When I had the ATT stock I got the lock in seconds. After flashing and putting different ROM its like 5-10 min.
Is there a difference in the gps.conf or anything else?
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When I had the ATT stock I got the lock in seconds. After flashing and putting different ROM its like 5-10 min.
Is there a difference in the gps.conf or anything else?
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The one I am on (Android Revolution 5.1.8) and GingerBeast (2.1.2) I had before this, I generally got lock in seconds, and with an accuracy of 5-10m.
I would say the GPS on sense based roms with the correct gps.conf file works just as good as the stock rom.
Right now I'm using Android Revolution 5.1.9 and I get almost instant lock (about 5 secs) and 5~7m error.
Radio and RIL also play a very large part in it as well, I have had great luck leaving the gps.conf file as is and just flashing the updated stock radio/RIL combo. Locks in seconds unless obstructed.
This also includes CM7 Nightlies after 57ish.
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Running Leedroid and getting lock in seconds down to 10 foot accuracy! Best I've had in any configuration. Running latest stock radio.
Running leedroid and my GPS is rock sold. While driving @70mph I get 10/10 in less then 10 seconds. New radio and ril.
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Works fine for me on cm 7. I don't turn it off and on. With gingerbread its really not necessary in aosp type roms it only activates when needed the power drain is minimal.
funny, i just flashed back to the stock rooted rom with sideloading (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058042) because I've realized I had ZERO dropped calls or connection issues on the stock rom. i was using ar4g 3.7 anyways because I found it to be the most stable and quite quick. wish it had a custom kernel.
back to the point, I had issues getting GPS working on that too, even with matching ril and radio. hopefully I won't have any more issues with this rom
For myself, it was much better when I was on stock rom, but since I love testing out new roms, I've learned to live with it... At least it'll still work most of the time.
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I think stock GPS SUCKSSSSS!
Dang I was just playing with this guz I'm kinda a GPS freak, and this Inspire, if one thing sucks, it's the GPS. Forver to get locks, and closest accuracy radius ever achieved is 7 meters....any suggestions? GPSFix, GPS Essentials doesn't seem to help. Ugh...guz me likes me my accurate GPS on my phone thingy....I was hoping that when I root it would improve but this feature probably doesn't get a whole lot of attention form the devs (?)
Edit: It is marginally better than the aged iPhone 3G I had, but I took it apart when it almost dead (I kilt it off by some wild ass idea I was going to refurb it) and there were signs of oxidation around the GPS antenna, which makes sense because my perception was that the performance degraded over time.
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After flashing to Cognition 2.3, I've never got a loc again, and now cog2.4, still no loc. and between them I've tried Doc's i9000 roms, none of them can find even one satellite in the sky.
My GPS used to work, although always took 30 seconds to get a fix, it worked most of the time, and now it's totally in hell.
So I'm asking, is it because leaked roms don't have optimized GPS settings or is it just my GPS chip broke sometime? I'm really thinking about replacement...
I think it has to do with cognition as dg doesn't implement any gps fixes. This happened to me too when I was running cog but as soon as I switched roms (with some lbs tweaks) my gps was fine again. Run another rom and apply some fixes and you should be good to go.
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Go through and experiment with LBSTESTMOD configurations. That is all I had to do with Cognition 2.4, and it worked.
I have had the same problem with that cog build. The only real time I use the gps is when I go for a run. I have never had a problem getting a lock on my run but with this version i have almost no chance of getting a lock at any time. So my opinion is the gps problem Is only related to this version.
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Hello. Since no one seems to comment on this, I was just wondering if people have been using newer captivates and if the GPS on those units is working? If you had one built recently and had GPS flawlessly working it could mean samsung quietly fixed the bug. Just wondering if getting a cheaper captivate over the atrix is worth it since custom ROMing on this phone is so easy and fun
Thanks a lot.
I got mine in December at Walmart for $48.00. It's a 1012 build and the GPS was marginal at best on stock eclair 2.1. On any custom rom here it rocks. I've had outstanding gps on Di11i's 6.0 and on Cog 4.1 with plumbbobs .93 fix.
