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As of 2019, supl.nokia.com is not working, thus the N900 cannot get GPS assistance information. So getting a GPS fix can take a very long time as there is no network assistance.
As of 2019, supl.nokia.com is not working, thus the N900 cannot get GPS assistance information. So getting a GPS fix can take a very long time as there is no network assistance.
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Some are able to use Google's supl server directly, while for others it does not work. Even if it works for you out of the box, you might care about [https://blog.wirelessmoves.com/2014/08/supl-reveals-my-identity-and-location-to-google.html privacy concerns.]
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Some are able to use Google's supl server directy, while for others it does not work. Even if it works for you out of the box, you might care about [https://blog.wirelessmoves.com/2014/08/supl-reveals-my-identity-and-location-to-google.html privacy concerns.]
The use of an A-GPS proxy, such as [https://www.tajuma.com/supl/index.html https://www.tajuma.com/supl/index.html] can get around the problem. It is already [http://maemo.org/packages/view/supl/ packaged], and available from Extras-Devel (you can temporarily enable -devel, then disable it afterwards)
The use of an A-GPS proxy, such as [https://www.tajuma.com/supl/index.html https://www.tajuma.com/supl/index.html] can get around the problem. It is already [http://maemo.org/packages/view/supl/ packaged], and available from Extras-Devel (you can temporarily enable -devel, then disable it afterwards)
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*You can use [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7026#c35 this tool] to clear the GPS cache which may induce wrong conclusions about last changes/test.
*You can use [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7026#c35 this tool] to clear the GPS cache which may induce wrong conclusions about last changes/test.
*You can use [http://maemo.org/packages/view/location-test-gui/ location-test-gui] to test your gps/a-gps.
*You can use [http://maemo.org/packages/view/location-test-gui/ location-test-gui] to test your gps/a-gps.
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*It may not always work with a wifi connection. In this case, try a gprs internet connection.
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*It may not always work with wifi connection. In this case, try gprs internet connection.
For further information, search the forum for threads like [https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=90651&page=30 this one]
For further information, search the forum for threads like [https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=90651&page=30 this one]
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