Re: RFC: delete page USB

2008-08-31 Thread robin paulson
Michael Shiloh wrote: > Paul Jimenez wrote: >> Don't delete it; someone will recreate it. Make it a redirect to the >> Category:USB page. while we're on the subject, do these exist for the other major parts of the phone? i.e. 'wifi' redirect to 'category:wifi', 'gps' redirect to 'category:gps',

Re: some hardware suggestions

2008-08-29 Thread robin paulson
Christ van Willegen wrote: > (to both lists...) > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 2:48 PM, Nishit Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> We have learnt that it is better to do it yourself. Which is why the >> ILUG-BOM [1] had organized an OSM Sprint [2]. > >> [1] http://www.glug-bom.org >> [2] >> http://

Re: Video-out support

2008-08-26 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/8/27 Harald Welte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 02:46:23PM +0200, Francesco Cat wrote: >> Isn't USB 2.0 required for USB-to-VGA adapters? > > yes, USB2 is required for all USB-to-VGA adapters that I have ever seen as a > mass product. The reason is very simple: A full-screen

Re: TangoGPS and Locations maps

2008-08-26 Thread robin paulson
julien cubizolles wrote: > Would it be possible for TangGPS and Locations to share osm maps ? If > not, where does Locations store its (I'd like to backup them in case of > flashing) > from what i can tell, locations stores the maps in it's own format, which is not compatible with tango, which d

Re: USB host successes

2008-08-25 Thread robin paulson
David Samblas wrote: > can you post model and where did you buy the ethernet adapter? > thanks a lot if you're interested in cheap usb Ethernet, i just bought this, based on a recommendation on this list: http://ledshoppe.com/Product/com/CA3005.htm for US$8, and free shipping to nz i'll repor

Re: Substitute batteries

2008-08-23 Thread robin paulson
Harald Welte wrote: > On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:13:00AM -0400, Charles Pax wrote: >> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:29 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> OK, I have a few Nokia batteries laying around, BL-5c and BL-6c, and >>> desktop chargers. They power the Freerunner fine, and seem to charge wh

Re: Emergency call at boot time functionality (was Re: Windows CE on freerunner)

2008-08-23 Thread robin paulson
Lothar Behrens wrote: >> problem is, you're relying on people thinking clearly, being able to >> make good logical decisions and correctly choosing the environment to >> boot into on startup. unfortunately, this is the last thing most people >> can do in the sort of high-stress situation which t

Re: Emergency call at boot time functionality (was Re: Windows CE on freerunner)

2008-08-22 Thread robin paulson
Lothar Behrens wrote: > besides of WindowsCE and I don't like it on my phone for dayly use, I > like to ask another question: > > There were some comments when booting Linux it take about 2-3 minutes. > And the commentary was > 'How to take an emergency call ?' > > Would such a specialized uIma

Re: Debian Install failure: Hash Sum Mismatch

2008-08-20 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/8/21 Ben Holt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Joseph Reeves wrote: >> I'm using the 512 card that shipped with the gta01. I think it's the >> same as the one that came with the FreeRunner, although I lost that >> one whilst drunk in a Chicken Cottage (it was in my wallet after I had >> removed it from

Re: Site reviewing all distros needed? (was: Re: Raster's Image and chatting on the moko!)

2008-08-19 Thread robin paulson
Risto H. Kurppa wrote: > On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Robert William Hutton > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://download.enlightenment.org/misc/ > > Yet Another Fork.. :/ > > I would really like to see a site or wiki page where all these (about > 10) distros would be reviewed and compared

Re: Micro SDHC card working ?

2008-08-18 Thread robin paulson
Lothar Behrens wrote: > Hi, > > I have found this product and like to ask if it is compatible with > FreeRunner. > > http://www.shoxx.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/7919?sID=2e84a091a4cd9fb0bd4cd79aa583aa58 > > Is it ? > > Thanks do you know the serial number? compare it against thi

Re: maps for others country?

