Testing this right now...

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Pssh. The fascinate gps was crap. The GN is tons better out of the box.

 

Always Took forever to use my GPS. Just did your trick and it connected to satellites very quick. Thanks man

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Here are some screen shots taken June 15th 2012 with my settings using "GPS Compass map" !

 

I managed to tweek out the gps settings on my fascinate too it was like a rocket by the time I got my GN ..but it was time for an upgrade

are the tweaks for the GN the same for the fascinate?

 

your welcome : )

 

Hate to go off topic, but wasn't the fascinate problem just bad permissions on a GPS file?

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There's a free open source app, FasterGPS, that aims to accomplish the same end. Any thoughts on these settings vs the defaults it uses? It only includes north america as one of the stock options so I'm trying 0.us.pool.ntp.org now a bit to see if it makes things a bit snappier. It doesn't seem to provide for multiple entries under NTP_SERVER though.

 

I have used the fastergps app before and there is also a hard to get app called angry gps that lets you go deeper into the settings
your best bet would be to copy the settings I posted . just make a backup : )

 

Since my first android which was a fascinate i I have obsessed with The gps . Finally I managed to get the correct setting but it was time for an upgrade ..Out of the box I was very disappointed with the how long it took to get a GPS lock on my GN ..So after doing my homework and and trying out a few different apps and settings I Finally have it down to a science where I get almost and instant lock !. There is a handy little free app called "GPScompassMap" that you can get at the market . It is an accurate app that tells you how many satellites you are locked into . Before you change your Gps settings do a test and see how many satellites you are locked into .. If your not getting between 8/8 and 11/11 here are the recommended settings .
of course make a backup By the way this is for United States settings ...Remember you need a program like root explorer to get access to the file. The file is located in System /etc and of course The name of the file is GPS.cnf ... These setting are awesome but like i said make a backup .

.I added a hard to get app that allows easier access to your GPS settings allowing for more tweeks ! Try and find that one in the market ! : )

ENJOY : )

NTP_SERVER=server 0.us.pool.ntp.org
server 1.us.pool.ntp.org
server 2.us.pool.ntp.org
server 3.us.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_2=1.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_3=2.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_4=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_5=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
ACCURACY_THRES=80
SUPL_PORT=7276
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com

so i pasted this into the file overwriting what was there, and reformated it so it looks like you have it. i also have the angrygps (btw it downloads as an htm file, you need to change the extention to apk, all those who download).

as for the angrygps, i see lots of other options here, like operation mode and other stuff... what is the best fastest and most accurate settings to use in this app?

 

I copy and pasted the settings over the default GPS.conf configuration, and my average lock with 7+ satellites is ~3.5 seconds. It was HORRIBLE before. I would be lucky to see 3 satellites within a minute or two. Thanks for the fix.

As far as I am concerned, this is confirmed to work.
CDMA running AOKP M4 - Leankernel 2.8.0

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Could just download faster fix

Use supl.google.com as the server

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Never really had any complaints about the GPS lock, but this did speed things up even more. Thanks OP

 

I've been disappointed with GPS performance since getting this phone: it's been my primary complaint.
Your recommended settings immediately improved performance, bringing it back to my previously expected standards (from past Android devices)

Thank you!

 

You cannot add multiple NTP servers with Faster GPS and by the way the stock settings in the ETC file are already supl.google.com

 

Definitely works!!! I couldn't get a lock at all in my room now it takes just a few seconds. Thank!

 

Sorry to arrive late to the party. Just wanted to say that the fix in the OP worked great for me. Thanks for this.

 

This sounds like something I need badly. Unfortunately I'm still uncomfortable playing with the scripting or finding the proper place. Could someone please post directions of where to paste (GPS.config?)? Sorry for the noobness but am still learning and willing.

 

First off, make sure you are using a file explorer that can navigate up to root (if your highest directory is /sdcard/ you need to check the program's settings; root is just a slash with nothing following) and mount /system/ as writable. A lot of people recommend root explorer, personally I use ES file explorer, which has these options disabled by default but they're there.
Navigate to /system/etc. The gps.conf file is here. You can copy it to your computer and modify it according to the OP. Then just replace the one that's there with your modified version. Easy-peasy!

 

To the OP - This works great. Thank you!

Open a command window and do the following

adb pull /system/etc/gps.conf
copy gps.conf gps.conf.bak

Now open gps.conf with Notepad++ and paste in the new settings.
Save changes and close Notepad++
Go back to your command window

adb remount
adb push gps.conf /system/etc/gps.conf
adb shell chmod 644 /system/etc/gps.conf
adb reboot

Done!

I could create a quick update script for anyone who would rather flash these settings. Just let me know.

 

I'd be down for the flashable!

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Sounds cool. Does this have any effect on battery life?

 

Since my first android which was a fascinate i I have obsessed with The gps . Finally I managed to get the correct setting but it was time for an upgrade ..Out of the box I was very disappointed with the how long it took to get a GPS lock on my GN ..So after doing my homework and and trying out a few different apps and settings I Finally have it down to a science where I get almost and instant lock !. There is a handy little free app called "GPScompassMap" that you can get at the market . It is an accurate app that tells you how many satellites you are locked into . Before you change your Gps settings do a test and see how many satellites you are locked into .. If your not getting between 8/8 and 11/11 here are the recommended settings .
of course make a backup By the way this is for United States settings ...Remember you need a program like root explorer to get access to the file. The file is located in System /etc and of course The name of the file is GPS.cnf ... These setting are awesome but like i said make a backup .

.I added a hard to get app that allows easier access to your GPS settings allowing for more tweeks ! Try and find that one in the market ! : )

ENJOY : )

NTP_SERVER=server 0.us.pool.ntp.org
server 1.us.pool.ntp.org
server 2.us.pool.ntp.org
server 3.us.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_2=1.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_3=2.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_4=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_5=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
ACCURACY_THRES=80
SUPL_PORT=7276
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com

G NEXUS

 

Thanks a lot for this! tried it yesterday and got a lock indoors in a matter of seconds. Before it would take me a couple of minutes to get a lock outside.

 

Can someone just upload the updated GPS file for us to download and keep on our SD cards. That way we can just replace the other whenever we flash a new ROM or do something...crazy...?

Edit: Allow me http://db.tt/1kvCSsVF
Edit 2: I'm not responsible for shit btw!!

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While we're all sharing, I sat down and taught myself how to make and sign flashable zips today, and I packaged this file into one for future rom flashing ease. Here it is if anyone else would like to use it. But I highly encourage anyone who generally looks for other people to throw these up to put in the time to learn it. It takes a little while to learn some terminology but actually doing it is pretty fast and easy once it's set up.
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GREAT JOB !!!I am so happy that my post is gaining popularity and is working for everyone ! !!

 

Wow! This gps.conf file not only got me a faster lock, but made the GPS much more accurate. Navigation would sometimes show me driving on a parallel road one block to the north or west of where I was. My Tracks had me jumping all over the place over creeks and such. Now it knows which side of the road I'm on.
I'd guess that this fix uses a tiny bit more data and battery to do extra NTP syncs, but I DON'T CARE!!

Thanks Mitch!!!!

 

Thanks Mitch0115, this worked great!