Diagnostic Mode
- Thread starter shiznit05
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In Windows mobile you were able to use phone codes like ##3424# to put the phone in diagnostic mode so you could connect to the phone's programming menu with QPST.
My GPS has been really unreliable lately. My phone sees like 12 sats, but never gets a fix. I wanted to be able to tweak some settings to see if it would make a difference. I've installed Android to nand, and I don't want to have to re-install a WinMo ROM just to do that.
Does rtask c via mtty put your phone into diagnostic mode? I think you will need hard spl mfg for rtask commands.
nope... never did figure it out.
I was hoping to get more of response here because I don't want to have to go back to WinMo either.
You are in luck because the other day I started to write an app for service programming. It doesn't do a lot but one of the things it does do is let you change all the same gps settings that qpst does.
Install the attached app and run it, it puts your phone in airplane mode and then uses diag commands to let you read and write the nv settings. Under gps settings you should see the raw numbers. It's not as easy as qpst (which you can still use by running rtask c) but it should do the job.
Don't mess with anything else because it probably won't work. Pressing menu will let you enter your msl but you don't need it for the gps settings.
Let us know which gps settings work for you.
Install the attached app and run it, it puts your phone in airplane mode and then uses diag commands to let you read and write the nv settings. Under gps settings you should see the raw numbers. It's not as easy as qpst (which you can still use by running rtask c) but it should do the job.
Don't mess with anything else because it probably won't work. Pressing menu will let you enter your msl but you don't need it for the gps settings.
Let us know which gps settings work for you.
I think 0 is ip and 0 is mobile, but can't be sure, the services field is an 8 bit number for the tick boxes on the left of the qpst page. I think the lockout field should be 1. I'd be interested to know what values you have.
A tad off topic but semi relevant.
I am eye'ing a new HTC Incredible when it is released in a few weeks on verizon, however I will not be using verizon's service. I need to know how I can update my PRL manually from android (verizon sets the SPL code to 000000 so it is technically "unlocked").
I am eye'ing a new HTC Incredible when it is released in a few weeks on verizon, however I will not be using verizon's service. I need to know how I can update my PRL manually from android (verizon sets the SPL code to 000000 so it is technically "unlocked").
The incredible is nice. I've been waiting to see verizon's nexus colors. I'm not too wild about the solid red backing on the incredible tho.
Probably best to do it from qpst, use mtty (or HTCFlasher) to put the spl into calibration mode with rtask c and then connect it to a windows box running qpst. In theory it's possible to update from within android but somebody would have to write the code.
My settings before I changed anything were as follows:
AGPS Capabilities: 1
AGPS Port: 8888
AGPS IP Address: 42AE5F84 (I did try changing this to 66.174.95.132, but it reverted back to 42AE5F84)
PDE Services Lockout: 0
GPS Preferred Transport: 0
Mobile vs PDE Based Position 0
I changed to the following:
AGPS Capabilities: 1
AGPS Port: 8888
PDE Services Lockout: 1
GPS Preferred Transport: 0
Mobile vs PDE Based Position 1
At these settings, my phone could see a few satellites, but never got a fix.
I changed to these settings:
AGPS Capabilities: 1
AGPS Port: 8888
PDE Services Lockout: 1
GPS Preferred Transport: 0
Mobile vs PDE Based Position 0
.. I had basically the same results. Saw a few satellites, but no fix.
I'll keep playing with different combinations to see if I get lucky.
Thanks again.
42AE5F84 is 66.174.95.132 in hex so that should be OK.
AGPS Capabilities should be 255 to enable all the options i think. Without agps you may need to wait outside for about 10 mins to get the first fix. After this it should be faster.
shiznit try these settings;
agps capabilities: 1 (edit: if dzo says 255 will enable all the options try that as well if 1 doesn't work)
agps port: 8889
agps ip address: 216.198.139.92
pde services lockout: ? (not sure what that is)
gps preferred transport: 0 (IP)
mobile vs pde based position: 0 (I've heard that both work, I use mobile)
I'm also on vzw and these are the telus settings that I've been using for a long time now since when I did the vzw agps fix using qpst...
agps capabilities: 1 (edit: if dzo says 255 will enable all the options try that as well if 1 doesn't work)
agps port: 8889
agps ip address: 216.198.139.92
pde services lockout: ? (not sure what that is)
gps preferred transport: 0 (IP)
mobile vs pde based position: 0 (I've heard that both work, I use mobile)
I'm also on vzw and these are the telus settings that I've been using for a long time now since when I did the vzw agps fix using qpst...
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