6/8/09 FIRMWARE UPDATE: Verizon GPS Unlocked

[hickdog]

I am a newbie with the smartphones.....I just got the touch pro from Verizon yesterday and was excited when I found this thread; but my joy is on hold. I applied the fix (after checking to see that I had the newer PRL). It seemed to go well, and I was able re-program the phone and install the GPS tool. I set all the settings as described, and I can see that I am locking satellites in the GPS tool. Google maps,however, stubbornly refuses to find the GPS. Is there a way to know that the GPS is unlocked so that Google maps can access it? Any other hints - and yes I went to phone->options->more tab->location settings and verified location is on. Google maps just says "Initializing GPS" for a while and then says "no GPS reciever found"

[rcluster]

Originally Posted by hickdog

I am a newbie with the smartphones.....I just got the touch pro from Verizon yesterday and was excited when I found this thread; but my joy is on hold. I applied the fix (after checking to see that I had the newer PRL). It seemed to go well, and I was able re-program the phone and install the GPS tool. I set all the settings as described, and I can see that I am locking satellites in the GPS tool. Google maps,however, stubbornly refuses to find the GPS. Is there a way to know that the GPS is unlocked so that Google maps can access it? Any other hints - and yes I went to phone->options->more tab->location settings and verified location is on. Google maps just says "Initializing GPS" for a while and then says "no GPS reciever found"

Just answered a couple of posts back. You have to tell Google Maps to use COM 4.

Ron

[hickdog]

I saw that post and this is what I did
- verified location is on
- went to external GPS port and verified program port is set to com4, HW port to none, and Baud is 4800, access is Manage GPS automatically
- went to GPS tool and verified port is open, port is com4, baud is 4800, mode is cold start, chip is Q7500, Open port by is "Raw interface", and clicked cold Start for Setmode.
Restarted google maps and verified GPS settings are "set manually" to COM4 and 4800.

I still get the Initializing GPS.. till timeout.

Where did I go wrong?

[rcluster]

Originally Posted by hickdog

I saw that post and this is what I did
- verified location is on
- went to external GPS port and verified program port is set to com4, HW port to none, and Baud is 4800, access is Manage GPS automatically
- went to GPS tool and verified port is open, port is com4, baud is 4800, mode is cold start, chip is Q7500, Open port by is "Raw interface", and clicked cold Start for Setmode.
Restarted google maps and verified GPS settings are "set manually" to COM4 and 4800.

I still get the Initializing GPS.. till timeout.

Where did I go wrong?

That all sounds correct. Only thing I can think of is you aren't receiving a strong enough GPS signal, but your earlier post said you did get a lock.
Mine took a long time to lock the first time, but after I left it on long enough to download the almanac it's been really fast locking in.
I'm still a newbie, this is my first Windows Mobile phone and I got it late December. Hopefully someone with more experience will jump in here with something for you to try.

Ron

[oldman]

Originally Posted by hickdog

I saw that post and this is what I did
- verified location is on
- went to external GPS port and verified program port is set to com4, HW port to none, and Baud is 4800, access is Manage GPS automatically
- went to GPS tool and verified port is open, port is com4, baud is 4800, mode is cold start, chip is Q7500, Open port by is "Raw interface", and clicked cold Start for Setmode.
Restarted google maps and verified GPS settings are "set manually" to COM4 and 4800.

I still get the Initializing GPS.. till timeout.

Where did I go wrong?

If you got a lock on the GPSTool, then it's operational. I had a similar problem last nite, I shut down, soft-rebooted, and started WITHOUT starting TF3D. Google locked right in. Normally Google and TF3d will get along together, but you might try it and see if it helps.

[mustangcoupe]

Originally Posted by hickdog

I am a newbie with the smartphones.....I just got the touch pro from Verizon yesterday and was excited when I found this thread; but my joy is on hold. I applied the fix (after checking to see that I had the newer PRL). It seemed to go well, and I was able re-program the phone and install the GPS tool. I set all the settings as described, and I can see that I am locking satellites in the GPS tool. Google maps,however, stubbornly refuses to find the GPS. Is there a way to know that the GPS is unlocked so that Google maps can access it? Any other hints - and yes I went to phone->options->more tab->location settings and verified location is on. Google maps just says "Initializing GPS" for a while and then says "no GPS reciever found"

you say getting lock? in the GPS tool are the sats red or green? they are not locked until they are green... So id they are just red it is seeing them but not locked yet, leave it for a few mins and it should lock. I use a Verizon TP and it worked!

[hickdog]

Got it working...Apparently, I was confusing satellites used (displayed in red on the Satellite view in the HTC GPS tool) with satellites locked (displayed in green on the Satellite view in the HTC GPS tool). It seems that if there are no satellites locked, the GPS may not be sending data out the port since Google maps reports "No GPS reciever found" if no satellites are locked.

Thanks for all the help, everyone. I will be donating for this one.

Mark

[ashii007]

Originally Posted by lllboredlll

Developers at xda. The are used to run 3rd party files and programs. It's a developers certificate.

I just installed the quickgps. It definitely make locking GPS lightening fast (even indoors). I did reboot once after installing cert and then after installing quickgps. for good measure, I just reprogrammed phone as well. I have VZW touch pro.

Thanks for getting this working. Appreciate your help

[stanglifemike]

Sometimes you have to run it a couple of times to get everything going...

[lazybulldog]

Hello all!

I installed the gps in my stock vzw touch pro and it worked great. Now, I tried SSK 1.5 kitchen and botched the gps fix install. I tried to uninstall, but it isnot working right. I am getting a lock on 9 sats, however, it appears to lock up after receiving some coordinates from the chip. I have to do a soft reset. I've searched the thread, but cannot figure how to start again without going through a hard reset. Any ideas? Yes, all settings are correct.

Regards,
Lazybulldog