Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Jay Vaughan
(We have external LNA) It means it can track with a 16dBm reduction in GPS signal after it made the satellite acquisitions. So if you understood it will get a fix OK with the software workaround, and we saw many people report this, you should expect the tracking phase to work better

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Jay Vaughan
I would take this to mean that your current location drifts from the actual spot to places not quite where you are standing. Exactly. I will try to upload some logs (just discovered the /tmp change in tangogps, grr.. some test data has been lost) in the next few days that demonstrate this

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Timo Jyrinki
2008/7/30 Jay Vaughan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just sayin', not trying to stir the pot. I've been testing this GPS fix every day since it arrived, by tracking my progress to work, and if I zoom too closely (meaning there is more SD I/O on map refreshes) the GPS goes wild. Do you (all) have also

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Andy Green
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Somebody in the thread at some point said: | Just sayin', not trying to stir the pot. I've been testing this GPS | fix every day since it arrived, by tracking my progress to work, and | if I zoom too closely (meaning there is more SD I/O on map

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Pawel Kowalak
On Jul 30, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Jay Vaughan wrote: My ride to and from work is through a wide open space with no obstructions, lots of blue sky, and for sure .. SD I/O still massively impacts GPS *accuracy*. Not just in the acquisition phase, but also tracking .. That's strange. I didn't test

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Andy Green
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Somebody in the thread at some point said: | On Jul 30, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Jay Vaughan wrote: | My ride to and from work is through a wide open space with no | obstructions, lots of blue sky, and for sure .. SD I/O still massively | impacts GPS

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Lech Karol Pawłaszek
Jay Vaughan wrote: (We have external LNA) It means it can track with a 16dBm reduction in GPS signal after it made the satellite acquisitions. So if you understood it will get a fix OK with the software workaround, and we saw many people report this, you should expect the tracking

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Jay Vaughan
We're not done with what we can do to mitigate it in software. These guys should be in tomorrow's kernel. okay i'll continue testing and logging in the meantime .. ; -- Jay Vaughan ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Andy Green
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Somebody in the thread at some point said: | We're not done with what we can do to mitigate it in software. These | guys should be in tomorrow's kernel. | | | okay i'll continue testing and logging in the meantime .. Great. - -Andy -BEGIN PGP

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Pawel Kowalak
| Track is very accurate (no jump-offs the road) in the city. Earlier I | used Garmin | GPS60 and tracks from it were way worse than from FR. | | I used today's kernel and u-boot. That's pretty encouraging, thanks. Hi again, I made another test, driving back home. This time, I zoomed

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Jay Vaughan
So, to me, GPS works great now. I had more problems with accuracy of my Garmin outdoor device. on todays drive home i also did a trace - and got wildly sporadic results when tangogps had to read maps again off the disk .. i do not have the latest kernel, however, as it doesn't appear to

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread Andy Green
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Somebody in the thread at some point said: | I drove here almost 100km/h (but don't tell anyone) on max zoom, to | read tiles faster from the card. As you can see, no jump offs from the | road. | | So, to me, GPS works great now. I had more problems

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-30 Thread W.Kenworthy
and a negative - I moved the maps in tangoGPS from /tmp to the (orig freerunner) sdcard and it only works partially or not at all. This is offline usage. If I am online and I delete the map cache so tango starts clean, it loads the maps fine - probably caches them in ram. If I go offline to

RE: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-29 Thread steve
Start with the software fix. It should slove the problem. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Annie Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:01 AM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-29 Thread Scott Derrick
, 2008 3:01 AM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue what impact, if any, will there be on the warranty of the FR device once the fix has been carried out ? ___ Openmoko

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-29 Thread Steven Kurylo
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Scott Derrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From everything I've heard a software only fix will not be enough. Unless you ditch your sd card as a data store. All new FR's have the HW fix and new software will be written to take advantage of that HW platform. The

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-29 Thread Andy Green
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Somebody in the thread at some point said: | The software fix alone allows you to get a fast TTFF but after that, sd | card data transfers are just to noisy to maintain a high quality GPS | data stream. Yes it works but poorly, which is better than

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-29 Thread Mike Hodson
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Steven Kurylo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Scott Derrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From everything I've heard a software only fix will not be enough. Unless you ditch your sd card as a data store. I haven't had any problems with

Re: Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-29 Thread Steven Kurylo
On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 1:24 PM, Mike Hodson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Steven Kurylo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Scott Derrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From everything I've heard a software only fix will not be enough. Unless you

Warranty after fix for GTA02 GPS rework for SD card interference issue

2008-07-20 Thread Annie
what impact, if any, will there be on the warranty of the FR device once the fix has been carried out ? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: What *is* the warranty on the Freerunners?

