does anyone know where radio firmware flash image stored?
is it in ifwi? or somewhere else.
here's what happened:
couple weeks ago, my GPS stops working, it keeps searching for satellite signal, and found none.
recently I realised that GPS isn't working at all, i know by downloading software gps status on playstore.
it was on XOSP, and now am back to stock and facing the same problem. the GPS can't see the satellites.
i found about service ROM and flashed it, and suddenly the GPS starts to work, and getting satellite's receptions.
then i switched back to normal rom using raw files, everything seems to be perfect. update it to current one, and the problem came back. it starting not to see the satellites.
is it my phone has sw/hw problem?
if it sw, where's the problem source?
thanks in advance.
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I have a GPS problem, and despite reading a number of the threads in the forum and trying the usual fixes (downloading GPS Status, clearing downloaded data, re-downloading A-GPS data, factory reset, upgrading to 2.3.3 etc...) I still figure out what's wrong.
Symptoms are:
I do have a GPS icon in the task bar in the apps where I would expect it appear
I never get a lock
Both GPS Status and GPS Test seem to indicate I have *no* signal from any sats
I am outside when I try this
aLogcat seesm to show no NMEA data, though I've never read a logcat entry for working GPS, so I'm guessing a bit here. It does show GPS start up and shutdown lines however
It didn't work in 1.84, when I downgraded, and it still doesn't work in 2.3.3 - seems to be version independant!
Does anyone have any bright ideas? It's really irritating. As a side note, the phone isn't rooted (as I forgot to S-off when I upgraded to 2.3.3) though it could be downgraded fairly easily if there was a good reason to do it...
Thanks!
If it has never worked and you have wiped the device, re-installed etc....
Then I would guess that it may be a defective unit...
markya23 said:
I have a GPS problem, and despite reading a number of the threads in the forum and trying the usual fixes (downloading GPS Status, clearing downloaded data, re-downloading A-GPS data, factory reset, upgrading to 2.3.3 etc...) I still figure out what's wrong.
Symptoms are:
I do have a GPS icon in the task bar in the apps where I would expect it appear
I never get a lock
Both GPS Status and GPS Test seem to indicate I have *no* signal from any sats
I am outside when I try this
aLogcat seesm to show no NMEA data, though I've never read a logcat entry for working GPS, so I'm guessing a bit here. It does show GPS start up and shutdown lines however
It didn't work in 1.84, when I downgraded, and it still doesn't work in 2.3.3 - seems to be version independant!
Does anyone have any bright ideas? It's really irritating. As a side note, the phone isn't rooted (as I forgot to S-off when I upgraded to 2.3.3) though it could be downgraded fairly easily if there was a good reason to do it...
Thanks!
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1. are you running custom roms? if so which?
2. have you updated your radio and made sure that the RIL is matching?
goofylad said:
1. are you running custom roms? if so which?
2. have you updated your radio and made sure that the RIL is matching?
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1. Nope. The stock 2.3.3 RUU and before that the UK T-Mobile Stock 1.84 ROM.
2. Stock only, so standard RIL.
shaithis said:
If it has never worked and you have wiped the device, re-installed etc....
Then I would guess that it may be a defective unit...
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That is my fear. It did work when I first got it, but it now doesn't on any ROM. Unfortunately I can't quite work out what changed...
If this is the problem, does anyone know a way to get back on the T-Mobile official ROM so i can take it back to the shop?
Hi there, Your best bet would be to try and downgrade, root and flash a matched ROM, RIL & radio to retest. This happened to me a while back and this was the only thing that sorted it. CoreDroid has been particularly good for GPS on my DHD, hope this helps
rory1980 said:
Hi there, Your best bet would be to try and downgrade, root and flash a matched ROM, RIL & radio to retest. This happened to me a while back and this was the only thing that sorted it. CoreDroid has been particularly good for GPS on my DHD, hope this helps
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Yeah - I tried the Coredroid rom - no dice. Think that confirms it's hardware. Back to stock and then back to the shop for this one.
I heard rumours that early DHDs were flaky for GPS. Guess that confirms it for me...
Had exactly the same problem with mine after using the gingerbread ROM from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056329
Are there different versions for different countries? Maybe this only works in the US or something? I'm guessing here!
Are there different stock ROMS for different countries/ networks? I didn't write down the version numbers before updating
Hello everyone,
I have a problem with the GPS. It worked before (about 1 month ago I used it for the last time, worked perfectly), but somehow it doesn't work now. I didn't do anything special, just installed some apps in between.
It couldn't get a fix, even no satellite was found. I have been using Android Revolution 3.2. So I restored to a previous backup, it then could find 3 satellites (sometimes the 4th appeared) but after a long while it still couldn't get a fix. So I decided to try a latest ROM, Android Revolution 5.1.9, and flashed the recommended radio (Radio_12.54.60.25_26.09.04.11_M2). It still can do NOTHING!
I used GPS Status and Tools btw.
How can I determine what the problem is? Whether a problem of hardware or radio or something else...
Thanks for any hint!
Cheers,
Charlie
Hey guys,
Don't shoot me, I've already done the research and still can't seem to find an answer. Regardless of ROM I can't get GPS to find any satellite's, fresh root, SR4.2, Synergy RC2, CM7 nightly, MIUI, Virtuous. I unrooted to see if it was a possible hardware issue, which it isn't as an unrooted phone gives me fast locks onto whatever sat is near. GPS Status shows nothing in the sky even after a A-GPS reset and download, although I know there's always at least 3 that are visible. I've tried clearing cache for any gps based app, tried running fresh rom installs instead of backups all with no luck. Any ideas guys?
