Comments on: Solution to N810 GPS problems? http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/ My weblog. Things I do, stuff I like. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:42:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jussi Kukkonen http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-406 Jussi Kukkonen Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:36:22 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-406 Quadir, There is some a-gps support, so in theory things should be getting better. I haven't looked at how it works yet... Quadir, There is some a-gps support, so in theory things should be getting better. I haven’t looked at how it works yet…

]]> By: f44 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-405 f44 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:32:36 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-405 Diablo does not fix the problem. Still the same. Diablo does not fix the problem. Still the same.

]]> By: Quadir http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-404 Quadir Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:26:56 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-404 Jussi, Now that Diablo is out, do you know if this GPS fix delays issue has been resolved? Thanks Quadir Jussi,

Now that Diablo is out, do you know if this GPS fix delays issue has been resolved?

Thanks
Quadir

]]> By: N810 giving you a slow GPS fix? Could be a software issue. « The Nokia N810 Super Site! http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-401 N810 giving you a slow GPS fix? Could be a software issue. « The Nokia N810 Super Site! Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:40:27 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-401 [...] There is now a fix for this issue. Follow the link to the bottom of this blog post. http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/ Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Mobile GMaps v1.38.04 Is OutNokia N810 GPS In [...] [...] There is now a fix for this issue. Follow the link to the bottom of this blog post. http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/ Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Mobile GMaps v1.38.04 Is OutNokia N810 GPS In [...]

]]> By: pat http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-400 pat Thu, 15 May 2008 12:47:56 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-400 thank for information, N810 GPS, and it looks good thank for information, N810 GPS, and it looks good

]]> By: Andrew Daviel http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-393 Andrew Daviel Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:38:08 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-393 It doesn't make sense to me that gpsd would affect fix times. gpsd does not talk to the chip, it just translates NMEA to a portable format and allows multiple consumers to connect at once. I had noticed that my N810 takes longer to get a fix than my slightly old Garmin GPSmap76, but once locked, it is able to keep the fix with a worse signal (indoors). AFAIK what talks to the chip is gpsdriver; viz # dpkg -s gpsdriver Package: gpsdriver Maintainer: Henrik Saari Version: 0.5.2 Description: binary driver for GPS5300 gps chip A driver betwee GPS5300 chip and libgpsbt TI's blurb such as it is suggests that this is an all-in-1 chip and that it talks over a serial link directly. I'm not sure how it remembers its last position which would affect the speed with which it can get a fix. With my Garmin, somewhat old as I say, the docs said it needed an approximate time and position to know where to start looking, and the better you could give it the faster it would get a fix. http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/wtbu/ti_navilink_4_gps5300.pdf It doesn’t make sense to me that gpsd would affect fix times.
gpsd does not talk to the chip, it just translates NMEA to
a portable format and allows multiple consumers to connect at once.
I had noticed that my N810 takes longer to get a fix than my slightly old Garmin GPSmap76, but once locked, it is able to keep the fix with a worse signal (indoors).

AFAIK what talks to the chip is gpsdriver; viz

# dpkg -s gpsdriver
Package: gpsdriver
Maintainer: Henrik Saari
Version: 0.5.2
Description: binary driver for GPS5300 gps chip
A driver betwee GPS5300 chip and libgpsbt

TI’s blurb such as it is suggests that this is an
all-in-1 chip and that it talks over a serial link directly. I’m not sure how it remembers its last position
which would affect the speed with which it can get a fix.
With my Garmin, somewhat old as I say, the docs said it
needed an approximate time and position to know where to start looking, and the better you could give it the faster it would get a fix.
http://focus.ti.com/pdfs/wtbu/ti_navilink_4_gps5300.pdf

]]> By: clark http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-391 clark Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:18:05 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-391 my gps will not pick up any signals or showw any adresses I saved my gps will not pick up any signals or showw any adresses I saved

]]> By: Robert http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-388 Robert Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:24:54 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-388 jku, I just used the GPS today. Man, it takes a good minute or so for the device to get a satellite lock or whatever its doing before it displays the moving map. jku,
I just used the GPS today. Man, it takes a good minute or so for the device to get a satellite lock or whatever its doing before it displays the moving map.

]]> By: jku http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-387 jku Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:08:10 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-387 Robert, I think I was pretty clear: I do not think the leap year -patch improves fix times. Something else might have affected it (many people are convinced), but placebo is a strong possibility also. Leap year bug is fixed in the next releaseaccording to osso-gpsd maintaine (nice for 2012 I guess). Nokia has not said they're working on fix time improvements, but that proves nothing as they never say anything. Robert,
I think I was pretty clear: I do not think the leap year -patch improves fix times. Something else might have affected it (many people are convinced), but placebo is a strong possibility also.

Leap year bug is fixed in the next releaseaccording to osso-gpsd maintaine (nice for 2012 I guess). Nokia has not said they’re working on fix time improvements, but that proves nothing as they never say anything.

]]> By: Robert http://vilunki.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/solution-to-n810-gps-problems/#comment-386 Robert Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:18:54 +0000 http://vilunki.wordpress.com/?p=25#comment-386 jku, Just so I understand what you are saying here is your fix doesn't really fix it? Anyone know if Nokia is actively working on this? jku,
Just so I understand what you are saying here is your fix doesn’t really fix it? Anyone know if Nokia is actively working on this?

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