Re: Finger Friendly chess program

2009-03-19 Thread rakshat hooja
Can someone put an Xboard package on opkg.org Thanks in advance Rakshat On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Ed Kapitein wrote: > Hi Leonti, > > Try installing font-adobe-75dpi > < > http://downloads.openmoko.org/repository/Om2008.8/all/font-adobe-75dpi_1.0.0-r0_all.opk > > > (opkg install font-ad

Put QT Extended new GIT and QT Extended Improved info in Community Newsletter

2009-03-19 Thread rakshat hooja
Can someone please put the current status of QT Extended Improved on the community newsletter for 20th March (in the Distributions news sections). http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Community_Updates/March_20%2C_2009 Thanks Rakshat On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 4:22 AM, HouYu Li wrote: > wow. seems in

New Openmoko application contest

2009-03-17 Thread rakshat hooja
I have started a competition for creating a "Call Recorder cum Dictaphone Application for the Freerunner" on cofundus.org http://www.cofundos.org/project.php?id=154 This is based on the ideas given in Pander's mail at the top of this thread. Feedback is welcome Rakshat PS - My apologies if t

Re: How to record calls

2009-03-17 Thread rakshat hooja
I have started a competition for creating a "Call Recorder cum Dictaphone Application for the Freerunner" on cofundus.org http://www.cofundos.org/project.php?id=154 This is based on the ideas given in Pander's mail at the top of this thread. Feedback is welcome Rakshat

Talk on OM at OSI Tech Days, Chennai

2009-03-09 Thread rakshat hooja
I will be giving a presentation on Openmoko at Open Source India, Tech Days, Chennai on the 13th of March. All Openmoko users from Chennai and nearby areas and other interested people) are welcome to attend (you can register for free passes on the website http://www.osidays.com or mail me offline i

Freerunner application idea

2009-03-09 Thread rakshat hooja
At IDA we have started a program of giving away Freerunners to University students who have an interesting application idea and the skills to make the application. One of our first applicants is Sanjay Srikanth from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai. I would appreciate feedback from the commun

Re: Kustomizer for 2008.12

2009-02-02 Thread rakshat hooja
Thanks. I am going to try this tomorrow. Rakshat On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Risto H. Kurppa wrote: > Hi! > > I wrote a script to install all kinds of cool stuff to a clean 2008.12 > installation on Freerunner. > > For more information: > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Kustomizer > http://r

Re: [Om2008.12] Mokoko ... libid3tag0

2009-01-18 Thread rakshat hooja
The following is the cat of my .mokoko.conf file but it still does not see the .ogg files in /media/card -- what am i doing wrong? Rakshat r...@om-gta02:~# cat ~/.mokoko.conf PATH="/media/card" SUPPORT_MIME="mp3;ogg" On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:05 PM, boilers...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sat, 17

Freerunner at Techfest, IIT Mumbai

2009-01-12 Thread rakshat hooja
I am pleased to announce that IDA has formally signed a MOU with the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai to sponsor the Open Hardware, Open Software and Open Design contests at the Techfest 2009. Techfest (running from 24th Jan to 26th Jan at IIT, Mumbai) is one of the main student level technol

Re: Indian FR Owners

2009-01-10 Thread rakshat hooja
I just signed the MOU with IIT, so we most certainly will be there. Free batteries for the first 10 FR owners from Mumbai who come to our exhibit. @ Vaibhav - I will write to you offlist re NCR get-together and getting the batteries to you Rakshat On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Devendra Gera w

MP3 to OGG converter

2009-01-09 Thread rakshat hooja
Can someone suggest a good MP3 to OGG music converter? Rakshat -- -- Please use Firefox as your web browser. Its protects you from spyware and is also a very feature rich browser. www.firefox.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list communit

Re: Indian FR Owners

2009-01-07 Thread rakshat hooja
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:33 PM, Vibhav Sharma wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm sure there are about 100-200 of us (Indian FR Owners) out there. > Atleast it appears so from what Rakshat of IDA systems tells us. > > Closer to 100 than 200. We have sold just over 100 but some have been exported. If you ge

[2008.12] Best media player?