Currently I'm running:
ROM - SR 4.2
Baseband - 2.15.00.07.28
Kernel - Stock Kernel from SR4.2 (2.6.32.17-g9a2fc16 htc-kernel[email protected] #1
PRL - 52341
HW Version - 0002
CWM - 3.0.0.7
HBoot - 0.92.0000
Radio - 2.15.00.07.28
Looks like I'm stuck going back to stock unrooted until I can get this fixed.
I'm having the exact same problem. Tried multiple roms and doing A-GPS resets. I'm not sure what else to try, anyone have any other ideas? May have to unroot for now so I can use GPS while traveling.
nate23 said:
I'm having the exact same problem. Tried multiple roms and doing A-GPS resets. I'm not sure what else to try, anyone have any other ideas? May have to unroot for now so I can use GPS while traveling.
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If you are in NY or other new 4g area it may be related to a problem others are having with AGPS upate VZW pushed. No ROM seems to work.
yep, it was an issue with New York. We drove to Boston on Sunday, I tried clearing my A-GPS in western Massachusetts and suddenly got a lock on GPS! Google maps then worked perfectly all the way to Boston.
Well there is no way I'm giving up root or custom roms, Google or Verizon need a better solution than that.
I actually fixed mine and never left NY, I dropped to stock then went back to SR 4.3 and haven't had a problem since, and I've flashed 3.0 roms and SR 4.3 multiple times with no problem. So if you're still having a problem unroot then reroot. It should fix it.
Hi All,
i sometimes use a GPS tracking app for when im out on my bike to track miles and stuff, last week for some reason it didnt work, then when i tried to use navigation a message across the bottom said something like SEARCHING FOR GPS and never changes or locks onto my position.
i havent changed anything that i can remember only installed new apps,
my phone is rooted and ive tried several new roms but none of them solve the GPS problem i have, ive read up and tried several solutions using apps to reset GPS and a patch that changed the GPS.conf file but to no avail.
could it have anything to do with an outdated radio ?? the details of my phone are
Rom SVHD1.61
Android 4.0.4
Sense 4.1
Baseband 12.56.60.25U_26.10.04.03_M
i know the radio version is the last part of the baseband and there is a newer one listed in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
the nearest to mine is dated 23rd June 2011 but the listed one has no letter U in the middle.
could someone please advise which radio will be safe to use as i dont want to brick my handset, and can i flash it using CWM as a zip like i do the roms or do i have to do it another way
thanks in advance
shippey121 said:
Hi All,
i sometimes use a GPS tracking app for when im out on my bike to track miles and stuff, last week for some reason it didnt work, then when i tried to use navigation a message across the bottom said something like SEARCHING FOR GPS and never changes or locks onto my position.
i havent changed anything that i can remember only installed new apps,
my phone is rooted and ive tried several new roms but none of them solve the GPS problem i have, ive read up and tried several solutions using apps to reset GPS and a patch that changed the GPS.conf file but to no avail.
could it have anything to do with an outdated radio ?? the details of my phone are
Rom SVHD1.61
Android 4.0.4
Sense 4.1
Baseband 12.56.60.25U_26.10.04.03_M
i know the radio version is the last part of the baseband and there is a newer one listed in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
the nearest to mine is dated 23rd June 2011 but the listed one has no letter U in the middle.
could someone please advise which radio will be safe to use as i dont want to brick my handset, and can i flash it using CWM as a zip like i do the roms or do i have to do it another way
thanks in advance
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I had the same problem as you, and I have tested some roms wotihout succes... I have also tried to flash a new radio, I did it two days ago and it also didn´t improve my gps so I still without it... the only thing that could say to you is that there is a post that show you how to improve the gps but it is by solding under the flash of the camera and it is hardware so i am not going to try it
good luck
azuelagomez said:
I had the same problem as you, and I have tested some roms wotihout succes... I have also tried to flash a new radio, I did it two days ago and it also didn´t improve my gps so I still without it... the only thing that could say to you is that there is a post that show you how to improve the gps but it is by solding under the flash of the camera and it is hardware so i am not going to try it
good luck
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since posrting, ive tried several things to fix this, still with no success,
ive tried several different roms including a stock rom but none woked.
ive update the radio to a newer one and still nothing
i removed the flash cover ad tested with multimeter and it seems to be ok,
i attached a piece of wire to the contacts on the phone and managed to get GPS fix on 2 satelites so bought a new cover but no fix,
as mentioned above i soldered another piece of wire inside underneath the flash cover to the contacts but now i dont get any GPS, with the cover on or off, guess its broken.
can the GPS board be tested in anyway or replaced, ive searched google but cant seem to find anything so im guessing its part of the main board
im in the UK if anyone knows that i could get it fixed.
cheers
Running on CleanStock ROM, ZenKernel.
It was working previously when running CM14.1, but when I flash CleanStock it isn't working anymore.
This issue occured once when I'm using Stock ASUS MM ROM, but CM14.1 temporarily fixed it.
Now I'm stucked with no GPS again, so I'm certain it isn't hardware issue.
Tried every single "fix" recommended by Google, but no luck.
Anyone here could help?
I don't really rely on GPS as I can navigate myself, but I use it occasionally when travels to new places.