SEE POST #4 FOR MY FIX
Got Phone a few days ago and have been trying a few ROMs. Across the board with all ROMs I seem to have GPS issue. I use GPS Status and Toolbox to see when my GPS has found enough satellites to acquire my location...then I can run Google Maps/Navigation.
Is there a fix for this? I'll take any information I can get.
Thanks
Code:
https://mega.nz/#!3AAEBZID!_ZROftSmAde-km2mbFJljOiTGYTS_wg9jQDx0MEAOg0
Try it.
I wrote permissions to rw-r--r--
Didn't work
Tried dailing *#*#46360000#*#* and then just disable/re-emable background resource control option.
I tried that with reboots between every step?
No luck?. The GPS works just once then not again. On every ROM I've tried.
Edit: flashed MODEM 419D. Will test. 1st test good a couple miles away, but first run always is good after a flash. Will update if this modem fixes problem for good.
Edit ² - FIXED (so I thought) Flashing modem fixed GPS (& BT headset) issue. Multiple Reboots and tests confirmed.
Modem(s) found here: (under developer)
https://yadi.sk/d/5v2p3F7o3GJBxn
Edit ³ - by 4:30pm GPS stopped working. Re-Flashed modem and still no GPS lock again.
First, Thanks to Faith27, as that was a close solution to my problem. Changing my GPS.conf file was a good solution to my issue. However, GPS locking can be narrowed down to your physical location. My GPS locking is pretty quick now. I changed my GPS.conf file according to THIS article with preconfigured GPS.conf downloadable files and I am finally happy with my Le Max 2 as GPS is a necessity.
Nice, I 'll try on mine. Mine doesn't found any location at all, just maybe the wifi on the streets. But I'm too sad to give up.
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Hello guys.
Just bought SGS2 with 2.3.5 ROM, and GPS was working Excellent(!) (Aroud 15-20m accuracy). And It was moving while I driving a car.
Yesterday flashed into Slim rom, now GPS is working like my old Captivate phone - it is not working Around 1600m accuracy and it is not moving while i drive a car. (The rom is great, except GPS).
I forgot to do screenshot of my previous ROM's modem name. Now I don't know how to fix it I use GPS often.
Tried FasterFix and FasterGps programs, didn't help.
Does modem affect GPS accuracy?
Please help me. Thank you.
Check GPS fix and Faster Fix from market..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447599
Change modem
Change rom
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It fixed my GPS accuracy from 1600m to 40m, but navigation is still poor. While I move, profile picture moves first and arrow moves after some time
Didn't try to flash another modem yet.
Try the patch in my sig (make sure you read the first page of the thread before you do; take particular note that you'll need to flash every time you flash a new rom).
Try GPS aids from the market. For me its the best tool to fix GPS problems.
Is there any way to tell if the GPS sensor is busted on the phone itself? If not, are there any other fixes out there I should try?
Currently on glitched AOKP 32.1. Everything works great except for GPS. Arrived at 32.1 via heimdell back to stock and then following droidstyle's instructions.
I have searched the forums, and I have tried the various GPS fixes out there (i.e., GPS Aids, GPS Booster, GPS Status, GPS Test, flashing the AGPS Desire patch, etc.).
The phone is forever stuck in "Searching for GPS."
I am using a refurbished phone as my original was stolen.
theres a gps fix for rooted phones where you can update the gps files in /etc/ system root folder. give that a try. it used to take me 5 minutes to get a connection to 1-4 satellites depending on where I was. Now with the fix I get double that in seconds.
slackboxed said:
theres a gps fix for rooted phones where you can update the gps files in /etc/ system root folder. give that a try. it used to take me 5 minutes to get a connection to 1-4 satellites depending on where I was. Now with the fix I get double that in seconds.
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Are you referring to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182735 ??
Hi, I bought a Motorola Atrix in Amazon 2 months ago. Since start the Gps din't work at all, 0 in view in apps like "Gps test". I tried almost everything: changing gps.conf, flashing radios, using custom roms like Nottachtrix and CM7, and reverting back to stock via rsd. Btw, a friend of mine who bought the same phone at the same time, had problems with gps in stock rom, but after flashing CM7, it worked just fine.
So, I ask you to help me giving any ideas to fix this.
Maybe this can be useful: The Atrix came with Italian retail rom and N_01.100.00R radio.
Thanks a lot.
PS: Sorry if I don't write quite well, I'm not an english natural speaker.
djbeta66 said:
Hi, I bought a Motorola Atrix in Amazon 2 months ago. Since start the Gps din't work at all, 0 in view in apps like "Gps test". I tried almost everything: changing gps.conf, flashing radios, using custom roms like Nottachtrix and CM7, and reverting back to stock via rsd. Btw, a friend of mine who bought the same phone at the same time, had problems with gps in stock rom, but after flashing CM7, it worked just fine.
So, I ask you to help me giving any ideas to fix this.
Maybe this can be useful: The Atrix came with Italian retail rom and N_01.100.00R radio.
Thanks a lot.
PS: Sorry if I don't write quite well, I'm not an english natural speaker.
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Anybody?
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Anybody?
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If you use an app such as GPS status do you pick up any satellites? It seems to be a common problem to find the satellites but not to be able to get a lock.
Also is you install GPS Status it will allow you to update the agps files.