2008-08-17 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/8/18 Torfinn Ingolfsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Paul Wouters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Is there a way to preload map packages from openstreemaps based on >> coordinates? >> So that we can create city or country maps, without actually being there ? :) > > Yes

Re: Todays rant: opkg - not giving me the right choices

2008-08-17 Thread Robin Farine
nd should be fixed. Also, opkg > lacks at least one essential feature (the ability to specify what > version of an available package to install) and should be > ehanced. So I hope it is safe to remove the neo1973 specific feed(s) on gta02

Re: Tangogps pre-cache?

2008-08-16 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/8/17 Robert William Hutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hey is anyone else having a problem with their Cache Dir being reset to > /tmp/Maps/OSM after every restart of tangoGPS? > > I note that there's nothing in my ~/.tangogps directory. Anyone know if > there's anywhere else for tangoGPS config fi

Re: Locations (2008.8) Questions.

2008-08-15 Thread robin paulson
Feydreva wrote: > Or i can create a map package like : > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Om2008.8_Locations#Create_Offline_Maps > and save them my_map1.eek > but if I download news tiles, I have to think about creating a > my_maps2.eek, before I reboot the FR again... the instructions on the wiki l

camera for freerunner (was Re: What will be in GTA03?)

2008-08-11 Thread robin paulson
Tim Schmidt wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 9:37 AM, Daniel Benoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I don't think people will be willing to pay an extra $200 just to get a >> camera in there. > > Please do some research before making baseless comments. Camera > modules do not cost $200. More like

Re: Create Diversity Map Pack

2008-08-09 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/8/10 Robert McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Ok but i want to download large areas of tiles. I want to make a map pack > by setting areas and downloading all specific tile levels (kinda like > tangogps) if you look in the svn for osm, there's a perl script for downloading the tiles for a give

Re: InvibleShield at ZAGG : swindling ?!?

2008-08-05 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/8/6 Ryan Meador <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Hi community,I ordered an InvibleShield protection at Zagg.com for my > freerunner the 18th of july and have been charged on my credit card but have > no > news about my order (despite the fact that I sent them emails !!)I would like > to > know if any

Re: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/8/4 Brad Midgley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> My solution consists of a MOSFET rectifier bridge and a low-dropout >> linear voltage regulator that outputs 5 volts: >> >> http://www.iki.fi/~msmakela/electronics/dynamo5v/ > > a switching regulator would generate less waste heat and present less > phy

Re: What will the GTA03 have? and other quick questions...

2008-07-30 Thread Robin Häggqvist
> > 4) GPS > Will I be able to keep maps updated for free? > Will it be possible to make use of google maps, in the sense of having > the indications on how to get from A to B? Check out OSM project http://www.openstreetmap.org/ They have a good thing

Re: InvisibleShield discounts!

2008-07-23 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/7/23 Ilja O. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I've ordered Full body protectors for Freerunner, and they gave me two > discount (20%) codes. > > Here they are: 6lcdcr , jla5nt . > > Take them and use them wisely. > > (If you've used one, please write back to community there would be no > discount code c

open phone dictionary

2008-07-22 Thread Robin Paulson
does anyone know of any sources of open phone dictionaries? by which i mean lists of words that predictive text can look up against? one of the things i've been looking forward to doing on the neo is being able to type a word - say whangerei, a town in new zealand - and have the phone recognise it,

real audio streams in OM

2008-07-10 Thread Robin Paulson
what is the likelihood of listening to real audio streams on an embedded linux device like the freerunner? afaics, real player is only available for x86, and even the implementations that use mplayer rely on windows dlls. does this mean we can't listen to them on our phones? anyone have any other

Re: USB keyboard (was Re: Posible Bluetooth Keyboard)

2008-07-08 Thread Robin Paulson
ut no way i can justify $100+ on it > 2008/7/8 Robin Paulson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> 2008/7/5 Diego Fdez. Durán <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Hi all! >>> >>> At the moment my FR is travelling to me, so I'm looking for a good >>> portable

