gps built in to universal?

[gliven]

I was reading all I could about my phone, since I bought a non working one from ebay, and when I read the info about the qualcomm 6250 chip it says that there is a gps receiver built into the chip. I'm wondering if anyone has thought about what it would take to get this gps engine working. For instance is anyone working on the linux version trying to get the gps up and running?
Furthermore I ran across this post
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=3756
Is it possible that htc will enable the gps engine in an update for the universal? These may be newb questions, and if so sorry about that, but if I can save $85 on a bt gps receiver, I figure it's worth asking. Lemme know what you people know/think about this.

[Viper®]

As far as i know the Universal does not have a hardware gps receiver and will not be able to ever pick up a gps positioning signal because of this.

It's true that in atleast one HTC model there was a gps receiver in the chipset which was disabled at first due to driver issues, and later activated.

I'd buy the BT gps receiver :D

[apd]

This has been debated in the past but the old threads seem to have been removed. There is apparently a suggestion that the Uni has limited GPS hardware but it has no GPS antenna so it could never be used.

[no1]

According to Mamaich, the Universal *does* have GPS, but the unit is missing the necessary amplifier and antenna to make it work.

See this thread for details:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=298564

[cr2]

Universal *does* have GPS


LOL. it has the gps processing software but
does not have the hardware LNA.
Very useful indeed.

[richardlai]

@gliven: Yes, the Universal does have its own GPS hardware, but it is useless. However, you can try my mod below. My Universal now has built-in GPS! It was a lot easier than I had thought.

The Universal still works fine after the modification, even as a phone. ;)

PS: use Blu Tack.

[hdubli]

he he I appreciate..may we could try a smaller gps unit. :)

[gliven]

SiRF make a gps engine the size of a postage stamp (footprint) dunno if it'll fit into the case, if it could, wire it to the irda input, power, and get a micro patch antenna, hmmmm. It could work!!! well maybe not...