2008-07-17 Thread ian douglas
never did see an update on this from anyone at OpenMoko ? -id ian douglas wrote: That is, what does it cover? I have a box of Freerunners beside me, but they've been purchased as a bulk order for 10 other buyers, so I don't want to open the boxes to see if there's any warranty information

Re: What *is* the warranty on the Freerunners?

2008-07-17 Thread C R McClenaghan
it cover? I have a box of Freerunners beside me, but they've been purchased as a bulk order for 10 other buyers, so I don't want to open the boxes to see if there's any warranty information inside. My impression was that the 14-day warranty on single units and 28-day warranty on bulk

Re: What *is* the warranty on the Freerunners?

2008-07-17 Thread arne anka
Not sure myself of the clear separation between community and support lists, but perhaps this is more of a support question? come on, it's a dear old evergreen on this list ... i'd really miss it if it was to move. ___ Openmoko community mailing

What *is* the warranty on the Freerunners?

2008-07-15 Thread ian douglas
That is, what does it cover? I have a box of Freerunners beside me, but they've been purchased as a bulk order for 10 other buyers, so I don't want to open the boxes to see if there's any warranty information inside. My impression was that the 14-day warranty on single units and 28-day warranty

Re: What *is* the warranty on the Freerunners?

2008-07-15 Thread ian douglas
On of my bulk buyers was cool enough to permit me to open his Freerunner box -- no documentation of any kind that explains anything about a warranty. Can someone at OM shed a little light so we can post it on the wiki? -id ian douglas wrote: That is, what does it cover? I have a box

Re: warranty issues

2008-07-14 Thread Sean Moss-Pultz
On 7/12/08 simarillion wrote: can somebody tell me if I will lose my warranty when I open my Freerunner. Hehe...do you really think we could get away with that kind of policy?! This is Openmoko. If you /don't/ open your Neo, you should probably have your warranty voided ;-) -Sean

Re: warranty issues

2008-07-14 Thread ian douglas
Sean Moss-Pultz wrote: This is Openmoko. If you /don't/ open your Neo, you should probably have your warranty voided ;-) Wow, second best quote I've ever seen on this list. The first being back in early May... Andy Powell wrote: Seriously, If everyone put as much effort into development

warranty issues

2008-07-12 Thread simarillion
Hello, can somebody tell me if I will lose my warranty when I open my Freerunner. I don't know if I am allowed to remove the seal which is on one of the two torx screws. I don't want to solder just check the connection plug of the GPS antenna. Does it depend on the distributor or the country

Re: warranty issues

2008-07-12 Thread Ole Kliemann
On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 11:42:26AM +0200, simarillion wrote: Hello, can somebody tell me if I will lose my warranty when I open my Freerunner. I don't know if I am allowed to remove the seal which is on one of the two torx screws. I don't want to solder just check the connection plug

RE: warranty for 10 pack purchases

2008-06-29 Thread steve
14 day for single 28 day for 10 pack. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ajit Natarajan Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 2:37 AM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: Re: warranty for 10 pack purchases Shawn wrote: Are there retailers

RE: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread steve
10 pack is a 28 day DOA. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ajit Natarajan Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:41 PM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: warranty Steve/Michael, Sorry to be a bother, but could you update us on the U.S

RE: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread Dave O'Connor
To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: warranty Steve/Michael, Sorry to be a bother, but could you update us on the U.S. warranty situation for the FR? I understand that there is a 14-day DOA warranty. Is that it? Or will we getting a 1-year or some such? Please let us know

Re: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread Kevin Dean
is a 28 day DOA. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ajit Natarajan Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:41 PM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: warranty Steve/Michael, Sorry to be a bother, but could you update us on the U.S. warranty

