[ebidar]

So I have a verizon omnia i910, it does have the cf03 rom on it, no flashed roms only what it came with. I installed the 1.3 cab and for the first week it worked nicely, now all of a sudden I can't seem to get a lock on any sats. I haven't really done anything to the phone since I installed this cab, I used to use BAF gps toogle but I liked this one better because it doesn't use the today screen like BAF. I use spb mobile shell. I've tried to uninstall and reinstall and I can't seem to get to lock on. Any suggestions, settings? registry edits? or just thoughts lol. Thank you for any help you can give.

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[wjdunn3]

ebidar, on Apr 1 2010, 06:40, said:

So I have a verizon omnia i910, it does have the cf03 rom on it, no flashed roms only what it came with. I installed the 1.3 cab and for the first week it worked nicely, now all of a sudden I can't seem to get a lock on any sats. I haven't really done anything to the phone since I installed this cab, I used to use BAF gps toogle but I liked this one better because it doesn't use the today screen like BAF. I use spb mobile shell. I've tried to uninstall and reinstall and I can't seem to get to lock on. Any suggestions, settings? registry edits? or just thoughts lol. Thank you for any help you can give.

The first thing to check is the GPS Service. Go to Settings >> Personal >> Phone >> Services
Select GPS and tap the Change Setting Button at bottom of screen.... Select "Location On" and then OK. Answer any confirm's with Yes / I Agree / Ok...

[wjdunn3]

jh787, on Mar 31 2010, 16:26, said:

Has anybody tried typing in *#1472365# into their Omnia2?

It brings up some extra gps settings, some of which are similar to settings that can be reached in registry but some are unique.

The main one that was of interest to me was the start up mode of GPS.

Mine was set to cold start which meant that every time i started my tomtom it did so by deleting all previous data.

This meant i was on a cold start each and every time i used it which was why it took forever to lock sometimes.

I have now changed this setting to "hotstart" and my locks are instant.

There are various other settings that can be played with and tried out but this setting alone got rid of the only flaw i could find in the Omnia2.

hmmmm.....interesting. Anyone know what the magic number code for the Omia is? Yes I tried *#1472365# and it didn't do anything for me (i910).

[jh787]

wjdunn3, on Apr 1 2010, 13:29, said:

hmmmm.....interesting. Anyone know what the magic number code for the Omia is? Yes I tried *#1472365# and it didn't do anything for me (i910).

I dont know any other codes but the program is called "NogarderGPS.exe" and is located in the windows folder on Omnia, try looking in the windows folder using explorer(or similar). It is in rom so will be hidden by default so you will have to enable view of hidden files in Resco explorer or whatever explorer you use.


i have it as a shortcut on my home screen as i am always trying to tweak the gps.

[ebidar]

wjdunn3, on Apr 1 2010, 08:03, said:

The first thing to check is the GPS Service. Go to Settings >> Personal >> Phone >> Services
Select GPS and tap the Change Setting Button at bottom of screen.... Select "Location On" and then OK. Answer any confirm's with Yes / I Agree / Ok...

Yes I do have that on.

This post has been edited by ebidar: 02 April 2010 - 04:48 AM

[ebidar]

ebidar, on Apr 1 2010, 23:48, said:

Yes I do have that on.

So I decided to change the setting to e911 and soft reset then after I changed back to Location on, then I used Keep Alive and after like 5 minutes I connected to 4 sats. I am sure I had tried this before but I guess it worked this time. I noticed that this phone I910 constantly needs to be soft rested and options moved to work. The wifirouter is the same I need to crash cleanup and soft reset to get it to work again. Pretty annoying but I guess I will keep doing this. Thanks for the help.

[Wynnded]

jh787, on Apr 1 2010, 07:05, said:

I dont know any other codes but the program is called "NogarderGPS.exe" and is located in the windows folder on Omnia, try looking in the windows folder using explorer(or similar). It is in rom so will be hidden by default so you will have to enable view of hidden files in Resco explorer or whatever explorer you use.
i have it as a shortcut on my home screen as i am always trying to tweak the gps.

I can't find that on my i910, maybe it's an i900 only file. I do know that any of those #xxxxxxx# codes only work for the i900, not the i910.

