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    Redmi Note 7 / State of play

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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 périphérique:
                  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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                          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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                          • KenedaK Offline
                            Keneda @FranzM
                            last edited by

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

                            left my house

                            Told you try that...

                            2015-2023 : Meizu MX4 ☠️⚰️✝️
                            2023-2024 : Nexus 5 ☠️⚰️✝️
                            2024-***** : FPOS Fairphone 5 waiting UT for freedom 😉
                            🇲🇫🇬🇧

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                            • Josele13J Offline
                              Josele13 @FranzM
                              last edited by Josele13

                              @franzm You're welcome, I'm glad the gps is working, enjoy your new mobile with Ut.

                              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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