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[Vibrant Android Development] frankencat:
Just thought I would share this in case anybody wants to try it. Someone posted the GPS files from the newly released firmware and I packaged it up in a flashable zip that is attached to this post.

I wasn't expecting much but I was pleasantly suprised to find that my GPS was working better and my compass actually works. It's not perfect and I make no promises about it's validity or completeness other than that I packaged it up and flashed it on my phone with no problems and it seems to have made a positive difference without having to flash the entire firmware. Give it a try if you are so inclined and let us know if it works for you. :)

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Here's a little I put together to help people install this using ROM Manager/Clockwork Recovery:

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BEFORE YOU START YOU MUST HAVE...

* Root access.

* ROM Manager from the market with Clockwork Recovery. (If you have another way to flash the .zip file then feel free to use that. This was tested using Clockwork Recovery and I highly recommend using it.)

ONCE YOU ARE ROOTED AND HAVE CLOCKWORK RECOVERY INSTALLED FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER...

1. Save/download the attached file to internal SD card (/sdcard directory in Astro).

2. Open the ROM Manager application and select "Reboot into Recovery"....

- The phone will reboot and you will be in recovery mode. To navigate the recovery menus use Volume +/- to move up and down through the menus and use the Power Button to select.

2a. If you see the green menu with the title "ClockworkMod Recovery" at the top then skip this step. If you see a blue menu select "Reinstall Packages" and press the Power Button. This will bring you to the ClockworkMod Recovery menu.

3. Select "install zip from sdcard" and press the Power Button.

4. Select "choose zip from sdcard" and press the Power Button.

5. Select "Vibrant-JI2-GPS.zip" and press the Power Button.

6. Select "Yes - Install...." and press the Power Button.

You should see the updater being installed. When finished it will say "Installation complete" or "Install from sdcard complete".

7. Select "++++Go Back++++" and press the Power Button.

8. Select "reboot system now" and press the Power Button.

- Your phone will reboot and you should be good to go. The first time you fire up the GPS it may take a few minutes but after that it should lock on pretty fast. I get an average of 7 locks out of 12 satellites in view with an accuracy of <30 feet. It seems to get better the longer it runs but it's plenty good enough for navigation while driving which is what I use the GPS for.

Hope this helps. God bless. :)

-F

ATTENTION: THIS IS NOT FOR 2.2 FROYO ROMS!!! IF YOU FLASH THIS ON 2.2 IT WILL BREAK YOUR GPS AND QUITE POSSIBLY BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] sombionix:
Testing now. If all goes well, its going in my rom tonight. Thanks for this!
[Vibrant Android Development] siirial:
Flashes fine. Boots fine. GPS improvements should be similar to those that used the files directly.

Would rather use GPS for a couple days before making an opinion.

Thanks for the zip. I've been lazy and didn't want to dust ODIN off for just the small improvements in the update.
[Vibrant Android Development] creator2456:
I pulled and placed the files myself and the results were great. Lock in under 5 seconds and consistently 7+ satellites.
[Vibrant Android Development] granduke:
Finally a working GPS. Works great so far. Thanks.
[Vibrant Android Development] rUsTyRuSs:
Sorry to go a bit off topic but is it possible to do the same for the battery full notification? The GPS and notification were the most notable changes in the leak imo. Thank you in advance,

Russ
[Vibrant Android Development] zoid_99:
Play by play action. Just installed it and after 30 seconds I have 0 fix on 2 sats. Now at one min and have 0 fix on 3 sats. Two minutes and 0/3. Compass is also confused... 3 minutes and 0/3. I say it's a failure. 3.5 minutes and 0/4 and still no fix.

Wait! I just got 4/6 and 20 meters accuracy.

This is the first time this phone has ever locked in on more that 2 birds. Accuracy isn't great but this is progress I guess
[Vibrant Android Development] snowdogging:
This one doesn't fix my gps. Does anyone know of any other gps settings that exist outside of this update? :mad:
[Vibrant Android Development] The K-Zoo Kid:
good lookin bruh
[Vibrant Android Development] zoid_99:
Followup to my "Play by play". Outside I got 6/9 and 20ft error. It seemed to follow me pretty well. After short time testing I'll have to say that this is much improved. Like I said before I have never locked on to more than two sats.
[Vibrant Android Development] almyz125:
Archived in the bible, nice work.
[Vibrant Android Development] LovellKid:
Incredible... I had 4 satellites in view and could maybe get 1 to lock. I instantly got 11 in view, locked onto 9 accuracy was less than 20 feet. Installed without a hitch. Thanks OP.

