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Redmi Note 7 / State of play

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      FranzM @stanwood
      last edited by 8 Oct 2021, 23:02

      @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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        wurst @stanwood
        last edited by 9 Oct 2021, 09:06

        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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          stanwood @wurst
          last edited by stanwood 10 Sept 2021, 09:42 9 Oct 2021, 09:37

          @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. 🙄

          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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            wurst @stanwood
            last edited by 9 Oct 2021, 12:13

            @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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              A Former User
              last edited by 9 Oct 2021, 20:58

              @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 🙂

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                Josele13 @FranzM
                last edited by Josele13 10 Oct 2021, 22:15 9 Oct 2021, 21:49

                @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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                  FranzM @Josele13
                  last edited by 10 Oct 2021, 19:49

                  @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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                    Keneda @FranzM
                    last edited by Keneda 10 Oct 2021, 21:41 10 Oct 2021, 21:40

                    @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.

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                      FranzM @Keneda
                      last edited by 10 Oct 2021, 21:59

                      @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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                        stanwood @FranzM
                        last edited by stanwood 10 Oct 2021, 22:16 10 Oct 2021, 22:12

                        @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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                          Josele13 @FranzM
                          last edited by 10 Oct 2021, 22:12

                          @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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                            FranzM @stanwood
                            last edited by FranzM 10 Oct 2021, 22:39 10 Oct 2021, 22:25

                            @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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                              FranzM @stanwood
                              last edited by 10 Oct 2021, 23:03

                              @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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                                stanwood @FranzM
                                last edited by stanwood 10 Nov 2021, 22:44 11 Oct 2021, 22:43

                                @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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                                  FranzM @Josele13
                                  last edited by 12 Oct 2021, 19:56

                                  @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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                                    Josele13 @FranzM
                                    last edited by Josele13 10 Dec 2021, 22:21 12 Oct 2021, 22:20

                                    @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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                                      FranzM @Josele13
                                      last edited by 13 Oct 2021, 15:39

                                      @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 15 Oct 2021, 16:03

                                        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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                                          Keneda @FranzM
                                          last edited by 15 Oct 2021, 16:53

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

                                          left my house

                                          Told you try that...

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                                            Josele13 @FranzM
                                            last edited by Josele13 16 Oct 2021, 20:07

                                            @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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