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[HTC Inspire 4G] Yenupuri:
I have a question , I spent hours to make sure I double checked what I was doing and I am at a loss.

My GPS loses its signal after the initial 5 minutes. Toggling it on and off fixes it. But my question is, how can I fix this. Here is some information:

1. Wiped and installed the OS twice.

2. Not using tibu at all.

3. This works on other HTC based roms and worked just fine on the first version of Gingerbeast.

What I want to know is this. Does anyone know if the recent Google Maps update has anything to do with this. If so, will uninstalling the update fix this?

This ROM is just perfect for me and looks like almost everyone has everything working except for some random users like me. I am trying to get to the bottom of this and fix this and any help would be greatly appreciated.
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Take that email.apk, put it in my gingerbeasts /system/app, then set permissions to 0644(rw , r,r). That apk depends on nothing else so it should work fine. Delete the old email first
[HTC Inspire 4G] wesc011:
this is probably the best ROM i have used (especially as far as battery life)...but i text a whole lot and the issues with some of the keys becoming unresponsive have driven me crazy. i realize this isn't specific to Gingerbeast, but in search of a ROM that alleviates these responsiveness issues I flashed Android Revolution and have yet to experience a single issue with keys on the keyboard being unresponsive. I wish we could figure out what the problem is, because even though I prefer the Sense interface (dialer/sms), I'd go back to gingerbeast in a heartbeat because i can get nearly 2 days of use with this ROM. does anyone have any clue what the issue might be? AR is literally the only ROM i have used that doesn't give me issues with pressing certain keys.
[HTC Inspire 4G] drisner:
Reboot into Recovery (CWM, that is), choose wipe cache & do the wipe, and reboot. Do nothing else while in CWM. This clears up the GPS issue.

It is my experience that if your phone does an unrequested reboot while Maps/Navigator is going (i.e., your phone crashes & reboots), you will probably need to clear the cache again.

Someone else came up with this solution, and it was posted in this thread previously, I'm just passing it along.
[HTC Inspire 4G] drisner:
I've never seen this issue on Gingerbeast or on Honeysense, but I use Swype. Have you tried a different keyboard like SwiftKey or Swype?
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
I don't think it's a date limit, it must be a message limit... one of my accounts went back to 9/2010 and another only went back to 4/2011.

Anyway email search does not have a date limit. I was able to find an email from 2005. ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Yenupuri:
I tried that once Drisner, will try it again and see if it helps. I am so close and I am sure the solution is easy as well. Just not able to find it. If wiping the cache does not help, will try to uninstall the google maps update and report back.

Thanks!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
Quick question Di11i, is there anyway not to have the crt screen off and 3d app scrolling tray?

Also is there a way to have phone ask for pattern or lock code after a certain amount of time? Having to do it every time I unlock it gets a bit tedious.
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
After the recovery wipe install "my tracks" from the market and run it once (I think it gets updated gps info from google). My 5 min drops have stopped since using that app and doing the wipe.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Yenupuri:
Thanks for the tip mate! I will try that. Quick question, do I just run it once or should I run it before I use GPS every time?

Guys, I know you probably think I am a little crazy for obsessing on GPS but I use it quite a bit and I am just trying to get this fixed.

Thanks all!
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
I've used navigation with my tracks running and without and the 5 min drop is gone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] goboi:
I've seen this one a few times; usually with the letter "I." However, it doesn't always do it... it's very random. All I do is rotate the screen and rotate it back and it seems good- at least for a little bit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gvsukids:
the ROM is cm7
[HTC Inspire 4G] drisner:
I've found that if the 5 minute drop is going on, running any program first that uses the GPS and leaving it running will usually keep Navigator from dropping the GPS lock.

I really think this is some funky bug in Navigator/Maps. Maybe it wants a bigger buffer than other apps, maybe it wants to be updated more often, I just don't know. It seems to show up in all ROMs that use the CM7 drivers (or maybe all the ones that use non-Sense drivers).
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
Do you think you can add an option or add-on via ROM Manager to have the sliding tab lock screen and to get rid of battery %, extended power widgets? I'm looking for as vanilla an experience as possible.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Chrisj7:
SLiding tab unlock is in future update i believe i heard in another thread. Battery % you can change through mods which i believe theres a link in android revoution thread. Widget you may need to search for or d1ll will answer.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tribestros:
I love this ROM, just would like sliding tab...I mean, this is supposed to be vanilla, right?

