(Possibly) Working aGPS Solution! (Take Two)

[syrguy1969]

Originally Posted by xm81bpm

i don't really know what if anything i am doing wrong...

Another obvious to get out of the way....how long did you try for your first lock? It can take up to 5 minutes for that first one at times. (much faster after the initial)

Originally Posted by xm81bpm

The weather here in NY is a beautiful 70F and sunny.

Don't waste it, I'm in Syracuse, and I know how rare the nice days are!!

[xm81bpm]

Originally Posted by syrguy1969

Another obvious to get out of the way....how long did you try for your first lock? It can take up to 5 minutes for that first one at times. (much faster after the initial)

I waited until it timed out - until it said weak signal.

[tmellen]

Just a note for everyone... I can't get any signal locks when I specify COM8 and any speed in Gmaps. However, when I let windows manage it, I get locks between 5seconds and 2 minutes. Just never have with the com port specified.

Oddly enough, I had the same problem with my 6800. intermediate driver always worked.

I'm in St. Louis if it matters.

[xm81bpm]

yeah, i tried the windows manage thing - didn't work for me. anyone else have any ideas how i can get my GPS working?

[Soundy]

Well, I've tried pretty much every suggestion short of flashing a new ROM (mine's a Telus phone, so I don't even know if there's one available), and still get piss-poor GPS performance. It works outside or through thin walls, and I get five satellites at best... mostly it wanders between two and three, even outside. With my HTC Titan, I could get 6-7 satellites within seconds just sitting here at my desk, so suffice to say, I'm not terribly impressed with this.

One thing that always helped with my HTC was using QuickGPS, but that won't even run on the Omnia (gives me a "may not be signed with a valid certificate" or some such... same problem I had with it on my HTC before I got the latest dcd ROM). I've tried removing and reinstalling several times, including the "patched" version.

Anyone have any other ideas? Some way to get QuickGPS running? I've even downloaded and dropped in a packedEphemeris.ee file without much help.

[ms52390]

i love being the biggest noob when it comes to these things, but maybe some one can help me. I ran q-gps, it downloaded yada yada. Then i installed google maps and gave it a soft reset. Now when i go into gmaps and click Use GPS it says Seeking GPS Satelites (0)... and continues to stay that way. Did i do something wrong? lol

[PearlMikeJam]

Originally Posted by ms52390

i love being the biggest noob when it comes to these things, but maybe some one can help me. I ran q-gps, it downloaded yada yada. Then i installed google maps and gave it a soft reset. Now when i go into gmaps and click Use GPS it says Seeking GPS Satelites (0)... and continues to stay that way. Did i do something wrong? lol

The initial lock, even with Quick GPS, can still take 5 minutes or so. Once you get the first lock, subsequent locks should be quicker as long as it has not been too long since you used the GPS.

The weather plays a big role in getting a GPS signal. I have had better luck with the Quick GPS app, but still have issues on overcast days. Be patient. Let GMaps run for a while seeking Sats. If you do not get anything after 10 minutes, you may need to wait for a clearer day.

First and foremost, though, make sure you flashed the cc20 leaked ROM and then changed the GPS settings to be Location On rather than 911 in the Phone settings (using whatever ROM you have now). IF you have done this already, you may want to check the setting again. I have had the Location On randomly turned off.

[crobs808]

Will not run on my XV6900 / Vogue (running NFSFAN's v1.15 VZW ROM)

It installs fine, then when I try to run it, it says "cant be found" or "not signed" blah blah...also, the certs fix is not the issue here. it just simply will not run on my Vogue, when the same file will run fine on my TouchPro

*sigh* Is there somewhere I can just manually download the xtra.bin file from weekly? that would be easier actually.

[borealcool]

Originally Posted by Soundy

Well, I've tried pretty much every suggestion short of flashing a new ROM (mine's a Telus phone, so I don't even know if there's one available), and still get piss-poor GPS performance. It works outside or through thin walls, and I get five satellites at best... mostly it wanders between two and three, even outside. With my HTC Titan, I could get 6-7 satellites within seconds just sitting here at my desk, so suffice to say, I'm not terribly impressed with this.

One thing that always helped with my HTC was using QuickGPS, but that won't even run on the Omnia (gives me a "may not be signed with a valid certificate" or some such... same problem I had with it on my HTC before I got the latest dcd ROM). I've tried removing and reinstalling several times, including the "patched" version.

Anyone have any other ideas? Some way to get QuickGPS running? I've even downloaded and dropped in a packedEphemeris.ee file without much help.

That's odd. I just switched from a P4000 (Telus Titan) and Google Maps hits 8 satellites indoors, although by a window. I did notice that if I launch Live Search Maps first, it takes forever to lock.

[Soundy]

Originally Posted by borealcool

That's odd. I just switched from a P4000 (Telus Titan) and Google Maps hits 8 satellites indoors, although by a window. I did notice that if I launch Live Search Maps first, it takes forever to lock.

Yeah, I had the P4000 as well (why can't we get DCD to work on Omnias now? ). Other strange thing I'm finding, GMaps and other apps like GPSed, GPS Viewer, etc. will all eventually get a lock, but iGuidance won't at all, even when the GPS is already started by something else.

I just wish I could get QuickGPS to work - that wouldn't ever run for me on the P4000 either, until the last DCD ROM I used... then it ran, and improved GPS performance noticeably. Wish I could figure out how to get it to run on the Omnia now.