N900 Hardware GPS

This is a page outlining the capabilities and what is known of the GPS.

It may be a Navilink GPS, from TI. The Navilink series is detailed here.


User reports of lock times

With software GPSjinni (from extras-devel), and clock set to reasonable accuracy.

  • Lock time after 12h or more of no GPS, with no cell, and no wifi active.
    • Indoors >10 min - 2 signals strong, but no lock - no time fix reported.
      • After getting lock outside, powering down, and then inside, lock in 2 mins.
    • Outdoors - no lock with gpsjinni after 5 min, lock after 1-2 with location applet. Perhaps an invalid result.
  • Lock time after 12h or more of no GPS, with no cell, and wifi active.
  • Lock time after 12h or more of no GPS with cell active, but no data connection.