glimmer of hope before my screen turns blank again when it asks if i want to continue or reboot my phone.
Or do i try to get it running through Samsung Galaxy S3 Toolkit V.2.3 ?? (If that's the case can you tell me which option i should use to get to the appropriate screen? or should i just launch the odin executable file? (however I'm not sure how that would get anything accomplished if my phone doesn't enter download mode...or maybe it's in download mode when i press up on the volume key but the screen is actually blank? Or maybe i don't understand the process 100%)
But lets say hypothetically speaking I manage to get Odin working. Which proper kernel should i be using? I tried looking for the stock kernel but all the links i found 404'ed. Does anyone have one that works? I'm just kind of trying to get my phone working in general...even if it means going back to stock everything. Pointers Anyone?
Thanks!!
Edit: Forgot to mention the fact that I may not be in debugging mode as i tried to turn that off to see if that had anything to do with my inability to send out MMS msg's as i mentioned in my first post... so that might stop me from using Odin no?
Update
Ok well just an update in case it happens to someone else - I pretty much left the phone alone and didn't touch it for 16hrs. Came home from work and it decided to boot up recovery mode so i just wiped data/cache quicker than a little kid wanting to open Christmas presents on Christmas day when they wake up... Needless to say I didn't bother testing the lk 1.6 kernel so i'm not sure if it works with CM10 running a SGH-T999V (Wind Mobile) phone. I'm trying to think of what may have happened and I'm thinking MAYBE it's because i was charging my phone from 20% all the way to about 95 then decided to plug it into my computer ...so maybe an overheat issue?
Anyways. Thanks for everyone's attempt to help. Much appreciated!
I have installed the rom of cfx_ace-4.2-BR11 & cfx_ace-4.2-SR1 and install all my apps, change my wallpaper and stuff, butt when I reboot my phone it resets to first installation (lose my wallpaper, my apps, and settings). Can someone help me with this? I really like this ROM.
I use a HTC Desire HD.
Did you a Fullwipe before flashing the ROM?
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Did you a Fullwipe before flashing the ROM?
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Yes I did full wipe, dalvek & cache
Download again. Flash rom. Reboot. Wait a few minutes. Do your settings, reboot, flash gapps, reboot.
Technically, it doesn't really matter in what order you do it (I believe it so), some people swear by x or y method. In short, you should be able to flash the rom and gapps without needing to reboot in between and without loosing anything. It's odd that you are. After flashing both of those then download your apps, that is, if you use gapps.
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Yes I did full wipe, dalvek & cache
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Dalvik and cache is not a full wipe. A full wipe is system, data, and cache.
Yes i know, tried it still doesnt work. Installed another rom that One Works fine, going to try and reinstal the rom this weekend.
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i wonder why when certain features are working on one release, some of those features can get problem in the next release?
what happened during the firmware/rom writing process?
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i wonder why when certain features are working on one release, some of those features can get problem in the next release?
what happened during the firmware/rom writing process?
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Things just break sometimes. It's not as easy as it seems to make a ROM with so many features by oneself. If you're talking about GPS not working since SR1, that specific issue was because synergye's source code hosting site BitBucket merged some of his code together and messed things up, and he had to sort that out to get it fixed. That's what I remember reading. GPS and Bluetooth will be working in the next release.
@OP -
Something is messed up in your wiping/flashing process. No one else has the issues you described, save for the wallpaper resetting on restart sometimes. Like Teichopsia said, wipe properly and reflash ROM and gapps. You might think you're wiping correctly, but you might be doing it all wrong. There are many guides on what constitutes a full wipe. Report back here if it still occurs after full wiping and re-flashing properly.
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First time trying anything like this on a smart phone. So tonight I did a "back to factory" restart to get the phone like it was when I opened it out of the box. Then I read about this ROM, and thought why not. So I rooted my phone, then installed the ROM. Everything went fairly smooth, and got the ROM working. My problem is I dont have a google play store app now, and I didnt sync anything, so I dont have any of my apps, nor do I have the ability to download them again. Any help with this?
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First time trying anything like this on a smart phone. So tonight I did a "back to factory" restart to get the phone like it was when I opened it out of the box. Then I read about this ROM, and thought why not. So I rooted my phone, then installed the ROM. Everything went fairly smooth, and got the ROM working. My problem is I dont have a google play store app now, and I didnt sync anything, so I dont have any of my apps, nor do I have the ability to download them again. Any help with this?
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Flash gapps. Linked in cfX OP.
I do have the gapps file downloaded. I just dont know how to get it on my phone and working. I used a ROM manager app for the ROM file.
From recovery, same way you flashed the ROM (except for the full wipe part; don't wipe.)
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From recovery, same way you flashed the ROM (except for the full wipe part; don't wipe.)
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Like I said, I didnt flash the ROM, I used a ROM manager app.I dont know how to get to the recovery screen. Could someone please help me out with a step by step. Keep in mind vol down + power doesnt put my phone into recovery
You need to use "adb reboot recovery" from your computer. There are several good adb guides; check the Ace Think Tank link in my signature. Then, depending on your recovery, find the option that says something like "install zip from sdcard." Use it, navigate to your gapps, and select it.
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You need to use "adb reboot recovery" from your computer. There are several good adb guides; check the Ace Think Tank link in my signature. Then, depending on your recovery, find the option that says something like "install zip from sdcard." Use it, navigate to your gapps, and select it.
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Figured it out, thanks!
Next question is I downloaded Gmail App, and it wont sync with my account. I login, and everything but it just sits at the screen saying "Waiting for sync, your email will appear shortly" I've waited well over 10mins and no sync. Ideas?
Have you set up your account in Settings? If you reboot between flashing the ROM and gapps you need to do that manually; it doesn't show a first boot thing.
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Have you set up your account in Settings? If you reboot between flashing the ROM and gapps you need to do that manually; it doesn't show a first boot thing.
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It appears I didnt. You solved the problem! Thanks a bunch. Sorry for all the questions.
Ok last question, will adobe flash player work with this ROM? If so how can I get it. I search the market and the app isnt there. And its not on my phone either
4.2 in general doesn't support flash. You could try searching for the apk and sideloading it. Make sure you enable installation from unknown sources in Settings - Security.
sashank said:
Things just break sometimes. It's not as easy as it seems to make a ROM with so many features by oneself. If you're talking about GPS not working since SR1, that specific issue was because synergye's source code hosting site BitBucket merged some of his code together and messed things up, and he had to sort that out to get it fixed. That's what I remember reading. GPS and Bluetooth will be working in the next release.
@OP -
Something is messed up in your wiping/flashing process. No one else has the issues you described, save for the wallpaper resetting on restart sometimes. Like Teichopsia said, wipe properly and reflash ROM and gapps. You might think you're wiping correctly, but you might be doing it all wrong. There are many guides on what constitutes a full wipe. Report back here if it still occurs after full wiping and re-flashing properly.
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So, when fixing one thing, the process could probably break some working features.