Hey! Happy new year for you, too! Very nice news update!!! I’m really looking forward to the PyraPhone - donated! :) A little feature request: could you plan to make a case similar to the OpenMoko Freerunner? i really like the robust design and the „handle“ x)
> Am 01.01.2019 um 13:49 schrieb H. Nikolaus Schaller <[email protected]>: > > Dear all, > first of all let me wich everyone a happy new year and say thank you that you > are still > subscribed to this list. > > There haven't been many news in 2018, but there have been activites behind > the scenes > that layed the foundation for plans for 2019 which you might find interesting. > > So let me start with the LetuxOS. > > LetuxOS is constantly developing, mainly in the kernel which has reached > letux-4.20 release. > And we are likely get 4.21-rc1 next week. > > A lot of work has been done last year, mainly by Andreas Kemndade, to > upstream more > parts of our private feature branches, so that even a mainline kernel does > useful things > on the GTA04. Well, it is missing some of the polishing done by our LetuxOS > additions, > but generally having the core upstream helps everyone. > > The kernel now supports these hardware: > * L2804/GTA04 (A3,A4,A5) > * L3704 > * L7004 > * BeagleBoard > * BeagleBoard XM > * OpenPandora > * BeagleBone > * PocketBeagle > * Pandaboard > * omap5evm > * Udoo neo > * Pyra > > Quite impressive list, but there are plans to expand it even further... > > One really new thing is to support the Raspi B3+ where we already have a demo > image. It does not yet use the LetuxOS kernel, but progress has been made > towards > finding a working defconfig. So it will come sooner than later. > > Just try > > makesd raspi3b+ -r xfce > > The rootfs are several flavours of Debian so that we particicpate from > upstream. > We now have rootfs images for Wheezy, Jessie and Stretch and the latest > Buster. > > For systems with boot-loader in NAND try: > > makesd debian -r > http://download.goldelico.com/letux-debian-rootfs/20181225-buster-10.sid-armhf-minimal.tbz > > <http://download.goldelico.com/letux-debian-rootfs/20181225-buster-10.sid-armhf-minimal.tbz> > > For systems needing boot-loader on SD card e.g. Udoo neo: > > makesd udoo-neo -r > http://download.goldelico.com/letux-debian-rootfs/20181225-buster-10.sid-armhf-minimal.tbz > > <http://download.goldelico.com/letux-debian-rootfs/20181225-buster-10.sid-armhf-minimal.tbz> > > For GUI we now have: > * lxde > * xfce > * mate > * illume > * qtmoko > * replicant > * quantumstep > > All these things can be easily (well almost) combined through makesd. > > And thanks to Mark Müller we start to support Phosh (Purism Phone’s shell). > The > interesting thing with LetuxOS will be that it can basically run on all > hardware > mentioned above. But there are missing pieces in config, so that work isn't > done > and will not end and speed is awfully low (comapred to QtMoko and > Replicant)... > > Regarding OpenPandora there have been several users trying it: > > > https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/letux-os.81518/page-3#post-1446367 > <https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/letux-os.81518/page-3#post-1446367> > > The command to make an xfce image is: > > makesd openpandora -r xfce > > This is a lot of news from the software side, but what is going on with > hardware? > > I am currently working in my limited spare time on a project which is called > GTA15/PyraPhone. > > It is just taking the Pyra hardware design, removing the keyboard and nub and > the display > hinge and cable, changing the battery, adding some phone features (earpiece) > and Kill-Switches, > but keeping everything else and make a new PCB layout in a smartphone > portrait format. > > Features will therefore be: > * 5 inch resistive touch display with 720x1280 > * µHDMI out > * ca. 2000-6000 mAh battery > * 2 external µSD slots + one internal > * 2G/3G/4G + GPS/GLONASS > * 2 USB2 host ports (full size - one prepared for USB3) > * µUSB3-OTG port > * charger&FTDI console through µUSB2 port > * 3.5mm headset jack with auto-polarity detection and remote keypad option > * WLAN/BT (maybe with a RedPine module because it does not need a BLOB but > has to be checked) > * independent hardware Kill-switches for WWAN, WLAN, BT, Microphone, Sensors, > and more > * Processor board from Pyra, i.e. currently OMAP5 with 2/4GB RAM, eMMC - but > maybe a compatible i.MX8M board can be developed > * expansion connector (compatible to GTA04A5) for hackers to develop > extensions > > Before you start to think that this project is vapourware like many others > with similar goals > but nicer marketing (web pages, public relations, political goals), I have > attached some documents. > The first one is a prototype without any electrical function, but shows the > concept. The second > is the current draft status of (improved but still not perfect and finished) > component placement. > > When will it be finished? I have to admit that I don't know. The mechanical > demonstrator > was already built in Feb 2017 and only now I have continued to work on the > PCB design, > because I have to run this as a hobby project now. Financing such projects in > a way that > they get tangible results has become more and more difficult. > > Anyways, if you are interested in helping to speed up the GTA15 development, > there is a way: > > http://shop.goldelico.com/wiki.php?page=Product&product=9601 > <http://shop.goldelico.com/wiki.php?page=Product&product=9601> > > And if there is really enough interest in a finished product, we can organise > to build some > units - after the design is finished. If you are, please also spread the word > that this > project exists. > > BR and again a happy new tinkering year, > Nikolaus > > > <IMG_1007 (1).jpeg> > > <IMG_1004 (1).jpeg> > > <PastedGraphic-1.tiff> > > _______________________________________________ > Community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.goldelico.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/community > http://www.tinkerphones.org Mit freundlichen Grüßen Matthias Weiß Web: http://codeandcreate.de <http://codeandcreate.de/> GitHub: https://github.com/codeandcreate <https://github.com/codeandcreate>
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