Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread Chuck Norris

> for the light of our leds we could make grids and holes... or we could also 
> do an all transparent case (I'd love to see trough to view the electronic 
> inside)
>

sounds cool

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Re: busted moko, anyone want it?

2010-10-25 Thread Brian
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:49:33 -0700
jeremy jozwik  wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Brian  wrote:
> > I've been itching to get a spare one myself (I use mine heavily as a
> > regular phone). Ideally I'd prefer one that can be fixed but I'd
> > appreciate one that's only good for spare parts. Are you looking for
> > anything other than shipping covered? Let me know off list if you
> > like I'd be happy to try and give it a good home.
> 
> shipping only. everything /was/ in working order prior to my attempt
> at removing the screen. i can give you photos of current condition if
> you are interested
> 

I'm interested and replied off list check your email and get back to me
when convenient.

Brian

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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread Alfa21
2010-10...@00:46 Alfa21

> for the light of our leds we could make grids and holes... or we could also 
> do an all transparent case (I'd love to see trough to view the electronic 
> inside)
> 

ah and this is also to underline that our open project has nothing to hide! ;)

(and one day maybe someone could also add a solar cell modding on the back side)


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Re: busted moko, anyone want it?

2010-10-25 Thread jeremy jozwik
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Brian  wrote:
> I've been itching to get a spare one myself (I use mine heavily as a
> regular phone). Ideally I'd prefer one that can be fixed but I'd
> appreciate one that's only good for spare parts. Are you looking for
> anything other than shipping covered? Let me know off list if you like
> I'd be happy to try and give it a good home.

shipping only. everything /was/ in working order prior to my attempt
at removing the screen. i can give you photos of current condition if
you are interested

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Re: busted moko, anyone want it?

2010-10-25 Thread Brian
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:07:16 -0700
jeremy jozwik  wrote:

> so. my moko is broko. screen has a nick in it, usb connector broke off
> and was poorly soldered back on, a switch to the micro sd is broken
> off and it will not boot.
> 
> right now it is in a box next to my computer. anyone want it for
> something other then collecting dust?
> 
> location is los angeles.
> 

I've been itching to get a spare one myself (I use mine heavily as a
regular phone). Ideally I'd prefer one that can be fixed but I'd
appreciate one that's only good for spare parts. Are you looking for
anything other than shipping covered? Let me know off list if you like
I'd be happy to try and give it a good home.

Brian

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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread Alfa21
2010-10...@21:09 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller

> The mould for the Power button is less expensive: approx. 1500 EUR.
> 
> I.e. 10 buttons @ 150 EUR each :)

mmh...
why not include the button(s) in the same mould?
it could be a shape like a C= attached to the main shape by a little plastic

for the light of our leds we could make grids and holes... or we could also do 
an all transparent case (I'd love to see trough to view the electronic inside)

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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread W. B. Kranendonk
> > - besides Vietnam, Czech is another country that can
> provide moulds at competitive prices
> > 
> > Cases like that of the Freerunner, with more than one
> plastic, need more than one mould per piece. To say more of
> the price, it is necessary to have the design available.
> The
> 
> Maybe you can ask your friend if he has some contacts to
> Czech companies (which would be EU
I will probably meet him next weekend and ask. I will let you know.

> have the CAD files of the original Freerunner.
On the wiki, of course. I had a closer look at the exploded view of the FR/Neo; 
there's an awful lot of layers involved. Three(!) just for the backplane, 
that's about three times as many as I expected two days ago :-/
The image even seems to miss the outer cover of the middle part (the rubbery 
layer on top of the casing that holds the bulk of the phone and the buttons and 
such)

> > most affordable option he says, would be to reuse
> Openmoko's mould if it is available.
> 
> Yes, I discussed that approach with Sean for quite a while
> and his team worked
> heavily on it (TNX :). But they don't own or have the
> moulds in their hands.
"Funny" how those things go... They'll be in FIC's hands then, I'd guess. They 
do not seem to be in phone/MID business anymore so there's no competitive 
(dis)advantage to worry about, and even if they were, I can imagine they'd 
start all over and design something different. Meaning those moulds are 
gathering dust somewhere on a shelf. Well, just pondering; it doesn't get us 
closer to a case ;-)

Best regards,

Boudewijn


  

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Re: pisi calendar sync over caldav?

