FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread rakshat hooja
1) Are there any working hacks for getting FM radio reception on the neo 1973? Even the $35 (total for the unlocked phone that will work with any network) Nokia phones have FM reception in india. This is a must have option for the Neo to sell in India. Most phones use the earplug cable assembly as

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Doug Sutherland
Silicon Labs SI4700 and SI4701 are entire FM tuners on a single chip, and they are tiny. I have their USB FM Radio and I use it every day on my PC, and I believe the same chip is in my Sony Ericsson phone. This is the one that uses the earphone wire as antenna, although it can be separate, as is

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Mikko J Rauhala
On pe, 2007-11-09 at 16:35 +0530, rakshat hooja wrote: 1) Are there any working hacks for getting FM radio reception on the neo 1973? Even the $35 (total for the unlocked phone that will work with any network) Nokia phones have FM reception in india. This is a must have option for the Neo to

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Daniel Gustafsson
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 06:46:16 -0500 Doug Sutherland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Silicon Labs SI4700 and SI4701 are entire FM tuners on a single chip, and they are tiny. I have their USB FM Radio and I use it every day on my PC, and I believe the same chip is in my Sony Ericsson phone. This is the

Manually usage of gsmd with libgsmd-tool

2007-11-09 Thread Mikkel Meyer Andersen
Hi, I'm having problems with registering with a carrier here in Denmark. The log: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ libgsmd-tool -m shell -vvv libgsm-tool - (C) 2006 by Harald Welte This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY O # # Power-On EVENT: PIN request (type='SIM PIN') Please enter

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Mike Hodson
On Nov 9, 2007 6:10 AM, Mike Hodson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He is talking about receiver chips, like those used in SonyEricsson/Nokia cellphones, to provide the phone owner with FM radio reception. Not to transmit say, music, to a radio. Or i also could have missed the final sentence in his

Re: When will usb host driver be available in OM kernel?

2007-11-09 Thread Marcin Juszkiewicz
Dnia piątek, 9 listopada 2007, Bartlomiej Zdanowski [Zdanek] napisał: As far as I know there's no USB host driver in OM kernel, so even if external USB device is self powered or power connector is attached there's no chance to connect anything to Neo. USB Host driver is present from nearly

Re: Manually usage of gsmd with libgsmd-tool

2007-11-09 Thread Jens Fursund
Hey Mikkel, Which carrier are you trying to register with. Just curious since I'm aming at buying a Neo GTA02 when it arrives, and thereby want to make sure that it works in Denmark. Best Regards, Jens On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 13:56 +0100, Mikkel Meyer Andersen wrote: Hi, I'm having problems

When will usb host driver be available in OM kernel?

2007-11-09 Thread Bartlomiej Zdanowski [Zdanek]
Hello. As far as I know there's no USB host driver in OM kernel, so even if external USB device is self powered or power connector is attached there's no chance to connect anything to Neo. When will it be available? You could provide it with other two drivers - mouse and keyboard, and that

Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread thomas.cooksey
Sorry to bring up the whole google phone thing again, but... I read the arm-linux Mailing list. Yesterday, Brian Swetland (Linux Kernel Lead, Android Project, Google) posted, announcing the public git tree for the Qualcomm MSM7K. This could just be the platform the android guys have been using

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Stroller
On 8 Nov 2007, at 21:22, Robin Paulson wrote: ... i know it's got a gps and can e-mail/text us where it is, but that will only work if someone doesn't re-flash it and has other caveats on it working. ... I'd guess that only 1% of the population knows what a Neo looks like, or would even

Re: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread Giles Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : 1) I think Google IS developing their own phone after all 2) I think that phone will be based on the Qualcomm MSM7K 3) I think Android will be using Kastor as a rendering engine 4) If so, Android will look a lot like the Kastor demos on tat's website. (e.g.

RE: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread thomas.cooksey
1) I think Google IS developing their own phone after all 2) I think that phone will be based on the Qualcomm MSM7K 3) I think Android will be using Kastor as a rendering engine 4) If so, Android will look a lot like the Kastor demos on tat's website. (e.g.

