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[Epic 4G Android Development] mkasick:
That's a new issue to me, sounds like the GPS is dropping out in the middle of getting an active fix, which is unrelated to the other issues raised in this thread.

I'm not sure I have any particular suggestion, other than if it happens often enough that we can get a logcat of it, it might suggest what's going on. But if it happens rarely, that might be tough.

I don't think it would help that particular problem, but it shouldn't hurt. In all instances of the underlying problem that causes the crash, we've observed the GPS to die in such a way that it takes a power cycle to recover. If you don't have to do a power cycle to recover it, then it's probably unrelated. That said, it could be a different manifestation of the underlying problem, it which case it would help, but I have no evidence to suggest that's the case.

Oh, could be, can we verify the file contents? Attached are my /system/etc/gps.conf and /data/gps/secgps.conf. The former is from stock EC05, the latter was generated by EB13, but I verified that if I remove it and reboot it generates the same file on EC05.

Chances are that changes to /system/etc/gps.conf won't matter much, but /data/gps/secgps.conf might.
[Epic 4G Android Development] supercluver:
My secgps.conf file is exactly the same as what you posted mkasick. However my gps.conf file is different. I've attached it here.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mkasick:
The NTP_SERVER difference shouldn't matter. I don't see any evidence that INTERMEDIATE_POS, ACCURACY_THRES, or ENABLE_WIPER are actually used by the Epic, so those probably don't matter either. I'm not certain if the SUPL_HOST & SUPL_PORT values are paid attention to in /system/etc/gps.conf, given that they're also defined and different in /data/gps/secgps.conf. It's likely they don't matter, although removing them from /system/etc/gps.conf shouldn't hurt.

Can you provide more details on how often the navigation issue occurs? How long into a navigation session typically? Or at least, how long your navigation sessions last? And most importantly, does it happen in a particular area that you drive with any notable features such as bridges, high rises, anything that might block or disrupt a signal?

It's possible the GPS signal is actually weak or lost. This would definitely be the case if happening while driving through a tunnel. If it happens while driving in a downtown area (with highrise buildings), there could be enough multipath that the signal can't be received well. But if you have no problems driving in a downtown but lose signal out on the open road, well, that's weird.

Edit: The fact that it restores by toggling the GPS on and off again is a bit bothersome. Although I suppose Maps/Navigation may not attempt subsequent GPS fixes on a lost signal for a few minutes. I've never had a lost signal, but I rarely use Navigation as I have a standalone unit myself.
[Epic 4G Android Development] lloydcabraham:
I have this problem also. It happened so much that I bought a secondary Epic to test but with the same results. Moved to Midnight and the problem got much better until I downloaded and started using Phonetrack app (it uses GPS simultaneously with Navigation). I downloaded SeePU monitor and noticed that the problem occurred whenever I reached a high CPU usage with low memory (I have alot of apps). If I decreased my memory usage to the point where CPU usage didn't get so high, it worked fine. My question to all having this particular problem is how many apps do we have installed on our phones and how many/what is running in the background concurrently with navigation? Do you think that the GPS freezes as the Epic is clearing memory? Maybe we all can track CPU usage to GPS disconnects with SeeCU to see?

By the way, I also had an Evo 4G until recently and had no problems there. Could it be because of the way HTC clears their cache/memory when it needs more room?
[Epic 4G Android Development] kbnguy:
I drive a lot so I use goog nav all the time. My observation: 4g is culprit...

whenever I go in and out of 4g coverage area, map/nav and gps all go out altogether until 4g connect again. toggle 4g off I have no prob w/3g constant on and every thing back to normal. As off right now 4g coverage has more holes than swiss cheese...
[Epic 4G Android Development] lloydcabraham:
This happens to me even though I never travel into or use 4G. Maybe as you switch over to 4G, the processor spikes and freezes momentarily thus disconnecting the GPS?
[Epic 4G Android Development] kbnguy:
GPS & Ringer Vib Silent

I took mkasick GPS fix for SFR in OP (4/20/11) and patched Ringer silent to it. So far works good on my phone. Using mkasick's tutorial here

Note: clear cache and dalvik before apply.

