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[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Do you have your location turned on?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
yes, location is turned on
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
is your data connection active. Also use htc gps tool instead of google maps.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
open data connection is same or different than having activesync display msgs as they arrive?

if it is different, how do I activate an open data connection?

thx
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] dsramesh:
Is the "Preferred Mode" to "HDR". I was playing around and found that if you have the "Preferred Mode" set to HDR, then I could not get any GPS signal. Do ##778 (Verizon) then choose edit and put in your lock code and hopefully it is "000000" then choose "view info" and then modem settings and click on preferred mode and view the settings. It should be set to "Automatic".

..Ramesh
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
yes, it is set to automatic.

ps: i see you're from los altos. im from los gatos.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Do you have the a internet plan on the phone?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
yes i do.

thx.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
That is your data connection
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
sorry, i was asking about an "active" connection.

normally i have my activesync set to manual rather than automatically checking for email. i thought that might be what an "active" connection is.

Question re: HTC GPS Tool. What exactly am i supposed to do with that? I clicked "open," but what am i supposed to do with the "Nav Init" section?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
nothing just push open.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] dsramesh:
So, is your GPS working now or not?

Did you use QPST and the set the settings in the GPSONE tab?

Make sure the IP address and Port address are correct.

..Ramesh
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
used the following link:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix

however, the 2 ports that appeared were com4 and com5, with com5 appearing as surf7500...

i changed the GPS program port in the settings to reflect com5. same in htc gps tool.

no satelites w/google maps. =(
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] SecretAgentMan:
I recently had to re-enable the GPS on a replacement xv6800 (Verizon), MR2. While troubleshooting my install, I noticed that certain files were missing.

If you are using a cab to install Valhalla, and try to re-load it, the uninstall that takes place first does not work properly. I'm guessing that it may remove some files, but not all, before it fails. Subsequent attempts to re-load the cab did NOT result in all of the files being re-installed. I wound up doing a manual install to solve my issue.

Here's what you should have:

- gpssrv.exe, oemgpsOne.dll, and stdgps.dll in "\Program Files\GPSServer"

- gpsapi.dll into the directory where your GPS program resides. For example, if you are using Google maps, put the file in "\Program Files\GoogleMaps"

Here are the registry settings working for me on Verizon. The aGPS is using the Telus settings:

HKLM\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\Mode = 2

HKLM\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\PDEAddress = 5C8BC6D8

HKLM\Software\Valhalla Legends\GPSServer\PDEPort = 8889

HKLM\Software\HTC\SUPL AGPS\EnableAGPS = 1

HKLM\Software\HTC\SUPL AGPS\GPSMode = 2

HKLM\Software\HTC\SUPL AGPS\ServerIP = 216.198.139.92

HKLM\Software\HTC\SUPL AGPS\ServerPort = 8889
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Guys the ports you see in QPST have nothing to do with the gps ports. The titan gps is always on com 4. The ports in qpst are your computer ports used to connect the phone to the computer.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
added those 4 files, made the registry changes, and nothing still...

ok. lol. whoops.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] jraggio:
I also just recently got a waranty replacement from Verizon that came with MR2. I tried all day to get aGPS working and had no luck. I tried Valhalla (which worked on my old 6800) and then also tried the serf Telus for Valhalla cab along with it. No joy. I was going to enter the regsistry settings above and found that was what they were already set to. I'm guessing that the serf cab did this? Anyway, it didn't work for me in google maps or gps gate. Out of desperation I set the enableagps and the two mode values to 0. I know this will bypass aGPS. It actually worked for me in the car all the way home on my 45 minute drive. I just tried it again a few hours later in front of my house and did not get a fix. That may have been because it was a little cloudy and raining?

Ugh. I'll test again tomorrow, but would appreciate some advice here.

I have a stock MR2 rom installed (I think since it came from Verizon with this installed) The rom version matches with what MR2 is. Could Verizon have added something else above MR2 to mess with the gps hacks?

It is my understanding that having agps is the preferred way to go. I appreciate nay help you guys can offer.

I tried the following instructions, but it also did not work for me:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix

Thanks,

John
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] jraggio:
Forgot to mention that it looks like the Valhalla cab installs the dlls in the /windows directory instead of the app folder. I think this is preferred. In short, I don't think the files are actually "missing".

John
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
did a hard reset, made all the changes listed above. nada.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] SecretAgentMan:
That may be. I didn't look there . . I just followed Skywing's readme.

