GPS fix for Captivate- Share experience
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In an indirect way and partial way, yes.
Mostly, it's the h3llstrom fix.
I took the h3llstrom gps.conf file and other file, an xml that belong s in the system/etc folder and used file manager to overwrite the existing conf file.
After this change, I typically get a gps position in about 12 to 20 seconds outdoors. Before with factory config (GB KK4) its took minutes to get a position.
To verify the change worked, I switched files back to the old config and tested again in same place - it took several minutes to get a position.
Switched its back to h3llstrom and it again did the positiion in about 15 seconds.
h3llstrom gps.conf on stock
Will I be able to use h3llstrom gps.conf file on my stock rogers captivate?
So can I just copy paste the file (I am not rooted)?
Will I be able to use h3llstrom gps.conf file on my stock rogers captivate?
So can I just copy paste the file (I am not rooted)?
Must be rooted.
Not sure about rogers, but others have said it works. Just read back through the thread.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA
Not sure about rogers, but others have said it works. Just read back through the thread.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA
I am running ICS on the captivate and I am getting an Error0. I was wondering if there is a definite fix because I am in Germany at the moment and the GPS would greatly help lol
mixed results on gps
Currently running Slim ICS 3.4 stock, with UGK3 modem. H3llstrom fix also installed, though not sure if it was necessary for Slim ICS. Using Papago 5X, with offline maps for the Southeast Asian region. I'm not using the phone with a data plan, so at home, the phone gets connected to my wifi.
When the phone has access to the internet i.e. wifi, the gps fix is quite fast. 10-20 seconds, even indoors. Accuracy overall is ok. However, without wifi or data access, the gps is near hopeless (for me at least). I have had it in a car with me, driving for almost 40 minutes, and having reached my destination it still hadn't gotten a lock on my position. It helps, of course, to have that data access to get that initial position lock for some level of accuracy.
I've tried all sorts of apps to try to improve the gps. The only one that improved my gps performance without data / wifi was GPS Status, which I assume downloads satellite data which helps improve GPS performance for a few days. I run GPS Status first, which helps the phone get a lock on the satellites (even without data or wifi, this is very fast), then I run my GPS software. Short of getting myself a dedicated GPS, this is the only thing that has made the GPS work for me.
Currently running Slim ICS 3.4 stock, with UGK3 modem. H3llstrom fix also installed, though not sure if it was necessary for Slim ICS. Using Papago 5X, with offline maps for the Southeast Asian region. I'm not using the phone with a data plan, so at home, the phone gets connected to my wifi.
When the phone has access to the internet i.e. wifi, the gps fix is quite fast. 10-20 seconds, even indoors. Accuracy overall is ok. However, without wifi or data access, the gps is near hopeless (for me at least). I have had it in a car with me, driving for almost 40 minutes, and having reached my destination it still hadn't gotten a lock on my position. It helps, of course, to have that data access to get that initial position lock for some level of accuracy.
I've tried all sorts of apps to try to improve the gps. The only one that improved my gps performance without data / wifi was GPS Status, which I assume downloads satellite data which helps improve GPS performance for a few days. I run GPS Status first, which helps the phone get a lock on the satellites (even without data or wifi, this is very fast), then I run my GPS software. Short of getting myself a dedicated GPS, this is the only thing that has made the GPS work for me.
