Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-24 Thread Takke
Hi guys, I received the Freerunner today and I went trough the same issues with a 128KB Vodafone SIM. All you have to do is to follow (as suggested) _carefully_ this guide [0] and I can confirm that your brad new vodafone SIM will start working properly. Bye, Takke [0] http://wiki.openmok

Re: Flashing GSM firmware (was Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?)

2009-02-24 Thread Peter Klassen
2009/2/23 Steve 'dillo Okay : > r...@om-gta02:/usr/sbin# echo 0 >/sys/bus/platform/devices/neo1973-pm- > gsm.0/power_on > r...@om-gta02:/usr/sbin# echo 1 >/sys/bus/platform/devices/neo1973-pm- > gsm.0/power_on > r...@om-gta02:/usr/sbin# echo "a...@poff" >/dev/ttySAC0 > r...@om-gta02:/usr/sbin# FLUI

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-23 Thread Paul Fertser
"GNUtoo" writes: >> "GNUtoo" writes: >>> it's a bug in the GSM modem's firmware...it can be updated but I advise >>> you against doing it because there is some command to type and if you >>> makes a typo it can brick your gsm modem >> >> That's a lie. > sorry that was not intentional... I know,

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-23 Thread GNUtoo
> "GNUtoo" writes: >> it's a bug in the GSM modem's firmware...it can be updated but I advise >> you against doing it because there is some command to type and if you >> makes a typo it can brick your gsm modem > > That's a lie. sorry that was not intentional...so we should change the wiki as ther

Flashing GSM firmware (was Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?)

2009-02-23 Thread Steve 'dillo Okay
> > From: Paul Fertser > Date: February 23, 2009 2:09:45 AM GMT+01:00 > To: community@lists.openmoko.org > Subject: Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ? > Reply-To: List for Openmoko community discussion > > > > "GNUtoo" writes: >> it's a bug in

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Paul Fertser
"GNUtoo" writes: > it's a bug in the GSM modem's firmware...it can be updated but I advise > you against doing it because there is some command to type and if you > makes a typo it can brick your gsm modem That's a lie. You can't brick your modem at all, as it has a ROM bootloader. Dedicated pe

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread GNUtoo
> Greetings OM-heads, > I'm currently in Trieste for a seminar and brought my Freerunner here > with me from the US. > I bought a Vodaphone SIM which doesn't seem to work in my GTA02, but > works in just every other phone I've put it in. > > Can anybody recommend a Euro SIM/carrier that is known to

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Steve " 'dillo" Okay
On Feb 22, 2009, at 16:36 , Michele Renda wrote: > On 22/02/2009 16:26, Steve " 'dillo" Okay wrote: >> Greetings OM-heads, >> I'm currently in Trieste for a seminar and brought my Freerunner here >> with me from the US. >> I bought a Vodaphone SIM which doesn't seem to work in my GTA02, but >> wo

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Steve " 'dillo" Okay
On Feb 22, 2009, at 17:21 , Michele Renda wrote: > On 22/02/2009 17:07, Federico Belvisi wrote: >> I have a Vodafone sim 128K that isn't working (the first and last >> time I tried >> was when I bought my Freerunner back in august). >> Till then, I put in the FR an old 64K (or 32K, maybe, I for

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Michele Renda
On 22/02/2009 17:26, Giovanni wrote: > I live in Italy. > I bought a new 128K Vodafone SIM about 3 months ago, but it didn't > work with the Freerunner. > Then I found an older 64K Vodafone SIM and it works well. May be is a Vodafone 128Kb sim related problem. Someone of you tried to upgrade the

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Giovanni
I live in Italy. I bought a new 128K Vodafone SIM about 3 months ago, but it didn't work with the Freerunner. Then I found an older 64K Vodafone SIM and it works well. On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Federico Belvisi wrote: > Michele Renda ha scritto: > > On 22/02/2009 16:26, Steve " 'dillo"

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Michele Renda
On 22/02/2009 17:07, Federico Belvisi wrote: > I have a Vodafone sim 128K that isn't working (the first and last time I tried > was when I bought my Freerunner back in august). > Till then, I put in the FR an old 64K (or 32K, maybe, I forgot), Vodafone > Italy. > > Maybe you have a 64K... > I

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Federico Belvisi
Michele Renda ha scritto: > On 22/02/2009 16:26, Steve " 'dillo" Okay wrote: >> Greetings OM-heads, >> I'm currently in Trieste for a seminar and brought my Freerunner here >> with me from the US. >> I bought a Vodaphone SIM which doesn't seem to work in my GTA02, but >> works in just every other p

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Paul Fertser
"Steve \" 'dillo\" Okay" writes: > Could this be an OS/distro problem? Could this be a "never upgraded GSM Firmware" problem? -- Be free, use free (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) software! mailto:fercer...@gmail.com ___ Openmoko commun

Re: Recommended SIM for Italy ?

2009-02-22 Thread Michele Renda
On 22/02/2009 16:26, Steve " 'dillo" Okay wrote: > Greetings OM-heads, > I'm currently in Trieste for a seminar and brought my Freerunner here > with me from the US. > I bought a Vodaphone SIM which doesn't seem to work in my GTA02, but > works in just every other phone I've put it in. > I don'