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[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
GPS

locked

for me temporary with 3 satellites... Got google nav voice turn by turn tested and works too ( won't function without a lock and with display "searching for GPS" ... :cool: )

my situation:

sitting out on the porch with both Iconia and Nexus One ( Nexus One normally very good with satellites )

/ Weather was cloudy and scatter rain :eek:

/ Connected to my HOME wifi ( intermittently sometimes )

/ using gps status & toolbox, I clear the cache and re-downloaded the data...

/ took about 15 min. for the

fixed/locked

but it did !!

all this time, the Nexus One only got 1 sat fixed ..go figured !! :p

it comes and go and my wifi breaks... but I cannot tested any further due to the crappy weather we've been having lately in southern Ontario.

Note:

The GPS needs wifi INITIALLY to triangulate ... couple that with known wifi bug ( weakness and cut offs..etc )... when you are outside, make sure you got a data connection for the initial time !!! afterward... no need for wifi ( unless you reboot, then the whole cycle start from beginning ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] smaury:
Do you have busybox installed? Try to search the installer on the market, then open it, follow the steps, reboot, open fasterfix and enjoi the goodness!
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
update...

after my last post... just tested again and got 8 satellites fixed INDOOR & RAINY NIGHT !!! :eek:

you can recalibrate the compass using GPS status & toolbox, it ask you to rotate your device on its 3 axis before hitting the enter button....problem is, when you rotate, screen orientation switch and you lose that CONFIRM button..

What I did was ... rotate my device according to instructions ( tilt it left, right, forward, back, diagonal...etc )

then hit the menu to choose the TOOLS menu again...then select to CALIBRATE COMPASS.

everything is working perfectly ( compass, GPS ) ... I compared it side by side with the Nexus One .... things match up !!

don't forget... needs data connection

INITIALLY

for triangulation and map data ( when you planned a route, it needs data to at least covered the entire route... afterward, there is no need and it still work ;)

:p
[Acer Iconia A500] andyp17:
Hello,

I am a new owner of this wonderful gadget, but i have the same problems withnthe gps. I really tried everything from this post (not the method for rooted devices), but it didn't work. I cleared the agps-data several times, and tried to reload them without success. The app (gps-status) only shows the compass and a running circle in the middle all the time. After 10 minutes sometimes a satellite-bar appears but disappears in the next second. I never got a 'fix'-state.

Is my gps broken (hardware) or is there a chance to fix it by an update?

Many thanks...

Andy
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
or you could have just narrow it dfown to just one program that does everything...(paid though)

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.comptonsoft.tgps&feature=search_result
[Acer Iconia A500] SuperDeform:
Thank u very.much it helped
[Acer Iconia A500] daveid:
My method uses Bluetooth which saves power vs. wifi.
[Acer Iconia A500] andyp17:
No one has a hint for my problem... :-(
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
Have anyone tried the settings mentioned in this similar GPS related post ?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14267565&postcount=48

;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Johnny0906:
What if the region is set to Asia but im in Europe?
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
I believed your question is in related to seeing when starting the "faster-fix" program starting up with showing "ASIA" at the start...

you

can

select YOUR location and make the change ! ;)

The instruction was

NOT to go back and changed your selection a 2nd time

...etc... but you CAN select your proper location with the drop down box ;)

Frankly, I've never have to do any of these workarounds except for using the GPS status to clear the data & downloaded new data and my GPS works out of the box.

see the video here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14267565&postcount=48
[Acer Iconia A500] andyp17:
OK, i spoke with Amazon yesterday about this issue. They will send me a second A500. I am very curious what the new pad does...

I will report the result after testing it...

Regards,

Andy
[Acer Iconia A500] preynmantis:
Replacing the tab seems to be the best option. My first A500 was painfully slow to lock and I had it replaced. The new one works fine without any tweaks or mods.

Very odd that so many seem to have this problem...
[Acer Iconia A500] JoKu:
Edit: nevermind, wrong thread.
[Acer Iconia A500] JoKu:
That's a hell of an app, I used it all the time on my nook color. Definitely worth the money. I see no reason why it won't work on the Acer, so there's always that.
[Acer Iconia A500] ckarrow2:
My Solution to the GPS issue..

I changed the gps.conf file to the US location rather than the North America location... It helped, but not much..