Re: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread Attila Csipa
On Friday 09 November 2007 15:00:19 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: development. However, why would they go to all the trouble of porting Linux to a new SoC when there are many other already supported SoCs they could have used to develop on? I think this could be evidence that Google IS developing

Re: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread Stefan Lischke
Hi thomas, thanx for investigating, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I've already mentioned, another interesting thing I noticed was one of the Open Handset Alliance's members - The Astonishing Tribe (http://www.tat.se). But why joined TAT on the 5 november, the day of the press release? isn't

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Doug Sutherland
He is talking about receiver chips, like those used in SonyEricsson/Nokia cellphones, to provide the phone owner with FM radio reception. Not to transmit say, music, to a radio. Well I mentioned both, and they are separate chips. There is plain FM, FM with RDS/RBDS, AM/FM and also FM

RE: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread thomas.cooksey
But why joined TAT on the 5 november, the day of the press release? isn't this a little bit late or just another reason to believe they use TAT, cause they don't wanted to spoil the whole thing with TAT oh their list even earlier? Good question... I had assumed 5th November is just when the

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Mike Hodson
On Nov 9, 2007 7:34 AM, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With a device like the Neo the biggest issue with automated I'm here messages is the risk of the battery running flat 7 the thief being unable to acquire a suitable charger. Stroller. The way I see it, this isn't an issue if you

Re: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread Marcin Juszkiewicz
Dnia piątek, 9 listopada 2007, Attila Csipa napisał: I wouldn't be surprised if Google made a prototype/reference phone, for testing (just like Trolltech did with the Greenphone) and to eliminate any hardware obstacles/delays that might be caused by other manufacturers. Trolltech did not

Re: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread Marcin Juszkiewicz
Dnia piątek, 9 listopada 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] napisał: announcing the public git tree for the Qualcomm MSM7K. This could just be the platform the android guys have been using for development. However, why would they go to all the trouble of porting Linux to a new SoC when there are many

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Georg Michelitsch
Doug Sutherland wrote: I am planning to make some PCB boards with the SI4701 and minimal parts on them in the future, will be sold on ebay (I have surface mount reflow oven). See the Silicon Labs parts here:

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Georg Michelitsch
Daniel Gustafsson wrote: Implementing an FM sender would however make the Neo hard to sell on markets where personal FM transmitters are illegal (however weak the signal is) such as Sweden. At least it was still illegal when I was living there. cheers ./daniel ahm - we're talking

Re: Battery time

2007-11-09 Thread Oliver Uvman
Hi John! That was a very long, detailed and good answer. Exactly what I needed. The fact that the battery time is over 7 hours rather than 3 (like most laptops) gives me faith that it will be quite enough for me. Big thanks! /Oliver ___ OpenMoko

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread AVee
On Friday 09 November 2007 17:14, Mike Hodson wrote: On Nov 9, 2007 7:34 AM, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With a device like the Neo the biggest issue with automated I'm here messages is the risk of the battery running flat 7 the thief being unable to acquire a suitable charger.

Re: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread AVee
On Friday 09 November 2007 16:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) I think Google IS developing their own phone after all 2) I think that phone will be based on the Qualcomm MSM7K 3) I think Android will be using Kastor as a rendering engine 4) If so, Android will look a lot like the Kastor

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Mike Hodson
On Nov 9, 2007 9:38 AM, AVee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which will only work when the thief is friendly enough to turn the phone on with the same sim-card installed, otherwise, what number would you text to? I'm guessing most GSM thiefs are smart enough to remove the SIM first. You don't know

Re: Battery time

2007-11-09 Thread Lorn Potter
John Locke wrote: Hello, I was running Qtopia for 5 or 6 weeks, and under that, I was getting about 5 hours of time tops, whether I used the phone or not. The battery indicator has 5 bars, and after a good 4 hours, there would still be 3 bars left (60%, or so you might think). But by that

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Georg Michelitsch
Doug Sutherland wrote: Georg, My original plan was to design a generic add-on board for embedded single board computers that includes an audio codec, FM tuner, and optional text-to-speech. I still have that plan but may make several variants on this, I have lots of interest in mobile audio

Re: Is Google developing a phone after all?

2007-11-09 Thread Attila Csipa
On Friday 09 November 2007 17:43:25 Marcin Juszkiewicz wrote: Dnia piątek, 9 listopada 2007, Attila Csipa napisał: I wouldn't be surprised if Google made a prototype/reference phone, for testing (just like Trolltech did with the Greenphone) and to eliminate any hardware obstacles/delays

Re: Community update: The 850 MHz issue

2007-11-09 Thread William Voorhees
I realize the 850mhz issue is complex and you can't give an answer right away, but I'd like to know when we could expect one? I'm one of the many North American's who needs the 850 band, and If I know it's coming I'm going to start doing some software dev, if it's not I'll start looking elsewhere.

