yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
Anyone else without the GPS hardware fix.

Thanks for the reply fiveofeight, I value this community and the power of communication. Great that this works for you with the hardware fix, but I am not there yet, (ever). You do mean pulling off the back cover & housing to make some modifications and sodering some connections, correct?

Anyone else without the GPS hardware fix.
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
In Froyo ROMs I was getting 9/13birds with about 9-10ft accuracy. Passion I was getting fewer locks and about 50-70ft accuracy (that was with v13ROM and v11b5kernel) Had to get some work stuff done at home so I skipped RC1 altogther.

I never had Deep Sleep issues, my phone is a newer phone and I did not do the HW fix.

That being said, many people had 1 of the 3 above and couldn't get a lock. If they had 2 of the 3 above it seemed to work. This makes me believe that it is NOT a hardware issue or birthdate. I feel that the answer lies in the kernel (however that is total speculation as I have not broken down the kernels at all) b/c people were getting locks with v11b5 and the latest kernels for RC1 but none in between. My theory is that the kernel is not pushing enough power to the GPS antenna, libs, code or something along those lines. But as I said, it is only a theory.

Sad to say, that when I flashed this, I completely forgot to check the GPS and now I am at work in a big,concrete building in downtown, so might as well forget it until later on. Few posters seem to say that Glitch Kernel is working with GPS. Might want to check that out.

THere are 2. The Solder one and the simple bending of the antenna. If I ever need to do the fix, it will be #2 for me. I am proficient with solder guns but I don't feel the need if a simple bend will do the trick (unless you snap it off)
[Vibrant Android Development] fiveofeight:
I did open up the phone, but I didn't solder anything, I simply put a piece of plastic to raise up the piece of metal that connects the mainboard to the GPS antenna, to ensure that there is a good connection between the two. This is my GPS lock after around a minute of running GPS Test outdoors: http://i.imgur.com/yberr.png

Another note, GPS didn't work after deep sleep for me on any of ICS Passion's versions, even v11b5.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
I will report to this thread my findings with GPS in a day.

Thanks for the in-depth reply v11b5kernel, I am doing a wipe (hard wipe) so there is no turning back. Perhaps during lunch you can post a lock? I will look forward to odin and then checking the GPS. If that does not work, I will find the Glitch.

I will report to this thread my findings with GPS in a day.
[Vibrant Android Development] muleyman:
My phone's date is 07/10, (on the phone's sticker, not the battery), and while I got pretty good GPS on CM7 w/ Streamline kernel I've yet to find a combo on ICS that resulted in GPS working after deep sleep. I did the simple fix - bend the tab, but only saw marginal increase in signal strength. As such, I have to reboot to get GPS to work and then reboot when I'm finished using GPS or my phone won't deep sleep and I get terrible battery life. I could go back to Froyo or GB but I absolutely love the look, feel and features of ICS Euphoria and I'll reboot for GPS if I have to!
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
Just to be clear, v11b5 was for Passion and not Euphoria.

Also doubt I will get a lock at lunch b/c I will still be downtown over-shadowed by all the buildings. I'll post some later on tonight if I can.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
is the GPS functionality robust with Euphoria?

Say fiveofeight, is the GPS functionality robust with Euphoria? like with the 2.2 roms? I will find out soon enough.

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So you are suggesting no kernel as of now and GPS will be just fine.

This is a new rom, noted. Woodrube Are there any kernels built for this rom that will enhance the GPS functionality? :D
[Vibrant Android Development] fiveofeight:
It seems pretty robust to me, though like I said, GPS takes around 30 seconds to start finding satilites after DS. Accuracy seems fine, though I've only run GPS test for a few minutes, so I can't confirm that I'm not getting random GPS drifting. I have also not tried using my GPS while in a car, so I can't comment on it's accuracy while moving.

Edit: I went to test my GPS again after over 20 hours of deep sleep, and I got a lock within 45 seconds. So it seems to work fine as long you're not expecting a 10 foot lock within 5 seconds. :p

Oh, btw, in case you were wondering, I Odined to JFD, flashed CM7.1, then ICS Passion V13, V13 cleanup, v11b5 kernel, and then Euphoria RC1. I wiped system, data, and cache when I flashed Euphoria.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
I did not see this listed as a know issue.

muleyman - this is great feedback :D, this is the kind of stuff that no one is talking about, these are the issues that need to be addressed.

