On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:07 AM, robert lazarski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 3:00 AM, Joerg Reisenweber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Am Mo 17. November 2008 schrieb robert lazarski: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm about to buy an openmoko, as I finally have some time and cash. >>> However, my understanding is that the latest phones for sale have a >>> buzzing issue and its confirmed to be hardware related. Will there be >>> a hardware revision? Or I'm a stuck using a soldering iron and new >>> parts to fix it? Please correct me if I'm misinformed. >> >> We are actually in the process to figure out how to fix *all* devices sold, >> by >> implementing the so-called "big-C" fix (which means add a 100uF, replace one >> R), which can be done by those experienced in soldering. Not yet clear where >> this will end, but we're on it. >> >> Very next thing is we will publish a rework SOP paper. >> >> Also see other answer in this thread. >> >> cheers >> jOERG >> > > Thanks for the info. While I'm good at soldering, I'd prefer to wait > for an "A7" revision if that happens. Searching the hardware archives > mentioned there might be one: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg00696.html > > I realize it may take a while. I'm guessing A7, if it happens, may > also have other updates which may help some other issues of the phone. > Looking at the hardware wiki, I see no list of confirmed or even > suspected hardware issues. My interest in openmoko is kernel and > bootloader related, and there's just somethings that can't be fixed in > hardware despite the steady stream of patches I see on the kernel > list. So I'm unclear if some issues like suspend, battery life amd > missed calls are perhaps hardware issues? Just trying to make an > informed choice between buying now or later. > > Best regards, > Robert >
s/can't be fixed in hardware/can't be fixed in software/ - R _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community