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    Redmi Note 7 / State of play

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
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      • stanwoodS Offline
        stanwood @FranzM
        last edited by

        @franzm Ok. I can't help you further on those technical issues, but wish you good luck, hoping to hear good news from you soon πŸ˜‰

        Redmi Note 9S Stable
        If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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        • FranzMF Offline
          FranzM @stanwood
          last edited by

          @stanwood Disappointed. I reverted back with stock "global" rom miui11/android9, tested the gps under Android which worked well, relaunched UBports installer v0.8.8 which does not ask for any vendor.img, then fastbooted vendor.img to the 'vendor' partition... and still no gps 😞
          But now the fingerprint security works! Before that it did not: a little sunshine in my cloudy sky.

          Developer
          Nexus 5
          Redmi Note 7

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          • FranzMF Offline
            FranzM @stanwood
            last edited by

            @stanwood Thank you anyway for your support! I will contact XDA people to understand why your RN7 has gps and not mine. Have a nice day (night?).

            Developer
            Nexus 5
            Redmi Note 7

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            • W Offline
              wurst @stanwood
              last edited by

              So, yes, I can recommend you to try to reinstall the original official rom (Android 9, NOT 10), then reinstall UT using the right vendor.img (see above).

              should it really be the stock rom? Isn't https://build.lolinet.com/file/lineage/lavender/lineage-16.0-20200226-UNOFFICIAL-lavender.zip sufficient, @stanwood ?

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              • stanwoodS Offline
                stanwood @wurst
                last edited by stanwood

                @wurst Indeed, this has the same name that the one I used.
                But in mine I had only one file: vendor.img
                UBports installer did guide me on all the steps. This file was automatically suggested to download.
                So I can't help further now. Sorry. πŸ™„

                Did you check here?

                https://github.com/mrdrhax/xiaomi-redmi-note-7-installation-manual

                Redmi Note 9S Stable
                If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                • W Offline
                  wurst @stanwood
                  last edited by

                  @stanwood said in Redmi Note 7 / State of play:

                  But in mine I had only one file: vendor.img

                  so, in fact it doesn't matter what there was on the RN7 before flashing UT, except that we need this vendor.img?
                  In my case, I thought, that the caller echo may be caused by the fact, that I had Android 10 (LineageOS 17) before flashing UT. So I planned to make a factory reset, install LineageOS16, and than with the installer again UT, and see if the echo still remains...

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                  • ? Offline
                    A Former User
                    last edited by

                    @wurst I installed UT on my RN7 with Android 11 (LineageOS 18) preinstalled,
                    using the UBports installer. No GPS detection or echo issues so far, and the
                    device is working pretty well for the most part.

                    In addition to @stanwood list, I would like to report what seems to be a bug
                    in the "Settings" screen. For instance, whenever I acess, say, the "Battery"
                    from the top bar (notch), click on "Battery settings" and then go back to the
                    general system "Settings" screen by clicking on the top left arrow by the side of
                    "Battery", one of the horizontal separating lines crosses the text of
                    "Security and privacy". A similar behaviour occurs if I reach the "Settings"
                    screen from other top bar functionalities in this way (this can be easily fixed
                    by rotating the phone to landscape mode, and then again to portrait).

                    Even when I acess the "Settings" directly from the app menu, some of the text and icons don't
                    seem to be well-centered in between the separating lines, but I guess all this is
                    being already taken care of by the developers whose work I humbly thank πŸ™‚

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                    • Josele13J Offline
                      Josele13 @FranzM
                      last edited by Josele13

                      @franzm I don't know if you mean that the gps doesn't turn on in Ut or that the app doesn't find your position,
                      First you must turn on the GPS, try with the app and see if it turns on the GPS icon that changes to white.
                      If the colour changes to white, turn off the phone, then turn on the phone and test again with the app, it should work.
                      The gps should always be on, the app is the one that activates the location.
                      Never press Restart the phone, turn off and turn on the phone, it works much better.

                      The mobile phone usually takes between 20 seconds and a minute the first time you connect, then on the same day it takes considerably less time, about 10 to 15 seconds.

                      Regards...

                      Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 pro
                      Oneplus Nord 100
                      Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
                      Nexus 5
                      Bq E4.5 Ubuntu edition .... is dead

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                      • FranzMF Offline
                        FranzM @Josele13
                        last edited by

                        @josele13 I mean that 'test_gps" always returns "GPS interface not found :(" and that Pure Maps cannot find my position.

                        Yes, when 'position' option is activated, and I launch Pure Maps, the position indicator turns to white. I followed your instructions, turned the RN7 off and on (you don't mean 'reboot' don't you?), then waited several minutes, but Pure Maps cannot locate my position (indicator still white). And 'test_gps' still says "GPS interface not found :(".

                        Thank you for your help.

                        Developer
                        Nexus 5
                        Redmi Note 7

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                        • KenedaK Offline
                          Keneda @FranzM
                          last edited by Keneda

                          @franzm
                          Are you doing all of this outside any building in an open wide to the sky ground ?

                          GPS won't work indoors because A-GPS is not handled under uTouch, and in good conditions, outside and open wide sky, it can take several minutes to do first fix.

                          2015-2023 : Meizu MX4 ☠️⚰️✝️
                          2023-2024 : Nexus 5 ☠️⚰️✝️
                          2024-***** : FPOS Fairphone 5 waiting UT for freedom πŸ˜‰
                          πŸ‡²πŸ‡«πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

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                          • FranzMF Offline
                            FranzM @Keneda
                            last edited by

                            @keneda I don't think that this is the point.
                            When I launch 'test_gps' on my Nexus 5 with UT, from exactly the same location (in my wooden house), it displays lots of init infos, such as "device info / name = loc_api GPS module", and then starts tracking satellites, and may or may not find them.
                            I already tested the GPS location with my Redmi Note 7 that initially came with Android 10, and the GPS worked well, still inside my home. Since I flashed the RN7 with UT, 'test_gps' stops immediately with message "GPS interface not found :(", and therefore does not initiate any tracking step, which let me think that it's a matter of software/halium/drivers issue and not a question of location.

                            Developer
                            Nexus 5
                            Redmi Note 7

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                            • stanwoodS Offline
                              stanwood @FranzM
                              last edited by stanwood

                              @franzm Yes, this continues to make me think at a firmware issue.

                              Are you on the French speaking Telegram UBports group?
                              I can try to send you the right vendor.img file that worked for me. (I can not through this website)

                              Edit: Did you well UNZIP the LineageOS
                              lineage-16.0-20200226-lavender-vendor.zip file?
                              Unlike a LineageOS installation, here the file must be unzipped before to be used in the installer.

                              Redmi Note 9S Stable
                              If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                              • Josele13J Offline
                                Josele13 @FranzM
                                last edited by

                                @franzm I mean restart Ut, but not by pressing restart, you turn off the phone and then turn it on.

                                Regards....

                                Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 pro
                                Oneplus Nord 100
                                Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
                                Nexus 5
                                Bq E4.5 Ubuntu edition .... is dead

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                                • FranzMF Offline
                                  FranzM @stanwood
                                  last edited by FranzM

                                  @stanwood Thank you again for attempting to help me.

                                  Yes, I unzipped the lineage-16.0-20200226-lavender-vendor.zip file, and flashed the 'vendor.img' file to the 'vendor' partition. I suppose it's not worth sending your 'vendor.img' to me, since it should be exactly the same one. Or does yours may be different?

                                  Your question makes me doubt: the installer v0.8.8 does not ask for any vendor.img file, so after installation, one have to flash manually the vendor.img. Is this correct?

                                  Developer
                                  Nexus 5
                                  Redmi Note 7

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                                  • FranzMF Offline
                                    FranzM @stanwood
                                    last edited by

                                    @stanwood In Settings / About / OS Ubuntu 16.04 / Details, should the 3rd section ("Partie de l'image du peripherique" in French, could be "Vendor partition" in english) show a ref. to the lineage-16.0-20200226 vendor file?
                                    On my RN7, it displays: 20211005-20810

                                    Developer
                                    Nexus 5
                                    Redmi Note 7

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                                    • stanwoodS Offline
                                      stanwood @FranzM
                                      last edited by stanwood

                                      @franzm Ok nice. Well, once you have installed UT, the installer won't ask you for the vendor.img anymore - on any future installations - since it's already there. This request occurs only at the very first installation.

                                      Concerning your second point, I don't have the exact same data than you (I'm on the stable channel).

                                      Here is what I get:

                                      Partie de l'image du pΓ©riphΓ©rique:
                                      20210910-14383

                                      Not sure it will help you though...

                                      Redmi Note 9S Stable
                                      If God has a computer, it must be a GNU/Linux

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                                      • FranzMF Offline
                                        FranzM @Josele13
                                        last edited by

                                        @josele13 Hi,

                                        Please, could you go further with your explanation?

                                        On your Redmi Note 7, if you restart your mobile on purpose, do you loose the GPS? I mean: after rebooting, does test_gps return 'GPS interface not found'?

                                        And after that, you launch an app which requires the GPS, making the location indicator turn white, then you put your phone off (by a long press on the power button? or just screen off?), then put it on, and GPS starts working? (I suppose after having found satellites)
                                        When it works, what does test_gps say?

                                        I tried soft reboot, soft shutdown+restart, hard reboot (long press on power), simple screen off/on, but my GPS never works, and test_gps always returns "GPS interface not found".

                                        I do not understand why it does not work on my RN7 😞

                                        Developer
                                        Nexus 5
                                        Redmi Note 7

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                                        • Josele13J Offline
                                          Josele13 @FranzM
                                          last edited by Josele13

                                          @franzm Pressing the restart button is not enough, the phone must be turned off completely,

                                          • Turn on the GPS
                                          • Open an app to locate you
                                          • Turn off the phone
                                          • Turn on the phone and use the app again to locate you,

                                          The GPS icon should turn on in white and in 1 minute it should find your position,
                                          you have to be outside any building.

                                          Regards...

                                          Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 pro
                                          Oneplus Nord 100
                                          Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
                                          Nexus 5
                                          Bq E4.5 Ubuntu edition .... is dead

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                                          • FranzMF Offline
                                            FranzM @Josele13
                                            last edited by

                                            @josele13 Ok, thank you for the process. But it does not work on my RN7.

                                            Developer
                                            Nexus 5
                                            Redmi Note 7

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                                            • FranzMF Offline
                                              FranzM @FranzM
                                              last edited by FranzM

                                              SOLVED

                                              I read through all the GPS topics on the Telegram channel, and understood that 'test_gps' could report "GPS interface not found" even when the GPS is working!

                                              I did new tests, left my house, waited a few minutes outside and found that the GPS was working (Pure Maps or Google Maps). And indeed, in this state, 'test_gps' keeps saying "gps interface not found"... I thought it was trustworthy, but it is not!

                                              So everything is fine, now.

                                              Thanks to @Josele13

                                              Developer
                                              Nexus 5
                                              Redmi Note 7

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