QuickGPS under WM6.1 and DCD 2.1

[shadowreader]

I get a "failed to create empty document" using quickgps under the new WM6.1 DCD rom 2.1. I tried the registry hack and verified that the region says US. Is this just incompatible with this version of WM at this point? Still uncertain if it really helps with initial lock but would like to try. Thanks.

[dcd1182]

I get a "failed to create empty document" using quickgps under the new WM6.1 DCD rom 2.1. I tried the registry hack and verified that the region says US. Is this just incompatible with this version of WM at this point? Still uncertain if it really helps with initial lock but would like to try. Thanks.
i am not familiar with quickgps and im just guessing here, but does it require sqlcemobile maybe?

[JKingDev]

Use the patched quickgps and registry settings here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1862269&postcount=2
You will need registry edditing software such are resco to import the reg file. I used to use the free PHM regedit, but it is not capable of importing .reg files. So I installed Resco file explorer/registry editor and it is well worth the $25.

[dcd1182]

i stuck these into the original cab here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1880584&postcount=61

install and run. all credit to TalynOne, awesome job.

[shadowreader]

Thanks guys, I did use the one on the referenced thread but I will try the new cab. thanks.

[shadowreader]

Thanks DCD, you da man. That cab worked awesome. will see if it helps cold start gps lock. I am loving my new Mogul more and more every day much of it thanks to you and this forum. Your WM6.1 ROM is sweet and the help I've gotten here has been great. Thanks.

[dcd1182]

Thanks DCD, you da man. That cab worked awesome. will see if it helps cold start gps lock. I am loving my new Mogul more and more every day much of it thanks to you and this forum. Your WM6.1 ROM is sweet and the help I've gotten here has been great. Thanks.
thank you, but please thank TalynOne for this one, all I did is drag and drop a couple files he was nice enough to provide.

[Shadowmite]

Well let's see, the program dumps ephemeris data to a file called: xtra.bin
If you grep the gps drivers (and or the entire roms we use) you will find ZERO references to this file. So, congragulations, you're running a program which is entirely worthless on our device with our current drivers.

Just in case someone didn't understand that, this is not supported by our gps driver, it does nothing for us.

[TalynOne]

Yeah, if QuickGPS data is actually used on a cold GPS boot is unknown. That's why I wrote the warning in the FAQ that it hasn't been verified that QuickGPS actually does anything. A couple of people indicated that it does, but it may be due to a soft reset. I'm wondering shadowmite, do you know if there are any references to the xtra.bin file in the Kaiser GPS drivers?

[Shadowmite]

I'm trying to determine that now, unless this quickgps app loads it directly into the gps's memory (which is possible, there is a reference to the port in the exe file) it doesn't do anything. I'm taking it apart trying to decide.

[dcd1182]

after playing a little more, it seems i am not getting a fix any faster, but i am picking up more sats- 10 now, ive always seen 4-6 before. but, maybe its just the conditions outside? im awaiting shadowmite's results.

[pjsockett]

It seems to be making a big difference for me. After a soft reset I'm getting an initial lock in tomtom in under 10 seconds indoors. Prior to running download in the exe it was taking a few minutes if it would get an indoor lock at all.

[josh77b]

i'm too lazy right now to go outside and test this. just wondering if this is a standalone app that activates gps, or if it just updates sat data. i've gotta go grab some food soon so i might just find my answer.

[shadowreader]

Supposed to just download satellite position data I believe to help lock faster but as Shadowmite said, it is still unclear if it helps on the Titan.

[shadowreader]

Hey Shadowmite, firstly I just want to thank you also for everything you have done for all of the smartphone groups. I have been a big fan since your days on the treocentral forums helping us all with the Treos. The quickgps may be just a placebo effect but I never used to be able to start up a native gps satellite sync indoors in my home office. I used to have to go outside to start up then come inside and it would sometimes keep a satellite or two locked. Now I can get initial sync inside even after a cold start. I do notice that occasionally I have to soft reset to get the GPS kick started as it occasionally isn't recognized by TomTom even using the astrogpslauncher app. Obviously this isn't scientific and I will wait to see what your dissection shows. Thanks for working on this. One other question for you programmers, would it be feasible to create some kind of external LED sequence or task bar icon that would indicate that the GPS is active and/or locked on satellites? Right now it requires an app. I know you guys aren't just sitting around waiting for people to suggest new functionality but it's just an idea to throw out there. Thanks again.

[hatoncat]

I don't think it will help, while both Titan and devices like Kaiser use Qualcomm MSMs, they do so in completely different ways. The CDMA gpsOne spec doesn't need to know what satellites are in the sky... it can pull that data from the network.

I think the major GPS delays on Titan are bugs in the radio stack... HTC has never tried to enable gpsOne on CDMA2000 before, and there are likely to be many bugs. If there weren't, well, we would have had GPS on the Harrier.

[jamespaulritter]

i stuck these into the original cab here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1880584&postcount=61

install and run. all credit to TalynOne, awesome job.

Thanks a ton. This worked perfectly. It took me 15 minutes to get a fix this morning with no quickgps but only 1 minute after installing this cab.

I had installed the quickgps.cab I downloaded 6 months ago but got the "connection failed" message. Thanks dcd1182 and TalynOne for making this available.

[serfboreds]

Thanks a ton. This worked perfectly. It took me 15 minutes to get a fix this morning with no quickgps but only 1 minute after installing this cab.

I had installed the quickgps.cab I downloaded 6 months ago but got the "connection failed" message. Thanks dcd1182 and TalynOne for making this available.

Geez, bump. :D