Lovellkid
[Vibrant Android Development] sifuquoc:
i finally get satellite locks!!! i did notice that i got better performance if i disabled the "use wireless networks" box...

edit: still not perfect, but i actually get sat locks now...
[Vibrant Android Development] srqt:
seems to have made an improvement, I will be able to tell better when I am at my office tomorrow as I always have issues getting a lock when I am there
[Vibrant Android Development] wazmoo:
works great!!!! my gps finally works... it wasn't even working at all before.
[Vibrant Android Development] Dougefresh91:
8/13 locked on in about ten seconds. Accuracy to within 20 feet. Joy!

The GPS issue never bothered me much, but it is nice to have it working the way it should. Thanks op.
[Vibrant Android Development] ttabbal:
If you are using the voodoo fix, you need to mount /data manually from an sdb shell. "mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /data" worked for me. Then apply the zip. This could be scripted in the zip file.

Well.. Looks like they fixed a few things. I've never seen this gps report 7/8 locked. Nice. The local time zone is also properly determined. About 2 min for first fix, ok but not great for a cold start. Time will tell, the old drivers worked to start with and get wacky for me after a few days. A reboot would fix it. If this setup can keep working for a few days without a reboot, I'll be happy.
[Vibrant Android Development] PaiPiePia:
Sorry to sound like a newb, but how would I apply this? Many mentioned flashing the zip, what would I need to accomplish that? Also, it is possible to just drag and drop the file, follow by a reboot?
[Vibrant Android Development] kolyan:
Can anyone confirm compass is fixed or not ?
[Vibrant Android Development] musky:
Awesome!

This works great! It still takes a while to get a lock. About 2 minutes, but I then locked onto 9 out of 11 satellites! Awesome! less than 20 meters accuracy! Google maps showed me 4 meters! Very much improved! My compass is still screwy though! Thank you!
[Vibrant Android Development] kolyan:
I get 4-6 locked with this, with nexus I get 8-10. Is there a file to revert back ?
[Vibrant Android Development] frankencat:
What were you getting on the Vibrant before you flashed this?

Restore via nanadroid. You did make a backup before you flashed this right?....
[Vibrant Android Development] avgjoegeek:
Applied this zip - seems to have alleviated the GPS issues I've been having. I even was able to get a lock at my work which has a history of being a black hole for Cellphone users (lots of hills coupled with a lot of IT Equipment).

I'll have to play around with it as I ride around town and see if this is a placebo fix or an actual one though :)

Can't wait until they have Froyo for these things.

ATT Craptivate - Rooted w/Voodoo Fix & now GPS Fix!
[Vibrant Android Development] velocd:
Will this work in the Frankin Twiz ROM?
[Vibrant Android Development] 00sivan:
I have the JI2 rom installed. At first I thought it fixed the GPS and jumped for joy and posted how great it was. But after using it for a few days, I found that it takes 2-10 minutes to lock, and then loses signal almost everytime th screen turns off. Then you have to wait 2-10 minutes again.

See's 10 locks 0 then somtimes lock 2-4. That's it. I'm in the middle east at the moment.

It's an improvement, because before I got 0 locks period. But it's far from usable.
[Vibrant Android Development] eugene373:
Flash any other GPS fixes will break Frankin-ywiz working gps :o
[Vibrant Android Development] nguyenmd:
Thanks Frankencat - got it installed and now abled to see gps locked 8-9 b4 fix, phone only see 2-4 locked, sometimes none. Thanks again.
[Vibrant Android Development] astralmind:
Sorry for this immensely noob question but I really could not find a clear answer, is this fix working strictly for the Vibrant or can it be applied to other Galaxy S (namely the i9000m from bell) ?

Thanks a lot !
[Vibrant Android Development] astralmind:
well.. just flashed it and cannot get any GPS signal whatsoever.

It used to be very unstable but now it looks completely dead.

any suggestions ?

Edit: Well back to square one, after a few minutes standing next to the window in my office (7th floor downtown not the greatest place albeit a place where my crappy iPhone 3G managed just fine) I got up to 8 sat in view and 6 locks... however if I moved just a tiny bit, they all disappeared.

