Re: [QtMoko] handset is (almost) unusable for voice calls with background noise

2010-06-25 Thread Russell Hay
...now this is what I'd like offered as a hardware fix. I've not needed the buzz-fix, but if I could have a usable volume... or at least some info on how to do it.. I'll be a happy bunny! Russ On 15 June 2010 21:48, ri...@happyleptic.org wrote: -[ Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:41:23AM -0700, Brolin

Re: QtMoko v24

2010-06-04 Thread Russell Hay
Hey Alex, can you share your settings? Russ On 4 June 2010 07:15, Alex Samorukov m...@os2.kiev.ua wrote: On 06/04/2010 08:09 AM, Gand' wrote: The only issue i have with qtmoko is call volume ... Even if both sliders are at their maximum, i often can barelly hear anything ... Call

Re: [QtMoko] Call for Alternate Lockscreen

2010-05-06 Thread Russell Hay
Did you ever build the Th30z OpenMoko Preview' from the code available on the project webpage? Did it work successfully as a handset? Russ On 6 May 2010 00:03, Kahless ha...@gmx.li wrote: Hi all, i am using QtMoko a long time now (thanks a lot Radek!!) and im very happy with it, but i

Re: qtmoko v21

2010-04-22 Thread Russell Hay
Doesn't qalsamixer provide this? Russ On 22 April 2010 12:44, Radek Polak pson...@seznam.cz wrote: On Thursday 22 April 2010 11:57:56 Korosu Itai wrote: Suspend seems to work properly to me. I haven't tried sms yet, but I've tried some calls and the problem is the audio volume. I can

Re: [GTA02] clock reset on battery removal?

2010-04-09 Thread Russell Hay
I started seeing this in Jan - similar time to the RTC errors being discussed on the list; http://lists.openmoko.org/nabble.html#nabble-f1958 Russ On 9 April 2010 15:39, Al Johnson openm...@mazikeen.demon.co.uk wrote: On Friday 09 April 2010, Paul Wise wrote: Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote:

Re: qtmoko v20 (testing)

2010-04-09 Thread Russell Hay
Radek, thanks for the new image - trust me - it's much appreciated! Did you have any success at-all with this image in enabling the use of a bluetooth headset for phone calls? Russ On 9 April 2010 20:42, Radek Polak pson...@seznam.cz wrote: Hi, i have uploaded new testing qtmoko images with

are bluetooth headsets working on *any* distro?

2010-03-25 Thread Russell Hay
Hey guys, thought I'd drop a quick email out as I've tested my two bluetooth headsets (A Jabra JX10 and a Jawbone) with Android, QTMoko and SHR and none of them work. There are various levels of failure ranging from; Android - can pair, but never picks up a call to QTMoko - can pick up calls,

[QTMoko]: Handwriting recognition and graffiti-like writing?

2010-03-23 Thread Russell Hay
Guys, quick one for y'all.. Has anyone out there successfully trained (or patched) the handwriting recognition in QTMoko to recognise the old Palm-style graffiti (preferrably Graffiti version 1!) I'll try training it today, but if someones actually patched the code I'd love to hear about it.

Re: [QTMOKO] Dead UI

2010-03-20 Thread Russell Hay
to confirm user experience, I flashed the no-debug kernel initially and experienced a similar issue - no GSM, and no response from the initial menu. I reflashed with the debug kernel and I have a working QTMoko phone again :-) Russ On 20 March 2010 19:54, Radek Polak pson...@seznam.cz wrote:

Re: bluetooth hands free car kit

2009-10-20 Thread Russell Hay
It's an OT diversion from the request- but what's the call quality like on these things? You see them advertised from £10 to £35 in the UK, which is a fair way away from the wired in price that 'named brands' charge. If they work with the freerunner, I'll get one in an instant! Russ

Re: Kernel Mode-Setting (KMS) on Neo FreeRunner + Debian

2009-08-18 Thread Russell Hay
Hear hear... well done Thomas - we're all looking forward to what you're hacking on! Russ 2009/8/18 Yorick Moko yorickm...@gmail.com On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:38 AM, Chris Samuel ch...@csamuel.org wrote: I haven't seen anyone else post about this yet, but this looks really neat! (Found

Re: Openmoko multi-touch

2009-06-13 Thread Russell Hay
Given the recent announcement of multi-touch support within X and the Linux kernel - http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=NzMyMQ ...what are the remaining hardware limitations that restrict multi-touch being on the Neo Freerunner used rather than the clever workarounds that've been

Re: Mer on OpenMoko devices ?

