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

[negamann]

Originally Posted by refthemc

So how can you tell if your GPS is working?

I tired using Google Maps GPS but i kept getting an error...

GPS on verizon phones don't work immediately. Sometimes they will. My other XV6900 worked right away everytime. but my new one takes 3-5 minutes. Just waiting for the perfect drivers to come along You have to keep trying and make sure you get a clear view of the sky. Try it outside

[refthemc]

I've been using GPS Viewer (which came with the OMJ rom) and the only satellite i pick up is in com 4. What should i put for baudrate?

[negamann]

Originally Posted by refthemc

I've been using GPS Viewer (which came with the OMJ rom) and the only satellite i pick up is in com 4. What should i put for baudrate?

Personally i use 38400, it works on 4800, I just get more satellites with 38400 (up to 7)

Thanks ka911

[ka911]

not to bad negmann.

[Noir]

okay just a bit of help guys
now im usually in the titan forum but a friend of mine asked me to put gps on their xv6900. so I went through all the steps listed, using omjs verizon rom. now seeing it was a new phone I had to call verizon for an a-key. now the problem is I run gps viewer, I do not get lat/long but where the N is I get a red circle with a number. I tried running google maps and gps times out. is there any way to increase # of gps satellites on the xv6900? it takes way too long (minimum of 5 minutes maximum of 30 minutes) to get a gps satellite. I will admit I got two using google maps two days ago but the wait is too long. should I try another rom or is this location specific?

[negamann]

Originally Posted by Noir

okay just a bit of help guys
now im usually in the titan forum but a friend of mine asked me to put gps on their xv6900. so I went through all the steps listed, using omjs verizon rom. now seeing it was a new phone I had to call verizon for an a-key. now the problem is I run gps viewer, I do not get lat/long but where the N is I get a red circle with a number. I tried running google maps and gps times out. is there any way to increase # of gps satellites on the xv6900? it takes way too long (minimum of 5 minutes maximum of 30 minutes) to get a gps satellite. I will admit I got two using google maps two days ago but the wait is too long. should I try another rom or is this location specific?

Its all based on luck. Currently we have no perfect drivers. GPS is fine. try baud rate of 38400. My other phone locked right away everytime. my new one doesnt lock on as fast. I did the exact same steps

[arianhojat]

i been jumping around roms for a while. mostly to get GPS working. settled on ghettos is most stable, JDs seems to be good at gps but was buggy sometimes, and OMJs was filled with nice stuff and gps worked sometimes, kinda in the middle of the other 2. Gonna try out the new radio and see what happens with those roms. GPS has always been buggy. get quick locks usually at home, and only at home lol. anytime i really need it i wait forever and give up. a couple times its locked within 5 minutes outside of home. home is a bad place to test cuase of hot starts which get quick locks after first time get lock i think.

[jesrush]

Originally Posted by arianhojat

i been jumping around roms for a while. mostly to get GPS working. settled on ghettos is most stable, JDs seems to be good at gps but was buggy sometimes, and OMJs was filled with nice stuff and gps worked sometimes, kinda in the middle of the other 2. Gonna try out the new radio and see what happens with those roms. GPS has always been buggy. get quick locks usually at home, and only at home lol. anytime i really need it i wait forever and give up. a couple times its locked within 5 minutes outside of home. home is a bad place to test cuase of hot starts which get quick locks after first time get lock i think.

Definitely flash to the new Sprint ROM and then to OMJ's clean ROM. You'll notice a WORLD of difference on the gps. Mine was just like yours before and now I get locks anywhere within 60 seconds... even when actively driving. I can't believe what an improvement it is!

-j

[arianhojat]

Originally Posted by jesrush

Definitely flash to the new Sprint ROM and then to OMJ's clean ROM. You'll notice a WORLD of difference on the gps. Mine was just like yours before and now I get locks anywhere within 60 seconds... even when actively driving. I can't believe what an improvement it is!

-j

you using the latest OMJ.3.03.Custom.Sprint.Clean.exe, tried it with no luck. maybe ill backup and try some other roms next week.

btw which arcsoft you guys using? i remember there were reg settings everyone recommended. i have 5.0.31.16 and couldnt get it to work with settings from orig post. ill try the reg settings from before, but that hasnt worked lately.

[dg747]

I can't get BuildOS to install properly on my computer, I've done it before but had to format HD. Any suggestions? The error is application failed to initialize.

Thanks for any help or ideas!