Sent from my HTC Inspire
[HTC Inspire 4G] Rob116:
I quite like the dial, as do some others - it makes unlocking with one hand much easier...
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Shooting for an update this weekend. Most improvements will be kernel(fix vdd-sys interface, add call recording support, maybe adjust voltage for better battery, update kernel to 2.6.35, rom-- add aosp unlock, remove some more cm, fix USB tethering, + some more stuff)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
di11igaf...just wanted to let you know I finally got this beast of a ROM loaded on my phone and working properly. I had the voicemail/my phone number hiccup, but after a quick search I fixed it. I've evened used the UOT Kitchen to theme it up a little bit.

This time, I absolutely stayed away from tibu and acted as if it was starting from scratch. Everything went off without a hitch. One thing I did do was use File Expert to back up all my apps and then restored them. I used QuickMarketLinks to link them all to the market...easy as cake!

So anyway, my firstborn should arrive in your mailbox shortly and me casa es sue casa.
[HTC Inspire 4G] topgun303:
Thank you for an aosp rom. Looking forward to it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
Also... I'm using the 12.54.60.25P_26.09.04.11M_2 Radio and getting pretty good speeds. Even with Ingersoll I didn't getting consistant speeds like this:
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Glad you got everything working right. Told ya, tibu is great in theory, but its not made to go from rom to rom, let alone an HTC one to an aosp one.

Is everything with the baby LNIB?
[HTC Inspire 4G] duvalla:
Sorry, this may seem like a stupid question, and i'm sure it's been answered, but I'm still not clear.

I use tibu only to restore data from a few games I have installed. I install the app (chuzzle) from the amazon market and I go to tibu and restore data only. Is that okay? Really all I'm looking for is a way to keep game progress. I know with angry birds, you can copy the highscores.lua file, but there are other games i'm not sure how to do it. Is this okay, or is there a better app or process.

On a side note, i'm new to flashing, but quickly became a junkie. This is by far the best and fastest rom i've used. I tried miui and cm7, but i keep coming back to this one. It's become my daily driver so to say. So thanks di11igaf for all you do. Much appreciated.
[HTC Inspire 4G] timmyja:
Couple questions i am new to inspire and new to ur rom can i install themes and can i know update flash player.my previous phone was d vibrant.
[HTC Inspire 4G] diablo009:
U can restore apps and app data, as long as they are USER apps.

However, though the app gets installed, based on android version of ROMs, sometimes the data restore may not happen.
[HTC Inspire 4G] diablo009:
1. Newbie, welcome :)

2. Yes, u can install themes; but please make sure they are compatible. And as always, take a nandroid backup in case something messes up so u can always restore the phone back, saving u significant time in setting it up all over again.

3. Based on OP, do NOT update flash player
[HTC Inspire 4G] Yenupuri:
I absolutely agree with this observation. I tried wiping cache and even doing a complete reinstall (thrice so far) and I still have this issue. Regardless, I see this only on CM and AOSP roms only so I am pretty sure the GPS chip in my phone is a ROMIST!

(Racist... Romist... you see how I made a joke there? hehehe... )

This issue is something I will learn to live with as there is no way in hell I will use any other ROM at this point of time. Gingerbeast is just that good for me!
[HTC Inspire 4G] timmyja:
Installed sucessfully but i dont have the fm radio app i see in ur op pics.how can i get it
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
HAHA! It still has the cord attached.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtalum:
I have used TiBU since day 1 with the Inspire. How do I go about getting clean installs? After I flash your next update, should I just manually install everything from the market? I'll lose all the app data if I do that, won't I? When the market restores apps automatically in the future, will it restore data too?

I should tell you that I'm having no issues at all, so maybe I should just continue using TiBU.
[HTC Inspire 4G] diablo009:
I always used TiBu, even between ROMs, between android versions, even between my two devices. So u can too do that.

