Re: Some questions about the freerunne

2012-10-20 Thread Boudewijn
On Saturday 20 October 2012 20:18:29 Michaël Parchet wrote:
> Le 17 oct. 2012 à 22:38, Boudewijn  a écrit :
> > That's how development of GTA04 started: adding 3g to something like
> > GTA02/Freerunner, but with stronger hardware (starting with Beagleboard).
> 
> Ok,  it seem  that  need to buy a gta04 to enable 3g for phone but it seems
> that this maser board is currently not available on Golden delicious site 
> isn't it ?
> 
> I thought that since this phone was free, it always evolve and I always
> find the pieces therefore no planned obsolescence but strangely, I can't
> fond the plain of this phone. Why ?

It is free/libre indeed. It actually keeps evolving, where possible. Newer 
models for example, have 1GHz processor instead of 800MHz. Not out of planned 
obsolescence, but because of availability without breaking compatibility with 
the design. 
What do you mean with the "plain" of the phone? Do you mean, the 
plan/blueprint, for "compiling from source", so to speak? Schematics are in 
the back of the manual [1], page 89 and further. I did not quickly find a link 
to the gerbil files (or a link to what those files actually are called; the 
files that got the actual routing of wires in all the layers of the board). 

Best regards,

Boudewijn

[1] http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-
main/downloads/get/GTA04A4-3_System_Manual_Complete.pdf


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Re: Some questions about the freerunne

2012-10-20 Thread Michaël Parchet

Le 17 oct. 2012 à 22:38, Boudewijn  a écrit :

> On Tuesday 16 October 2012 23:45:54 Michaël Parchet wrote:
 I'm looking for a telephone with the free software. I need to read the
 open document file. Unfortunately, In my region, has a cafe I frequent 
 my phone provider have only a 3g antenna.
>> 
>> Can you answer at thees questions ? :
> Harry's answers are quite good. 
> 
> What is your goal? 
> 
> It seems you ask about "Openmoko Neo Freerunner" ("GTA02"), or at least, the 
> answers seem to focus on that model. I enjoyed using it a lot. You probably 
> found the wiki: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Neo_FreeRunner (and see 
> distributions as well; though I'd suggest SHR or QtMoko).
> 
> Now I enjoy using my "OpenPhoenux" even better. There's a short page on the 
> openmoko wiki as well (http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GTA04), giving a history 
> of the project. More extended information is available at gta04.org: about 
> the 
> hardware, the software and "us", the community around it.
> 
>> what's last news about freerunner ?
> The latest news in my opinion is what's said in another mail: the Freerunner 
> is superseded by OpenPhoenux. There the story continues. I'll answer your 
> questions from a GTA04/OpenPhoenux-perspective.
> 
>> Is it alway available at the switzerland distributor ?
> OpenPhoenux hardware is developed, build and tested not far away from 
> Switzerland, in and around München. Development is sponsored by Golden 
> Delicious and distributed by handheld-linux.com, GD's webshop.
> There are some more Swiss GTA04 users, if I recall correctly. Maybe someone 
> will chime in and tell where they ordered.
> 
>> What's Qmoko  a software or the phone fondation that support this phone ?
>> If Qmoko is a distribution wat's the current foundation that support and
>> that make the freerunner ?
> I'm not quite sure what you mean with the question. QtMoko is (indeed) a 
> distribution for phones/mobile devices, especially Openmoko devices. It is 
> based on Debian (armel), so all software you're used to using, is available.
> 
 is there a possibility to add the 3g  and make some phone with this ?
> That's how development of GTA04 started: adding 3g to something like 
> GTA02/Freerunner, but with stronger hardware (starting with Beagleboard).

Ok,  it seem  that  need to buy a gta04 to enable 3g for phone but it seems 
that this maser board is currently not available on Golden delicious site  
isn't it ?

I thought that since this phone was free, it always evolve and I always find 
the pieces therefore no planned obsolescence but strangely, I can't fond the 
plain of this phone. Why ?


Tanks for your answer ?

Best regards

mparchet
> 
 Is there a software to reed and edit the opendocument ?
> Yes. I have used Abiword on Freerunner. The screen of 640x480 is barely 
> usable 
> for this. I would export it over SSH. On OpenPhoenux there are more 
> workarounds for the screen resolution: there's TV out and if you really 
> wanted, it's possible to get a kit with a larger screen. Besides: working is 
> much more comfortable with the stronger processor and larger memory.
> 
 Wat's the antenna quality ? it's good ?
> Colleagues with "mainstream" smartphones are surprised to see me calling in 
> the elevator at my work. It does not always keep the connection, but their 
> phones (A[ndroid|pple]) would fail for sure. This is with OpenPhoenux, using 
> the Freerunner antenna.
> 
 There are a software to reed the aac (m4a) and mp3
> As much as there is on your desktop, there is on Openmoko devices. At the 
> very 
> least mplayer.
> 
 Whath's the warranty conditions ?
> It's produced and sold in the EU: 2 years (http://www.handheld-
> linux.com/wiki.php?page=Service)
> 
 There is no camera isn't it ?
> Indeed. The hardware is prepared for a camera, but the actual camera module 
> is 
> optional.
> 
 What's your answer ?
> The final answer? Have a look at GTA04.org and join the fun!
> 
> 
> Boudewijn
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Re: another frerunner-alike case

2012-10-20 Thread arne anka

to be honest -- it looks better :-)
anyone of the CAD wizards up to create a case like this, especially the  
back and maybe even for the upcoming *knock on wood* tablet (its candy box  
design isn't _that_ appealing)?


On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:10:44 +0200, Yury Sakarinen  wrote:


WTH, painfully similar to FR -->> http://www.playmg.com/buy-now


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