diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-config.service b/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-config.service
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index b4099e3..0000000
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-config.service
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@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=config baud rate on NEO-M8L and relevant tty interface
-Before=gpsd.service
-
-[Service]
-
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/gnss-config
-RemainAfterExit=yes
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-config.sh b/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-config.sh
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index 3e1dd83..0000000
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-config.sh
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@@ -1,343 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# This script tries to figure out the baud rate of $DEVICE_NAME connected to $TTY_INTERFACE.
-# If the script successfully determines the baud rate of the receiver,
-# it changes both the baud rate of the tty inerface and the receiver to the
-# value stored in DESIRED_BAUD_RATE
-
-# exit codes:
-# 0 success
-# 1 unable to detect baud rate of receiver
-# 2 config file missing
-# 3 reciever baud rate not set to $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE or verifiying baud rate failed
-# 4 saving to flash failed
-# 5 baud rate specified in $CONFIG_FILE not supported by $DEVICE_NAME
-# 6 set tty baud rate was not successful
-# 7 failed to restart gpsd
-
-# static variables
-DEVICE_NAME="NEO-M8L"
-TTY_INTERFACE="/dev/gnss0"
-CONFIG_FILE="/etc/gnss/gnss0.conf"
-SAVE_FILE="/var/gnss-receiver-save-state"
-
-# first baud rate in PRESELECTION_BAUD_RATES should be the one which is most likely the current baud rate of the GNSS receiver,
-# the last one should be the one least likely used by the reciever.
-# This can reduce the runtime of this script
-# Note that this array can be expanded to test more baud rates if needed
-PRESELECTION_BAUD_RATES=(9600 115200 4800)
-
-# this array contains the baud rates that can be specified to be used by $DEVICE_NAME
-# There is no guarantee that those baud rates work in combination with your device
-# Note: 921600 is supported by M8L but not ubxtool
-#SUPPORTED_BAUD_RATES=(460800 230400 115200 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800)
-SUPPORTED_BAUD_RATES=(4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800)
-
-ACK_MESSAGE="UBX-ACK-ACK:"
-MAX_ALLOWED_RETRIES=4
-
-# non static variables
-# this is ugly, nobody likes non static global variables :(
-DETECTED_BAUD_RATE=0
-DESIRED_BAUD_RATE=0
-
-# pass baudrate of $TTY_INTERFACE as parameter $1
-# echo'es back the polled baud rate
-# if no baud rate is returned by the receiver this function echo'es back "0"
-poll_baud_rate_receiver () {
-  local _br_ttys3
-  _br_ttys3=$1
-  read -r _br_receiver <<< "$(ubxtool -f "$TTY_INTERFACE" -p CFG-PRT -s "$_br_ttys3" | awk '/mode .* baudRate .*/{print $4}')"
-  if test -z "$_br_receiver"; then
-    # reading baud rate of receiver failed
-    echo "0"
-  else
-    echo "$_br_receiver"
-  fi
-}
-
-# pass baud rate of $TTY_INTERFACE as paramater $1 and baud rate to set on receiver as $2
-set_baud_rate_receiver () {
-  local _br_ttys3
-  _br_ttys3="$1"
-  local _br_receiver
-  _br_receiver="$2"
-  # note: there is no ack when setting new baud rate
-  # -> there is no way to confirm config change without sending an additional message
-  ubxtool -f "$TTY_INTERFACE" -s "$1" -S "$2" > /dev/null
-  return 0
-}
-
-# args[0]: allowed retries
-# args[1:n]: baud rates to test
-detect_baud_rate () {
-  local _args
-  _args=("$@")
-  local _allowed_retries
-  _allowed_retries="${_args[0]}"
-  local _baud_rates
-  for i in "${_args[@]:1}"
-  do
-    _baud_rates+=("$i")
-  done
-  local _polled_baud_rate
-  for br in "${_baud_rates[@]}";
-    do