USB keyboard (was Re: Posible Bluetooth Keyboard)

2008-07-08 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/7/5 Diego Fdez. Durán <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi all! > > At the moment my FR is travelling to me, so I'm looking for a good > portable bluetooth keyboard. > > What do you think about BT KB? what about Nokia SU-8W? on a similar note, i'm looking for an ultra-small USB keyboard (there are var

Re: openmoko availability from the online store

2008-07-02 Thread Robin O'Leary
the call centre didn't know how. Incidentally, if this article is to be believed, the 'address' check is surprisingly weak: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7448187.stm Robin. signature.asc Description: Digital signature __

Re: GSM Tower Location and GPS

2008-06-24 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/6/25 Charles Edward Pax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Here's an idea: OpenMoko shows me locations of GSM towers near me by knowing > my location via GPS. This could be useful when in a remote area. Let's say > I'm in a valley, have no GMS signal, and a member of my party or I have an > injury. It wou

Re: FR using OpenStreetMaps

2008-06-24 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/6/25 Robin Paulson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > well, the short answer is tangogps.org is great - very easy to use, > stable and solid. available pre-compiled for lots of x86 linuxex and > openmoko/freerunner > > the long answer is to check out the svn repo on the osm wiki

Re: FR using OpenStreetMaps

2008-06-24 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/6/25 Francesco Cat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > What will be the best way to take advantage of Open Street Maps? > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Main_Page > > A Free phone can't be depending of closed-source data for maps (google > or others) ;) So we must be able to use OSM! (as well as c

Re: Duplicate Message

2008-06-21 Thread Robin Farine
: No, score=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_RFC_POST autolearn=no version=3.1.7-deb Don't you get these headers? Robin ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Duplicate Message

2008-06-21 Thread Robin Farine
e. In those cases > the sending server would retry, creating two copies of the > message. But that would be a pretty bad bug in exim and I can't > image how they could mis-configure exim to do this. Could be that something in the delivery process (e.g. spamassassin) is

warranty for 10 pack purchases

2008-06-20 Thread Robin Paulson
i've seen this question come up a couple of times on the list, but it's not been answered fully: if we buy a 10-pack of freerunners, i assume they will come with a warranty. how do we as individuals deal with warranty returns? will there be 10 receipts in the box, or one? having one makes things

Re: Convert Freerunner CAD Files - IGES or STEP?

2008-06-20 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/6/21 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> I have access to Pro/E and am willing to convert the Wildfire 3 files >> into something else. What do you prefer? IGES (Wireframe or Solid?), or >> STEP (Wireframe or Solid?)? >> > > > All of the above? If its just a matter of selecting an export format. i'll se

Re: Possible Camera

2008-06-18 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/6/19 christopher bradski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I may do that as well, I also saw a 2000 mah battery that's about should fit > the case as well. now that i'd definitely be interested in, whereabouts did you see this? ___ Openmoko community mailing

Re: SIM cards for Freerunner

2008-06-11 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/6/12 ian douglas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > They're not about to give us a 10% or 20% break on our monthly bill, or > whatever percentage pays for the subsidy of a locked phone (like the > iPhone), otherwise the 'subsidy' no longer appears as a subsidy to the > end user who *does* buy a locked pho

Re: comparing Apples and Oranges $199 iPhone Freerunner GTA02

2008-06-10 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/6/10 Ron K. Jeffries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > [I trust this will not initiate a flame war.] Please? > > iPhone v2 announced today. I'd like to understand > on a hardware basis ONLY (I grok the value of > free and open source) how does > the entry level $199 iPhone with 4GB > compare with Freer

Re: FoxyTag

2008-06-02 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/6/2 Mathieu Rochette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I recently discover the foxytag project . I'm wondering if this apps could > run on the freerunner, if so I'll definitly buy one :D hopefully not, those things are odious. > amAze will soon integrate foxytag but I think the software requierement ar

