Add PERSISTANT_GPS and ENV_SKIP_GPS_DETECT flags to the Station G2
repeater build so the GPS module (when physically connected) is active
from boot and automatically syncs the RTC clock.
Without these flags, GPS detection fails on cold-starting GPS modules
that need more than 1 second to begin outputting NMEA data, causing all
GPS CLI commands to be unavailable. The existing MicroNMEALocationProvider
already handles initial sync after fix acquisition and periodic re-sync
every 30 minutes - these flags just ensure it is enabled.
Relates to #1426
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <[email protected]>
env:Generic_ESPNOW_room_svr was using 'Heltec Room' as ADVERT_NAME,
causing Generic ESPNow room server nodes to advertise with the wrong
device name on the mesh.
Repeater and Room Server environments in variants/thinknode_m5/platformio.ini
were using 'Thinknode M2' as the ADVERT_NAME, causing M5 nodes to advertise
with the wrong device name on the mesh.
- env:ThinkNode_M5_Repeater: 'Thinknode M2 Repeater' -> 'Thinknode M5 Repeater'
- env:ThinkNode_M5_room_server: 'Thinknode M2 Room Server' -> 'Thinknode M5 Room Server'
ESP-NOW radios (ie, Generic_ESPNOW_* variants) do not compile due to
missing methods
Changes in January 2026 (019bbf74) to add additional stats (receive errors)
to CMD_GET_STATS was not implemented in the ESPNOWRadio() class
Changes in March 2026 (9a95e25e) to add setRxBoostedGainMode to all devices
rather than just SX1262/SX1268 were not applied to the ESPNowRadio() driver
Specifically, this change adds the following to ESPNOWRadio()
* getPacketsRecvErrors() - always returns 0
* getRxBoostedGainMode() - always returns false
* setRxBoostedGainMode() - does nothing
The companion_radio example was not restoring the GPS enabled/disabled
preference from flash after reboot. The preference was being saved
correctly when toggled via the mobile app, but on boot,
sensors.begin() -> initBasicGPS() unconditionally sets gps_active=false
and nothing subsequently restored the persisted state.
Added applyGpsPrefs() (matching the pattern in simple_repeater,
simple_sensor, and simple_room_server) and call it from main.cpp
after sensors.begin() to ensure the GPS hardware is initialized
before the saved preference is applied.
As @LitBomb pointed out in his [comment](https://github.com/meshcore-dev/MeshCore/issues/2118#issuecomment-4108168109) on #2118 RX Boosted Gain should not be enabled for the Station G2.
This change is a fix for #2124 to make the default of `radio.rxgain` to be OFF on the Station G2.
This restores the pre-1.14.1 behaviour with the only change being the user is now able to change the setting in the CLI.