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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] arcticreaver:
i was unable to lock on. but with wireless networks checked i was able to get some readings but the GPS never locked for me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nextelbuddy:
picked up my Prime from gamestop and checked GPS and it failed.

noticed there was a firmware update and i updated.

im at home inside my house and as soon as i open Maps it locks on to my house.

so it appears the firmware update helped.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] arcticreaver:
are you connected to wireless network at your house? if so, please go into settings and uncheck the "Use Wireless Networks" under Location & security and then see if you can get a lock.

thanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ryan562:
firmware update did nothing for me. no locks on sats at all. my old motorola xoom never had this issue

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II t989
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
Okay. Better? Wifi off, and locked. :-D It does take a minute to lock though. Not as quick as my phone.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Diamondback:
Yea, that's better now :) A minute is okay for a cold start.

After turning it off waiting 5 seconds and turning it on again it should work much faster.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] arcticreaver:
good to hear.

so now it might sound like it's a hardware defect. looking at the poll, almost like a 50/50 chance of people getting the GPS issue. not very good.

i have 45 days to return this or exchange it for a new one. i'm hoping that i don't have to do either.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nextelbuddy:
Correct im at home but the only thing i have checked is Use GPS sattelites, use location services is unchecked and use wirless networks is unchecked.

shows accurate as of 20 ft in my Maps program

however GPS status will not show a lock.

why would Maps show accurate with in 20 ft NOT using wireless networks but gps status not show lock?

possible theres an update in the latest HC build we have now that the 3rd party apps havent updated yet? possibly what ever was updated in the latest HC build broke an API link that the 3rd party programs are using to access GPS radio?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xmtsystems:
I'm having a little bit better results with my GPS today, than I was having last night. Maps still doesn't work properly, but I know this thing is locking on to satellites, so that tells me that the problem most likely lies with Google Maps software when paired with the TFP. It worked like a champ on the original TF, but I'm willing to see if Google comes out with an update/fix for Maps on the TFP before I throw in the towel and send this back.

Here is a screenshot of GPS Status while wifi was turned ON, and connected to my home network:

And here is a screenshot of GPS Status while wifi was turned OFF:

Clearly, the GPS is working... I don't think there is a design flaw, or too much interference with the metal backplate to make a difference, but I am confident that software is the main issue here.

edit: I haven't been using GPS Status for long enough to know what that error in the bottom left corner means... Anyone know?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skeptikal:
Can somebody suggest to me the best way to test this issue? I have been completely unsuccessful getting alock on my TFP without WiFi. I have d/led GPS essentials but have not been able to test withit yet. Any help to get some conclusive results is appreciated.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Rhiven:
My guess since it has (m) after it is that it is the accuracy in meters.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Diamondback:
Hwo long have you waited? you NEED to wait at least 15 minutes until you can say that there is no lock.

And of course you need to be outside.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Diamondback:
yes. it's the accuracy.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
We have Bingo! :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BarryH_GEG:
Depending on what you use GPS for there will be times when you won't have access to Wi-Fi to have A-GPS help with acquiring the first lock. Like on a long car trip. It should be able to lock just using native GPS. It takes the G-Tab (with flight mode on) two minutes to lock within five metres.

So, it's either:

1) A bad GPS radio in general or a defective radio on certain units. That or the radio is weak and has to be boosted via A-GPS via Wi-Fi.

2) Something to do with s/w but if that were the case all units would behave the same way.

3) As some are guessing, maybe it's the metal housing creating interference.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skinien:
I suggest people trying to get a fix without holding the tablet. Try laying it on its face and back and see if you can get a fix.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] original G:
Who'd listen to you? You're an idiot. :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] idontknowu2:
Mine locked but i had to leave my house to get it. Unchecked the network and had no wireless signal when it locked
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] arcticreaver:
i think most of the people here have the gray model. wondering if issue happens on both champagne and amethyst gray
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JoeyLe:
Well, what difference is there? The one has a grey back cover and the other a champagne color.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] iainbp:
i bought another sd card today and thought i would put windows 7 rom onto it . do i have to do anything to my hd2 via the usb? , as mine is broken i have to recharge the battery from a mains charger.

do u just put a rom on sd card like u do for android rom ?

at the moment i have android running from magdlr.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dxdy:
no.. only flashing via USB
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] iainbp:
bugger. oh well , cheers for reply

edit** is that the same for putting 6.5 back onto the phone. ? cant remember now its been so long since i had 6.5 on my phone ?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dddrko:
you can restore wm6.5 from sd
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] RussianMenace:
Those of you that have had their Prime shipped from BB using free standard shipping... Has your CC been charged yet?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Lord_Xovon:
I installed this Rom and Everything is working ok no boot loop's etc except it is super slow and laggy, i mean like i have to wait 15 seconds for anything to load up or close or scroll it's seriously messed up! i would post on the devs thread but i haven't earned enough posts yet.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mike102871:
Exactly the same here. The sense 3.xxx roms just east more ram than our phones can handle. Tried all 3 newer sense roms. Same issue as you described. Went back to g lite 2.01 and installed go launcher and themed that. Very very fast. Always has around 200mb free ram.
[G2 and Desire Z General] rb420:
Enable SWAP

I had the same issue. It was painfully slow. especially while is synced up all info from google/facebook after initial install on my wifes phone. I enabled swap as posted in this thread and it made a HUGE difference. I do this anytime I install a sense rom on the DesireZ.

[GUIDE] Setting Up and Activating SWAP Partition Without Breaking USB Mass Storage
[General Topics] benyben123:
They are putting so much effort into these new interfaces - now all redone for ICS. And you look at these new interfaces and you say to yourself - WHY?!

Take Samsung's new TW for ICS. Why oh why would they take anything that is so fresh and new and put the same old TW - making the phone look like it's old before it even came out?

Now HTC are doing the same.

They are all missing out on the fact that users would rather just have it 'the way it is". This is the reason XDA is so full with people changing the roms, and so on.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
That is sad. I've had opportunity to play with vanilla ICS on my HD2 and love it so much I was hoping HTC wouldn't mess it up with Sense or the same old thing. I have an Inspire waiting for the update and want vanilla ICS...or something resembling it. I guess rooting will have to be an option to get what it should have.
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
You may not like it, but alot of people do. Sense is a beautiful thing. The companies absolutely have to implement their own UI. To the casual user, this is the only selling point that distinguishes one company from another. A non-tech savvy person could care less how many Ghz the CPU runs at, or how many cores it has...they are going to pick the one with the pretty screen. If us at XDA don't like sense or touchwiz, we flash an AOSP based ROM...problem solved.
[General Topics] benyben123:
I disagree. I did think that for a long while, but made my own little survey. I asked literally anyone that I know and has an android if they would rather give more to speed or to looks. Across the board ppl say "speed, speed, speed". These modern smartphone are insanely hungry - they sometimes need to run more tasks than my personal PC. Yes, you do get the occasional teenager that says that "the way it moves [sense] is soo cool". But all things aside, I am not sure these teenagers are the biggest buyers. I may be completely wrong here though, and perhaps this is what counts. I am in my late 20's :D so the ppl i ask are my circle of age
[General Topics] MartyLK:
My opinion on it was null until I used ICS. Having Sense or TW on GB or FroYo is no big deal to me or any kind of tragedy. But ICS is altogether a much different affair. It is the best Android Google has ever conceived and it will feel like a horrible downgrade covering it up with an OEM UI.

With GB or FroYo, I could install any 3rd-party UI if I didn't want Sense or TW and I didn't mind. Right now, in fact, I'm using an authentic iOS UI on my Inspire. But with ICS, it's already the best UI humanity will ever be graced with using. Sense or TW will only muddy it.
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
I don't disagree with you one bit. I never go away from AOSP ROM's. I'm just saying why they do it. It's like asking Nike to make some shoes without the swoosh...

But you can't disagree that they don't cover both end of the spectrum by using their own UI. The manufacturers know that if the techy people don't like it, we just get rid of it.
[General Topics] Gusar321:
Well, duh, if you ask your question like that... But the problem is, with such a question, you're not getting the data you want to get. The way to get what you really want know, they would need to be using (and for more than 30s) both interfaces on the same phone. Only then could you get a valid answer as to which interface they prefer.
[General Topics] Maedhros:
:O

I cant DISAGREE MORE

Sense (and HTC's build quality) is all that is keeping me AWAY from Samsung.

And on that same note, Touchwiz and Blur are all that keep me away from Samsung and Motorolla....

If HTC stopped making Sense I would switch to IOS. Stock android is UGLY and lacks the functionality of Sense.
[General Topics] adelmundo:
Well hopefully Samsung (and other mfgs) move towards the GUI being "less intrusive" to the OS. Have it as a launcher option instead of being imbedded into the OS. This would make OS updates quicker and give people a choice (as in keep it, use vanilla, or use another 3rd party launcher like LP, Go, etc).
[General Topics] MartyLK:
I can't agree more emphatically with this. This is exactly what they all should be doing. It would please everyone all at once.
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
Yup, you are wrong here. It is not intrusive enough, and that is the main problem. Sense, touchwiz, blur, etc. are just overlays. This fact causes the ROM to be huge and use up resources which causes the lag. If it was "more intrusive" and built into the framework of the ROM, the performance gains would be huge.
[General Topics] memphian:
I hated touchwiz on the sgs, although it added some nice functionality it had alot of annoyances. However I love tw on sgs2. But this of course is on GB. If they just stuck the same looking tw on Ics I'd be upset. Ics changed the ui so dramatically (imo positively) that I feel that manufacturers should also adjust. Of course I feel that since we all know companies will throw in their own overlay, I hope it will now be in a way that will not interfere as much with the update process.
[General Topics] hellequin:
Now with the ICS they can stop putting so much effort in messing with Android UI. There are some changes that I really like, such as Samsung notify bar and contact.
[General Topics] Felimenta97:
I love Timescape UI, and from what I saw, the ICS update will mix Timescape with ICS, it will be so beautiful, i think. I just have to wait until I buy my Nozomi

Sent using Mini CM7 Pro by Paul
[General Topics] sooyong94:
You can either: flash a custom rom or just live with it. No biggie for me though.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
You have to root first before you can flash a custom ROM. And from what I see of the rooting process of the Inspire, it's pretty complicated and technical. So rooting isn't really a viability in this case.
[General Topics] sooyong94:
Well, it's not very hard though....

Root phone

Install recovery

Boot to recovery and install

???

PROFIT!!! (For typical Android phones)

Then if everyone is so paranoid about manufacturer skins or updates why don't they simply get a Nexus? Problem solved. Or they can go for other platforms such as WP7.... :p
[General Topics] Kailkti:
Because we aren't iOS or WP7 where everyone has the same layout, style or icons, and we all look the same.

Personally I hate the stock look, it looks bland and right now cliched due to the unchanging appearance. (yes, I will say the ics launcher still looks like gingerbread/froyo/eclair to me, just a different color, whoopteedoo)

However I like the other poster's ideas of including the ics stock interface, as this was also proposed in the sgs 2 forums. Rather give us the touchwiz/sense/blahblah and include ics stock if we don't like.
[General Topics] MartyLK:
Have a look at the Inspire process. I understand the general process and can do it rather painlessly on most other phones, but the process for the Inspire is overwhelmingly intimidating.
[General Topics] sooyong94:
True dat. I wonder why HTC is locking their bootloaders when other phone manufacturers like Sammy and SE are doing right now. Even Moto is going to unlock their bootloaders too.
[General Topics] KayxGee1:
I know most of us here on xda hate overlays like Sense and Touch-Wiz. You have to understand the business standpoint though. Manufacturers need something to set them apart and make them recognizable to the consumer. When someone sees Sense, they think HTC, Touch-Wiz, Samsung. Us tech-savy users know the other, cleaner, faster side to android. Normal consumers just see nice graphics which seems to make the sale.
[General Topics] benyben123:
Because some 60 year old CEO THINK they know what they are doing, but fail to realize that the DEV section in XDA forums is the biggest prize they can win. Instead of realizing they should SUPPORT this community, these dinosaurs of CEO's (that know what a catheter is but if you'll tell them the word ROM they think you are talking about an alcoholic drink) don't have a clue about what goes.

HOW MANY OF US HERE will NOT chose a device if it doesn't have a good DEV section here at XDA? I know the first thing I check before I buy a phone is the DEV section and if the phone is loved by the community.

I say fire them all and let us throw out the window every CEO that is over 30 years old!!!

Imagine the dudes from CM running Samsung ;)

Now that will be a PHONE WORTH HAVING!!!!
[General Topics] MartyLK:
One reason I prefer Samsung to HTC. HTC has gotten disingenuous over the last year. They want us to think they care and have stated they care enough to do things to suit us, but it is just subterfuge. I will only consider a Samsung now...or actually mostly anything other than HTC. But not LG.
[General Topics] Kailkti:
Not every 30 year old is some genius or really smart, and frankly if they are, they'd best be focusing in engineering and innovation rather than petty things of only monetary value. The next best thing they can get is someone with experience, and someone that is 30 and has that kind of experience is rare.

And really, aren't us dev and hacking community only a small minority? Can't they make do without us? What are we, like a 1/75 of their growing income? They are in this for the money, not for the overall better, like every company.

But it would be nice if they simply put out phones that had unlocked bootloaders.
[General Topics] KayxGee1:
Agreed. Check and mate. ;):D
[General Topics] Arhum1994:
these manufactures should have started their UI from scratch just like google did with ICS.This would have been much awesomer.

But sadly they didnt.Greedy Manufacturers..pfft:mad:
[General Topics] cataldi1122:
Im running febs creamed glacier rom for Mytouch 4g, this ics is awesome i love it just the way it is . im sure it wont be the same when it officially releases which really does suck.
[General Topics] eckounltd:
ASOP and Vannila roms seem to run much better for battery life compared to sense froyo etc . ICS on the other hand is a whole new ballpark, so for carriers to put their own UI i hope they will build from scratch
[General Topics] jasidge:
i don`t like sense，i don`t like TW either.I like miui
[General Topics] Skv012a:
Keep in mind that they all need to stand out in some way or another, hence the unique GUIs. This has nothing to do with US liking or disliking them. Lets just give them some credit for not making GUIs utter crap.
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
Their UI is built from scratch. It is designed and developed by the manufacturers. What you are saying here is you want a whole new OS made by the manufacturers. That would never work, and would take years to develop and implement. Or they could just build the overlay into the OS. That could be good...but if you think updates take a long time to get now, just imagine how long they would take then.
[General Topics] Cyanide99:
I understand why the manufactorers are putting the UI's on Android, and for the most part I can't fault it, Touchwiz on the S2 was nice, Sense on my old Wildfire was actually quite good too. For the vast majority of users it does split it apart, when I got my S2 using Android was a slightly different experience due to the differences between touchwiz and Sense, and besides the size of the screen (And the hardware), for the average user, without the custom UI's nothing would have set them apart.

But after using ICS vanilla, and then seeing that samsung put touchwiz over the top of it, the vanilla ICS is a beautiful thing, and whilst I do like touchwiz, if I had a choice, I'd prefer not to have it, ICS is just that nice looking.
[General Topics] don728871:
y is it soo bad?

Don't you people get it by now because it easy cheap and old, being that its old it mostly stable and must likely more using friendly. like the iPhone/iPod it uses the same piece of dirt over and add new dirt to make it grow again:rolleyes:
[General Topics] DarkEther:
I personally hate Sense but i understand why the companies do it, its a bramding of the phone to identify it with their company.

Having said that i think there should be an option within the recovery to load the phone with or without the HTC Sense bloatware.
[General Topics] sooyong94:
Well, the average Joe don't give a damn about what manufacturer skins and Android versions on their phones.... As long as they work with apps properly, they don't complain about skins or updates. I think what the manufacturers do is to differentiate their devices each other. However, there's something which can solve all this.... Flash a custom ROM. More experienced users can just root the phone and flash an AOSP ROM. Problem Solved.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NIMBAH:
What is the best kernel and custom rom for me? I have an xperia x8 and need one that can support dual touch as my screen is cypress. I'm currently on stock kernel with gingerxperia v13.

Which kernel is the fastest and best for playing games etc. and that can also support dual touch?

Thanks:D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkArmy619:
None. For me..
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asycid:
It has been answered a lot of times... there are 2 or 4 topics here with best kernel-rom discussion. Please check them.

Sent from my heart using a brain :))
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joseph.90:
gengerxperia v20 it`s very good :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidewalk_:
GingerXperiaRay v3 with nAa-08 kernel ...

Works great ~:)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Antreas Kal:
I use alfs kernel + gingerdx v21...its very fast and stable...but the phone itself cant go superfast...put only what you need and it sould be allright!!!!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akaSk8krew:
and you don't have problems with ext partition or app2sd in alfs kernel?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidSoftmods:
GINGERXPERIA v21+Alf v06+Swap+Optmizer+Odex=speed and smooth

BTW THANK ME IF I HELPED YOU
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattrick:
I also use GinderDX with ALFS kernel, but I think I'm going to change it for something more stable. :P
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RodrigoOgasawara:
I recently changed to froyopro v2.2 whit alfs v6 kernel,and i can't believe how fast it is,and stable of course!Reaaly recommend you to try!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Antreas Kal:
app2sd works fine for me! ext partition dont know though....
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArtemisRider:
I am using S-rom V008 with nAa V09 + odexed and runs very smoothly. 729 max, 245 min. Smartass V2 with bfq i/o scheduler.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidnerd2:
gingerxperia v25 especial edition with nAa kernel v10 :D.......very fastttttt........

hit thnks,....:P
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nofrag:
This will make me sound like a noob, but id rather ask.

Yesterday, i put CM7 on my slide and everything works fine except that when i opened the market it asked me to add a gmail account. When i went to settings account.. etc. it only lets me add an exchange account. Does this work for Gmail accounts too? When i tried adding the gmail account, it asks for a Domain. since i just have a normal account i put gmail.com. nothing. nada. didnt work. anyone have a solution?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DIMENSIONAL:
I'm sort of a noob at certain things too, but hopefully I can help. It should also have a "Google" option under add accounts, in the same place as "Corporate" ( exchange ). Have you flashed Gapps as well? I think that might be the problem, though I think having the Market means having Gapps, so I'm not sure. :confused:

What specific rom version did you flash, and did you flash anything else with it as well? Maybe if this doesn't help, someone else might know what the issue is. ;)
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacewt:
You probably didn't flash gapps. CM7 doesn't come with it, if you download it through rom manager it asks you if you want gapps too.

Here's the link for the latest gapps:

http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip

Just flash it right on top of your current CM7 and it should then allow you to add a google account.