3 Little firmware questions (was: Software Status - Shall I buy or shall I wait?)
Hello, my first questions are now more clear but three more questions came to my mind: 1.) There seem to be three different images: the ASU, FSO and 2007.2. Is it possible to use all on the FreeRunner having one in the Flash and the others on the TransFlash-Card and select which one should boot in u-boot? 2.) Is GPRS easy to use in the FR? I tried to use it in two normal phones but it doesn't work how it should. And GPRS is important for me. 3.) Is there already a mail-client working on the FR? Hope you can help me. When this questions are clear, I'll preorder my FreeRunner to get it as soon as possible. -- Kind regards, Ingmar Rieger [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: 3 Little firmware questions (was: Software Status - Shall I buy or shall I wait?)
1.) There seem to be three different images: the ASU, FSO and 2007.2. Is it possible to use all on the FreeRunner having one in the Flash and the others on the TransFlash-Card and select which one should boot in u-boot? two at most with little effort: - one in nand - one on sd card 2.) Is GPRS easy to use in the FR? I tried to use it in two normal phones but it doesn't work how it should. And GPRS is important for me. dunno. the symbol indicating gprs being available i sdisplayed but i did not find any way to disable it. probably by echoing smth into /sys/... 3.) Is there already a mail-client working on the FR? there is a package python-email, but it probably only offers a library. need to check today. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Software Status - Shall I buy or shall I wait?
Hello, I'm watching the OpenMoko Project for more than a year. And now with a available Phone with W-Lan I'm thinking, if I shall buy it now. I often read the list the last weeks but not everything is clear to me now. I'll write a list of Questions what isn't clear for me now and I'm hopping, you can help me. 1.) How long is the battery life? Can I use the FreeRunner a hole day if I only use little MP3, maybe a short phone call and maybe a little time GPS? And are there batteries available which could be charged in the FR? I often read that Nokia batteries are utilizable but not chargeable. 2.) Whats the state of the software? I mean both, the normal software and the ASU one. Is it possible to make and recive calls with both? This would be the most important thing if some other functions work. And which of the following things is working on which version of the distribution? 3.) Is there a browser which basically works and which can use a proxy? 4.) Is there a working application for GPS logging/tracking? I'm a OpenStreetMap-User and I want to contribute with the FR. 5.) Is there a working MP3-Player with basic functions? This is one of the most use cases for me. 6.) Is there a funambol-connector for the addressbook and the callender or is somebody working on it? -- Kind regards, Ingmar Rieger [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Software Status - Shall I buy or shall I wait?
Ingmar RIeger wrote: Hello, I'm watching the OpenMoko Project for more than a year. And now with a available Phone with W-Lan I'm thinking, if I shall buy it now. I often read the list the last weeks but not everything is clear to me now. I'll write a list of Questions what isn't clear for me now and I'm hopping, you can help me. 1.) How long is the battery life? Can I use the FreeRunner a hole day if I only use little MP3, maybe a short phone call and maybe a little time GPS? And are there batteries available which could be charged in the FR? I often read that Nokia batteries are utilizable but not chargeable. 2.) Whats the state of the software? I mean both, the normal software and the ASU one. Is it possible to make and recive calls with both? This would be the most important thing if some other functions work. And which of the following things is working on which version of the distribution? Speaking for Qtopia phone (not ASU, thats really not Qtopia), phone calls and sms have worked since the first week I got a neo1973. 3.) Is there a browser which basically works and which can use a proxy? Qtopia 4.4 will have a working web browser. 4.) Is there a working application for GPS logging/tracking? I'm a OpenStreetMap-User and I want to contribute with the FR. There is a third party application, open citymap which runs on Qtopia. I will try to compile it for gta0* There is also a GPS example app in Qtopia, but that just spits out lat/long coords. If you are really good, you can navigate that way. 5.) Is there a working MP3-Player with basic functions? This is one of the most use cases for me. Qtopia phone does. :) Haven't tried it lately, but will test today. 6.) Is there a funambol-connector for the addressbook and the callender or is somebody working on it? -- Lorn 'ljp' Potter Software Engineer, Systems Group, Trolltech, a Nokia company ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Software Status - Shall I buy or shall I wait?
On Tuesday 01 July 2008, Ingmar RIeger wrote: Hello, I'm watching the OpenMoko Project for more than a year. And now with a available Phone with W-Lan I'm thinking, if I shall buy it now. I often read the list the last weeks but not everything is clear to me now. I'll write a list of Questions what isn't clear for me now and I'm hopping, you can help me. 1.) How long is the battery life? Can I use the FreeRunner a hole day if I only use little MP3, maybe a short phone call and maybe a little time GPS? Probably not. To get long life you currently need to use suspends, but resume is unreliable. The kernel list shows progress on this front, but it's not there yet. And are there batteries available which could be charged in the FR? I often read that Nokia batteries are utilizable but not chargeable. 2.) Whats the state of the software? I mean both, the normal software and the ASU one. Is it possible to make and recive calls with both? This would be the most important thing if some other functions work. And which of the following things is working on which version of the distribution? I have made and received calls with both without problems so far. I haven't had it long enough to know how reliable this is, but under the light use I've given it so far it has always worked. I should probably qualify that - the mic setting initially seemed too low, but there is a button that seems to increase the gain. With the increased gain the other end of the call can sometimes hear excessive echo. 3.) Is there a browser which basically works and which can use a proxy? http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Minimo It wouldn't build for me earlier today though :-( 4.) Is there a working application for GPS logging/tracking? I'm a OpenStreetMap-User and I want to contribute with the FR. http://www.tangogps.org/gps/articles/13-Howto-contribute-to-OpenStreetMap.html I can confirm this works as advertised. 5.) Is there a working MP3-Player with basic functions? This is one of the most use cases for me. The GTK image has a media player, but it didn't play the mp3 I tried to feed it, failing with a gstreamer error. I haven't looked into this any closer. 6.) Is there a funambol-connector for the addressbook and the callender or is somebody working on it? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