2010-10-25 Thread W. B. Kranendonk
> Well. Sry. I'm atm busy with building a RepRap (Huxley)
> 
Good luck with the reprap :-)


  

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busted moko, anyone want it?

2010-10-25 Thread jeremy jozwik
so. my moko is broko. screen has a nick in it, usb connector broke off
and was poorly soldered back on, a switch to the micro sd is broken
off and it will not boot.

right now it is in a box next to my computer. anyone want it for
something other then collecting dust?

location is los angeles.

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Re: backup battery and case screws questions

2010-10-25 Thread Gennady Kupava
В Пнд, 25/10/2010 в 11:14 -0400, Benjamin Deering пишет:
> It looks like I will be following your advice.  The hazmat shipping for 
> the lithium batteries was going to be 175% of the price.  I just ordered 
> some supercaps instead.
> 
> Ben
> 
> On 10/24/2010 12:51 PM, Martix wrote:
> > I suggest using double-layer super capacitor* intead of Lithium backup
> > battery. These capacitors stores energy for a long time, like a
> > battery and they have much longer lifetime. 0,2 F capacity should be
> > enough for RTC backup on several hours, maybe days.
> >
> > * 
> > http://cz.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1002210+5117013+5087727+5400445&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=cs_CZ&catalogId=&prevNValues=1002210+5117013&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1002210%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dcs_CZ%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1002210
> >

I noticed in PCF manual:

"Save" [about power states]

In save state  is supplied from either system voltage ... 
or backup battery ... . Only ... and real-time click will 
be active. __The GPIOs will maintain their state__ . 

Can 'maintaining GPIO state' be cause of our poor backup battery
performance?

Please, do not forget to share results. I'm not hw engineer guy, but
read about this capacitors and they sound exactly what's needed!
Personally i desoldered backup battery long ago (easy btw), found it is
dead and still can't find any replacement.

Gennady.


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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread Al Johnson
On Monday 25 October 2010, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> >> Well, we have anlysed approx. 5 or 6 different methods and none was
> >> inexpensive for low volumes. The only one that came down below 50 EUR
> >> per case is injection moulding.
> >> 
> >> But I would be happy if you can guide the GTA04 to a different approach.
> > 
> > It would be good if you could share the results of your research so other
> > open hardware projects can get an idea of what a custom case might cost,
> > and see how different manufacturing methods compare. It might also stop
> > us suggesting things you've already investigated an rejected! Also
> > exactly how low is low volume? Given the differences in setup costs for
> > different manufacturing methods it could make a huge difference to the
> > unit cost.
> 
> All methods have setup cost (once) and cost per unit. Some methods have to
> repeat setup cost avery n units (e.g. silicon moulds made from
> Stereolitography).
> 
> Our results so far (I can't share all of them):
> 
> STL + Silicone moulds: 2000 EUR setup + 50 EUR each every 100 units
> Injection Moulds: 25000 EUR setup + 20 EUR per unit
> 3D-Printing: no setup, 400 EUR every unit (quality doubtful)
> Milling from ABS block: no setup, 500 EUR every unit
> 
> So 1-10 units does not come below 250 EUR. 100 units may come to 70 EUR.
> 1000 units to 45 EUR. 10k to 22.50 EUR. You see the volume effect and
> clear preference of injection moulds. Which also give best quality...
> 
> All these are lower estimates on industrial (not hobbyist) quality and
> based on 3D CAD files from Openmoko and does not include control of the
> process (someone must spend time to initiate and keep it running).
> Experience shows that real project cost is twice as high as the
> estimate...

Thanks. I'm surprised milling comes with no setup cost. Automated tool paths 
must have come on somewhat since I last looked, but that was probably longer 
ago than it seems. 

> Laser cutting was not yet amongst the production methods. Please try to get
> an estimate for setup cost (e.g. converting CAD data) and unit cost
> (material plus machine operation time).

