GPS rework: Please test and report on software fix priorto attempting any hardware fix

[steve]

A wiki wont do.

A proper test proceedure and test report is called for.
 

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[mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Michael Shiloh
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 5:33 PM
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Subject: Re: GPS rework: Please test and report on software fix priorto
attempting any hardware fix

Agreed. I've been trying to gather that information for the past little
while. It's proven rather elusive, and I didn't want more people to try the
hardware fix until we really understand what the software fix can do, so I
thought I'd better ask for the test ASAP, and then continue working on the
info.

Andy, can you provide links to two kernels: one before, and one after the
fix?

The test will consist something like

cat /dev/ttySAC1 | grep GPGGA

and then time it until it gets a fix. I'll be more specific.

Perhaps I'll set up a wiki page for this.

Michael

Josh Thompson wrote:
> Could we get a link to some image files to use for this testing?  I'm 
> not quite sure when Andy's fix made it in the kernel.  It would also 
> help standardize the tests if we all use the same images.
> 
> Josh
> 
> On Mon August 4 2008 7:29:17 pm Michael Shiloh wrote:
>> Before we conclude that the hardware fix is required, we'd really 
>> like to gather a lot of statistics from you about the behavior of the 
>> software fix. We have been able to test in only a limited number of 
>> locations, and a limited number of phones.
>>
>> We'd like to ask you to run some tests and report back the TTFF in 
>> each
>> case:
>>
>> 1. Prior to Andy's software fix
>> 1a. Without SD card
>> 1b. With SD card
>>
>> 2. Using Andy's software fix
>> 2a. Without SD card
>> 2b. With SD card
>>
>> Preferably run this test in multiple locations.
>>
>> Results should be reported on a wiki page, which should include your 
>> location (so we can assess other influences e.g. satellite elevation 
>> and weather conditions)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Michael
> 
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