yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Troji:
C:\Andriod\tools>adb push gps.conf /system/etc

failed to copy 'gps.conf' to '/system/etc/gps.conf': Read-only file system

its Read only :/
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h@wk3y3:
Thanx...

Great fix! Thanx so much!! :p:p
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaiq123:
:) Thanks for the list. I was looking for server details for my country. Just updated the gps.conf file with my country server.. restarting and going to check if it does any good. will reply..

Thanks again

EDIT 1:

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GSOD on restart.. restarting again :-(

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EDIT 2:

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Came back on fine second time... tried to get a GPS Fix inside the house (was hoping for a miracle after applying these settings ;).. it did not get a lock in there.. moved outside the house in open... it was not able to get any fix at all..:confused:

Came back in.. checked the gps.conf file and found out that it is all empty.. :eek:

Did type the whole thing again (BTW m using ASTRO file manager for both browsing to files and editing them).. saved and re-opened again to check but it again was empty..

I notieced that the attributes for this file say --rx, which i guess means, i as a user does not have write rights on this.

Tried using the adb but have no clue how to use it...

Can anyone help

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[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dusty_nz:
Correct me if needed here.

As long as your file exists and there is any NTP server specified then all good. An australia NTP (time) server will give the same time as a European time server.

What is the special requirement to change to the local time server?

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] basst85:
They have a much faster responsetime because they are in your country.

Try it:

ping europe.pool.ntp.org

ping au.pool.ntp.org
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dusty_nz:
However in relation to getting a quicker signal lock the difference maybe a second total. Eg the rewards from editing the file are going to be minimal??

I am also noticing 1-2 minute signal lock times where i windows its in 5 seconds sort of leagues.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simeezee:
great tip, my gps connects a lot faster now.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Troji:
Hay Troji you need a root access for this :)

" So I'm answering my self in here - how CRAZY is that " !!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11calcal:
Talking to yourself about yourself in 3rd person perspective. Oooh the men in white coats are gonna come knocking on your door any minute ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Linkman8x:
Dont work for me...

but i tried GPSfix from Market and it work ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FesterSilently:
Cannot Edit "gps.conf"

Like the little title says, I cannot, for the life of me, edit my "gps.conf".

Neither adb nor Droid Explorer will install properly/run on my system (Windows 7x64; nothing strange/outre installed; completely up-to-date).

I've tried the various and sundry programs I've seen suggested in this (and other) threads (Android Mate; Astro File manager; Linda File Manager; Text Edit, etc.), but I always (in one form or another) end with the same result "This is a read-only/protected file: go pound dirt, dummy"

I hate to broach (what seems like) such an easy fix - it seems I'm the only dummy who hasn't had a simple success altering that damned file - lol.

Spank me if I'm stupid but please point me in the right direction; or explain to me what I've missed along the way with those text/file editing apps, yah?

Much appreciated, y'all. :)

Fester

P.S.

If my sig doesn't show up: HTC HD2/TMOUS; MiriROM 17Aug; Shu8CRAFT 1.4
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creed:
What market are you looking on? I can't find such an app???
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruthusk8r:
server 0uspoolntporg

server 1uspoolntporg

server 2uspoolntporg

server 3uspoolntporg

where does this go in this text to replace it?

NTP_SERVER=north-americapoolntporg

XTRA_SERVER_1=http//xtra1gpsonextranet/xtrabin

XTRA_SERVER_2=http//xtra2gpsonextranet/xtrabin

XTRA_SERVER_3=http//xtra3gpsonextranet/xtrabin

SUPL_HOST=suplgooglecom

SUPL_PORT=7276

sorry for the noob question. any help would be great. entered as follows ie.

XTRA_SERVER_1=server 1uspoolntporg

and also created a new one for the "0"..

btw, i removed the periods since this may be spam, i suppose.

thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memin1857:
GPS Status app under Android has the ability to download satellite data from its setting menu.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TTboy404:
woot!