2009-01-04 Thread rakshat hooja
i have 2008.12 working great on my FR as a phone. But the image did not come with a preinstalled media player. SO I was wondering what would be the best media (just music) player option that can be installed on om 2008.12. I was quite happy with the QT Extended media played so can that be installe

A very happy new year and new offers from IDA Systems

2008-12-31 Thread rakshat hooja
Dear all, 2008 has been an exciting year for all Openmoko well wishers with the release of the Freerunner and the development of a vibrant, skilled and "independent minded" community ;-). On behalf of IDA Systems I would like to wish all of you a very happy new year and a prosperous 2009. Due to

Re: Mis-reporting: OpenMoko switching to Android (?!?)

2008-12-30 Thread rakshat hooja
As I am aware of the origin of this photos, I can assure you this is the blogsphere creating news out of non news. These are quick clicks of the first time we booted Android at our office (before macro mode and manual focus was even tried). How they end up on engadget (some photos were mailed to fr

Re: How do you like to read a phone number? (India users)

2008-12-30 Thread rakshat hooja
Replies below: > Hello to all Indian Openmoko Users, > I am preparing the Indian dialplan: I have some (for you) stupid question: > > 1) All your mobile phone number usually start witt > (092/093/092/097/098/099) so your international phone number start with > (+9192 / +9193/ etc.) ? Yes > > >

Re: Stage of GTA03 development?

2008-12-24 Thread rakshat hooja
On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Gothnet wrote: > > > > rakshat hooja wrote: > > > > > > Also if there are reports of 3G dongles working well with the Freerunner, > > please post them on this list/ wiki. Resellers can start stocking them if > > the demand

Re: Stage of GTA03 development?

2008-12-24 Thread rakshat hooja
On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Sargun Dhillon > wrote: > I don't care for 3G. GSM is a crappy technology here in the states (I > blame the implementors). We have flat data rates for a variety of > reasons. > > Additionally, why are we expecting 3G from OM, they are having a hard > time getting

[Android]

2008-12-21 Thread rakshat hooja
I was in the process of flashing android for the first time. I understand only GSM works on android (no wifi or gps) and thats ok with me. Just had two questions 1) Is there a media player inbuilt in the android flash image? 2) Should one flash the Kolou beta image or Sean's image? Thanks Raksha

Re: Graphical text editor ?

2008-12-20 Thread rakshat hooja
sorry ipk link http://www.opkg.org/packages/deforaos-editor_0.1.0_armv4t.ipk On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 6:40 PM, rakshat hooja wrote: > have not tried this (deforaos-editor) but it may work > > > > > -- -- Please use Firefox as your web browser. Its protects you f

Re: Graphical text editor ?

2008-12-20 Thread rakshat hooja
have not tried this (deforaos-editor) but it may work ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Stage of GTA03 development?

2008-12-17 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > > > [About keyboard] > > All that you said makes a lot of sense to me. Also, I haven't missed a > physical keyboard on the freerunner, if anyone cares. > > +1 Rakshat ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.ope

Re: QT Extended

2008-12-12 Thread rakshat hooja
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Juergen Schinker < ba1...@homie.homelinux.net> wrote: > rakshat hooja wrote: > > > > > > Call sending came always back to the device no matter what dialed > > > > and this is my major problem right now > > &

Re: QT Extended

2008-12-12 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > > Call sending came always back to the device no matter what dialed > > and this is my major problem right now > > > > > Can you elaborate. Do you mean that you are unable to make outgoing calls with this image? Rakshat ___ Openmoko community maili

Re: case manufacturing

2008-12-12 Thread rakshat hooja
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 7:42 AM, Robin Paulson wrote: > 2008/12/12 rakshat hooja : > > Thanks. will update when I get pricing. My design is still at the idea > stage > > - add a USB keyboard (qwerty) into the case design itself. Will make it > > heavier but helps my us

Re: Bad Customer support from Truebox.com about a Broken Battery

2008-12-11 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > > If I were in your position now - which I would not be!! I should be > shamed to admit that I have failed customers on more than one > occasion, but never over something as straight-forward as taking a > jiffy bag to the post office - I would now be thinking I need to pay > Fed Ex or someone

Re: missing eth0

2008-12-11 Thread rakshat hooja
Have you tried after rebooting once again. Not all modules are loaded on first boot. Rakshat PS - support list! On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 6:56 PM, peter boehm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello list, > > i purchased a neo freerunner and flashed it successfully with > > Om2008.9-gta02-20081106.uIm

