David, Looks good but the WiFi doesn't connect for me and I can't do manual network setups because there is no visual keyboard for the terminal?
Thanks, Phil. On 2009-12-23 00:51, David Wagner wrote: > Sorry for the cross-post but we are wery pwoud to announce it: > > > Dear Hackable:1 users, > > After rev5rc1, we spent hours and hours debugging this or improving that > to finally get the rev5 out today. Yep, that's right: hackable:1 rev5 > (Codename: Chuck) is there! > > > First of all, you can grab the different flavours (user for the flash > and developer for the SD) here: http://download.hackable1.org/rev5 > > Changelog > Here are the changes since rev4: > > + End users matters > > * Most of the software stack now runs under the 'hackable1' user, > for security purposes. > * SMS proper implementation > * The contact list bug has been found and fixed! > * Power management improvements, suspend works, bluetooth and wifi > are no longer turned on by default. > * An application called 'h1settings' can be used to configure phone > features, (enable / disable GSM / Wireless / GPS, power management, ...) > as well as time and date. > * We created a new theme to celebrate this new release! > * We got a splashscreen! It features a Chuck figure to reflects the > rev5 codename: Chuck > * For those who used to love the games on OM2007.2, we put them back ! > * Boot time seems to have been improved a bit > > > + Power users / developers matters > > * This rev5 release has entirely been built from the automatic build > system. > * A Linux kernel is now packaged in hackable:1, in order not to rely > on fso-pkg anymore. > o Debugging has been disabled (boot time improvement) > o Easier kernel upgrade when using an ext2 partition to store > the kernel on µSD cards > o Separation of kernel modules in three sets: essential (comes > with the kernel), common modules and "more modules" > o You can read a bit on > http://zecrazytux.net/Embedded/Hackable1/Custom_Kernel.html > > * CDBS is now used for some packages. > o the package h1packtools contains a CDBS rule that may > suffice for simple programs with the autotools > o this rule also enables cross-compilation ; it is based on > previous works on this subject > * Git repositories can now be used as sources for remote projects. > > Where can I find it? Where can I get it? I didn't understand last time, > so I ask again : what is the answer to the ultimate question about life, > the universe, and everything? > > As ever, you can download hackable:1 on http://download.hackable1.org/rev5. > > All the necessary information can be found on http://trac.hackable1.org > as ever, that is documentation, installation instructions as well as > known issues. > > It's obvious that the answer to the aforementioned question is "Chuck". > > Who should I thank for all that stuff? > > Among the people who worked on this release, the most notorious are > (alphabetically): > > * Marcus Bauer (mbauer) > * Jérome Blondon (jbl2024) > * Sébastien Bocahu (zecrazytux) > * Pierre Pronchery (khorben) > * David Wagner (Deubeuliou) > > > We'd also like to thank all the testers, among them most notably > Bearstech employees, and regular contributors/users of hackable:1, who > kept us going forward. > > What should I expect next? > Due to a very good number of good reasons, which could all of them be > summed up by a minute of one of khorben's rants against libgsmd, we'll > switch to Freesmartphone.Org for rev6. > We will also switch from xserver-xglamo to xserver-xorg for the sake of > more responsive graphics. > On the developer side, we will of course continue to improve the > packaging system and lower the entry barrier. > > All in all, more reliable GSM& suspend, and almost all the features one > may need. Stay tuned! > > > > The hackable:1 team > > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list > devel@lists.openmoko.org > https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/devel -- Philip Rhoades GPO Box 3411 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia E-mail: p...@pricom.com.au _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@lists.openmoko.org https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