Did you try gps lock with data access enabled? And as eddhard said do you pick any satellites?
In the gps settings menu turn OFF the options to use mobile networks or wifi. Then use the gps status or gps test app outside in a clear view for a minute or two. If it reports an accuracy distance as 0 or an error there is an issue with your gps that I might have a solution for.
For no reason my gps straight up failed to get a lock. In the test apps, it would see 9-10 satellites with strong signal but never wanted to get a lock. Multiple multiple factory resets, formats, any other variable I tried to change and the issue persisted.
I've attached the file that fixed the issue for me. Extract the libnmea.so and place it in your /system/lib folder after you make a backup of the existing file. Let us know if that helps.
eddhard said:
If you use an app such as GPS status do you pick up any satellites? It seems to be a common problem to find the satellites but not to be able to get a lock.
Also is you install GPS Status it will allow you to update the agps files.
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Zeljko1234 said:
Did you try gps lock with data access enabled? And as eddhard said do you pick any satellites?
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matthewvl said:
In the gps settings menu turn OFF the options to use mobile networks or wifi. Then use the gps status or gps test app outside in a clear view for a minute or two. If it reports an accuracy distance as 0 or an error there is an issue with your gps that I might have a solution for.
For no reason my gps straight up failed to get a lock. In the test apps, it would see 9-10 satellites with strong signal but never wanted to get a lock. Multiple multiple factory resets, formats, any other variable I tried to change and the issue persisted.
I've attached the file that fixed the issue for me. Extract the libnmea.so and place it in your /system/lib folder after you make a backup of the existing file. Let us know if that helps.
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Thanks for your answers, the problem isn't the locking of any of the sats. Test apps show "0 in view" even on outdoors.
I don't have a solution. But I've had a lot of difficulty with GPS on my Atrix as well. I can get a lock usually after a minute or so, but then the GPS would go to sleep. So if I'm moving or logging a route, it'll show me where I started even after several minutes. I flashed radios, updated gps conf, and used GPS Status & Toolbox to get a lock. Still no improvement. It helped me get the initial lock, and didn't resolve the freezing issue. I eventually gave up and bought separate GPS. So I'd be interested to know if you find a way to fix this.
Guys, if you don't see any satellites in GPS Status app, maybe is hardware issue. If you have warranty, use it. If you don't, try to disassemble your phone and look. Maybe just cable is disconnected or has bad contact. Of course be very careful with disassembling or ask someone with experiences. Youtube guide how to change digitizer on Atrix could be useful.
Good luck
I had problems with GPS fix on AT&T atrix 4g with N_01.100.00R europe radio. After flashing 37p at&t radio gps works perfectly, fix is really fast.
Also WiFi signal strength increased.
hello all.......not sure if there is a thread like this already, did a search and didnt see anything on how to get the note gps to lock on better that actually worked for me. since switching to a JB rom my GPS has been horrible. i did an online search and came across an app called FasterFix. i actually used two apps......the GPS Status app and the app called FasterFix. GPS Status worked ok by itself but when i used the FasterFix app with it i get a lock as soon as i open any maps app and its always spot on to my location. this is the best ive ever had my GPS working on any version of android ive had. if your having problems with your GPS give this a try and see if it helps. Worked for me!
FasterFix - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Double.FasterFix&hl=en
GPS Status - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lY2xpcHNpbS5ncHNzdGF0dXMyIl0.
Good one!
faster fix changes the ntp server. so only needed when you have flashed.
this next step can be done as often as you like.
GPS status- go into settings-tools-manage a-gps-reset
go into settings-tools-manage a-gps-download
exit program.
turn off gps.
turn on gps.
profit. (you may need to restart phone)
gps test also has the a-gps reset/download feature in it.
Also try some of the gps.conf files floating on here to see if it helps.:silly:
I've followed the GPS fix guide by djelloul on the elephone forum, which in short does rebuild the internal GPS chip data with a new geographical reference point. That seemed to have worked for a while. But only temporarily. Again the GPS in the P9000 has become useless!
On a 300 mile journey, 70% of the time Google Maps in a state of "searching for GPS"
Any suggestions to get a more permanent fix?
ROM: 20170112
This has been a kinda ongoing thing with the P9000, my GPS has always kinda been temperamental. I've tried many fixes both from here and the Elephone forum, different ROMs, I havent tried to opening the phone up fix but have tried the software fixes (btw if you haven't tried the Elephone Forum fix by djelloul see this: http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-11201-1-1.html#.WKoUuvmLSUk )
I have used the GPS Status & Toolbox, used the MTK Toolbox to reset compass & applied the available fixes, but although they work initially.. its tends to be a temporary fix only. I have always had the GPS Status & Toolbox installed since I bought my p9000 back in April 2016, as it did seem to improve it slightly. although I still used to get "searching for GPS" just as you get and it was a constant irritation.
As I use GPS daily in my work, I was at the point (as much as I love my P9000 so much) buying a OnePlus3T
I must add that I did change to the 7 Nougat Beta very recently and have no idea why, but now for the first time my GPS works great (and without GPS ToolBox) so I'm kinda waiting for release of the stable nougat and fingers crossed it remains working as it is now on my Beta, failing that I guess I may have to move to the OnePlus
wait until 7.0 maybe they fix GPS