Credits: All credits go to mkasick for fix/workaround and ACS team for SFR. Thanks guys.

Disclaimer: standard disclaimer applied and backup your framework.jar
[Epic 4G Android Development] sm_x:
ok so my gps won't work any more. I tried and to odin to D18 and it's still won't work.

and by don't work I mean I get the error " your current location is temporary unavailable"

something that can be fix or should I take it to sprint?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mkasick:
What were the circumstances under which the GPS stopped working? Was it just after an upgrade, or randomly?

Can you try GPS Test and report what happens with that?

If you can't get a fix under any cirumstance, I'm nor sure a whole lot can be done. If you can at least grab a boot-time logcat using the directions in this post, I'll take a look to see if there's anything out of the ordinary.
[Epic 4G Android Development] sm_x:
hmm...that fixed it . I don't know how it did and what happened but gps works on gmaps now. All I had to do is run gps test. :confused:

Thanx for the suggestion :D

EDIT : seems like problem is still there. The GPS only works if I start the gps test app first that switch to google maps. If I don't do that I never get a lock. I am so confused. I can't think of anything that could cause this.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Anon9mouz:
Wow that's a lot to do I guess ill wait till its one flash and we are good to go. I need simple in my life lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
The crash fix didn't work on Bonsai 4.0.1. I still have to reboot to get GPS working. Do you have assistance workaround for Bonsai? Will the Midnight one work? Thanks.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mkasick:
What were the circumstances in which the GPS crashed? Were you able to verify the problem with logcat?

I don't. If Bonsai and Midnight use the same framework.jar, then the Midnight one should work. I don't know if they do.
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
Check the Midnight thread to be sure, but I think it is based off of Bonsai
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
I thought it was. Thanks Styles.

@mkasick...I put GPS on, tried to use Telenav and it would not find my location. Went to GPS test and it looked like it was getting only 2 satellites but just sat there. Reboot and it was working. Happened again later when just testing GPStest, and clearing data in that got it working again. This is also not repeatable.
[Epic 4G Android Development] mkasick:
That sounds more like an assistance issue. I'd be curious to know if the Midnight assistance workaround does work here.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
I will download it and test drive it for a few days.
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
Well, I've been using this fix since it came out, and it has been working wonderfully. Rare occasions have seen a loss of signal, but if it can't get locked again then cycling gps off and on always fixes it. Awesome work!
[Epic 4G Android Development] mkasick:
Cool, thanks for the feedback!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jimmyz:
Im stuck in europe (no cdma signal but wifi through a mifi) and not getting a gps fix (sometime rarely after 15 minutes)- will this mod help?
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
It might, certainly shouldn't break anything that I'm aware of so I'd say just try it and see
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
It looks like the Midnight assistance workaround is working on Bonsai. It takes a little while to get lock but at least I am not getting bad data miles away.
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
Makes sense, Midnight is built on top of Bonsai
[Epic 4G Android Development] ecooce:
So does this fix the sudden nav FC when driving?

Im getting tired of changing this...
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
I never had that. Do you have Telenav 6?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ecooce:
Nope, google maps, but the extra_gps_on_ worked for me, and I also flashed the gps_sync,so I think I'm good to move forward on the ROM build. Thanks, wish the dev for xda app would add a thanks button already, bet kOnane would have his 2000...

Im getting tired of changing this...
[Epic 4G Android Development] stir fry a lot:
gps_xtra_on_enable-SRF110.zip

gps_request_sync-EC05.zip

Neither of these worked for me.
[Vibrant General] mobileoneexpress:
can someone help me with this please?

Thanks
[Vibrant General] jon_yarbrough:
i was having issues with stock mms on my vibrant. i downloaded "save mms" application and i am able to save "mms" messages to my phone. i don't know if this helps you or not.
[Vibrant General] mobileoneexpress:
Is there an APK I can install that can help me with that?
[Vibrant General] jon_yarbrough:
i'm sure there is some where on here. the easiest way is to check the market for "save mms".
[Vibrant General] aaronhiep:
Maybe not a problem but do you happen to have your data network turned off through via holding down power button? This was how i fixed my mms :/
[Vibrant General] roundel77:
You may want to try and put + in front of the conctacts numbers.