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/5/30 Joerg Reisenweber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi community! > A short poll: on a future GTA0x (>2), would you prefer to have > A) "standard" 2.5mm headset (mic+phones) connector, where you have to buy a > cheap adapter if you want to use your "old" headphones, (the way like it's > for GTA01/02

sales tax on freerunners

2008-05-25 Thread Robin Paulson
while i was looking up the gst/duty i'll have to pay for importing my freerunner, this occurred to me - is american/californian/whatever sales tax included already in the price of the phone? will i be taxed twice, or will your local tax only be applied for local purchases? this might seem like a d

Re: Mapless GPS

2008-05-22 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/5/22 Alexey Feldgendler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Simply put, it's a GPS navigator that only repeatedly gives you the > direction towards the target (in "three o'clock" style) and the distance to > it, without using any maps at all. It probably won't help you in a maze of > twisty passages all al

Re: Dash GPS personal nav device (uses OpenMoko) opens API

2008-05-15 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/5/16 Bastian Muck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > That's very interresting. The site sais: > "Dash includes maps for the United States (Continental US, Hawaii and > Alaska) only. It will not work in Canada, Mexico, Europe or any location > outside the United States." > Since when are Canada, Mexico and

Re: Alarmclock puzzle

2008-05-14 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/5/14 Sven Klomp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I had the same idea and bought two 1W LEDs. I can dim them with PWM from a > microcontroller. The microcontroller has its own power supply and will be > connected via USB to the Freerunner. Thus, the Freerunner can control the > LEDs in the morning an

Re: Alarmclock puzzle

2008-05-13 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/5/14 Bastian Muck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > By the way, when you shake the Freerunner, does it wake up if in suspend? > > Arne Kristian Jansen schrieb: if we're designing alarm clocks for the neo, i'd love to see something like this implemen

openmoko shop certificate

2008-05-12 Thread Robin Paulson
i was looking at the openmoko shop site and i got an error message that your security certificate has expired, i'm sure there's no attmept to fleece people going on, but is this going to be fixed before the shop opens? it would make me feel more comfortable before parting with $4000, and i'm sure

Re: questions for steve regarding group purchases

2008-05-07 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/5/8 Mo Abrahams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Maybe I am just naïve, but in a community like this I doubt that there > will be anybody with malicious intent, I would be semi-willing to > purchase phones before receiving money for them, and would also trust > another purchaser with my money before

questions for steve regarding group purchases

2008-05-07 Thread Robin Paulson
steve, what methods are being considered by openmoko for group purchasing? most of us do now know the other members of a group and would like some security that the group organised is not able to run off with the money - are openmoko willing to engage in purchases via escrow agents? or is it a cas

mobile gps gaming

2008-04-29 Thread Robin Paulson
i just listened to an interesting piece on the bbc about gps gaming on mobile phones: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/digital_planet.shtml at 15:40 onwards talking about a company in england that is developing innovative games based around gps-equipped phones. http://www.futureplat

Re: .Mac like service

2008-04-29 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/30 Shawn Rutledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:44 PM, Robin Paulson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > my list starts with: > > *backing up phone settings, including list of installed packages (in > > case i need to re-install everythin

Re: .Mac like service

2008-04-29 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/30 Shawn Rutledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Kosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wonder if there's any chance Openmoko could > > (or is going to) offer a service like apple's .Mac > > for the Openmoko users. I have some ideas (and > > I'm sure you have

Re: Will the Neo FreeRunner have a hold switch?