I was having unbelievable bad gps fix location times. Something like alteast 5 or more minutes,

Since i am enthusiast, i will share since i am not a developer. Sometimes, i get lost, and actually have a hard time following some of "directions" on this site, as the devs leave out basic stuff, people are supposed to know (not all us are devs, and have basic holes in our knowledge). I love what you guys can do, but for me its frustrating.

I have a hd2, using a hacked Darkstone Build of Froyo downloaded from the Xda forums. Seems like a great build, but its not 100% problem free (about 93% or higher, seriously). My phone currently IDs itself as HTC Desire, not a HD2.

I used the built in Astro, found the gps.conf file (since it is hack i found two of them, suspect one was a system file, and one was temp file after boot up). Changed to a =0.us. pool. server from the =north.america.pool server. (open with text editor progie from the market, edit, and saved it)

Downloaded the gps fix program from the android market.

Now, i can go outside, load gpsfix, and now have fix in under 1 minute. Copilot is instant, once i get the gpsfix loaded. Amazing.

Turned out to be an easy smeasy fix. And it works for hacked/cooked builds. Sweet!

Thanks you.

Edit: i will add this.

Lets look at reproducability.

Now if i go back thru, and find the gps.conf file after multiple reboots, the file is empty. ????? but the gps is still lightning fast with gpsfix program. Am i missing something here? I mean a gps fix in 30-45 seconds, and Coplilot is still lightning gps fixing after gpsfix.

If i need to do a hard format of sd card, and re-install android (say a reinstall 2.2 or for that matter, and yes i realize it might change in 2.6 or 3.0)....will the original gps.conf file be there. Did altering it affect the way android reads the file? I can not find the file using a sd card reader, and can only find the gps.conf in android, which now has 0 bytes, and it had one of 300 before. I made a copy of the post with all the text data in it for back up purposes. At some point in time (during an upgrade or reinstall) would it be possible to just replace the gps.conf file with the text file i made with all the server setting from desktop?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gary.M:
For those trying to edit gps.conf try root explorer.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] creed:
Hey thanks!

Thanks for that I didn't even know it had that capability until you said! Well that's that problem sorted which is brilliant as that was one of my major gripes about using android over winmo
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] law16:
what would be the proper US contents
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiger541:
I also have the same question. Is the top line the only one we need to change? Thanks for all the help everyone!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corwin7:
Using VI as root, /system/etc/gps.conf is not editable. If VI can't edit it, no other editor can either. Obviously it's a read only mount. Does anyone know how to mount it is as rw? Is that what the adb tool does? Does anyone have a .deb of adb for amd64 or have the source?

Michael
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JanssoN:
It's the line named NTP_SERVER.

Mine looks like this: NTP_SERVER=0.ch.pool.ntp.org (Swiss ;))
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Corwin7:
Ok, the /system/etc/gps.conf file is NOT editable, however if you drop a new gps.conf file in Android/root/system/etc/ then on boot it will replace /system/etc/gps.conf with this modified file.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bountygiver:
I am not sure why it works,

I just update my QuickGPS through WinMo and Android GPS locking become as fast as WinMo
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyciz:
I was having the same problem as you. I had loaded Root Explore, Driod Explorer, File Manager and kept gettin the "its Read Only" msg after {stupidly i must admit} deleting the gps.conf file cuz I couldnt edit orignal {duh didnt have root}

What I did to fix it (you must have root on your device):

-Install Root Explorer (if want to do this right from the device)

-once installed run Root Explorer

-you should get a msg from SuperUser Permissions that Root Explorer is asking for access, grant it.

Now I did this initially and granted superuser, nope not that case cuz that why I kept getting the "its read only" msg.

So what I did was close Root Explorer, go to Applications, opened SuperUser Permissions, click "Root Explorer" and in the menu that pops up select "FORGET"

Launch Root Explorer again and ensure you click ALLOW.

