Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-04 Thread Tommi Kärkkäinen
Considering what was discussed before, it's probably not possible to 
download the fw from the chip. If it indeed is such a big secret, the 
chip most likely has the firmware locked away. So unless there is a 
serious design flaw in the chip, you can't get the code.

However, the fw can probably be overwritten (well, first erased and then 
rewritten). Without this ability the fw couldn't ever be updated. It's 
very unlikely, though, that *you* will be getting the required 
documentation or equipment for this, considering how big the secrecy is.


tk

Learning It kirjoitti:
> Hi,
> Is it possible to extract/overwrite the firmware from the chip? Does anybody 
> know how to do it?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/4/08, Joerg Reisenweber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> From: Joerg Reisenweber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
>> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
>> Cc: "Mikko Rauhala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 1:13 AM
>> Am So  3. August 2008 schrieb Mikko Rauhala:
>>> su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It
>> kirjoitti:
>>>> Do we have sources of firmware for GSM chipset?
>>> No.
>> Actually OM *has*, but they are under heavy NDA.
>> Probably this also is the reason we must not provide
>> FW-updates for users.
>> Even the binary might open a path to change IMEI or reverse
>> engineer other 
>> details of Calypso.
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-04 Thread Learning It
Hi,
Is it possible to extract/overwrite the firmware from the chip? Does anybody 
know how to do it?

Thanks


--- On Mon, 8/4/08, Joerg Reisenweber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: Joerg Reisenweber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
> Cc: "Mikko Rauhala" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 1:13 AM
> Am So  3. August 2008 schrieb Mikko Rauhala:
> > su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It
> kirjoitti:
> > > Do we have sources of firmware for GSM chipset?
> > 
> > No.
> 
> Actually OM *has*, but they are under heavy NDA.
> Probably this also is the reason we must not provide
> FW-updates for users.
> Even the binary might open a path to change IMEI or reverse
> engineer other 
> details of Calypso.
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Joerg Reisenweber
Am So  3. August 2008 schrieb Mikko Rauhala:
> su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It kirjoitti:
> > Do we have sources of firmware for GSM chipset?
> 
> No.

Actually OM *has*, but they are under heavy NDA.
Probably this also is the reason we must not provide FW-updates for users.
Even the binary might open a path to change IMEI or reverse engineer other 
details of Calypso.

/jOERG


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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Stroller

On 3 Aug 2008, at 20:31, Esben Stien wrote:
> Learning It <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> It means that this project is not totaly open to communityhmmm
>
> Really none of the firmware is open. We should be looking at putting
> GNU Radio inside the Neo;). Has anyone looked into this?. It shouldn't
> be illegal to sell such a device, cause GNU Radio boards are not
> illegal. There also is a GSM project related to GNU Radio to do the
> whole GSM stack in software, to my understanding.

Your last sentence surprises me. I don't think a device running GNU  
Radio (or whatever) would be licensable - it would probably be  
illegal to sell or use it as a phone. I would think any device sold  
as a phone would have to be licensed by the FCC or whoever, and that  
they would make requirements that the device must be unable to do X,  
Y & Z (where these are things that might interfere with other users),  
which would be impossible to guarantee with fully-open firmware.

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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Mike Montour
Learning It wrote:
> What about reverce engineering? I saw that some ppl were doing their mobile 
> phones. It means somewhere exists such information.

I wouldn't bother trying to reverse-engineer the GSM firmware itself. 
The technical and legal barriers are too high for this to be a practical 
approach. Just accept that it is a black box, like the hard drive in 
your PC.

However, it would be useful to talk about "reverse-engineering" and 
documenting the AT command set through which the GSM chipset is 
accessed. Much of it is standard, but there are some proprietary 
commands. It would be very useful if we could find (for example) 
commands to control echo suppression/cancellation in the Calypso chipset.