Laser cutting isn't suitable for making the existing case design, so 
converting the cad data wouldn't be an issue. This would be a new design 
tailored to the production method. It's a fast and accurate way to cut shapes 
from (usually) sheet materials. Edge quality is good with the right materials, 
including ABS and especially acrylic. Setup costs are low to zero, 
particularly if you can supply a DXF with the outlines already offset for the 
cut width and set out on the sheet. You can get a rough idea of the 
capabilities at:
http://www.pololu.com/docs/0J24/4
Prices from that site for one offs are low enough to be worth further 
investigation, at least for small numbers of cases. It may be time to try 
prototyping some ideas in cardboard...


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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller

Am 25.10.2010 um 13:09 schrieb W. B. Kranendonk:

> 
> --- On Sat, 10/23/10, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller  wrote:
>> Well, an alternative approach could be to open a funds for
>> a new injection mould. I.e.
>> a "Openmoko Case Production Foundation" (or German e.V.).
>> Everyone who gives
>> some money for the funds can buy cases at a reduced rate.
>> And everyone can buy a case.
> It sounds as a viable alternative.
> 
>> An injection mould costs somewhere around 20-100 k EUR. So
>> if we get
>> 300 community members to donate 100 EUR into the funds...
> A friend of mine used to be in the injection mould business; he designed and 
> produced the moulds in Vietnam.
> I asked if he got some advice or an idea what the cost would be. I showed him 
> my freerunner as example of where we come from. His input:
> - nice design (@freerunner)
> - moulds at 0.2 mm precision are not a problem, 0.1 mm requires more effort
> - depending on design, moulds start at some 6000 euro (or dollar, slipped my 
> mind)

Yes, that is the same range what Protomold did quote for the middle part (i.e. 
one piece
out of 10 of a complete case). The mould for the Power button is less 
expensive: approx. 1500 EUR.

I.e. 10 buttons @ 150 EUR each :)

But - the case is not even produceable by the Protomold process because it has 
undercuts which
needs insets and quite complex mechanical constructions for a mould and drives 
cost extremely.

> - one case needs more than one mould

Yes. Some parts could be combined in a single mould and then broken apart. Like 
in toys
where you do it yourself. But this does not reduce mould construction cost.

> - besides Vietnam, Czech is another country that can provide moulds at 
> competitive prices
> 
> Cases like that of the Freerunner, with more than one plastic, need more than 
> one mould per piece. To say more of the price, it is necessary to have the 
> design available. The

Maybe you can ask your friend if he has some contacts to Czech companies (which 
would be EU
and simplify import/export). You can contact me by private mail about that. 
And, we
have the CAD files of the original Freerunner.

> most affordable option he says, would be to reuse Openmoko's mould if it is 
> available.

Yes, I discussed that approach with Sean for quite a while and his team worked
heavily on it (TNX :). But they don't own or have the moulds in their hands.

> All in all nothing conclusive or very new I guess, but I liked to give the 
> input anyway.

Yes, it is an independent view which is very important to hear.

BR,
Nikolaus
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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
>> 
>> Well, we have anlysed approx. 5 or 6 different methods and none was
>> inexpensive for low volumes. The only one that came down below 50 EUR per
>> case is injection moulding.
>> 
>> But I would be happy if you can guide the GTA04 to a different approach.
> 
> It would be good if you could share the results of your research so other 
> open 
> hardware projects can get an idea of what a custom case might cost, and see 
> how different manufacturing methods compare. It might also stop us suggesting 
> things you've already investigated an rejected! Also exactly how low is low 
> volume? Given the differences in setup costs for different manufacturing 
> methods it could make a huge difference to the unit cost.

All methods have setup cost (once) and cost per unit. Some methods have to 
repeat
setup cost avery n units (e.g. silicon moulds made from Stereolitography).

Our results so far (I can't share all of them):

STL + Silicone moulds: 2000 EUR setup + 50 EUR each every 100 units
Injection Moulds: 25000 EUR setup + 20 EUR per unit
3D-Printing: no setup, 400 EUR every unit (quality doubtful)
Milling from ABS block: no setup, 500 EUR every unit

So 1-10 units does not come below 250 EUR. 100 units may come to 70 EUR.
1000 units to 45 EUR. 10k to 22.50 EUR. You see the volume effect and
clear preference of injection moulds. Which also give best quality...

