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[Vibrant General] dinan:
I just picked up a vibrant a few days ago... gps didn't work that well on stock, flashed to onyx 2.1 and it kind of worked... took forever to get a lock compared to my nexus one. decided to flash back to bionix fusion, haven't gotten a lock yet. just tried outside, it picks up as many as 11 satellites at times, then magically the phone decides to lose all of them. after standing out in the cold for 10 minutes i gave up. i decided to try those alternate settings as well, the supl.google.com 7262 as well as ms mode instead of standalone and all don't seem to affect anything.

i guess these phones really do have a ****ty gps chip... maybe the mytouch 4g will be better =\
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

I amazing how everyones experience is so different. My GPS was spot on from day one and then after the update to JI6 it was wacky. With the fix in this post applied it is better, but still not as good as when I first got the phone.:confused:

In your case I would definitely see a replacement or refund if Froyo does not finally fix it!
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
For me:

JFD = it worked, decently and well enough.

JI6 updated via ODIN = GPS SUCKED TREMENDOUSLY, NO LOCK.

tried digitaltoddy's suggestion = GPS IS PERFECT.

Flashed 2.2 = GPS back to not locking, reperformed the digitaltoddy fix = GPS PERFECT AGAIN.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
I can't get a GPS lock no matter what. I do the method posted above numerous times. I get up to 8 satellites in view but 0 in use. I've done it driving around, walking, or even standing still and can never get anything in use
[Vibrant General] Keslynn:
Does the fix help maintain a lock or was anyone else having that problem? Initial lock is fast for me but then it drifts and drops as I drive.

I'm going to do this fix tonight and if no one else chimes in, I can verify if it helps maintain a lock or not.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
2 vibrants with the SAME rom and the SAME GPS settings. I'm beginning to think I have a hardware issue and that there may be others out there as well.

It sucks that I've went through months of this and holding on to the hope that its merely a software issue but its clearly not. Calling for a replacement as soon as I Odin back to stock.
[Vibrant General] Keslynn:
WOW. I have a theory and maybe ya'll could contribute data to see if it's a workable theory...

What's the manufacture date on your phone?

Mine is a very early one (7/2 I think) and I've had GPS problems since day 1. Fixes have made it lock faster but nothing has made it keep a lock for more than 15 mins.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
I got mine before launch.

And have never gotten a lock.
[Vibrant General] amandadam:
This is from my post on October 22.

"My nav is spot on.I did get a replacement phone last week,for my original Vibrant that I had purchased in late July.Even with the JI6 OTA,that phone was not happening.After spending an hour + on the phone with TM,they decided to replace my phone,with no cost to me for shipping,either way.The one I have now is as it should be."

That was my solution and no matter what rom I've installed since then,my GPS is spot on.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
Unfortunately for reasons I can't state here, I don't have a warranty because of the means I received the device. (Nothing illegal) lol
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

That's what I suggested when you wrote you could not get a lock with GPSTEST. I would definitely seek a refund or replacement.
[Vibrant General] mitsos1os:
Wow from the two pictures mine is always the left one. only thing I can do is wait for 2.2 update... And hope its not a hardware problem..
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
I have 2.2 now. Went from jfd to ji6 to 2.2 (obsidian). All with the same results. I wouldn't hold my breath on getting it fixed with software. It's clearly a hardware issue that is not being acknowledged.
[Vibrant General] dinan:
how do we find out when our vibrant was manufactured? pretty sure the one i have has a gimp GPS no matter the software...
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
Its on the box
[Vibrant General] mitsos1os:
If you remove the batter, it will be beneath it on a sticker. It probably is the number next to the s/n. Mine which hasn't been fixed with anything, reads "10.09" How about other peoples'? And the phone on the photo on the left with only 1 satellites in view?
[Vibrant General] mitsos1os:
Before I tried any custom roms, my last try was this fix:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9090667

Let me add that none of the other methods on the entire forum worked for me. Neither with the lbstest settings, nor the other files for gps.

Although with this last fix I didn't manage to get a single lock, I found quite an improvement, since with all the other methods, I couldn't find more that 1-2 sattelites in view, but with this, within minute it found 13 satellites in view. You might want to try it.....