-      printf "testing %s baud\\n" "$br"
-        for i in $(eval "echo {1..$_allowed_retries}")
-        do
-          _polled_baud_rate="$(poll_baud_rate_receiver "$br")"
-          if [ "$_polled_baud_rate" == "0" ];then
-            # increasing timeout for each try
-            t=$(echo "$i" "0.1"| awk '{printf "%4.3f\n",$1*$2}')
-            sleep "$t"
-          else
-            DETECTED_BAUD_RATE=$_polled_baud_rate
-            return 0
-          fi
-        done
-      printf "no luck so far\\n"
-  done
-# failed to detect baud rate
-printf "failed to detect baud rate\\n"
-return 1
-}
-
-save_receiver_config () {
-  local _ack
-  read -r _ack <<< "$(ubxtool -f "$TTY_INTERFACE" -p SAVE -s $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE | grep $ACK_MESSAGE)"
-  if [ "$_ack" == "$ACK_MESSAGE" ]; then
-    # saved successfully
-    # log succe save
-    echo 1 > $SAVE_FILE
-    #touch
-    return 0
-  fi
-  return 1
-}
-
-set_baud_rate_tty () {
-  # set baud rate of $TTY_INTERFACE
-  stty -F "$TTY_INTERFACE" speed "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE" > /dev/null
-  # verify baud rate
-  read -r TTYS3_BAUD_RATE <<< "$(stty -F "$TTY_INTERFACE" | awk '/speed .* baud;/{print $2}')"
-  if [ "$TTYS3_BAUD_RATE" == "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE" ];then
-    return 0
-  else
-    # baud rate configured on $TTY_INTERFACE is not matching baud rate specified in $CONFIG_FILE
-    return 1
-  fi
-}
-
-write_config_out(){
-
-  # get general info about the gnss receiver - currently hardcoded to gnss0
-
-  # ubxtool -f $TTY_INTERFACE -s $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE -p MON-VER
-  # read -r DESIRED_BAUD_RATE <<<  "$(cat $CONFIG_FILE | grep -o "^b\(aud\)\? \?r\(ate\)\? \?= \?\([[:digit:]]*\)" | grep -o [[:digit:]]*)"
-  TMP_GNSS_FOLDER="/tmp/gnss"
-  TMP_GNSS_FILE="$TMP_GNSS_FOLDER/mon_ver"
-  mkdir -p $TMP_GNSS_FOLDER
-  ubxtool -f $TTY_INTERFACE -s $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE -p MON-VER | grep "MON-VER" -A 10 > $TMP_GNSS_FILE
-
-  read -r swVersion <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=swVersion EXT CORE )([\d.]* \(\w{6}\))" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-  read -r hwVersion <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=hwVersion )(\d{8})" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-  read -r rom_base <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=extension ROM BASE )([\d.]* \(\w{6}\))" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-  read -r fwVer <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=extension FWVER=)([\w]* [\d.]*)" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-  read -r protVer <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=extension PROTVER=)([\d.]*)" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-  read -r mod <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=extension MOD=)(.*)" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-  read -r fis <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=extension FIS=)(.* \(\w{6}\))" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-  read -r gnss_tech <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=extension )([\w]{3};)+[\w]{3}" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-  read -r augment_service <<< "$(grep  -oP "(?<=extension )([\w]{4};)+[\w]{4}" $TMP_GNSS_FILE)"
-
-  # write config
-
-  CONFIG_OUT_FOLDER="/run/gnss"
-  CONFIG_OUT_FILE="$CONFIG_OUT_FOLDER/gnss0.config"
-  mkdir -p $CONFIG_OUT_FOLDER
-  touch $CONFIG_OUT_FILE
-
-  echo "Vendor:                             ublox" > $CONFIG_OUT_FILE
-  echo "Model:                              $mod" >> $CONFIG_OUT_FILE
-  echo "Firmware:                           $fwVer" >> $CONFIG_OUT_FILE
-  echo "ubx-Protocol:                       $protVer" >> $CONFIG_OUT_FILE
-  echo "Supported Satellite Systems:        $gnss_tech" >> $CONFIG_OUT_FILE
-  echo "Supported Augmentation Services:    $augment_service" >> $CONFIG_OUT_FILE