Re: [Android] Converting a brick into a phone

2008-12-11 Thread rakshat hooja
On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 6:02 PM, Andreas Fischer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I added another column to indicate echo problems - I think it would be > good to get info on both of these issues. > > With regard to buzz, do you think it is necessary to differentiate > between no buzz at a

Re: case manufacturing

2008-12-11 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > ponoko.com would do it for you, or emachineshop.com > > if you get some pricing, could you let us know -- even your desgin? > i am still pondering the idea of a new casing ... > > Thanks. will update when I get pricing. My design is still at the idea stage - add a USB keyboard (qwerty) into t

case manufacturing

2008-12-11 Thread rakshat hooja
Does anyone know where one can get alternate case designs for the freerunner manufactured in quantities of less than 100. Any information would be appreciated. Rakshat -- -- Please use Firefox as your web browser. Its protects you from spyware and is also a very feature rich browser.

Re: [Android] Converting a brick into a phone

2008-12-10 Thread rakshat hooja
Hi Steve, Please start the page on the wiki with your phone info and I (and hopefully many others) will add there info there. I would start the page but not too sure where to start it or if bots clear out orphan pages on the wiki. Rakshat On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:59 AM, Steve Mosher <[EMAIL PR

Re: Global Domination 0.9

2008-12-10 Thread rakshat hooja
Openmoko at first glance. Rakshat On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 7:00 PM, rakshat hooja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Sean Moss-Pultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> >> >> rakshat hooja wrote: >> > Is ir possible to h

Re: Global Domination 0.9

2008-12-07 Thread rakshat hooja
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Sean Moss-Pultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > rakshat hooja wrote: > > Is ir possible to have a T-Shirt with the Open CAD poster design. That > > would be cool. > > Here you go: > > http://www.cafepress.com/openmoko_in

Re: Global Domination 0.9

2008-12-06 Thread rakshat hooja
Is ir possible to have a T-Shirt with the Open CAD poster design. That would be cool. Rakshat On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Steve Mosher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Community. > > At your urging we have opened a storefront to sell Openmoko merchandise. > > http://www.cafepress.com/op

5 Freerunners for a discounted price (India)

2008-12-04 Thread rakshat hooja
In India we had sent out a few Freerunners as review samples to a number of magazines and websites and have received 5 of these back now. We plan to make these available at a 25% discounted price to students/ hobby linux developers in India. The Freerunners have been checked and refurbished and com

Re: Bounties?

2008-12-04 Thread rakshat hooja
Do you think it is a good idea to start a bounties page on the wiki? People can post their detailed bounties on the page with details of how to contact them. The developers can claim the bounties once they feel they have fulfilled the task. Rakshat On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Michael Kluge <[

Freerunner on cover of Linux for you magazine

2008-12-01 Thread rakshat hooja
The Freerunner is the main photo on the December issue of Linux for You Magazine http://www.lfymag.com/currentissue.asp?id=13 Have not read the issue yet but would expect that the lead story should be about the Freerunner too. Regards, Rakshat -- -- Please use Firefox as your web

Re: Openmoko Problem

2008-11-14 Thread rakshat hooja
I am also pretty sure its a missing DNS server in resolv.conf. Rakshat On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Steven Goyvaerts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Hi, > > This may happen because DNS server adress is missing. > > Just ssh into your freerunner and add the IP adress for the DNS server > > comm

Re: Openmoko Problem

2008-11-14 Thread rakshat hooja
try checking if you can install by giving the full ipk url (see opkg.org for the full urls) of some packages with opkg install. Let me know if that works. Rakshat On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:37 PM, mallikarjun arjun <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > Dear all I am new to openmoko and i am not able to

Re: [android]Android open sourced

2008-11-04 Thread rakshat hooja
On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 10:09 PM, David Samblas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > confirmed was the uSD without ext3 partition issue > Now I see the two robots on boot. > first boot > just after I put the pin code it sudenly shuttdown > Try booting connected to wall charger ___

