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

Tue Aug 5 02:33:01 CEST 2008

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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