ONEPLUS ONE FIX COMPASS/GPS ISSUES
I don't have an OPO anymore, so I may no longer mantain this thread.
I don't have an OPO anymore, so I may no longer mantain this thread.
Hi all.
After many months having this issue, I finally have a solution.
This is only a temporary fix in order to have your GPS functioning. It is not guaranteed it will work with future software/ROM updates.
I highly recommend you to open a warranty ticket here.
Now that I'm seeing many people having the same problem, I will share the solution with you.
What's the issue?
Impossible to calibrate or use the compass. GPS accuracy/tracking failures.
What's the cause?
Firmware.
Now I know that this problem showed up when the new firmware DI.3.0.c6-00241-M8974AAAAANAZM-1 (commonly known as 241) was released, many months ago.
Since the day it was installed on my OnePlus One I unconsciously started to have this issues.
I changed ROMs, wiped caches, did full clean installs (but maintaining the last firmware) and the problem persisted…
Some weeks ago CyanogenMod released a nightly with the baseband version .4.0.1.c7-00011-M8974AAAAANAZM-1 (commonly known as 011) and the problem was gone. At least until they had it reverted back to 241, when the issue automatically reappeared.
After reflashing the 011 version I came to the final conclusion that 241 was the cause.
I already let them know about this: you can see me "whining" about this when they reverted to 241, but they stated that they were not having such issue, ignoring the problem.
How to fix?
If you have such issue, regardless of the ROM you're using, you probably are with the 241 firmware version.
To solve it, simply flash the
Note: make sure you have TWRP 2.8.6.0 or 3.x.x in order to properly flash this firmware.
Please read the NOTES and UPDATES sections before you proceed.
You can find the firmware on the attachments or here.
You will have to re-flash it every time you update your Nightly or ROM.
NOTES:
None of the following situations happened to me. I just want you to be aware of them:
- I am not responsible for any damage you may cause to your phone when trying to follow this guide.
- When flashing things, you may end up with no IMEI. Be safe and backup your EFS partition following this guide.
- If you can't access your network after flashing this modem, reboot your phone.
Hope this guide will help you!
Feel free to click "Thanks!" if it helped you!
UPDATE:
This fix is still working on all the COS13 updates!
EDIT 11/08/2016:
* Replaced 011 with 013 as the later won't break the proximity sensor.
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