Extremely Poor GPS performance with Galaxo...need some help! 1.6.3.2 and JC6

Motorious · May 22nd, 2010, 05:23 PM

Hey guys, I have no issues with GPS with my stock 1.5 ROM. The signal is picked up within a few seconds, even in my basement.

Once I updated to Galaxo 1.6.3.2, the gps performance is extremely bad. Most of the time, my phone is only picking up 2 satellites, not enough for a lock. If I am lucky enough to get a lock, it doesn't last very long. I have managed to pick up 7 satellites once, but the reception on each was extremely poor, not enough for a fix. I tried flashing back to stock, which again, had very good GPS performance.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what underlying issue is causing the poor GPS performance? I understand that JC6 ROM (and Galaxo is built around it I believe) is from Russia. Does android have a cache of nearby satellites (similar to how QuickGPS works with windows mobile phones), and could it be that these satellite location are optimized for Russia? If not, is it an inherent problem with Android 1.6?

As I use my gps quite often, hopefully someone can provide some insight, or I might just be driving an infinite loop of circles in the near future...

If it helps, I have an i7500L (Bell Canada)

Rastaman-FB · May 22nd, 2010, 07:15 PM

people have mentioned that using the recovery to fix package permissions and ext3 filesystem check fixes the gps lock issues

Motorious · May 22nd, 2010, 10:57 PM

Thanks Rasta, I gave what you told me a shot. It didn't seem to have any impact on the performance of the GPS.

Rastaman-FB · May 23rd, 2010, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorious

Thanks Rasta, I gave what you told me a shot. It didn't seem to have any impact on the performance of the GPS.

oh well, sorry that didnt work

Motorious · May 23rd, 2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rastaman-FB

oh well, sorry that didnt work

It's all good, I actually used adhoc wifi connections for internet (wifi tethering) on my touch Pro quite often when I travelled. I flashed Galaxo 1.1.1, which seems to have better GPS performance than 1.6, but still not as good as stock rom for some reason. Yeah the bluetooth sucks in 1.5, but I think Galaxo 1.1.1 suits my needs more so than 1.6.3.2

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crixalis · May 24th, 2010, 02:16 PM

problem here with gps, but in my case I have 0 satellite in view and in use, after 2 hours searching in clear sky. with stock rom I have 9 satellite in 5 seconds. I use galaxo 1.6.3.2

dark.hero · May 25th, 2010, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by crixalis

problem here with gps, but in my case I have 0 satellite in view and in use, after 2 hours searching in clear sky. with stock rom I have 9 satellite in 5 seconds. I use galaxo 1.6.3.2

I have got the same problem

Rastaman-FB · May 25th, 2010, 03:21 AM

try enabling and disabling "use wireless networks" and "share with google"
i just went outside, picked up 9 satalites at good strenth

dark.hero · May 25th, 2010, 05:05 AM

nothing happens...

I also tried this:
*#*#1472365#*#* - GPS test application.
but it show a dialog "open with"

Rastaman-FB · May 25th, 2010, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dark.hero

nothing happens...

I also tried this:
*#*#1472365#*#* - GPS test application.
but it show a dialog "open with"

tghe built in app probably got removed for memory improvement

porga · May 25th, 2010, 09:22 AM

Which 1.5 version is the best for gps and battery? GPS in latest Galaxo isnt working well and I would like to go back to 1.5, since gps and batter are main issues for me. Thank you.

Rastaman-FB · May 25th, 2010, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by porga

Which 1.5 version is the best for gps and battery? GPS in latest Galaxo isnt working well and I would like to go back to 1.5, since gps and batter are main issues for me. Thank you.

try just flashing the baseband amss to ik4/ik5 or ii5 it may have some improvements

im running galaxo 1.6.3.2 with ik4 baseband.

porga · May 25th, 2010, 05:08 PM

Can you explain what baseband means in Galaxo? My baseband is jb2. I thought Galaxo flashes latest 1.6 firmware automatic?

Rastaman-FB · May 26th, 2010, 03:15 AM

the phone part/radio/wifi stack cannot be flashed by galax0 you can use any baseband with it
galax0 1.6.3.2 is based on jc6 but the baseband can be changed to anything.
there are a few here
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use odin, select the orion ops then select "phone" and point it to the baseband of choice.
ik5 or ii5 would be a good start. see if it improves your gps performance

porga · May 26th, 2010, 08:19 AM

Thanks, i will try it.

dark.hero · May 29th, 2010, 09:09 AM

no changes for me