On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:33:33 +0200 (CEST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > I'm a real newbie, with up to now only a vague experience in digital > maps (used a Route66 CD on a macintosh till when they stopped selling > updates), an even more vague exp. in GPS devices (only used other's) > and 10 mn of (happily) experiencing TangoGPS on a linux laptop. > > I consider buying an Openmoko Freerunner device, in the idea that it > would provide both an usable "ordinary GPS" function (with OSM maps > preloaded) and a way to record datapaths occasionally during travels > or week-ends in my neighborhood to update OSM. > > Let's add that I consider the Freerunner mainly because of its open > source software, but I am not a computer beef (for instance, using my > 1-month-old linux laptop is *still* hard as soon as it comes to > install/updates). > > Knowing this, what would you advise re. the freerunner: > > - is it a bad idea, should I buy another device instead (why? simpler? > easier? What are the most used devices here btw?) > > - is it the right HW but should I consider other SW? (what's simpler?) > > - should I start with an ordinary GPS (with recording capablity) and > leave the actual using of OSM maps for later (or just on the laptop)? > > BTW, I tried, but didn't find, a way to search the maillist existing > database: I opened a couple of months' archives in the web interface > but didn't really manage to scan the whole archive: did I miss > something? > > Should my question be sent to the normal "talk" archive instead? > > TIA! > Hervé Sainct
To use a freerunner, you'll need to be comfortable with modifying your system's networking scripts (to be able to ssh over usb) and understand pretty well that all phone-related software for it (except Nokia's Qtopia) is very alpha at this point. I love having one, but you'll probably have to learn more about *nix to get the most out of it. The AGPS and TangoGPS works, although usually it's jittery (or constantly displaced by several meters) until it gets enough satellites. -- Joseph Booker
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