Re: QtExtended 4.4.2 : GPRS

2008-11-03 Thread rakshat hooja
Have you seen this blog for connecting to gprs on qtopia. http://johnsu01.livejournal.com/tag/openmoko > > > Oh, I know the details, but thanks anyway. I have been trying to figure > out if the reason for my inability to get data in or out through gprs > relates to a dns problem (I use opendns)

Re: QtExtended 4.4.2 : GPRS

2008-11-03 Thread rakshat hooja
If your provider needs a proxy, many times you need to enter the same for DNS and not opendns. Have not tried gprs on 4.4.2 yet. will try tomorrow and let you know. Rakshat > Oh, I know the details, but thanks anyway. I have been trying to figure > out if the reason for my inability to get da

Re: GPS sensitivity

2008-10-27 Thread rakshat hooja
In open sky conditions in Jaipur, India (outdoors) the Freerunner normally gives me a 40s (+ - 10s) tiff while my N 95 takes 60s (+ - 10) [ cold starts after rebooting on both ]. I have not timed them indoors but will do so and report after Diwali Rakshat -- -- Please use Firefox as

Re: (OM2008.9) Upgrade - update

2008-10-21 Thread rakshat hooja
> > As long as you are just getting .sig download errors there should be no > problems. OPKG seems to have a problem with package signatures Rakshat > > > So I ran update, which gave me a lot of > > Downloading > http://downloads.openmoko.org/repository/Om2008.8/all/Packages.sig > Signature chec

Re: Android open sourced

2008-10-21 Thread rakshat hooja
Quoting a mail we received sometime ago from Koolu "Koolu presently supplies other distributors globally for Openmoko Freerunners. Due to this volume we can provide lower prices and value add. In November 2008 we start shipping Freerunner with Android pre installed and supported as an option" Rak

more Freerunner coverage in India

2008-10-21 Thread rakshat hooja
Living digital magazine has done a small write up on the Freerunner in their current issue http://livingdigitalindia.ciol.com/Archive_MagazineArchives_101412_Archives.aspx A more detailed review is expected in their sister magazine, PC Quest, next month. Also for those that missed it, Techtre

Re: Freerunner Review

2008-09-21 Thread rakshat hooja
Correcting the url http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Freerunner/551-93139-612-1.html Rakshat On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 2:21 PM, rakshat hooja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Techtree - one of the leading Indian technology related websites has done a > detailed (and what I f

Freerunner Review

2008-09-21 Thread rakshat hooja
Techtree - one of the leading Indian technology related websites has done a detailed (and what I feel balanced) review of the freerunner. The review can be found at http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Freerunner/551-93139-612-7.html Rakshat -- -- Please use Firefox as your web

Re: 2008.9 Basic questions

2008-09-20 Thread rakshat hooja
Just to add I too use Qtopia for my business use on a daily basis. Get some complains about voice quality otherwise managing ok. Rakshat On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 7:51 PM, rakshat hooja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Sorry for the chain of posts, but when I bought the

Re: 2008.9 Basic questions

2008-09-20 Thread rakshat hooja
Sorry for the chain of posts, but when I bought the phone, IDA Systems > claimed it had a 500 MHz processor. Now they have corrected their website > to say it is 400 MHz. > > Are we trying to promote openness here, or damage it? > Dear Nishit, The 500MHz was based on early confusion based on the

FSO on the compulab em x270 - initial success

2008-09-17 Thread rakshat hooja
Rafael Campos has been working on getting the FSO image to work on the Compulab em x270 development board and has had some initial success. He has put up an update on his blog ( http://openblog.methril.net/ ). He feels that "This gives us the opportunity to make the FSO-image for other machines tha

Re: FDOM and such

2008-09-15 Thread rakshat hooja
no advice any one else has > > > Still the same :( Perhaps I need to reflash more than just u-boot, > kernel and rootfs? As stated in another message, I played around with > ASU and Debian, and I believe some of this still hangs around. > > > > you can do nand erase rootfs and nand erase kernel bef

Re: Sold out ahh

2008-08-27 Thread rakshat hooja
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:13 PM, arne anka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Like I said, no dramas ... I was just hoping I'd get a lanyard, it's in > > the pictures :( > > could you post a link to that pics? > i absotively cannot remember any mention of a lanyard ... (except in > "lanyard hole") > >

Re: dfu-util

2008-08-26 Thread rakshat hooja
> > >> >> > Does this relate to the SD card or the flash inside the FR? I usually > spend an hour or more waiting for the rootfs flash to complete. > > Are you using dfu-utils for windows. On my celeron laptop running ubuntu the rootfs flashing process does not take more than 15 min. The win dfu-u

Debug boards in India.