I'm convinced that there is some amount of voodoo that's involved getting this to work. I had to do a lot of playing around to get this to work again on my replacement phone. I started with what I knew were "good" parameters from the get-go, and it didn't work the first time. It just eventually did, but I have now idea why . . I tried SO MANY settings!
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
There is no voodoo for me. It worked everytime for me with the new serf cab and vahalla.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
my apologies. after all of that, a simple fix was all it took. i thought i had read through all of the wiki stuff and countless threads. after a while it all started to look the same.

the mr2 fix at the bottom

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix

works FAST with Quick GPS.

again, my apologies.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] jraggio:
OK, tried it all again and now it is working. I suspect that it probably would hve worked yesterday too, but I made the mistake of trying my tests at the window of my office instead of actually going outside.

I used the valhalla and serf cabs and it is working. I think the key might be that I did the *22899. I htink I may have only done resets in the past.

Anyway I'm good to go with stock MR2, valhalla, and serf. Google maps works great and I am using gpsgate to bridge to Tom Tom.

Thanks

John
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] dsramesh:
I use gpstoday to keep the gps primed. If you don't have data, you can enabe "Disable data at all time" and uncheck the "Show address" and "Show weather".

http://www.geoterrestrial.com/

..Ramesh
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
Could not get it working on an XV6800 Mobile 6.1 MR2 ROM 3.57.605.2 rom date 10/03/08 radio version 3.37.78 pri ver 2.03_002

However, it did work on another XV6800 MR1 but only with default Valhalla Legends installed and ONLY that installed:

default address:

PDEAddress 845FAE42

PDEport: 8888

Mode:2

AllowDeviceState:0

I did no modifications and nothing else installed. I can use Google Maps with Wi Fi running since I have no plan on that phone.

BTW onMR1, no reset required, no dial out to *22899, nothing. On MR1 it works out of the box.

Sadly, the same settings do not work on MR2 XV6800, tried with phone service off, tried with bluetooth on and off, tried with wifi on and off, etc.. and nothing. Has anybody got it working on MR2? What's the catch?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] SecretAgentMan:
Ummm, see post 1052. :p
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
?? 1052, no such post, can you link here?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
Sorry, I do see the post and YES tried everything in it and no results. Tried all the other options in other posts, and can only get it working on MR1 Verizon.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] yellowsubmarine:
did you try the instructions at the bottom of this page?

Verizon MR1/2 aGPS Instructions

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix

i installed quick gps. ive tried running google maps and bing without it, and i cant find any satelites.

this is what i used to get my GPS to work in MR2. it has different setting than the ones that secretagentman and dsramesh recommended.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
Yup, that's what let to my comments. With MR1 phone I merely installed the Valhalla and that's it. No custom settings, no nothing and I got it working, but I've tried each and every option I have seen to date including hard resets. BTW, after a hard reset Verizon auto loads its own cab file so I'm no sure if this has anything to do with it but I cannot control this.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
OK, some further update - I can get GPS with WiFi but not with the data on the phone. Are there different types of data plans in Verizon? Do I need another ip address for their plan? When I turn off the WiFi I also lose GPS in Google Maps. Any tips and tricks would be welcome now that we know the GPS can work at least on the WiFi. Problem of course is who has WiFi out on the streets or on the road??
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] dsramesh:
Need to use the newer Valhalla Legends with MR2.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
Not sure where that one is, but I used the one called Valhalla Fix which seems to be for both MR1 and 2. Anyhow, just an update I actually got it working by turning on the WiFi. I left it on when going outside and it continued to work though I kept getting annoying prompts to log onto one or another WiFi access. So, the question is, do I need the WiFi and is that the transmitting radio? I will try it without the WiFi turned on tomorrow but I was enjoying the success too much to try it today.

Just to confirm the settings thus far:

PDEAdress C3CF657E

Mode 0

PDE Port 7788

SUPL AGPS

Server Ip 216.198.132.92

GPS Mode 2

EnableGPSmartMode 1

EnableAGPS 1

ServerPort 8889
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
You can not use agps without a data plan. You can not have reliable gps without a data plan using MR1/2. Your choice is either use a custom rom and standalone gps or get a data plan with MR1/2
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
If I am able to get emails, surf the Internet, get Google maps is that not a data plan??? Are there two types of data plans???
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Nevermind I misread your earlier posts.

