No contempt for anyone was either expressed or implied. However, I do see that it was a mistake to reply to a post, instead of opening a new thread.
----- Original Message ---- > From: arne anka <[email protected]> > To: Support for Openmoko Device Owners <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, March 19, 2011 11:58:05 AM > Subject: Re: Login screen on firmware upgradation > > well, there's probably a lot of people finding _your_ message both > unneccessary >and offensive! > > - you hijackd a thread completely unrelated to vent your individual >frustration insdtead of respecting the request of the op > - you tried to force your personal opinion about the state of om on > everybody, >completely ignoring that the people still active an the list very likely think > >otherwise > - you claim to be the one who after a long time of joint self-deception >finally speaks the truth -- which is both materially and factually nonsense. >the discussion about om being a failure or not is recurrent and monitoring >silently the list for month now after a rather lively interest before, i >think >i safely can say, that those people still active completely disagree with you >(certainly the op, which you regarded with such contempt, does) > > if whath you posted is your honest opnion, you are free to move on and leave. > > if you think you have new points to make about om's state and future, you > are >free to open your own thread -- but, please, check the archives before ... > > > > Sorry if I offended you, Dr Schaller. > > However, I respectfully suggest that you look up the word "rant" in a >dictionary > > before using it. I found your message offensive. > > > > Nick > > > > > >> > >> From: Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <[email protected]> > >> To: Support for Openmoko Device Owners <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Sat, March 19, 2011 9:17:11 AM > >> Subject: Re: Login screen on firmware upgradation > >> > >> Hi Nick, > >> it must be said that your rant does not help at all to answer > >> the original support question. > >> > >> > >> Hi Rijul, > >> please check that your downloaded image is not corrupted. > >> > >> > >> You can download and compare it with our copy which we > >> have used successfully an uncounted number of times: > >> > >> > >> http://download.goldelico.com/gta02/Moko11/ > >> > >> > >> You must also flash the image on the flat memory card > >> (e.g. /dev/sdb) and not into a partition (and not /dev/sdb1 or /dev/sdb2). > >> > >> > >> To boot from NOR flash, press the AUX button and > >> then power on. The boot menu should appear within > >> a second. Choose "boot from SD (ext)". > >> > >> > >> Hope this helps, > >> Nikolaus > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Am 19.03.2011 um 07:53 schrieb [email protected]: > >> > >> You know, folks, I think it's time to admit that the Openmoko project was a > >> failure, and move on. > >>> > >>> It was a great idea and a lot of us supported it with our money as well > >>> as >our > >>> time, but the device as eventually sold was poorly designed and badly > >>> implemented. Even the people who bought it after several rounds of >hardware > >>> bug-fixes got a clunky device with pathetic battery-life. Since the >hardware is > >>> crap, it's not surprising that software developers didn't exactly flock > >>> to >it. > >>> Trying to make it usable is flogging a dead horse. > >>> > >>> The nearest thing we will get to an "open" cellphone will probably be >something > >>> made by Samsung, Motorola, or one of the other big consumer-device >companies, > >>> running Android. > >>> > >>> I don't want to offend people, but I think it's time somebody came out > >>> and >said > >>> this. If you want to put your time and effort into Free Software, then >pick a > >>> platform that has a future. Your time and effort are valuable even if > >>> you >don't > >>> get paid for them; don't waste them. > >>> > >>> Nick > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> From: Rijul Jain <[email protected]> > >>>> To: [email protected] > >>>> Sent: Sat, March 19, 2011 5:43:27 AM > >>>> Subject: Login screen on firmware upgradation > >>>> > >>>> Hey, > >>>> > >>>> i recently got a neo free runner and wanted to upgrade the firmware to >openmoko > >>>> 11 so i downloaded the image , wrote it on my uSD card and tried to > >>>> boot >it from > >>>> the phone . It boots up file but after 2 mins , a Green Coloured > >>>> Angstrom >screen > >>>> came and it is stuck at om-gta02 login :_ > >>>> > >>>> its been stuck there for hours and i dont know what to do > >>>> > >>>> Anyhelp would be appreciated . Thanks > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Rijul Jain > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>> support mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support > >>> > > > ---- > > _______________________________________________ > support mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support > _______________________________________________ support mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/support