2009-06-10 Thread Russell Hay
Hey RzR, as no-one else has replied let me just say this looks fantastic! Of course, there's no phone stack etc just yet, so where is development happening on this so I can keep an eye on progress? Russ 2009/6/9 RzR www.rzr.online.fr www.rzr.online...@gmail.com Hi, With previous release of

Re: [QtExtended] Latest and greatest, progress mail 12

2009-06-07 Thread Russell Hay
I've noticed that I cannot load any https websites with the browser.. issues with SSL libraries? Russ 2009/6/7 Ori Pessach opess...@gmail.com I'll have to give this a try the next time I'm near an AP. Mine is 7000 miles away. It has decent range, but nothing approaching 7000 miles. The

Re: [Shr-User] [SHR] Podboy (0.0.1 - pre-alpha release)

2009-05-28 Thread Russell Hay
thanks for the updates - I'll convert any future PNG's... The wired headset isn't mono - for some reason only the right hand side audio resumes after a call... strange! Russ 2009/5/27 Valery Febvre vfeb...@easter-eggs.com Russell Hay wrote: Hi, I'm using Podboy on my morning commute now

Re: [Shr-User] [SHR] Podboy (0.0.1 - pre-alpha release)

2009-05-27 Thread Russell Hay
Hi, I'm using Podboy on my morning commute now (SHR-testing) - much appreciated! Two observations though.. - the image file associated with the rss feed isn't scaled properly in some cases and expands all the dialogs off the visible screen area... the example that immediately comes to mind is

Re: [android] new cupcake image

2009-05-21 Thread Russell Hay
In case you've not seen it, here's the video and the flashing instructions.. http://www.newlc.com/en/freerunner-mobile-which-support-android-cupcake Russ 2009/5/20 Russell Dwiggins undrwa...@verizon.net Just tested this, but having a problem. Kernel seems to boot OK, and the Android splash

[SHR] webbrowser - woosh font size?

2009-05-19 Thread Russell Hay
Woosh! the webbrowser (based on webkit) seems to be just what's needed on shr/freerunner - but I know there's allot of debate - feel free to kick me :-) However whilst the screenshots show it as being great on debian, on SHR the font size is far too big - now I expect this is a default GTK

Re: First release of Enscribi - handwriting recognition input method

2009-05-13 Thread Russell Hay
Hi Olof, any chance of having english support added to this? Otherwise (as a non-hacker) can I contribute anything that'd support you in adding english support? Russ 2009/2/14 Olof Sjobergh olo...@gmail.com Hi, This is to announce the first release of Enscribi, a new handwriting

Re: First release of Enscribi - handwriting recognition input method

2009-05-13 Thread Russell Hay
Fantastic news... let me know if there's anything I can do! Russ 2009/5/13 Olof Sjobergh olo...@gmail.com On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Russell Hay russe...@ysmail.net wrote: Hi Olof, any chance of having english support added to this? Otherwise (as a non-hacker) can I contribute

Re: Koolu.com?

2009-05-13 Thread Russell Hay
The koolu.com site is back up for me now.. Russ 2009/5/13 Joseph Reeves iknowjos...@gmail.com Plenty of other ways to get in touch, although I imagine they're aware already. From the whois records: Domain ID:D137784362-LROR Domain Name:KOOLU.ORG Created On:20-Jan-2007 17:00:14 UTC Last

Re: ffalarms 0.2.1 and atd-over-fso (now works on SHR-testing)

2009-05-12 Thread Russell Hay
Hi Lukasz, I'm trying to install the package for SHR-testing, and I'm getting an md5 error when trying to install... any ideas? r...@om-gta02 ~ $ opkg install http://projects.openmoko.org/frs/download.php/745 /ffalarms_0.2.1-r0_all_py2.6.ipk Downloading

Re: ffalarms 0.2.1 and atd-over-fso (now works on SHR-testing)

2009-05-12 Thread Russell Hay
Thanks Guys, I'll try the extraction manually... always good to keep your hand in :-) Russ 2009/5/12 Łukasz Pankowski lukp...@o2.pl Russell Hay russe...@ysmail.net writes: Hi Lukasz, I'm trying to install the package for SHR-testing, and I'm getting an md5 error when trying to install

Re: [SHR-unstable] call weighting breaks current call

2009-04-16 Thread Russell Hay
Apologies for the poor spelling in the fist post. I suspect the issue is identical to the one already raised in Trac; http://shr-project.org/trac/ticket/339 Russ 2009/4/16 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer mic...@vanille-media.de On Thursday 16 April 2009 01:04:43 Russell Hay wrote: I've been using

[SHR-unstable] call weighting breaks current call

2009-04-15 Thread Russell Hay
I've been using SHR-unstable quite happily for a week or two - and the only major issue I have is that whilst on a call, if another person calls me - I receive notification of a call waiting, then it drops both calls. I'm after some clarification as to whether it's likely that this issue is due to

Re: Intone (0.24) Elementary based mplayer frontend

2009-04-10 Thread Russell Hay
If you follow the link back to nabble, the links are visible from there. for example; View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Intone-%280.20---alpha-release%29-Elementary-based-mplayer-frontend-tp2587826p2610455.html Sent from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at

Re: [QtExtended] some things

2009-03-18 Thread Russell Hay
hear hear - take it elsewhere. That said, having had involvement in a similar situation elsewhere, it's always emotional when a project moves from a closed pool of developers into the an open source model. Exactly the same issues and accusations. 2009/3/18 Chris Samuel ch...@csamuel.org: On

Re: SHR first impression : it's slow ?