But to answer your question, I'd say no,they haven't fixed anything.
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I got mine in December at Walmart for $48.00. It's a 1012 build and the GPS was marginal at best on stock eclair 2.1. On any custom rom here it rocks. I've had outstanding gps on Di11i's 6.0 and on Cog 4.1 with plumbbobs .93 fix.
But to answer your question, I'd say no,they haven't fixed anything.
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So in other words you can use your GPS for tracking/navigation etc and it works ok? I think these xda devs should open up their own mobile company lol. Amazing work if they can fix what a huge corporation is unable to! Hats off to you all
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So in other words you can use your GPS for tracking/navigation etc and it works ok? I think these xda devs should open up their own mobile company lol. Amazing work if they can fix what a huge corporation is unable to! Hats off to you all
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I got my phone about 2-3 weeks ago. It's a 1012 build as well. Stock 2.1 GPS was terrible and rarely worked.
With most custom ROMs it has seemed to work much better. Whatever GPS fix FireFly 2.3 uses works GREAT. I've had 75%-85% luck with Andromeda and ~50% with Cognition. Its kind of a crapshoot.
My guess is Samsung is making these phones using the absolute cheapest garbage components they can - It's the only explanation for the varying results in speed, GPS, and overall usability on the same ROMs on 2 identical phones.
I'm running Andromeda right now and use a Speedometer app using GPS and it works pretty damn well to give me +/- 3MPH.
It works great in Srendipity, haven't tried it in movement but it finds me fast and with +-30 meters radius...
I have an older Cappy, v1008, and truly I don't find it that much worse than my TomTom.
There are distinct caveats to each device. The TomTom takes far longer to lock in new time zones, but tracks a bit better. Both hate the concrete jungle, ie the financial district in SF... Manhattan.
I have a 1012 build also and have a flawless GPS....and it was that way out of the box on stock Eclair 2.1 too! Now, on Serendipity, I get a lock INSIDE the house within 6-8 seconds. On stock 2.1 it wasn't much different either.
I'm just one of the lucky ones I guess.....
I never did and still don't have an issue on either Captivate I own.
I asked before if people with issues live in cities, which would explain GPS issues with any device.
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Mine is build 1101 and out of the box I have had no GPS complaints. It locked fine in less than 10 seconds indoors with Eclair, and still does that with Froyo. Outside, it's usually less than 5 seconds. Tracking seem really accurate.
mine is one of those 1101 versions...i'm guessing it's new since i've only recently acquired it...didn't even use stock captivate, went straight to custom roms and it's gps is pretty solid...alot better than my milestone if that counts for anything
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It works great in Srendipity, haven't tried it in movement but it finds me fast and with +-30 meters radius...
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Yeah, Serendipity had good GPS as well. I've flashed so many roms in the last month it's nuts...
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So in other words you can use your GPS for tracking/navigation etc and it works ok? I think these xda devs should open up their own mobile company lol. Amazing work if they can fix what a huge corporation is unable to! Hats off to you all
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I really don't think its that they couldnt fix it but more like they didn't want to
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I've got an 1011 build and gps was crap with stock eclair. I have Cog 4.1 with xcalibur's kernel now and gps had been quick to lock.
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Are there any ROMs being developed that have a good GPS for the Inspire in North America? I really do not want to stay stock, but everything else seems to be killing the GPS.
Revolution 2.1 imo is the perfect rom. Super fast with a custom kernel overclocked as high as 1.6ghz, extremely well optimized, ridiculously awesome battery life, GPS works perfectly....
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Revolution 2.1 imo is the perfect rom. Super fast with a custom kernel overclocked as high as 1.6ghz, extremely well optimized, ridiculously awesome battery life, GPS works perfectly....
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Got a link?
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Got a link?
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=android+revolution or use this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840040
i keep seeing "gps not working" on every rom thread. Yet... many of those rom users have no gps issues. I think this is not related to the rom but related to something not getting cleared out upon installing a new rom (any rom). I've used both AR 2.1 and RCmix 3.4 with no gps issues at all.