So, now that is sees so many satellites (unlike before), the problem is why it doesn't lock? :-)

I will alsy try some custom roms and post results.

EDIT: after almost 15 minutes, It got a lock on 4-5 satellites........... First time I see the button gone green!!!!!!!!! WoW!!!!! I will continue the testing.....
[Vibrant General] swehes:
Where can you find the manufacturer date?
[Vibrant General] dinan:
wow so no one's ever documented the manufacturing date vs gps problems? I've only just got a vibrant and i would've figured this had been done given the amount of problems people are having.

i haven't checked my date yet, but i'm certain the gps problems mine is having is hardware based. and i'm quite sure it has something to do with the gps chip (and almost everything else on the phone) being underpowered. once i open up gps test, i can see a few satellites with a decent signal (30-35 dbhz), once i get more, and more all the way up to 12 or even sometimes 13 satellites but still no lock, the dbhz on all of them are under 20. it's like there's only a certain amount of power available and locking on more satellites gives less signal to each one.

i noticed the same with the screen... this thing can't display whites for the life of it. i can open google, and look at the white page... which looks dull (on max brightness and max browser brightness) compared to other phones. but, if I bring up the keyboard (which is mostly black/grey), the page gets brighter white (the top half that still shows google). Test it on yours and see if you get the same thing...

bottom line is it's a hardware issue and i'm almost certain of it... never gonna buy a samsung device again =(
[Vibrant General] mitsos1os:
Ok. I can say that I have a working gps right now. After flashing http://www.4shared.com/file/-RtgJFTZ/Vibrant_GPS_Fix.html which I found on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=748821, I opened LbsTestSettings and deleted GPS DATA and set in application settings Cold Start. I then run GPS TEST and let it on for about 10 -15 minutes to get as many sattelites as it can. It is important that inside GPS TEST settings, you choose to keep your screen ALWAYS ON. After that it got a lock on 6-7 satellites, giving an accuracy of 6-7 meters. After that, i went back to LBS settings and set it to Hot Start. After that, my GPS locks on after 4-5 seconds.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
That is an old fix and never worked for me
[Vibrant General] dinan:
Yea on my box it says "Date: 06/30/2010"

I guess the old ones must have problems... maybe I can sell it and find a newer one =\
[Vibrant General] Keslynn:
Yeah, my theory is that the older ones have worse GPS.

Mine is better with the JK2 leak but not completely fixed. I still lose lock more often then I'd like during navigation.
[Vibrant General] nomadrider123:
What do you consider older? Mine is 10-10 and it sucks :mad:
[Vibrant General] Gigamaster89:
This is probably as good as it gets, at least for me:

Stock everything JI6.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
My phone locks perfectly after flashing a new rom ONLY after doing digitaltoddys fix. It literally takes my phone from pic one to pic 2 status *but better*

I hope all of you with issues have tried it.

My phone was purchased on launch date.. it is NOT the build date that is the issue.
[Vibrant General] al74:
Mine is from launch day as well. Always had GPS issues but the new leaked Froyo JK2 solved my issues. I can now get a steady and accurate lock with Google Maps and without using GPS Test in about 10-20 seconds. This is definitely not a hardware issue.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
I tried that several times. I've tried it standing still, walking around, in a car...I've gotten it to see as many as 6 but always 0 in use. And with other phoned it'll see 11-12 n lock into 6-7
[Vibrant General] nomadrider123:
nope it was no help at all :(
[Vibrant General] malone972:
I am struggling with the cold start and hot start. Where is this in the application settings?
[Vibrant General] KarmaDroid:
I had the same problems JI6 and no gps working, same happened on 2.2 roms.

I called tmobile, and had them send me to, Blackberry/Android support and they knew what they were talking about.

As soon as I told them I was on Ji6 with no working gps, they offered to swap out my phone.
[Vibrant General] barmanham:
I wish swapping it would make a difference I paid 120 dollars for a GPS and was stolen not trying to pay anymore for a GPS but what choice do I have but to wait for a fix that might never come.I dunno it just blows
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
malone972-

Do you mean you're looking for it in the regular Settings, or are you going into the GPS settings via the dialer codes and just can't find it? When you use the dialer codes, one of the menu choices is Application Settings and selecting it brings you to the sub-menu where "Start Mode" is listed, and there you make the selection of Hot or Cold Start.
[Vibrant General] jblparisi:
I tested your true white/brightness theory and i discovered that i had the same behavior, the screen was definetly brighter/whiter once you brought the virtual keyboard up on both browser and Google maps.

With that in mind I remembered that under Display settings there is an option called "Power Saving Mode" that saves power by analyzing the image and adjusts LCD brightness dynamically. Once i checked it off the screen shows the true white that you were referring to.

I tested that on both Google maps and the browser, and now there is no noticeable difference.

Try that out and see how it goes! :)

On a side note:

I used digitaltoddy suggestions and i am able to lock signal after a shorter period of time, but that still does not come close to how fast my Nexus One or EVO4G used to lock satellites regardless of my location. I am talking under < 3 seconds.

I honestly believe Samsung managed to screw up the GPS on all Galaxy S's including the EPIC, Captivate and Fascinate, and anyone that states that they have not had any problems have either never used another GPS device or they are just Samsung fanboys.

Once the rumored Nexus S is finally out that will be one of the first things i will be looking out for.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that i am coming from an EPIC 4G which had much of the same issue, useless half broken GPS implementation.

-JB
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

Wow! I do not consider myself a Samsung fanboy although I do love the phone. I was one of the lucky ones who's GPS worked perfectly out of the box. My problems came after the update. Although it is better with Digitaltoddy's fix it is not the same as before. Besides, in some of the custum Roms, the problem has been fixed. I'm not sure if Samsung will ever get it right but the evidence indicates in most persons cases this is a software issue.
[Vibrant General] ozzyzak:
I've noticed the same thing. No problem getting a lock, it's maintaining one that's the problem. I've also noticed that google maps has a hell of a lot easier time finding me than navigation. Sometimes it doesn't even know which direction I'm driving, that's a fun one.
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

Question: Does anyone know if there is a similar method for deleting old data when using wireless networks for location?

My GPS can find me using the Digitaltoddy fix, but using the cell signal for finding my location is always off. I have a strange feeling the problem lies somewhere with the cell signal and the GPS not reporting the same or near the same location. I think when you have both enabled in settings they are supposed to play nice or perhaps one should overide the other. I don't know. Any ideas?:confused:
[Vibrant General] nishantmehta9:
As others I too suffering with GPS issues in vibrant. But I m very much happy with Stock n present UI. I dont want upgrade whole. Is there any way to have GPS update zip file from JI6 update package?

Thanks.
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
nishantmehta9-

I think you have a better chance of messing up your phone by trying to do a piecemeal approach than just doing the whole update. It doesn't make huge changes to the phone, and the couple of things it has added I liked. Most importantly it has fixed the GPS for a lot of us.
[Vibrant General] BrockSamson:
mine wont ever lock. Did the cold start method and nothing.

Will get 7-11 sats but never locks

manufacture date 10/09
[Vibrant General] BrockSamson:
ok fixed mine, now getting 30 ft accuracy using 7 of 11 sats indoors

changes:

-set screen to always on in GPS Test (I think this is it), and in always on when plugged in in settings

-moved from europe to usa since last test

-ms assisted

-cold start, later moved to hot start once things were working

-supl server fqdn = auto

on 2.2 obsidian V2

GPS Test from market, not GPSTest

oh, and the first time I did this today it crashed the gps test program to a black screen. So I rebooted and set the screen to always on and redid the procedure and it worked...

my gps has NEVER worked before...
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

I think the answer is 'yes' but you will have to know what you are doing. Unfortunately I am not one who can help you with this. I would private message one of the devs in one of the related GPS threads for advice.:)
[Vibrant General] nishantmehta9:
Before jI6 update ?

is this methode is applicable before JI6 update ? As i m very much satisfy with present stock and UI. only having prb in GPS.
[Vibrant General] nishantmehta9:
Thanks Raymond & ZX3ZX4. ... so i ve to google more....huhhhh
[Vibrant General] Wi2TheMax:
Bad Batches?

Is it possible a few Vibrant owners has theirs out of a bad batch? Because I never had these issues with GPS on my phone. Weird
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
Goods thing I have a blackberry. I have up on my vibrant gps working. My blackberry gets me down to my address. 8 satellites in my house 3.98m accuracy.
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
nishantmehta9-

So it sounds like you still don't want to do the entire regular update? What is your concern? I know that a few people had problems with the update, but I'm betting that 99% didn''t. This is likely only the first of several updates, so are you going to try to avoid them all while you have the phone?
[Vibrant General] nishantmehta9:
ZX3ZX4

Actually i m afraid to get my phone bricked. I am in India i purchased Vibrant from T Mobile USA. so its tough to get service support for Vibrant.Exactly u say that 99% are not facing problem but i don't want to be in 1%. And Phone is working gr8 no issue other than GPS. so that's y i m trying to get update only on GPS.

BTW thanks for your co operation and hope that u would help me if u have any solution.
[Vibrant General] Gigamaster89:
Not sure if I'm understanding this post but...can I use my Blackberry as an external bluetooth GPS for my Vibrant?
[Vibrant General] ZX3ZX4:
nishantmehta9-

Well, getting my GPS working was important to me, so I'm glad I did it. I would be more worried about bricking it by trying to somehow un-bundle and apply just the GPS fix. I understand your concern, but T-Mobile has a toll-free worldwide number for tech support...I know because I needed to call them from Moscow last year and there were no charges for the call...no roaming fees, nothing. But, it's your phone. If and when you decide to do something, it would be helpful if you reported back here with the results. Good luck.
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
Nope I just tried going back to swype for a post and that's my punishment.

I meant I'm glad I have a blackberry to use for GPS BC my Vibrant GPS has never worked. My blackberry gets unbeatable accuracy. Probably better than any working Vibrant. I give up on the Vibrant. Can't wait till my next phone.
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

Are you afraid to ask for a replacement or a refund? I don't get it? Sounds to me like you have a legitimate cause of action.:confused:
[Vibrant General] disturkis4u:
I don't have warranty. I didn't buy the phone
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

I sent you a private message.:)
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
I just got a new Vibrant from T-Mobile and the GPS works fairly well on this new one alongside my old Vibrant. So I know I'm not imagining things when I see higher SNR's on my new Vibrant and much better accuracy.
[Vibrant General] iynfynity:
I'm one of the lucky person whose vibrant has a working GPS. best accuracy is 9 meters, but most of the time it's 30 meters which is acceptable. though i don't really need the GPS :D
[Vibrant General] sensasian03:
wow this method works. amazing, my gps had never work before either, but now it does! thanks dude. who ever are having gps problem try this method....
[Vibrant General] andyjang8944:
For some reason...I tried this method and didn't work for me...It would never see any satellites after 10 minutes...outside lol. Before I pressed delete GPS data...It saw 11 satellites but never locked on to them...Weird.
[Vibrant General] bosslabs:
can anyone tell me the correct settings for gps are they:

supl.google.com and port 7276?

please correct me if i am wrong...
[Vibrant General] RaymondPJR:
GPS still not working

Yes, that is correct.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fi3ry_icy:
i've been using Shubcraft 1.5 since it is released and have not had the time to mess around with the kernels.. so i am wondering if the newer kernels have fixed the g-sensor rotation screen freeze or is it still around?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] benoitb85:
It's still there.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fi3ry_icy:
man, sucks lol..

was hoping that since shubcraft is getting an update soon, the g-sensor is fixed..

:(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hoss_n2:
it is totlly gone no more screen freezes at all , but i heared there is a small offset
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] JanssoN:
Yes, the freezes are gone, but you are right. There is an offset and its annoying. :mad:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Roeltjuh:
You might be able to fix the offset by calibrating your phone upside down. Like, click the calibrate g-sensor button and then place it screen down on a flat surface. My g-sensor worked fine after I did that :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] onion99:
cool!! it works! how you find it?! genius!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] FriedSushi87:
I can't wait for this, as it'll complete to a perfect build.
[Droid 2 Android Development] walcs:
Gotta be First :D
[Droid 2 Android Development] darkonion:
Added Windows version! It ain't pretty, but it'll work. I hope...
[Droid 2 Android Development] Jewremy:
Found something on the mac side. ADB fails to run with the version you included. Works if you copy the adb binary file from your android SDK folder. :]

EDIT: Playing around with this a bit...working great so far. Running @ 1.1GHz, pretty stable. Is there any way to add more slots? For example 300/500/700/900/1100?
[Droid 2 Android Development] bladearronwey:
When you say set with setCPU, are you referring to the market app of the same name?