Re: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread Kevin Dean
. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ajit Natarajan Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:41 PM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: warranty Steve/Michael, Sorry to be a bother, but could you update us on the U.S. warranty situation

Re: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread Dave O'Connor
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ajit Natarajan Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:41 PM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: warranty Steve/Michael, Sorry to be a bother, but could you update us on the U.S. warranty situation for the FR? I understand that there is a 14-day

Re: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread Ajit Natarajan
steve wrote: 10 pack is a 28 day DOA. If that's the only warranty, I'm worried. Is there any reseller or other option in the U.S. that will give us a longer warranty? Spending $369 on a unit with such a short warranty is scary. I would like to know how others in the U.S. think about

Re: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread Dave O'Connor
I'm in Canada and worried about the same thing which is why I asked initially. On Wed, 25 Jun 2008, Ajit Natarajan wrote: steve wrote: 10 pack is a 28 day DOA. If that's the only warranty, I'm worried. Is there any reseller or other option in the U.S. that will give us a longer warranty

Re: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread Arne Zachlod
in Germany (or the whole EU) every reseller has to give a warranty for private customers from 2 years. i can't imagine that any reseller will sell only one unit if there is no longer warranty option. Ajit Natarajan schrieb: steve wrote: 10 pack is a 28 day DOA. If that's the only

Re: warranty

2008-06-25 Thread Kevin Dean
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Arne Zachlod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in Germany (or the whole EU) every reseller has to give a warranty for private customers from 2 years. i can't imagine that any reseller will sell only one unit if there is no longer warranty option. That's why I think

warranty

2008-06-24 Thread Ajit Natarajan
Steve/Michael, Sorry to be a bother, but could you update us on the U.S. warranty situation for the FR? I understand that there is a 14-day DOA warranty. Is that it? Or will we getting a 1-year or some such? Please let us know if there will be a difference in warranty between the 10 pack

Re: warranty for 10 pack purchases

2008-06-23 Thread Ajit Natarajan
Shawn wrote: Are there retailers in the US like this? Are they offering 10 packs the same as OM (with the same price and all of the goodies)? I had asked a question a while back about the warranty of individual units in a 10-pack and Steve responded as follows (dated April 17): ``I

Re: warranty for 10 pack purchases

2008-06-21 Thread Peter J. Holzer
On 2008-06-20 23:06:13 -0600, Vinc Duran wrote: And is the warranty really only 28 days as in this faq? http://gettingstartedopenmoko.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/faq-frequently-asked-questions/ Good catch. If that's true it's a good argument for ordering from Pulster or some other distributor

Re: warranty for 10 pack purchases

2008-06-21 Thread Shawn
: Re: warranty for 10 pack purchases On 2008-06-20 23:06:13 -0600, Vinc Duran wrote: And is the warranty really only 28 days as in this faq? http://gettingstartedopenmoko.wordpress.com/2007/12/31/faq-frequently-asked-questions/ Good catch. If that's true it's a good argument for ordering from

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: warranty for 10 pack purchases

2008-06-20 Thread Vinc Duran
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Robin Paulson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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

property and warranty for 10packs

2008-05-11 Thread Pietro
Hi, I'm subscribed in an italian GroupSale and we was baffled about this two points: there will be a sales check and a warranty certificate for any buyer or only the delegate of the groupsale will receive it? my english isn't very well, sorry... -- Pietro Isotti homepage: http

RE: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2008-05-08 Thread steve
Smith Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:07 AM To: community@lists.openmoko.org Subject: Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones Openmoko, A lot of people on the Group Order forum are asking about the warranty protection of individual buyers when we consolidate our orders. Is openmoko able to provide a solution

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2008-05-06 Thread Eric Smith
Openmoko, A lot of people on the Group Order forum are asking about the warranty protection of individual buyers when we consolidate our orders. Is openmoko able to provide a solution where buyers may take advantage of the bulk discount and reduced shipping costs through Group Order

[Fwd: warranty]

2008-04-14 Thread Ajit Natarajan
Steve, Any info on the warranty? Thanks. Ajit Original Message Subject: warranty Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:51:13 -0700 From: Ajit Natarajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: community@lists.openmoko.org Hi Steve, If a group joins together to purchase the 10-pack, how will the warranty

