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[ROM] SKYICS 4.2E-7 (ULCE2) 5/24/12: N00b Questions

I'm fairly new to ROMs (this is my second). I have followed the instructions and successfully installed the ROM, modem, and update.
2 questions:
1) Wifi does not work (will not turn on). I had wifi problems on my last ROM. I have reinstalled this ROM numerous times today thinking something must have failed since wifi does not work. This seems to be unique to me since I can't find anything in the thread regarding wifi problems. Any suggestions?
I've gone so far as to use darkside superwipe as suggested in a different thread. Still can't get wifi to turn on (just sits with "Turning Wi-Fi on..." message on screen). Never errors out, just stays like that.
2) ROM Manager: Fix permissions fails. I get the following error when I select fix permissions: "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!" Any suggestions?
Thanks so much for the help!

You should post your question in the ROM thread. The developer (seanscreamz) or one of the other testers will see it and be able to address your problem and help you out.

I can't post in the Dev section yet. 6 more posts and I will ask there.

starting over...
Ok, I figured I might as well make sure that my wifi woes are not a hardware issue. I've reverted back to stock Skyrocket OS to make sure wifi is available and working in stock form.
Following this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348, I reverted to stock and I can confirm that wifi works in stock form.
I've also reformatted my sd card in case there is any chance a corruption on it would cause my problems.
Now going to reinstall SkyICS...

bored4long said:
Ok, I figured I might as well make sure that my wifi woes are not a hardware issue. I've reverted back to stock Skyrocket OS to make sure wifi is available and working in stock form.
Following this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348, I reverted to stock and I can confirm that wifi works in stock form.
I've also reformatted my sd card in case there is any chance a corruption on it would cause my problems.
Now going to reinstall SkyICS...
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Are you on CWM touch?
have you went into the busybox app and clicked install?

wifi broken again
I have followed these instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582 to regain root. After getting root, I installed ROM Manager and selected "Fix Permissions". On reboot, I lost the ability to connect via wifi.
Did I miss a step?
Thanks again for holding a n00b's hand!

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android Development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1383

You have to install busy box
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2

john: I'm sure you mean well, but I don't know what your intent was with your posted link.
crazyD: digging your avatar. I'm currently trying to decide between a G26 and XD9sc...
btw, installed and ran busybox. not sure what it did for me. I also updated ROM manager to latest. Accidentally initiated a backup from ROM manager. Will see if wifi is back after that has completed.
Edit: wifi still errors, won't connect. I'm not clear what steps I may have missed or screwed up between being stock to rooted. I will revert back to stock again and try again...

Are you running juice defender? Its giving me problems with my wifi connection!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using xda premium

I'm not running Juice Defender. At this point, I'm trying to revert back to stock form again with working wifi.
Edit: ok, reverted back to stock by doing the following
1) reboot into CWM recovery
2) factory reset x3
3) clear cache x3
4) format system x3
5) clear dalvik x3
6) format emmc x3
7) restart and pull battery
8) boot into download mode
9) push stock tar (k0kane) via Odin3 v1.85
I now have wifi again!
So now I get to try to get back to SU and CWM without losing wifi...wish me luck.

still have wifi!
OK, rooted and CWM installed. I still have wifi, which is good. I'm afraid to select 'Fix Permissions' for fear that will break my wifi.
I'm going to install Sky ICS now and see what happens.

sky ics and wifi!
OK, It took a few attempts, but I now have SKY ICS installed and wifi is still working.
I've installed the base ROM and the modem...not the updated yet. My download speeds are terrible, but at least I have wifi. I think the data speeds get better on the update.
Sean's instructions say to let the phone "cache and settle". I have no idea what that means...so will try to wait 10 minutes or so before installing the update.

bored4long said:
OK, It took a few attempts, but I now have SKY ICS installed and wifi is still working.
I've installed the base ROM and the modem...not the updated yet. My download speeds are terrible, but at least I have wifi. I think the data speeds get better on the update.
Sean's instructions say to let the phone "cache and settle". I have no idea what that means...so will try to wait 10 minutes or so before installing the update.
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My uneducated guess with the data speeds is the modem for UCLE2. I haven't had the chance to go to LTE on SKYICS yet, but data is definitely slower on "4g" networks.
Sent from my cm_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2

quick update
Here is a quick update:
I spent some time redownloading all my apps and in general setting up the phone. I then ran the SKY-ICS update. Everything seemed to be working great.
As an added bonus, the email app in SKY-ICS syncs with my employer's exchange server! Which is so awesome. The stock ROM, and the last gingerbread ROM I had on the Skyrocket would not connect to our exchange server. I was very pleasantly surprised by that functionality.
I then lost wifi again. Wifi seems to be unpredictable and I'm not sure if it is hardware or software related. I again have wifi this morning, but didn't for the last two days. Also, my phone won't restart, it appears to get stuck in a powerdown state.The haptic buttons stay lit, but the screen is blank. I have to pull the battery to get it to restart.
But overall, I'm very happy with the performance and functionality of SKY-ICS. I will do some digging on the restart problem.

