1. Are there applications with all of the specific features I listed,
though? My Nokia 6103b has some basic organiser applications, such as for
calender and task lists, but it does not have all of the features I listed.
I can live without PC sync as long as my information is safe in my
2009/6/17 jeremy jozwik jerjoz.for...@gmail.com
3. I leave my Nokia 6103b on for about 16 hours or less per day. I do not
use it for most of that time. When I do use it, it is usually for SMS or
organiser applications, not for voice calls. Will the FreeRunner’s battery
life be OK for my
2009/6/17 David Murrell dmurr...@waikato.ac.nz
Hi Brolin,
Fundamentally, at this point, my Openmoko Freerunner fails the Not
Interested in Technology - Significant Other Acceptance Procedure,
otherwise known NIT-SOAP.
That is not a problem for me because I am single. :)
If you want a
2009/6/18 arne anka openm...@ginguppin.de
I never need to use suspend on my Nokia 6103b. I do not think it even
has a
suspend mode — at least not one the user can activate.
that's the difference.
the nokia is nothing but a phone -- and as such it's mostly suspended (or
standby).
I
2009/6/19 Ben Wong lists.openmoko@wongs.net
The one thing that jumps out at me in your request, Brolin, is keeping
your SMS messages on the microSD card instead of the SIM. I know that
the SHR distribution, which I'm using, stores everything on the SIM by
default. Perhaps David Ford's
Hello list,
I have decided to finally try a FreeRunner after tiring of my Nokia 6103b’s
limitations. I have even started using a paper todo list again for personal
tasks because my Nokia 6103b is limited to 40 tasks, but I would rather have
todo lists in a handheld computer, such as a
Hello list,
I am planning on buying a FreeRunner. I need to check with my carrier
(Speak Out Wireless in Canada) about cellular usage outside of my home area,
but I may want to use my FreeRunner without cellular service. Is this
possible? Does it work well? Do I have to remove my SIM or can I
2009/7/17 Paul Fertser fercer...@gmail.com
Brolin Empey bro...@brolin.be writes:
2. It lacks flight mode.
Are you often getting complains because of that? Or why else do you
care?
I thought I could use flight mode to disable the GSM modem to improve the
battery runtime when I do not need
Hello list,
I have ordered a buzz-fixed rev A6 FreeRunner from SDG Systems. I chose the
A6 instead of A7 because I could get an A6 FreeRunner + DBoard for the price
of only an A7 FreeRunner. I hope I do not regret knowingly buying an old
hardware revision, though.
Anyway, I am concerned about
2009/7/20 Marc Bantle openm...@rcie.de
Hi all,
sorry for responding to my own messages.
You do not need to apologise because there is no alternative, unlike a Web
forum, where registered users can edit their posts. I frequently (at least
once per month) reply to my own messages.
Hello list,
I still have not received my FreeRunner, but UPS says the package is
scheduled to be delivered on Tuesday. Anyway, I have found Yet Another
limitation of my Nokia 6103b. I am almost certain the FreeRunner will be
able to do what I need, but I wanted to ask how.
I prefer to shut
2009/7/24 Sebastian Krzyszkowiak seba.d...@gmail.com
Simply. Use at, or cron... Or write python or even bash script... You
can also do automatic change profile to silend instead of shutting
down... That's Linux box which fits in your pocket. You can do
everything.
If I create a cron job
2009/7/22 li...@kitepilot.com
So I do:
kitepi...@beechjet:~$ ssh -fCX r...@192.168.0.202 /usr/bin/midori
And I have the browser running in my desktop monitor.
Only *TRUE* geeks can appreciate that! ;-)
That reminds me of when I used my dad’s Eee PC (701? The original model,
with 4 GB
2009/7/24 Robin Paulson robin.paul...@gmail.com
2009/7/25 Brolin Empey bro...@brolin.be:
I prefer to shut down my cell phone before going to bed, but I frequently
it may be easier to schedule a cron job which shuts the phone down for
you. sounding an alarm to remind you to do something
2009/7/27 Ben Wong lists.openmoko@wongs.net
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Brolin Empeybro...@brolin.be wrote:
I prefer to shut down my cell phone before going to bed, but I frequently
forget to do so.