2009-02-23 Thread Russell Hay
Just FYI - if you use the arrows on either end of the 'submenu' you only get Display Look Screen Input ...but you CAN swipe left or right across them to reveal the additional options.. Damn well hidden though! 2009/2/23 Gunnar Aastrand Grimnes gunnar.grim...@dfki.de So I wonder - would

[android] inital thoughts

2009-01-22 Thread Russell Hay
Just installed the latest android image, and it's looking nice, responsiveness is where 2008.8 used to be, and my main gripes from a 1hr play are; - very low call volume, despite setting it to full - to accept calls, you have to use use the key sequence as follows: power button- choose

Re: [android] inital thoughts

2009-01-22 Thread Russell Hay
aux button seems to reject incoming calls - and also to 'go back' when browsing the menus. As you say I expect someone will get around to making it more usable - it's still released as 'Beta 2' right now. 2009/1/22 arne anka openm...@ginguppin.de - to accept calls, you have to use use the

Re: [android] inital thoughts

2009-01-22 Thread Russell Hay
in testing android but i'm afraid of distroing my actual uboot configuration that works nicely booting my debian ;-) ] d On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Russell Hay russe...@ysmail.net wrote: aux button seems to reject incoming calls - and also to 'go back' when browsing the menus. As you

[2008.12] Repo information

2008-12-23 Thread Russell Hay
As per some of the other posts, this is the first distro that I've used as a normal phone for more than 24hrs. Well done! My only finding so far on the base functionality included is that the alarm doesn't wake the device from suspend. I did notice that the opkg configuration is still trying to

[QtExtended] Best 4.4.2 image?

2008-11-19 Thread Russell Hay
Hi list, I know there is the 'official' QTExtended image on qtextended.org - but there have also been various discussions on the list about using mwesters kernel and some other changes/patches not reflected in the qtextended package. What's the most stable version that I can trial as a 'day to

Re: GTA03 - buttons or touchscreen

2008-10-26 Thread Russell Hay
Hi all, my vote - number one; and in order of preference; 1) touchscreen (no qwerty buttons) 3) combination touchscreen plus qwerty 2) qwerty keyboard and tracker ball On 26/10/2008, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 11:37:45AM +0100, Marcel wrote: Am

Re: [qtextended] After 4 days...

2008-10-09 Thread Russell Hay
I found it lasted around three hours (moderate usage) BUT I did have Bluetooth and wifi turned on. Will try again tomorrow! Disappointed that it doesn't wake up from suspend on an incoming call - but we can't have everything, can we? 2008/10/9 Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] I must say I am quite

Re: [qtextended] After 4 days...

2008-10-09 Thread Russell Hay
2008/10/9 Cédric Berger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also there is still the bug in vibrate only mode... when called it begins vibrating and only a shutdown can stop it... sorry - but I just creased up when I read that - haven't come across that bug yet! ___

Re: Qtopia 4.4 - Qt Extended | Now Released!

2008-10-02 Thread Russell Hay
what the link to a kernel image for it? 2008/10/2 Atilla Filiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stability and battery life are my primary concernn. If it is stable enough to be a primary phone and survive for 60+ hours, i'm definitely going for it. On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Tobias Kündig [EMAIL

Re: Qtopia 4.4 - Qt Extended | Now Released!

2008-10-02 Thread Russell Hay
Actually - I used the one from the flash image; *Version:* 4.3.2 [image: Submitted Date] 2008/8/29 2008/10/2 Tobias Kündig [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just use the one from 4.3.3-snapshot: http://qtextended.org/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=82 Russell Hay wrote: what the link to a kernel

Qtopia 4.4 ?

2008-09-26 Thread Russell Hay
Keen to try the Qtopia 4.4 image if/when it's available - does anyone have an outlook? There are comments going back to June/July saying 'coming soon'... -- Russ ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: Qtopia 4.4 ?

2008-09-26 Thread Russell Hay
owww, a teaser! Hope it appears before Christmas :-) 2008/9/26 Lorn Potter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Russell Hay wrote: Keen to try the Qtopia 4.4 image if/when it's available - does anyone have an outlook? There are comments going back to June/July saying 'coming soon'... Only someone working

Re: Neopwn

2008-09-22 Thread Russell Hay
I'm assuming they're not intending to release the full code? Certainly cant see any mentions of license or downloads on their site. 2008/9/22 Robin Paulson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2008/9/22 Joseph Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I'm sure others have seen the Slashdot article, but in case you haven't: