Re: Interesting new 'Open' Hardware & how do I build shr for it?

2010-12-01 Thread Gennady Kupava 
В Пнд, 29/11/2010 в 01:24 -0800, c_c пишет: 
> Hi,
>   I was looking at arowboat.org - which is a project at getting Android
> working on all TI OMAP series boards and I saw a link to opensourcemid.org.
> Apparently, Embest (who also make the DevKit 8000 - a beagle board like
> board) have made a 7" MID with GPS, camera, mini PCIe (they have a WCDMA
> module), WiFi and bluetooth running on OMAP 3530.
>   I ordered a device and I find that :-
> 
> 1.  It's built quite well
> 2.  It's responsive and fast (running android 2.1 as of now)
> 3.  The hardware schematics are available online
> 4.  The source code for kernel 2.6.29, x-loader and u-boot are also
> available online
> 5.  It has a lot of space between the board and the casing - I'm thinking
> mods like the Freerunner Navigation board
> 6.  The company seems responsive enough
> 
>   I'm now looking at getting a custom kernel (something newer) running on
> it. Also, I was aondering how do I get SHR ported onto such a device? I have
> the entire openembedded based SHR build system (something I've been using to
> build stuff for the FreeRunner) with me - but I'm not sure how to go about
> changing the target system.
> 

Hi, c_c!

Thank you for link.

Specifications ( http://www.armkits.com/product/k7.asp ) are not really
promising fast speeds: it is only 600Mhz cpu, and 'up to' 256 Mb sdram
volume is not really good for long term usage. Nothing told about
graphic card, so i guess CPU managing LCD, that should eat cpu resources
too. So, only caches size, memory type (unspecified) are different from
FR.

According to same page critical parts are missing from android like
power management, bluetooth, usb device support, and mic(!) and device
is mostly oriented to WinCE (notice also .asp in web address), this
sounds too bad for anyone who want open device, or hackable device with
linux on board at all.

Regards, Gennady.


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Re: [Shr-User] [Community Updates] 2010-12-01 issue is out!

2010-12-01 Thread Sylvain Paré 
thx!


2010/12/1 Timo Jyrinki 

> Newest community update now available at
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Community_Updates/2010-12-01 and plain
> text version below.
>
> This issue was brought to you by:
>
> - Toams
> - Valos
> - TimoJyrinki
>
> ( as usual, you can help out with the next issue at
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Community_Updates/Draft_2011-01-01 )
>
> Remember that when the date for the next issue arrives, feel free to
> do this publishing and wrapping up instead of me.
>
> -
>
> Period 2010-11-01 to 2010-11-30
>
>
> *** Distributions ***
>
>
>Debian GNU/Linux
>
> Debian is a universal operating system used on many embedded devices,
> servers and home computers. Using Debian on the FreeRunner gives
> access to the huge army of software packaged in the Debian
> repositories, already compiled for the Neo's ARM(v4) processor.
> Moreover, one can build one's own source files for programs without
> having to learn the OpenEmbedded way. For an existing Debian/Ubuntu
> user, choosing Debian for Neo FreeRunner makes phone a very familiar,
> trustworthy and flexible place to hack in.
>
> General news:
>
>* Second Openmoko specific Linux 2.6.34 kernel is available. Highlights:
>  o EXT4 support, UbiFS support
>  o GPS suspend handling patch from Gennady Kupava
>  o Jitterless touch patch
>  o CONFIG_HZ=100
>  o Miscellaneous configuration wishes fulfilled
>
>
>
> Codename: 'sid'
> Homepage: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianOnFreeRunner
> Image: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Debian
>
>
>
> *** Applications ***
>
>
> New Applications
>
>Micromoko
>
> Micromoko is a Twitter primarly for SHR/OE. It is written in C using
> Elementary, it has a builtin Twitter library. It's not available on
> SHR yet, you need to compile it manually. It depends on libmokosuite:
> http://gitorious.org/mokosuite2/libmokosuite
>
>
> Homepage: http://gitorious.org/mokosuite2/micromoko
> Package: sources
> Tested on: SHR
>
>
>
> Application Updates
>
>Podboy 1.7.2
>
> A podcast aggregator / player written in Python / Elementary.
>
>* New release due to Elementary API changes in Icon, List and
> Toolbar widgets (python-elementary revision >= 53901)
>
>
> Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/podboy/wiki/Overview
> Package: [1]
> Tested on: SHR
>
>
>Minneo 1.0.2
>
> A classic Memory game
>
>* New release due to Elementary API changes in Icon, List and
> Toolbar widgets (python-elementary revision >= 53901)
>
>
> Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/minneo/
> Package: [2]
> Tested on: SHR
>
>
>Chroneo 1.0.1
>
> A Stopwatch and Timer
>
>* New release due to Elementary API changes in Icon, List and
> Toolbar widgets (python-elementary revision >= 53901)
>
>
> Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/chroneo/
> Package: [3]
> Tested on: SHR
>
>
>Neomis 1.0.3
>
> A computer version of the well-known electronic game named Simon
>
>* New release due to Elementary API changes in Icon, List and
> Toolbar widgets (python-elementary revision >= 53901)
>
>
> Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/neomis/
> Package: [4]
> Tested on: SHR
>
>
>NeoTool v1.3
>
> NeoTool is a bash script for your desktop system to provide a friendly
> GUI frontend to some common management tasks, like for example
> flashing Openmoko smartphones. It is aimed at being very intuitive and
> easy to use, and flexible enough to make it useful in a wide variety
> of circumstances.
>
>* Added (broken) ubifs support per chris' patch
>
>
> Homepage: 
> http://users.on.net/~antisol/neotool
> Package: [5]
> Tested on: openSUSE / CentOS / Fedora / Mandriva / RHEL
>
>
>
> *** General News ***
>
> Most important and change making mails on the mailing lists, blogs
> etc.. Coolest hacks, screenshots, themes etc..
>
>* Latest news on the ”GTA04” project from Golden Delicious - a
> project to create modern replacement board for the FreeRunner case +
> display, using ARMv7 CPU and 3G modem:
> http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-November/063760.html
>
>* Presentation ”Tuning an old but free phone” was held at FSCONS
> 2010:
> http://losca.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-society-conference-and-nordic.html
> (video not yet available, only slides)
>
>
>
> *** Event News ***
>
>* 2010-12-04 German Open Hard&Software Workshop on 4th/5th
> December 2010 in Munich; will cover Openmoko, Beagle Board, Arduino,
> OpenPandora, ...; still in planing phase; to stay and participate in
> planning loop please subscribe to:
> http://lists.goldelico.com/mailman/listinfo/open-hard-software-event
>
>* 2010-12-?? Buzz fix and free beer brewing party in Washington,
> DC:
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/BuzzFixParty#Washington.2C_DC_-_United_States
> - tell about your interest! Mailing list post
> http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-November/063770.html
>
>* 2011-01-24 Mobile FOSS MiniConf at LCA2011 announced a call f

[Community Updates] 2010-12-01 issue is out!

2010-12-01 Thread Timo Jyrinki 
Newest community update now available at
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Community_Updates/2010-12-01 and plain
text version below.

This issue was brought to you by:

- Toams
- Valos
- TimoJyrinki

( as usual, you can help out with the next issue at
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Community_Updates/Draft_2011-01-01 )

Remember that when the date for the next issue arrives, feel free to
do this publishing and wrapping up instead of me.

-

Period 2010-11-01 to 2010-11-30


*** Distributions ***


Debian GNU/Linux

Debian is a universal operating system used on many embedded devices,
servers and home computers. Using Debian on the FreeRunner gives
access to the huge army of software packaged in the Debian
repositories, already compiled for the Neo's ARM(v4) processor.
Moreover, one can build one's own source files for programs without
having to learn the OpenEmbedded way. For an existing Debian/Ubuntu
user, choosing Debian for Neo FreeRunner makes phone a very familiar,
trustworthy and flexible place to hack in.