New to Verizon s3

Hello ladies and gents,
I purchased my girl an s3 and she has been running stock rooted for a while and wanted to try something different so I flashed cm10.1. I factory reset, cleared system, and caches. Then flashed the rom via trwrp 2.3.3 flashed gaps. Everything went successful but she lost all data. I read that it was fixed but I had to Odin root66 and dial that code to do another reset.
What can I do differently that won't lose data next time? The Verizon s3 seems more temperamental than my T-Mobile s3.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

First thing to always do is read the OP for bugs I'm pretty sure he explained the loss of data and how to fix it.
Second would be to research the ROM you are flashing by reading comments from other flashers.
Last would be waiting for a stable version of the ROM to be uploaded.
Have fun and flash with the speed of light

But the things is I did all of those things. I am no stranger to rooting and crack flashing. I'm saying they said the data bug was fixed as of 12/24, I flashed 1/19 and it still broke data. But I guess I'll just lurk the thread... my bad for asking a question in the q/a forum...
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

Here's all the info I: have saved in case I come across this problem (again)
Fixing Data
If you flashed a CM10.1 nightly and are stuck at roaming/activating or don't have data, try any of the following (in order of simplicity):
(1) Go into Mobile Settings - Mobile Networks. Change CDMA mode to RUIM, go into airplane mode, come out, it should login to 4g in a minute. You can wait for activating to time out then skip or not install gapps until after setting the correct mobile network setting.
(2) Power down. Take out the sim card and reboot. In mobile network settings set roaming to auto and the subscription to RUIM/SIM, turn off the phone, pop the sim card back in, boot up.
If none of those work this will work for sure:
Originally Posted by Deevious88
Hallelujah! My phone has voice AND data back! (thanks to the posters above)
How to get voice AND data back:
1.) Odin the root66.tar file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1762204 (the torrent version downloads MUCH faster)
2.) Open the dialer and enter *2767*3855#
3.) DONE! Voice and data should be fixed (it fixed it for me at least, and I had tried EVERYTHING else)
From there just Odin back to Jellybean following http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1974114 and you're golden...
That's how to get back to working condition without fail... Might want to post similar instructions in the OP as dirty flashing did nothing for quite a few of us.
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Fixing GPS
Originally Posted by invisiblek
GPS - it HAS been working for 98% of builds, however if you cannot get GPS to connect, possibly due to dirty flashing, the following has worked every build for me: Settings - Apps - downloaded - GPS Status - clear cache, clear data, force stop. Then open gps status back up, let it sit with gps on for a moment and see if it starts searching for signal again....if this still doesn't work (sometimes) - settings - apps - all - google services framework - clear data. This has worked 100% of the time but I try to avoid it because if you do this, you need to go open back up the play store and see if it still connects. If not, recovery - clear cache, clear dalvik usually takes care of that.
Clean install of builds has given me 100% functional gps every time.
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Unofficial CM10.1
(I know several people have posted these, I looked quickly and only found mastamoon's which is also what I am running, I'll happily post more here if I find them).
mastamoon http://d-h.st/users/mastamoon
invisiblek http://rootzwiki.com/topic/35602-rom...0#entry1058210
aerovan http://rootzwiki.com/topic/37216-uno...zw-2012-12-18/
First do this: change your CDMA Subscription to RUIM/SIM then your Roaming Mode to Automatic and then reboot.
If doesn't work, try: restoring IMEI and then Odin back to stock.

The RUIM method mentioned prior has always been what fixed my problem when experiencing the same issue as you. Also, definitely back up your IMEI if you have not yet.

[Q] GPS working on EOS4 TF101 B93?

Hey everyone,
I would have posted this in the dev area for the EOS4 JB4.2 ROM section, but I'm not yet allowed to post there. Yesterday I decided to finally take the plunge and root my stock Asus TF101 running ICS 4.0.3, then get JB on there. I've got a Samsung GS3 on JB, so I figured with Asus not going to release anything for the old dog, I'll do it myself *insert Major League reference here: (EFF YOU JOBU...I DO IT MYSELF)*
Anyways...From stock, I used the one click root method which worked great. I then installed Goo.IM and loaded the latest TWRP recovery 2.3.2.3. In addition, I downloaded the latest EOS4 TF101 build which is 93. (http://tinyw.in/vq6z). I also made sure to grab the latest TF101 GAPPS. (http://tinyw.in/b4kI), and finally, downloaded the latest Kat Kernel which is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1985882
So...after backing up my apps and data (which for me, seemed like a waste of time, Google downloaded everything for me anyway) I went into TWRP, wiped the caches, wiped the internal sdcard, did a factory reset, then installed the EOS4, gapps, and katkernel, and then rebooted.
Everything came up fine...got everything going, installed, etc. All looked pretty good except I can't seem to get the GPS to work. The system is finding my location based on my WiFi. DOes anyone have any ideas on how I can get the GPS working...or know if it does considering the version I'm now running?
Many thanks in advance.

Did you wipe the system partition prior to flashing?
When changing ROMs I always wipe the cache, davlik, system and factory reset. I do not always wipe the internal. And even when updating to a new version of the ROM I wipe both caches and the System.
I am running TeamEOS Preview B145 (beta to the 94 release) from timduru and my GPS works fine. In about 2-3 minutes I have 9+ satellites and a 15M accuracy.

Thanks for the reply! Darn it... I was following instructions but obviously not well enough. I completely missed the system option. DARN IT ALL TO HECK.
Any ideas on how I should proceed at this stage? I'd like to get that working, but not sure I feel like nuking it again. I will if I have to...I just don't want to volunteer for that!

I think I got the GPS going. I downloaded a GPS test app named, 'GPS Test' (It's not just a clever name!) from Google Play.
I turned it on and the TF101 found about five sats within a couple of minutes down to 30ft precision. I went back inside and opened my trusty dusty Accuweather app and it found my location via GPS without issue.
Not sure...but maybe it had to build its list first? I dunno. Regardless, I think its sort of working. I open Maps and it does find me, but it takes quite a bit longer than it normally did...even when in the house.

[Q] chameleon os superuser or root problem

I run chameleon os custom rom on Samsung infuse 4g. Superuser by Clockworkmod got binded/imbedded into rom. Was working fine, then out of nowhere got disabled under superuser settings and will not change back. I select apps only and all other choices but as soon as I select it, it switches back to disable. Google play no longer shows it as an app that I have downloaded so I can't get updates. I have tried installing it again both by just downloading it and by disabling it under app management and downloading it, but both ways when I open it tries to downloading binaries and fails. Same thing happens with any other superuser I try to download. I cannot get it to work. Please help. I no longer want chameleon as my rom because of too many issues with it constantly rebooting and internet only working sometimes. i want to try another rom but can't with superuser not working. Here is my phone info:
> Model #
> SGH-I997
>
> Android
> 4.2.2
>
> Baseband version
> I997UCLB3
>
> Kernel version
> 2.6.35.7-I997UCLB3-CL9997492-g431d68f
>
> CPU
> ARMv7 Processor rev2 (v71)
>
> ChameleonOS version
> 0.7-20130426-unofficial-infuse4g
>
> Build date
> Fri Apr26 16:05:35 AST 2013
>
> Build number
> cos_infuse4g-userdebug 4.2.2JDQ39
> Cng.andros11.20130426 test-keys

robertmlangdon2 said:
I run chameleon os custom rom on Samsung infuse 4g. Superuser by Clockworkmod got binded/imbedded into rom. Was working fine, then out of nowhere got disabled under superuser settings and will not change back. I select apps only and all other choices but as soon as I select it, it switches back to disable. Google play no longer shows it as an app that I have downloaded so I can't get updates. I have tried installing it again both by just downloading it and by disabling it under app management and downloading it, but both ways when I open it tries to downloading binaries and fails. Same thing happens with any other superuser I try to download. I cannot get it to work. Please help. I no longer want chameleon as my rom because of too many issues with it constantly rebooting and internet only working sometimes. i want to try another rom but can't with superuser not working.
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You mean to say you cannot boot into CWM recovery and flash a different ROM? Interesting. I have an HTC, and the steps to rooting it are in a different order... that after unlocking the bootloader, you install CWM, and then optionally root the stock ROM with the SuperUser package (those who don't do the last step are usually flashing a ROM instead of mucking around for another second with the stock OS).
SU shouldn't be needed for custom recovery. But maybe Chameleon does something weird like not give you a custom recovery you can boot into? If that's the case, you could pop the device into download mode and go back to stock with Odin, effectively starting from scratch.