I already had "GPS Test Plus" installed (nifty little app) and had used "Clear AGPS" (under settings) a few times with no improvement. Tonight I clicked on "Update AGPS" and a dialogue box popped up "AGPS update request sent".

From this point on I'm looking at a lock-on of at least 5 sats, normally six!

This seemed to restore full GPS functionality.

Hope this works for others!
[Acer Iconia A500] splatoid:
I tried all the tips you all had and I still barely get any GPS I can sit out on my pourch and GPS one sat intermittent.

But I'm not so worried about I have my garmin and my droid Inc. so how many GPS units dose one person need?

I also want to thank you all for all the good tips and ideas.
[Acer Iconia A500] ckarrow2:
Did you try my solution just above your original post? It really worked for me. I was getting 1 maybe 2 sats and then they would never turn green. After I went through my procedure, it seems to be working great. This is all indoors too! I have six sat locks right now. Accuracy of 15 feet!
[Acer Iconia A500] Crsdr37:
This is what I put into my GPS conf. Seems to get me a quick lock inside. Even faster outside.

NTP_SERVER=north-america.pool.ntp.org XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin C2K_HOST=default C2K_PORT=0
[Acer Iconia A500] splatoid:
I didnt read your post all the way last time but I did as you did and now I have 4 with the tablet next to my slider door.

Thanks Much...
[Acer Iconia A500] ckarrow2:
Glad to hear it worked for you!
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
@ckarrow2

Although my GPS is working fine...

I was just wondering... as I have both GPS Test Plus and also GPS Status & Toolbox.

are you sure those "clear AGPS data" and download data is with the program GPS Test Plus ??

I have those options with GPS Status & Toolbox but nothing like that with GPS Test Plus... ( I searched and searched... nothing :p
[Acer Iconia A500] ckarrow2:
I have GPS Test + by Chartcross LTD installed (paid version). When I click on the bottom icon that looks like a spreadsheet :) then click on settings I have two big buttons at the top. The left one reads "Clear AGPS" the right one reads "Update AGPS".

I hope this helps!
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
I thought that was ODD... turns out... only the latest (v1.1.4) has those features included.... anything lower does not have it.

here's my v1.1.3 thumbnail ... lol :D

Thanks for the info.... time to go update... :p
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
Posted update 5.4.11
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
June !!!!!! :D
[Acer Iconia A500] mc_xperia:
Please, no one of the downloading links is working... any other way?
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
Update of my post
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
gps timeout issues

I think I have a made some larger steps to close the gps time out issues
[Acer Iconia A500] tomlogan1:
WOW! This is great. Thank you.
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
Stay tuned for version 4. And remember gps is always faster at start up of device
[Acer Iconia A500] Juzman:
I was just looking in the gpsconfig.xml file and saw: <pos Lat="33.7691" Lon="-84.4062" Alt="300" /> which isn't commented out. Quick search reveals "562-598 Meldrum St NW".

Even on my default gpsconfig.xml it's the same, any ideas what this address is?

It seems the only thing changed in gpsconfig.xml is:

PeriodicTimeOutSec="30" was removed

duration_sec="4500" changed to duration_sec="604800"

So to be safe I just commented the lines out / rewrote the timeout one. :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
i would suggest that it might be a bad idea to change lat and long unless your thinking of placing it in your state or territory, you might see version 4 as soon as tomarrow or saturday, but i believe i have a completly stable gps under version 4, please wait
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
please post reviews and comments/ questions

If you have anything to say or ask please post it here, I check every post everyday :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
v4 is here!

V4..... gps xml is ported from the Samsung gtab 10.1, and slight changes for Acer compitabilty, all you need is to follow the instructions and make sure that have app that downloads AGPS automatically and exclude it from taskkiller. Yeah I know you all hate the time issues and I have a application that I found in the gtab10.1 called angrygps.apk and this is truely the best aGPS assist and will essentially smooth out all GPS issues I will put and all my focus on unlocking that app since it cannot be installed

Link to angrygps.apk that cannot be installed:

http://www.multiupload.com/GSER8AOTAT
[Acer Iconia A500] pmcnano:
link doesnt work. I mean the zip file is zero bytes and unzips anything
[Acer Iconia A500] duongla:
Hi robitron,

FYI, custom ROM PRIMEE v1.4 (android 3.1) has very good gps: first time fix is less than 20s, accuracy 5 or 10m
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
OK but what about after 4 hours, is there lag, trust me ill wait 3.1 but that's might not bring a solid fix, so I'm just helping people that need it and arnt willing possible brick there iconia, plus I heard prime doesn't havpsent got media playback

, youtube and flash that's why I have android, and the GPS is essential for my day job
[Acer Iconia A500] soloxp:
v4 have 0 Bytes.
[Acer Iconia A500] JaeKar99:
FYI: This link contains no file..