+ 7081234567 .
[Vibrant General] schnem:
stock Tmobile 2.2 MMS does not work unless you change all of your contact numbers ex. 555-555-1234 now needs to be 5555551234. go to your contacts app and select the contact hit menu then edit to change the number
[Thunderbolt General] XfrostX:
Hey, what keyboard do you guys use? I've started using the gingerbread one that comes with the virus rom instead of the stock HTC one. The stock one always seems to get in the way of the "send" button when it shows suggestions. I know there's swiftkey and betterkeyboard etc. as well. What do you guys use?
[Thunderbolt General] magicriggs:
I use smart keyboard pro. It can look just like the stock HTC but you can also remove the arrows. Its pretty good with predictive text and awesome with dev support.
[Thunderbolt General] necosino:
Flex T9 for me. Combines swype, T9, voice to text, and handwriting recognition. By far one of the most powerful keyboards I've used.
[Thunderbolt General] royolpunk:
I use smart keyboard pro with a windows phone 7 style theme.
[Thunderbolt General] 1234567188:
Normally I use slideit, but Ive been enjoing stock abd swift
[Thunderbolt General] camolito:
Swype beta
[Thunderbolt General] craighwk:
Swiftkey for me. Love it.
[Thunderbolt General] IISiDeK1CKII:
swiftkey is the shizz, followed closely by the stock gb keyboard.
[Thunderbolt General] Ovrclck:
Swift for the win. :D
[Thunderbolt General] MONDOIV:
I use SlideIT really think it works awesome!

Sent from my Perfect Storm 1.2 Tbolt
[Thunderbolt General] ikon8:
Another vote for Smart Keyboard Pro.
[Thunderbolt General] Jaxidian:
Swype all the way for me.
[Thunderbolt General] azturbomini:
I've tried quite a few and SwiftKey is the best for me.
[Thunderbolt General] HorsexD:
I Use Thumb KeyBoard with HoneyComb Theme :x
[Thunderbolt General] FP5241:
I'm using the gingerbread keyboard from the app market. i like it. It made me forget about hardware keyboards.... :)
[Thunderbolt General] m00nshake:
I was using Swype beta since my G1 and on multiple devices since but for some reason, it doesn't recognize much of what I'm trying to type on the Thunderbolt, not sure if it's the version or what. But i switched to the GB keyboard and it works great so far... In landscape, it is very easy to type quickly on this large screen.
[Thunderbolt General] HCdroid:
My paws like the gingerbread keyboard.
[Thunderbolt General] Busphan:
SwiftKey ftw.
[Thunderbolt General] EDD Skitz:
I use smart keyboard pro with the tron theme, the black with blue glowing ring is easy on my eyes...

But I noticed when installing it has a lot of access to your phone, so whenever typing important info or credit card numbers I always switch back to the touch input real quick...
[Thunderbolt General] komradefox:
hah, i never thought of that. but i do also use smart keyboard pro
[Thunderbolt General] EDD Skitz:
Its widely used enough that I trust it, but why risk it, its just a long press on the text input area..
[Thunderbolt General] MrHawaii:
I use Swiftkey also. I like to use the haptic feedback option. I like that you can control the duration of the vibrate. 20 ms feels like a little ripple, feels better than the vibrate on the stock HTC keyboard.

Only caveat for me on Swiftkey is that it does not do the magnify thing when trying to move the cursor in a sentence. Works fine with stock keyboard but for some reason does not work with Swiftkey.
[Thunderbolt General] EDD Skitz:
I never thought about needing to change the haptic time....

Smart keyboard does the magnifying glass thing though, coming from an Eris it makes text input and editing way easier...
[Thunderbolt General] FreemanB:
I use SlideIt. I've tried Swype and several versions of the stock keyboard, and I keep going back to SlideIt. As you can see from the replies in this thread, it really comes down to personal preference. Just start trying out different keyboards for a few days each, and you'll eventually find the one that suits you best.
[Thunderbolt General] yumms:
Using Swype currently, loving it so far.
[Thunderbolt General] Dangerous Dave:
Does your swype work correctly? I just installed it on my wife's new T-Bolt (I'm still on an Incredible) and even though I have auto spacing turned on in settings, it doesn't auto-space. Wondering if it's a conflict between swype and the T-Bolt, or if maybe I should try reinstalling. Thoughts??