These wiki pages are a good starting point:

http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Hardware:AT_Commands
http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GTA01_and_GTA02_gsm_modem


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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Esben Stien
Learning It <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> It means that this project is not totaly open to communityhmmm

Really none of the firmware is open. We should be looking at putting
GNU Radio inside the Neo;). Has anyone looked into this?. It shouldn't
be illegal to sell such a device, cause GNU Radio boards are not
illegal. There also is a GSM project related to GNU Radio to do the
whole GSM stack in software, to my understanding.

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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Michele Renda
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Hi

The problem because the GSM chip has a closed firmware is because *laws*
in U.S. and I think also in other countries say that used must to to
have access to it.

Because it is a law, and Openmoko can not to go against laws, it was
told starting by day 1 that it will remain closed. It Openmoko would not
did so, it will be very difficult that it could get the FCC approvation
for its devices.

This law was done because a not running GSM firmware will not only make
your device not running, but also the devices that are near to you.


About the imei, I can confirm that is against laws to change it.

Regards
Michele Renda

Learning It wrote:
> What about reverce engineering? I saw that some ppl were doing their mobile 
> phones. It means somewhere exists such information.
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 8/3/08, Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> From: Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
>> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
>> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 2:33 PM
>> Am Sonntag 03 August 2008 13:20:34 schrieb Learning It:
>>> It means that this project is not totaly open to
>> communityhmmm
>>
>> Do you have source for the firmware of your bluetooth
>> chipset, your GPS 
>> chipset, your WLAN chipset, your printer, your modem?
>>
>> GSM is a closed market, there is only a handfull of
>> certified stacks available 
>> and these are considered mission critical trade secret --
>> whether we like 
>> that or not. Until the forseeable future, I don't see
>> the powers allowing any 
>> open GSM stack (apart from the fact that such a thing
>> doesn't exist) to be 
>> allowed to operate in public networks.
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Learning It
What about reverce engineering? I saw that some ppl were doing their mobile 
phones. It means somewhere exists such information.


--- On Sun, 8/3/08, Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: Michael 'Mickey' Lauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 2:33 PM
> Am Sonntag 03 August 2008 13:20:34 schrieb Learning It:
> > It means that this project is not totaly open to
> communityhmmm
> 
> Do you have source for the firmware of your bluetooth
> chipset, your GPS 
> chipset, your WLAN chipset, your printer, your modem?
> 
> GSM is a closed market, there is only a handfull of
> certified stacks available 
> and these are considered mission critical trade secret --
> whether we like 
> that or not. Until the forseeable future, I don't see
> the powers allowing any 
> open GSM stack (apart from the fact that such a thing
> doesn't exist) to be 
> allowed to operate in public networks.
> 
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Kim Alvefur
On Sun, 2008-08-03 at 07:24 -0700, Learning It wrote:
> There is any GSM chipset with full source codes on the net?

That would be illegal in most places.


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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Michael 'Mickey' Lauer
Am Sonntag 03 August 2008 13:20:34 schrieb Learning It:
> It means that this project is not totaly open to communityhmmm

Do you have source for the firmware of your bluetooth chipset, your GPS 
chipset, your WLAN chipset, your printer, your modem?

GSM is a closed market, there is only a handfull of certified stacks available 
and these are considered mission critical trade secret -- whether we like 
that or not. Until the forseeable future, I don't see the powers allowing any 
open GSM stack (apart from the fact that such a thing doesn't exist) to be 
allowed to operate in public networks.

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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Arne Zachlod
no, there isn't, this is because of the contracts and NDA's from all 
GSM-Cipset-Manufacturer. the GSM-System is one of the best secrets ;) - 
even better as the new BatMan-Movie


