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[Atrix 4G General] ishamm:
thanks, that is a good point though that people in the shop probably wont understand/care about rooting etc.

Though your reply, Alcapone, has confused me slightly :p i thought rooting and unlocking the bootloader were one and the same, but apparently not. could you please explain what is different, and is there any reason for me to root without unlocking the bootloader? :confused:

basically for now, since im on tmobile who seem quite slow at updating, i just want to get a way to put gingerbread on the phone. im ok with waiting 2 weeks for roms, but 2.3.4 i could do with now, if its possible, can that be done just by rooting?

many thanks
[Atrix 4G General] Alcapone263:
rooting your device is just giving it root access, so apps can access parts of the system that they normally couldn't. rooting is extremely easily, and reversible. there are multiple ways to do it, i would suggest either the one click root for all gingerbread devices here

or the preinstall method here

now, unlocking the bootloader is a lot different. it pretty much enables you to install custom firmware onto your device. you can install a custom recovery that allows you to install amazing ROMs such as CM7, Aura, Ninja, Alien, Red Pill, Homebase, etc. etc.

i'm still assuming you're on gingerbread, so unlocking your bootloader is a panicky process. you'll get a fake hard brick (0x1000 error), but all you have to do is boot into fastboot mode and type the command 'fastboot oem unlock'. you can find a really awesome script that will do it all for you here

now, unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty. it gives you a bit of text on your boot logo (the motorola screen) that says 'unlocked' and allows your carrier to know you voided the warranty. it's also irreversible, once unlocked always unlocked. so make your decision wisely :)

nevermind, just skimmed over your post again. my apologies, i misread a few parts originally, you'll need to unlock your device to install a custom ROM with gingerbread. you can unlock your device by flashing the .sbf files you can find in this thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
[Atrix 4G General] ishamm:
thanks, so just to confirm, rooting alone wont allow me to update to 2.3.4? to be honest im not really to fussed about voiding warranty, it only lasts 2 weeks, and im away with no tmobile store even vaguely close for both of them :D plus i seem to be addicted to voiding the warranty on anything i buy by fiddling/overclocking asap, i cant help myself :P

i assume it is possible, if it does go wrong, to restore the phone to manufacturers settings and start again?
[Atrix 4G General] Alcapone263:
After you get the bootloader unlocked and cwm recovery installed going back to factory settings is as easy as installing a stock ROM. Which is pretty damn easy

And rooting alone isn't enough to get you gingerbread.
[Atrix 4G General] ishamm:
awesome, thanks again. one last question (for now at least :P ) before i dive in, is this all possible on a mac, i noticed a lot of the rooters (if thats the right word?) are .exe which worried me slightly, im away from my windows machine for 2 weeks now. if not i guess thats as good a reason as any to not void my warranty for now XD
[Atrix 4G General] Alcapone263:
You can go to the ihop thread in the dev forum and use the Mac sbf flasher provided there. After that use the sbf that corresponds to your device. Flashing the wrong sbf can brick your device so maker sure you get the right one. Then boot into fastboot and use the fastboot OEM unlock command.

You can root as well on a Mac i'm sure, I just wouldn't know how. I'm guessing the preinstall method I linked would work.
[Atrix 4G General] rob219:
if you know how to root id do so. i already rooted, and also bricked my atrix. flashing the 4.2 sbf unbricked it and rerooted no problems so far, just the benefits of root (using apps that can only work with root permissions, flashing custom roms) also why flash Aura and run 2.3.4 when you can flash honeyatrix and run honeycomb 3.1?
[Atrix 4G General] Alcapone263:
Honey atrix isn't really honeycomb. It's gingerbread with a bunch of mods installed to make it resemble honeycomb
[Atrix 4G General] rob219:
oh ok been running it along time so why does my android version say 3.1 and not 2.3?
[Atrix 4G General] Alcapone263:
It uses some files from honeycomb that edits the version number. It's still gingerbread, trust me.
[Atrix 4G General] rob219:
i see well not gonna argue about it, just askin. still a great rom and very fast. i change alot of the look to my preference though. i may like the features and speed but im not a big honeycomb theme fan, i like my status bar white and such.
[Atrix 4G General] Alcapone263:
You should check out cm7. It's extremely customizable and really, really fast.
[Atrix 4G General] rob219:
na not yet maybe after beta when everything works, kinda over cm now. new phone new roms hoping some new ones pop up here soon, but ill probly check out cm when its out of beta but most likely wont keep it as default.
[Atrix 4G General] ishamm:
after a bit of research it seems rooting on a mac is pretty tricky, since i dont have a vast ammount of terminal experience. is there a way i can forward some sort of app to the phone and root from the phone itself?
[Atrix 4G General] TadMSTR:
The 2 weeks is a return window with tmobile. Motorola, and most vendors, offer a one year manufacturer warranty. That is the warranty you void when unlocking the boot loader. Just wanted to clarify that bit.
[Atrix 4G General] ishamm:
ah thanks, i guess motorola WOULD notice its unlocked then. after some reading i think i'll use CM7, seems less likely to kill the phone, right?