-}
-
-restart_gpsd(){
-  if [ "$RESTART_GPSD" -eq "1" ]; then
-    systemctl start gpsd
-    if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]; then
-    exit 7 # failed to restart gpsd
-    fi
-  fi
-}
-
-# start of main
-
-# check if script was launched by systemd
-if test -z "$INVOCATION_ID"; then
-  # launched by user
-  # TODO: get state of gpsd and decide accordingly
-  systemctl stop gpsd.socket && systemctl stop gpsd
-  RESTART_GPSD=1
-else
-  RESTART_GPSD=0
-fi
-
-# TODO: remove this hack in favour of a proper python environment
-# hack to get pyserial working
-PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/ && export PYTHONPATH
-
-# TODO: parse input args to display help which would explain usage of $CONFIG_FILE
-
-# check if CONFIG_FILE exists
-if ! test -f "$CONFIG_FILE"; then
-  # CONFIG_FILE doesn't exist
-  printf "config file missing\\n"
-  exit 2
-fi
-
-# check if SAVE_FILE exists
-if ! test -f "$SAVE_FILE"; then
-  # SAVE_FILE doesn't exist
-  printf "save file missing\\n"
-  touch $SAVE_FILE
-  echo 0 > $SAVE_FILE
-  printf "created save file %s\\n" "$SAVE_FILE"
-fi
-
-# read $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE specified in $CONFIG_FILE
-read -r DESIRED_BAUD_RATE <<<  "$(cat $CONFIG_FILE | grep -o "^b\(aud\)\? \?r\(ate\)\? \?= \?\([[:digit:]]*\)" | grep -o "[[:digit:]]*")"
-
-
-
-# check if $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE is supported by $DEVICE_NAME
-baud_rate_supported_flag=0
-for i in "${SUPPORTED_BAUD_RATES[@]}"
-do
-  if [ "$i" == "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE" ];then
-    baud_rate_supported_flag=1
-    break
-  fi
-done
-if [ "$baud_rate_supported_flag" == "0" ];then
-  printf "baud rate specified in %s is not supported by receiver %s\\n" "$CONFIG_FILE" "$DEVICE_NAME"
-  printf "supported baud rates are:\\n"
-  for j in "${SUPPORTED_BAUD_RATES[@]}"
-  do
-    printf "%s " "$j"
-  done
-  printf "\\n"
-  exit 5 # baud rate specified in $CONFIG_FILE not supported by $DEVICE_NAME
-fi
-
-# check if baud rate of $DEVICE_NAME matches $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE
-if br_receiver="$(poll_baud_rate_receiver "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE")";then
-  # read worked
-  if [ "$br_receiver" == "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE" ];then
-    # baud rate of receiver is matching baud rate specified in CONFIG_FILE
-    if [ "$(cat "$SAVE_FILE")" == "1" ];then
-      printf "baud rate of %s is already at %s baud\\n" "$DEVICE_NAME" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE"
-      printf "configuration is saved in flash of %s\\n" "$DEVICE_NAME"
-
-      if set_baud_rate_tty;then
-        printf "set baud rate of %s to %s baud\\n" "$TTY_INTERFACE" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE"
-      else
-        printf "failed to set baud rate of %s to %s\\n" "$TTY_INTERFACE" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE"
-        exit 6
-      fi
-      write_config_out
-      restart_gpsd
-      # script can exit
-      exit 0 # baud rate of receiver is already matching $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE
-    else
-      # TODO: this could be way faster by telling the detector which baud rate to use since we already know it
-      printf "baud rate of %s is already at %s baud\\n" "$DEVICE_NAME" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE"
-      printf "configuration is not saved in flash of %s\\n" "$DEVICE_NAME"
-      # hint for the detector
-      PRESELECTION_BAUD_RATES=("$br_receiver")
-    fi
-  else
-    printf "baud rates are not matching\\n"
-  fi
-else
-  printf "read failed\\n"
-fi
-
-# determine current baud rate of receiver
-args=("2" "${PRESELECTION_BAUD_RATES[@]}")
-detect_baud_rate "${args[@]}"
-if [ "$?" == "1" ];then
-  # retry with more baud rates and more tries per baud rate
-  printf "retrying\\n"
-  # maybe a time out increase would also work when dealing with lower baud rates?