All these are lower estimates on industrial (not hobbyist) quality and based on 
3D CAD files
from Openmoko and does not include control of the process (someone must spend 
time
to initiate and keep it running). Experience shows that real project cost is 
twice as high
as the estimate...

>> I agree that just suspecting that it exists is not enough .
>> We have already spent several months discussing and asking for quotes and
>> everyone can make such things. Technically. But if we ask for cost we are
>> either beyond 100 EUR per piece in low quantities. Or there is need for
>> some upfront investment that only pays off if we make more than around
>> 1000 units.
> 
> If you've already investigated laser cutting I'll stop now. I suggested it 
> because the setup cost is very low relative to other methods, and I've seen a 
> couple of one-off cases made that way. It also lends itself to manufacture at 
> someone's local workshop, including laser-etched personalisation. I'm 
> assuming 
> people will be up for a bit of self-assembly here.

Laser cutting was not yet amongst the production methods. Please try to get
an estimate for setup cost (e.g. converting CAD data) and unit cost (material
plus machine operation time).

>> I think we all will be very happy if we finally find another method that
>> does not need big VC money, i.e. can be done by joining all forces of our
>> community.
>> 
>> Well, an alternative approach could be to open a funds for a new injection
>> mould. I.e. a "Openmoko Case Production Foundation" (or German e.V.).
>> Everyone who gives some money for the funds can buy cases at a reduced
>> rate. And everyone can buy a case. An injection mould costs somewhere
>> around 20-100 k EUR. So if we get 300 community members to donate 100 EUR
>> into the funds...
> 
> That's certainly worth a look, especially if with a case design that would 
> last for several generations of board.

And potentially several different designs for the same board.

BR,
Nikolaus
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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread Al Johnson
On Saturday 23 October 2010, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> Am 23.10.2010 um 15:40 schrieb Al Johnson:
> > On Friday 22 October 2010, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> >> Am 22.10.2010 um 02:17 schrieb Al Johnson:
> >>> On Friday 22 October 2010, EdorFaus wrote:
>  On 10/21/2010 07:59 PM, Alfa21 wrote:
> > you should try 3d print like this:
>  
>  
> > made in ABS which is a good plastic and up to 0.01 inches resolution
>  
>  Unfortunately, that's not quite good enough (different units).
>  0.01 inches = 0.254 mm, which is 2.54 times the required size:
>  
>  On 10/21/2010 07:32 PM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
> > the required precision (0.1 mm, 0.5 mm wall thickness, etc.)
>  
>  0.1 mm is approximately 0.0039 inches.
>  
>  I have a question, though - is this precision required for making
>  *any* well-working case design (due to the electronics etc.), or is
>  it just for making more of the current case design?
>  
>  If it's the latter, it would be possible to create a new case design
>  that would be easier to get manufactured...
> >>> 
> >>> The electronics don't need much precision in the case design. Cases
> >>> that clip together firmly and securely do need precision though, and
> >>> that's true of the current design. An alternative design needing less
> >>> precision is possible, especially if we accept things being screwed
> >>> together.
> >> 
> >> Generally yes. If we sacrifice quality, ergonomics, and size, we can
> >> find simpler and less expensive case constructions.
> > 
> > I'm sure we can find alternative case construction methods that don't
> > sacrifice much in any of those departments. They just won't be methods
> > used in the mass market because they don't scale up to those production
> > volumes, just as their methods don't scale down to ours. The pcb might
> > need some design
> 
> Well, we have anlysed approx. 5 or 6 different methods and none was
> inexpensive for low volumes. The only one that came down below 50 EUR per
> case is injection moulding.
> 
> But I would be happy if you can guide the GTA04 to a different approach.

It would be good if you could share the results of your research so other open 
hardware projects can get an idea of what a custom case might cost, and see 
how different manufacturing methods compare. It might also stop us suggesting 
things you've already investigated an rejected! Also exactly how low is low 
volume? Given the differences in setup costs for different manufacturing 
methods it could make a huge difference to the unit cost.