still need help, thank you.
I am starting to believe more than before that the actual problem is that somehow my phone got unrooted. How do I set my phone in download mode and use Odin? I usually wipe the cache, install the rom, install gapps, wipe cache partition, and wipe dalvik cache. I have never flashed a rom before. Or even better what is the best way to root my phone again now that I am using chameleon? I believe if I can do that it will fix my problems and I can install cyanfox (the latest rom I have downloaded). Do I use super one click? That is what I think I used before but now that I am not using stock rom I don't know what to use.

robertmlangdon2 said:
I am starting to believe more than before that the actual problem is that somehow my phone got unrooted. How do I set my phone in download mode and use Odin? I usually wipe the cache, install the rom, install gapps, wipe cache partition, and wipe dalvik cache. I have never flashed a rom before. Or even better what is the best way to root my phone again now that I am using chameleon? I believe if I can do that it will fix my problems and I can install cyanfox (the latest rom I have downloaded). Do I use super one click? That is what I think I used before but now that I am not using stock rom I don't know what to use.
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If you are unable to get into ClockWorkMod recovery (hold Vol-Up+Vol-Dn keys while pressing Pwr button) and have it do anything (so your wipe, install, gapps, dalvik - that process would be called flashing). Then I would Odin back to stock.
For this, you would need to get into download mode. IIRC (just sold my Infuse), it is (with the device fully turned off) hold both volume buttons in while inserting the micro usb cable (that is subsequently inserted into your PC). The ODIN program comes with the download packages (hopefully), so extract the whole package, and run that.
Odin should pick up the phone in the first column as "COMX" (e.g. "COM5"). You are good to flash. To the right, there are PHONE and PDA buttons, click on each, and select the corresponding file (that was also in the package) for each (so PHONE will have something like PHONE.tgz.md5). Once both files are loaded, make sure re-partition is UN-checked, and press Start (or Go, or whatever the action word is). This will take a few minutes, but the COMX column should highlight green with "SUCCESS" in the end.
That's all there is to it. The reason why I'm shying away from SuperOneClick is that it was designed for stock gingerbread/froyo, so it has the potential of breaking something. Hope this helps.
EDIT:
Alternatively, you could try pushing su to the device with adb (depends on how you lost root):
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system
adb push su /system/xbin/
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
... with this file (extracted).
Source (with mount point changed)

new problem
I am now running cyanfox which runs android 4.4 and Google.process.gapps has stopped keeps popping up. To get rid of it I have to do a factory reset but after a few days it always comes back. I have Googled the problem and tried numerous things to try to fix it but everything only works temporary. What should I do besides get another phone? I can't afford that right now.

robertmlangdon2 said:
I am now running cyanfox which runs android 4.4 and Google.process.gapps has stopped keeps popping up. To get rid of it I have to do a factory reset but after a few days it always comes back. I have Googled the problem and tried numerous things to try to fix it but everything only works temporary. What should I do besides get another phone? I can't afford that right now.
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I wouldn;t suggest another phoen is things are working well genrally. The problem could lie in the GApps package or the ROM itself. I use the PA Gapps package. If you are having rouble with that one, try from a different date. Just wipe dlavik in between to prevent any nastyness.
If it still persists, try another ROM, like Carbon.

tried installing the new gapps
So far, so good but I won't know for sure for a few days. I'll keep you up to date. Thank you

what version of android is carbon?
Do you have the link for carbon rom for Samsung infuse 4g? And what version of android is it? My phone runs better with those gapps but I am still getting the same problems. I will give it a try but if carbon doesn't work I am definitely going to have to just get another phone. So far I'm. 0-2 on custom roms for this phone. I thought cyanfox would of worked cause I got it off of xda, which really makes me think this phone has some sort of hardware problem but carbon has been around longer. So maybe it will work better.

Carbon is on XDA as well too, and it is based on CM 11 / Android 4.4 Kitkat:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2137800
Hope this works for you... :fingers-crossed:

problems solved
It appears it was definitely a problem with the ROM. Phone has been operating 100% better. :victory: My cache needs to be cleared frequently and some minor problems with the Facebook back but when isn't there problems with Facebook lol. But as soon as I clean out the cache from my apps, everything is running like new again. I greatly appreciate your help. I can't thank you enough.