This is what I find really weird.. out door in a clear environment I'll be able to see well up to 11 sats and lock on 8 however as soon as there is any movement, I loose them all..

This flash apparently did nothing in my case which is strange as most users report perfect fix.
[Vibrant Android Development] frankencat:
This is from the Vibrant JI2 leak.
[Vibrant Android Development] copter105:
frankencat rocks!

XDA rocks!

Android rocks!

GPS now rocks!

and in that order too!

Awsome work!
[Vibrant Android Development] Passat80:
hahh totally agree
[Vibrant Android Development] eortizr:
Well this files alone do not fix my GPS... but using the JI2 Rom the GPS works perfect...
[Vibrant Android Development] iwasblown:
Don't know where to start. Installed one gps fix j12 didn't help. Kept

don't know whether to quit our start. Have supl.google.com pory 7276 installed j12 update, operation mode is ms based. Gps worse than ever. Won't lock when detrimental. Don't know what to do. Wish samsung and t-mobile were more caring and loving towards theirs customers. Its not a coincidence that the t959 has major issues just like the t939 which was promised firmware updates which never happened. I wish I could sue this company for the problems the twp phones gave me. Both times I bought them they were highly recommended to me by t-mobile. This really hurts me deeply I wanted to switch to the mt3gs but my buyers remorse time was up so now I'm stuck with this piece of junk with a one click lag fix that won't do much since I don't play video games. I say we a ban together and file a suit for all the people stuck with their partly working vibrant. :-)
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
Don't **** with the GPS settings, it's obvious that they aren't meant to be messed with. I had some minor issues on MS-Based mode and if Samsung left these settings the SAME after this long I don't see why anyone would keep changing them.

These files are only a part of the puzzle.
[Vibrant Android Development] Little Nemo:
Pulling up 11-12 sats within a minute, but for about 6 minutes now, none have locked yet.

EDIT: WHOA, I just went outside into a clear field and then immediately pulled up 8 locks on 10 sats and now at least 4 are keeping a lock on me with an accuracy between 18 ft - 45 ft. Yay!
[Vibrant Android Development] beren28:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=e...d=112477169553084407003.000490f4bdc55d4b5cdc7

This update has given my motorcycle to power of teleport it seems.
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
Use RunKeeper. There seem to be some issue with My Tracks. I'll have to check this out for myself in a bit.
[Vibrant Android Development] darkknight49:
Flashed it, runs beautifully. Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] AgentFour20:
Hey guys . I just register , new to the Vibrant and XDA . I was wondering if I could apply this file in the stock recovery console by renaming the the file Update.zip and moving to the root of internal sd . Thanks in advance for the help and all the great info on XDA .

Edit: sorry for the noob question I was a little hesistant to use rom manager . I was under the assumption it replaces stock recovery image . I finally decided to use after some reading . Anyway I installed the fix and compared it to my girlfriends vibrant without the fix and mine locks on consistantly in under 10 seconds . While hers takes up to 2 minutes sometime longer . I will be updating hers next .

Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] iwasblown:
GPS fix

worked perfect for a day with kingsklick and ryanza but ryanza was slowing my phone down so i had to delete it it, and this was a good one from the warr exchange. hardware buttons worked and everything. after i deleted ryanza undoing v2 the gps never worked againno mater however manytimes if flash it and fix permissions with rom manager which by the way got the gps fix to work in the first place.
[Vibrant Android Development] cmw6300:
Just performed this fix and so far so good. Pre fix I was getting 9 in view w/ 2 locked. Post fix I'm getting 12 in view w/ 6 locked. This was right outside my building so I'm sure it will be better due to interference around where I was.
[Vibrant Android Development] ronin4740:
Thanks! My GPS performs much better after applying this update. It gets my recommenddation!
[Vibrant Android Development] jrharvey:
Before the update I could maybe get 2 or 3 sattelites and 1-0 locks but after im getting about 9 sattelites but still rarely a lock. When it does lock it takes about 1/2 an hour. Hey, at least its somethig... I just wish it worked as good as the htc phones :(
[Vibrant Android Development] distortedloop:
Put this on my friend's Vibrant. Vastly improved his GPS, but it's nowhere near the time to find satellites and get a lock (using GPS Test side-by-side) that my i9000 on JM8 firmware gets. It's under 10 seconds on my i9000 to get 8-12 satellites locked, still takes his Vibrant 60-90 seconds to get 6-8, but it was taking up to four minutes before, so this is definitely an improvement.
[Vibrant Android Development] frankencat:
Yeah its not perfect but it works for sure. One weird thing is that I find I have to re-flash it sometimes but I have been trying different roms and kernels so it could just be me. If it stops working try re-flashing the file.
[Vibrant Android Development] aiwapro:
Made the change about a week ago, in uploading these files to the phone, and it hasn't steared me wrong yet.

