On Sat, 2009-03-07 at 11:04 -0800, Scott Petersen wrote: > Mirko Lindner wrote: > > Hi, > > > I've been tracking OM unstable. Now that Paroli is starting at boot > > > with a full-screen I can't figure out how to start any other > > > applications outside of using ssh. Then once started the application > > > doesn't have the Illume top-bar available to do any of the functions it > > > provided such as application switching or ending the program. I tried > > > killing paroli-launcher. That left me with a black-screen. ...
> > To put it in one sentence: > > > > for Now the paroli image comes with these styles installed. We hope we > > can change that in the future. There is a way of "reactivating" the old > > style, I will try to compile a document and publish it here. > > > > /mirko > > > I too have been tracking the unstable images and slowly digging in to > the code to try and contribute. > > First the answer: > > You can get back to using illume by logging in with SSH and doing > > opkg remove paroli-autostart > rm -rf /home/root/.e > reboot > Similarly, I flashed with fso-image-om-gta02.jffs2. I think the end result is about the same except for a reflash. Thanks for the suggestion. > You should then get the illume launcher on next boot and be able to ... > > Second a bit of a rant: > > I have to say that I am extremely disappointed in this decision to > prevent users from using the functionality of their phone. Why would > anyone want to purchase a piece of hardware with as much promise as the > freerunner and not be able to use it for anything but what a sub $50 > dollar phone has been able to do for years? It just doesn't make sense > to me when it seems so easy to shrink paroli down a little bit and use > illume. I have wondered for some time about why Paroli was duplicating > functionality from illume. (e.g. the Battery level) Now I understand and > I am flabbergasted. Yes I do want stable phone functionality but not at > the expense of all other functionality. > > Scott Petersen You've voiced close to my own sentiments. digger
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