Learning It schrieb:
> There is any GSM chipset with full source codes on the net?
>
>
> --- On Sun, 8/3/08, Robert Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>   
>> From: Robert Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "List for Openmoko community discussion" 
>> 
>> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 1:11 PM
>> Hi.
>>
>> Learning It schrieb:
>> 
>>> It means that this project is not totaly open to
>>>   
>> communityhmmm
>> The fact that specs for the GSM chipset cannot be released
>> to the public
>> was communicated to the community from day 1. Furthermore
>> there is no
>> non-free stuff on the Linux side of things in the
>> Freerunner.
>>
>> Regards
>> Robert
>>
>> 
>>> --- On Sun, 8/3/08, Mikko Rauhala
>>>   
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 
>>>> From: Mikko Rauhala
>>>> 
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> 
>>>> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
>>>> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
>>>> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 11:18 AM
>>>> su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It
>>>> 
>> kirjoitti:
>> 
>>>>> Do we have sources of firmware for GSM
>>>>>   
>> chipset?
>> 
>>>> No.
>>>>
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Learning It
There is any GSM chipset with full source codes on the net?


--- On Sun, 8/3/08, Robert Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: Robert Schuster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "List for Openmoko community discussion" 
> 
> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 1:11 PM
> Hi.
> 
> Learning It schrieb:
> > It means that this project is not totaly open to
> communityhmmm
> The fact that specs for the GSM chipset cannot be released
> to the public
> was communicated to the community from day 1. Furthermore
> there is no
> non-free stuff on the Linux side of things in the
> Freerunner.
> 
> Regards
> Robert
> 
> > --- On Sun, 8/3/08, Mikko Rauhala
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Mikko Rauhala
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
> >> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
> >> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 11:18 AM
> >> su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It
> kirjoitti:
> >>> Do we have sources of firmware for GSM
> chipset?
> >> No.
> >>
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Arne Zachlod
i think harder than the gsm-nonfree-code are troubles with the glamo 
chip, i dont like to have a 3d-chip in my phone which does nothing 
expect of burning energy :( i think these NDA-troubles and the fact that 
there is no OpenGL ES driver are harder than don't have the gsm-firmware.

regards, Arne


Robert Schuster schrieb:
> Hi.
>
> Learning It schrieb:
>   
>> It means that this project is not totaly open to communityhmmm
>> 
> The fact that specs for the GSM chipset cannot be released to the public
> was communicated to the community from day 1. Furthermore there is no
> non-free stuff on the Linux side of things in the Freerunner.
>
> Regards
> Robert
>
>   
>> --- On Sun, 8/3/08, Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> From: Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
>>> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
>>> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 11:18 AM
>>> su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It kirjoitti:
>>>   
>>>> Do we have sources of firmware for GSM chipset?
>>>> 
>>> No.
>>>
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Robert Schuster
Hi.

Learning It schrieb:
> It means that this project is not totaly open to communityhmmm
The fact that specs for the GSM chipset cannot be released to the public
was communicated to the community from day 1. Furthermore there is no
non-free stuff on the Linux side of things in the Freerunner.

Regards
Robert

> --- On Sun, 8/3/08, Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> From: Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
>> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
>> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 11:18 AM
>> su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It kirjoitti:
>>> Do we have sources of firmware for GSM chipset?
>> No.
>>
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Arne Zachlod
no, we haven't, everything with GSM is in a very strict NDA.




Learning It schrieb:
> Hi
>
> Do we have sources of firmware for GSM chipset?
>
>
> --- On Sat, 8/2/08, Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> From: Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: Re: IMEI
>> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
>> Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008, 7:36 PM
>> la, 2008-08-02 kello 12:17 -0700, Learning It kirjoitti:
>> 
>>> Where is stored IMEI?
>>>   
>> The GSM chipset.
>>
>> 
>>> Could it be changed?
>>>   
>> Not in any documented manner.
>>
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Learning It
It means that this project is not totaly open to communityhmmm


--- On Sun, 8/3/08, Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: Mikko Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: firmware Re: IMEI
> To: community@lists.openmoko.org
> Date: Sunday, August 3, 2008, 11:18 AM
> su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It kirjoitti:
> > Do we have sources of firmware for GSM chipset?
> 
> No.
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Re: firmware Re: IMEI

2008-08-03 Thread Mikko Rauhala
su, 2008-08-03 kello 04:12 -0700, Learning It kirjoitti:
> Do we have sources of firmware for GSM chipset?

No.

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