I got my inspire at Costco 2 days before AT&T release, so I know I got a pretty early model. I have tried every gps fix suggested in these forums, to no avail. I am wondering if the gps problems are examples of the hardware going kaput?
I've come across a couple posts stating that they got replacement units from AT&T (one for bad gps, one for bad screen). I am now thinking that my earlybird Inspire could be a lemon. GPS worked at first, but then quit after the 1 month mark. Granted, I have flashed a TON of ROMs, so I could have borked something. I do full wipes (lately using fullwipe1.3.zip) prior to every ROM install.
Just rolled back to 100% stock att inspire with the RUU. I can confirm the same GPS issue happening. The phone is unable to get a GPS lock. I believe the GPS receivers in our phones are going bad. I am heading to the AT&T store on monday to see what they have to say about it.
Will flashing roms screw up stuff?
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Flashing does not mess up stuff, always do a backup in cwm
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I know this issue have been raised before but I wanted to check if there is a fix.
To reiterate: when Triumph locks GPS signal the cell signal starts to cycle between 3G and 1x even in strong 3G areas. If I try to run any app that actively uses both signals (for example, JogTracker and Slacker) the phone gets stuck in 1x mode for extended periods and Slacker streaming breaks up constantly. I believe, the last rumor was that it has something to do with how Motorola manages power distribution when on battery as both chipsets are vying for power.
So, could you guys point me to a fix if it exists? I am currently on a stock ROM (rooted) but would not mind loading custom ROMs if that's what it takes.
Cheers.
I noticed that the cm7 rom doesnt do it as bad as the stock rom.. but the last cm7 rom i used was the 9/25 one.. i havent tried the newest cm7.. but even a stock rom with a sprint prl doesnt help..
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Cm7 development for triumph has come so far so fast I can't believe it! The first one I tried was the first one available I think and it was barely functional! It had no accelerometer, no GPS, intermittant 3g, no forward cam, malfunctioning normal cam and the list goes on. I immediately switched back to froyo with Princely Roms and I tried all those which are VERY good froyo mods. But I was determined to find a good gingerbread rom even though I ruined my 600$ Captivate removing Darkys extreme as it had major issues! The last two weeks I have seen cm7 fix one issue after another and I upgraded to the new beta 1. 2 days ago and was super impressed, but lo and behold I go back to Motorola Triumph hacks and find 3 new beta releases at once! Plus a new miui! I downloaded beta 4 and miui 10 and am just really ecstatic with the performance and stability. I have a really hard time imagining myself flashing a silly themed 2.2 rom with what's out there, oh and the GPS works and is finally quick locking! I just miss my captivates 13 gb internal storage so I do a lot more "apps to SD" but I have never been happier with a device. Cyanogen mod is still king. P.S. Forgot to give credit to Isaac and tickerguy for the amazing work!
So, do I get from your post that CM7 does not have this issue anymore?
Correct! A? Smooth as silk!
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My current phone got stolen, so I need something on a budget for the meanwhile. I was thinking of getting a captivate since it has lot of development with stable ICS builds..
My only concern is the GPS ? I had heard there were problems initially with early galaxy S units, resulting in poor GPS performance. Do they still exist in ICS roms or were they fixed ? Also if anyone know were these on hardware side or if they were just software bugs?
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My current phone got stolen, so I need something on a budget for the meanwhile. I was thinking of getting a captivate since it has lot of development with stable ICS builds..
My only concern is the GPS ? I had heard there were problems initially with early galaxy S units, resulting in poor GPS performance. Do they still exist in ICS roms or were they fixed ? Also if anyone know were these on hardware side or if they were just software bugs?
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There are several threads on the gps problem and it's not related to rom, per se. I am on GB and changing the etc/gps.conf file has made my GPS reliable. The position of the GPS antenna inside the phone is far from ideal and samsung didn't ship it with best settings in the gps.conf file.
if you search for 'gps.conf' you will find the threads. it is pretty simple to replace the gps.conf file or edit it.