Yes it is nice to have these new roms with customizations and so forth, having bugs addressed such as the 911 and the voice mute, however, the GPS has never been resolved completely.

These are the issues that need to be communicated back to the developer so that he understands our concerns. Last time I looked at the OP, I did not see this listed as a know issue.
[Vibrant Android Development] SeanFloyd:
You guys are on the verge of something real awesome here. Launcher Pro like homescreen features with ICS UI, beautiful.
[Vibrant Android Development] cogsci:
My GPS works once in a great while. Went to town yesterday, GPS locked after about two minutes. Navigation system was functional all the way to town (about 5 miles). On the way back, nothing! Not even an icon! On my Vibrant (older model, no HW fix) it has been working pretty reliable in Froyo. I think it's a software issue.
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
Not sure, but some have been using Icy Glitch and it seems to be fixing some issues with lag, CPU and GUI. Not sure whether or not it does anything for GPS.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
GPS was a ghost.

Thanks for chiming in cogsci, your feedback is vital to this thread.

Have you followed the suggested installation in the OP - Same as ISC?

Are you one some or None Kernel?

Have you tried other apps like GPS test?

Sounds silly, but did you reboot and tried again? //this has happened to me with Passion and on reboot, this GPS was a ghost. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] ngiordano:
911 issue resolved

mute bug resolved

ICS Kiss v2.2

This should fix the GPS issue of v2

I used some Glitch values to hopefully prevent Death locks (freezes)

OC to 1460 MHz but unstable at those speeds for me. Some phones can handle it though.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sd85yuws5bqcsl6

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v2 was not posted here so don't fret.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
GPS locking time is unacceptable.

I have just flashed Euphoria and kept the install minimal to reduce any errors/ false positives/ bad apps / Bugs. A quality assurance procedure.

After the install, looks like GPS is status pro quo - the GPS locking time is unacceptable.

I will let the install marinade for a couple hours and will test the functionality of GPS after lunch. //wish me luck.

Oh by the way - cheers to Neo and team for the great efforts with bringing this rom forward to the vibrant community. This work is just Incredible.
[Vibrant Android Development] ngiordano:
Indoors:

lock 53 sec (by window)

Outdoors

lock 22 sec

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Guys please don't test the GPS indoors...unless you can't find your bathroom.

My Tom Tom and previous Garmin took longer but whatev
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
ICS platform will become mature

All out of thanks today - But I will thank you in this post for reply.

Kiss sounds attractive. GPS is critical for me. I would just go and get a new phone but I am stuck on this contract until September.

Back in the early days of flashing the 2.2 roms, some of them came pre-cooked - over clocked and that caused random reboots & the phone was always too hot to hold, even carrying it in the pockets was unacceptable. The cause of features with promised speed and features was sacrificed at the cost of functionality with the 2.2 roms. Back then the 2.2 roms were dropping left and right and not quite mature.

I am sure things will work out in time the ICS platform will become mature and the GPS will be resolved. Time will tell.

On that note, some of the phones will be receiving an update (not ours), like psudo update, not like a full update, a stock plus.

Does anyone know what that is - "stock plus"?

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Did you a, kept the basic install with no additional kernel?

Were there any patches or special apps used to facilitate your GPS functionality?

Yes I would like to know ngiordano.
[Vibrant Android Development] ngiordano:
I test everything virgin with GPStest, Maps, and CPUSpy. Try 2.2 above

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Also some people needed to Odin to stock to produce positive results
[Vibrant Android Development] jgoe:
I know that with my TV out cables the video and sound (red and yellow) cables needed to be switched around on the TV.
[Vibrant Android Development] ascallop:
With v2.2 kernel update GPS Locked in ~5 seconds, 30 meters initially, but 4 meters after ~45 seconds. Tested outside.

GPS also worked quite well for me with the original Euphoria kernel.
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
That is good to know. So v2.2 kernel makes GPS work right out of the shoot. Maybe have some more people confirm and then, Nelson do you think you can put that kernel or the link in your post on the front page where your github repo is listed, so everyone isn't searching for it?

