GPS/Navigation app problem...

[Guest andrew.mazlim]

Hello, fellas.

I need your feedback from your GPS experiance. I didn't use GPS for long time (at least 5-6 months), but I went for a friend's wedding in the country and I needed GPS to navigate myself.

First, I'm a i900er user and I have OCK's build 23563 flashed (with DXIF1 radio). Second, I used Destinator7 (with - I think - 2008's maps)...

Do be honest, I had in the past FASTER LOCKING experiance (with other roms/radios). This time, I spend at least 3-4 minutes to find satellites and lock with them; long time ago with different rom/radio combination (and perhaps with some TWEAKS, I don't remember now), I had lock after... 10-20 seconds!

Anyway. I finally locked with the satellites (I think the GPS found 4-5 of them) and I run Destinator7. There was a serious lack of small roads/paths, but I think it's all about my "old" map I'm using (I must download fresh maps).

The serious problem was with signal, I think. Every time I was driving through tunnels, the signal was lost for few seconds (4-5''), the screen scrolling was soooooo slow and finally..., on my way back to my place, Destinator... "freezed" after 30-40 minutes of use, just few blocks away from my place.

I just need your help to make my GPS, locking faster and working better. I don't mind to try another app (than Destinator7), if you suggesting another one.

Thxs in advance for any help you give me.

A.

Edited June 6, 2010 by andrew.mazlim

[Guest andrew.mazlim]

The told me to use TomTom, Sygic or iGo9 (Amigo).

What's your opinion?

[Guest X-pro]

The told me to use TomTom, Sygic or iGo9 (Amigo).

What's your opinion?

route 66 was delivered with my samsung

Gps tweak:

settings for i900 omnia

1. Make sure Omnia's External GPS settings as on defaults;

- GPS program port = COM3

- GPS Hardware port = COM9 and Bud rate = 4800

- Manage GPS Automatically

2. Extra data injection through Enhanced GPS

3. Here are registry editings

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\Samsung GPS Hardware\InputBufferSize: set from 4096 to 512

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\Samsung GPS Hardware\OutputBufferSize: set from 4096 to 512

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\Samsung GPS Hardware\SleepOnNoData: set from 100 to 0

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\Samsung GPS Hardware\RetryWaitOnError: set from 10000 to 0

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\CurrentLogFile: set from CurrentLogFile to Blank (set string value to blank)

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\OldLogFile: set from OldLogFile to Blank (set string value to blank)

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Multiplexer\MaxBufferSize: set from 16384 to 1024

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Samsung\RIL\GPS\Accuracy set from 19 to 1

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Samsung\RIL\GPS\QOPDelay set from 12 to 1

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Samsung\RIL\GPS\RefreshRate set to 1 (default)

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Samsung\RIL\GPS\VAccuracy set from 0 to 1

4. Soft reset

5. Check and make sure above registry settings done properly, unless complete them proceed further!

6. Now you can check GPS reception; type in *#1472365# go into menu\views\ and click on "satellites info". Then go back into menu and click "get position". You will get a page with number of sats and the signal strength from each.

[Guest andrew.mazlim]

route 66 was delivered with my samsung

Gps tweak:

settings for i900 omnia

1. Make sure Omnia's External GPS settings as on defaults;

- GPS program port = COM3

- GPS Hardware port = COM9 and Bud rate = 4800

- Manage GPS Automatically

2. Extra data injection through Enhanced GPS

3. Here are registry editings

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\Samsung GPS Hardware\InputBufferSize: set from 4096 to 512

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\Samsung GPS Hardware\OutputBufferSize: set from 4096 to 512

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\Samsung GPS Hardware\SleepOnNoData: set from 100 to 0

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Drivers\Samsung GPS Hardware\RetryWaitOnError: set from 10000 to 0

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\CurrentLogFile: set from CurrentLogFile to Blank (set string value to blank)

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\OldLogFile: set from OldLogFile to Blank (set string value to blank)

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver\Multiplexer\MaxBufferSize: set from 16384 to 1024

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Samsung\RIL\GPS\Accuracy set from 19 to 1

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Samsung\RIL\GPS\QOPDelay set from 12 to 1

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Samsung\RIL\GPS\RefreshRate set to 1 (default)

- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Samsung\RIL\GPS\VAccuracy set from 0 to 1

4. Soft reset

5. Check and make sure above registry settings done properly, unless complete them proceed further!

6. Now you can check GPS reception; type in *#1472365# go into menu\views\ and click on "satellites info". Then go back into menu and click "get position". You will get a page with number of sats and the signal strength from each.

Marvelous reply, indeed! Thxs, bro!

[Guest barbarony62]

Marvelous reply, indeed! Thxs, bro!

try igo 8.3.2 -- you will not be sorry -- make sure you skin it with Choup's or gurjon's skins (spelling???)

also try a new portuguese SW called Ndrive = quick as a devil... gui less attractive than a skinned igo (igo with choup's skin), but faster than it, and easier to locate poi...

re: sat location.... the first time you try to lock after a long while that the gps was off is slower... also , if you move territories when GPS is off, it takes longer than if you start it at the last place you turned it off..... (did I explain myself??? turn gps off in paris, turn on in london == slow..... turn off in paris, turn on in paris == faster...don't know why -- something computational and statistical)

regards

[Guest andrew.mazlim]

try igo 8.3.2 -- you will not be sorry -- make sure you skin it with Choup's or gurjon's skins (spelling???)

also try a new portuguese SW called Ndrive = quick as a devil... gui less attractive than a skinned igo (igo with choup's skin), but faster than it, and easier to locate poi...

re: sat location.... the first time you try to lock after a long while that the gps was off is slower... also , if you move territories when GPS is off, it takes longer than if you start it at the last place you turned it off..... (did I explain myself??? turn gps off in paris, turn on in london == slow..... turn off in paris, turn on in paris == faster...don't know why -- something computational and statistical)

regards

Thxs, bro. I'll try the tweaks and I'll check both of the nav apps you mention.