[Q] GPS Problem. How to fix it?

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I really love my Galaxy Wonder. But ONE thing turns me off till now, the GPS. When i use Papago and Sygic, it tries to lock the GPS forever. I have used GPS Status and GPS Aids but it seldom gets faster GPS locking. But most of the time, GPS locking seems impossible. Anybody knows how to fix? Or is it un-fixable?

Originally Posted by SyzwnFrzRdz

I really love my Galaxy Wonder. But ONE thing turns me off till now, the GPS. When i use Papago and Sygic, it tries to lock the GPS forever. I have used GPS Status and GPS Aids but it seldom gets faster GPS locking. But most of the time, GPS locking seems impossible. Anybody knows how to fix? Or is it un-fixable?

it seems you are not the only one with this problem. i posted something this"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1461033

the only thing i got is that GPS will depend on where you are, and what the weather is.

i haven't tried having my galaxy w and x10 mini pro run GPS status side by side, but it is nearly impossible for my galaxy w to have a satellite fix. x10 mini pro have no problem with GPS fix, almost always gets a fix under 20 seconds.

Originally Posted by necrohades

it seems you are not the only one with this problem. i posted something this"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1461033

the only thing i got is that GPS will depend on where you are, and what the weather is.

i haven't tried having my galaxy w and x10 mini pro run GPS status side by side, but it is nearly impossible for my galaxy w to have a satellite fix. x10 mini pro have no problem with GPS fix, almost always gets a fix under 20 seconds.

Seems that Samsung devices are always problematic when it comes to GPS hardware. guess i need to replace my Wonder with a new one?

well, actually I think we should be in the same boat.
I'm using Galaxy W, a Maxis customer and Malaysian
But somehow I manage to fix it

first of all, have you tried to get GPS lock using google maps first? This is because I usually get GPS lock by using google maps, only after I opened google maps then I would open my Sygic program (or any other GPS program of course).

What I did is just downloaded FasterFix application and point my time NTP to Malaysia's server (which is my.pool.ntp.org).

You could also read this guide by Xenova on how to get faster GPS lock : http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1239713

Originally Posted by zion609

well, actually I think we should be in the same boat.
I'm using Galaxy W, a Maxis customer and Malaysian
But somehow I manage to fix it

first of all, have you tried to get GPS lock using google maps first? This is because I usually get GPS lock by using google maps, only after I opened google maps then I would open my Sygic program (or any other GPS program of course).

What I did is just downloaded FasterFix application and point my time NTP to Malaysia's server (which is my.pool.ntp.org).

You could also read this guide by Xenova on how to get faster GPS lock : http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1239713

1. I did the method using Google Maps to lock GPS and then open up Sygic but nothing is different. The GPS lock in Sygic is taking all the time it wants :eek:

2. I downloaded the FasterFix and then change the NTP. Firstly, i tried Malaysia's but still, no GPS lock. Then, tried China's, same thing happened. Lastly, i chose Europe's and BAMM! GPS lock is just like breakfast in bed.

Guess my BIG ISSUE has been solved! Thanks to all of THE replies! Have a good day mate!

Hi

I'm living in Germany and I figured out, my NTP was set to North America (NTP_SERVER=north-america.pool.ntp.org).
I'm rooted and wanted to change the gps.conf as stated here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=202. But the gps.conf is read-only. How to change this file (I'm using ES File Explorer)?

Next I tried FasertFix, which managed to change North America to Europe.
Does the "NTP_SERVER=0(-3).de.pool.ntp.org" bring any aditional benefits?


Thanks a lot

holydiver

You need to allow ES to be root explorer in settings!!!

As below:



Then your /system/etc/gps.conf file will be r/w....



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Hi..

If anyone have this problem please use this gps.conf (in gps.zip) file and put in system/ect
Determinate your location using faster fix

I hope it solve your GPS problem

Regards

Originally Posted by Rio Saputro

Hi..

If anyone have this problem please use this gps.conf (in gps.zip) file and put in system/ect
Determinate your location using faster fix

I hope it solve your GPS problem

Regards

NTP_SERVER=ntp.derekgordon.com

and

AGPS=http://derekgordon.com/gps-files/bin/xtra.bin?

Haven't heard of it.

Originally Posted by SyzwnFrzRdz

NTP_SERVER=ntp.derekgordon.com

and

AGPS=http://derekgordon.com/gps-files/bin/xtra.bin?

Haven't heard of it.

Derek gordon who the write this script
Change it with faster fix