2008-08-25 Thread rakshat hooja
Hi this is Rakshat from IDA Systems. We now have the Debug board in stock (20 pieces). Prices are Rs 9000/- inclusive of CAT/ VAT and shipping for the debug board alone (The customs duty on the Debug board is considerably higher than on mobile phones) and Rs 3/- for the Freerunner+Debug board

IDA Systems Freerunner sales update

2008-08-13 Thread rakshat hooja
Two announcements re Freerunner sales in from IDA Systems. 1) We are getting a few (20) Debug boards with our next shipment. If you are in India and would like to order one please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] The final Price will be announced on our website but expect it to be priced around/above INR 8

Re: Openmoko Om 2008.8 Release

2008-08-10 Thread rakshat hooja
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:23 AM, steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good question. > > Here are the options. > > 1. Ship with 2007.2. Basicaly a dialer that works. bare bones phone. > 2. Ship with Qtopia. A solid full featured smart phone. > 3. Ship with OM2008.8 An alpha release of our future p

Re: Using freerunner as a telephone

2008-08-09 Thread rakshat hooja
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 3:34 AM, Eric Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the best image and configuration to have > freerunner making and receiving telephone calls. > I am thinking maximum reliability and battery life. > > Kind of failsafe mode. > > Or am I on the wrong universe? > > -- >

Re: Usable Keyboard

2008-08-09 Thread rakshat hooja
On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 5:46 PM, Dale Maggee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > 2) can choose the word I actually typed. > > Yeah, This would improve the usability immensely! > > > Press and hold the letter for about 1.5-2 sec. Quite easy to form words this way. Using FSO image these days but i used t

Re: Usable Keyboard

2008-08-09 Thread rakshat hooja
> please check the mail list archives about terminal and asu, and check the > keyboard in FSO. > > -- > Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Link to full qwerty screenshot in FSO uploaded by Kevin Dean http://monochromementality.com/data/phoo/2008_08_05/medium/Screenshot-9.png

Re: Openmoko Om 2008.8 Release

2008-08-08 Thread rakshat hooja
On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Tick Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Noah, > > No, It's kernel image. > > If you indeed reflash u-boot with kernel image. > I think you will need a debug board. > > Regard, > Tick > > Or just boot into NOR U-boot nand erase u-boot and flash a new U-boot in usi

Re: Openmoko Om 2008.8 Release

2008-08-08 Thread rakshat hooja
On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Noah Romer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > William Lai wrote, On 08/08/08 04:03: > > http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Om2008.8/Om2008.8.uImage.bin > > Is this not the u-boot image? I thought it was and tried to flash it > Thats the kernel. Rakshat

Re: Om2008.8 and SIM-Pin

2008-08-08 Thread rakshat hooja
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Christian Weßel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I got my FR today and I flashed up to Om2008.8. The update works without > any problem. > > After reboot I get the dialog for entering the SIM-Pin. But I can't > enter digits, just letters. For my pin I need di

Re: opkg can't update in om2008.8?

2008-08-08 Thread rakshat hooja
Rakshat On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Dietz Proepper < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > "opkg update" on my freshly flashed om 2008.8 seems to > be unable to get new packages. The download works ok but then > it says "Failed to download etc.": > > is it pinging? You will need to edit /etc/re

Re: Openmoko Om 2008.8 Release

2008-08-08 Thread rakshat hooja
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Sugacapra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hi there, > > leo.studer wrote: > > > > Just installed, I must be stupid because I can't see how to shift the > > keyboard towards figures, so actually I can't enter my SIM pin... that's > > strange, I must have missed someth

Blog buttons for Freerunner users/ developers

2008-08-06 Thread rakshat hooja
I was wondering (actually someone asked me about it) if there are blog buttons or small banners that link back to the openmoko website available for people to put on their blogs/ websites (if they are not there, can someone good in graphics from the community make them with openmoko's permission -

