seeking gps satellites (0)

[Guest WidowmakerNZ]

Hi,

I try to use GPS on Google maps but when i go to enable GPS all i get is

seeking gps satellites (0) and can never lock onto anything.

I try it outside and I have tried playing with the settings as others have mentioned but havent got it to work.

anyone know what i am doing wrong?>?

[Guest silvos3189]

Happened to me lots of times. First try using GPSTest to see if your gps unit is working. It didn't work the first time, then after I did a hardreset GPSTest finally had a response so that meant it was working.

But i still get the Seeking GPS Satellites message until ike... 10-15 minutes before it gets something, but not always...

Then I used GPSGate, and once I set that up then I get gps signals the moment i turn on gps programs. within 1-2 seconds. Sometimes I get signals indoors too.

[Guest WidowmakerNZ]

Happened to me lots of times. First try using GPSTest to see if your gps unit is working. It didn't work the first time, then after I did a hardreset GPSTest finally had a response so that meant it was working.

But i still get the Seeking GPS Satellites message until ike... 10-15 minutes before it gets something, but not always...

Then I used GPSGate, and once I set that up then I get gps signals the moment i turn on gps programs. within 1-2 seconds. Sometimes I get signals indoors too.

well i used the gps test programme and that seems to work. well it says gps starting up and under fix has 1d after about 20s and 163d after about 2min

that mean its working ok?

NB it just says starting up. never seems to get any further

if i have to hard reset how do i do that??

Edited October 24, 2009 by WidowmakerNZ

[Guest ahardie]

Hi,

I try to use GPS on Google maps but when i go to enable GPS all i get is

seeking gps satellites (0) and can never lock onto anything.

I try it outside and I have tried playing with the settings as others have mentioned but havent got it to work.

anyone know what i am doing wrong?>?

Not sure why you are not getting a lock but if you are serious about using the i8000 for navigation you are best to buy a bluetooth SiRF III gps mouse, in my opinion. Particularly for off-road navigation where the satellites may be obscured by trees etc. I dont know what chip they use in the Omnia but it seems to me that it has more like the performance of the old SiRF II chip which is nowhere near as good. I would imagine this is probably more down to them having to compromise on the internal antenna than a fault with the electronics though.

I bought my i8000 mainly to use whilst hiking after my ipaq packed up. It is perfect for this with an external gps mouse. Luckily though I wasn't expecting much from the Omnia's internal gps because if I had I would have been very disappointed.

Edited October 24, 2009 by ahardie

[Guest Rothariger]

any fix for this???

i cant get signal in garmin xt, in google maps i can get signal... i have IG6 ROM... i dont know if it is a usefull Info...

[Guest silvos3189]

well i used the gps test programme and that seems to work. well it says gps starting up and under fix has 1d after about 20s and 163d after about 2min

that mean its working ok?

NB it just says starting up. never seems to get any further

if i have to hard reset how do i do that??

no need to hard reset if it gpstest is working. Just go try that 2nd program, GPSGate.

[Guest silvos3189]

oh and make sure you download the Xtra data in the settings>general settings>gps

[Guest GeneNZ]

Hi,

I try to use GPS on Google maps but when i go to enable GPS all i get is

seeking gps satellites (0) and can never lock onto anything.

I try it outside and I have tried playing with the settings as others have mentioned but havent got it to work.

anyone know what i am doing wrong?>?

I can tell you that I get a GPS fix in Google Maps as well as Garmin XT in Auckland. In fact most places in Auckland I've gotten a fix within about 0.5-10 minutes.