2008-04-28 Thread robin paulson
Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) wrote: On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:58:17 +0700 Alexander Frøyseth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled: Hey all I just wonder if the Neo will have a hold switch. A switch that locks the screen. no. it has 2 buttons. 1 power and 1 aux. same as gta01. however, there will b

Re: NZ Group order

2008-04-28 Thread robin paulson
Jeremy List wrote: yeah, they're finally ditching cdma in a few months, for gsm. technically we could switch sims to go from one network to the other, but i think we'd need the original proposed quad-band neo to do that. need some reliable evidence on which freqs the two companies use The exact

Re: Italy User Group

2008-04-27 Thread robin paulson
Pedro Aguilar wrote: I've seen several large local groups in Europe, but not in Italy. I would like to see a large Italian local group and create a 10 pack Sales Group for the Freerunner. Anyone joining the Italian Group? We'd just need 9 more :) http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GroupSales#Italy

Re: NZ Group order

2008-04-25 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/26 David Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > do any of you know about the situation on frequencies in nz? i hear telecom > and vodafone use different bands, 850 and 900 respectively. is this correct? > > > This is something I've been wondering about as well. It would be > particularly nice if

Re: NZ Group order

2008-04-25 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/25 Christ van Willegen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 4:18 AM, David Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've got approval from my er, financial controller :) > > Wife? > > Yeah, me too... although I am on another group buy list ;-) > > Christ van Willegen do any of

group sales nz

2008-04-22 Thread Robin Paulson
there's been a few people here mention new zealand - if anyone is interested in a group buy, there are 2 of us already: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GroupSales#New_Zealand we're both jafas, but even if we had to post on to someone elsewhere in the country, it'd be worth doing thanks __

Re: Openmoko sounds, Motto

2008-04-21 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/22 Crane, Matthew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > "Free your phone, and the mind will follow" cool, lyrics by en vogue/george clinton 'free your mind, don't be so shallow free your mind, and the rest will follow' well, nearly... ___ Openmoko communit

Re: photographs of box and POSSIBLE contents of Neo Freerunner

2008-04-21 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/22 Ben Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Will it ship with powerpack adaptors for all countries? > I just noticed there's no adaptor for Australia/New Zealand in the pic. > Not that it would be a problem, most of us have an adaptor lying around > somewhere. i'm not sure of the exact situation

Re: 99

2008-04-21 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/21 Brandon Kruger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This "tip a programmer" idea is very interesting. What does the community > think about setting up a site where people can say "We'll each donate x > amount once y feature is integrated" or something of the sort. This way, > Openmoko can see wha

Re: e-mail app on OM

2008-04-18 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/17 Dirk Deimeke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Claws mail would be my answer. > > It already worked well and fast on my Nokia770. > > Or some client based on the same lib (libetpan) > > +1 for me ... so I do would not have to learn a new program ;-) looks like it might fit the bill; has anyon

e-mail app on OM

2008-04-16 Thread Robin Paulson
i've had a look through the projects page, and done a quick search on the wiki, and can't see an e-mail app anywhere. do OM have one planned, or is this something that will be left to the community? is anyone working on anything? ___ Openmoko community m

Re: FreeRunner Pricing and PVT update

2008-04-13 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/4/14 Dirk Deimeke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > let me know what you think. My inclination is Open accessories. > > I agree to Open accessories. > > Thinks I would like to see in the box: > - Charger > - USB-Cable > - Headset > > I also would like to have - may be separately: > - Stylus >

Re: Toolchain on Ubuntu 7.10

2008-04-08 Thread Robin Paulson
i'm not on an ubuntu box now, but try automake1.9 instead of automake, i think that's the newest version 2008/4/9 Dale Schumacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I've just done a clean install of Ubuntu 7.10 and am trying to follow the > instructions from the Toolchain wiki page. When I try the command: >

Re: tangoGPS refresh maps?

