Nicolas Bougues wrote: > On Thursday 10 May 2007 09:15:08 Michael 'Mickey' Lauer wrote: >> >> In short, if the hardware is open enough to get Linux running with all >> peripherals supported, then the upper layers are no problem (except minor >> touches to accomodate for display resolution, different GSM modem, buttons, >> LEDs, etc.).
> Actually, the GSM part may, or may not, be *that* minor. The FIC device uses a > fully "self contained" radio interface, with it's very own separated CPU, > memory, and PCB space. It's a big advantage from the "software-interfaceness" > point of view, but it may not be great for (smallish) hardware design. > OTOH, "proprietary" phones are free to use whatever "integrated" > chipset/software design they are comfortable with, and I believe that in most > Nokia phones, it wouldn't be *that* easy to use the GSM radio part with > Nokia proprietary firmware, along with another, non Nokia OS. Correct. I was solely referring to 2-CPU phones using dedicated hardware for BP and AP. Getting OpenMoko to run on a 1-CPU phone is _way_ more involved. -- - Michael Lauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://openmoko.org/ ============================================================================ Software for the worlds' first truly open Free Software mobile phone _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community