Recommended GTA01 images?

2009-04-04 Thread Mikko Rauhala
Hi It seems that my FRs are suffering from additional HW woes to the usual ones, and I just contacted my vendor with warranty questions. Meanwhile, what's hot nowadays for a GTA01 if one wants the phone functions to somewhat work, and yeah, suspend too preferrably? -- Mikko Rauhala m...@iki.fi

Black SOD for a change

2008-12-16 Thread Mikko Rauhala
where one has no idea whether the device is just trash already or if it's maybe possibly still salvageable sometime, somewhere, if the drivers actually worked, *sigh*.) -- Mikko Rauhala m...@iki.fi - http://www.iki.fi/mjr/blog/ The Finnish Pirate Party - http://piraattipuolue.fi

Re: Re: GPG for SMS?

2008-11-10 Thread Mikko Rauhala
not talking about communicating with legacy devices at this point). Of course, kludging around with SMS may be desirable for cost reasons depending on local providers, and for power saving reasons (waiting on SMS while in suspend etc...) -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki

Re: Android

2008-10-05 Thread Mikko Rauhala
with the whole system, since it's decidedly not just a recompile away. Probably not an insane amount of work though either, but this is from a guy not doing it. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org

Re: (Some?) 3G support for Linux from Nokia - relevant for future models?

2008-09-18 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to, 2008-09-18 kello 10:14 +1000, Lorn Potter kirjoitti: Mikko Rauhala wrote: Sure Nokia has some products which happen to be free software. That doesn't make them committed to free software, what with being eg. hostile to free formats, IANAL, but... (nor am I a spokesperson for Nokia

Re: Video on Freerunner?

2008-08-24 Thread Mikko Rauhala
(or if the glamo output has received further finetuning). But anyway, there certainly is potential to play youtube stuff more or less realtime. http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-June/020056.html -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA

Re: SDHC 16GB 15MB/s card

2008-08-19 Thread Mikko Rauhala
wondering whether to spend extra bucks for card speed.) Anyway, any µSDHC card should work. In case of unexpected incompatibility, 1) finetune the Glamo SD clock and/or other settings and report back 2) return the card and get a different model. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http

Re: FR GPRS speed

2008-08-09 Thread Mikko Rauhala
la, 2008-08-09 kello 17:36 -0400, Jeff Davis kirjoitti: What's the highest internet speed the GRPS modem on the FR is capable of? Wikipedia gives a very broad range for sub-EDGE technology. It supports the max. plain gprs speed, theoretically 80kpbs. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: cpu-speed limitations

2008-08-05 Thread Mikko Rauhala
newly visible portions of the map. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

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. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: GPS application (was: Request for help: Would like community applications to show anddiscuss at LinuxWorld)

2008-07-30 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to bother to listen to you instead of just wanting to rant wildly. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: The GTAs

2008-07-26 Thread Mikko Rauhala
la, 2008-07-26 kello 14:53 +0300, Timo Jyrinki kirjoitti: 2.5G = GSM with GPRS 2.75G = GSM with EDGE (=EGPRS) Yeah, but FWIW, the whole G notation especially for fractions should be taken out and shot ;] -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist

Re: Volume?

2008-07-25 Thread Mikko Rauhala
trying any updating ;] -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ Openmoko community

Re: InvisibleShield discounts!

2008-07-23 Thread Mikko Rauhala
. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Reason for GPS problems found! / more patches

2008-07-22 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to this issue. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: USB connector not Mini-AB?

2008-07-21 Thread Mikko Rauhala
), but I don't know if that ended up with an answer. Will only changing the usb_mode accomplish this? -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: USB connector not Mini-AB?

2008-07-21 Thread Mikko Rauhala
), but I don't know if that ended up with an answer. Will only changing the usb_mode accomplish this? -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: microSDHC class 4 or class 6?

2008-07-18 Thread Mikko Rauhala
://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-April/016518.html -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: Reason for GPS problems found!

2008-07-15 Thread Mikko Rauhala
-cumbersome fix will be found. (Let's wrap the µSD in tinfoil!) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: Reason for GPS problems found!