2008-04-07 Thread Robin Paulson
On 07/04/2008, Marcus Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That brings up a question, though--when my contributions reach the map, > > how do I refresh the maps I've already downloaded? Is there a setting to > > make TangoGPS check to see if there's a newer version of a tile? I'm not > > set up

offline wikipedia/wiktionary

2008-03-28 Thread Robin Paulson
i'm sure some of you neo/om users out there will like the thought of being able to carry around wikipedia in your pocket, so this might be useful: http://users.softlab.ece.ntua.gr/~ttsiod/buildWikipediaOffline.html it uses python, perl, php, xapian (only for pre-processing the index, on another m

Re: import of dataset for new zealand

2008-03-18 Thread Robin Paulson
On 18/03/2008, joerg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > a technical solution is sought, to display the corresponding > > information whenever linz-sourced data is being viewed. > > > > suggestions and comments, please > > > Put the characters as a set of virtual roads on any empty area (preferably

import of dataset for new zealand

2008-03-18 Thread Robin Paulson
land information new zealand is a government org that holds data on roads and properties for the entirety of new zealand. they have recently given permission to use their data sets in osm, with a caveat that we include an attribution statement: "Contains data sourced from Land Information New Zeal

Re: import of dataset for new zealand

2008-03-18 Thread Robin Paulson
sorry, wrong list. please ignore. or maybe help if you can ;-) On 18/03/2008, Robin Paulson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > land information new zealand is a government org that holds data on > roads and properties for the entirety of new zealand. they have > recently given permissi

Re: Using Wi-fi on Neo FreeRunner

2008-03-12 Thread Robin Paulson
On 12/03/2008, David Pottage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > is there anything underway to allow nokia n-series software to run on > > the neo? is it just a matter of installing hildon and some other > > dependencies? if it's possible, there is always skype > > That is like asking if there is any

Re: Using Wi-fi on Neo FreeRunner

2008-03-11 Thread Robin Paulson
On 12/03/2008, Steven ** <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't heard of any VOIP service with a client available for > OpenMoko. Someone else probably has better info on this. is there anything underway to allow nokia n-series software to run on the neo? is it just a matter of installing hildon

hand charger for neo

2008-03-11 Thread Robin Paulson
i spend a fair part of my time away from power points/computers and having recently got a hand-crank powered torch, i realise this would be the way to go for re-charging my neo. so, anyone have any experience/recommendations.ideas, about companies that produce these? thanks _

Re: iphone-haptic

2008-03-03 Thread Robin Paulson
On 03/03/2008, Ortwin Regel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have doubts about the usefulness of vibrator feedback. It can't help > you find a button or tell you whether you pressed the right one. All > it does is tell you that you pressed a button at all. That might be a well, that mimics the fee

Re: OPENMOKO WIKI Official Index Page

2008-02-20 Thread Robin Paulson
On 21/02/2008, Jon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear all: > > OpenMoko Wiki Official Index Page 's Link: > > > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/OPENMOKO_WIKI_Official_Index_Page > > > > Brenda Wang > > > > > Just my 2 cents... But I don't think its necessary to include "OPENMOKO WIKI > Official" in

Re: And Now For Something Completely Different...

2008-02-20 Thread Robin Paulson
On 21/02/2008, David Schlesinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Something I saw on my trip to London last month, in a side street just > off Kingsway near the Holburn tube station... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonemirror/2206831846/ > > Enjoy! the logo looks very kiwi, and i hear all the best

Re: GTA02 Battery Capacity (Was: Re: More about the GTA02)

2008-02-14 Thread Robin Paulson
On 14/02/2008, Michael Shiloh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Kyle for a great summary of the work being discussed on the > kernel ML. I am simply not able to keep up with all the lists and very > much appreciate your helping out here. > > Michael indeed, thanks for the info kyle. i've bee

Re: Bike power (Re: solar power)

2008-02-10 Thread Robin Paulson
On 11/02/2008, Denis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a sort of it on my bike. My dynamo gives 6W @ 12V, which is > exactly 500mA that Neo needs for fast charging. I use a standard car > charger and a four transistors-converter to direct current with it. I > don't have a Neo yet, but my phone do

brainstorming/organisation software

2008-02-10 Thread Robin Paulson
i'm looking for some software to eventually go on my neo, but i've no idea what it would be called i often come up with ideas/problems/thoughts that i want to record, and i've been typing them into my current phone as simple notes up to now, but that isn't really satisfactory - they are all isolat