> > elements suited to a different method of mounting than the current 'clip
> > it into the injection moulding' variety, but this is for future
> > generations not the current pcb.
> 
> Well, the current board is really mounted by 2 torx screws and the
> connectors which fit into holes on the sides. The hooks and clips are not
> really necessary, which allows for a lot of simplifications. This is where
> some of us are currently working on to get the plastics produceable by a
> RepRap.

I'll have to open my FR again to refresh my memory. I remember the GSM antenna 
connection being somewhat integral with the case assembly, but it would be 
nice to be mistaken! 

> >> One aspect to keep in mind for precision are the push-buttons (AUX and
> >> Power). The buttons [1] are specified for a "Travel 0.3 mm +0.1 –0.2
> >> mm". I.e. if we don't want that the buttons get stuck we come to this
> >> 0.1mm precision. We have experienced the same with the PCB design where
> >> the position of the buttons must be within these 0.1mm...
> > 
> > That doesn't mean the case needs that tolerance though. It just means the
> > end of the actuator needs to stick over the edge of the pcb by the right
> > amount to be operable. The external button can be lightly spring to take
> > up the tolerance, or rest slightly clear of the button actuator.
> > Alternative switch
> 
> If I understand correctly, then the button would not fit smoothly into the
> case. It may stand out (or in) so it either gets trapped in the gauze of
> your trouser pockets, or you need long fingernails to press it.

If designed to rest slightly clear of the pcb button it would sit where 
designed. If lightly sprung it would sit slightly further in. A tapered case 
edge, as we have with the current power button, makes this less disruptive as 
well as easier to find by touch. Even with a 0.5mm recess, which I doubt we 
would need, a button the size of the current aux button wouldn't need 
fingernails to press.

> > types are an option for future designs, including a change to capacitive
> > sensors as provided for by the v2 nav board.
> 
> Not completely. The power button must be a mechanical button to wake up the
> processor from deep sleep. Or we drain the battery for a always-powered
> sensor chip. And, I am not sure if a sensor contact is safe enough for a
> smartphone in a pocket.

Re: pisi calendar sync over caldav?

2010-10-25 Thread David Lanzendörfer
>But in the pisi doc it states that it uses ics files over webdav which
>is not the same as caldav extension to webdav AFAIK. I don't have any
>ics file when accessing my calendar over caldav. I only have an url like
>http://www.myserver.de/mycal with username and password.
Ooops. Got you wrong. Sry.
Well... Nope. Not yet implemented it seems.
But you are free to add a plugin ^_^"

>That sounds interesting.
>The default dates application in shr-u is opimd-dates and i can install
>"dates" from the repo which is pimlico-dates. Evolution is not available
>in shr-u and from the looks it is way to huge for the freerunner. And
>what has opimd contacts to do with a caldav calendar or do you mean
>opimd dates? :)
What? Huh?
Since when?
Last time I checked, when I started dates, evolution was running in the 
background
and data was stored as ics file in evolution subdirectory...
Do we now have opimd also for dates managment?
Nice!

>Could you explain a bit more what you mean by "convert"?
Well it gets e.g. SyncML data and puts them into ics vcf format and 
vise-versa...

>I would really like to have a calendar which could sync to caldav itself
>like the iphone (seen at a friend's phone). :)
Well. Sry. I'm atm busy with building a RepRap (Huxley)
But you could implement it? =^.^=~

best regards
leviathan


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Re: backup battery and case screws questions

2010-10-25 Thread Benjamin Deering
It looks like I will be following your advice.  The hazmat shipping for 
the lithium batteries was going to be 175% of the price.  I just ordered 
some supercaps instead.

Ben

On 10/24/2010 12:51 PM, Martix wrote:
> I suggest using double-layer super capacitor* intead of Lithium backup
> battery. These capacitors stores energy for a long time, like a
> battery and they have much longer lifetime. 0,2 F capacity should be
> enough for RTC backup on several hours, maybe days.
>
> * 
> http://cz.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=1002210+5117013+5087727+5400445&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=cs_CZ&catalogId=&prevNValues=1002210+5117013&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D1002210%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Dcs_CZ%26catalogId%3D%26prevNValues%3D1002210
>
> Best regards,
>
> Martix
>
> 2010/10/24 Alfa21:
>
>> 2010-10...@20:44 Benjamin Deering
>>  
>>> Has anyone done this replacement before?  any gotchas?
>>>
>> no, but I think it's not too difficult if you have a little experience with 
>> DIY.
>> I've this (known) problem too but I'm afraid if I replace the battery it'll 
>> die as the old one... not sure... but I think I can live with that and so I 
>> never remove the main battery.
>>
>>  
>>> Also,as anyone found a source for replacement torx case screws?
>>>
>> I think it's easy to find in any good hardware shop (not computer-hardware 
>> eh! the one that sells you screwdrivers, electric drills&  Co.)
>>
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Re: backup battery and case screws questions

