Verizon XV6900 upgrading tutorial and troubleshooting!!! GPS enabled!!!

[necropotence]

Originally Posted by denasqu

Well I'm happy to report that the negamann ROM GPS is still pretty awesome today for me. This morning was very overcast and raining and I couldn't get a lock from in my house, but when I drove to work VisualGPS took 3 minutes to get a fix.

When I left work this afternoon it was clear and sunny but Live Search failed to get a lock after 10 minutes. I pulled over and started VisualGPS and the fix was instant. I started LiveSearch again and it picked right up on where I was.

I drove home using the LiveSearch navigation and it was spot on. Even told me to make the right turn into my driveway which was really interesting because my address is 100th Avenue but my driveway is around the corner on 7th Street.

I'm going to have to see about getting TomTom (or something like it) working. I really need the turn-by-turn. On my way to work this morning I was all discombobulated because LiveSearch displays it's map with North as up.... but I was driving South. So everything that was actually on my left, was displaying on the right. I made a left turn at a busy intersection and then a minute later noticed my right turn signal was on. LOL

Also, the LiveSearch directions are pretty sad. It keeps wanting me to go out on US41 and make U-turns.

It takes me forever too to get a lock with Live Search of with google. If you get TomTom working let us know! I would be real interested in using that. I ride a motorcycle mostly so the turn by turn would be awesome cuz it's hard to look at a screen and ride!

[denasqu]

Originally Posted by necropotence

It takes me forever too to get a lock with Live Search of with google. If you get TomTom working let us know! I would be real interested in using that. I ride a motorcycle mostly so the turn by turn would be awesome cuz it's hard to look at a screen and ride!

ARe you using negamann's ROM too? Have you tried priming it with VisualGPS?

I want to get TomTom working on my bike too. I think with a waterproof case, a power supply, and a bluetooth earpiece it might work very well.
Check out this demo http://www.tomtom.com/products/categ...D=1&Language=4

I read through the TomTom stuff on XDA-developers last night and it's very convoluted but there doesn't seem to be any other options for the Vogue just yet.

[rolandroland]

Have you tried this?
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=33156

I have TT running good on my device. Just need to prime first.

[necropotence]

Originally Posted by denasqu

ARe you using negamann's ROM too? Have you tried priming it with VisualGPS?

I want to get TomTom working on my bike too. I think with a waterproof case, a power supply, and a bluetooth earpiece it might work very well.
Check out this demo http://www.tomtom.com/products/categ...D=1&Language=4

I read through the TomTom stuff on XDA-developers last night and it's very convoluted but there doesn't seem to be any other options for the Vogue just yet.

I'm using the Vista Black Rom. It uses GPSToday and I can lock in under 30 seconds with it. So I've just been using that. I've only had the phone for about 4 days now and I fricken love it.

That's awesome! I just don't want to pay the $645 for it...I'd be happy with some headphones in my ears. hmmmm. I wonder if it can play music and do tomtom...I will have to look into this...

[arianhojat]

hey negamann, still trying to get perfect GPS... using your rom currently...
some tips: the Scenarios.exe, i dont know what it is, but it shows up at the bottom of my HTC Home items, but cant get rid of it. doesnt work either when click on it. Also BeeJiveIM doesnt work when i install it. worked on another rom, do u have the .NET and SQL apps it needs? thought i read u did in first page.

Originally Posted by arianhojat

i think adding VIRSER_GPS.dll to windows folder might help. some rom authors put it in but i didnt see it in GPS kitchen. at lunch downtown, i couldnt get a lock. but on the train i easily got a lock after a couple minutes which is really rare for me on moving train.
visualGPSce seemed to not jump around but HTC GPS Tool did. haha i keep switching on what is the 'better gps' priming app. im gonna setttle on visualGPSce. if it jumps around, ill turn off, take battery out, go back to HTC GPS Tool, clear memory for a sec. then start visualGPSce, think im gonna settle to test that way haha.

[negamann]

Hey i did include net and sql. scenarios didnt work for me first try, but i reflashed the same rom and everything worked. I think the first time was due to a bad flash. It does happen. sorry i moved my rom and the list of everything included to http://forums.inventingminds.net/

Originally Posted by arianhojat

hey negamann, still trying to get perfect GPS... using your rom currently...
some tips: the Scenarios.exe, i dont know what it is, but it shows up at the bottom of my HTC Home items, but cant get rid of it. doesnt work either when click on it. Also BeeJiveIM doesnt work when i install it. worked on another rom, do u have the .NET and SQL apps it needs? thought i read u did in first page.

[rj5570]

i am using this rom Vogue_PPCkitchen.rar

i cant get the GPS to work, and i have the location set

am i missing a setting, or did i do somethin wrong

rj

[negamann]

Have you tried using visualGPSCE? How long are you waiting for a lock?

[rj5570]

i opened it once, wasnt sure what it was, and just went to google maps...and it sit and spined forever....just opened visualgpsce

do i do something with it or just wait

sorry, newbie

rj

[rj5570]

it says 3 sats in view....but no positioning