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Doug Sutherland
Georg, The amazing thing about these Silicon Labs parts is that they require almost no external components. For example the SI470x FM tuners require a crystal and regulator, that is all, they can use headphone cable as antenna (as is done in most phones now), and they have stereo analog output

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Stroller
On 9 Nov 2007, at 18:45, Mike Hodson wrote: ... Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one. Of course this begs the question* - what if they DON'T change the SIM card? Some suggestions were made last

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Ian Darwin
Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one. But this obviously can't become part of the base system; it's a bad idea for many people. I (and many others I know) legitimately switch SIMs several times a

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Enno Gottox Boland
Then I send a special SMS which switches the Neo to stolen mode :) 2007/11/9, Stroller [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On 9 Nov 2007, at 18:45, Mike Hodson wrote: ... Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one. Of

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Georg Michelitsch
Doug Sutherland wrote: Georg, The amazing thing about these Silicon Labs parts is that they require almost no external components. For example the SI470x FM tuners require a crystal and regulator, that is all, they can use headphone cable as antenna (as is done in most phones now), and they

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Jeff Andros
On 11/9/07, Georg Michelitsch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I'm interested in a FM transmitter in order to for example listen to my music on my car's radio. /snip This could also enable some really cool speakerphone abilities, as long as we can then filter the audio input to remove the echo

Re: FM radio reception on neo/openmoko and some other questions

2007-11-09 Thread Doug Sutherland
There is an interesting speaker phone codec made by cirrus logic http://www.cirrus.com/en/products/pro/detail/P1006.html They are in stock at digikey -- Doug___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Tomi N/A
Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one. Here's an idea. Let's say that the phone keeps a complete history of it's movement in space and time (or spacetime, if you like). Let's say we set it to check it's

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Mike Hodson
On Nov 9, 2007 1:24 PM, Ian Darwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But this obviously can't become part of the base system; it's a bad idea for many people. I (and many others I know) legitimately switch SIMs several times a year (when travelling to Europe), and don't need to be worried about false

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread Mike Hodson
On Nov 9, 2007 3:36 PM, Tomi N/A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's an idea. Let's say that the phone keeps a complete history of it's movement in space and time (or spacetime, if you like). ... When you're phone is stolen - and the above behavior is made SIM-independent - you get regular tips

bug labs - comparison?

2007-11-09 Thread Tomi N/A
It seems bug labs don't have a GSM module in mind, but nevertheless, their idea seems very interesting. I'd like to hear other opinions... Cheers, Tomislav ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: Community update: The 850 MHz issue

2007-11-09 Thread AVee
On Tuesday 06 November 2007 03:36, Jon wrote: I'd suggest everyone find their country on GSM World: http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/index.shtml and check their providers. Unfortunately some of the maps don't differentiate between 850 and 1900 (for example Rogers Wireless in Canada).

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread AVee
On Friday 09 November 2007 21:24, Ian Darwin wrote: Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one. But this obviously can't become part of the base system; it's a bad idea for many people. I (and many others

Re: i'm going to lose my neo....

2007-11-09 Thread The Rasterman
On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:24:25 -0500 Ian Darwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] babbled: Now this is a great idea. Have it automatically go into stolen mode if the sim changes. I honestly didn't think about that one. But this obviously can't become part of the base system; it's a bad idea for many

Qtopia flash image 11/9

2007-11-09 Thread Richard Reichenbacher
Lorn, I just flashed over the latest image you uploaded. Upon receiving a call, the phone does not ring, I cannot hear the other person they cannot hear me and the alarm clock doesn't ring. Odd thing though is that when I place a call I can be heard and they can hear me. I'm also curious

Re: Qtopia flash image 11/9

2007-11-09 Thread Richard Reichenbacher
Richard Reichenbacher wrote: Lorn, I just flashed over the latest image you uploaded. Upon receiving a call, the phone does not ring, I cannot hear the other person they cannot hear me and the alarm clock doesn't ring. Odd thing though is that when I place a call I can be heard and they

Re: Qtopia flash image 11/9

2007-11-09 Thread Lorn Potter
Richard Reichenbacher wrote: Richard Reichenbacher wrote: Lorn, I just flashed over the latest image you uploaded. Upon receiving a call, the phone does not ring, I cannot hear the other person they cannot hear me and the alarm clock doesn't ring. Odd thing though is that when I place a

Moved page for those interested in second hand Neos

2007-11-09 Thread rakshat hooja
I have moved the wiki page for those interested in buying a second hand Neo to- http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Interested_in_second_hand_neo The page for users wanting to sell their GTA01 devices remains at http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/US_850_band_users_wanting_to_sell_Neo Regards, Rakshat