2010-10-25 Thread Alfa21-mobile
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Patryk Benderz  wrote:
> Is there any backup battery? I was sure there was none by design - my FR
> lost RTC since i bought it, even when I removed battery for just a few
> seconds.


yes, look here:
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Image:Gta02a5_pcba_ps.JPG

on the right, near the middle, the little round metallic shape
soldered on the pcb is the battery.

It's a known hardware bug and afaik replacing it will dry the new one
in short time too.
I'm not aware about a fix to that bug.

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Re: backup battery and case screws questions

2010-10-25 Thread Patryk Benderz
Dnia 2010-10-23, sob o godzinie 20:44 -0400, Benjamin Deering pisze:
> Hi,
> 
> Both of my Freerunners lose the time when the battery is removed for 
> even a couple seconds.  I am assuming this is due to worn out backup 
> batteries.
Is there any backup battery? I was sure there was none by design - my FR
lost RTC since i bought it, even when I removed battery for just a few
seconds.

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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread W. B. Kranendonk

--- On Sat, 10/23/10, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller  wrote:
> Well, an alternative approach could be to open a funds for
> a new injection mould. I.e.
> a "Openmoko Case Production Foundation" (or German e.V.).
> Everyone who gives
> some money for the funds can buy cases at a reduced rate.
> And everyone can buy a case.
It sounds as a viable alternative.

> An injection mould costs somewhere around 20-100 k EUR. So
> if we get
> 300 community members to donate 100 EUR into the funds...
A friend of mine used to be in the injection mould business; he designed and 
produced the moulds in Vietnam.
I asked if he got some advice or an idea what the cost would be. I showed him 
my freerunner as example of where we come from. His input:
- nice design (@freerunner)
- moulds at 0.2 mm precision are not a problem, 0.1 mm requires more effort
- depending on design, moulds start at some 6000 euro (or dollar, slipped my 
mind)
- one case needs more than one mould
- besides Vietnam, Czech is another country that can provide moulds at 
competitive prices

Cases like that of the Freerunner, with more than one plastic, need more than 
one mould per piece. To say more of the price, it is necessary to have the 
design available. The most affordable option he says, would be to reuse 
Openmoko's mould if it is available.

All in all nothing conclusive or very new I guess, but I liked to give the 
input anyway.
 
Best regards,

Boudewijn


  

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Re: pisi calendar sync over caldav?

2010-10-25 Thread Fox Mulder
Am 25.10.2010 12:28, schrieb David Lanzendoerfer:
>> is it possible to sync a calendar application in shr-u with help of pisi
>> to an internet calendar (not google) which uses the standard caldav
>> protocol?
> Use the webdav option.
But in the pisi doc it states that it uses ics files over webdav which
is not the same as caldav extension to webdav AFAIK. I don't have any
ics file when accessing my calendar over caldav. I only have an url like
http://www.myserver.de/mycal with username and password.

>> I can't find any calendar application in shr-u which could sync by
>> itself to a caldav server so i thought pisi could do it. But i can't
>> find any settings for this case.
> You can convert evolution (dates) and also opimd (contacts)
> into webdav calendar (caldav) and vise-versa.
That sounds interesting.
The default dates application in shr-u is opimd-dates and i can install
"dates" from the repo which is pimlico-dates. Evolution is not available
in shr-u and from the looks it is way to huge for the freerunner. And
what has opimd contacts to do with a caldav calendar or do you mean
opimd dates? :)

Could you explain a bit more what you mean by "convert"?

I would really like to have a calendar which could sync to caldav itself
like the iphone (seen at a friend's phone). :)

Ciao,
 Rainer

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Re: pisi calendar sync over caldav?

