GSM Firmware upgrade (was: Re: [Om2009] a community effort)
pike pike-openm...@kw.nl writes: The instructions on the Flashing page http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GSM/Flashing sound very scary, and I am not inclined to do that yet. Is upgrading the frimware required to install 2009/testing ? My hardware has been fine using QTExtended. Upgrading GSM gives you: compatibility with all SIM-cards (and don't forget that you might be forced to switch your working simcard to the one incompatible with moko8 when you'll have no time to think about GSM firmware), more robust resume on incoming call/message, proper flow control support (less risk of data loss and buffer overruns). Upgrading firmware is not scary at all, and is especially easy with the uSD image prepared by Joerg. I strongly recommend that (you can ask low-level devs but i'm sure they'll tell the same). -- Be free, use free (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) software! mailto:fercer...@gmail.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GSM Firmware upgrade (was: Re: [Om2009] a community effort)
2009/5/16 Paul Fertser fercer...@gmail.com: pike pike-openm...@kw.nl writes: The instructions on the Flashing page http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GSM/Flashing sound very scary, and I am not inclined to do that yet. Upgrading firmware is not scary at all, and is especially easy with the uSD image prepared by Joerg. I strongly recommend that (you can ask low-level devs but i'm sure they'll tell the same). i'll second that. i'd been avoiding it for weeks, and did it last night, using the microsd image. it was very simple, and there was little i could have done wrong it didn't fix the problem, but that's another issue ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GSM Firmware upgrade (was: Re: [Om2009] a community effort)
How big of uSD card is needed to use the image to upgrade the GSM Firmware? On May 16, 2009, at 4:56 AM, Paul Fertser wrote: pike pike-openm...@kw.nl writes: The instructions on the Flashing page http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GSM/Flashing sound very scary, and I am not inclined to do that yet. Is upgrading the frimware required to install 2009/testing ? My hardware has been fine using QTExtended. Upgrading GSM gives you: compatibility with all SIM-cards (and don't forget that you might be forced to switch your working simcard to the one incompatible with moko8 when you'll have no time to think about GSM firmware), more robust resume on incoming call/message, proper flow control support (less risk of data loss and buffer overruns). Upgrading firmware is not scary at all, and is especially easy with the uSD image prepared by Joerg. I strongly recommend that (you can ask low-level devs but i'm sure they'll tell the same). -- Be free, use free (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) software! mailto:fercer...@gmail.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GSM Firmware upgrade (was: Re: [Om2009] a community effort)
On Saturday 16 May 2009 18:13:39 Yorick Moko wrote: untar the image of http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GSM/Flashing#uSD-card_Image and you'll know it... i'm quite sure 128MB will suffice the 512MB one, delivered with the FR surely will On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Adam Jimerson vend...@gmail.com wrote: How big of uSD card is needed to use the image to upgrade the GSM Firmware? george-laptop~/openmoko/fluid☮:du -h flash-moko11-2.image 271Mflash-moko11-2.image I think you'll need the 512meg one. solar.george signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: GSM Firmware upgrade (was: Re: [Om2009] a community effort)
On Saturday 16 May 2009 01:33:38 pm George Brooke wrote: george-laptop~/openmoko/fluid☮:du -h flash-moko11-2.image 271Mflash-moko11-2.image I think you'll need the 512meg one. solar.george Thanks, good thing I keep a hold of the 512MB one that came with my phone. -- We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than only freedom can make security more secure. Karl Popper signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
