So updated my Sensation to AOKP Rom and tried to use the GPS since I didn't have my Tomtom GPS for the first time. I tried to use the GPS and after 5 mins of waiting for it to work I find out the GPS doesn't work. It kept saying "Searching for Location". I rebooted the phone, restarted the Navigation and made sure everything was set properly, still doesn't work. Anyone know how to fix it?
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Hello,
I upgraded to CM 7.0.2 and can't get lock on GPS when using google maps navigator. I tried using GPS Status and reseting GPS data, using MSL Reader does not work since Inspire is not CDMA which reader seems to work with. GPS Status and GPS Test work at locating GPS satellites.
Did anyone have the same issue and found fix for this?
thanks!
Try search please.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11342772&postcount=1
knarfl1 said:
Try search please.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11342772&postcount=1
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Try being less of a jerk please.
While those scripts do help some, it's not the end all be all fix.
I was in your situation... somewhere along my happy flashing i lost my gps capabilities. I decided on cm7 but still had a broken gps. I flashed that script using cwm and now my gps is perfect, better than any gps from my previous phones. I do suggest downloading gps status after you flash those scripts. It'll download some agps data and hopefully your gps will lock on flawlessly from than on. Good luck.
Thanks guys! Will try using the script.
For the person that said he flashed the script and it worked flawlessly on CM7, which one did you actually flash? South East or North America...
I was in the same position before with CM7 and GPS acting up....did both of those and nothing changed really...
now i just freshly re-rooted my phone after having my parachute savior of going back to ATT STOCK completely...(saved it since i know if all else fails i can always go back and go back to the drawing board)...
I want to carefully chose my roms and also i would like to go back to radio that i originally had...so that's my next step.
I realize there are a plethora of GPS related threads, I searched and skimmed through what I could without finding an answer.
I am running Android Rev 1.1.5 rom, and have no GPS lock when using navigation, or trying to get directions of any kind. When using maps, it does lock to my location fairly quickly. However directions or navigation won't lock. I've waited as long as 15 minutes. I've uninstalled maps and reinstalled, checked my etc/gps file to make sure it was the north america map. I've done a full wipe twice using super wipe and reinstalled the rom. I've changed between stock radio and the recommended radio for the rom.
Basically, I have no idea why my gps refuses to lock when using navigation or even just for "print" directions.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
I have exatly the same situation mine locks after about 20 minutes 15 minutes or so ... this is something I used on a daily basis I need help
I have the same problem I need the gps :/
have you tried gps fix from the market? worked for me
thank you for your answer suwu10
I just tested gps fix. Unfortunately no improvement so do not work
yup GPSfix worked for me also
Not for me.GPS enabled , i opened gpsfix and finds nothing or google maps. HelP!
yep, ever since I s-off'ed and rooted my phone, my GPS will not lock.
My GPS stopped working with i downloaded the Custom Firmwares.
So i reverted back to the original one and got it working again,
I guess its a driver problem in the CFWs
bsaridar said:
My GPS stopped working with i downloaded the Custom Firmwares.
So i reverted back to the original one and got it working again,
I guess its a driver problem in the CFWs
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the same with me, but I can't go back to stock t-mobile anymore.
I hate that I have to choose between working GPS and running a custom rom
This issue is sometimes caused by not matched radios.
Try installing the correct RIL for your radio or flashing the recommended radio for the custom ROM.
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This issue is sometimes caused by not matched radios.
Try installing the correct RIL for your radio or flashing the recommended radio for the custom ROM.
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I had the same issue a month ago. Turned out that the RIL and Radio needed to match in order to gps lock in navigation. I went through flashing diff roms even reverted to my stock setup and I had the same no gps lock issue.
What I did was made sure I had the correct RIL that matched my radio. Then if I needed to reflash the ril because of the different roms, I just referred to this thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14589319&postcount=1 to toggle on the radio to "wake" it up. Went to a gps locker app and made sure it locked on before going to google nav to test if it worked or not. Of course you need to be in an open area to see if the gps locks .
Try that I hope that helps!
My GPS wouldn't lock either until I installed a free app from the market called GPS Status & Toolbox. As soon as I ran that app it picked up a bunch of satellites and it now locks on instantly.
I've matched RILs to my radio, used GPS toolbox, and turned the radio off and on to "wake" it up with absolutely no luck.
The GPS worked absolutely fine when it was stock, but once I flashed a rom, or any rom for that matter, the GPS wouldn't work.
I would greatly appreciate any help, as I am lost without GPS (literally)
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I've matched RILs to my radio, used GPS toolbox, and turned the radio off and on to "wake" it up with absolutely no luck.