-  args=("$MAX_ALLOWED_RETRIES" "${SUPPORTED_BAUD_RATES[@]}")
-  detect_baud_rate "${args[@]}"
-  if [ "$?" == "1" ];then
-    printf "baud rate not detected, even after retry\\n"
-    exit 1 # unable to detect baud rate
-  fi
-fi
-printf "detected baud rate of %s is %s baud\\n" "$DEVICE_NAME" "$DETECTED_BAUD_RATE"
-
-# upgrade to $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE baud
-new_baud_rate_set_flag=0
-for i in $(eval "echo {0..$MAX_ALLOWED_RETRIES}")
-do
-  set_baud_rate_receiver "$DETECTED_BAUD_RATE" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE"
-
-  if br_receiver="$(poll_baud_rate_receiver "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE")";then
-    # poll of baud rate worked
-    if [ "$br_receiver" == "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE" ];then
-      # baud rate of receiver is matching $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE
-      new_baud_rate_set_flag=1
-      # reset save log
-      echo 0 > $SAVE_FILE
-      break
-    fi
-  fi
-  # increasing timeout for each try
-  t=$(echo "$i" "0.1"| awk '{printf "%4.3f\n",$1*$2}')
-  sleep "$t"
-done
-
-if [ "$new_baud_rate_set_flag" == "0" ];then
-  printf "baud rate of %s is not set to %s baud or unable to verify, retried %s times\\n" "$DEVICE_NAME" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE" "$i"
-  exit 3 # baud rate not set to $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE or verifiying baud rate failed
-else
-  printf "baud rate of %s is set to desired %s baud, it took %s retries\\n" "$DEVICE_NAME" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE" "$i"
-fi
-
-# save config to flash
-config_saved_flag=0
-for i in $(eval "echo {0..$MAX_ALLOWED_RETRIES}")
-do
-  if save_receiver_config;then
-    config_saved_flag=1
-    break # success
-  fi
-  # increasing timeout for each try
-  t=$(echo "$i" "0.1"| awk '{printf "%4.3f\n",$1*$2}')
-  sleep "$t"
-done
-
-if [ "$config_saved_flag" == "0" ];then
-  printf "saving to flash was not successful, retried %s times\\n" "$i"
-  exit 4 # saving to flash failed
-else
-  printf "saving to flash was successful, it took %s retries\\n" "$i"
-fi
-
-if set_baud_rate_tty;then
-  printf "set baud rate of %s to %s baud\\n" "$TTY_INTERFACE" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE"
-else
-  printf "failed to set baud rate of %s to %s\\n" "$TTY_INTERFACE" "$DESIRED_BAUD_RATE"
-  exit 6
-fi
-
-write_config_out
-restart_gpsd
-
-exit 0 # successfully changed baud rate to $DESIRED_BAUD_RATE specified in $CONFIG_FILE
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-receiver-save-state b/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-receiver-save-state
deleted file mode 100644
index 573541a..0000000
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss-receiver-save-state
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss0.conf b/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss0.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index cdb5a08..0000000
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/files/gnss0.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Define a baud rate to be used by the GNSS receiver
-# This file is part of gnss-config service
-#
-# Required fields:
-#     baudrate:			baud rate to be used by the GNSS receiver
-#
-[default]
-baudrate=115200
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/gnss-config.bb b/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/gnss-config.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e6668c..0000000
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-config/gnss-config.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2020 Tobias Jäggi <tobias.jaeggi@netmodule.com>
-# Released under the MIT license (see COPYING.MIT for the terms)
-DESCRIPTION = "NEO-M8L baud rate config service"
-HOMEPAGE = "www.netmodule.com"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-SECTION = "bsp/firmware"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
-
-inherit systemd
-
-SRC_URI = " \
-           file://gnss-config.service \
-           file://gnss-config.sh \
-           file://gnss0.conf \
-           file://gnss-receiver-save-state \
-           "
-
-S = "${WORKDIR}"
-
-SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = " \
-                          gnss-config.service \
-                        "
-
-FILES_${PN} = "${systemd_unitdir}/system ${bindir} ${localstatedir} ${sysconfdir}"