Was working great then more problems
Joel,
Carbon was running great for me but then all of a sudden android.process.acore has stopped kept popping up along with all sort of other things stopping then eventually GApps not working again. I have erased my contacts, Erased Media, unchecked all my Syncs, I have tried all sorts of other Gapps packages and even another ROM (cyanogen 11) and they work to begin with then the same problems keep coming back. Is it because I went from Gingerbread right to Kitkat? My phone hasn't worked for about a week now with me trying all different ways to fix it. Do I need to install Ice Cream Sandwich then Jellybean before going to Kitkat or do I just need to try even more GApps? I used to install new ROMs all the time but android has changed so much over the last couple years and when i had to get rid of my old phone and went back to my Infuse 4g the old ROM was just completely outdated and now I can't seem to get this right. The phone itself is still a great phone and I don't understand why I am having these issues. I factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, install new ROM, install GApps, wipe cache again, and wipe dalvik again. I usually don't wipe the cache or the dalvik until after the ROM and GApps install but just lately have been doing the extra wipe just in-case because nothing else is working. But that has failed too. You have been a great help so far and I can't seem to fix this on my own, so again I turn to you for help. Please help me figure this out.

robertmlangdon2 said:
Is it because I went from Gingerbread right to Kitkat?
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It's possible. I mentioned this before somewhere, but this could be the after-effect of a small /datadata partition, which having a separate partition is standard in a KitKat ROM (at least for this phone). When it fills up, there's no telling what happens.
Both BeanStalk and CM11 have /datadata partition alternatives (the separate partition has been abandoned) built in. You may want to try one of those:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55574460&postcount=3801
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56604749&postcount=593
Unfortunately I couldn't find something similar for Carbon.

Thank you!!!!!!
I hate to count my chickens before they're hatched but I truly believe that was the problem. Even Facebook works now. But I thought I had it fixed before then just under a week and it completely messed up and I couldn't even get it to work for a day after that. But it works now. I can't thank you enough. If you ever come across one for Carbon ROM please let me know. This is a good ROM but I liked Carbon better. Again, thank you Joel. :good::good:

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to bother you again Joel but I have a major problem again and I dont even know wht happenned. You have helped me through evrything so far and I couldn't be more thankful. There may be nothing you can do to help me, I don't know. I was using my phone as A Wifi Hotspot when out of know where as soon as i got on facebook on my tablet my phone rebooted on it's own into Clockworkmod recovery. when I reboot it, it goes right back into recovery, it wont read the internal sd card and it wont install any zip off any inserted sd card(it reads them but wont install anything, it always pops up with android guy on his back with a red X and a generic error). it lets me erase cache but won't erase delvik cache or format anything, the screen just flashes and it pops back a screen. I dont think the phone overheated because it wasnt hot to the touch at all. I was only using it as a wifi hotspot for about 30 minutes when it happenned. i had used it as a hotspot many times before with no problems and i dont know how it woud be a virus when i wasnt on any abnormal sites. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to bother you again Joel but I have a major problem again and I dont even know wht happenned. You have helped me through everything so far and I couldn't be more thankful. The phone might be fried and there may be nothing you can do to help me, I don't know. I was using my phone as A Wifi Hotspot when out of know where as soon as i got on facebook on my tablet my phone rebooted on it's own into Clockworkmod recovery. when I reboot it, it goes right back into recovery, it wont read the internal sd card and it wont install any zip off any inserted sd card(it reads them but wont install anything, it always pops up with android guy on his back with a red X and a generic error). it lets me erase cache but won't erase delvik cache or format anything, the screen just flashes and it pops back a screen. I dont think the phone overheated because it wasnt hot to the touch at all. I was only using it as a wifi hotspot for about 30 minutes when it happenned. i had used it as a hotspot many times before with no problems and i dont know how it woud be a virus when i wasnt on any abnormal sites. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

If you can get into Download Mode, I would Odin back to stock. Are you AT&T or Rogers? There are a couple recent threads in this forum with download links, although people have been having difficulties with finding the AT&T variety.
Unfortunately, that's all I can recommend. Good luck.

we'll see how this works out
I just checked and it will go into download mode. So I guess I just need to find the AT&T thread of Oden and hopefully that works. I have never done it that way before but I read your previous response much earlier in this thread on how to do it and it sounds pretty simple so hopefully I can do it. If you can find a link to the at&t version before me it would definitely help but I will see what I can find.