Version 4----Gps mod:

Modded Gpsconfig.xml and GPS.conf link:

http://www.multiupload.com/WNPLDDH4S8
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
sorry i fixed the link your good to GO, sorry
[Acer Iconia A500] dalepl:
GPS Lock

Thank you for all you research and work. :p Ever since I have had my Iconia, it has had a slow and unstable lock. :( I downloaded your files and edited the gps.conf file to us.pool.ntp.org and now I get a lstable lock in less than 5 seconds. I get a lock on 5 to 6 saelites and the GPS now sees as many as 10 satelites. I am now a happy camper. My tablet now does all I wanted it to do. :D Now, if they make Hulu work without having to hack it, I will be getting everything I want. Again, thank you.
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
Thank you for your apprecation, nice to know people are liking this, make sure u setup automatic agps In GPS status and toolbox> setting> download agps every 1hour. Have a good day!
[Acer Iconia A500] dalepl:
Not a problem, but why download aGPS every hour? Wouldn't once a day be sufficient?
[Acer Iconia A500] Johnny0906:
I have a question, will this GPS Mod affect the upcoming update 3.1?

I mean will you still be able to upgrade OTA after modding the GPS?

They say the 3.1 is coming out the 23! In 5 days!

Regards!
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
Well it shouldn't, but keep your backups stored in the SD, then if you can't update, don't panic just paste your originals, and make sure all your stock system apps are still installed, with apk's stored in system file. There is a thread on xda on how solve updates not installing issues, thank you for your question
[Acer Iconia A500] duongla:
Version 4 improves GPS more. Gps fix is stable and under 30s. I see the GPS xml makes this improvement. Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
Just remember to use agps feature in GPS status and tool box I am working on having this activated on every startup of navigation. Glad you like it but remember that you need agps every 4 hours (my pref. because its automatic if setup in GPS status and tool app, or wireless networks activated in setting>location and security>use wireless networks( SLOW!)
[Acer Iconia A500] anubis13:
doesn't work

This fixes nothing
[Acer Iconia A500] soloxp:
Yeah, I don't see agps feature in GPS status and tool box.
[Acer Iconia A500] FaramirIT:
I started to apply the GPS-mod and I have seen remarkable improvements in the fix speed but yesterday I have installed the Virtuous see Picasso 1.0.2 ROM

without making changes to the xml file of the GPS, now I have a fixes stable after less than 10 seconds ..

you can not import the configuration directly from the rom?

sorry for my english..
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
Your location

Try going to another part of town.here where I live and with my job.we all use GPS in our work vans we do not all have the same type of GPS. And there is a area ofbtown that nobody can get a GPS lock.its in a kindaoart industrial area something there is blocking signal you could behaving this where you live
[Acer Iconia A500] sollie:
3.1 and problem fixed

I like to share this. I could never get a fix. I thought it was a hardware problem. Today i installed the picasso custom rom. I got a fix within 15 sec. I even got a fix inside my livingroom.

So the tablet is wirking perfect.
[Acer Iconia A500] duongla:
HC 3.1 has very good gps performance. I tried Prime 1.4 and gps locked very quickly.
[Acer Iconia A500] tomlogan1:
Try an Asus based ROM for GPS response. Just set up the Prime version and it acquires more and quicker locks than does the Acer. I presume the GPS drivers for ASUS are better written.
[Acer Iconia A500] d9ny:
GPS driver (acer based)

maybe the gps driver or setting from the asus can be injected/push to the acer based rom...PLEASE NEED HELP, i've got the same problem and it's to hard to flash iconia into asus based and install all apps again...please share some help..
[Acer Iconia A500] jcrabapple:
I tried this on Honeyvillian (which is basically the stock Acer ROM) and it didn't help. GPS Status shows no satellites. Sometimes it will show 1 available for a second but then it goes away. I have lost all hope for getting the GPS to work. Thankfully I don't need it that badly.
[Acer Iconia A500] jcrabapple:
Now it finds 2 satellites but no fix yet.
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
I selected regions multiple times.....but can't find the file you said to delete...help here!!
[Acer Iconia A500] pacificwing:
Okay. Based on all of my research on this issue, I suspect I know what is happening with those individuals who just can't get the GPS working, no mater what they try.

