Is Gps supposed to work after official upgrade?

vrzsuxppcrocks · #1 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 07:49 PM

I just upgraded my omnia with the offical rom update and the gps is not working! are there other steps to take besides cooking the rom? I thought this upgrade was going to enable GPS! whats going on?

xPosTech · #2 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by vrzsuxppcrocks

I just upgraded my omnia with the offical rom update and the gps is not working! are there other steps to take besides cooking the rom? I thought this upgrade was going to enable GPS! whats going on?

Don't forget to set Location to "On".

Start/Settings/Personal/Phone/GPS

Ted

vrzsuxppcrocks · #3 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 08:15 PM

Now it won't lock on to any satellite out of 12!!!

**Eschelon** · #4 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vrzsuxppcrocks

Now it won't lock on to any satellite out of 12!!!

What GPS program are you using?

vrzsuxppcrocks · #5 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Eschelon

What GPS program are you using?

bing,google maps, amaze...

**Eschelon** · #6 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by vrzsuxppcrocks

bing,google maps, amaze...

Alright, let's roll with Google Maps, then...

4 steps to get GPS working:

1) Go into Settings -> Personal -> Phone -> Services tab -> GPS, then click change setting. Set to location on. Reboot

2) Open Google Maps. Open Menu -> Options -> GPS Settings, then change the setting to set manually at COM 8, 57600 (sometimes you can leave it set to managed by windows, but this is the failsafe). Say OK

3) In Google Maps again, select Menu -> then make sure Use GPS is checked

4) Sit outside til you get the first lock. Could take anywhere from 15 seconds to 5 minutes. Be patient and you'll get it

ArdvarkOfDoom · #7 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 08:40 AM

Personally, I disagree with setting a com setting.... works fine just leaving it as is on intermediate driver (atleast for things like google maps and bing). Best thing that I've found out to do for the first lock/cold lock is jump in your car, take a drive, and put your phone on your dash

just know that it can take several minutes.

avmaldo · #8 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 02:28 PM

So to be perfectly clear here. With CF03 GPS will lock... eventually? Because when I tried it the only thing that would work was the cell tower triangulation.

**Eschelon** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by avmaldo

So to be perfectly clear here. With CF03 GPS will lock... eventually? Because when I tried it the only thing that would work was the cell tower triangulation.

Be sure to follow the steps in post #6 above

arizonaomnia · #10 (**permalink**) 07-24-2009, 03:18 PM

Letting Windows manage the GPS hasn't worked for me in CC20, CF03, Adryn's 1.7 or his CF03 2.0 6.5 Vanilla. I also suspect that the lock isn't coming as quickly in his 6.5 Vanilla as it did when I used the stock CF03.