the phone is insured, i guess it would be covered by that if i bricked it for good? if not i could take a hammer to it and claim it was a 'terrible accident' XD
[Atrix 4G General] ishamm:
i have been using dorootv3 via mac terminal to root the phone but got the message "The exploit failed. Do you want to try again?" can this method actually root the atrix? is there anything i need to have done first? also on Rom Manager i cant Flash ClockWorkMod recovery as i have no SD card installed, is there a workaround for that to? thanks
[Atrix 4G General] Pirateghost:
You don't need root. Just unlock the bootloader and fastboot a recovery in it, and then flash rom

Sent from my MB860
[Atrix 4G General] ishamm:
i guess i read the instructions wrong then! thats a few hours of googling how to root on a mac wasted :D

is unlocking the bootloader something i can do on a mac? thanks
[Atrix 4G General] Phalanx7621:
flashing the 2.3.4 gingerbread .sbf to get back to complete stock will take away the "unlocked" logo from the boot screen. It won't lock it again but it'll make it look like it is. Do this if you need to return your phone. Long as you've updated to gingerbread and it's working fine, flashing the gingerbread .sbf won't brick yer phone.

edit: LET me restate this. This will not brick your phone if you know what yer doing and as I said have updated to Gingerbread. If you update to gingerbread then flash back to 1.8.3 with a fruitcake I dunno what'll happen. Just make sure if you use the .sbf you're on gingerbread. K sounds better lol.
[Atrix 4G General] ishamm:
i am only on 2.2.2, how might i go about flashing to 2.3.4, and what application would do it on a mac? or can i unlock it without 2.3.4 and then install CM7 to get the upgrade?

thanks
[Atrix 4G General] ltdanno360:
wow a good clean slate go to brief mobile.com will get you all setup just read and reread then jump off the deepend in brief mobile go to the guides section first thing install android sdk/adb on your pc FIRST!

its cool cuz it has videos too/use gingerbreak.exe too root!

unlocked bootloader att. atrix.alien v4. and faux v1.9 oc &at&t
[Atrix 4G General] magecca:
Void Warranty

Forgive my ignorance, but everyone says unlocking the boot loader will void your warranty, however the terminology used is "May void your warranty."

Has anyone confirmed the circumstances in which "may" becomes "will"?

I feel that if unlocking the boot loader guaranteed voiding the warranty, the message would indicate such.
[Atrix 4G General] ltdanno360:
it depends some people like me have gotten warrenty replacents i have ( i did not bother to tell att.aEvery thing i did to my phone just i told them i intsalled an app from android market and it bricked my phone ( this was completly true) however i didnt tell them it was unlocked it was rooted it was on leaked gingerbread build / my phone was a brick it wouldnt turn on and they told me to send it back ( free of charge.same day i got a emails shipping letter and mailed it back ( i was inside my 30 day grace period too best time cuz they dont ask much questions.! and i never kiss and tell!

