[aleis]

also, we are able to now get the GPS settings icon to appear in settings
it just apparently is not giving us a GPS satelite lock.
starting to get nervous that the receiver chip is actually not present on the device

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[Lancez]

aleis, on Nov 27 2008, 10:52, said:

also, we are able to now get the GPS settings icon to appear in settings
it just apparently is not giving us a GPS satelite lock.
starting to get nervous that the receiver chip is actually not present on the device

well, i beleive ya, thats why they use VZNav instead built-in chips..... k, here's what im gonna ask u first... on i900 there r 2 diff GPS settings enhanced gps and external gps, which one showed up? what program have u tried to get GPS signal? however, if the chip is not in the device, there is no way can get real GPS signal and if that is every important to u or u guys , VZW has 14 days return and $$$$ back policy.

check the registry to see if these settings r there http://www.modaco.com/content/i900-omnia-h...t-xtra-enabled/

[Junoman]

aleis, on Nov 26 2008, 17:08, said:

WE NEED URGENT ASSISTANT FROM THE MASTER!
we have the cdma version of the i900, but the GPS is locked!!
does anyone know how to unlock it???

ALSO

we need roms!!


HELP!!

You can have plenty of Roms HERE!!

Enjoy.

J.

[aleis]

Junoman, on Nov 27 2008, 11:46, said:

You can have plenty of Roms HERE!!

Enjoy.

J.

HEAVEN!!
only if someone knows that those ROMS will work on the I910...considering they were based off of the I900...
could someone confirm this?

External GPS shows up in the settings i know so far...
i will have mine tomorrow at 10am est USA and can let u know, the program im going to use and NEED to work (in order for me to keep it) is windows live search.

This post has been edited by aleis: 27 November 2008 - 08:27 PM

[Lancez]

aleis, on Nov 27 2008, 12:19, said:

HEAVEN!!
only if someone knows that those ROMS will work on the I910...considering they were based off of the I900...
could someone confirm this?

External GPS shows up in the settings i know so far...
i will have mine tomorrow at 10am est USA and can let u know, the program im going to use and NEED to work (in order for me to keep it) is windows live search.

seriousely, do NOT download any of those ROMs. it will brick ur phone. since we r not sure wether ur i910 got gps chip or not, what are 3 original settings in the external GPS options and u should be able to see > programs COM 3 > hardware COM9,baud rate 4800 > manage gps automatically.......thats the factory settings i got on my i900. if u r using live search, go to live search setting, u'll see the gps setting is COM 0, tap the left arrow 2 times and set to the GPS intermediate driver.

[aleis]

Lancez, on Nov 27 2008, 13:07, said:

seriousely, do NOT download any of those ROMs. it will brick ur phone. since we r not sure wether ur i910 got gps chip or not, what are 3 original settings in the external GPS options and u should be able to see > programs COM 3 > hardware COM9,baud rate 4800 > manage gps automatically.......thats the factory settings i got on my i900. if u r using live search, go to live search setting, u'll see the gps setting is COM 0, tap the left arrow 2 times and set to the GPS intermediate driver.

i figured as much on the ROMS but thanks
please check tomorrow 11am est 11/28/08 and i will let you know of the settings.
also, do u think that by having the external gps icon that we definitely have the GPS hardware in the phone?

[FireMedic92]

aleis, on Nov 27 2008, 16:23, said:

i figured as much on the ROMS but thanks
please check tomorrow 11am est 11/28/08 and i will let you know of the settings.
also, do u think that by having the external gps icon that we definitely have the GPS hardware in the phone?

I'm here with ya' chizzy...hey guys, can we just get the exported WinMo GPS values from the i900 working GPS and if, presumably, the hardware is the same, can't those registry keys just be imported into the i910?? I'm probably thinking of this WAY too simply.

[Junoman]

aleis, on Nov 27 2008, 20:19, said:

HEAVEN!!
only if someone knows that those ROMS will work on the I910...considering they were based off of the I900...
could someone confirm this?

External GPS shows up in the settings i know so far...
i will have mine tomorrow at 10am est USA and can let u know, the program im going to use and NEED to work (in order for me to keep it) is windows live search.

I'm not quite sure but not woth you while to take any risk!!

Some topis on GPS are disscussed here and here. Hope this will help.

Cheers'

J.

[Lancez]

aleis, on Nov 27 2008, 13:23, said:

i figured as much on the ROMS but thanks
please check tomorrow 11am est 11/28/08 and i will let you know of the settings.
also, do u think that by having the external gps icon that we definitely have the GPS hardware in the phone?

well, i've got good news for ya....or not . it seems to me like the i910 actually has buit-in GPS reciever,
per http://samsungmobileusa.com/Omnia.aspx. however, VZW is very hush about this on thier site, only VZnav was mentioned. dont know why, but when u get ur hands on ur new toy, take a good look under the skin by using some registry tools.