2008-07-15 Thread Mikko Rauhala
sorry about that tinfoil quip ;] And cheers for keeping us in the loop with this issue. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: GPS

2008-07-13 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to type it in but still get the output from the Neo.) See http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GPS on what a fix looks like. Hope this helps someone. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org

Re: SanDisk micro SDHC 8GB card under testing

2008-07-11 Thread Mikko Rauhala
leveling on leveling isn't likely to improve things much, I would think...) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: SanDisk micro SDHC 8GB card under testing

2008-07-11 Thread Mikko Rauhala
Neos? -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: FR Max downlink bandwidth

2008-07-06 Thread Mikko Rauhala
and latency is the critical thing. Then why're you talking bandwidth? Latency is always bad with gprs. 0.5-1s usually. SSH is not pleasant but usable; done that semiregularly over gprs for quite a while. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA

Re: Dual Band GSM

2008-07-05 Thread Mikko Rauhala
), but not necessarily in the more rural areas of the wrong side (where 850/900 is commonly needed). One _does_ hope future models will be quad for increased flexibility (GTA03?). -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http

SIP clients (was: that #/¤ Skype thing)

2008-07-03 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to, 2008-07-03 kello 09:15 +0100, Alastair Johnson kirjoitti: Joerg Reisenweber wrote: You might try to crosscompile twinklephone.com. linphone is probably easier. Maybe. Twinkle does ZRTP for proper call encryption though, so there's at least that reason to use it as a base... -- Mikko

Re: not being able to use Skype is a big problem

2008-07-03 Thread Mikko Rauhala
that can be accessed using the above, to be frank. These are three different things, though go well together. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: FreeRunner and Rogers/Fido question

2008-07-03 Thread Mikko Rauhala
get data/internet access on the FreeRunner? EDGE is a beefed-up GPRS. You _should_ be fine, only at lower speeds. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter

Re: My word on GPRS (was: How Slow Is Fast?)

2008-07-03 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to the voice mailbox. Umh. Disappointing. Is this really the best it can do or best that has been coaxed out of it so far? -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter

Maximizing the GPRS through compression and caching

2008-07-03 Thread Mikko Rauhala
if they didn't use my hacked-up code at all but rather just ran with the general idea). Oh yeah, the code? It's not up anywhere at this point, since it's not useful as is. I can send to interested parties on request, and if I get it functional, I'll certainly post it up. -- Mikko Rauhala

Re: Battery life case design

2008-07-01 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to the community on how cpufreq and suspend are progressing, that would be interesting.) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: Inter-Freerunner Connectivity

2008-06-29 Thread Mikko Rauhala
and quite possibly kill someone. And just for fun... Would there be any practical purpose for communicating through the headphone/mic jack? No. I'm assuming they can connect via bluetooth and that they can can make phone calls to each other :) Yes. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: No WLAN AP functionality

2008-06-28 Thread Mikko Rauhala
la, 2008-06-28 kello 11:31 +0200, Atilla Filiz kirjoitti: Why can't we use madwifi? I thought our wifi chips were atheros. All Atheros are not created equal. Madwifi is for Atheros' a5k series softmac laptop chips. This is a 6k series hardmac embedded chip. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL

Re: The glamo chip and its future

2008-06-28 Thread Mikko Rauhala
Android FAQ and partner list, and Nokia's Maemo). I for one would like OpenMoko to differentiate in this respect and stay the course even with the difficulties it may pose. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http

Re: The glamo chip and its future

2008-06-28 Thread Mikko Rauhala
the mp4 versions. (Somebody with a Freerunner please feel free to verify if this works :) nice post about the video acceleration: http://unadventure.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/accelerating-in-my-pocket/ Indeed. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr

Re: Fast questions about GTA03

2008-06-27 Thread Mikko Rauhala
Pulster, that'll hopefully revitalize my motivation to code a bit on that mldiff/rsync proxy and a realtime net-shared shopping list thing I've been thinking about. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing

No WLAN AP functionality

2008-06-27 Thread Mikko Rauhala
be able to use ad hoc mode for most purposes, albeit not always as conveniently. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: upgrade memory card

2008-06-24 Thread Mikko Rauhala
into doing higher by driver software if the spec will be revised in a straightforward manner in the future (that is, through the removal of said limit). (Personally I've a 8GB Sandisk in my 1973, but of course the card controller is different in the FR.) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: GPS

2008-06-23 Thread Mikko Rauhala
, come to think of it...) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ Openmoko

Re: openmoko and pci express voice modems

2008-06-17 Thread Mikko Rauhala
strategy or would one have to hack it (I don't know). -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: moko running everything as root

2008-06-15 Thread Mikko Rauhala
, you know, I pretty quickly set a root password :] -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: speech - text on FR?