General news:

* Second Openmoko specific Linux 2.6.34 kernel is available. Highlights:
  o EXT4 support, UbiFS support
  o GPS suspend handling patch from Gennady Kupava
  o Jitterless touch patch
  o CONFIG_HZ=100
  o Miscellaneous configuration wishes fulfilled



Codename: 'sid'
Homepage: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianOnFreeRunner
Image: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Debian



*** Applications ***


New Applications

Micromoko

Micromoko is a Twitter primarly for SHR/OE. It is written in C using
Elementary, it has a builtin Twitter library. It's not available on
SHR yet, you need to compile it manually. It depends on libmokosuite:
http://gitorious.org/mokosuite2/libmokosuite


Homepage: http://gitorious.org/mokosuite2/micromoko
Package: sources
Tested on: SHR



Application Updates

Podboy 1.7.2

A podcast aggregator / player written in Python / Elementary.

* New release due to Elementary API changes in Icon, List and
Toolbar widgets (python-elementary revision >= 53901)


Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/podboy/wiki/Overview
Package: [1]
Tested on: SHR


Minneo 1.0.2

A classic Memory game

* New release due to Elementary API changes in Icon, List and
Toolbar widgets (python-elementary revision >= 53901)


Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/minneo/
Package: [2]
Tested on: SHR


Chroneo 1.0.1

A Stopwatch and Timer

* New release due to Elementary API changes in Icon, List and
Toolbar widgets (python-elementary revision >= 53901)


Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/chroneo/
Package: [3]
Tested on: SHR


Neomis 1.0.3

A computer version of the well-known electronic game named Simon

* New release due to Elementary API changes in Icon, List and
Toolbar widgets (python-elementary revision >= 53901)


Homepage: http://code.google.com/p/neomis/
Package: [4]
Tested on: SHR


NeoTool v1.3

NeoTool is a bash script for your desktop system to provide a friendly
GUI frontend to some common management tasks, like for example
flashing Openmoko smartphones. It is aimed at being very intuitive and
easy to use, and flexible enough to make it useful in a wide variety
of circumstances.

* Added (broken) ubifs support per chris' patch


Homepage: http://users.on.net/~antisol/neotool
Package: [5]
Tested on: openSUSE / CentOS / Fedora / Mandriva / RHEL



*** General News ***

Most important and change making mails on the mailing lists, blogs
etc.. Coolest hacks, screenshots, themes etc..

* Latest news on the ”GTA04” project from Golden Delicious - a
project to create modern replacement board for the FreeRunner case +
display, using ARMv7 CPU and 3G modem:
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-November/063760.html

* Presentation ”Tuning an old but free phone” was held at FSCONS
2010: http://losca.blogspot.com/2010/11/free-society-conference-and-nordic.html
(video not yet available, only slides)



*** Event News ***

* 2010-12-04 German Open Hard&Software Workshop on 4th/5th
December 2010 in Munich; will cover Openmoko, Beagle Board, Arduino,
OpenPandora, ...; still in planing phase; to stay and participate in
planning loop please subscribe to:
http://lists.goldelico.com/mailman/listinfo/open-hard-software-event

* 2010-12-?? Buzz fix and free beer brewing party in Washington,
DC: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/BuzzFixParty#Washington.2C_DC_-_United_States
- tell about your interest! Mailing list post
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2010-November/063770.html

* 2011-01-24 Mobile FOSS MiniConf at LCA2011 announced a call for
papers that closes on Friday 22nd October 2010. So submit something
about OpenMoko today!

* 2011-02-05/06 FOSDEM 2011 calls for Main Speakers and Devrooms
[6] that closes on Saturday 16th October 2010. So submit something
about OpenMoko today!

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