Re: FSO xserver update

2008-08-04 Thread rakshat hooja
On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:12 AM, digger vermont <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Its great to have the updates now for FSO but I've a problem with it. I > installed the distro-feed-configs ipk and did an opkg update. Then opkg > upgrade. Unfortunately it didn't upgrade the xserver. So I

Re:

2008-07-31 Thread rakshat hooja
On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Lynn Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay so I just did something really stupid > > I nand erased u-boot, kernel, and rootfs and turned off the phone... > > now it won't boot... what do i do??! > > L > Press the AUX button (and hold) and then the power bu

Re: GPS application (was: Request for help: Would like community applications to show anddiscuss at LinuxWorld)

2008-07-29 Thread rakshat hooja
> > Please see Daniel Willmann's announcement for more details. > > Cheers, > -- > :M: Thanks for the reply and my apologies if I mis-understood something/ got the facts wrong . I will wait for Daniel Willmann's announcement. @Marcus - My main job is to sell the Neo ( I work for a distributor)

Re: GPS application (was: Request for help: Would like community applications to show anddiscuss at LinuxWorld)

2008-07-29 Thread rakshat hooja
> Moreover the '800 pound gorilla' OM is developing its own > gps software and I'm not spending my energy competing with it. > > OM2007.2 is there, it works and I recommend everybody to develop for it. > > Best regards, > Marcus > Not to start a flame war but even I would like to know why Openmok

Re: trying to buy a freerunner in taipei?

2008-07-28 Thread rakshat hooja
> I'm sorry. Please try to buy it from the distributors. > Our sales have being doing hard work, but the infrastructure is still a > issue. > we really want to sales phones here to the public directly, but it's now > not easy to make it. > > -jollen > > _

Re: Now that you have your phone, what are you doing?

2008-07-26 Thread rakshat hooja
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 1:13 AM, Jay Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > what official repository (which Freerunner distro is that, anyway), > and how do i put something in it? as a new app developer for > Freerunner, i have to say: the flow of the public repo's is not clear. > ; > -- > Jay Vau

Re: Buzzing on GSM audio

2008-07-26 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > Belgium (JIMmobile) > and I also have this problem with the 2007.2 image, with our without wifi > or gps > there isn't much static on my end, > but the volume is quite low > the other end also has low volume and when i increase his/her volume > they get an echo > >

Re: Community contributions to core apps & features. (Was: Terminal for ASU)

2008-07-26 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > It is already linked from the front page, but clearly from not those > places it should be from :) > > But you have good points. Openmoko is open, but its development is not > exposed in the open as much as I'd like for an open source project to > be. The Openmoko folks are still a bit "myste

Re: Community contributions to core apps & features. (Was: Terminal for ASU)

2008-07-26 Thread rakshat hooja
On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > There's apparently no design document saying where ASU (or whatever) > is going in terms of features. We don't know who to contact in order > to get approval for our concepts before we waste a lot of time on > them. I agre

Re: Now that you have your phone, what are you doing?

2008-07-25 Thread rakshat hooja
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 8:00 PM, Breakable <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The power management was not good enough, even after the opkg upgrade. > Seems not to go into suspend, because the battery gets depleted. > > Did you change the power settings to "dim first and then lock"? Thats what enables

Re: Openmoko delivery status

2008-07-15 Thread rakshat hooja
The shipment is with customs in Delhi in India. As soon as its cleared deliveries will start. I get back to India today so will have the latest update. Rakshat On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Goldwyn Rodrigues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi, > > The openmoko has been released for quite a whil

Re: Free Runner price vs iphone 3G price

2008-06-11 Thread rakshat hooja
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Andy Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 11 June 2008 04:47, rakshat hooja wrote: > > > > > > I don't know where my NDA stands on this. (I dont have the signed copy > > > back > > > > yet and I g

Re: Free Runner price vs iphone 3G price

2008-06-10 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > > > No, it won't make the Moko more expensive. > > You pay through the nose for it because you HAVETO sign up for a 2 year > contract minimum. > > The iPhone is AT LEAST twice as expensive as the Moko. > > In other words, if the Moko came with a 2 year contract it would > basically be free. >

problem removing big clock from screen

2008-06-10 Thread rakshat hooja
When I try the instructions in the wiki i get the following error # gconftool-2 --type string --set /desktop/poky/interface/wallpaper /usr/share/pixmaps/wallpaper.png (gconftool-2:1366): GConf-WARNING **: Client failed to connect to the D-BUS daemon: Failed to execute dbus-launch to autolaunch D-

