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    Nexus 5 GPS Errors and other issues

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      • H Offline
        htc_tattoo
        last edited by

        I checked today while walking to work: N5 with Ubuntu 16.04 (2018-W42) from RC-Channel, uNav 1.9 with opentopo map:
        Initial location after reboot takes less than 1 Minute, but is ~100m away from real location. It takes more ~30 seconds to find the real location (+/-5m).
        After turning off the screen it gave the first time a gps-error and needed to reboot.
        Next tests with turning off the screen (from 1 minute to 4 hours): 3-5 seconds to find location ~50 m away, 5 more seconds to find location +/-5m.
        I got an error executing /usr/bin/gps_test, (with and without sudo), no idea why.
        But uNav works as it should.

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        • L Offline
          lyovushka
          last edited by

          Here is my experience. I flash my device with wipe data. Install Unav, the location is detected correctly within seconds. After reboot, location isn't detected any more, no matter what I try.

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          • that_rinT Offline
            that_rin @Lakotaubp
            last edited by that_rin

            @lakotaubp Cleared the cache and uninstalled unav installed after reboot.

            Still having the same issue where it starts me about 20 to 30 miles away from my current position.

            Currently on OTA 5 Stable
            tested with map box and others

            I dont really want to wipe my phone to much invested into it.

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            • LakotaubpL Offline
              Lakotaubp @lyovushka
              last edited by

              @lyovushka I don't have the Nexus with me now will test later.

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              • LakotaubpL Offline
                Lakotaubp @that_rin
                last edited by

                @that_rin no don't do that. Let's have a bit more investigation. Just for info did you delete the data and config as well or just the cache

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                • that_rinT Offline
                  that_rin @Lakotaubp
                  last edited by that_rin

                  @lakotaubp yes I checked all the boxes in UT Tweak tools when clearing unav.

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                  • LakotaubpL Offline
                    Lakotaubp @that_rin
                    last edited by

                    @that_rin Thanks for your input and help.

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                    • LakotaubpL Offline
                      Lakotaubp @lyovushka
                      last edited by Lakotaubp

                      @lyovushka Sorry can't replicate this. Restarted my nexus5 uNav had location in 5 mins. More investigation requipped are you mobile data,wifi or both.

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                      • L Offline
                        lyovushka
                        last edited by

                        @Lakotaubp I have both wifi and data. On OTA-3 it usual took seconds to get my approximate position. Why does it take 5 minities? Is AGPS (mozilla location services) off on 16.04?

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                        • LakotaubpL Offline
                          Lakotaubp @lyovushka
                          last edited by Lakotaubp

                          @lyovushka My uNav now not working latest dev update has stopped it on OPO (555) uNav version 2.0. On both wifi and data. Uhgh. Nexus 5 back up on wifi.
                          Edit OPO back after 1hour on wifi and data.

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                            that_rin @Lakotaubp
                            last edited by

                            @lakotaubp I have done wifi and mobile data, wifi only, and mobile data only.

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                              UniSuperBox
                              last edited by

                              If the problem is that the initial location is too far away but it gets better, that's to be expected. Your initial location lock is provided by the Mozilla assisted location service. This could be extremely accurate or extremely poor in your area, but it depends on how many users of Firefox for Android there are around.

                              A hardware GPS lock sometimes requires the phone be near a thin window or outside (such as in a car). Inside an apartment complex will usually not do any good.

                              I just fired up my Nexus 5, Nexus 7, and Fairphone 2, all got a location lock in seconds. I've been using Mozilla Stumbler to improve their data in my area, so that's to be expected.

                              Your location issues are really strange, but they all come back to the GPS hardware lock never happening... I'm not sure why that would be, though.

                              In the future, though, please post a separate topic for separate issues. It makes it much easier to follow the discussion and see exactly what the issue.

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                                Altor
                                last edited by

                                @that_rin hey, nexus 5 gps and OTA-5 works here.
                                I have the issue with initial location, but after a few minutes it works. When I'm in hurry, I closed unav and relaunch it just after it found the wrong itinerary. This time, I have the correct position. Hop it could help.

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                                • saveurlinuxS Offline
                                  saveurlinux
                                  last edited by

                                  Same isue for me with the Nexus 5. But if I reboot the system the just after start uNav then sometime it works fine. No trouble with OnePlus One

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                                  • myiiM Offline
                                    myii
                                    last edited by

                                    Hey @that_rin, I'm with you. In my case, GPS has never worked, but I've only started using UBports recently, since the problems began. I did get a few suggestions from the main Telegram group, so I'm going to bring those over to this discussion, in case they provide any useful leads.

                                    Debugging resource

                                    myii, [18.11.18 01:11]
                                    GPS has never worked on my Nexus 5 since first installation. SensorsStatus doesn't show any values. uNav has never resolved correctly. GPS is enabled and for each of the apps. What's the right way to troubleshoot this?

                                    Rodney, [18.11.18 01:15]
                                    [In reply to myii]
                                    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Process/Merges/TestPlan/location-service#Debugging

                                    Rodney, [18.11.18 01:15]
                                    ubuntu-location-serviced-cli --bus system --get --property visible_space_vehicles is probably of particular interest

                                    myii, [18.11.18 01:26]
                                    [In reply to Rodney]

                                    phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ ubuntu-location-serviced-cli --bus system --get --property visible_space_vehicles
                                    Attempted to unregister path (path[0] = com path[1] = ubuntu) which isn't registered
                                    Problem executing the CLI: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name com.ubuntu.location.Service was not provided by any .service files
                                    

                                    Rodney, [18.11.18 01:27]
                                    i think you might need to run it with sudo

                                    myii, [18.11.18 01:28]
                                    Exact same output as above with sudo.

                                    Starting ubuntu-location-service

                                    Rodney, [18.11.18 01:27]
                                    or maybe that means the location-service isn't running

                                    Rodney, [18.11.18 01:28]
                                    does it appear in ps afx|grep location output?

                                    myii, [18.11.18 01:28]

                                     3777 ?        Ssl    0:00          \_ /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/indicator-location/indicator-location-service
                                     7674 ?        Tsl    0:02          \_ system-settings settings:///location
                                    23356 pts/19   S+     0:00              \_ grep --color=auto location
                                    14209 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/bin/ubuntu-location-provider-geoclue2
                                    

                                    Rodney, [18.11.18 01:29]
                                    try running sudo start ubuntu-location-service

                                    myii, [18.11.18 01:30]

                                    phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ sudo status ubuntu-location-service
                                    ubuntu-location-service start/running, process 23508
                                    

                                    myii, [18.11.18 01:31]
                                    ubuntu-location-serviced-cli still returning the previous output.

                                    Error in /var/log/syslog

                                    myii, [18.11.18 01:31]
                                    Noticed this in syslog:

                                    Nov 18 00:37:58 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 1488.385225] init: ubuntu-location-provider-geoclue2 main process (9716) killed by SEGV signal
                                    Nov 18 00:37:58 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 1488.385259] init: ubuntu-location-provider-geoclue2 main process ended, respawning
                                    

                                    So no progress so far.

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                                    • myiiM Offline
                                      myii
                                      last edited by

                                      @that_rin Maybe there's hope after all... I've been doing a bunch of troubleshooting and somehow it's all working properly. GPS resolution within around 10 seconds for all applications involved.

                                      Now, I wouldn't be surprised if I lose this once I reboot, which I'll test at some point soon. I stopped and started services so there's something in there that may be plaguing you as well. If I manage to isolate the workaround, I'll report back here with my findings.

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                                      • myiiM Offline
                                        myii
                                        last edited by

                                        @that_rin So I've tried a couple of restarts and I've managed to get it "stuck" again. But the solution appears to be this simple:

                                        phablet@ubuntu-phablet:~$ sudo restart ubuntu-location-service
                                        

                                        My preferred method for using this workaround (worked a couple of times now):

                                        1. Before restarting, turn on Wi-Fi and Location detection
                                        2. Restart
                                        3. Run sudo restart ubuntu-location-service from the terminal
                                        4. Open the SensorsStatus app and navigate to the GPS screen
                                        5. Wait until the GPS starts working
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                                        • myiiM Offline
                                          myii
                                          last edited by

                                          Another happy customer with the instructions above:

                                          Charlie Shekeris, [18.11.18 22:51]
                                          I've done steps 1-4 and the GPS now gives me a reading

                                          Hopefully, this workaround could be sufficient. @that_rin I'm interested to see if it works for you, too.

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                                          • myiiM Offline
                                            myii
                                            last edited by myii

                                            Potential solution (not just a workaround)

                                            After various research and testing, I believe that I have a potential solution. Since the changes, my GPS is now usable and reliable. I can switch it on and off and still expect it to work, no workarounds necessary.

                                            The fix has very simple changes that are reversible. Doesn't appear to be limited to Nexus 5, either.

                                            The solution being tested:

                                            * Simply change the GPS provider from wolfpack.geoclue2 to ubuntu.espoo

                                            Steps to test the potential solution

                                            1. Check that the fix is even needed (may already be using ubuntu.espoo) -- run in the terminal:

                                            $ ps aux | grep [l]ocation-service | grep provider
                                            root       987  0.0  0.5 146540  9852 ?        Ssl  19:19   0:00 /usr/bin/ubuntu-location-serviced --bus system --provider gps::Provider --provider remote::Provider --remote::Provider::name=com.ubuntu.espoo.Service.Provider --remote::Provider::path=/com/ubuntu/espoo/Service/Provider
                                            

                                            * Like above, if you see ubuntu.espoo in the output, then the fix is already in place
                                            * The fix below only works if you see wolfpack.geoclue2

                                            2. Run the following commands from the terminal:

                                            # -------------------------------------------
                                            # **NO LONGER REQUIRED, IGNORE THIS SECTION**
                                            # -------------------------------------------
                                            
                                            # (Optional) Save a copy of the file to your home directory
                                            $ cp /etc/init/ubuntu-location-service.override ~
                                            
                                            # Make the root partition writable 
                                            $ sudo mount -o remount,rw /
                                            
                                            # The following command changes `wolfpack.geoclue2` to `ubuntu.espoo` in both places in the file
                                            $ sudo sed -i -e 's:wolfpack\(.\)geoclue2:ubuntu\1espoo:' /etc/init/ubuntu-location-service.override
                                            
                                            # (Optional) Check that the changes have been made successfully
                                            $ grep espoo /etc/init/ubuntu-location-service.override
                                                opts="$opts --remote::Provider::name=com.ubuntu.espoo.Service.Provider"
                                                opts="$opts --remote::Provider::path=/com/ubuntu/espoo/Service/Provider"
                                            

                                            [Update] Start from here:

                                            1. Before restarting, turn on Wi-Fi and Location detection
                                            2. Restart
                                            3. Open the Active Screen app and ensure that the screen stays on while attempting to get the fix
                                            4. Open the SensorsStatus app and navigate to the GPS screen
                                            5. Wait until the GPS starts working (the first fix can take a while)

                                            Once the GPS starts working, it should be fine with the various apps that use it, such as uNav, OpenStreetMap, GoogleMaps UT, etc.

                                            Steps to reset to the original configuration

                                            1. Run the following commands from the terminal:

                                            # -------------------------------------------
                                            # **NO LONGER REQUIRED, IGNORE THIS SECTION**
                                            # -------------------------------------------
                                            
                                            # Make the root partition writable 
                                            $ sudo mount -o remount,rw /
                                            
                                            # Reset back to `wolfpack.geoclue2`
                                            $ sudo sed -i -e 's:ubuntu\(.\)espoo:wolfpack\1geoclue2:' /etc/init/ubuntu-location-service.override
                                            
                                            # (Optional) Check that the changes have been made successfully
                                            $ grep wolfpack /etc/init/ubuntu-location-service.override
                                                opts="$opts --remote::Provider::name=com.wolfpack.geoclue2.Service.Provider"
                                                opts="$opts --remote::Provider::path=/com/wolfpack/geoclue2/Service/Provider"
                                            

                                            * The reset will be complete once you restart

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                                            • myiiM Offline
                                              myii @myii
                                              last edited by

                                              Some caveats about this, quoting from the UBOF Telegram group:

                                              Marius Gripsgard, [20.11.18 21:47]
                                              [In reply to myii]
                                              thats the old one that wraps here

                                              Marius Gripsgard, [20.11.18 21:48]
                                              "here maps"

                                              Marius Gripsgard, [20.11.18 21:50]
                                              [In reply to myii]
                                              that has been removed, since here requre licensing

                                              Marius Gripsgard, [20.11.18 21:52]
                                              we are hopefully moving away from ubuntu location service and just use geoclue and qtlocation, and use the hybris platform

                                              myii, [20.11.18 21:52]
                                              Is it OK to use espoo in the meantime?

                                              Marius Gripsgard, [20.11.18 21:52]
                                              [In reply to myii]
                                              yeah should be ok

                                              Marius Gripsgard, [20.11.18 21:53]
                                              [In reply to myii]
                                              that will just use gps though, no agps support

                                              Key points:

                                              1. espoo uses HERE Maps, which requires licensing
                                              2. Lacks AGPS
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