But be warned, if anything messes up, its not the ROM's fault, and then u should have the patience to reflash ROM and go for selective restores. For this reason, after flashing ROM, I make a nandroid backup just in case something goes bad.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gtalum:
Cool thanks for the advice diablo. I have yet to have an issue restoring apps and app data with TiBu, I was just wondering if I'd be better off doing clean installs. I'm going to start taking nandroid backups of the clean ROM after initial installations from now on.
[HTC Inspire 4G] timmyja:
Anyting on how to get d fm radio
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
I tried and tried selective restores, but something was conflicting and I couldn't quite figure it out. I ran out of patience and said the hell with it and just started over.

it would have been awesome to not lose all that data...but oh well!
[HTC Inspire 4G] tribestros:
I have touch sensitivity problems, sometimes. On my unlock screens. The screen just won't work sometimes, for about five seconds.

Sent from my HTC Inspire
[HTC Inspire 4G] crupp:
anyone have a mirror? Can not access Mulit from work. Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
Give me a few minutes, gonna upload to my dropbox
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
I was able to download the ROM with my phone. ;)
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
http://db.tt/qjpPXBU
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
Well it worked for me... I'm not experiencing the GPS 5 min drop anymore.
[HTC Inspire 4G] macr0t0r:
Was it like the others and you had to call up your Carrier to fix it over the air, or is there now a local fix through an app/setting? Some of the Nexus users are still having difficulty.

- Jim
[HTC Inspire 4G] macr0t0r:
Google pure Android does not contain drivers to the FM receiver. There are plenty of requests for it in the googlecode tickets. I've heard that the CyanogenMod has FM radio drivers for the Nexus, but I don't know if it has them for the DesireHD/Inspire. I didn't try it at the time. FM stations are pretty pathetic in my city ("We play the same six top-chart songs over and over! But first, let's listen to 20-minutes of messages from our sponsor!")

- Jim
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
Yes, CM7 has a FM radio for the Inspire.
[HTC Inspire 4G] diablo009:
Based on OP and some earlier discussions on this thread, this ROM would not be getting anything that is not AOSP. And that would include FM radio too since its not part of standard apps, if that is what u are requesting for.

Dilli, please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
I wasn't requesting a thing, just answering a question. ;)

Anyway I just pulled the FM radio app from CM7 via TiBu and did an app only restore in GingerBeast and guess what... IT WORKS!! :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] diablo009:
Oops, that wasn't meant for u. It was meant for an earlier post.

And that's cool u got it working. Maybe u should post the app here so others too can use it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
No problem :cool:

[n00b]so tell me how to pull a system app and I'll post it.[/n00b]
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Its phone/hardware/possibly driver related. Not rom related at all. It happens to me every once in a while, but it happened a LOT when I was on stock HTC rom.

Its completely random from phone/rom- nothing anyone can really do about it, cause the problem hasn't been pinpointed
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
And this has cm drivers, it /should/ work. Not tested though
[HTC Inspire 4G] gvsukids:
edit: not vaild
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
Yes, I already verified it works... I would post the .apk but I have no idea how to pull a system app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
You can use a program like Root Explorer or ES File Explorer to copy and paste the .apk to your SD card (the file will be in /system/app or perhaps /data/app) and then you know what to do from there.
[HTC Inspire 4G] inthewoods:
simple enough... okay give this a try.

File was found in: /system/app
[HTC Inspire 4G] diablo009:
+1

I am on Android Revolution rom, and it happens. Sometimes it locks up some keys on keyboard.

A simple power button press to lock turn off screen, and then back on resolves the issue.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gmurphy0487:
If you have unlimited data tunein radio and iheartradio are good alternatives to FM. Tunein has a huge selection of local stations everywhere I have used it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] crupp:
Won't install.
[HTC Inspire 4G] diablo009:
Did u try copying it manually to /system/app and restarting.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
For ****s and giggles I went to Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks>Access Point Names>Menu>reset to default

In Voicemail...I just put in my number as my voicemail number. So when it asks you what number? Put in your number (555-555-1212)

In the "My Phone Number" issue I went to Call Settings>Additional Settings>My Phone Number> added my phone number. (555-555-1212)

I thought I might have to call my carrier but so far that seems to have taken care of the issue.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
You should devise a way to auto-paste this reply... I've seen you answer this one like 1000 times. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Lol. You ain't ****tin'
[HTC Inspire 4G] macr0t0r:
Reset APN. Who'd a thunk it? Seems to have worked on the Nexus as well. So far, the manually plugged voicemail number is now sticking through reboots (use to clear after reboot). Thanks!