Glad that we are nit going to have 50 pages of GPS garbled in this thread like in Passion.
[Vibrant Android Development] muleyman:
With the test kernel (2.2), GPS works after deep sleep for me and deep sleep works after GPS! Inconceivable... ;-)
[Vibrant Android Development] ascallop:
Agreed :-)

Same results for me after DS.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
crossing my fingers

Flashing now & crossing my fingers . . . .

Thanks for this post of reassuring confidence with the Kiss 2.2 Kernel ascallop :D

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Hopefully not buckeye, why do you think that it took so long to get resolved?

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, there is no Kissing going on this Vibrant from the ISC Kiss 2.2 Kernel. After 10 minutes, there is no locking of any birds. I can not see any birds for that matter either.

UPDATE:

Went with the native launcher and the birds were everywhere:

Launch Pro was my default launcher over the months. After switching to the native client launcher, they are everywhere.....chu fly, dont bother me with a 19 feet accuracy.

Very impressive. Thanks Everyone.
[Vibrant Android Development] burntrat:
I'm dling the rom zip and kiss kernel to my phone at the moment. Before I start flashing, I want to make sure if what I'm doing is correct. I don't flash that often.

Currently on Passion v13

-boot into recovery

-wipe data/factory reset

-wipe cache partition

-wipe dalvik cache

-fix permissions

-install euphoria rc1 zip

-wipe data/factory reset

-wipe cache parition

-wipe dalvik cache

-fix permissions

-reboot system

-wait 10-15 mins

-reboot

-wait 5 mins

-reboot

-start installing my apps and preferences

Please let me know if I missed something or am doing something unnecessary.

When does the kernel flashing go in? After the final reboot or can I flash it right after I flash euphoria?
[Vibrant Android Development] papi5120:
you don't really need to do all that wiping after installing.
[Vibrant Android Development] burntrat:
So after the euphoria flash, just reboot system?
[Vibrant Android Development] djf8:
So can anyone confirm if this rom has the mute/unmute problem?
[Vibrant Android Development] L1LK1LLERZ:
Yea, if you wipe after installing the ROM, then all the preloaded apps will be wiped.
[Vibrant Android Development] amb13n:
I can confirm.
[Vibrant Android Development] L1LK1LLERZ:
Yes, just reboot.

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Yes, that problem is gone! :D
[Vibrant Android Development] tvargas5248:
What kind of cable do u have tho I just have a lil micro USB that goes to a box with the input for an HDMI cable so I plug a straight HDMI cable from there to the TV and nothing comes up no matter what I do
[Vibrant Android Development] cogsci:
I think you solved it! The GPS problem seems to be launcher related. Even with Kiss 2.2 kernel GPS wouldn't work for me, until I switched from Go Launcher to the native launcher. Now my GPS is at least as good as it has been in Froyo.

This is a fantastic ROM! Thank you very much!
[Vibrant Android Development] jrafael:
Vibrant does not support usb to hdmi, you need a cable like this one to use TV out feature.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-ECC1T...IS/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1329858277&sr=8-10
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
I wish that this could be identified and Radiated.

Weird.

With testing roms, it takes an forum to find these bugs.

Who would have known that the Launcher Pro has properties that would not enable the GPS to work, or that it may have contributed to a less than steller results.

There has to be something there with the Launcher, the Default one with Euphoria. I wish that this could be identified and Radiated. I have become accustomed to Launcher Pro over the months and swear by it.

Maybe there was a state or some property that the default launcher enabled that contributed to a working GPS? there has to be some there there...... What could it be?
[Vibrant Android Development] closedcircuit:
I don't know how it's possible, but after flashing the external SD card mounting fix, my GPS broke after deepsleep, but then flashing with Kissed v2.2 fixed that. Thanks Nelson.
[Vibrant Android Development] rrubio999:
is very useful and is the best rom I ever tasted before :)
[Vibrant Android Development] plaseo:
This is the first rom I have ever Ben able to overclock on. Even with passion if I put it on 1200 my phone would lock up and I would have to hold the power button to reset. With this I have been running 1400 since it came out with no issues. Very nice work devs.
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
I seem to recall someone mentioning this in Passion about the Launcher effecting the GPS but then it must have fallen to the wayside of ideas. Maybe it is what is causing the Deep Sleep issues which in turn are causing the GPS issues. Nice find Serendipityguy.