-
-do_install() {
-    install -d ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system
-    install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/gnss-config.service ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system/
-
-    install -d ${D}${bindir}
-    install -m 744 ${WORKDIR}/gnss-config.sh ${D}${bindir}/gnss-config
-   
-    install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/gnss
-    install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/gnss0.conf ${D}${sysconfdir}/gnss/gnss0.conf
-
-    install -d ${D}${localstatedir}
-    install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/gnss-receiver-save-state ${D}${localstatedir}/gnss-receiver-save-state
-}
-
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "gpsd \
-		  bash \
-		  grep \
-		 "
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/files/gnss-save-on-shutdown.py b/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/files/gnss-save-on-shutdown.py
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index 3414453..0000000
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/files/gnss-save-on-shutdown.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,224 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import subprocess
-import re
-import sys
-import getopt
-import os
-from os import path
-
-default_device = r"/dev/gnss0"
-default_config_file = r"/etc/gnss/gnss0.conf"
-config_file_prepath = r"/etc/gnss/"
-config_file_end = r".conf"
-
-
-def out(str, use_systemd_cat=None, level=None):
-    if use_systemd_cat:
-        cmd = "systemd-cat -p %s echo \"%s\"" % (level, str)
-        os.system(cmd)
-    else:
-        print("%s" % str)
-    return
-
-
-def read_baud_rate(config_file, use_systemd_cat=None):
-    global output
-    if not path.exists(config_file):
-        cmd = "systemd-cat -p err \"config file %s doesn't exists\"" % config_file
-        os.system(cmd)
-        sys.exit(0)
-    with open(config_file, 'r') as file:
-        file_contents = file.readlines()
-    file_contents = ''.join(file_contents)
-    regex_baud_rate = r"^b(aud)? ?r(ate)? ?= ?(?P<baud_rate>\d+)"
-    pattern_baud_rate = re.compile(regex_baud_rate, flags=re.MULTILINE)
-    match_baud_rate = pattern_baud_rate.search(file_contents)
-    if match_baud_rate is not None:
-        return match_baud_rate.group('baud_rate')
-    else:
-        out("unable to read baud rate from %s" % config_file, use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-
-
-class UbxtoolWrapper:
-
-    def __init__(self, tool, device, speed, verbosity):
-        self.tool = tool
-        self.device = " -f " + device
-        self.speed = " -s " + speed
-        self.verbosity = " -v " + str(verbosity)
-
-    def poll_preset(self, preset):
-        preset = " -p " + preset
-        ubx_call = self.tool + self.device + self.speed + self.verbosity + preset
-        process = subprocess.Popen(ubx_call.split(), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-        process.wait()
-        return process.communicate()[0].decode('utf-8')
-
-    def send_command(self, ubx_class, ubx_id, payload=None):
-        if payload is None:
-            command = " -c " + ubx_class + "," + ubx_id
-        else:
-            command = " -c " + ubx_class + "," + ubx_id + "," + payload
-        ubx_call = self.tool + self.device + self.speed + self.verbosity + command
-
-        process = subprocess.Popen(ubx_call.split(), stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-        process.wait()
-        try:
-            return process.communicate()[0].decode('utf-8')
-        except 'ubxtool busy':
-            print('communication with ubxtool failed - retry')
-            #cmd = "systemd-cat -p err \communication with ubxtool failed - retry\""
-            #os.system(cmd)
-            exit(0)
-
-
-def find_sos_response(ubx_response, command):
-    get_command = re.compile(r"command (?P<command>\d) reserved\d x[\w ]+")
-    get_response = re.compile(r"response (?P<response>\d) reserved\d x[\w ]+")
-    # check if persist was successful
-    matches_command = re.finditer(get_command, ubx_response)
-    match_response = None
-    for match in matches_command:
-        if match.group('command') == command:
-            match_response = re.search(get_response, ubx_response[match.end():])
-            break
-    if match_response is None:
-        # no response found