HKLM>system>currentcontrolset>GPS intermediate driver, open up driver folder and there are some datas in there. let me know, when u have them.

[d3adpix3l]

Lancez, on Nov 28 2008, 00:05, said:

well, i've got good news for ya....or not . it seems to me like the i910 actually has buit-in GPS reciever,
per http://samsungmobileusa.com/Omnia.aspx. however, VZW is very hush about this on thier site, only VZnav was mentioned. dont know why, but when u get ur hands on ur new toy, take a good look under the skin by using some registry tools.

HKLM>system>currentcontrolset>GPS intermediate driver, open up driver folder and there are some datas in there. let me know, when u have them.

What do you suggest for registry editing? I have Sktools which I believe has a registry editor.

[miata492]

this is all sounding very promising!

[phantomguy1]

aleis, on Nov 27 2008, 16:23, said:

i figured as much on the ROMS but thanks
please check tomorrow 11am est 11/28/08 and i will let you know of the settings.
also, do u think that by having the external gps icon that we definitely have the GPS hardware in the phone?

I am getting mine tomorrow morning too... bad news is Im getting it where I work so I wont be able to "play" with it fully until I get off of work. I cant wait to see if the programs all work that Ive downloaded onto my mem card. I will come back to this forum tomorrow to check any updates!

[aleis]

ok, today i received the phone and immediately got to the gps. i loaded gpstoggle, http://www.baf.cc/gpstoggle and windows live search.
i also made the gps icon appear in settings.
when i tried to connect with windows live search it said "Connecting to GPS..." then "Getting GPS position"
i remember when we were trying to unlock the XV6800 htc we would get "Connecting to GPS" then an error saying that the GPS receiver could not be located.
once they release the new radio with GPS in windows live search we got "Connecting to GPS..." then "Getting GPS position" then the red arrow would appear showing your GPS location.
the i910 just doesnt get a lock or connect to any satelites.
i did notice a few registry differences on the omnia, it has almost everything as the xv6800 in gps intermediate driver except this one GPSID???.DLL file (my mom wanted the XV6800 so she has it now....).
i will post tomorrow with that info but if the above info can help any of you geniuses here PLEASE HELP US!

[kendubya]

Been lurking for a day or so. Great to find a source for tweaking in that I should be getting my omnia from vzw on wednesday. I'll be hapy to test stuff and report back. I've got til 1/15 (special holiday return extension) to see if this will be the device for me. VZW crapped out the Touch Pro. It doesnt seem they did much to gimp this device out, thought the front camera would have been nice.

[FireMedic92]

Has anyone made any progress about the GPS hack/fix? Please help!!

[mrrowdyman]

Keep rocking the research! I'll have my omnia from Verizon on Tuesday and can't stand the thought of paying an extra $10 / month for hardware that I already bought.

[bwonish]

aleis, on Nov 27 2008, 15:23, said:

i figured as much on the ROMS but thanks
please check tomorrow 11am est 11/28/08 and i will let you know of the settings.
also, do u think that by having the external gps icon that we definitely have the GPS hardware in the phone?

For those of us that found this post after finding the new roms on another post first, can someone post a working verizon ROM that i can use to take my phone back to factory settings (along with a way to upload the new rom - it is getting close to christmas, so hopefully it won't hurt to ask)?

This post has been edited by bwonish: 01 December 2008 - 08:48 AM

[mobidutch]

kendubya, on Nov 30 2008, 11:28, said:

Been lurking for a day or so. Great to find a source for tweaking in that I should be getting my omnia from vzw on wednesday. I'll be hapy to test stuff and report back. I've got til 1/15 (special holiday return extension) to see if this will be the device for me. VZW crapped out the Touch Pro. It doesnt seem they did much to gimp this device out, thought the front camera would have been nice.

Front camera is of little use on CDMA devices, as CDMA networks can't carry voice and data simultaneously. But agreed...VZW left this phone relatively "untouched" compared to the Touch Pro. A little more RAM would have been nice though.

This post has been edited by mobidutch: 01 December 2008 - 09:27 AM

[PaulOBrien]

OK, so re: the GPS problem, install this - http://www.modaco.com/content/smartphone-s...-on-smartphone/ - (yes it's for Smartphone but it'll work), leave the hardware port as nothing and choose a program port of COM4.

Reboot, then try the GPS...

P

[aleis]

Paul (MVP), on Dec 1 2008, 01:47, said:

OK, so re: the GPS problem, install this - http://www.modaco.com/content/smartphone-s...-on-smartphone/ - (yes it's for Smartphone but it'll work), leave the hardware port as nothing and choose a program port of COM4.

Reboot, then try the GPS...

P

thanks dude!
i`ll load in about 2hours and can report back then....
i`ll be sneaking around at work this morning i can feel it!

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