Edit: Whoops, just found the answer. I see it is a known bug. Ignore this.

Tanks,

D Dave
[Thunderbolt General] ddgarcia05:
My only complaint about SwiftKey is that it doesn't auto move the box where your typing on towards the top of the window so sometimes you can't see what your typing. Example is on google.com you if you type in the search bar the text box is covered by the keyboard on landscape. I'm using Dolphin mini browser. Might be a browser issue.
[Thunderbolt General] Varelse:
my autospace doesnt work in sms app, but it works everywhere else. If you search these forums, someone posted a black themed swype keyboard (which i am currently using) that fixes the spacing issues.
[Thunderbolt General] Dangerous Dave:
Don't suppose you could help a brutha' out with a link, couldja?? :)

And yes, I searched "swype", "swype keyboard", and "swype keyboard fix" with no luck so far.
[Thunderbolt General] jakejonez:
I'm using Swiftkey for now. Thinking of trying the new A.I. type keyboard beta though.
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
I just started using swype and I have to say I'm impressed. I heard good things about it but never though it could be so accurate. I'm using it right now and it really just blows my mind. I know I'm a little late to this party. LoL
[Thunderbolt General] royolpunk:
That keyboard is mighty small on the thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] MrHawaii:
OK I change my vote. I have been using the Gingerbread Keyboard paid version. It lets me control the haptic vibration and magnify glass thing works fine. Word prediction is of course better on Swiftkey, but I honestly never used it that much.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Accessories] soocerclaude:
Resently ppl have been complaning there can hardly hear me on my phone i guess my mic is getting faulty so is the mic located on the flex cable or the keypad menbrane cuz i will like 2 change it so ppl can hear me again.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Accessories] yelped:
I think you should try asking in the general tp2 forum, not the Accessories forum. You might get more help there.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] soopernoob:
ok i just bought an hd2 and windows blows. i tried looking through the threads but its honestly a lot to sift through. i just want to change it to android safely and easily. so can anyone help me with the best way to do this? im sorry if im offending anyone. thanks :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MrCrix:
There are many guides on XDA regarding Android on a HD2.

For starters, try this one here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11097380
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] T-Macgnolia:
Click on the link in my sig that says guide as it will help you out and I also have two seperate guides on how to install Andriod linked at the top of my guide.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Vvlioncourtvv:
Curious if anyone knows the cheapest 32gb micro sd card without sacrificing quality?

Sent from my htc evo 4g. ALL HAIL EVO 3D!!!
[EVO 4G Accessories] iitreatedii:
None, they're all expensive... Ball park numbers 100 bucks, save yourself money, buy a wintec 16gb for 29 dollars...best thing I ever bought, class 10 and if it goes bad or comes bad, you exchange with the given warranty, you can't lose out...fortunately my first ones been great for 4 months now
[EVO 4G Accessories] mrufino1:
Microcenter has a patriot lx class 10 high speed micro sdhc for 69.99. I can't post a link because I don't have enough posts yet , but pretty easy to find at their site.
[EVO 4G Accessories] alraune:
32gb

Check ebay.. I just purchased a 32gb Class2 from there for 40$. That was including shipping. It was brand new in box never been used. Seller reported he opened and formatted for his and buyers protection. Been using for a week and its reacts better then the original 8gb card that came with my evo.. So.. I mean you just really gotta look around.. :)

FYI, its a cell phone you really dont need a HIGH class for it. Your not going to NEED mass data movement speeds.
[EVO 4G Accessories] donisewell:
Really? If all you needed was a "phone" then why don't you have a flip phone? The faster cards will come in handy when using apps you've stored on the card. If you decide to do that in the future.

Sent from my Evo running CM7
[EVO 4G Accessories] iitreatedii:
Exactly. And eBay is the worst place to buy a card, scammers all over
[EVO 4G Accessories] alraune:
*sigh*

Ive owned many phones. And the phone and card does what i need ty.. And i know how to look at a sellers rating on what to buy..