Re: Bike power (Re: solar power)

2008-02-10 Thread Robin Paulson
On 11/02/2008, Schmidt András <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today we were talking about new generation of portable personal > computers (yes, that is OpenMoko :-) with friends. Our idea was to use > it as cyclocomputer (That idea has already appeared on the wiki or in > the list somewhere). We were

Re: I dont know why I was supprised

2008-02-06 Thread Robin Paulson
On 07/02/2008, Steven Le Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The new part of this, is the communication around. According to Michael, > gta02 case is not > yet published, therefore I guess there is some > differences, but the question is : what is the > usefulness with this publication if there is

Re: tangoGPS, a new gps & mapping software for the Neo

2008-02-04 Thread Robin Paulson
On 05/02/2008, Steven Le Roux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Any other Open Source GPS application in the field ? > > mapper - a port of maemo-mapper to non-maemo environments: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/User:Onion/Mapper although getting it running can be a bit of a trial __

Re: digital compass modules

2008-01-23 Thread Robin Paulson
On 24/01/2008, Schmidt András <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the same opinion though I don't know what INS resolves to :-). > Could you tell what INS stands for? > Thanks! inertial navigation system i.e. i know where i am now, if i measure the distance i move and the direction i go in, i wil

Re: digital compass modules

2008-01-23 Thread Robin Paulson
On 23/01/2008, Schmidt András <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > A compass module would be very nice with many applications! > I have no hardware related experince. Is it possible to integrate a chip > like this into the phone? How would you do that? from the data sheet, this appears to connect

digital compass modules

2008-01-22 Thread Robin Paulson
i've got a project in mind for when my neo freerunner arrives, that needs a digital compass. only a simple thing, probably 3 degree accuracy would be enough. so, can anyone recommend a suitable module? something less than $50? ___ OpenMoko community mai

Re: CAD files for the case of the Neo will be made available

2008-01-21 Thread Robin Paulson
On 19/01/2008, Michael Shiloh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I invite you all to help me organize this. It would be useful to > create images of what's in these files, both high res and low res. It > would be useful to have these files converted to other formats. > > Then I can figure out how to d

Re: CAD files for the case of the Neo will be made available

2008-01-17 Thread Robin Paulson
On 18/01/2008, Michael Shiloh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am preparing the right place to put the files. I have a question: > > "case schematics" is the wrong name. What is the right name? "CAD > Files"? "ID CAD Files"? "CAD Drawings"? Someone in the field help me out > here. they are CAD files

Re: CAD files for the case of the Neo will be made available

2008-01-14 Thread Robin Paulson
On 15/01/2008, Ben Burdette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > great, now we can swing into action and get al those alternative cases > > designed and built > > > > My company gets aluminum sensor boxes made on a regular basis. They are > pretty comparable to the neo case in complexity, and I think we

Re: CAD files for the case of the Neo will be made available

2008-01-14 Thread Robin Paulson
On 15/01/2008, Michael Shiloh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I personally look forward to non-traditional materials. I have an > obsession with concrete, which I'm trying to figure out how to apply in > this situation. concrete! now there's an idea. http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Steampunk is one o

Re: CAD files for the case of the Neo will be made available

2008-01-14 Thread Robin Paulson
On 15/01/2008, Michael Shiloh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can't remember if I told you this or not, but OpenMoko has decided to > make available the CAD files detailing the NEO case. fantastic, no i don't recall seeing this confirmed. thanks michael > I'm pretty sure the format will be .dxf file

Re: Power Management on Neo1973

2008-01-10 Thread Robin Paulson
On 10/01/2008, Maciej Kaniewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What you CAN NOT expect yet > reliable means of making phone calls, esp. not from the UI > reliable means of sending/receiving SMS, esp. not from the UI > integrated GPRS data access > bluetooth integration (basic bluez driver works)

mobile phone projector

2008-01-09 Thread Robin Paulson
ok, i'm not expecting fic to build this into the gta02, but it looks incredible - the uses are endless. if these were available to buy as discrete units, what's the likelihood of someone being able to hack this to the neo, as a second display? http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/153237/mobile-phone-proje

Re: New screen?