I haven't installed the app to see how many satelites I have connected to, but Google MAPS locks to my location within 10 - 20 meters, usually in 10 seconds. I'm happy.
[Vibrant Android Development] ELStiko:
I was hesitant at first to apply the fix... but having nothing to lose cuz it can't work any worse, I tried it. Results below
[Vibrant Android Development] nandyn:
..didn't really work for me.

Didn't really work that well for me. It locked on within 10 seconds the first few times I tried, and GPS status was saying I had 6/9.. But after more testing, it mostly cannot lock on or takes over a minute if it manages to locate me. Even the GPS status doesn't get any locks for atleast a minute. Same story even after several reboots. What settings are you guys with success using? I've got mine set to the earlier "gps fixes" in the app/supl settings. Running stock 2.1 with root + lag fix.

After i ran the fix, something seems to be draining my batteries at an alarming rate. Dropped 6% in 5 minutes while it was on standby with no apps running (no maps, etc)
[Vibrant Android Development] ELStiko:
I never ran any of the other GPS fixes. So I would assume my settings were bone stock
[Vibrant Android Development] nandyn:
A warning/info about t-mobile's GPS fix

So i have a very reliable, personal source at T-mobile, and he says that the GPS fix has not been released yet because the update has bricked several of their test phones. Now we know captivate users have suffered the same problems from their OTA/text updates, so I suppose we're lucky T-mobile decided to hold off on giving us this brick-ilcous update.

Sucks for me though since i'm past my buyers remorse period, raged to t-mo service and retention dept with no luck (i'm a 4+ yr customer), ended up initiating a chargeback with the credit card company, so we'll see how that goes. The same friend told me to go with the G2, much more reliable and what not (he's been testing that thing for a long time).

Anyways, I was wondering if these leaked files were from the same official fix that has bricked internal testing phones? Fortunately, the GPS fix portion in the .zip didn't harm me.
[Vibrant Android Development] nomadrider123:
same good results as others was 9/1 now 10/6 thank you
[Vibrant Android Development] Mjakaz:
Is there a step by step on how to go back to the stock set up? I unfortunately am not having any luck either. GPS test shows 11 satellites in view 0 satellites in use. Now my navigation app wont open because it cant find my location. Also my gmaps latitude wont work right either since it cant locate a gps. I did the ms, supl, and port settings after flashing to vibrant j12. I have even tried doing the process over again and still the same thing.

As i was typing this and just b4, i left GPS test running (aprx 7-8 mins) and until just now i got 4 in use for a few seconds then gone. I was also within 200 +/- feet. Now just nothing at all, id rather just go back to stock settings if someone could tell me how,. I dont really use the navigation since my car has it built in but i do use gmaps latitude a lot and now i never update anymore and cant manually update since i have no GPS. Still have 0 in use. Appreciate any help to getting this back to stock..

TIA
[Vibrant Android Development] AgentFour20:
Restore from nandroid
[Vibrant Android Development] secularhuman:
gps good to go

After about 3 hours and a couple of newbie miss-steps (didn't flash Clockwork recovery) my GPS is working!!

I now get 6 in use inside or out. This matches my wifes MyTouch which has very good GPS.

Thanks so much!:p

Secular
[Vibrant Android Development] samyvibrantuser:
Awesome...i downloaded right from phone. Went to recoverymode,flashed & Gps locking in less than 5 secs I got 9+ sat...

Thank you...
[Vibrant Android Development] secularhuman:
But Google Sky still dont work.

Does anyones?
[Vibrant Android Development] montrealguy:
Can Someone PLEASE Post The Procedure to Reverse The GPS Fix?

Can someone please post the exact step-by-step dummy-proof guide for newbies to

reverse

this gps rom update? This thread is full of people asking the same question over and over. We all want to know that we can go back to stock so we don't lose our warranty.