-        return None
-    else:
-        return match_response.group('response')
-
-
-#   persits receiver state by dumping (parts of) receiver RAM to its flash
-def persist_receiver_state(ubx, use_systemd_cat=None):
-
-    # Controlled GNSS stop & Hotstart
-    ubx_response = ubx.send_command(ubx_class='06', ubx_id='04', payload='00,00,08,00')
-    # save contents of BBR to flash
-    ubx_response = ubx.send_command(ubx_class='09', ubx_id='14', payload='00,00,00,00')
-    # check if persist was successful
-    response = find_sos_response(ubx_response, '2')     # 2 = Backup File Creation Acknowledge
-    if response is None:
-        out("unable to verify if receiver state is persistant", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-    elif response == '1':       # ACK -> receiver state persisted
-        out("successfully persisted receiver state", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='info')
-        return
-    else:
-        out("unable to verify if receiver state is persistant", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-
-
-#   verifies loading of receiver state from flash to RAM
-def verify_load_of_receiver_state(ubx, use_systemd_cat=None):
-    # Controlled GNSS start & Hotstart
-    ubx_response = ubx.send_command(ubx_class='06', ubx_id='04', payload='00,00,09,00')
-    # check if restore was successful
-    ubx_response = ubx.send_command(ubx_class='09', ubx_id='14')
-    response = find_sos_response(ubx_response, '3')     # 3 = System Restored from Backup
-    if response is None:
-        out("unable to verify restoration of receiver state", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-    elif response == '0':   # Unknown
-        out("unable to verify restoration of receiver state", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-    elif response == '1':   # Failed restoring from backup file
-        out("restoring receiver state failed", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-    elif response == '2':   # restored from backup
-        out("successfully restored receiver state", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='info')
-        return
-    elif response == '3':   # not restored (no backup)
-        out("there was no persistant receiver state to restore", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-    else:
-        out("unable to verify restoration of receiver state", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-
-
-#   clears backup
-def clear_perisited_receiver_state(ubx, use_systemd_cat=None):
-    # clear backup (recommended by ublox)
-    ubx_response = ubx.send_command(ubx_class='09', ubx_id='14', payload='01,00,00,00')
-
-
-def main(argv):
-
-    use_default_device = True
-    device = default_device
-    config_file = default_config_file
-    do_persist = False
-    do_verify = False
-    do_clear = False
-    use_systemd_cat = False
-
-    help_message = "\nOptions:\n" \
-                   "  -p, --persist                         Save current GNSS receiver state to flash\n" \
-                   "  -v, --verify                          Verify that peristed receiver state was loaded upon boot\n" \
-                   "  -c, --clear                           Clear saved receiver state from flash (recommended after restore)\n" \
-                   "  -d, --device </path/to/device>        Specify the device to be used\n" \
-                   "  -j, --journal                         Use systemd-cat instead of print, recommended when running as service\n" \
-                   "                                        to get highlighted error output in systemd journal\n" \
-                   "  -h, --help                            Print help\n"
-    try:
-        # Note to self: arguments that require an option are followed with :, long version requite =
-        opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, "hpvcjd:", ["help", "persist", "verify", "clear", "journal", "device="])
-    except getopt.GetoptError:
-        print("invalid user input")
-        print(help_message)
-        sys.exit(0)
-    if len(opts) < 1:
-        print("no user input")
-        print(help_message)
-        sys.exit(0)
-    for opt, arg in opts:
-        if opt in ("-h", "--help"):
-            print(help_message)
-            sys.exit(0)
-        elif opt in ("-p", "--persist"):
-            do_persist = True
-        elif opt in ("-v", "--verify"):
