Open Hardware/Software Event Munich, Germany in December 2010
Hi all, after we have defined the location to be in Munich, we have received many pre-registrations through Doodle: http://www.doodle.com/93cu86vm2s69zsxc Thanks to all who participated! It is now clear that the date is the 4./5. December (second Sunday in Advent). To improve communication between interested participants, speakers and the organization team, we have decided to open the mailing list http://lists.goldelico.com/mailman/listinfo/open-hard-software-event to the public. So if you are interested in participating and contributing, please subscribe to this list so that we can discuss topics of interest with you and that you get a notice if anything changes. Please also look into the archives since topics may already be discussed. Currently, we need many more presentations to fill a complete weekend, So you can also nominate either yourself or suggest a topic plus a speaker. Please note that the event language is German and this mail is in English only to inform the many Austrian, German and Swiss community members who are only reading this list and keep the others informed what is happening in the world. Therefore, please don't reply directly but subscribe to the specific mailing list. The current plans for the workshop are collected here: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Open_HW_SW_Event/de Nikolaus (on behalf of the organization committee) ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience
Dnia 2010-09-14, wto o godzinie 15:12 -0700, Brolin Empey pisze: Brolin Empey wrote: I have been using Maemo 5 on my N900 for a few weeks now. So far, my N900 experience is *far* better than my FR experience. That was true about my N900 experience until the end of August, [cut] Hi Brolin, how about asking those questions on N900 Support mailing list? -- Patryk LeadMan Benderz Linux Registered User #377521 () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments Email secured by Check Point ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Playlist in QT moko mediaplayer
On Tuesday 14 September 2010 20:37:58 Rashid wrote: i googled since hours. I want to use the mediaplayer (not qmplayer since i wont support skipping songs). It wont find any songs and wont find any playlist. Is there a folder, format and an extension which is required for it (playlist and songs)? You have to place your songs to /home/root/Documents or /media/card/Documents so that qtopia document system can find them. For mp3 you need codec application installable via Settings-Package Manager. And you need to launch the codec application, press button and restart. But anyways mediaplayer does not currently work good - something is wrong with audio output - it does unpleasant sound like if there was some buffer overrun. Regards Radek ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Babiloo and Swedish dictionary
Le 13/09/2010 09:41, David Garabana Barro a écrit : On Sábado, 11 de Septiembre de 2010 20:12:47 Xavier Cremaschi escribió: NB : it seems a bit better with estardict, but few dictionaries seem to be accepted by this soft... You can use dictconv (dictconv package in debian) for converting between dictionary formats It worked for me Thanks for the advice, I have converted my dictionaries now :) ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience
--- On Wed, 9/15/10, Brolin Empey bro...@brolin.be wrote: (...) probably close to 2 hours writing this message. I do not want to feed the trolls nor intend to hijack this thread, but I seem to have missed the mention of a Freerunner? Besides that, I can recognize you put a lot of effort into writing the essay. I can't remember another message to this list that comes close to half the character count of yours ;-) Good luck with your Freerunner! Boudewijn ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 20:11, W. B. Kranendonk wankelwan...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Wed, 9/15/10, Brolin Empey bro...@brolin.be wrote: (...) probably close to 2 hours writing this message. I do not want to feed the trolls nor intend to hijack this thread, but I seem to have missed the mention of a Freerunner? Besides that, I can recognize you put a lot of effort into writing the essay. I can't remember another message to this list that comes close to half the character count of yours ;-) Good luck with your Freerunner! Boudewijn When it comes to N900 maybe worth mentioning here is fact, that SHR is now being ported to this device :) -- Sebastian Krzyszkowiak dos ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: My N900 experience compared to my FR experience