2008-06-15 Thread Mikko Rauhala
elsewhere. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 - product management, features assumptions

2008-06-10 Thread Mikko Rauhala
have their own strengths. Concentrate there until you have the resources to spread a wider net properly. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-09 Thread Mikko Rauhala
of those beasts out reasonably fast, since GSM is, well, aged, and lacking 3G is starting to be a major misfeature. But I don't claim to have done market studies on the case...) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http

Re: Android on Freerunner ... Would it be possible ?

2008-05-30 Thread Mikko Rauhala
some work in addition to simple recompilation, but shouldn't be an unreasonable amount of work. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman

Re: multi-tutch?

2008-05-29 Thread Mikko Rauhala
for somebody interested to experiment... -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: multi-tutch?

2008-05-28 Thread Mikko Rauhala
possible ? Yes. It isn't. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ Openmoko

Re: microSD support

2008-05-09 Thread Mikko Rauhala
reader in GTA02 is hooked up to the GPU, as opposed to the SoC, so it's quite a low-level difference. (I have an 8 GB one in my GTA01 myself.) That said, Joachim verifying a 4 GB card working gives good reason to assume pretty much any SDHC will. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University

Re: Video Playback virtually impossible on Neo Freerunner? (Re: Video of Qt 4.4 on Neo1973: brings iPhone like graphics)

2008-04-28 Thread Mikko Rauhala
on the Freerunner is to get driver support for that Glamo mpeg-4 decoding (remember, the hardware is capable). Hopefully everyone's grasping at straws makes OM bump up the priority a bit (though again, for now there are certainly more important things to do). -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Video Playback virtually impossible on Neo Freerunner? (Re: Video of Qt 4.4 on Neo1973: brings iPhone like graphics)

2008-04-28 Thread Mikko Rauhala
On ma, 2008-04-28 at 16:13 +0200, Jens Fursund wrote: Is mpeg-4 decoding in the Glamo chip only video? Or could we use it to decode audio as well to decrease CPU-time, thereby having more batterytime for playing mpeg4 audio? Video only. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http

Re: Video Playback virtually impossible on Neo Freerunner? (Re: Video of Qt 4.4 on Neo1973: brings iPhone like graphics)

2008-04-28 Thread Mikko Rauhala
frames. (Also the CPU will have more time to spend for doing the I/O.) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: Video Playback virtually impossible on Neo Freerunner? (Re: Video of Qt 4.4 on Neo1973: brings iPhone like graphics)

2008-04-24 Thread Mikko Rauhala
. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: Don't ship GTA02v5 without the rework

2008-04-19 Thread Mikko Rauhala
that your phone would instantly become useless crap, wouldn't it. Wouldn't it? -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: Will Freerunner have DUN support?

2008-04-17 Thread Mikko Rauhala
://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Talk:USB_Networking -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Will Freerunner have DUN support?

2008-04-17 Thread Mikko Rauhala
you touch upon here: Have the FreeRunner share its wifi access with a nearby 1973 through bluetooth ;) -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org

Re: FreeRunner Pricing and PVT update

2008-04-14 Thread Mikko Rauhala
break the spec again at that point to sell new devices... -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Loosing your moko

2008-04-09 Thread Mikko Rauhala
. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ Openmoko community mailing list community

Re: Speeding up browsing and lightening the traffic load

2008-04-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
make things smoother for it too in some situations. Should really also check if someone's already done that sort of thing, one would think someone might've... -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing

Re: Data over normal GSM call

2008-04-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
needs you really want a data plan. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Data over normal GSM call

2008-04-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
On ti, 2008-04-08 at 16:02 +0100, Andy Green wrote: I think you're right, but just a thought if you could issue ready-coded GSM codec frames, you can put the data direct in there for 1KBytes/sec Yeah, but you can't. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki

Re: Data over normal GSM call

2008-04-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
mostly mentions of 1st gen analog mobiles having been used with modems, and notably At the same time, the speech oriented audio compression used in GSM actually meant that data rates using a traditional modem connected to the phone would have been even lower than with older analogue systems. -- Mikko

Speeding up browsing and lightening the traffic load

2008-04-07 Thread Mikko Rauhala
proxy is in a prototype stage, because, you know, this being an open phone, there's no need for one to limit oneself to proprietary solutions, even if there's not a free one available right this instant. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA

Re: Unofficial poll: Do you want 3G in the proposed successor, GTA03?

2008-04-07 Thread Mikko Rauhala
_nice_). Basic old-school 384k UMTS would be quite an okay tradeoff. Anyway, for now, still anxious for the Freerunner. Cheerio. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org

Re: 3 nets

2008-03-30 Thread Mikko Rauhala
pre-transcoded QVGA video playing _now_ on the GTA01's, so things aren't looking bad from where I'm standing. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: Aspect of FreeRunner

2008-02-16 Thread Mikko Rauhala
.) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community

Re: Neo unusable for playing ogg

2007-12-26 Thread Mikko Rauhala
of playing ogg, the pulseaudio sound server seemed to take quite a lot of CPU when I tried playing music, though this was a long while ago... ogg123 from command line using direct alsa was a lot better. Wonder if something could be optimized here without losing functionality? -- Mikko Rauhala

Re: need someone to develop this....

2007-12-01 Thread Mikko Rauhala
it personally (I don't know; if so, good on him, and that would just go to show why patents are bad...) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Gphone and 850, perspectives

2007-11-06 Thread Mikko Rauhala
, and I'm still rooting for OpenMoko, merely not fanatically so.) The road ahead will perhaps be more interesting than especially those with heavy personal investments on OpenMoko would like. Let's try and make the best of it. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr

Re: Community Update

2007-11-01 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to give raw data as well in some format) -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

How to keep running presentations in Finland

2007-10-13 Thread Mikko Rauhala
(and possibly FUUG, I forget) hold monthly Linux theme nights, with November 14th being my OpenMoko talk. These talks will most probably have a lot in common in practice :] I'll be posting my notes for interested parties. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr

Re: 3G status within the US?

2007-10-09 Thread Mikko Rauhala
ma, 2007-10-08 kello 22:47 -0400, Steve kirjoitti: I wonder why this update can't be done in the field. Field means you. The GSM chip is upgradable by people with the necessary equipment, which will likely mean FIC, and hopefully any co-operating outlets in the future. -- Mikko Rauhala

Re: 3G status within the US?

2007-10-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
of the Neo is a resounding does not, will not. The Neo is a 2G GSM phone. The SIM compatibility issue is a different one. Hopefully TI fixes that and the Neo can be upgraded if necessary in a reasonably accessible way. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr

Re: 3G status within the US?

2007-10-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
ma, 2007-10-08 kello 13:51 -0700, ian douglas kirjoitti: I'm disappointed that this isn't something that's field-programmable. Well, as it is the GSM chip we're talking about, you might primarily take it up with the local authorities; FCC, I believe. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: Apple's heavy hand an opportunity for Linux smartphones likeOpenMoko

2007-09-28 Thread Mikko Rauhala
diversion). This is not constructive criticism and said arrows will be well deserved. (FWIW, personally, I like the Neo design ok, though the touchscreen could be less deep; not killer, but need to design stuff not to require too much edge or especially corner touching, for finger use.) -- Mikko

Re: Neo 1973 certification in Russia (Rostest)

2007-09-20 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to various regulations (like, e.g., speaking the GSM protocol correctly). Again, that part is handled by the GSM chip, which has closed firmware. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian

OM Camera - a new angle

2007-09-18 Thread Mikko Rauhala
necessary... PS: Did I mention that I'd suggest being careful buying Panasonic if you don't want crippled products? Good. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter

Re: ATI to provide specs (was: Re: SMedia 3362)

2007-09-10 Thread Mikko Rauhala
- and we're trying to continuously to push the borders any further. We make our position at chip manufacturers very clear. And we're having very fruitful discussions and results that I am proud of. And well you should. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr

Re: Video decoding in GTA-02

2007-09-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community

Re: Apple is going to beat all competitors

2007-09-07 Thread Mikko Rauhala
a functional upper hand, with no arbitrary limits or costs for trivial services, then it's time for the big push to ordinary people. (Not that one shouldn't do some pushing before that, either.) Who me? Certainly not with OpenMoko or FIC. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi

Re: Apple is going to beat all competitors

2007-09-07 Thread Mikko Rauhala
pe, 2007-09-07 kello 21:49 +0200, Jens Fursund kirjoitti: All this sounds really good, but am I wrong when I say that the GPS has been cancelled for GTA02? Yes you are, and please don't quote an entire message for a short comment like this. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Apple is going to beat all competitors