[jh787]

Wynnded, on Apr 2 2010, 19:32, said:

I can't find that on my i910, maybe it's an i900 only file. I do know that any of those #xxxxxxx# codes only work for the i900, not the i910.

Do you know how to extract the application from the phone?

If so drop me a pm and i will try and extract it for you.

[jh787]

Wynnded, on Apr 2 2010, 19:32, said:

I can't find that on my i910, maybe it's an i900 only file. I do know that any of those #xxxxxxx# codes only work for the i900, not the i910.

Please see post 95 in the following thread for my registry settings which give me a very fast fix with excellent accuracy.

http://www.modaco.com/content-page/275659/...0/#entry1238381

[Wynnded]

jh787, on Apr 7 2010, 14:43, said:

Please see post 95 in the following thread for my registry settings which give me a very fast fix with excellent accuracy.

http://www.modaco.com/content-page/275659/...0/#entry1238381

I'll have to look at this when the weekend arrives. Thank you for the information. I'll try to get back here to let you know what I find.

[jh787]

Wynnded, on Apr 8 2010, 15:39, said:

I'll have to look at this when the weekend arrives. Thank you for the information. I'll try to get back here to let you know what I find.

ok. cool

[tmar23]

I tried this app and it worked great the first time using it. However, I left it on while I was at work (inside a building with no/poor reception) and when I went back outside at the end of the day I could not get a lock. Kept trying, but nothing. Finally, I had to turn gps off by going into settings an selected e911 (as previous poster did), and reset. Turned back on and was able to get locks. So, I experienced a similar experience as previous post. I am on Lioryte's latest base rom 23551 for the i910. Couuld different roms impact this? Or, do I simply need to turn this app off if I will be inside for an extended period of time?

[RoyalDrew]

tmar23, on Apr 10 2010, 17:17, said:

I tried this app and it worked great the first time using it. However, I left it on while I was at work (inside a building with no/poor reception) and when I went back outside at the end of the day I could not get a lock. Kept trying, but nothing. Finally, I had to turn gps off by going into settings an selected e911 (as previous poster did), and reset. Turned back on and was able to get locks. So, I experienced a similar experience as previous post. I am on Lioryte's latest base rom 23551 for the i910. Couuld different roms impact this? Or, do I simply need to turn this app off if I will be inside for an extended period of time?

I have recently moved to the Omnia II i920(verizon) so i haven't been using my i910 much anymore. When using this app with my i910 i never had any issues grabbing a gps fix. I would guess that the only time a different ROM would change the way the app behaves is if the ROM itself had some changes to the gps settings or a cooked in gps app that would be interfering with it. I also have no gps signal in the building at work but have never had problems like you have described. But yeah, from my experience, it's probably just better to use the app whenever you're out and would want a constant gps fix.

BTW On my i920 i get much faster and more reliable gps fixes than my i910 without using any other applications. I have also seen that using KeepAlive on my i920 drains battery far quicker than without it, which is something i didn't experience on my i910. I haven't seen the need to use the KeepAlive application on my i920 since there is quick fixes and the app drains my battery, but on my i910 the app was a savior for me.

[tmar23]

RoyalDrew, on Apr 11 2010, 12:33, said:

I have recently moved to the Omnia II i920(verizon) so i haven't been using my i910 much anymore. When using this app with my i910 i never had any issues grabbing a gps fix. I would guess that the only time a different ROM would change the way the app behaves is if the ROM itself had some changes to the gps settings or a cooked in gps app that would be interfering with it. I also have no gps signal in the building at work but have never had problems like you have described. But yeah, from my experience, it's probably just better to use the app whenever you're out and would want a constant gps fix.

BTW On my i920 i get much faster and more reliable gps fixes than my i910 without using any other applications. I have also seen that using KeepAlive on my i920 drains battery far quicker than without it, which is something i didn't experience on my i910. I haven't seen the need to use the KeepAlive application on my i920 since there is quick fixes and the app drains my battery, but on my i910 the app was a savior for me.

Thanks, I get pretty quick locks (<1 minute usually) without this program, so maybe I will use it sparingly. THanks for the reply, and the info on your i920. I probably won't be upgrading for a few more months.

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