That could be interpreted as meaning I frequently forget to go to bed too.
;)
Hello,
My old cell phone is a Rogers-branded Nokia 6103b, which is a clamshell
phone. You can see a photo of a T-Mobile-branded Nokia 6103 on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nokia_6103oldid=242201832
When open, my Nokia 6103b is long enough (longer than the FreeRunner)
Hello list,
A few days ago, I was chatting with DocScrutinizer in #openmoko on FreeNode
about using a USB → Ethernet adapter to connect my FreeRunner directly to my
Ethernet LAN. DocScrutinizer told me I need a miniUSB-m → USB-A-f adapter
or a cable like this:
Hello list,
Like most of the members of this list (AFAICT from the first names I
recognise as sex/gender-specific), I am male. I am 22 and still live with
my parents. I have never lived away from my parents. I am planning to hire
a support worker to help me live away from my parents (I have
2009/9/12 Robin Paulson robin.paul...@gmail.com
also, if you're after a usb ethernet device, i got one from ledshoppe
for next to nothing
http://ledshoppe.com/Product/com/CA3005.htm
Bright idea ;), but I got the same product for even closer to nothing:
Hello list,
I am marking this message as OT because it is not specific to Openmoko, but
I thought someone here may know because I think most members of this list
are relatively technical.
Anyway, why are SIM contacts (contacts stored on a SIM) so limited?
1. Cannot have multiple phone
Dead thread resurrection time! :)
2009/6/19 David Ford da...@blue-labs.org
to whomever does this, please put a small stylus into a recess in the new
case :)
I have been wondering why the FreeRunner has a resistive touch screen, which
I prefer because I like the greater precision of a stylus
2009/9/25 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller h...@computer.org
Am 26.09.2009 um 01:46 schrieb Brolin Empey:
Why do I have to store contacts in the phone instead of on the SIM to do
anything useful?
Because you have much more memory and more flexible data formats. But you
can't simply remove
Hello list,
I have a buzz-fixed rev A6 US FreeRunner (FR). I am currently using QtMoko
v11, which is installed in my FR’s onboard NAND. I need a MicroSDHC card on
which to install Debian. I do not want to run out of disk space, so I
probably need at least an 8 GB card. The Openmoko wiki
I never ended up configuring my FreeRunner to do anything
automatically before I go to bed because there is no reason to do so:
no one calls me during the night, and even if they did, I would
probably sleep through it because I sleep through the cordless phone
in my room ringing. Shutting down my
Hello list,
I am writing a follow-up/update to my original post just over 2 months
later.
What has changed since my original post?
1. I hired Dave McCormick to help me overcome some of my
indefinitely-deferred tasks.
2. I have actually overcome my priority inversion and started trying
2009/9/15 Boris Wong lists.bo...@bshed.com
Brolin Empey wrote:
Where can I buy such an adapter or cable in Canada?
Try www.dealextreme.com
They have free shipping (although order and shipping takes 3 weeks
total) and their prices are phenomenally low.
Thanks for the recommendation
2009/11/12 Brolin Empey bro...@brolin.be
Hello list,
I am writing a follow-up/update to my original post just over 2 months
later.
What has changed since my original post?
Another update. What has changed since my last update?
1. I stopped hiring Dave McCormick because I did
Hello World,
I am using QtMoko v14 on a US FreeRunner (rev A6). Ever since I switched
from Speak Out Wireless to Fido, QtEI shows a triangle icon on the shelf
(top bar). This triangle icon did not appear when I used Speak Out
Wireless. I Googled for “qtopia phone triangle icon” and found an
Hello World,
My colleague has a Freescale dev board with a MicroUSB receptacle. He wants
to connect a USB hub to the dev board and also connect the dev board to his
PC (1 at a time, not both at once!). Can anyone please tell me which
specific adapters and/or cables I need to buy in order to
Hello list,
Are there any GPS navigation apps for QtMoko, i.e., any usable without an X
server? I cannot use QX because every time I try, I end up having to remove
the battery from my FreeRunner because my FreeRunner locks up and is
unusable. I wanted to use Navit, but it requires a working X
Hello list,
I am using QtMoko v14. AFAIK, QtMoko does not support GSM multiplexing,
which means even if I had a working and usable Web browser for QtMoko, I
could not use telephony functionality, such as making and receiving phone
calls, while GPRS is enabled. If I wanted to have Internet
2009/12/16 Al Johnson openm...@mazikeen.demon.co.uk
On Thursday 17 December 2009, Brolin Empey wrote:
Hello list,
I am using QtMoko v14. AFAIK, QtMoko does not support GSM multiplexing,
which means even if I had a working and usable Web browser for QtMoko, I
could not use telephony
2009/12/17 Al Johnson openm...@mazikeen.demon.co.uk
On Thursday 17 December 2009, Brolin Empey wrote:
2009/12/16 Al Johnson openm...@mazikeen.demon.co.uk
On Thursday 17 December 2009, Brolin Empey wrote:
FreeRunner, Om2009 (completely unusable because the GUI kept becoming
2009/12/16 Tony McKeehan mck...@rpi.edu
Yeah, NeronGPS is in the QtMoko feeds and all you need to install it is
a recent version of QtMoko and an internet connection.
Is QtMoko v14 sufficiently recent?
It's native to
the Qt framework that QtMoko uses and doesn't need an X server. It has a
I do not have an answer for you, except to tell you I am a native English
speaker too and already use QtMoko (still using v14) as my primary
(cellular) phone. However, I am curious: are you related to Evangelene
Alaraj (nee Weatherill)? I noticed you used the Canadian/UK spelling of
I finally got the hardware needed to charge my FreeRunner while using it as
a USB host from DealExtreme. Digi-Key has at least some of the USB parts I
needed too, including the microUSB-m→USB-A-f cables I asked about in another
thread. I
I answered my own question:
Both eBay [1] and Digi-Key [2] have the needed cables. I ordered 2
from eBay, but will not receive them until I have returned to work in
January. I did not order from Digi-Key because the part was out of
stock and was estimated to not ship until January. I should
Update: the NeronGPS I installed from the QtMoko feed segfaults at
startup, so I uninstalled it and installed NeronGPS from tvuillaume’s
feed. NeronGPS from tvuillaume’s feed appears to work, but I do not
want to go outside to acquire satellites because it is too cold
outside at night and I am
2009/11/30 Brolin Empey bro...@brolin.be:
2009/11/12 Brolin Empey bro...@brolin.be
Hello list,
I am writing a follow-up/update to my original post just over 2 months
later.
What has changed since my original post?
Another update. What has changed since my last update?
I finally chose
Ben Cadieux wrote:
Hi Brolin,
Just a few things to remember:
1. This list is public; these posts will remain available through
search engines for quite some time.
Yes, I realise this. I explicated this realisation in my original post:
“Can anyone relate to me? What should I do? I know I
omcomali@porcupinefactory.org wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 23:00:19 +0100
Fabian Schölzelfabian.schoel...@googlemail.com wrote:
---snip---
You also said, that he could run into trouble because of the things he writes
here. Well, that may be. Myself i think, only people, that are not able
Fabian Schölzel wrote:
Hi rhn,
i understand your point of view. Everybody should do as he wish. But i
think if somebody wants to give that gift to everybody, he should be
allowed to do so, while others are free to say no thanks, i don't
want to know. For my self, i think it is some kind of
Gennady,
Your clock is set to 2010-10 instead of 2010-01. Please correct your clock.
Thanks,
Brolin
--
Sometimes I forget how to do small talk: http://xkcd.com/222/
“If you have to ask why, you’re not a member of the intended audience.”
— Bob Zimbinski, http://webpages.mr.net/bobz/ttyquake/
Fabian Schölzel wrote:
On Thursday 14. January 2010 22:15:16, Brolin Empey Empey wrote:
I agree with you, Fabian. However, I think you should use “he or she”
instead of using masculine pronouns as if they were sex/gender-neutral.
I had a bad feeling when writing this. :) My mother tongue
Denis Johnson wrote:
I have switched to using QTMoko, currently running V16b and I cannot
seem to get the call volumes right. Caller is not loud enough and
caller struggles to hear me. do I need to fiddle with teh
gsmhandset.state file manually or is there a better way ? I have a
GTA02 A05
Risto H. Kurppa wrote:
Do you use FR as your daily/primary phone?
Yes.
Do you use FR as your primary PDA?
Yes.
What distribution you run most of the time?
I use only QtMoko.
--
Sometimes I forget how to do small talk: http://xkcd.com/222/
“If you have to ask why, you’re not a member
Vinzenz Hersche wrote:
Brolin: could you send me/us the state-file with a little description, where
it
is and which value must be set? :)
The state file is: /usr/share/openmoko/scenarios/gsmhandset.state
I use vim to edit the state file on my FreeRunner.
“control.48” is the mic gain. Set
Denis Johnson wrote:
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:43 AM, Radek Polakpson...@seznam.cz wrote:
You can install qalsamixer under settings-software packages if it helps. I
dont have buzzfix so cant help more.
Thanks, I installed that however it is difficult to tie together all
those sliders to
Juan Lucas Dominguez Rubio wrote:
No we dont have a neutral gender in Spanish, but the Spanish for 'his'
and 'her' is the same ('su') so we don't have that problem:
'his/her Freerunner' == 'su Freerunner'
Spanish is still patriarchal, though: plural nouns are masculine unless
all the members
Denis Johnson wrote:
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Brolin Empeybro...@brolin.be wrote:
I think you mean this post:
http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2009-October/057319.html
Indeed that is the one I was referring to, thanks. I also found this one
I have been living alone in my apartment for 2 weeks. I used Google
Earth’s ruler feature to determine my apartment is only 480 m (direct
distance; road or walking distance is farther.) from my parents’s
house. I have actually gone grocery shopping alone and need to go again
tomorrow (on
Fabian Schölzel wrote:
On Sunday 24. January 2010 13:38:27, Stefano Cavallari Cavallari wrote:
Why does your reply template include the quoted author’s last name twice
instead of only once? Also, you should include the time zone/UTC offset
because the quoted time of day is still in the future
Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote:
Brolin Empeybro...@brolin.be writes:
PS: How many Openmoko users make their own ringtones?
http://iki.fi/lindi/openmoko/ringtone/
is how I made my ringtone as loud as possible. If you know how to make
it even louder, I am interested :-)
Cool! I had never
I know this reply is 2 months late, but better late than never, right?
Anyway, have you tried using the Docked Keyboard? I use it; it
suggests completions based on the letters of a word entered so far. I
do not know if this is what you meant by “predictive keyboard”, but it
is sufficient
Hello FreeRunners,
I am still using QtMoko v14 in onboard NAND on my US GTA02A6. I know
v16 is old by now, but I am not upgrading because it is a huge hassle.
I already upgraded from v11 to v14 months ago; I do not want to repeat
that hassle. I will have even more to do after upgrading from
Stefan Monnier wrote:
I just installed QtMoko (v18) on a uSD to try it out, and while it looks
OK, it never shows me any keyboard, which makes a lot of its
functionality unusable.
Is it supposed to popup automatically? If it doesn't, is there some way
to force it?
I do see a little Aa
Brolin Empey wrote:
Now my FreeRunner’s USB port works for power, so I can
still charge the battery, but not for communications, so I think a
solder connection must have come undone. I need to try disassembling my
FreeRunner to check the connections for the USB connector so I can ask
someone
Hello FreeRunners,
I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to
Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
* 5x GTA02A6 (4 GSM 850, 1 GSM 900) with buzzfix
* 5x earphones
* 5x travel cases
* 5x batteries
* 2x or 3x chargers
No MicroSD cards, though, but those are cheap.
jeremy jozwik wrote:
On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Brolin Empeybro...@brolin.be wrote:
Hello FreeRunners,
I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to
Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
* 5x batteries
feel like parting with some of those batteries?
No, I
Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote:
Brolin Empeybro...@brolin.be writes:
I have fully reassembled my FreeRunner; it still works, except for USB
data. However, now I really think this is a hardware problem because
Just a check: can you see internal bluetooth chip if you power it up
and run lsusb
Matthias Apitz wrote:
I have had the same problem some weeks ago and it was just
a broken USB cable (the one this comes with the FR), it works
with any other USB cable.
The USB cable is not the cause of my problem because even USB cables
which work fine with other devices do not work with my
William Kenworthy wrote:
Not using a hub (same ports on the same laptop) - some cables work, some
dont, only the cable differs :(
I am not using a USB hub either. I have USB cables which work fine for
both power + data with other devices, such as a 2.5 HDD enclosure, but
do not work with my
Al Johnson wrote:
On Thursday 04 March 2010, Brolin Empey wrote:
Is it possible my USB port problem is caused by pin 4 (ID) of the mini
USB connector(s)? See the “USB 1.x/2.0 Miniplug/Microplug” table on
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Universal_Serial_Busoldid=34747
3693#Cables
Radek Polak wrote:
On Monday 01 March 2010 04:16:22 Brolin Empey wrote:
Does anyone use USB networking with their FreeRunner with Windows Vista
or Windows 7?
I had it working with XP.
That does not matter to me because I do not use Windows XP any more.
But now i switched all my machines
Vinzenz Hersche wrote:
i'm interessted in maybe 2 of them.. is 850 also possible for europe?
Yes, it may still work, but 900 is better for outside North America,
including Europe.
really
not shure.. and are you able to send them to switzerland?
Probably. It would be the first time I have
Paul Fertser wrote:
Brolin Empeybro...@brolin.be writes:
See the second pin from the left? I assumed it was pin 4 (ID) because
of the pinout images on Wikipedia, but I think it may actually be pin 2
(D-).
I think it is D- and it is broken, so yes, the only option is to
replace the socket
Brolin Empey wrote:
Hello FreeRunners,
I just bought the following for 150 USD + UPS Ground shipping to
Washington from SDG Systems in Pennsylvania:
I do not mean to sound greedy (even if I am ;)), but my original message
was intended for bragging, not offering, purposes. ;) I should have
djdas wrote:
What's next: who knows :P we're hardly working to achieve a stable phone
system, there are lots of programs in our OE buildsys but we haven't
provided a package manager yet (there is a script to simply install ipk
packages in /opt/bin/ipkmgr.sh)
Hardly working or working hard?
Jay Vaughan wrote:
I'd really like to
catch up with you guys that are getting some value out of these
devices and what you're doing with them .. so how about telling us old-
timers just waking up what the current 'nicest OS' for the Freerunner
is?
I vote for QtMoko! :)
--
Sometimes I forget
Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote:
Paul Fertserfercer...@gmail.com writes:
you need the Y-cable. The best option would be to get a suitable USB
hub and modify it accordingly. For more references see [1] and
If you don't want to modify anything you can buy
I received and unpacked my surplus FreeRunner box weeks ago, but have
not tested my surplus FreeRunners until today. Since all my FreeRunners
look the same, I labelled my first FreeRunner (the one I (try to) use as
my daily phone) 0, then my surplus FRs 1 - 5 inclusive.
Note: my surplus FRs
Which version of the Calypso firmware are you using? If it is less than
moko11, I suggest upgrading to moko11. Maybe your modem problems have
already been fixed.