Make sure your compass is working!!

I suspect some people might be having issues with the fact that the compass is out of calibration, thus it causes the GPS to look in the wrong direction for the satellites. When the downloaded almanac says to look for a satellite a certain number of degrees north, and your tablet's compass is looking south, its obviously not going to find the satellite.

I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out why the GPS works sometimes and not others, regardless of condition or location. I know the GPS hardware CAN communicate with the satellites, but it takes forever (sometimes hours) to find them.

Then I checked the compass, and noticed it indicates north is in a different direction every time I spin the tablet. The compass doesn't work, and that means the GPS won't either, or will take a VERY long time to lock in since the almanac data is useless.

I've tried to calibrate the compass via the GPS status and toolbox, but the compass simply doesn't work. It might point north occasionally, but only by accident. It tends to drift.

As such, I plan to replace the tablet for a second time and go with a new one.
[Acer Iconia A500] HazHazard:
So far so good. Im gettng a quick lock, I would loose lock when switching apps from Google NAV to G. Maps to GPS TEST. So far solid. I am able to view 7 (average) sat best is 9. I lock on to 5 min. To top it off this is indoors. :D I coupled the config file from another post and the faster fix app. Now if TomTom would jump in to android and give us maps to save locally on SD cards and run their UI with speedometer compass heading ect. like my TomTOM GPS.

So hoping it holds well, was pondering an exchange for another Iconia.
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
why

acLogDirectory="/data/gps/log/"

ltoFileName="lto2.dat"

arp-supl-enable="true"

are duplicate with

acLogDirectory="/data/location/com.broadcom.gps/logs/"

ltoFileName="lto.dat"

arp-supl-enable="false"
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
I have a new code that I plan to release, completly different code. Sorry for the duplicate
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
i just noticed this coz I was fixing the GPS for thailand :D
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
I'm from india....so which NTP server I should keep......asia one or the * in * one??...also there are 3 asia server.....(I found the gps.conf in some other thread.....the one which says gps fix in 9 sec)
[Acer Iconia A500] d9ny:
Try to insert those 3 ntp server, it works great on me..

d9ny@xda premium
[Acer Iconia A500] Johnny0906:
Hi there old pal just have a question, it says US only so you dont have any support for Europe at all?
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
No problem I will post a version for Europe in v5 within the next 24-48 hours
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
Asia :D please hi hi
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
iTS HERE JUST DOWNLOAD. :-) :-) :-) :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] Ramasoft:
Hi,

I am in Arizona. I used this method and it is the worst ever. My GPS will not lock at all. I revert back to my old file that has only us server and I am locked in 10 seconds. Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] d9ny:
Try gps.conf posted by angeldeath, read my thread "gps fix in 9 seconds acer iconia" it works well even i been upgraded my iconia to 3.1 w/o mod on xml

d9ny@xda premium
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
Tried it but it just uses the first server, if you delete all geocache under data/ GPS/, delete all except (.sto) do that and see what happens with angels conf file
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
Does changing gps.conf hamper ota's...... I forgot to backup my gps.conf and had used fasterfix multiple times...
[Acer Iconia A500] v_lestat:
nothing works for me GPS never locks on.

the two times it did were prior to trying any fixes and ONLY with WiFi on....

but it said i was a good 1/2 mile away from where i actually was.

tried all the fixes posted here and nothing works.

i thought GPS was supposed to work without wifi being enabled....

i mean what the **** is the point? sit in my house with it on wifi

sit at a coffee shop?

sit at a rest stop with wifi so i can gps myself to find out if i am lost or not?

