[05-JAN][FIX] GPS on Gingerbread :)

[PattePansen]

thats just weird..
i didn't switched to 2.4 because there was no major update there, just updated the kernels..
but it worked gr8!
maybe it worked for you, and you just don't know it?? did you tried to use "GPS Status" from the maket?
go outside and check it...

i tried outside at my dog-round...works outside...
but now after a few yours it cant no satelite...thats realy weird...

 

[error23]

why doesn´t this work for me....

hmmm, no matter what i do, i don´t see satellites and don´t get a fix @ all
i checked everything 3 times, the files are where they should be and everything´s 777...

running mdj´s cm7 2.4....

no clue what to try now....

any idea why this works works for so many people but not for me.. ? are there different hardware revisions of HD2 ?......

anyway....

 

[hlvl]

hmmm, no matter what i do, i don´t see satellites and don´t get a fix @ all
i checked everything 3 times, the files are where they should be and everything´s 777...

running mdj´s cm7 2.4....

no clue what to try now....

any idea why this works works for so many people but not for me.. ? are there different hardware revisions of HD2 ?......

anyway....

Did you try "old fashion" fix just to stay somewhere on the open space and wait fo 10-20 minutes to let it "cold-start"?

 

[error23]

Did you try "old fashion" fix just to stay somewhere on the open space and wait fo 10-20 minutes to let it "cold-start"?

hmm... not yet...i always was giving up after the "testing cigarette" (so, after about 5 minutes)...

now trying with a "testing beer "... drinking slowly ;-)

 

[error23]

hmm... not yet...i always was giving up after the "testing cigarette" (so, after about 5 minutes)...

now trying with a "testing beer "... drinking slowly ;-)

no way....

getting some unstable fix, but no satellites are shown in gps test & copilot....

i guess it´s time to update my old tomtom :-(

 

[barty22]

@diem

hey man, great job so far. What about publishing your source to other devs such as gauner, to further optimize the gps fix on gingerbread? From what I read it's still not perfect, is it?

thanks

boba

+1

I just took the "new fix" for a test drive, and while it is definitely an improvement over the older situation, it's not perfect yet.

For example, I can't get any satellite information when there is no fix yet. Only when there is a fix it shows satellite information. And usually gps drivers can show satellites even when it there is no fix yet.

And I still get several lost fixes while driving, even though it is miles better than it was.

 

[lukesan]

+1

I just took the "new fix" for a test drive, and while it is definitely an improvement over the older situation, it's not perfect yet.

For example, I can't get any satellite information when there is no fix yet. Only when there is a fix it shows satellite information. And usually gps drivers can show satellites even when it there is no fix yet.

And I still get several lost fixes while driving, even though it is miles better than it was.

Same thing happens in the non-gingerbread builds.

I am actually starting to dislike the GPS receiver in the HD2. Yes, it picks up sats fast in Windows Mobile but it is clearly the worst in other area's I have ever seen.
If you drive using cruise control (tempomat for the Germans) the speed jumps up and down like crazy. For example if you drive 100km/h it sometimes varies between 97 and 104km/h which is just terrible.
I've owned 4 other phones with GPS and several BT GPS modules but non of these where that terrible.
This seems to be happening in WM and Android so it must be hardware related.

 

[undergroundcugir]

it screwed up my g-sensor, can someone upload the original MDJ ginger 2.4 files ?

 

[FireMAN999]

it screwed up my g-sensor, can someone upload the original MDJ ginger 2.4 files ?

Before trying the files attached, Please rename or backup your current files!!
I have set permission to 777 on all files using Root explorer. Let me know if it works for you!

regards,

Does nobody read anything or backup before they flash or change files.
Saves a lot of hassle in the long run.

 

[undergroundcugir]

i managet to back-up only one file

 

[tlausl]

@Diem

great work, I copied the files to the directory, but I dont rename any file.
And it works very well for me, no datadrop, no laggy...
(maps, c:geo, igo)

I tested it under MDJ's CyanogenMod 7 v. 2.4.

sorry for my english

 

[DeoreDX]

I'm using tytung's Nexus HD2 v2.0 build. I found the gps.htcleo.so and libgps.so files in the system\lib system\lib\hw folders. But the sensors.bravo.so isn't there. I have a sensors.mahimahi.so and a sensors.goldfish.so. Would it replace one of those two or so I drop it in as is?

Did a comparison of the files and it looks like it replaces the sensors.mahimahi.so file in tytungs's Nexus HD2 v2.0 build. Pushed the necessary files and set the permissions and rebooted. GPS lock in 5 seconds on my back porch. Satellites now reporting on the GPS test ap.

 

[atta_svg]

Looks like the only file that is different from MDJ's CyanogenMod 7 v2.4 is libgps.so.

 

[Gushfevah]

Applied the new fix this morning, and been driving round alot today, the fix works great. Didn't notice a drop.

Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

 

[LiFE1688]

For example, I can't get any satellite information when there is no fix yet. Only when there is a fix it shows satellite information. And usually gps drivers can show satellites even when it there is no fix yet.

There is no way a GPS can give you any information except last known location and last gps satellite fixed time, and I don't remember seeing any Android builds having this last known location stored, except in google latitude.

Are you sure it wasn't AGPS information? AGPS has a 5KM marginal error, GPS has 10 meters, and AGPS is faster to provide you any information, because you are already connected to the cell towers.

A lot of these Gingerbread builds have AGPS turned off by default.
Settings -> Location, I forgot what the full setting is, but it is just right above the GPS enable.

 

[bigmikehd2]

I used Faster Fix to change my region then used Root Explorer to change permissions on the two gps files and everything works great for me now.

 

[barty22]

There is no way a GPS can give you any information except last known location and last gps satellite fixed time, and I don't remember seeing any Android builds having this last known location stored, except in google latitude.

Are you sure it wasn't AGPS information? AGPS has a 5KM marginal error, GPS has 10 meters, and AGPS is faster to provide you any information, because you are already connected to the cell towers.

A lot of these Gingerbread builds have AGPS turned off by default.
Settings -> Location, I forgot what the full setting is, but it is just right above the GPS enable.

When I try my Desire HD (which has an unofficial Gingerbread rom on it too, btw), I get satellite information even when I don't have a fix yet. It shows you the visible satellites and their strength, and after a while and enough satellites and enough strength, it will turn into a gps fix (testing using "Gps Test Plus"). Note that it does NOT give me a position yet until there is a fix.

This is normal behavior, and is similar to what i have experienced with previous gps phones, also in windows mobile.

 

[barty22]

Same thing happens in the non-gingerbread builds.

Really? I seem to remember that it worked fine when in windows mobile, don't remember how it was like when running froyo.

And yea, the HD2 gps isn't the best by any means, there was a lot of discussion about how crappy it was even in windows mobile. But it's what we have to manage with unfortunately

 

[mylove299]

Great work. finally GPS work as well as Winmo

 

[tallmantim]

Hi

Using root explorer, I cannot paste the files into the lib or hw folders - I have tried changing permissions and I am in R/W mode - any ideas what I am doing wrong with Root Explorer? I can create folders and delete files fine in these folders - just not copy the files across!