2007-09-07 Thread Mikko Rauhala
being controlled by a single firm; basically that's just something to consider for those who eventually get hacking on this. Sadly, it's too big a project for me. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http

Video decoding in GTA-02

2007-09-07 Thread Mikko Rauhala
. (One of the S-Media models does H.264, but no VGA.) Can't really feel much pain for that, personally. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: GTA02 GPS (was Re: gpsd and AGPS)

2007-09-04 Thread Mikko Rauhala
). Cheers all around, -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ OpenMoko community

Re: RF systems in Neo

2007-09-01 Thread Mikko Rauhala
la, 2007-09-01 kello 11:55 +0200, Alexey Feldgendler kirjoitti: 4 RF systems? GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth, WiFi, what's the fourth? GPS -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI

Re: SMedia 3362

2007-09-01 Thread Mikko Rauhala
. This is not really new for the Neo either; never mind GTA01's GPS chip, even the LCD screen doesn't have free docs. Signs of the times... -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter

Re: SMedia 3362

2007-09-01 Thread Mikko Rauhala
to be the best deal OM are likely to get in this area. I pretty much trust the OM guys to feel the same way, since, well, they picked the SMedia. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian

Re: T-Mobile [EMAIL PROTECTED]

2007-08-17 Thread Mikko Rauhala
, but then you'll lose the call if you wonder out of range. I believe I saw someone starting work on that on #openmoko. Disclaimer: I'm relaying this information from memory, and don't have personal experience or knowledge of the GSM side of this matter. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: What's the real scope of hardware openness?

2007-08-07 Thread Mikko Rauhala
a p2p network, shall we? HTH and cheers. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: What is the FCC ID of the neo1973?

2007-07-30 Thread Mikko Rauhala
ma, 2007-07-30 kello 15:51 -0500, Adam Krikstone kirjoitti: I see no mention of it anywhere on the wiki or lists. Does anyone know the FCC ID? The unit I received today has a sticker saying FCC ID: EUNGTA01BV4 -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr

Re: Re: greetings and a question

2007-07-27 Thread Mikko Rauhala
, adding bandwidth and range at the cost of more power. Both will of course require connection setup control software, but that shouldn't be too much of a burden. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http

Re: Couple of Questions

2007-07-23 Thread Mikko Rauhala
wireless for anything more than $200. No and frankly, I wouldn't rely on that option, for your price. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: OpenMoko phone as bluetooth GPS reciever

2007-07-22 Thread Mikko Rauhala
for this functionality at http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GPS -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org

Re: Not the free phone (was: Re: Again: Advertising thoughts

2007-07-17 Thread Mikko Rauhala
on the subject, but thought it necessary to note the opposing opinion's presence in this context. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http

Re: this phone, with WiFi

2007-07-17 Thread Mikko Rauhala
you're often actually doing something when you need it, but eg. using the Neo as a BT GPS probably would apparently be otherwise feasible with a bit less of a drain. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http

Re: this phone, with WiFi

2007-07-16 Thread Mikko Rauhala
. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ OpenMoko community mailing list community

Re: Galileo

2007-07-16 Thread Mikko Rauhala
isn't here yet. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org/ Singularitarian - SIAI supporter - URL:http://www.singinst.org/ ___ OpenMoko community mailing

Cheers for Harald

2007-07-12 Thread Mikko Rauhala
for all your commentary and work so far, don't kill yourself with it. I'm sure I speak for more than myself in wishing you a speedy but decidedly not hurried recovery. -- Mikko Rauhala [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Helsinki ___ OpenMoko community mailing

Re: IM application and other questions

2007-07-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
. Not to say that there isn't a place for SMS, but those are generally insanely priced; at least with data pricing there are islands of sanity ;) -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member - URL:http://www.transhumanism.org

Re: Annoying but inevitable

2007-07-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
as an open one would be modified. In short, yes, this is evil, but considering the open nature of the phone, I doubt many marketing people would pay a lot for their ads on this sort of a platform. -- Mikko Rauhala - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL:http://www.iki.fi/mjr/ Transhumanist - WTA member

Re: USB host question

2007-07-08 Thread Mikko Rauhala
and device modes, you just need a non-standard cable or adapters to hook it up to a USB device. (Remember the caveat about needing power from outside.) I wonder though if the Advanced kit host mode cable would accept some sort of a power plug so we could feed it 5 and 0V from the side easily :] -- Mikko

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