i had my new phone the following thursday( 7 days later)

unlocked bootloader att. atrix.alien v4. faux v1.9 oc &at&t
[Defy General] dereckzh:
watch carefully, you will find the top left show a white patch, i do not know why, and the phone never kiss the ground and be kissed by other hard stuffs. :(

when i open the applications desktop from main screen，there is always a animation,then the white patch shows, it may last 1-2 seconds, then disappear, and the desktop black background looks normal.

maybe something wrong with the theme, so i changed ,but the white persist.

so i whirl the phone, the white persist but change position

the following are image, who knows what happened?
[Defy General] dereckzh:
here is the video

https://picasaweb.google.com/117917541462057505163/Web#5652889262256066450

---------- Post added at 12:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:58 AM ----------

anther one

https://picasaweb.google.com/117917541462057505163/Web#5652889262256066450
[Defy General] dereckzh:
no one knows what happened?

:(
[Defy General] farsight73:
Have you tried flashed different rom? overheating would resulted damaged lcd screen too even if it never been kissed before..

Sent from my awesome Moto Defy: Stock Rooted Gingerbread 2.3.3 - XDA Premium
[Defy General] bobbyphoenix:
To me it looks like it has to do with your launcher. Have you tried using a different one, or just to stock one? It may be an option somewhere in the settings since it changes position when you rotate the phone.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DroidMayu:
Early days no Tamil support found in Android mobiles but now Samsung, LG and SE phones started to support Tamil Language (with 80 Million speakers world wide).

I'd like to do free translation for any android app. Reply here or PM me. I will dedicate the coming week end to translate couple of Android apps into Tamil.

thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] skumara:
I am a Tamilan. I would love to see android in Tamil. What app you are working on?

How exactly to translate things in Tamil. My HTC desire S does not have Tamil fonts!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nooblala:
guys.. when i go into garage of asphalt 6 hd.. my screen automatically moves slowly to right upwards.. even if i put my fon on the table not moving.. the screens stills moves...

i have calibrated both my horizontal and gyrosensor... reflashed firmware.. still the same..

i sent my phone to service center.. they change my screen.. which is where the sensors are located at(according to the technician).. i bring back.. still the same problem..

anyone has such similar problem?.. or any1 has any clue on this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nooblala:
anyone? =(..
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
Some of you guys on TMOUS are having a hard time getting GPS to lock. I know I did when I first flashed LEEDROiD. Spent an entire day trying to figure out what went wrong. Eventually found out about gps.conf, and how it gave your phone instructions on which ntp pools to reference to look for satellites.

Took a look @ the gps.conf that came with LEEDROiD, and got this:

NTP_SERVER=europe.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
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
PHONE_TYPE=UMTS

See how it says europe.pool.ntp.org? Yea, no f'in wonder it wasn't locking on.

This is what came from a stock TMOUS from Southern California. Notice how there's a line of code that references a file called SuplRootCert.

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
SUPL_HOST=10.176.29.225
SUPL_PORT=7275
SUPL_TLS_HOST=lbs.geo.t-mobile.com
SUPL_TLS_CERT=/etc/SuplRootCert
PHONE_TYPE=UMTS

Since I was taught college to minimize risk, I went ahead and added a couple of servers just for good measure:

NTP_SERVER=north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=1.north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=2.north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=3.north-america.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=0.us.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=1.us.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=2.us.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=3.us.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
SUPL_HOST=10.176.29.225
SUPL_PORT=7275
SUPL_TLS_HOST=lbs.geo.t-mobile.com
SUPL_TLS_CERT=/etc/SuplRootCert
PHONE_TYPE=UMTS

INSTRUCTIONS:

So what you're gonna wanna do is to push these files into /system/etc. Do not try to flash this via CWM. Since I know a lot of people like to tl;dr my posts,

TMOUS_GPS_ADDED ISN'T FLASHABLE IN CWM

TMOUSA_GPSFIX_CWM CAN BE FLASHED IN CWM

I did this via adb using command prompt. If you don't have it, now's a good time to go install it and learn how to use it. Shame on you for being an android user and not knowing basic newb ish. You can go here first.