It should be setup up with the info in below link. I vote do a hard reset. Install vahalla. then *22899. Then serf cab then *22899. Then install htc gps tool for gps lock info. then try.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3555579&postcount=703
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
Oh, perhaps I wasn't clear enough. I get all those services WITHOUT WiFi, internet emails, google maps, etc. The weird thing is that the GPS only works if I have WiFi button turned on even though I have NO WiFi connection. In other words is the WiFi switch required for the "radio" portion to work? So, to be clear, I am NOT using the WiFi as a CONNECTION it's just turned on with no lock on any WiFi access point connected. I checked to see if I was connected to any WiFi. I went pretty far down to a river which has no WiFi near by just to verify this. Still, without the button turned on there is no GPS so I am assuming that turns on the "radio" portion??
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
read above info and try that.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
Drewcam888 which part are you asking me to look at? There are several comments up there,.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
It should be setup up with the info in below link. I vote do a hard reset. Install vahalla. then *22899. Then serf cab then *22899. Then install htc gps tool for gps lock info. then try.

http://xdaforums.com/show...&postcount=703
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
Yeah, that's the one that did NOT work for me. However, you are saying that with that version of serf cab for valhalla I will not need to turn on the WiFi button? Provided I can get it to work at all of course which I was not able to.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
This setup worked perfectly on MR1/2. I suggest to hard reset since you have made so many changes already. This starts you off fresh and you can get gps going first then decide to add everything to the rom so it is the way you like it.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] SecretAgentMan:
None of this should have ANYTHING to do with turning on the WIFI switch, particularly where you have no WiFi access. I agree with Drewcam . . . hard reset and start fresh. I suspect with the WiFi thing going on, your software is seriously jacked-up from trying different things.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
On your phone do you need to turn on the WiFi button, the little button on the lower left side? On my phone GPS doesn't seem to work unless I have it turned on.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
I guess you dont have a data plan. Because some internet access is needed for agps. Standalone works without data but will not work with MR1/2
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
What makes you say I don't have a data plan? I have unlimited data plan, otherwise how can I get google maps to work? Anyhow, the last question was whether everyone else needs to have the WiFi button turned on to get the GPS to work as I seem to have to do. It's not that I'm using the WiFi connection for anything it's just that somehow and for some reason the GPS refuses to work without it. In other words I get emails and google maps OK but need to turn on that button to get GPS to work.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Having the wifi button on is not necessary. I vote for a hard reset because something is conflicting.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] clfxjoe:
I see, so something is wrong with my setup then. Thanks I will do it when I have time.

Joe
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] emerheb:
Hey JukEboXAuDiO! I was able to unlock the GPS on my XV6800 MR2, but it's only working well with google maps, which requires the data plan (or wifi). I tried TomTom and Destinator, they both detect the GPS, satellites (with difficulty), elevation and speed, but the coordinates are changing randomly from one extreeme to the other each second, which doesn't allow me to check my location on GPS using these programs.

Are you familiar with that problem?

Thanks =)
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Do you have a active data connection when you use those programs. Agps requires a data connection.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] Laura Lee:
Hi all, I have the unfortunate issue that my GPS will not "stick"... meaning that every time I want to use it I have to re-do the technique of installing the Serf CAB and then doing *22899. However, now when I do *22899, I get an error saying "Programming is unsuccessful." Has anyone ever had this happen or know of a remedy? Thanks!
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] SLeepdepD:
Sorry, this doesn't totally answer your question, but...

A week ago I did a hard reset--as I do ever few months I suppose. I tried to do *228 and got the same message you described. I spent 2+ hours on the phone over 3 different sessions working with "technical support" to resolve the problem. Their conclusion was, if it can't be activated OTA (over the air) then they usually replace it. However, since I'd owned it 1+ years and the manufacture's warranty expired, then they could offer me a refurbed one for $50. Or, since my contract on this phone number was up, I could get a new one at 2-year pricing (the XV6900 now being only $10) in my area. I was pressured more than once to buy a new phone--which I didn't appreciate--but what was I going to do? I got the Samsung Omnia i910 for ~$50 and it's pretty good.

GL.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
If you have that error all you have to do is switch esn online and it will be fine. What I mean is take a different used phone and do a esn swap online. After activation then swap back to the mogul. You mustswitch with an unused/unactivated phone. You got screwed if they made you get a new phone. And why wouldnt you get a better phone like the touch pro 2 and not the omnia. The TP2 is brand new and omnia has been out for awhile
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] Laura Lee:
Thanks for the help. I did the ESN swap with my old smartphone (Verizon XV6700) and then swapped back. It still doesn't work. I messed up my data plan so I called customer service to get them to fix that, and then I brought up the issue about *228 not working and they said it shouldn't be an issue as long as my phone is still functioning. They didn't want to bother fixing it for me. I don't know how else to go about this. If I can't do *228, then I can't use the GPS. :(
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Why do you need *228 for gps to work.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] Laura Lee:
After installing Valhalla and Serf Telus cab's, you are supposed to do *228 to somehow "refresh" your phone and get the GPS to kick in. Mine won't work unless I do *228.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
The only reason you do that is give the registry a little time to save and update.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] Laura Lee:
Unfortunately, it just doesn't want to work for me without *228 for some reason. I wonder if a hard reset would fix the problem?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
A hard reset and starting fresh help a lot especially if you have done many different things to get it working.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] RawlingsSc:
My GPS works fine in Google Maps, though i have to do a soft reset if I haven't used it in a while. It doesn't work right in Back Country Navigator. It needs Google Maps to be using the GPS for it to see it, but the location bounces all over the world. I was reading this thread and found this list of files that I should have. The only one I find on my phone is the gpssrv.exe. I looked through most of the directories on the phone and the others just aren't there, unless they're hidden, and I'm not sure how to unhide files in Windows Mobile. I installed from the original Valhalla legends cab long ago before the agps server lockout that required us to change the IP address. Even the readme file from the cab says these files exist and what they're for. Any ideas where I can get these files to install by hand? Are they all really needed? Could this be my problem with BCN?