Now launch Root Explorer again, and go to system/etc and edit the gps.conf.

In my case I had created a new gps.conf and had saved it to the SDcard, then using Root Explorer, I went the SDCard, long pressed the gps.conf selected Move and then browsed to System/etc and then finally hit the Paste button at the bottom of Root Explorer. Notice a small diference in the LbsTest but havent tried Navigation yet will most likely try that sometime today.

Hope that helps anyone that stuck like I was, I've been in the winmo world for years and I'm new (as well as) rusty to the Linux / Driod world but dam I sure love this phone with its faults and all it still beat Microcrap any day of the week.

Good Luck
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enneract:
NTP_SERVER=0.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=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276

this gps.conf sent me from 200sec lock times (uk.pool.ntp.org) to 12 sec lock times. Both figures using GPS Status.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshblour:
My solution was to download a terminal and run the following commands:

su

(grant superuser permissions)

cd /system/etc

chmod 777 gps.conf

I was then able to edit and save the gps.conf file. I confirmed the changes were still there when I rebooted.

However, I still cannot get a GPS lock...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] norakmal:
Hi there referring to my location, malaysia. it's the code should be change to

"Malaysia.ntp.org".

thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gwenfair:
Updating QuickGPS, on WinMO!

really works tnx!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rusd3v:
Guys if you are experiencing this issue in android go to the Android Market, do a search for gps fix and install it.

I just did so and it fixed the gps...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OwenHD2:
super user didnt say anything when i installed root explorer so im STUCK to r/o! how do i make super user detect root explorer and ALLOW it do do stuff? this is really getting into my nerves grr sorry
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pc332412258:
Thank you very much.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OwenHD2:
still have the same issue here... does anyone know how to make superuser recognize ES explorer or Root Explorer and give them permission to edit sutff?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prattjo:
Still very slow fix

I tried every suggestion here but still no luck, it takes very long to get a fix. No problem in WinMo. It seems to me that there is still a problem with GPS HD2 and Android.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boni08:
Finally I could modify it...

Thanks a lot.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cney:
I've tried a multitude of file explorers on Android; Astro, Supermanager, Root Explorer and ES Explorer.

my tip is to use ES Explorer. make sure you ad a tick to the ROOT option in settings and to set the system to rw- (read/write privileges).

(You can find the settings tab when pressing the "windows" button on your HD2.)

Cool thing about ES, it's free, you can edit system files as texts (some explorers won't open texts unless you buy the donate version), and the LAN networking is easy and great. havn't used the usb cable for a while now. beeing honest i can't because after flashing Hyperdroid CM7 my USB is not recognised in windows for some apparent reason :S.

So for my fellow noobs and those not in the know...

Now your in the know.

PS: thanks for the GPS fix. works like a charm
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htchd2sucks:
Hello!

I though that the GPSFIX was only available from "windows 6.5" and that android could not write to the "gps chip" with the latest gpsfix data?

I will try and post results here.

Edit: i tried it and I have not seen any improvements at all.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htchd2sucks:
Edit2:

I made another test outside:

Start "GPS STATUS" and wait to see satellites infos. Nothing for 2 minutes easily.

Then started again GPS fix and made a "fix". Fix worked after 1min and more, saying "fix done" (or similar).

Then started again GPS STATUS and immediately got the satelites infos after 2-3 secondes.

Conclusion:

Either it's coincidence and I got the GPS Status quickly updated on the 2nd test just because I was outside for long- Or "Gps fix" does actually something :D

EDIT 3:

It was a coincidence-

GPS FIX does not do anything additional than "gps status" and is therefore useless in you have "GPS status".

It took me 142seconds to get a fix in GPS STATUS without needing "gps fix."

On my previous tests I was just not patient enough!

So I removed GPS FIX which does nothing additional than GPS FIX.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlyFox81:
That sounds great, but haven't been able to replicate this. Could you give a few more details on how to do it? Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoTheMatrix:
Guys, what is adb?