1) Unzip the two files into the directory where ADB is kept

2) Get to that directory in command prompt

3) Connect your phone if you haven't done so already

4) adb remount

5) adb push gps.conf /system/etc

6) adb push SuplRootCert /system/etc

7) adb reboot

And you should be good to go. You can use GPS Toolbox / Google Maps / Latitude to verify that GPS is working. Make sure when you're testing that you're somewhere where there's no roof over your head. You have to have the sky above you.

Thanks to zimphishmonger for upping the flashable zip!
[HTC Sensation] damngood98:
ok, maybe noobish question but does it make any difference what rom we're on as far as sense vs cm/asop?

thanks btw. i've been disappointed with this phone as far as how much you need to go through to make gps reliable. glad to know the community is always there :cool:
[HTC Sensation] teshxx:
Good work. Will def help US users. Thanx.
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
I pushed it onto CM7 and it worked. I'm pretty sure it'll be fine independent on which ROM.
[HTC Sensation] zimphishmonger:
Created a flashable just cause I KNOW someone is gonna try even though you said it wasnt. Anyway, if its useful, Id like to keep on my SD card anyway. Enjoy! Thanks
[HTC Sensation] kedlun:
Worked flawlessly on my CM7 install with Faux's 0.14 1.67ghz kernel. Lock in seconds with a nice 10/10 fix :) Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
Thx for the flashable, I'll add it when I get back from the club hah

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] d.brown:
Thx the flashable work fine on cm7 with bell's sensation

Hi my name is DloBrown and Im A nightly addict who've been sober for too long!!!
[HTC Sensation] ballaz:
only fix that actually worked for my phone.
[HTC Sensation] matury:
Auto GPS

My friend here is a BAT to make the process automatic just include it on the zip and that way it is easy just 2 clicks and done.

Just put that in the Adb folder and run Auto GPS.bat hope I helped:o

BTW didn't work for me :(
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
Sure it's not an issue with your .bat? Did you try using the flashable or adb?
[HTC Sensation] matury:
nop, I just added and push manually first and didnt work, then I made BAT and didnt work , and CWM didnt ether.. but u should add the bat nothing wrong with the code, might help some users though :rolleyes:

PS am on MIUI 1.9.9 S003B
[HTC Sensation] Docmjldds:
Hate to burst bubbles, but there's more to this than correcting the server to match your location. I live in Henderson NV currently. My GPS has no issues, but certain users I was helping had all sorts of no locking issues etc. Anyways, to keep this short I used an app from the market called fasterFix which is doing the same thing as your fix here. I typically get any-where's from 7-11 fixed Satellites. But I am currently using Korea for my NTP. I have 10 fixed Satellites right now :)
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
You're half right and half wrong. Fasterfix was the first thing Lee told me to try, and it didn't work.What FasterFix doesn't do is insert the SuplRootCert that comes on TMOUS Sensations. That Root Certificate is what I believe significantly aids in getting a GPS lock on TMOUS Sensations. You will also notice that in the stock TMOUS gps.conf has different settings from gps.confs from other carriers.

Believe me, I spent an entire day searching XDA and Google to fix my GPS not locking. I just hope this saves other people time.
[HTC Sensation] jay661972:
good fix. tried this to ARHD and my gps locks inside my apartment. tried also the navigation, works perfect.
[HTC Sensation] Tweezydak1d:
I tired using faster fix and gps status and they both failed numerous times. I pushed the files from this mod and it works right after the reboot.... Thanks much dude!
[HTC Sensation] KillaHurtz:
+1 I did the adb pushes and viola !

Thanks alot buddy :D
[HTC Sensation] Docmjldds:
Well, there are different ways to achieve a result. I will attempt to keep this as short as possible. And I could be wrong, but here's how I see what's going on. I have a Sensation 4G from TMobile USA. There are many areas, besides GPS that I used to have issues with, such as market applications not showing up, or apps specific with TMobile that would all of a sudden give me warning errors saying my device will not work with application.

In a nutshell...Tmobile US devices are recognized correctly by lines in build.prop including model ID HTC Sensation 4G instead of Sensation z710a. There are other lines besides this that if not placed correctly, will have your phone basically appear to be a Euro based device which is what happens if the z710a number is being shown as you device.