So let me get this flow going.

Flash Euphoria->Ext_sd mounting fix->then 2.2 kernel and all should be good to go on GPS/ Deep Sleep with the one casualty of 3rd party launcher.

Seems that if we can breakdown why LPP (and probably ADWEx too) are breaking GPS/DS then maybe a patch can be created to fix it. B/c like you said, I have become very fond of my ADWEx and all its tweaks that I have. But why is Apex/Euphoria able to work and not any others.

Now that I think of it, the last set of kernels that came out in Passion had Nova and Trebuchet in them. Some were getting GPS locks and some were not. Think we may be on to something here.
[Vibrant Android Development] dasunsrule32:
Trying new kiss kernel 2.2, last one still didn't sleep correctly and gps would still die.
[Vibrant Android Development] tvargas5248:
thhhaaannnkkkk uuuuuuuu lol I had no idea I was thinking I was doing something wrong or the cable that I had was bad. I appreciate the help thank u
[Vibrant Android Development] tvargas5248:
Edited- Oops I'm still reading
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
low space notifications

Worked as advertised and left a nice icon in top area to identify that it was connected.

Now we have to deal with the low space notifications - Icon. Phone storage is getting low....

Used 266MB Used of 1.66GB free.

Other than this issue, looks all shiny! :D
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
I am out of thanks for the day but this phone just keeps getting better and better. I'll hit you up tomorrow once I get them reset.
[Vibrant Android Development] derride8:
Where can I get the native launcher? Please!
[Vibrant Android Development] closedcircuit:
The is the exact flow that I took when installing. After installing the Ext_sd mounting fix, even with my phone "charging" on a 1000 mah charger after 12 hours, my phone went from 94% to 39% battery. And looking at betterbatterystats, these were the culprits "PowerManagerService" and "ste-gps-interface"(look at screenshot). I made sure to long press back to kill all apps before letting the phone rest too. Looking at cpuspy, the phone never went into Deepsleep the entire time and was pretty much stuck on 200 mhz.
[Vibrant Android Development] dasunsrule32:
df -h | grep datadata
[Vibrant Android Development] tvargas5248:
I read the forum that was quoted and its people saying that it won't work and personally from my experience it doesn't. I have the cable right from Samsung and tried everything to get it to work and it didn't so I wouldn't put the money out for it if I was u just cuz I have it and it doesn't do anything.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
I guess I was able to recall the steps taken to identify what broke something that was fixed.

The Kudos goes to the expertise packed intimately inside the Kiss 2.2 ICS :D

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Thanks, will see what this puppy can do.

I could not find a terminal inside this rom. will google and come back.

Thanks dasunsrule32.

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What would be the command from the android it self, not from behind a Mac or PC?
[Vibrant Android Development] FireMedicDave:
Where is the SD Card mounting fix? I can't find it.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
# df | grep datadata

$ su root

# du -hs /datadata

# df | grep datadata

retrieved (Googled) from here

Seems to not work.

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From Here
[Vibrant Android Development] dasunsrule32:
Make sure that you have busybox installed
[Vibrant Android Development] Waldos:
Important Before Update Kernel

.::IMPORTANT::.

Remember that you have to do this steps before and after update your kernel:

Wipe cache

Wipe dalvik cache

Flash kernel

Fix permissions
[Vibrant Android Development] dasunsrule32:
Using this GPS fix + the kiss kernel 2.2, gps works, deep sleep works and I don't have to reboot to get the GPS working again. :)

Using stock launcher in ICS Passion also
[Vibrant Android Development] iynfynity:
To to users who already installed this rom: Can you guys check whether it has the upside down orientation?
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
It's in the rom.