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Sebastian Krzyszkowiak d...@dosowisko.net wrote: When it comes to N900 maybe worth mentioning here is fact, that SHR is now being ported to this device :) so it will stop working? he he. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: QtMoko v26
Am 28.08.2010 22:31, schrieb Radek Polak: Hello, qtmoko has new v26 release. You can get it from our sourceforge page [1]. Qtmoko is distribution for Openmoko Freerunner phone based on debian and qtopia. You can find more info here [2] [3] [4]. Here is list of changes since previous stable version (v24): * Fixed WS (white screen) problem in qmplayer QX rotation (Gennady Kupava) * Fixed unresponsive touchscreen after resume (Gennady Kupava) * Better mass storage scripts (Alex Samorukov) * Use blue indicator is used for wifi activity (Alex Samorukov) * Reconnect wifi after resume (Alex Samorukov) * Updated QtMaze with better graphics and other enhancements (Anton Olkhovik) * We use kernel modules for bluetooth * QMplayer supports command line arguments (Anton Olkhovik) * QMplayer support for youtube videos (Anton Olkhovik) * QMplayer can encode videos suitable for Freerunner's screen * More reliable GPRS connection (Alex Samorukov) * Dont mount /var/cache/apt for SD card images which makes apt work better * Working for bluetooth hands free for GSM calls * Shell scripts that are executed on suspend/resume (Piotr Gabryjeluk) * APGS and GPS standby support (Piotr Gabryjeluk) * Fixed When locked power management mode * Bigger QTerminal (no tabs whith only one session) * Support for A2DP bluetooth audio * Raptor - GUI for apt package manager * QMplayer - support for playlists (Anton Olkhovik) * New nice theme called finximod (Joif) * Stripped kernel modules for saving more space * Deleted unused dejavu fonts for more space * Use stylesheet for better html forms rendering in Arora (Ant+Alex) * Arora supports downloading and playing youtube videos (Anton Olkhovik) * Arora is smaller uses tab labels and better animation (Alex Samorukov) * Tab bar size and zooming as upstream Arora does (Alex Samorukov) * Fixed not found error page in Arora (Alex Samorukov) * We have kernel sources on github [5] * New apps - qweather (Anton Olkhovik) and qneoriod game (Bala) * PDF support in eyepiece (Alex Samorukov) * Fixed crashing qdictopia (Alex Samorukov) Most of the changes dont need comments, but some require explanation. First of all kernel fixes from Gennady deserve big credit. Finally after years you should not see any white screen. Watching videos in qvga and rotating X server now works flawlessly. Thanks! Kernel sources with current .config can be found on github [5]. Updated instructions for building are in rootfs howto [6]. You can now watch youtube videos from Arora web browser. Nice howto is here [7]. There is currently problem that mplayer cant handle flv files. I think this is due to changes in youtube videos format, because it worked with apt-get installed mplayer before. But you can download the video and encode it to mp4 in qmplayer right on the device. QtMoko should now save AGPS data before GPS is switched off (e.g. after you end NeronGPS). After GPS is switched on, it will supply those stored data and you will get fast fix. AGPS data is stored in /var/cache/agpsdata. Bluetooth headsets can be now used for both audio and GSM calls. GSM calls needed fix because of kernel bug. The fix is userspace program gta02-gsm-bt-fix by Gabrys and is started/stoped when handsfree connects/disconnects. There is problem that you must have incomming call first. If you make outgoing call first, you will have no audio. This should be fixed in newer kernels but we dont know fix for 2.6.29 kernel used in this release. A2DP (bluetooth audio) support works too but with some glitches. You need headset with A2DP support. After pairing press Supported services from bluetooth device context menu. New button Connect audio (A2DP) should then appear. Sometimes it fails to connect. For me it help putting headset in pairing mode, restart phone and then the button works. If you make the bluetooth audio device default it will work in all alsa programs, but expect problems e.g. with GSM calls. If you dont make it default GSM will be ok. However only QMplayer can detect it and use it now. Other changes should not need more explanation, but if you would like to know some details i will be happy to answer questions. Thanks for everybody who helped with this release. I hope you'll like the changes and new features. Cheers Radek [1] https://sourceforge.net/projects/qtmoko/files/ [2] http://qtmoko.org/ [3] http://activationrecord.net/radekp/qtmoko/ [4] http://github.com/radekp [5] http://github.com/radekp/linux-2.6 [6] http://github.com/radekp/qtmoko/blob/master/doc/txt/debian_rootfs_howto.txt [7] http://activationrecord.net/radekp/pub/qtmoko_youtube_howto.jpg ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community Hello Radek and Team, Just flashed v26 and I've got a totally new FR in my hands. Thanks alot guys! Just one thing: Is it
Re: QtMoko v26
I also noted this issue, but the proper icon is there! Maybe something went wrong during compilation and the conversion process form the .png to .pic. Anyway, just for a momentaneous workaround, put the call.png (attached) in to /opt/qtmoko/pics/themes/finximod and rename the file call.pic in something else like callOLD.pic or whatever you want (the theme configuration file looks for the files without the file extensions). Restart QtMoko and you will have the icon for missed calls ;) Joif Hello Radek and Team, Just flashed v26 and I've got a totally new FR in my hands. Thanks alot guys! Just one thing: Is it possible that the icon for missed phone calls is - well - missing? I'm using that new theme and it displays an icon for missed text-messages. If I miss a call there's just a blank space and the call counter. Daniel ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community attachment: call.png___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
SDL Question
If I'm writing to an SDL Surface on the Freerunner via surface-pixels, where do I write? On the gpu or cpu RAM? Is there a difference when I use double buffering? Is it bad if I change the pixel pointer of the surface to an char array? Must I free the pixel pointer before I do so? When I use a an array on the stack, will it be freed (chrash) when I keep using it several times? Will it work when I made it static (heap)? Greetz rashid ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
qtmoko v26 bluetooth headset
Hi, I upgraded to v26 of qtmoko and it looks pretty darn good! Wifi worked out of the box with wpa/psk which is an awesome feat! Anyway I tried to get my bluetooth headset to work, and I am not sure exactly what needs to be done to make this work seemlessly. I paired OK, I connected as handsfree, and the headset beeped. Clicking the headset button did not do anything, it should usually recall the last number or bringup the dialing screen. Neither of the media players (mplayer and the other one) played through the headset, and voice record did not record or playback through the headset either. I have not tried to make a GSM call yet using the headset, but was wondering how far the BT integration has gone? 1. Should it work with a GSM call? If so what else has to be done to make it work? 2. Will the headset button answer an incoming call? 3. Do I have to manually connect everytime I want to use the headset? or will it automatically connect when in range (like my other cells phones). 4. I notice in the tools there is a start gsm bt audio fix, what does that do? does it need to be done every time I start up the phone or connect to the BT headset? Thanks all for the great work, this looks very good at last, maybe after waiting several years, if the BT headset stuff works, I can start using my FR as a phone ;) (BT handsfree is a legal requirement here). I did contribute way back to the power monitoring for qtmoko and fixing some bugs in that code, and can contribute to making BT work seemlessly, if that is possible, but I need to know how far the current integration has gone, and if anyone is actually using BT for phone calls. I do not really need BT to work for the media players, or voice recording but it would be nice. Thanks -- Jim Morris, http://blog.wolfman.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: qtmoko v26 bluetooth headset
On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Jim Morris m...@e4net.com wrote: Anyway I tried to get my bluetooth headset to work, and I am not sure exactly what needs to be done to make this work seemlessly. On a related note, I have a car with integrated BlueTooth support. Recently, I tried pairing my FR with it. At some time in that process, the car displays a PIN that should be entered on the phone to complete the pairing, but there is no PIN dialog showing on the FR. Is there support for pairing w/ a PIN? If I can only pair it with my car to make phone calls, that's OK. I don't need the 'fancy' stuff like downloading my phone book into the car (and stuff like that). Christ van Willegen -- 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