Re: warranty

2008-04-13 Thread Alexander Frøyseth
What are the warrenty? Alexander Frøyseth Ian Stirling skrev: Ajit Natarajan wrote: Hi Steve, If a group joins together to purchase the 10-pack, how will the warranty work? I presume that each unit is individually warranted. I'm sure that warranty service will require a purchase receipt

Re: warranty

2008-04-13 Thread Marco Trevisan (Treviño)
Alexander Frøyseth ha scritto: What are the warrenty? I figure that in Europe, if you buy regulary from a seller, it will be included in the extra-price you'll have to pay here (that includes VAT, battery recycling, warranty and more...). -- Treviño's World - Life and Linux http://www

warranty

2008-04-12 Thread Ajit Natarajan
Hi Steve, If a group joins together to purchase the 10-pack, how will the warranty work? I presume that each unit is individually warranted. I'm sure that warranty service will require a purchase receipt or some other proof of purchase. What receipt would we use? If we have to register

Re: warranty

2008-04-12 Thread Ian Stirling
Ajit Natarajan wrote: Hi Steve, If a group joins together to purchase the 10-pack, how will the warranty work? I presume that each unit is individually warranted. I'm sure that warranty service will require a purchase receipt or some other proof of purchase. What receipt would we use

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread Sean Moss-Pultz
On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 17:32 -0800, Pranav Desai wrote: Is there any warranty on phase 1 phones ? If the screen is bad, some input ports don't work, etc. what will be the process then ? Of course we'll have a warranty ;-) I'm not sure of the exact terms at this point. Probably something

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread Ole Tange
On 2/20/07, Sean Moss-Pultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 17:32 -0800, Pranav Desai wrote: Is there any warranty on phase 1 phones ? If the screen is bad, some input ports don't work, etc. what will be the process then ? Of course we'll have a warranty ;-) I'm not sure

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread Nils Faerber
Ole Tange schrieb: On 2/20/07, Sean Moss-Pultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 17:32 -0800, Pranav Desai wrote: Is there any warranty on phase 1 phones ? If the screen is bad, some input ports don't work, etc. what will be the process then ? Of course we'll have a warranty

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread Andreas Kostyrka
* Ole Tange [EMAIL PROTECTED] [070220 14:52]: On 2/20/07, Sean Moss-Pultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 17:32 -0800, Pranav Desai wrote: Is there any warranty on phase 1 phones ? If the screen is bad, some input ports don't work, etc. what will be the process

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread el jefe delito
Would this warranty cover accidental breakage of the large screen, say by leaning on it against a desk or something? I find it unlikely but it would really put minds at ease when spending a small fortune on a phone; plus it might be that extra incentive to lure even more to this phone

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread Andreas Kostyrka
* el jefe delito [EMAIL PROTECTED] [070220 17:20]: Would this warranty cover accidental breakage of the large screen, say by leaning on it against a desk or something? I fear not. It's the one most probable way to kill the phone, and probably the most expensive part to replace. (E.g

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread Sean Moss-Pultz
On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 10:08 -0600, el jefe delito wrote: Would this warranty cover accidental breakage of the large screen, say by leaning on it against a desk or something? hehe...sorry man. Couldn't help you here ;-) I find it unlikely but it would really put minds at ease when spending

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread el jefe delito
Are you asking for some kind of cover everything I can do to this device warranty? If yes how about we sell you one for US$350? If it has unlimited replacements for a year, maybe! ;) lol ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread Wolfgang S. Rupprecht
Andreas Kostyrka writes: (E.g. experiences with laptops show, that a dead display is practically never repaired.) That's because the price of spare parts is normally jacked so high that companies often make more money on replacement parts than on the initial product's sale. I find it

Re: Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-20 Thread Jeff Andros
On 2/20/07, Pranav Desai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2/20/07, Sean Moss-Pultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 17:32 -0800, Pranav Desai wrote: Is there any warranty on phase 1 phones ? If the screen is bad, some input ports don't work, etc. what will be the process

Warranty on phase 1 phones

2007-02-19 Thread Pranav Desai
Hey All, Is there any warranty on phase 1 phones ? If the screen is bad, some input ports don't work, etc. what will be the process then ? Thanks -- Pranav ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org

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