It's in the rom.
[Vibrant Android Development] xriderx66:
Yes, it does it needs to be enabled from Euphoria Controls, but yes it does and it works confirmed by me.
[Vibrant Android Development] dasunsrule32:
It does, 180 degree rotation
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
Confirmed !:D
[Vibrant Android Development] andROIDS:
Is anybody else having an issue with placing widgets on the screen. I could do it when I first flashed the ROM, but now it no longer works. When I long-press the widget from in the app drawer, it just vibrates and does nothing.
[Vibrant Android Development] serendipityguy:
Here is another thought :

Maybe these launchers require some type of on state or higher property state that is on a constant on, which diables the services that is needed for GPS.

Or maybe GPS requires an get signal or read signal command or get map function that enables it to interact with the phone applications such as MAPS and can not function because the Launcher is on a constant on state or has a higher level of privileges or access to the SU roles. :rolleyes:
[Vibrant Android Development] Woody:
A build.prop tweak that has been floating around for some time now is the command to "force" the launcher to stay in memory. Maybe that is causing it to interfere with the GPS.
[Vibrant Android Development] TFordham:
I was ready to have sex with this ROM, I loved it so much, then suddenly today, major issues. Everything started closing on me, from settings to ROM Manager. Nothing would open. Back to Passion for now, but I'll be back.
[Vibrant Android Development] Smartassassin:
try wiping cache's and fixing permissions

Sent from my phone, not yours.
[Vibrant Android Development] mikka06:
wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, format system, flash and reboot...wait 10-15 minutes to settle and reboot
[Vibrant Android Development] neobuddy89:
Same as ics passion. Full wipe required.
[Vibrant Android Development] kevho00:
Yes! You are the man!
[Vibrant Android Development] shreddintyres:
When you mean External SD cannot be mounted, does this mean when connecting to PC or with in the rom itself, eg media on external SD would be unreadable? I am very excited to try this out :)
[Vibrant Android Development] neobuddy89:
When connected to PC.
[Vibrant Android Development] mattb6288:
do we still need separate zip for face unlock?
[Vibrant Android Development] rhay:
The best ICS so far... U DA MAN
[Vibrant Android Development] shreddintyres:
Psh thats no big, Downloading and transferring to sd card now i cant wait to try this bad boy out :D Thanks for all yall's hard work :)
[Vibrant Android Development] tenchi-kun:
Just installed, glad to see that the GPS is working! Was waiting for the inevitable AOKP version! Can't wait to take it through it's paces!
[Vibrant Android Development] Br1cK'd:
You can grab my framework and services from ICZen and diff the files to fix that. You will need the framework-res and services.jar. In framewrok-res its one edit to storage_list.xml in the res/xml folder, and I also removed the string for umslunfile and its public.xml entry.

In services, its all the smali code inside the \com\android\server\usb folder, jsut replace whats in yours with whats in mine, and then in the \com\android\server folder, just take all of the MountService... smali files (all 20 somthing of them) and replace the ones in your services.jar

Recompile both, and that should fix external usb mounting for you.
[Vibrant Android Development] neobuddy89:
Thank you. We were searching for this fix.
[Vibrant Android Development] Br1cK'd:
No worries man, its one love around here. I originally patched that for the i9000 AOKP port. I can verify it works on the i9000 port, on my Vibrant port (ICZen), and it should definitely work here too.
[Vibrant Android Development] neobuddy89:
We will implement this in source itself :)
[Vibrant Android Development] samwest39:
How's the bat life
[Vibrant Android Development] younix258:
911 working here too? Any word on whether my 8gb sdcard will work too? Last i checked, lots of people were having this problem...

sent from the xda app on my android smartphone.
[Vibrant Android Development] ytj87:
Those who have installed, is your speakerphone on a call working properly? Both ways I mean, in and out call quality.
[Vibrant Android Development] xriderx66:
Having a problem with this rom.

It's too damn smooth
[Vibrant Android Development] jvpde:
Fastest ICS I've used on Vibrant :)
[Vibrant Android Development] ascallop:
It's fine for me.
[Vibrant Android Development] anthonys2r:
So far this has worked for me..!! Thanks for the tip, I couldn't get a lock for ages after getting only once on passion. Will see if it continues to lock after deep sleep.
[Vibrant Android Development] dasunsrule32:
It does for me on the stock launcher.