--
Sometimes I forget how to do small talk: http://xkcd.com/222/
“If you have to ask why, you’re not a member of the intended
Hello fans of cute trolls ;),
I finally used tar to back up my QtMoko v14 installation in my FR’s
onboard NAND, then reflashed QtMoko v18 because, among other annoyances,
I was tired of missing incoming SMS messages until I restarted QtEI.
Anyway, QtMoko v18 boots and appears to work, but the
Warren Baird wrote:
Hey Woody,
Just a word of warning - the FR is a very fun device to play with -
but if you expect it to be a fully functioning phone, you will
probably be disappointed. I tried to use it as my cell phone for a
long time, and found it *very* frustating - regularly missed
As you can probably tell, I was very frustrated and in rant mode when I
wrote my original post. My problems were caused by my wrong approach,
though. I should have booted QtMoko from SD instead of NAND because SD
is far more flexible, especially when troubleshooting.
QtMoko v18’s lack of USB
swoody wrote:
Well, I've been trying my darnedest to get the sd card in my phone to
mount as a USB drive.
[...]
I'm nearly at my wits end here. I don't have access to a card reader, and
I tried setting up 3 different phones (non-FR's) as USB drives, but each
one has it's own unique issue.
Raphaël Jacquot wrote:
On 06/08/2010 07:54 AM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller wrote:
Hi all,
with the new iPhone it is for the first time better in display
resolution (640x960 on 3''5 = 326 dpi) than the Freerunner (640x480 on
2''8 = 283 dpi) with higher dots per inch.
Does anyone know where to
Brolin Empey wrote:
Now where is the news story about the pornographer who is pissed off
because the value of his (or her?) (marine (filmed at sea)?) watersports
IP has sunk or been flushed down the toilet and berried at sea because
it is flooding BitTorrent trackers after being being released
Hello World,
Sometimes (at least once per month?) my FR dies unexpectedly: sometimes
it happens when I receive a phone call, even if my FR does not die when
the same phone number calls before and after the Call of Death. Other
times, my FR is suspended or fully on while charging. I have not
Hello World,
Almost 1 year has passed since I first posted to this list to ask “Is a
FreeRunner sufficient for me?” on 2009-06-17. I have definitely had an
interesting experience with my FR and have learned a lot, but it has
also been a very frustrating experience. I have been living alone
Russell Hay wrote:
...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!
My “solution” was to finally succumb and/or give up and buy a Nokia
N900. ;) The N900
Brolin Empey wrote:
Anyway, I finally ordered a Nokia N900 from NewEgg.ca on Sunday. I
expect the N900 to be more usable as a handset than my FR. Nokia
released the N900 without USB Host support to meet deadlines because
they could not have it certified for USB Host without fully working USB
Rashid wrote:
Hi guys,
when i updated from v22 to v24 i lost my contacts but they showed up
sometimes (when i called someone by number which was added before I flashed
the device).
New contacts were there.
At the first start after flashing all contacts were there. No are all gone.
Brolin Empey wrote:
I have been using Maemo 5 on my N900 for a few weeks now. So far, my
N900 experience is *far* better than my FR experience.
That was true about my N900 experience until the end of August, when I
accidentally dropped my N900 from my desk at home onto the carpeted
floor
Thomas Franck wrote:
Hello everyone!
Recently I installed QtMoko v31 and I'm amazed..
Amazed even by QtEI’s lack of conversation view for SMS? ;)
Any pointers welcome.. ;)
http://xkcd.com/138/ ;)
Maybe “apt-get moo” can point you to 0xDEADBEEF ? ;)
--
Sometimes I forget how to do small
Bob Ham wrote:
On Tue, 2015-04-21 at 17:11 +, Spacefalcon the Outlaw wrote:
It is also a well-known fact that most free software developers derive
great personal satisfaction from doing something that benefits a
larger community
True. However, there's a very big difference between
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