- Jim
[HTC Inspire 4G] macr0t0r:
Heh! Works great! I used Root Explorer to set the /system/app to Read/Write (RW), copied the file over, set the permissions to rw-r-r, and then set the /system folder back to Read Only (RO). Reboot, and I had FM radio!

Not sure how much I may use it, but it's certainly nice to have for emergencies. Thanks, mate!

- Jim
[HTC Inspire 4G] Canio Wolf:
Won't restoring my apns to default get rid of the free wifi tethering?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
It hasn't mine... I just tried it to make sure.
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
As any one gotten the Miui camera.apk to work with this rom?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Numpangx:
Yea it works that's what I'm using right now.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dyne2199:
Works great for me too. I do have the screen brightness issue after snapping a pic, but that's easy to fix with a quick lock/unlock or by adjusting the brightness when I'm done. This ROM is ridiculously bad-ass, so modifying a setting or two every once in a while is no big deal.
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
How did you installed it? Every time I tried to install thru root explorer or sending it to /system/app, it doesn't work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gmurphy0487:
All I did was download this file and ran it. It automatically asked if I wanted to install it. No issues at all. Someone else posted it in another thread. I hope it's not a big deal for me to post it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
Thanks mate, it worked for me. Something must have happened to the first apk I downloaded.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gmurphy0487:
No problem. It's nice to actually be able to help a little. Normally I am the one that needs help lol.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tribestros:
Okay, the whole thing with the touchscreen not responding very well is definitely not related to my phone. I never had this issue on MIUI or Stock. Ever since I switched to Gingerbeast, it happens quite a bit. Going to reflash soon.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mr. Clown:
Did some cleanup here, watch the foul language and chill out please.

Back on topic.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dxwilliams40:
Flashed Gingergeast earlier today coming from Coredroid, then Leedroid. Never thought of trying this since I like the sense interface. However, I think I'm in love with the rom. I have never gotten more than 2.4 on download speeds until now. Phone calls are much clearer. I guess this is due to the rom being built to work with recent OTA radio for ATT. Testing battery life now.
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Damn, what did I miss?

Ended up having to work 12 yesterday, haven't touched the update- but getting ready to start working on it now.

Anyone who has had the touchscreen unresponsive bug(I absolutely hate even having to post this ITS NOT A BUG RELATED TO THIS ROM- trust me)

It doesn't matter if you've NEVER had the problem- if you haven't your lucky, and its a coincidence. Period.

its brought up in EVERY rom thread and quite a bit in general.

It has to be something that every single rom uses - which means its something HTC specific.

Its either hardware and it will never be fixed - or HTC sooner or later will fix it in the kernel.

I've looked a little bit but its too hard too pinpoint because it hardly ever happens to me.

There's no point or bringing it up- even if its never happened to you. It would of happened no matter what rom you were on sooner or later, only difference is you'd be in another thread talking about something no one can fix(yet).

The fact that its all over this forum, and brought up in every rom thread even further proves my point.

I have another inspire that's 100% stock - it has the issue aLOT more than mine on gingerbeast. This is why I can say with 100% certaintly that its not related to ANY rom.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tribestros:
I love your ROM bro, don't get me wrong. Just that the issue occurred only on this ROM and pretty much 1/3 of the time on the unlock screen. I think it was a bad flash.

Sent from my MIUI HTC Inspire
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
What's the best radio for this rom? Stock OTA isn't really working out
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
I'm having awesome luck with the radio in my sig. I flashed it and the corresponding RIL.
[HTC Inspire 4G] PerksWV:
Have you tried the Gingerbread RIL (listed in my sig) with it? The OTA radio is working well for me and even better with the new RIL. Check out the Inspire radio thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1106324

You can download a flashable version there.
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
And I flash it in hboot and the ril in cwm correct?
[HTC Inspire 4G] harpo1:
Correct.....
[HTC Inspire 4G] PerksWV:
Make sure to mount /system in CWM when flashing the ril.
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
With the m2 radio I'm getting better results but they could be better. I will try your set up. Thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] datrumole:
Has anyone messed with the apns or build.prop settings with this rom and had successful outcomes. I haven't touched mine yet and the only reason I ask is because on dill's nonsense rom, the one before this, I was getting consistient 7 down when at my hotel in Indy, now I'm mid 3s. Differences being was I was on the stock radio with his non sense, and the m2 gb radio now (with corresponding ril). Anyway I recall I added a second apn wanted to see if anyone had taken the time to mess with the apns and build.prop
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
Try the stock OTA radio with the corresponding M2 ril
[HTC Inspire 4G] datrumole:
Have you found good speeds with this combination without messing with the APNs?
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
Its been working great for me! But I'm in socal and it will vary with location
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
Flashed this yesterday and I love it so far! This if my first aosp and I'm hoping the battery life will double from sense roms :) Forgive me if this has been asked already I tried searching in the browser and I couldn't find search in the pro app (unless I'm retarded).

I couldn't find a way to reject calls with aa text message. Is there a way to add this to the rom via zip?

Also, has anyone noticed the difference in text wrapping between this browser and the HTC browser?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mister J:
Wow this rom is amazing! I certainly can't wait for the updates!
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Its coming- I'm not gonna give a time frame cause I don't wanna get anyone's hopes up, but should be even more battery efficient and faster
[HTC Inspire 4G] Chrisj7:
How? this rom's rock solid, what have you added/edited/removed that's major?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Numpangx:
Sweet even more battery life and speed. Just keeps getting better and better =]
[HTC Inspire 4G] harpo1:
Since I use this ROM exclusively I thought I'd pass on some info about swype. There's a new beta out and it's definitely improved over previous versions IMO. Here's the link if anyone is interested.

http://beta.swype.com/. Make sure you follow the instructions. Di11igaf if this is inappropriate for your thread I apologize and please delete or let me know and I will.
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Nah man- tis fine
[HTC Inspire 4G] tweaked:
di11igaf you are my romming hero.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Simba501:
*Subscribing*

I'll be switching this to my rom for a while. This thing is IMPRESSIVE. Ran it only for a few minutes to feel it out and WOW. The most impressive thing is the GPS. Locked within 1-2 seconds (literally), and that was the first lock.

*Restoring apps now :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] trell959:
Kinda wanna do a fresh install when the next version comes out
[HTC Inspire 4G] Obievil:
I've used this Rom for a few weeks now, the only thing I've come across is occasionally it won't pick up my house wifi when I've been away for a while. I have to turn it off and back on and it works again.

other than that, it's solid I love it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] datrumole:
I believe the polling time is like 2 min to save battery
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Yup- so if it misses it the first time, its not gonna check for another 2 min.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jbradt:
I am having the same issue with the speaker that I did on LeeDroid. I used Android Revolution in between and didn't have the issue. When audible selections are on, after it makes the default sound the speaker stays on for a couple seconds and makes a hiss sound and then a click when the speaker turns off. Does anyone else experience this? I love this ROM, think it's great otherwise.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Numpangx:
Are you using a different kernel?
[HTC Inspire 4G] jbradt:
I am using the di11igaf kernel currently.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Numpangx:
Try wiping everything and reflashing the rom. It shouldn't have any audio issues.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jbradt:
Well, I just tried this. I wiped it twice before flashing. I haven't changed a thing with the ROM but still have the speaker issue. It's not only with audible selections but also on notifications. I'm just not sure what's causing the problem.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Numpangx:
Hmmmm...try dling the rom again. Might of been a bad dl. Are you restoring anything thru tibu? That usually causes problems.

Sent from my GingerBeast
[HTC Inspire 4G] Simba501:
+1....and verify the MD5 (via Astro).

Sent from the most interesting device in the world.
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Sounds like a hardware problem. It may be happening in my kernel and lees cause they may boost volume more than other kernels, and your speaker is blown/bad/weak. Its not been reported in 3000+ downloads, so its isolated - which is why I'm saying hardware