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On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 01:36:11PM +0200, Alexander Paersch wrote:

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> Hi,

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> I have the same problem that my Freerunner can't acquire a fix without

> a external GPS antenna.

> Just today I stumbled upon a page on the openmoko wiki:

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> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/FreeRunner_GPS_antenna_repair_SOP

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> Anybody tried this fix and can report whether this realy fixes the issue?

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> Greetings

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> Alexander

Yesterday I tried GPS for the first time. With gpssight and tangogps I

got a fix within minutes when holding the FR out of the window. The fix

remained when moving around my home.
Then I installed gpsdrive and did some other things I don't remember

anymore. When trying with gpsdrive I could not get a fix. With gpssight

and tangogps it wasn't working either.
Today I tried outside with no result. I reflashed rootfs to rollback

software and only installed gpssight and tango again. No fix. It never

worked again so far.
So the idea of a loose contact at the antenna sounds somewhat plausible.
I looked at this:
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/FreeRunner_GPS_antenna_repair_SOP
But I don't want to open the FR right now. The connector is visible

right under the battery. I can move it with my fingernail a little,

really not much.

Don't know if it is loose...
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