2010-10-25 Thread David Lanzendoerfer
> Hi,
Hi Agent Mulder ;-)

> is it possible to sync a calendar application in shr-u with help of pisi
> to an internet calendar (not google) which uses the standard caldav
> protocol?
Use the webdav option.

> I can't find any calendar application in shr-u which could sync by
> itself to a caldav server so i thought pisi could do it. But i can't
> find any settings for this case.
You can convert evolution (dates) and also opimd (contacts)
into webdav calendar (caldav) and vise-versa.

> Ciao,
>  Rainer
I want to beliefe too ;-)
leviathan


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pisi calendar sync over caldav?

2010-10-25 Thread Fox Mulder
Hi,

is it possible to sync a calendar application in shr-u with help of pisi
to an internet calendar (not google) which uses the standard caldav
protocol?

I can't find any calendar application in shr-u which could sync by
itself to a caldav server so i thought pisi could do it. But i can't
find any settings for this case.

Ciao,
 Rainer

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Re: [GTA04] When is the next and more powerful openmoko releasing

2010-10-25 Thread Al Johnson
On Saturday 23 October 2010, David Arnold wrote:
> On 23/10/2010, at 9:40 AM, Al Johnson wrote:
> > high quality design doesn't have to be expensive to manufacture. I
> > suspect something attractive could be made in low volume at a reasonable
> > price using laser cut plastics. I'll try to ask the local cutters about
> > their precision and cut thickness in different materials.
> 
> This is a totally un-researched idea, but ...
> 
> What about a machined aluminium case?

Nice faraday cage you've got there ;-) Machined plastic would be easier for RF 
and almost as nice.

> I would guess that rental of a CNC machine would not cost too much, and
> perhaps we could make an arrangement with a technical college or even
> commercial firm to use their equipment in otherwise idle times?

Unless you know someone in the firm who's willing to do something unofficial 
you'd have to be very lucky to get a company to do that. Either they'll be set 
up for big runs, in which case they won't want to change anything, or they'll 
be charging people for small runs exactly like ours. CNC has non-trivial setup 
costs for programming the tool path, and possibly for tooling to hold the 
workpiece.

A college is much more likely to accept the idea, and might even accept case 
design as a student project.

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Re: backup battery and case screws questions

2010-10-25 Thread Xavier Cremaschi
Le 24/10/2010 02:44, Benjamin Deering a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> Both of my Freerunners lose the time when the battery is removed for 
> even a couple seconds.  I am assuming this is due to worn out backup 
> batteries.  I have ordered replacements (they were marked HB414 and they 
> were 2.40 each from digikey).  I also got a better soldering iron for 
> doing the install.  Has anyone done this replacement before?  any gotchas?
> 
> Also,as anyone found a source for replacement torx case screws?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ben


I have the same problem here (losing time in a couple of seconds), I am
interested in any feedback from your replacement :)

Xavier.



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Re: qmoko v28 with jitterless kernel

2010-10-25 Thread giacomo 'giotti' mariani

 >  >  >  g_ether gadget: full speed config #2: RNDIS
>>> >  >  
>>> >  >  4. RNDIS is something related to windows network. Can you
>>> >  >  try to connect
>>> >  >  FR to linux box?
>>> >  >
>> >  I use freebsd (tried 6.x and 8.x). I will try linux  as soon as I can.
> Probably this may help to identify problem.
>
> Regrads,
> Gennady.
Some more hints:
-when connected to a linux box the fr-dmesg says:
   usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using s3c2410-ohci and adress 3
   usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0a12, idProduct=0001
   usb 1-1: new USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
-from freebsd:
 > nmap -PN frqte

 Starting Nmap 5.21 ( http://nmap.org ) at 2010-10-25 10:15 CEST
 Strange error from connect (64):Host is down
 Nmap scan report for frqte (192.168.0.202)
 Host is up.
 rDNS record for 192.168.0.202: frdeb
 All 1000 scanned ports on frqte (192.168.0.202) are filtered

 Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 6.16 seconds

Cheers
Giacomo

PS That PC was not mine so I couldn't try ssh.
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