2008-01-05 Thread Robin Paulson
On 06/01/2008, Joshua Layne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > not that I don't have enough projects, but google is giving a lot of > stuff that I don't think is the myphone project - I know it is a bit off > topic for this list, but could you send me a link to the 'home'? hbmobile.org that has lots of

compatible sdhc cards for neo1973/om

2008-01-02 Thread Robin Paulson
i'm looking forward to using my neo GTA02 as a music player, with a large capacity micro sd card holding my music. the page of compatible cards looks very out of date, for instance the kernel and u-boot versions are pretty old (i think). is anybody maintaining this page, has there been any progress

Re: a question

2007-12-12 Thread Robin Paulson
On 13/12/2007, Bert Van de Poel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi openmoko community, > > I'm a webdeveloper with experience using HTML, CSS, Javascript, DHTML, > PHP, SQL, etc. > Could I be for any use for the openmoko project ? i'm sure you can - there are many community-driven projects underway t

usb network dongle (was Re: dhcp on usb0)

2007-12-06 Thread Robin Paulson
On 07/12/2007, Joe Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But I'd like it to do this automatically when plug the usb cable in, > and haven't been able to find a way to get that to happen. I didn't > have any luck with either > > auto usb0 > allow-hotplug usb0 > > in /etc/network/interfaces > > In b

Re: Application idea: Bicycle computer

2007-12-02 Thread Robin Paulson
On 03/12/2007, Christian Surlykke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm interested in using the neo1973 as a bicycle-computer, utilizing it's gps > abilities. > great idea do you know of the projects part of the openmoko site? http://projects.openmoko.org/projects/mokosport/ is listed there, and se

Re: GPS driver for GTA01 available

2007-11-29 Thread Robin Paulson
On 30/11/2007, Rodolphe Ortalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, nice progress indeed. > > Just by curiosity, is it known if the power consumption of a GPS > component (active) is important (wrt other components of the phone, like > LCD screen, GSM, etc.) http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo1973_GT

Canadian government opens wireless spectrum (was Re: Sean's impact being felt...)

2007-11-29 Thread Robin Paulson
On 29/11/2007, Ian Darwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Verizon Wireless opens up > > In a stunning about-face, the second-largest wireless carrier in the US, > Verizon Wireless, has said that it would allow any compatible device to > run on its cellular network by the end of next year. What's more,

Re: need someone to develop this....

2007-11-29 Thread Robin Paulson
On 30/11/2007, Jay Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> what a wonderfully inventive use of accelerometers > > > > ...and i was wondering what they would be good for. > > feedback for controlling a live music sequencer while on stage in > front of 10's of thousands of people .. original sloshin

need someone to develop this....

2007-11-28 Thread Robin Paulson
ok, it's pointless, stupid and probably a waste of resources, but this has to be developed by somebody: http://mobile.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/28/1342248 it's a phone app that reports the remaining battery life, when shaken, by making sloshing sounds - the more battery, the more 'full' i

Re: Closing apps

2007-11-22 Thread Robin Paulson
On 23/11/2007, Hans van der Merwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ooo, successor to GTA02, you probably know there is a whole range of > inputs for a new case design - I guess there is a space for this on the > wiki? > I would suggest you place some drawings on the wiki as soon as it is > available.

Re: linuxmobiles.org - a new forum

2007-11-19 Thread Robin Paulson
On 20/11/2007, Lorn Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Why does the world need yet another mobile Linux knitting circle? Just oh dear, that's joke of the week. very good :-) > One could say this about basically any open source thing... Why does the > world need yet another operating

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