Some ROMs include the gps.conf fix.
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I love many things about my captivate, but the GPS is not one of them. There are fixes that help some, but it still seems too unreliable. If I'm driving it loses signal all too often.
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For a decent gps signal I flash H3llstorm GPS Fix after flashing a Rom... Still Doesn't compare to other devices signal strength, but makes gps usable
It works on CM9, AOKP and MIUI
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GPS, also, depend on your baseband version.some baseband firmwares consumes more battary charge, but gives better GPS signals. I use XXJVT modem and have no issues with GPS signal.
I figured out something cool. If I hold my captivate up to the windshield it will lock on nicely, whereas if it's in my lap when driving it won't. Then I have a windshield mount where I keep it. It's been working better. This has been true on AOCP and jelly bean.
Running aokp kang build 4 GPS locks normally < 30 sec
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After flashing to latest stable Cyanogenmod 9.1 my GPS is very good. I get 8 out of 9 satellite lock in about 5 seconds where it used to take 30-40 seconds with stock ROM and about 20-30 with 2.3.5 ROM I used for a while. That's in exactly the same spot right in front of my house.
that's the only thing i hate about Captivate @@
GPS is unbelievably weak, it has to combine with gps from mobile network, i can never use pure gps with only satellites @@
The GPS is my least favorite component of my Galaxy S.
I do use my Captivate as my GPS while geocaching.
I find that for best reception I have to hold the phone so the back is pointed up. To do this is is slightly over my head and I have to look up at it. Going though some trees and leaning over the phone it will loose connection. In the car driving I only find occasionally it will loose connection. In the mount on the dash it is in the ideal orientation.
My Transformer Prime tablet has an even worse GPS but the update external GPS add-on improves the GPS to be much better than the Captivate.
If it realy matters you can get a blue tooth GPS that can work with this and probably any phone you might upgrade to in the future.
I am running ICS on my phone and under Location Services there is GPS source to select different GPS. I just tried to connect using bluetooth to my Garmin car GPS but the only bluetooth functionality it has is to send sound to car stereo. and I could not even pair the Garmin with the Captivate.
Lots of bluetooth GPS receivers to choose from on eBay.
This thread might give you some more information of some of the units others have tried.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122688
I am going to stick with the GPS in my phone. It has worked good enough for two years and will be updating my phone in Feb or March.
Jim
Honestly, you don't choose the Captivate for its GPS. Although, many ROMs have GPS fix and makes it usable. I can't say I had much issue with mine, it does the job it needs to do but depending on your connection, it might not be optimal. I did lose signal for a few seconds while driving but never lost signal to leaning over it tho eh
I almost want to say that the Captivate has the worst GPS out of most phones but I don't have much experience with other phones. The captivate is decent though and I think with the latest versions of JB, it seems to operate much better.
Hi all, I have a question. Why my GPS get fix fast and strong in gpstest apk and dont get a good fix running the google Navigator?
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Try this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19422197
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Try this... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19422197
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Is It works for CM10 stable (JB 4.1.2)?
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Sorry, but nope. Just good for samsung stock gb roms or those based on that. Should have mentioned that before. My bad.
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Hi all, I have a question. Why my GPS get fix fast and strong in gpstest apk and dont get a good fix running the google Navigator?
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I've noticed that the google nav app maybe sensitive to the accuracy of the system time. When the clock is off by more that a few seconds, it seems to consistently report my position incorrectly, by 50 meters or more, in the same direction.
For example, when driving southbound, it will show me driving south, but 100 meters off the road to the east and this offset will persist until the clock is corrected.
I've installed clocksync app and set it to sync time every hour. It seems to help: Google nav doesn't give the persistant offset, but it does lose lock sometimes. I just toggle gps enable in the status bar and it recovers.
My gps.conf file uses the hellstorm fix. I am running GB debloated stock rom with Corn 7.06a kernel.
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