FTY forum rules pretty much say live and let live.. If you dont got nothing nice to say then dont say anything at all.. I was putting positive information towards the discussion. Id appreciate in the future if some people would have some common sense before posting.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Les1976:
Hi, i hope you can help?

Is it possible to have pre installed maps on my Android Wildfire?

It seems to me these days that there is a push to have everything done online, no longer to have anything on your device its self, not even backed up. but you have to rely on having a stable and sometimes expensive 3g Internet connection to do or have anything. a bit like cloud computing, a concept i hope will nether catch on.

Anyway, rant aside, i used to have a Nokia phone, some years back which had GPS with navigation maps already loaded on the phone, the benefit of that was all you needed was to connect to the satellite, there was no need to download the maps every time you needed to use them, they were already there on the phone. so no need for Internet.

Now the GPS navigation will not work unless you have a stable 3g connection. it seems to me to be a significant step backwards, not evolution but devolution.

The GPS is in regular cases unusable on the Android phone.

So my question is can i download the maps from somewhere to install, make them ready for use on the phone to make the GPS navigation reliable?

Many thanks :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Les1976:
Never mind, i found what i was looking for http://www.sygic.com/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rydr1:
That app looks cool. There are also a few apps in the market that are really good. One of them is CoPilot. My wife used it on her phone before we put a data plan on her phone and she was happy with it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuvThyMetal:
Just wondering if you guys can tell me what's the best method of rooting my phone with hardware 003 Hboot 2.10 ? Sprint sent me a refurbished phone because my other EVO died.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalfan78:
Unrevoked, I think it works for all evos. Google it or search xda. I can't post the link

We're comin from a pure power source.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitreatedii:
Search feature ftw...Anyway as of today, EVERY Evo can be rooted with unrevoked 3 don't let anyone tell you otherwise
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuvThyMetal:
The last time I tried unrevoked I got a error saying something was missing and didn't work. I'll download and give a try again, Thanks for the responses
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=787304

Just follow those instructions, and you'll be good. Just be sure to have the hboot drivers installed correctly.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bad fishy:
I used unrevoked, worked great for me. I'm new to flashing roms and it was easy. Just google it and download it from their site. Happy rooting!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huludical:
Bad game
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuvThyMetal:
DUDE! I know this sucks GRRR! Our offense looks so bad man, it's embarrassing :eek:. Who would you rather kings play in playoffs, Vancouver or San Jose?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuvThyMetal:
This should help me out thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuvThyMetal:
Okay, so I just tried unrevoked and I got a error that said "Error: failed to get root. Is your firmware too new?" I don't know what to do now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
Hmm. So you installed the hboot drivers successfully? You have USB Debugging checked, right? There are a number of things that can interfere with the Unrevoked process, such as HTC Sync, Anti Virus Programs, PDAnet, doubletwist, etc etc. Basically, you want to be sure that there are no programs running that can communicate with your phone or interfere with it when it's plugged in, other than the Unrevoked program. Be sure all other things are disabled. Also, which version of Unrevoked are you using? Just to be sure, it's the newest one, correct? Version 3.32, right? ( http://downloads.unrevoked.com/recovery/3.32/reflash_package.exe ) Once you've confirmed all of those things, try running Unrevoked a second time, and see if you have success. I've used unrevoked a number of times, and it's succeeded for me every time, it should definitely work.

Edit: And I just double checked the links in the thread I linked you to earlier, and the download links are current and up to date. So if you downloaded from that link, then you are on the current Unrevoked version of 3.32. So that answers that question. I would temporarily disable your anti virus, be sure that no other programs that can interfere are running, and try running Unrevoked again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eeeeeeeeek:
~~~ HTC EVO - Universal Auto Root ~~~ v2.4 (works with all US EVOs)(3/12/11)

I believe autoroot works with ALL evos. I've used it to flash several evos flawlessly. Make sure you have htc sync and the android SDK installed before you do to ensure you have all the necessary drivers.

Thread Here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=838448
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitreatedii:
Yes...but so does unrevoked and its more newbie friendly
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitreatedii:
Penguin....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huludical:
I'm gana have to go with Vancouver :-/