-            do_verify = True
-        elif opt in ("-c", "--clear"):
-            do_clear = True
-        elif opt in ("-j", "--journal"):
-            use_systemd_cat = True
-            # logs from this point on get output to journalctl was -j flag is set
-        elif opt in ("-d", "-device"):
-            use_default_device = False
-            device = arg
-            if not path.exists(device):
-                out("invalid device", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-                sys.exit(0)
-            regex_device_name = re.compile(r"\/dev\/(?P<device_name>[\w]+)")
-            device_name = regex_device_name.search(device).group('device_name')
-            possible_config_file = config_file_prepath + device_name + config_file_end
-            if not path.exists(possible_config_file):
-                out("no config file for %s found at %s, using default config file %s instead" % (device_name, possible_config_file, default_config_file), use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='warning')
-            else:
-                out("config file used for device %s: %s" % (device_name, possible_config_file), use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='debug')
-                config_file = possible_config_file
-
-    if do_persist and do_verify:
-        out("You can't persist the receiver state and verify a restore at the same time.", use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='err')
-        sys.exit(0)
-
-    if use_default_device:
-        out("no device specified, using default %s" % default_device, use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat, level='warning')
-
-    baud_rate = read_baud_rate(config_file, use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat)
-
-    ubx = UbxtoolWrapper(tool="ubxtool", device=device, speed=str(baud_rate), verbosity=2)
-
-    if do_persist:
-        persist_receiver_state(ubx, use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat)
-    if do_clear:
-        clear_perisited_receiver_state(ubx, use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat)
-    if do_verify:
-        verify_load_of_receiver_state(ubx, use_systemd_cat=use_systemd_cat)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main(sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/files/gnss-save-on-shutdown.service b/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/files/gnss-save-on-shutdown.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e87dac..0000000
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/files/gnss-save-on-shutdown.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Save current GNSS receiver state on shutdown
-Before=gpsd.service
-After=gnss-config.service
-
-[Service]
-
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/gnss-save-on-shutdown -vcj -d /dev/gnss0
-RemainAfterExit=yes
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/gnss-save-on-shutdown -pj -d /dev/gnss0
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/gnss-save-on-shutdown.bb b/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/gnss-save-on-shutdown.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bd0d9c..0000000
--- a/recipes-connectivity/gnss-save-on-shutdown/gnss-save-on-shutdown.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2020 Tobias Jäggi <tobias.jaeggi@netmodule.com>
-
-
-
-# Released under the MIT license (see COPYING.MIT for the terms)
-DESCRIPTION = "NEO-M8L save on shutdown service"
-HOMEPAGE = "www.netmodule.com"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-SECTION = "bsp/firmware"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COMMON_LICENSE_DIR}/MIT;md5=0835ade698e0bcf8506ecda2f7b4f302"
-
-inherit systemd
-
-SRC_URI = " \ 
-           file://gnss-save-on-shutdown.py \
-           file://gnss-save-on-shutdown.service \ 
-           "
-
-S = "${WORKDIR}"
-
-SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = " \
-			  gnss-save-on-shutdown.service \
-			"
-
-FILES_${PN} = "${systemd_unitdir}/system ${bindir} ${sysconfdir}"
-
-do_install() {
-    install -d ${D}${bindir}
-    install -m 744 ${WORKDIR}/gnss-save-on-shutdown.py ${D}${bindir}/gnss-save-on-shutdown
-   
-    install -d ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system/
-    install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/gnss-save-on-shutdown.service ${D}${systemd_unitdir}/system/
-}
-
-RDEPENDS_${PN} = "gpsd"