I too am confused about how it works. I installed ROM Manager and flashed ClockworkMod. However, before I installed the GPS fix, I want to know that I can revert the phone back to its original state. People here have mentioned Nandroid but not explained how Nandroid works, where to get it, or how to use it.

Unfortunately like most people who come here to read about your ideas, we are completely ignorant about what these softwares really do or the risk we are taking.
[Vibrant Android Development] bimmerboii:
How about uploading the gps files from the stock JFD firmware? I cant any of these gps files to work.. I just wana bring my gps files back to stock.
[Vibrant Android Development] copter105:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Howto:_Nandroid_Backup
[Vibrant Android Development] jamesyl:
If you didn't make a Nandroid backup prior to flashing the GPS files, you can also revert to stock by simply flashing the stock ROM using ClockworkMod. You'll find it in this same subforum.
[Vibrant Android Development] montrealguy:
Thanks but this is exactly what we newbies are NOT looking for. None of the instructions apply. It doesn't even mention how Nandroid works, where to get it, or even how to install it on a Galaxy S.

At first I thought that Nandroid is already installed on the Galaxy S, but then I saw the part where you need to press Alt-L!!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] montrealguy:
Ok- so what you're saying is that we don't need Nandroid? And that ClockworkMod does the same thing as Nandroid?

Stock means we have to reinstall our contacts and apps all over again?

Do you have a link to the instructions for this? I found this link here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734164 but it is confusing- it doesn't give step by step instructions on how to make a backup, restore from a backup, or even how to get to recovery mode.
[Vibrant Android Development] montrealguy:
UPDATE 04/10/2010: GPS is now working! I had only been trying it while in my high-rise apt in downtown Montreal and couldn't lock onto anything. But when I put my phone out the window, it suddenly found 5 satellites and locked onto 4! When trying it on the street it gives me 30 meters of accuracy which isn't that great, but its way better than it not working at all.

However, it drained the full battery with only 25 minutes of usage! Ouch!

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Ok I flashed it and see very little difference. Before it would find 1 or two after 5 minutes but not lock onto anything. Now it finds 5 after 1 minute but still locks onto nothing.

Do any of you experts have any feedback for me?

I have the Bell GT-I9000M.

My settings:

operation mode: ms based

server: supl.google.com

server port: 7276

On firmware JH2, Ryanzaa rooted, but no lag fix or ext2.

My GPS has never locked onto anything. I have tried deleting the GPS data and rebooting with no result.
[Vibrant Android Development] AgentFour20:
Ok if you have ClockWorkMod you can make a nandroid backup by going to ClockWorkMod then Boot to Recovery . Now when you are in recovery you can make a nandroid backup . And that's the story on how to use nandroid .

Now for your question about going to stock . Under the "Vibrant directory bible" section , you can download the stock vibrant zip under rom section . Flash via ClockWorkMod .

If any one would like to chime in with some better advice , please go ahead .
[Vibrant Android Development] montrealguy:
Ok that was helpful! Is it possible to revert to the pre-GPSfix state without going to stock?

I have the Bell GT-I9000M. I heard it wasn't really a Vibrant but was really the international version. What zip would we use in that case?
[Vibrant Android Development] dicklaser:
ReTweet this post# 1 [FIX] GPS files ripped from leaked JI2, flashable zip

I have my Vibrant rooted but 2 questions? Its a new phone not backed up & I was wondering do I do a 100% backup before the J12 install? I have Titanium BU & it has a very long item by item checklist for backing up the phone.

Also how do I know if the J12 zip file is in in the root directory? When viewing in the Files APP the Vibrant-J12-GPS.zip file is not in any folder.
[Vibrant Android Development] AgentFour20:
Titanium only backs up apps . Get RomManager and do a nandroid backup just in case you want to revert back to previouse state . You can use an app call AstroFileManager to move files around your phones file system .

Root = /sdcard (not /sd )
[Vibrant Android Development] :
does this modify the kernel? a lot of people are having issues with lagfixes and updating to the recently announced OTA update due to kernel modification.

basically, does this need to be removed before updating, and if so, how?

preferrably without flashing completely back to stock and without having a nandroid backup available pre-gpsfix.

thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] AgentFour20:
Title says "GPS files ripped from leaked JI2" its not a rom . So I would say no .