robertmlangdon2 said:
I just checked and it will go into download mode. So I guess I just need to find the AT&T thread of Oden and hopefully that works. I have never done it that way before but I read your previous response much earlier in this thread on how to do it and it sounds pretty simple so hopefully I can do it. If you can find a link to the at&t version before me it would definitely help but I will see what I can find.
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Looks like you are all set for the files then.
I just PM'ed everyone who I've recommended those packages in the past. Hopefully I get a bite.

found a thread but need your help
I found a thread with links but with what is written on this thread I am confused. The thread link is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
I'm not sure what to download and if anything needs to be changed after downloading it or if this link is a waste of my time. I was hoping you could help. Thanks.

robertmlangdon2 said:
I found a thread with links but with what is written on this thread I am confused. The thread link is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
I'm not sure what to download and if anything needs to be changed after downloading it or if this link is a waste of my time. I was hoping you could help. Thanks.
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I would recommend Option D for what you need, but AFAIK, the links on this page are dead.
If you go to the last page though, there is a link for Option C, which would work for your needs. Hope this helps.

[Completed] [Q] GPS Won't turn ON

T-mobile Galaxy Relay 4G - on MetroPCS network (APN updated). I can turn GPS on in taskbar, but not even flashing location icon that it's looking for satellites..
I've searched forums and tried:
tightening the back screws - no change
flashed back to 4.04 (stock) - no change
tried CM10.2 and 11.1
I've updated maps and installed GPS Test and GPS Status Test and Fix - cleared aGPS data and renewed it, all indicate no activity.
Is there a way to test for a hardware failure? I paid $ to get this older keyboard phone for my wife, haven't seen anything with better specs to replace it. :silly:
TIA
nelsonsdive

Recover How?
eminp said:
you can try to recover it
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I had flashed CM 10.2 and 11.1 using TWRP previously so Kies wouldn't connect, so I used Odin 3.10.6 and loaded the stock (4.04) from Sammobile (which removed TWRP). I did a full cache and then a factory reset before loading each time. The GPS still doesn't appear to be turning on (no satellites in view at all per GPS Test), so I accepted the OTA update from T-mobile back (up) to 4.1.2, no change. I've also done a recovery using the tar.md5 file and manual update from external SD, no change. Am I missing something in recovery?
So far, it has failed to turn on in stock 4.0.4, stock 4.1.2, CM 10.2 and 11.1. I read in another thread that there was a "privacy mode" that sometimes got set, and it would stay even through a factory/hard reset, and that the only way out was to go back to stock....??
Unfortunately, going back to stock 4.0.4 didn't make any difference in this case.
If anyone has any further suggestions, or a better way to cause a full reset, I'd be very interested. I've found an old TWRP backup, think I'll re-install TWRP and see if I can bring it back to that and see if there are any differences????

nelsonsdive said:
I had flashed CM 10.2 and 11.1 using TWRP previously so Kies wouldn't connect, so I used Odin 3.10.6 and loaded the stock (4.04) from Sammobile (which removed TWRP). I did a full cache and then a factory reset before loading each time. The GPS still doesn't appear to be turning on (no satellites in view at all per GPS Test), so I accepted the OTA update from T-mobile back (up) to 4.1.2, no change. I've also done a recovery using the tar.md5 file and manual update from external SD, no change. Am I missing something in recovery?
So far, it has failed to turn on in stock 4.0.4, stock 4.1.2, CM 10.2 and 11.1. I read in another thread that there was a "privacy mode" that sometimes got set, and it would stay even through a factory/hard reset, and that the only way out was to go back to stock....??
Unfortunately, going back to stock 4.0.4 didn't make any difference in this case.
If anyone has any further suggestions, or a better way to cause a full reset, I'd be very interested. I've found an old TWRP backup, think I'll re-install TWRP and see if I can bring it back to that and see if there are any differences????
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If the GPS did not work even after reverting to stock, then there might me a fault with your Hardware.
Try restoring the TWRP backup just to be sure and if it is not functional even after that, I would recommend you to take it to Samsung service center.
Cheers.

Thanks Dagger
dagger said:
If the GPS did not work even after reverting to stock, then there might me a fault with your Hardware.
Try restoring the TWRP backup just to be sure and if it is not functional even after that, I would recommend you to take it to Samsung service center.
Cheers.
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I figured as much, currently out on a business trip, will have to finish when I get back home.