Does GPS ever just 'go bad'?

[kmartlife]

I had the same problem with a Sprint Touch Pro in California. Every time I would acquire a GPS lock it would soft reset. I flashed it to the latest ROM and radio and it seems to work fine with Google Maps and Bing (Windows Live).

new ROM 2.01.651.6
new Radio 1.12.34F

http://www.htc.com/us/SupportDownloa...at=2&dl_id=683

How odd that all of our GPS systems went bonkers at the same time.

Oh and I did run QuickGPS prior to running Google Maps.

[stormygal_indy]

Originally Posted by kmartlife

Oh and I did run QuickGPS prior to running Google Maps.

On my Diamond when I would try to run QuickGPS, most of the time it would download but then flash me a message that my location needed to be on for it to load it. But when I checked in the location settings, location was indeed turned on. I'm in the process of flashing back to shipped.

[psiphi]

Okay, here is what I did to fix my problem so far:

Did a Radio Flash to Latest Verizon ROM.
Worked okay till I updated QuickGPS, then I got locks to wrong location, that showed me moving faster and faster as the day went on, even tho I was stationary... (I assume a lock on a nonsense location is what causes reset.)
Did a full restore from a week old backup in a room that has no cell service...
(Do this in a no cell area so QuickGPS can't autoupdate.)
After the restore, I disabled all the QuickGPS autoupdate stuff.
When back in a cell and GPS friendly area outside...
It takes longer to get a lock, but GPS is working and continues to work correctly now...

I THINK if you just replace the data file from QuickGPS with one a week or more older AFTER turning off autoupdate, and then soft-reset, your GPS systems should all work again, if slower...

(Be sure to hit Thanks if this helps you!

Who knows what the data file is called and where it is? (Its not a DLL file, those are psudo-executables...)

[joeward]

Originally Posted by psiphi

Who knows what the data file is called and where it is? (Its not a DLL file, those are psudo-executables...)

it is called xtra.bin and it is located in the \windows folder....

[psiphi]

Originally Posted by joeward

it is called xtra.bin and it is located in the \windows folder....

In that case, here is a copy on my expired xtra.bin (you will need to unzip it)... After you disable updates in QuickGPS, copy this to your \windows directory and soft boot...

[Liamfm]

Add me to the list. Same exact thing, CDMA Sprint TP. Stock ROM.

[dschoenike]

After switching radios, roms, and gps apps all yesterday and today. im confident quickgps was the culprit. i havent touched it since flashing my original rom, and gps has been fine since noon.
dschoenike

[htcpro25]

same problem here just started today

[stimpson]

Same problem here starting Wednesday at 5:30 in Kingston Ontario on Telus (I was on Oct 25 23081 EnergyROM)...I flashed back to stock and the issue is still there

...and does the stock rom have quickgps?

I hesitate to change my radio since I have already requested a new unit from Telus, and they will deliver next week..

[nhvoltagenh]

Originally Posted by stimpson

Same problem here starting Wednesday at 5:30 in Kingston Ontario on Telus (I was on Oct 25 23081 EnergyROM)...I flashed back to stock and the issue is still there

...and does the stock rom have quickgps?

I hesitate to change my radio since I have already requested a new unit from Telus, and they will deliver next week..

kinda lost, if you flashed to another rom.. why not just a radio. it does fix the issue, as you can see above.