Also...critical for Tmobile USA users are these lines:

ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-tmobile-us

ro.com.google.clientidbase.vs=android-hms-tmobile-us

ro.com.google.clientidbase.ms=android-hms-tmobile-us

ro.ril.def.agps.feature=1

ro.ril.gprsclass=10

Check out the ROMs anyone here is using. I would say the majority (NOT ALL) are Euro based ROM cookers that have their build.prop lines configured for Euro users and NOT Tmobile usa.

So yes, this fix here is a way to have a device appear as a tmobile US model, with regards to GPS functionality. So if GPS functionality is a users ONLY issue, then yes, this is a perfect fix. I have my lines in Build.prop edited on every one of my installs when I try out any ROMs, so that I basically never have had GPS lock issues. Which is why (I believe) I basically can use any of those NTP references for Satellite locking and it works. I just changed my setup right now to use jp.pool.net.org. Attaching screenshot. 10/10 Satellites and 5m error. Does NOT get any better really than this.

All I'm saying is there are different ways to achieve a result. I do it this way so that I have a slew of issues taken care of, just by my phone being recognized correctly as an HTC Sensation 4G model, which IS Tmobile USA, and not a Sensation z710a which is a Euro model.

OK...appreciate the work here and will definitely advise users that the if they are ONLY having GPS lock issues, to go this route. Hope you can see my point to this also :D

EDIT: Added the root certificate to ETC...was able to actually get 11/11 Sat. fixed and screen shot shows 4m error rate but it did actually go down to 3m accuracy which is 2m better than my prior 5m accuracy from prior looking at this. Just added an FYI here.
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
I think people are misunderstanding why I posted this. I got a PM earlier from a person stating there is already an aGPS patch for the Sensation. That's cool. But it isn't tailored toward TMOUS users. I'm pretty sure he wasn't cognizant of the fact that there are differences between the default settings and TMOUS gps.conf settings.

Improving GPS functionality is the only thing this patch is intended for. Doesn't really matter to me what my device is recognized as. As long as this helps other TMOUS regain their GPS capabilities, I'm glad to have been able to help. :o
[HTC Sensation] Vandam500:
Worked perfectly for me. Thanks :)
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
What should we realistically expect to get from this? It seems that it takes 20-30 seconds for google maps to locate me no matter whos file I use for these "gps fixes".

Is something wrong, or is this what im going to see?

Matt
[HTC Sensation] crypted:
I'm not going to frequent this thread. But as I recommend the great swath of GPS fix users on my side, make sure you have the recommended radio and RIL for your ROM of choice. Also, make sure you're not using a case when testing. Reboots are good. I'm not entirely familiar with this fix, but aGPS learns. I tell people, including in my notes, to let it run active for several minutes the first time. Exit out, try again. It will improve. aGPS is a fickly, yet intriguing beast. Assistance is based on learn data not just binaries it downloads from Qualcomm.
[HTC Sensation] vinnyjr:
I have a rooted, S-off stock TMO-USA Rom with a slow GPS connect. Would the flashable GPS fix help me lock on faster?

Thanks for your hard work.
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
Back your current gps.conf and try it, can't hurt.

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] Hgaara:
What's the difference between and the other aGPS fix on this forum?
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
Couple of different settings and servers. crypted's patch works worldwide and can be used on other phones. Mine is tailored toward TMOUS and Sensation specifically.

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] shootind5nukes:
I've tried EVERY gps fix I could find. The best I've ever had was about 100 ft, and still kept jumping aorund. After your patch my gps found me within 5 seconds and within about 15 or 20 ft or something like that. Your the man
[HTC Sensation] KAwAtA:
nvm

10char........
[HTC Sensation] gilbert11231123:
im using Rcmix maps finds my location in seconds but navigation takes alot longer to get me the turn by turn driving directions , what i do is i go to maps enter the address hit directions and then hit navigation it gives me turn by turn directions in seconds , is there a way to get navigation as fast as maps ?
[HTC Sensation] nrvnqsrxk:
Have you tried cryptic's fix? I'm not exactly sure how the RCMIX maps works. Maybe if you can post up the gps.conf from the /system/etc file i can take a look at it.