Sorry if I ramble, but any help would be appreciated.

Scott
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] RawlingsSc:
OK, I figured out how to view hidden files. Wasn't real hard once I actually tried. All of the files are there, except the gpsapi.dll in the Google Maps directory. The file is in the Windows directory. Should I copy it to the Google Maps directory and the BCN directory, or should it work fine as is?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] dsramesh:
Just an FYI, I upgraded my XV6800 to Touch Pro2 (Verizon) and just plugged in my micro sd card from XV6800 and it asked for installing Garmin and I said yes and it just works!!

..Ramesh
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] mindping:
1. is there a cab yet?

2. if *228 doesnt work, does the carrier specific ota code work? ex: cricket is *22804
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] skeston:
cant get to work with MR1

My ROM is 3.57.605.1

Radio 3.37.75

PRI 2.03_002

I have tried skywings process posted in 2008 on my xv6800 and cant seem to get it to work. Some of the posts were difficult to find. Has anything changes since then? I have also seen some posts about using QPST, but that didnt work either. I do have a data plan, have GPS set to location, not 911. I have tried HTC GPS Tool, Google, Bing and none of them work. I get "seeking GPS Satellites" in Google.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
You have done so many things I suggest you hard reset and start over. Then just follow the instructions in the wiki for agps using MR1/2(which is your current rom).

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=VerizonAGPSFix
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] skeston:
Ok, tried again - still not working

So I followed the post again and still not working. Here is what I did:

Hard reset phone. Installed Vahalla (redownloaded to make sure I was using the right version). soft reset. Installed Serf (redownloaded too). Programmed the phone. Enabled location instead of 911.

Installed Gmaps. It says "Seeking GPS Satellites(0)" for a couple minutes, then that message goes away. I click the blue dot in the lower right and it says "Your current location is temporarily unavailable" and stays on a map of San Francisco.

Then I closed Gmap and installed QuickGPS. I copied the exe to the windows dir. I soft reset. Opened quickGPS and downloaded successfully. Then I opened gmaps. Same result, seeking satellites(0) for several minutes then nothing.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] Devoncoon:
Try installing HTC GPS Tool, and testing GPS with this.

There are different versions out there.

I suggest you go here for it: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=455372

This will tell you if it is working or not.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] rrivera282:
Trying to get GPS to work

All, I've followed some of the threads and back in early 2009 I was able to get GPS to work, but after a couple of months it stopped working. I've followed some of the threads and followed the install for MR1/MR2 stock ROMS and for some reason the GPS still is not working after following the instructions to a T. Also, I have not seen any postings beyond Jan 2009. Does the GPS unlock feature still work or not? Most of the file links I've found are broken or missing. Would love to get the GPS on my XV6800 going.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Follow the wiki tutorial. i also suggest you do a hard reset to clear anything you have done already
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] skeston:
I installed the HTC GPS Tool. It says I am not acquiring any satellites.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
Do you have an active data connection??
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] skeston:
Yes, I use Windows Activesync to Exchange so I have an unlimited data plan. I have tried it with it set to always synch, manually synch. I have tried with it set to manual and connecting with internet explorer to bing.com to make sure I am connected.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
My suggestion is to try again. I know they work because I used to use them but no anymore since I got a new phone.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] willy2007:
Can somebody help me?

Hi experts,

I'm a fresher on PDA, I bought a HTC verizon xv6900, but GPS disabled, my phone info as following:

radio:3.42.50

PRI:2.03_007

Can any expert give me instruction to enable GPS, thank you in advance.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] drewcam888:
This is the xv6800 section you need to look in the vogue xv6900 section
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] JHXDA:
GPS ability for people with no data plan?

Hi,

I picked up an XV6800 (verizon) and awaiting delivery as that's one of the last phones to be exempt from the now required data plan. While looking for 6.5 or 6.5.3 ROMs, I came across this discussion about GPS. Aside from posts on page 49, has there been any success with getting GPS to work on the phone without using Verizon's program? Goal would be to have GPS and not be tied to a data plan.

Appreciate any advice.

Best Regards