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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] morphnike:
Hi Guys,

Has anyone had this problem?

I had MDeejays Froyo HD rom, and that worked perfect. i used it for a long time.

yesterday I decided to change my android rom.

I tried to boot android, then i got the white screen of HTC, so i thought it was installing. I went to bed, and in the morning it was still the same white HTC screen.

So i decided to go back to MDeejeys Froyo HD... when I try to boot, i get to that same white htc screen, sometimes i stays there for 5 minutes and then reboots (without any result), sometimes, it stays on that screen for eternity.

I reformatted the memory card, no result.

Any ideas?

Greetz x x x
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] muldy_rox:
Try flash stock ROM ???
[Droid X General] narenkrithivas:
I want to modify the double tap home behavior to open Handcent when I double tap home. I found out that by going to data/data/com.motorola.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db, I can use an sqlite editor. I also know the format is <program>/ Activity. I have the com.handcent etc, but what would I enter for activity? HELP!!!!:confused:

Edit: Change that to whatever you want to run when you double tap. Note the form though, <program>/<activity> I found this, so what would I do for handcent?
[Droid X General] narenkrithivas:
can someone also pm or send me the original com.motorola.android.providers.settings ? mine is corrupt and any change I make will not change the home button behavior. I'm sorry, I'm very new to this.
[Droid X General] chammer:
This what you're looking for?..

http://www.thezengarden.net/files/settings.db
[Droid X General] narenkrithivas:
Thanks! However, when I double tap home, I still crash to the home page. And now I can't even download market apps and am getting more errors. I might have to reflash :(
[Droid X General] zanix:
Can you just go to Settings > Applications > Double Tap Home Launch

And change it there?

I have mine open the Dialer

Edit: I just noticed the list of apps available to this is quite small, so Handcent might not even be listed here
[Droid X General] Ubermicro13:
Handcent, along with all other third party apps can't be selected from the list.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] sinistersai4d4d:
Are their any same size higher capacity batteries that don't require a new battery cover?

I know the G1 had a few options eventually.

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using telepathy and unicorn dust!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] scottmog:
the phone has been out for 2-3 weeks just give it a little bit of time. Maybe that company siedo or whatever there name is will have something soon. But I am also waiting for this, would be nice to have an extra 20-25%. To push you all the way to the end of a long day.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Taha24:
Man I'm never gonna complain about the battery life of this phone. The G2 must seriously have the best battery life of any Android phone ever. I've owned the G1 and Vibrant and have known people with pretty much every major Android phone that's come out (From good phones like N1, Droid, Evo, Incredible to crap like CLIQ and Epic/Captivate) and i've never seen an Android phone with such good battery life.

Yes if I use it heavily it wont last a long day, but other phones with the same usage would die literally in the middle of the day while this phone will go till like 7-8 pm.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] riochile:
Check out the battery thread for 1800 mAh batteries that fit the G2
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyHD2:
So thought I would show you all their answer

Dear Tom.Hazell,

Hi,

Unfortunately, at this time HTC and Microsoft do not have plans to offer Windows Phone 7 upgrades to any existing HTC phones. HTC is working closely with Microsoft to bring Windows Phone 7 to market later this year.

Thank you for contacting HTC

Best regards

Luke

HTC Europe

Want to see what others are saying? Have a question to ask other HTC fans?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xnifex:
This has been known for a long time now.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TommyHD2:
I keep seeing different answer all over the place so thought I would actually e-mail them.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xnifex:
Their official stance has always been "No" since that post came out. It's only a matter of time til it's ported over like Android was. If you search you can find the post where someone shows WP7 booting to an HD2 already. I think the guys name is Cotulla?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] conantroutman:
Im surprised you even got a reply.......
[General Questions and Answers] appcoder:
In vendor/cyanogen/products/common.mk the package LatinIME (that does the software keyboard) in only added to the PRODUCT_PACKAGES if you don't build with the Google apps.

I'm not sure that's right (the rom runs nice for phone calls and whatnot for me on the HTC hero, but I can't enter text.)

Am I missing something?
[Vibrant General] bosslabs:
Hi Everyone,

So recently since I played with the GPS settings I flashed back to stock and flashed the OTA JI6 update. But still the GPS doesn't work. I do not understand why. I have tried to get a 'my location' lock out in the open sky through google maps , it never happens.

If I set the GPS to wireless networks my phone locks to a point. But the satellite locks never happen. This is frustrating. Please help if anyone has a solution.:(
[Vibrant General] fit333:
Same problem, i flashed the ji2 gps (over ji6) and that seems to have solved the issues. Gl

Im not impressed.. please evolve
[Vibrant General] kdf2883:
are you experiencing any issue from going to ji2 from ji6?
[Vibrant General] digitaltoddy:
You'll need to get into LBSTestMode by entering *#3214789650# from the dialer. Press Delete GPS Data, this will get rid of the bad GPS information that is probably still stored in your phone. Go to Application Settings and set the Start Mode to 'Cold Start'. Reboot your phone and go outside, run an app like GPS Test and let it lock onto as many birds as it can, once you get a good number (at least 5), go back into your LBSTestMode --> Application Settings and set the Start Mode back to 'Hot Start', reboot and all should be merry.

I had major issues w/ my GPS and was able to put this together with the help of various posts and a deeper understanding of how GPS on these phones actually works. Hope this helps!

Also, it's probably best to run the GPS Test application while you are driving around, let it lock onto as many birds as it can (I'd say let it run for a few minutes, I was able to get 9 the first time) before setting it back to 'Hot Start'. This way it will keep these birds in the list and allow you for a faster lock afterwards.
[Vibrant General] vamp6x6x6x:
Ty it worked
[Vibrant General] kdf2883:
Tried this and wow what a difference!
[Vibrant General] DreamcastDC:
Thanks going to try this to see if it works, thanks.
[Vibrant General] pavvy:
What do "Cold Start" and "Hot Start" do?
[Vibrant General] lolcopter:
going out on a limb here -- a cold start is when your GPS has yet to be activated, and it has to pull satellite location and information before attempting to lock on. a hot start would be after that information has previously been cached and it just has to refresh the current location
[Vibrant General] Gigamaster89:
The fix posted was a no go for me. GPS test locked onto 6, switched it back to hot start, reboot, and it still takes a while to get a lock. Google Maps doesn't pick up my location at all.
[Vibrant General] digitaltoddy:
Are you trying to lock while you are indoors? I'd suggest going outside, even better, drive around with the GPS Test running. You'll get a few more locks for sure that way, I know I did.
[Vibrant General] briankao1992:
Just wondering, do you guys turn off the GPS when not in use? It seems to me every time I turn it off, I need to re-cache theGPS.
[Vibrant General] jeffery fisherman:
In my gps setting should I be using 7276 and the google setting?
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
I'm running Fusion, cannot get agps lock... At all.

Anyone running a custom rom try this and have good fortune?

I don't understand how all of us flashing the same custom rom can have such different results.

If this works I will immediately add to the sticky. Kudos to the above poster!

EDIT::::

Okay, this was amazing... my phone had 9 locked in seconds. To say I am impressed and thankful is a HUGE understatement.
[Vibrant General] fit333:
not really. backup and give it a try..
[Vibrant General] seanstoner:
No you should go back to defaults. I believe spirent or something 7275 standalone etc.
[Vibrant General] demize!:
Anyone seeing any better results using the Google domain on stock ji6
[Vibrant General] pavvy:
Makes sense; thanks for the detailed explanation (don't know if you're being facetious with the "out on a limb" bit, but thanx all the same)
[Vibrant General] nraudigy2:
Thanks GPS is fixed. Vibrant non rooted with lastest update for GPS fix. 10 out of 11 satellites locked.
[Vibrant General] lolcopter:
i wasn't, just poorly worded
[Vibrant General] floepie:
FWIW, I've been getting slightly speedier lock times with the server set to the one generated by changing the server type to 'AUTO Config'. So, in LbsTestMode, change the first setting (Server Type) to Auto.

The new server then becomes h-slp.mnc260.mcc310.pub.3gppnetwork.org with port 7275.
[Vibrant General] ocha659:
possible WIFI conflict??

Don't know if this is just my imagination or not, but while working with my GPS I would change settings in the test menu and everything would work great until the next morning when I woke up, then no lock so I would do it all over again etc. etc.

But recently I discovered that if I turn off my wifi I get a lock much faster then I can turn wifi back on and the GPS still works. I don't know if there is a small conflict between the wifi and the GPS or what, but this seems to help.

Maybe this will help others, maybe not but it's worth checking into.

Hope this helps someone.

Ocha659
[Vibrant General] snowdogging:
THANK YOU!
[Vibrant General] biggahboy:
Digitaltoddy, thanks. My gps is working now. Come on Samsung!!!!! This should be stickied.
[Vibrant General] Gigamaster89:
Using GPS test, my GPS has 10+ satellites "In View" but never "In Use" and the GPS on icon always remain yellow.

How do you get it to lock?
[Vibrant General] Lsaber2000:
Same here. No real locks after ji6
[Vibrant General] DKirk:
My solution

[edited] ... sorry folks, posted this in the wrong forum, should have been "Captivate" not here.

I've been spending entirely way too much time pursuing every documented GPS fix over the last month+, and I've never found a proper solution. My phone is rooted and lag-fixed. After the JH7 OTA update a few weeks failed it left my phone in an awkward state that I recognize as being the same as many of you. The "About" showed the proper OTA release and yet KIES would not recognize the device at all. It was like patched and yet not fully. GPS was neither worst or better. I've read darn near every thread anywhere dealing with Galaxy/GPS and nothing I tried ever worked very well, and if it did it was never repeatable. I know some of you know of what I speak.

This last weekend I had enough of wasted time. I backed everything up and did a ODIN reflash back to factory JF6 followed with a Master Clear. At that point KIES-Mini was happy to talk with my newly virginized Captivate and promptly updated it back to JH7.

Before this I was lucky to get a lock within 10 minutes of driving somewhere and accuracy was all over the place, second by second some times. Now I get a lock laying in bed with no clear sky and only two VERY small windows. I should not be getting a lock (with 5 sats) in my bedroom, but it does and quickly locks down to 16' accuracy. Amazing transformation! It's hard to believe it's the same phone. Outdoors in clear sky I get a fresh lock after reboot in less than a minute, but never 10 seconds like I read in some posts. Heck, my TomTom takes a full minute to lock so I'm not too concerned about lock time. I get 7 sat lock routinely and as many as 9, and I see 11 sats simultaneously often.

I ran "My Tracks" today into town to run a few errands and the tracking is completely different now, which you can see here:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=207240045812351546167.0004934c46598b1fbc6ac

The only real issue I could find is where the road sort of does a long lazy sideways "S" and the tracking did go off track there. Otherwise it shows me parking twice inside that big loop to the left and even starting off the road in a parking lot. I'm sort of pissed at myself for not having gone through the factory reset process long before I did and wasting so many hours chasing a magical fix.

The only change I did make to factory settings is to go back to supl.google.com as the original URL was unreachable and the Google SUPL seems to be reachable every time.

I know your frustrations, trust me, I really do, and I'm glad to finally have some peace, leaving me to spend my time pursuing more rewarding Android experiences.
[Vibrant General] jamesyl:
I'm not sure this is true. Standalone disables AGPS, which doesn't really make sense to me. I can get locks in 5 seconds with AGPS.
[Vibrant General] floepie:
I can't seem to generate any real differences between a setting of standalone versus MS Based (or Assisted). I use the default SUPL server used by the Auto setting in the server settings page (not Google nor Spirent). Outside, and only outside, I can usually get a lock in under 8 seconds, and often, in 2 seconds. There is no way that could happen if A-GPS were not used with a standalone setting.
[Vibrant General] jamesyl:
Interesting. In that case I guess it doesn't matter.
[Vibrant General] boomerbubba:
To really test Standalone, you would have to wait for the cache to expire, and set the startup mode to Cold Start. If Standalone is using Hot Start, and the cache is not yet expired, it can lock fast.

To really make sure that Standalone is not using A-GPS under the covers, you should test it somewhere without cell network coverage, clear the cache, and use Cold Start mode.
[Vibrant General] vincent1190:
It seems to work great till I turn off the phone then its like nothing ever happened. Maybe its the settings I switched a lot of the up.what is the best settings as far as gps plus, sky hook etc.
[Vibrant General] rmp5s:
Same boat here. 12 sat in view and greyed out. Not a single lock. What gives? lol

And, interestingly enough, if I do a lock test in that *#3214789650# menu, it locks perfectly fine. Gets down to 5-6m accuracy within 10-20 seconds. My G1 would get down to 3m using Here I Am 2, but 5-6m is plenty usable. Here I Am 2 on the Vibrant won't lock at all even though that special menu's lock test shows everything working fine...I don't get it...

Vibrant - Bionix v1.9 OCUV w/ Voodoo lag fix
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
Ever since the update. It has fixed my gps. Every time I try it I get a lock, its helped me a few times... Definitely not the best gps but after the update it is much better and good enough for me ....
[Vibrant General] rmp5s:
I did notice tonight with Sky Map that my gyro is good to go now. That's pretty cool. Sky Maps...compass...anything like that used to be very inaccurate. Much better now.

GPS still doesn't work though...
[Vibrant General] Gigamaster89:
Double checking to see if the world is ending today. 12 In View // 4 In Use // 50 ft Accuracy

EDIT: 11 In View // 6 In Use // 25 ft Accuracy
[Vibrant General] rmp5s:
Yup...gps icon = yellow...16 in view...0 in use. ???
[Vibrant General] eunkipark92:
Mines yellow too I got 0view 0 lock wdf...man running bionix 1.9.1 gps didnt work flashed to ji2 gps still not working
[Vibrant General] nakagusukumike:
WTF? 11 birds in view and 0 locked. Some with 35+ SNR.
[Vibrant General] nakagusukumike:
seems like once a week I'm back and forth between eugene's froyo and some form of bionix in an attempt to get GPS functioning.

frustrating as hell. I always end up going back to froyo anyway because I never get a damn GPS lock. makes me wanna office space this damn phone.
[Vibrant General] 0301chris:
genius!! did as you said - plus went to rooftop of my house. after 1min had 9 sats in view and 8 is use, accuracy 10m. now with fresh data and hot start (MS assisted) works right away. great relief! thanks soooo much,

cheers chris
[Vibrant General] G(.)RILLA:
Amazing, worked like charm. Same issue here, JI6 did not fix anything for me. Much obliged sir.
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS

You'll need to get into LBSTestMode by entering *#3214789650# from the dialer. Press Delete GPS Data, this will get rid of the bad GPS information that is probably still stored in your phone. Go to Application Settings and set the Start Mode to 'Cold Start'. Reboot your phone and go outside, run an app like GPS Test and let it lock onto as many birds as it can, once you get a good number (at least 5), go back into your LBSTestMode --> Application Settings and set the Start Mode back to 'Hot Start', reboot and all should be merry.

I had major issues w/ my GPS and was able to put this together with the help of various posts and a deeper understanding of how GPS on these phones actually works. Hope this helps!

Also, it's probably best to run the GPS Test application while you are driving around, let it lock onto as many birds as it can (I'd say let it run for a few minutes, I was able to get 9 the first time) before setting it back to 'Hot Start'. This way it will keep these birds in the list and allow you for a faster lock afterwards

Worked perfectly for me! It might take about 7 seconds but it pinpoints my location. I am so happy! Thanks a million, Digital!
[Vibrant General] sandhuxda:
I flashed Bionix Final (Stock) on my wife's Vibrant. The GPS worked neither on T-Mobile ROM nor Bionix (1.9.1 and Final). At the exact same location inside my apartment, my Blackberry 9000 is rock solid with a lock on 5 satellites. The Vibrant struggles to come up with even one satellite (no lock, just view) on my apartment's deck. How did this phone ever pass QA? Tried playing around with the fix posted on this thread but I can't get past the stage after reboot because GPS does not even show any satellites.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
^ NONE? are you outside?

GPS is perfect, don't bash the phone as a whole.
[Vibrant General] Keslynn:
Tried the fix from post #4 but GPS Test wouldn't lock onto any satellites. Yes, I was outside. I'm going to try again later when (if) the rain clears up today.

But my trouble wasn't getting a lock but maintaining one. Navigation could find me in about 15 seconds but it loses me along the route every time and often never re-locates me. This happens even if I follow the suggested route and don't require a reroute. If I back out of Navigation and restart it, it will find me again but then it'll lose the lock in the same way. Is anyone else having this problem? Any ideas for a solution?

I'm running Bionix Final with the z4mod.
[Vibrant General] reetska:
I have the same problem. This stupid GPS sucks big weiner.
[Vibrant General] jstein222:
No gps for me. I have ji6, the gps never worked...I had some luck when I added the ji2 gps fix, but now nothing. I've tried the above mentioned fix....in fact i've tried every fix i've been able to find in this forum and no luck. My phone regularly sees between 8 to 12 satelites and will not lock on any of them. I left my phone sitting in the backyard for a half hour with gps test turned on and no lock. When I first flashed the ji2 fix, I was able to get locks almost immediately, but after turning off the gps it's never gotten a lock since.
[Vibrant General] sandhuxda:
I do not mean to offend your sensibilities but yes, I was outside and in my books, a phone with a such a glaring problem, certainly wasn't QA-ed well enough. That's not a shocker really because here in the valley I constantly work with large brand name corporations that ship out what is at best a beta product. The theory is capture market share before the competition does and then later release patches to fix large issues. Remember Applegate? :)

Again, a two year old BlackBerry Bold 9000 can lock 6-7 satellites within a matter of seconds but this phone doesn't even see a single one at the very same spot. Sucks big time and I tried pretty all fixes posted all over xda. Now, I am wondering whether Samsung will warranty this phone because my wife's using it on AT&T
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

I wonder if it matters which GPS test you use. I used the one with the little gear icon on the shortcut. In the market it is labeled 'GPSTest'. :confused:
[Vibrant General] sandhuxda:
I tried three - built-in test, GPSTest and GPS Info. All give the same result - no satellites found :(
[Vibrant General] floepie:
Just thought I'd add here that there are new tools within GPS Status that allow you to delete the GPS cache (akin to a cold start), manually download A-GPS data, and even reset/calibrate the compass.
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

Originally Posted by RaymondPJR View Post

It would seem to me that if you choose 'cold start' them used GPSTest and couldn't see or lock onto any sattelites then maybe yours is a hardware problem. Outside open to the sky it should be able to see and lock on something even if it takes half a minute.:confused:
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
So I now have froyo and still it says location unavailable. I've tried everything recommended and still nothing. When I do GPS test I get up to 6-7 satellites but when I use Google maps, I get zilch. What am I doing wrong???

I have default settings. I've gone to supl.Google. as well and nothing.
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

If you've tried this, do it again. Follow the directions to the letter. It should work.:)
[Vibrant General] samnada:
What do you mean in Google Maps you get "zilch"? Does the sat dish icon never stop pumping?

If so, try this, use the version of GPSTest written by Mike Lockwood. You have to press the Menu button and select Start for it to begin a lock. Once it's got a good lock press the Home button. This will leave it running in the background with the GPS lock still engaged. Now run Google Maps and it should instantly lock.

(Note: Despite what everyone says and how we understand Coldstat/Hotstart is supposed to work, I leave mine set to Coldstart. It gives me faster locks, often in seconds, but nearly always under a minute, and that's inside my house. I have everything else set to default. I'm running pure stock, unrooted, with JI6.)
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

Ya'know, I'm going to try this with the the cold/hot start method and see if I get even better results. I had turned off GPSTest then reset Hot Start.;)
[Vibrant General] iynfynity:
my gps can lock within 3-5 seconds when using fusion rom. the problem is the accuracy. it's 100 meters away from my location.
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

Have you tried the original post by 'digitaltoddy'. I reposted in in #55. It should work.
[Vibrant General] samnada:
Does it gradually get closer to your actual location? Mine often is off at the initial lock, but as more sats get locked in the accuracy gets better. It virtually always resolves to about 30ft or less within a few minutes.
[Vibrant General] phillipxenxciel:
I just pretent that vibrant does not have gps, I lost faith alrdy.
[Vibrant General] samnada:
I'm interested in the "GPS fix" shown on the 2.2 list of enhancements. Obsidian ROM spec also lists GPS as "very accurate". Just waiting for the official release to check it out.
[Vibrant General] mitsos1os:
I upgraded from stock Eclair to JI6 with Kies mini. I didn't have Gps before and i also didn't after the upgrade. I tried the fix suggested here, unfortunately with no result. While testing with GPS test, it didn't even see more than 1 occasionally 2 satellites after 15 minutes. So no hope on locking.....