Sprint still having GPS problems? Try this!

[rodmann98]

Its on the bottom of page fourteen in this thread.

[boggsie]

Originally Posted by ideal2545

can someone link ppst.exe here for those of us that dont have it?

Check out this post:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...&postcount=139

The cab file will install the PPST.exe file. There is a separate cab for Altell or Sprint users. At this point, these are the only providers who have published the files.

Best regards,
-boggsie

[kbl]

So are we 100% sure this boosted GPS performance is a result of a PRL update? Can someone dump their registry before after running ppst.exe for the first time?

[clockcycle]

Originally Posted by kbl

So are we 100% sure this boosted GPS performance is a result of a PRL update? Can someone dump their registry before after running ppst.exe for the first time?

Don't know if PRL was a typo, but it is PRI, not PRL.

-CC

[slypher]

Originally Posted by clockcycle

Don't know if PRL was a typo, but it is PRI, not PRL.

-CC

For those confused, here is a brief explanation that I saved from the good ol 6700 days (sorry for not giving credit to the OP, but i didn't save their name):

The PPST cab actually updates the PRI (that's an i) not the PRL (easy to confuse the two). PRL (as you may know) controls what providers your phone will roam with. PRI, on the other hand, stands for "Product Release Instructions" and is essentially a list of settings for the CDMA radio. It is that updated PRI which contains settings to enable data roaming, to allow calls to interrupt an active data session (AKA "ring-thru") and in our case, improve GPS .

-s

[clockcycle]

Originally Posted by ideal2545

can someone link ppst.exe here for those of us that dont have it?

Why not follow what the first post suggests? It's your best choice to having your radio updated as intended by Sprint. (If they can intend anything on a leaked ROM)

-CC

[deadparrot]

I wish I knew enough about this stuff do try and do something..

Just throwing this out there..would it be possible to extract the GPS info from the sprint PRI to import into other carrier PRIs?

[slypher]

I have to say that after all of the "try this to improve GPS" threads that have been floating around, i was skeptical. But, after reading this thread, i figured...whats the worse that could happen?

So, i installed the leaked ROM and let the customizations run. After that, i ran the PPST.exe file. What an immediate difference!

I get over 7 sats consistenly which was rare before the leaked ROM. I also tried to "break" GPS by going into standby while it was running. I woke the phone up, and again was able to get an immediate lock!

Even able to get 5 sats in a friend of mine's basement where i can barely get a cell signal. Previously (past couple of weeks) I never got a lock down there.

So all in all, this is a DEFINITE improvement, my phone does not feel like its got hacked GPS anymore, it feels much more polished.

Oh, and by the way, for anyone curious...i installed a ROM from the kitchen and did NOT run PPST.exe again and still have the same solid performance. It appears (i have no official proof) that the PRI update sticks if you go from the leaked Sprint ROM to a custom kitchen baked ROM.

This one is for real!

Thanks to dew.man for the thread and big thanks to hetaldp for realizing what the missing link for GPS was.

-s

[ludester]

Is anyone able to see what the ppst file does internally?

[evertec]

I'm running JD's 6.1 Rom and when I did the PPST update the GPS works better but I started roaming at home where I previously had EVDO. I get EVDO in most other places, but not at my house. I've tried updating the PRL to the 60612 and 60711 with no change. Any ideas on what I can do to get this working again? Thanks.