I tried renaming and it cleared my file.

What to do now?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htchd2sucks:
Hi,

I haven't read what you are referring to-

But I think ADB is the "debug" mode from Android-

Google it-

On my install it's:

C:\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

I had to install JDK, install android SDK, and connect phone with USB with debug mode enabled.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShugM:
Hi,

(running MCR3.1)

I installed a 16Gb card last night, and everything seemed ok until I got to work today and it appeard Apps to Sd wasn't working.

I used Rom manager to partition the SD card, but the phone will no longer boot with the SD card fitted.

When I remove the SD card the phone works fine.

Anyone got any suggestions, apart from wait till I get home and reformat the card on my PC.

edit....ok, fixed it. took ages, but now working.
[General Questions and Answers] sabreful:
i have done some searching around, and i have yet to figure out exactly what I did wrong... i posted a question in another thread, however due to hostilities being the more prominent things that I am seeing in that particular thread, I am not expecting any kind of reply... therefore since I haven't been able to come across this particular issue in the threads, i'll post it here...

i seem to have gotten myself into a pickle. and i'm not sure what to do about this. maybe someone here can help. it took me quite a while, but i was FINALLY able to get the mt3gs rooted. i'm missing half of the hair on my head after sucking down 3 packs of cigarettes.

I had to use slideroot.zip from another thread but basically followed the directions here, because i continually got the "e: no signature verification failed" errors every single time. I'm assuming its because the ota.zip and the update.zip didn't match up but who knows. as soon as i used the slide_root.zip package it ran smoothly. it worked for me in the end, clockwork recovery loaded, mounted, loaded slideroot.zip from the sd as well as update.zip applied and did all the adb push etc worked great. i now have root. superuser installed, its going on asking permissions for things here and there such as when i installed quickboot from the market for a fast way to get into clockwork recovery so I can flash roms here as soon as I am able. however, clockwork recovery isn't there.... just the basic bootloader and recovery. am i missing something? why didn't it stick....? how can i permanently get it to show up??
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] scottndville:
Probably not the right place but want to mke sure it gets seen. If it doesn't apply to you then don't respond.:D

I recently purhased an Evo rooted and installed CM6. I prefer Sprint VVM so started looking for a fix or workaround. I found a post from MagnusRagnarok here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731637&highlight=vvm and gave it a shot. I now have VVM on my Evo working.

On my wife's Hero I wanted to install CM6 but knew she would have to have Sprint VVM. So decided to give it a shot and try the same APK for Evo CM6. Much to my surprise it worked on her Hero as well.

This worked for me using the same file on both phones. Cant be certain it will work for you, however give it a shot and post results.

The file can be found: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=362919&d=1279525560

I take no credit for anything other than trying this out and posting my result. I give credit to the source of the original post. Thanks and happy VVMing...:p

Dont forget you need to go into menu>call settings>voicemail... make sure it's set to "my carrier" and edit the number to reflect you own.

This will cause provision error...

Sorry :( :)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Philosophy757:
about to try now.....man if this works!!!!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] smolck:
Just thought I'd tell everyone I downloaded this right from my hero, used androzip to install and it worked perfect. Thanks
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] joemontanez89:
awesome ive been looking for that apk file and every one i ask says" o just use google voice its better" (it sux)

thanks for finding it
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Tygan78:
Didn't work for me... got some strange text messages after firing up the VVM app:

//ANDROID:Provisioning unsuccessful....
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Jedis:
It installs okay, but I get the same 2 text messages about provisioning errors.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] smolck:
Just realized, mine did that too. Oh well, back to Youmail
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DirtyShroomz:
GVoice all the way!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] bcarter2000:
What version of CM6 is she running?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] scottndville:
The newest nightly from Darch..

