It seems as if there is a world of difference today. :) Day 2 with the 2.6.24 kernel and "just about everything" works well. Today's images and kernel snapshot brought back the ability to use GSM functions, so the phone and text messages work again! Add this to the improved sound quality of calls that appeared on the 11th and things seem to be on track. SD card support is still not in the images, but I have faith that this will be back in the next day or two, thanks to a patch submitted yesterday. From what I understand, the 2.6.24 kernel can read SD cards but it corrupts the data. A patch submitted yesterday corrects that (As far as I know) so it should be back soon.
Boot time today was down about two seconds, but something interesting happened that was worth noting. I've measured the boot time from pressing POWER in uBoot until the clock appears on OpenMoko-today. Normally the clock is the first thing to appear. Today, however, the first thing that happened was a popup notified me that I was connected to my mobile carrier. If this is signifigant or not I can't really say, but it gave the impression of being faster. I got a lot of feedback yesterday from both users and developers and that's awesome! It's good to see that these reviews are useful to users and that they help the project move along. If anybody wants any additional information, please let me know and I'll do what I can to get it. My full review of today's snapshots can be found at http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Snapshot_review/2008-02-14 My recommendation is that users continue to use the 11 Feb 2008 image with the 2.6.22 kernel. The exception here is if you don't use your SD card (and don't think you will in the next 2 days) then I see no reason not to make the jump into the 2.6.24 world. :) It might be my imagination but it feels as if apps are a tad bit snappier on the 2.6.24 kernel, as noted above regarding boot time. -Kevin Dean
