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+$title "N900 Fast GPS Fix"
+$tags N900 GPS
+
+If anyone is, like me, still using the N900, they may have noticed that
+acquiring an initial GPS fix can take minutes. The reason for this is that even
+in the latest CSSU, supl.nokia.com no longer works as a location server. The fix
+for this is actually relatively quick and easy and will make an initial GPS fix
+take seconds rather than minutes.
+
+$pre
+
+The exact details of what needs to be done can be found in the last few posts of
+[this][tmo-thread] Maemo forum thread. The problem is that supl.nokia.com no
+longer resolves to an IP address. However, this doesn't mean that the server
+behind supl.nokia.com is no longer running. Surprisingly, it still is.
+
+The long and short of it is this:
+
+1. Make sure you have the latest CSSU and a working N900 to begin with;
+2. Go [here][certman] and download `libmaemosec-certman0_0.2.10_armel.deb`,
+   `libmaemosec0_0.2.10_armel.deb`, `maemosec-certman-common-ca_0.2.10_all.deb`,
+   and `maemosec-certman-tools_0.2.10_armel.deb`;
+3. Install the above packages via the command line as root (you'll need gainroot)
+   by using `dpkg -i` (put all the files in their own directory and use `dpkg -i
+   *` to save time);
+4. Edit `/etc/hosts` and change `supl.nokia.com` to point to `52.200.182.188`;
+5. Check it all works by running `cmcli -T common-ca -v supl.nokia.com:7275` and
+   `cmcli -T location-proxy -v supl.nokia.com:7275`, both should say "Verified
+   OK.";
+6. If this doesn't work, try `stop location-proxy` and then
+   `start location-proxy` (as root) and go back to step 5.
+
+GPS fixes should happen very quickly now. If it's the year 2023 and this didn't
+work then good luck finding a new fix, hopefully you put the details on your
+blog too. Alternatively, feel free to contact me and I might still be using the
+N900 and might know how to help.
+
+[tmo-thread]: https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=90651
+[certman]:    http://maemo.merlin1991.at/cssu/community-devel/pool/free/m/maemo-security-certman