christ where is the gps on/off control ?
[Acer Iconia A500] robitron929:
I hear you bro. Give me a couple hours. I will upload v6. Sort for your issue. I am sure that this version help a lot more.
[Acer Iconia A500] Ramasoft:
Simple answer. No.
[Acer Iconia A500] duongla:
Waiting for the v6. Pls give the change log if possible. Thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] v_lestat:
also most of the roms i have tried are placing me somewhere in the netherlands when i open maps.... why?

is the core of the rom built around Euro/Netherland Iconia?

even if i change what limited regional info i can maps still puts me somewhere in the netherlands.

but someone correct me here, does GPS require a wifi signal?

if it does the first time to download gps info thats cool, but if GPS required a data connection everytime then whats the point of having GPS.
[Acer Iconia A500] d9ny:
I've tried it,leave only .sto and still works??so??

d9ny@xda premium
[Acer Iconia A500] roblav96:
Any updates? I wanna use my iconia on the road as a nevigation device without internet. Lol
[Acer Iconia A500] v_lestat:
yeah nothing is working for me.

gps never ever locks on.

i only get a regional location when wifi is on. but it is not where i am located.

so i really would love to ask acer why they even put GPS in it, then released it saying GPS was in it, when GPS doesnt work...
[Acer Iconia A500] roblav96:
ye the gps fails miserably...
[Acer Iconia A500] bvbazel:
SOLVED GPS ISSUE on a500 iconia

well after playing for days now to get the gps to work with no luck went and installed new rom i went with the virtuous xoom v1.1.2 then i installed a gps test from market and i am getting 6 satelites or 9 at a time within 5 seconds so to all of you wondering if the issue is a hardware or software well safe to say is software of 3.1 that is not working well with gps . hope this will help some of you to solve the gps problem without using wifi
[Acer Iconia A500] hellcat82:
It's not 3.1 specifically, it's Acer's version of 3.1. Dexter's 3.1 PRIME ROM is blazingly fast with GPS locking, even the Thrive 3.1 ROM gets a lock within a minute. Acer's 3.1 ROM on the other hand takes at least 5 - 6 minutes to get a lock and the lock is usually unstable and short lasting.
[Acer Iconia A500] shaun298:
Used a few different roms and never had any GPS problems, lucky I guess.
[Acer Iconia A500] JdgM3NT4L:
I know that this is going to sound silly as heck. But when my gps is giving me fits, I turn on the Star Trek Tricorder app that's free in the market. Goto the geo tab on the left, you'll see a compass. Tap it to bring up the satellite indication screen and watch. I always get a lock in less than a minute ( most times under 20 seconds). After that the darn thing works pretty good for the rest of the session.

Plus, the app looks great on the Iconia and it is loaded with other neat features.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tbor1277:
If switching from magdlr to clk, will sd-ext still work?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zach.antre:
Yes...

Bootloader has nothing to do with sd-ext. It must be supported by ROM.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sRs DoLLaR mEnU:
I downloaded it off the market and did the root method im rooted on super vibes 1.0 and it said ??????? for the code. any suggestions would help!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hung0702:
Yeah, I don't really like that one either.

Get 'Galaxy S Unlock'. You need a WIFI connection, but it'll do the trick! If you're getting inexplicably spotty signal, flash the KA5 modem and it should help out.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] randroid123:
Hey, I know there is a working copy floating around... not the beta but just something that works for the inc. Been looking and can't find it, anyone mind PMing me the file? Thanks!
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] mixedlemon:
Why don't you just get the open beta?

All you do is register on their site and they give you a download link.

https://beta.swype.com/android/create/
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] randroid123:
I am registered... tried the installer... didnt work for some reason :-/
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] neotericpiguy:
I don't know what the exact error is with your installer, but sometimes 1 of 15 nightly flashes I would have to reinstall swype because swype would give me an error about having the license registered to another device. I would have to uinstall swype, reboot, install swype through the swype installer, and reboot again. Swype forums also has instructions for reseting the license so you can install on another device.

I had a real hard time install swype when I was in france for some reason. In the swype forum it said something about having trouble authenticating.

Swype beta is really awesome and I wish you luck getting it installed.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] meazz1:
I'm using this beta and works just fine.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Vince556:
Same here. I have had the beta for months now and it is working fine.

Although, I have been using thumb keyboard for the past week or so and even with the quirks it is much faster than swype.