Karthik Kumar wrote: > > There are still hardware problems that exist with almost every > freerunner out there (GPS signal levels, for one). I would like to see > them fixed by Openmoko, Inc. >
I was quite frustrated with the GPS when I first got my FR, but honestly, ever since the long-ago patches to the kernel to turn off the SD clock when not doing IO to the SD card, it has been working quite well for me. I no longer notice a difference acquiring GPS fix between having SD card or not, and can get a fix quite reliably now. This is in New York City, with tall buildings. It is a bit slow to get a fix, slower for sure than my fiancee's iPhone, which gets assistance data. However, I have noticed some occasions where her phone took just as long to get a fix as mine (probably lack of assist data.) The one hardware issue I would REALLY like to see addressed is being able to charge the battery after it has been discharged. I am lucky I have a Nokia phone kicking around with a compatible battery that I can use to "jump start" my FR when needed. Not everybody does. I usually have luck booting into NOR u-boot to begin charging the battery, but this doesn't work every time, and is not a great solution. (Is there any chance some future update of the NAND u-boot will make this a thing of the past?) -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Sad-Story-tp1595419p1651767.html Sent from the Openmoko Support mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ support mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support
