when i noticed these problems my setup was as follows.
1. pinapple mk5 connected with mains adapter to power.
USB GPS dongle directly connected to the pineapple
2. Laptop connected over ethernet to the pineapple for ssh purpose.
the only thing i can think of from your remark is that the dongle asks to much power from the pineapple.
i'll take a look at the specs of the dongle to be sure.
but it worked fine on a raspberry last time.
FYI the dongle is a G.mouse BU-353 USB dongle
found the specs:
GPS Chipset SiRF STAR IV GSD4e Frequency L1, 1575.42 MHZ C/A Code 1.023 MHz chip rate Channels 48 Sensitivity -16
Protocol:
GPS Protocol Default: NMEA 0183 (Secondary: SiRF binary) GPS Output Data SiRF binary >> position, velocity, altitude, status and control NMEA 0183 MEA0183 V3.0 protocol, and supports command: GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, GLL v2.2 (VTG and GLL are optional) GPS transfer rate Software command se tting (Default : 4800,n,8,1 for NMEA
Dynamic Condition: Acceleration Limit Less than 4g Altitude Limit 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max. Velocity Limit 515 meters/sec. (1,000 knots) max. Jerk Limit 20 m/sec**3 Temperature: Operating -40°~ 80°C Storage -40°~ 85°C Humidity Up to 95% non-condensing Power: Voltage 5V ±5% Current 60mA typical Physical Characteristics: Dimension 2.32" x 1.65" x 0.82" (59mm x 47mm x 21mm) USB Cable Length 60" (152 cm) Low Noise Amp: Amplifier Gain w/out cable 27 dB Typical Filtering -25dB (+100 MHz) Output VSWR 2.0 Max. Voltage DC 3 ~ 5.0V Current 15mA max @ 5VDC
is 60mA realy to much for a pineapple?