Help GPS activates only for/after using google maps

[manchuriaceo]

I turn on GPS but it won't actually work until I open google maps.

The problem is, I try to turn GPS on to use in other apps (ie. asking skyvi for local weather) and GPS won't work unless I first open the google maps app.

My phone is an optimus V, cyanogen mod 7.2

Any input?
Thanks!

 

[AndyOpie150]

Just remember in the future to post your problems in the All Things Root Guide so they will be seen quicker. Almost didn't look in the regular V forum today, but I always look in the All Things Root sub-forum.

For faster GPS locks go to: /system/etc/gps.conf
Delete everything in it and add this:

NTP_SERVER=us.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
DEFAULT_AGPS_ENABLE=TRUE
DEFAULT_USER_PLANE=TRUE
DEFAULT_SSL_ENABLE=FALSE
INTERMEDIATE_POS=1
REPORT_POSITION_USE_SUPL_REFLOC=1
DEBUG_LEVEL=0
ACCURACY_THRES=3000
ENABLE_WIPER=1
CURRENT_CARRIER=common
SUPL_NO_SECURE_PORT=7276
SUPL_SECURE_PORT=7276
SUPL_PORT=7276
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com

For better 3G connections go to /system/etc/sysctl.conf
Add this:

# sysctl.conf file
vm.overcommit_memory = 1
vm.panic_on_oom = 0
vm.oom_kill_allocating_task = 0
vm.dirty_background_ratio = 90
vm.dirty_background_bytes = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=0
net.ipv4.route.flush = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337 = 1
net.ipv4.ip_no_pmtu_disc = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 39000 187000
net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 39000 187000
net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 187000 187000 187000
net.ipv4.tcp_no_metrics_save = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_moderate_rcvbuf = 1

 

[tli]

I turn on GPS but it won't actually work until I open google maps.

The problem is, I try to turn GPS on to use in other apps (ie. asking skyvi for local weather) and GPS won't work unless I first open the google maps app.

My phone is an optimus V, cyanogen mod 7.2

Any input?
Thanks!

Likely Skyvi bug(s)... What other GPS-dependent apps used that also failed? Which CM-7.2 ROM and its revision?

 

[manchuriaceo]

All.