New Alltel 3.04.671.2 Rom Released, Rev A enabled

[Videonut]

Originally Posted by earthdan

Hey when starting this process do I need to start with a stock rom/radio? I have a custom bell 6.1 rom on there with radio 1.59.10. Should I flash back to the stock bell one (either radio 1.59.10 or 1.59.10a)? Thanks guys I'm so stolked!

No need to go to stock. I was on Bell w/6.1 rom and 1.59.10a.
Just flash as per instructions.

[mindfrost82]

For those of you having a hard time getting GPS to lock onto a satellite, try this:

How-To Get GPS Working Everytime:
- Download Holux GPS Viewer (free)
- Run that program before you run any other GPS program
- Set it to Com4 and click Open
- Be near a window to get a fast lock on GPS (mine still works inside my house though)
- When you start to see what looks like lat/long in the display minimize it (don't close it)
- Now run Google Maps (or any other app) and set it to Com4 (or automatic should work too)
- It should pickup GPS right away since the GPS Viewer already has the locks
- Remember to close the Holux GPS Viewer when you're done or it'll constantly use GPS and drain your battery!

[matthew23]

Originally Posted by mindfrost82

For those of you having a hard time getting GPS to lock onto a satellite, try this:

How-To Get GPS Working Everytime:
- Download Holux GPS Viewer (free)
- Run that program before you run any other GPS program
- Set it to Com4 and click Open
- Be near a window to get a fast lock on GPS (mine still works inside my house though)
- When you start to see what looks like lat/long in the display minimize it (don't close it)
- Now run Google Maps (or any other app) and set it to Com4 (or automatic should work too)
- It should pickup GPS right away since the GPS Viewer already has the locks
- Remember to close the Holux GPS Viewer when you're done or it'll constantly use GPS and drain your battery!

Holy crap. that worked perfect!!! picked up on satellites almost immediately!! thanks so much! Do you have to keep it running or can you close it after google maps or whatever is locked in??

And, do you have to run it everytime you want to start gps??

[mrnamster]

Originally Posted by matthew23

Holy crap. that worked perfect!!! picked up on satellites almost immediately!! thanks so much! Do you have to keep it running or can you close it after google maps or whatever is locked in??

And, do you have to run it everytime you want to start gps??

I still haven't had a fix yet and it's been running for over 10 minutes.

It might be better to run it everytime first to get a lock but that depends if you want to speed things up for Google Maps or not.

[mindfrost82]

Originally Posted by matthew23

Holy crap. that worked perfect!!! picked up on satellites almost immediately!! thanks so much! Do you have to keep it running or can you close it after google maps or whatever is locked in??

And, do you have to run it everytime you want to start gps??

I haven't tried closing it while Google Maps is running, I just leave it running in the background until I'm done using GPS, then I'll go close it.

I just started using it, but I've been starting it anytime I need to use GPS.

If you search this site for GPSToggle (by BAF I think it was), it'll install a Today Screen toggle to turn on and off GPS. I haven't really tried it, but I think that works in the same way as the GPS Viewer, but it stays on the Today Screen.

[kgphat25]

Originally Posted by mindfrost82

For those of you having a hard time getting GPS to lock onto a satellite, try this:

How-To Get GPS Working Everytime:
- Download Holux GPS Viewer (free)
- Run that program before you run any other GPS program
- Set it to Com4 and click Open
- Be near a window to get a fast lock on GPS (mine still works inside my house though)
- When you start to see what looks like lat/long in the display minimize it (don't close it)
- Now run Google Maps (or any other app) and set it to Com4 (or automatic should work too)
- It should pickup GPS right away since the GPS Viewer already has the locks
- Remember to close the Holux GPS Viewer when you're done or it'll constantly use GPS and drain your battery!

Yay it worked!!! Thank you At first it found about 12 satellites but could not triangulate so I stood outside for 20min and it finally said Acquiring: 3D. Tried google Maps and it showed me about 50 feet from where I am and its constantly bobbing around, same with Google Navigator, Live Search, and GarminXT, lol hopefully it will get better before I start driving with it, or else Ill drive into a store window or something .

On another note Rev A doesn't seem much faster. Previosly I had around 760kbps down and 125kbps up. Now I have 900kbps down and 240kbps up, I thought that uploading would go up to 1000kbps. Oh and btw I'm in NYC so there is plenty of Rev A here.

[naiserie]

Originally Posted by mindfrost82

For those of you having a hard time getting GPS to lock onto a satellite, try this:

How-To Get GPS Working Everytime:
- Download Holux GPS Viewer (free)
- Run that program before you run any other GPS program
- Set it to Com4 and click Open
- Be near a window to get a fast lock on GPS (mine still works inside my house though)
- When you start to see what looks like lat/long in the display minimize it (don't close it)
- Now run Google Maps (or any other app) and set it to Com4 (or automatic should work too)
- It should pickup GPS right away since the GPS Viewer already has the locks
- Remember to close the Holux GPS Viewer when you're done or it'll constantly use GPS and drain your battery!

thanks mindfrost, this is the only thing that's worked for me. i spent all morning walking around outside failing to get a lock with google maps or live search, come home dejected, fire up holux and bam, there's a lock.

[stealth-twinturbo]

I could get a GPS signal within 2 min on the alltel rom, but when i flashed to the JD rom i couldn't aquire a signal at all, i'm going to flash back to the Alltel rom and leave that until someone cooks up something real nice which i am sure is on the way!!!

[fredcatsmommy]

Originally Posted by naiserie

thanks mindfrost, this is the only thing that's worked for me. i spent all morning walking around outside failing to get a lock with google maps or live search, come home dejected, fire up holux and bam, there's a lock.

I get a message with gpsviewer, not a valid ppc program. Obviously I'm doing something wrong.

[Musicman247]

Originally Posted by fredcatsmommy

I get a message with gpsviewer, not a valid ppc program. Obviously I'm doing something wrong.

The exe that was posted is for your computer, not your phone. Look up a few posts to see the CAB file I posted. This runs directly from the phone.