I answered my own question. Running nicely at 400/700/900/1200 on Epic 2.7, this is great :)
[Droid 2 Android Development] ttlycnfuzd:
getting ready to dl and try... question tho... do we need to do this after each reboot, or will this stick? (or is there a simple method from the phone since you already put the files on there?)

Thanks and keep up the good work... will donate on payday!
[Droid 2 Android Development] draya1986:
:O!! Will have to try after class today. Nice work!
[Droid 2 Android Development] kwheel596:
currently you have to do it after every reboot, there is a way to make it semi permanent but you still have to execute the files on every boot

Sent from my DROID2
[Droid 2 Android Development] darkonion:
Oops. Duh! That's what happens when you work at code at 3 in the morning.
[Droid 2 Android Development] Jewremy:
S'all good. Might want to add in a script that makes setscaling.sh run on the phone at startup.
[Droid 2 Android Development] bladearronwey:
Hey darkonion, if you use this overclock method with setCPU, does the "set on boot" option from within setCPU actually work? Or does this truly have to be redone every time the phone phone is power-cycled?
[Droid 2 Android Development] darkonion:
Not sure. Sorry that I can't be much help.
[Droid 2 Android Development] darkonion:
Added Mac version!
[Droid 2 Android Development] Angdroid:
Nice work Darkonion.

I am trying to make this into an Android App unless someone beat me to the punch :)
[Droid 2 Android Development] ttlycnfuzd:
http://androidforums.com/droid-2-al...kernel-module-instructions-2.html#post1771829

Redflea had a little how-to of sorts for a script... not exactly an app, but damn close.... :)
[Droid 2 Android Development] skraapz27:
Good job DarkOnion it works great the Dx board appreciates you shaved off 15minutes of work......donation
[Droid 2 Android Development] Terri M:
This may sound like a stupid question, but what is overclocking mean? What is the benefit of overclocking?

Thanks :)
[Droid 2 Android Development] kwheel596:
The definition above is for computers, but applies to phones too. Basically we are taking the 1Ghz processor and changing it to things like 1.1Ghz, 1.25Ghz, and 1.3Ghz, etc..
[Droid 2 Android Development] Terri M:
Thanks for the definition. What is the purpose for changing the phone's clock speed? Once I deleted the bloatware on my phone, it helped to make my phone load programs and such a lot faster.
[Droid 2 Android Development] darkonion:
New Windows script up. Cleaner. And should run a little more efficiently. Updated Linux and Mac version as well.

Updated windows version again!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es.kuku:
my sgs cannot bootup after i reboot my phone. it hang on the loading screen and the startup tone is there but nothing is loading. can anyone help me out on this ? other than re-flashing my device.

i tried to wipe cache and factory reset in download mode already. but it not working.

your help will be appreciated. thanks!
[Dash 3G, Snap ROM Development] jiyon25:
hi,

my htc snap s521 spl version 1.24

its have hspl?
[Dash 3G, Snap ROM Development] my573r10us:
of course.

try to use HSPL 1.17. i got it work on my 1.24 SPL
[HD2 General] xxraver99xx:
I'm with at&t and just got a t-mobile hd2, I'm waiting to receive the unlock code. Just wondering if at&t is detecting the imei in their system and forcing a data plan on the account.

I don't want to bother with paying for data because I can only get edge connectivity.

I'm using an unlocked tmobile motorola razr right now for backup with data blocked on the line.
[HD2 General] tojikjon:
No it will not detect it. I am using it right now without any data plan. You can use it with basic internet too.
[HD2 General] chadster214:
it will not dtect it since the IMEI is not on the database
[HD2 General] anhyeuemmaimai:
Yes and no

the IMEI is ALWAYS transmitted when the phone accesses the network but since ATT does not have a record of it, they do not know what device it is and therefore they do not know what data plan to suggest for it.