Hi everybody,
Not sure if anyone frequents this anymore but I have started a project set to replace the npe GPS vendor blob of the i9300. This is so that the android/bionic patch will no longer be required and we can push for CM and other official rom support from Lollipop upwards.
The nexus 7 (Grouper) has the same GPS chipset as we do on the i9300 (BCM47511 ) and the blobs are PIE, so a straight swap should be easy.
Turns out not quite the case, I have got it so that the phone can find satellites, a little bit slow, but finds them nonetheless. However I can't get it to fix on them yet.
If people are interested in this project I will post up, what I have done and any logs etc I have gathered. I can't say for sure but I imagine that the solution for the i9300 would be very similar to that of the Samsung Note N7000 as well, if any devs from there are interested.
XDA:DevDB Information
Grouper GPS blobs on S3 GT-i9300, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S III I9300
Contributors
mcgi5sr2, mcgi5sr2
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-08-26
Last Updated 2015-08-26
Not sure if anyone frequents this anymore but I have started a project set to replace the npe GPS vendor blob of the i9300. This is so that the android/bionic patch will no longer be required and we can push for CM and other official rom support from Lollipop upwards.
The nexus 7 (Grouper) has the same GPS chipset as we do on the i9300 (BCM47511 ) and the blobs are PIE, so a straight swap should be easy.
Turns out not quite the case, I have got it so that the phone can find satellites, a little bit slow, but finds them nonetheless. However I can't get it to fix on them yet.
If people are interested in this project I will post up, what I have done and any logs etc I have gathered. I can't say for sure but I imagine that the solution for the i9300 would be very similar to that of the Samsung Note N7000 as well, if any devs from there are interested.
XDA:DevDB Information
Grouper GPS blobs on S3 GT-i9300, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S III I9300
Contributors
mcgi5sr2, mcgi5sr2
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-08-26
Last Updated 2015-08-26