The GPS worked absolutely fine when it was stock, but once I flashed a rom, or any rom for that matter, the GPS wouldn't work.
I would greatly appreciate any help, as I am lost without GPS (literally)
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You don't have a nandroid backup?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
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You don't have a nandroid backup?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
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I do, but reverting it back did nothing for me.
Have you tried fasterfix?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.Double.FasterFix&feature=search_result
Requires root which you already have. From there you can tell what server you are trying to connect to.
Me being from the US, my server props do nothing for you.
Hi,
Last night I flashed my One XL with Stock Rooted ICS 40 S hTC Asia HK 2.42.708.3, and I have noticed today that the GPS is on, but the phone is unable to find the current location, and none of the GPS dependent apps are able to pick it up.
I only flashed the rom.zip file, and nothing else. Everything else seems to be working very smoothly though. Also, I am using TWRP recovery.
Maybe I missed flashing any other file. Could someone please help! Thanks.
Hmmm, I just flashed this yesterday, but haven't tried using GPS yet. I'll give it a try later today and let you know how it goes.
It finally started working last night (without me doing anything), and all the apps are now detecting it. Google Maps showed some erratic behavior initially - the position was inaccurate, and kept jumping from place to place, but now seems to be stable. Also while using the GPS Test app, it showed that many sats were in view, but none were getting connected. It is connecting quickly and properly now.
EDIT: It is now not working again. GPS Test can't connect to any satellite. And other apps are showing incorrect position.
I am running jellytime on my inspire. Its unable to do navigation with any app including google maps, and mapquest. It is able to find the route and locate me but cannot navigate. I have tried all available gps patched one by one, nothing fixes it. We have 2 Inspire handsets with jellytime, both have same issue. Can anyone help, please?
I'm running JellyTime and navigation is working fine. There was a bug from CM10 in which navigation app would loose GPS sync after screen timeout interval (even though screen does not go off in nav) and not come back. A workaround was to toggle GPS off and on without exiting nav. This bug seems to have been present in an earlier version of JellyTime per comments in the JellyTime thread, but RB reported it as fixed at some point, and I flashed the latest version and the bug went away. Do you have the latest JellyTime?
Also you should install GPS Test and/or GPS Monitor from the Play Store. These will tell you what your GPS status is, so you know if you have a GPS issue or apps using GPS are not working properly.
I do have the latest version of jellytime. Last night, i did a full wipe and installed the ROM all over again. Still getting the same issue. I am using GPS test. My issue is that my phone wouldn't lock to any satellites at all.
There are a few issues in the JellyTime issue tracker about GPS not working:
http://code.google.com/p/jellytime/...s+Priority+Milestone+Owner+Summary&cells=tile
This one seems to be the same as your problem, and there is a link to a fix that worked for the OP
http://code.google.com/p/jellytime/issues/detail?id=307&q=GPS
thanks for your reply. My problem is different. I do get the GPS icon in notification bar, its just not able to connect to the satellites. I tried the fix anyway. Didnt work.
BREAKING NEWS: (lol)
I was able to fix the issue. Here is the list of things I did: (dont really know which one worked)
I did a complete cache and davlik wipe and installed the ROM (still using jellytime 42 R6.1)
Restarted the phone and the installed inspiremod from HERE
I took the GPS antenna off and cleaned the connections (THIS guide helped)
Then I installed the inspiremod + gps from HERE
And it worked!! Now I am getting a GPS fix as quick as 15 sec..
Glad to hear it's working. I imagine cleaning the antenna connections could have been part of the problem or the entire problem. But it would be nice to know if the GPS fix included in the second Inspiremod you linked to is included in the first Inspiremod, which is the one one linked at the beginning of the JellyTime thread.. The first one says it has GPS configured for North America. Are you elsewhere?
Even after cleaning the antenna connection I wasn't getting any GPS lock untill I did the inspiremod with GPS. And, GPS fix is not included in the inspiremod only that I posted a link for in post # 6 above.
Hello I recently bought this phone from geekbuying. The phone works perfectly, everything up to the smallest detail! Just the GPS.. It tried to search for a GPS and can't find one at all.. Google Maps finds a location around 2 miles away from me and that is the closest it gets to "GPS"
I have tried several things such as all the GPS fix things like GPS doctor and all that stuff.. I am just wondering if there is anything left I can do, I mean I can't change the ROM cause there is no CMR for this phone. It is currently rooted, I have also tried re-setting the whole phone and formatting it. And tried out GPS on safemode.
I have tried the A-EPS and the EPO download. But alas, nothing.
Thank you for your help if you can!