On Jul 06, Marcus Bauer wrote: > On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 19:17 +0200, Bernhard Höll wrote: > > Hi, > > > > unfortunately I still get no GPS data. I went for a 25 minute trip on a > > plain field, so GPS reception should be no prob. . > > My Freerunner needs ~5 minutes before it has the time (tangoGPS displays > the time of the GPS even if there is no fix) and ~10-15 minutes overall > before it gets a fix. If I move, even just walking or have the Neo not > in an upright position, I don't get a fix at all. Clear skyview of 80% > sky is necessary for my FR too. > > > > When connecting via 'nc' to the gpsd I get output > > " > > GPSD,R=1 > > $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 > > $GPRMC,,V,,,,,,,,,,N*53 > > ... > > " > > The above log data means that the GPS chip has just no clue about its > whereabouts.
check this mail thread for details: http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/hardware/2008-April/000055.html this explains that there is a problem with the internal antenna. the gps receiver detects a shortage and disables the antenna :-( same problem with my new gta02 :-( Harald -- "I hope to die ___ _____ before I *have* to use Microsoft Word.", 0--,| /OOOOOOO\ Donald E. Knuth, 02-Oct-2001 in Tuebingen. <_/ / /OOOOOOOOOOO\ \ \/OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO\ \ OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO|// \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Harald Koenig // / \\ \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^^^ ^^^^^