Freerunner GPS not working

Joseph Reeves iknowjoseph at gmail.com
Fri Aug 1 11:43:10 CEST 2008


You say you're using the kernel that came with the phone? I'd try
updating it, or removing your SD card.

Joseph



2008/8/1 Jan Keymeulen <spam at keymeulen.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I'm unable to get a GPS fix on my Freerunner, S/N 8A8602882. I'm using
> a "Linux om-gta02 2.6.24 #1 PREEMPT Wed Jul 30 11:56:48 CEST 2008"
> kernel with the stock 2007.2 that came with the Freerunner.
>
> After trying agpsui as descibed in the wiki for about an hour - without any
> satellites seen and trying the instructions given in
> http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/support/2008-July/000899.html I still
> don't get squad. Of course, tangogps and the lot don't work either.
>
> For those who understand NMEA, I'm seeing the following sequence in a
> apparently endless loop:
>
> $GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53
> $GPVTG,,,,,,,,,N*30
> $GPGGA,,,,,,0,00,99.99,,,,,,*48
> $GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,99.99,99.99,99.99*30
> $GPGSV,1,1,00*79
> $GPGLL,,,,,,V,N*64
> $GPZDA,,,,,00,00*48
>
> For as far I can see, the internal antenna connector is seated well.
>
> Any ideas?
>
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