Others may want to try rebooting..
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Jedis:
Rebooting didn't do anything. Apparently VVM works via textmesages. Because I can see them when a voicemail comes in (though nothing ever shows up in the VVM app).

text from: 9016

//ANDROID:Vnotes sms notification CFGS 1343.0=jfkj32498asdkskd//CM

text from: 9016

//ANDROID:WMI Notif turnOff mdn: 1234567890 CFGS1234.0=kasdk398898asdka//CM

text from: 9016

//ANDROID:*@vvm.coremobility.com has sent you a Sprint Voicemail Message. Call 408-970-0000 to listen. MMSN,dakjdkasj39834jsj,4s2,jfjlkjkds39832jsj//CM

etc, etc.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] markus_del_marko:
it worked for me but i had to put the apk in the rom, resign the rom then flash to get it to work right. if you push the apk by itself it won't work. so i hope you guys know how to mod roms?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] onepuff:
Was this for a Hero or EVO? I got it to work for my EVO by just pushing the apk but on my girlfriend's Hero i get the provision unsuccessful errors.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mighty21:
possible?

Can we get this made into a flashable zip?

This is the only thing I don't enjoy about CM6 on the hero.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] markus_del_marko:
the hero running froyo. and mine provisioned fine when cooked into the rom.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] scottndville:
That is odd. I tried it and it worked on my Evo then tried and it worked on my wifes Hero. Simply installing via EStrongs. Didnt cook any roms or anything. Sometimes these phones are amazing in that they have a mind or their own...:)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] onepuff:
I'll have to try it with EStrongs then. Also on the EVO the icon is new like a black google voice icon. On the Hero it is the old voicemail icon.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] someonenewhere:
the voicemail shows up in the app..i tested it..

but I still get the text messages..now we just need to find a way to get rid of them..
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] urushiol:
I used handcent and just blacklist the sources of the textmessages. You have to do this if you use Sprint VVM on Darchdroid 2.7 also.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Jedis:
Hmm. I tried blocking 9016 (the source of the texts for me) on Sprint's website but doing that stops VVM from getting its notifications.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Jedis:
I used Easy Filter app from the market and can confirm blocking the texts does stop you from getting them... but then you also don't get any notifications from the VVM app. So, blocking them is absolutely worthless. The app will NOT work if the texts are blocked.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] scottndville:
Interesting, I use handcent and have blocked the number for the texts and continue to get 100% of my voicemails via vvm notification. Don't know what I'm doing different but mine works 100%.

Try simply blocking the text message with Handcent. If I'm correct Handcent doesn't deny the txt message it simply doesn't "show" it to you. So it does not interfere with the VVM itself...

For you to say something is "absolutely worthless" is a pretty strong statement when others are saying it works 100%.

So try handcent as it has been suggested by the people that are not having the same issue as you...:D
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Jedis:
There's a difference between blocking them and not receiving notifications for them. I don't think any app can stop the texts from coming to the phone, they just hide the notification. Blocking them would be setting up a block on Sprint's website, which is what I originally did.

I was hoping to avoid installing a whole text management solution just for blocking the texts... Does handcent always run in the background or just run when it needs to do so?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] animal7296:
So dont block them. Using handcent just blacklist the number that the texts are coming from and youll be fine.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] d12d:
Sprint VVM has been working for me on the last 2 builds of CM6. I have my voicemail # set to my number and Handcent blacklisting 9016. Everything seems to be good so far.

Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Stickemup0:
good post worked perfectly on my cm6 hero
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] jirafabo:
Any way to block without using handcent? I'm happy with the stock sms app (well I did have handcent a long time ago when the stock burned the battery, has handcent gotten any better?)

Also, I saw over on Fresh's site that an update has come out for Sprint VVM. Anybody know how to get the update for those of us running Cyanogen?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] jandkveltman:
VVM

need to download the patch ( the zip one ) and flash in recovery. thats the only way i got it to work. app mng didnt work