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-10 Thread rakshat hooja
> 3" 480x272. it's thinner than the current vga 2.8" by a fair bit and a tiny > bit > longer (as it is wide). it seems almost the perfect screen for a > smaller/slimmer model like gta04/05 etc. same # of pixels as the PSP > screen, > but in a much smaller space. > > Good

Re: No 3G for GTA03, 2G/EDGE only?

2008-06-10 Thread rakshat hooja
> > Maybe this was a typo, but are you saying that the current plan is to > ditch the existing GSM subsystem yet replace it with a modem that > can't even handle 3G? > > That sounds crazy! > > Think of GTA03 as the with camera variation of Freerunner . GTA04 most prob will have 3G and hopefully oth

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-10 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > > as i have said before - gta03 is vga - as it stands, but can go to qvga > easily, > but is unlikely to. in the future who knows. it'd be a tradeoff of screen > pixel > count vs processor speed vs any graphics acceleration we can get - if any. > > -- > Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAI

Re: comparing Apples and Oranges $199 iPhone Freerunner GTA02

2008-06-10 Thread rakshat hooja
As someone already said the I-phone tech specs are superior to the Freerunner in every aspect except the screen resolution. But the fact that you can't add it to your network out of the box and that provides the GTA0X series enough of a niche market that the I-Phone can't touch. Rakshat __

latest stable rootfs and kernel

2008-06-10 Thread rakshat hooja
A request - can anyone identify the latest stable kernel and rootfs (ASU and GTK) for the Freerunner and Neo 1973. I have trying them from 10 june backwards and almost all of them crash after booting or cannot make phone calls. thanks Rakshat ___ Openmo

Re: Is case design changing for GTA03?

2008-06-07 Thread rakshat hooja
> We also got a camera on GTA03. > > cheers > jOERG > > > > Any specs of the camera. Please go for good quality optics and maybe 3x optical zoom (the neo is thick enough i guess :-) rather that higher mega pixels on a cheap sensor. Except for the SE K750/800/850i series and Nokia N95 series (and so

Re: GSoC project status: Speech Recognition facility in open moko

2008-06-07 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 3:00 AM, Flyin_bbb8 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So wouldn't it be a main problem if we change the main applications like >> the Dialer, the contacts etc? for example from GTK to Qtopia? other way >> round or anything else? >> >> AFAIK If you have all the librari

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-06 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > > it will be better - of course. what' i'm baffled about is why all of a > sudden > here a lot of "excellent vision gifted" people turn up, whereas in real > life i > never see them... :) > > -- > Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Its just that the "excellent vision gif

Re: resolution preferences??

2008-06-06 Thread rakshat hooja
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:07 PM, NeoSleg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Honestly, if the freerunner did not have VGA screen but QVGA, I would not > > buy it ! > > But the freerunner does have a VGA screen and as per information in Steve's email mass production is about to start/ has started. The

Re: Yummy new CPU/GPU combo

2008-06-06 Thread rakshat hooja
>From what I remember of the of the discussions of video playback on the freerunner on the list, plans are there to offer default video playback in QVGA mode in the polished software as it is more practical on the current hardware. Also I may be wrong on this but it should not be impossible for an

Re: QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-06 Thread rakshat hooja
of >key device types, i.e. TV enabled handsets and MP3/music enabled devices. > > > > http://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=ReportAbstractViewer&a0=3736 > > http://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=ReportAbstractViewer&a0=3899 > > Nikolaus >

Re: resolution preferences??

2008-06-06 Thread rakshat hooja
The difference between the VGA screen of the Neo and the QVGA screens I have are very clear to me (with the VGA being clearly superior) when kept side by side. But for most of my activities including reading long emails the QVGA resolution is enough. So unless we have the processing power to run at

QVGA V/s VGA for GTA03 (was something about yummy CPU-GPU combos!)

2008-06-05 Thread rakshat hooja
> > > quick question - would you prefer a qvga lcd (save a bit of cost) since >> we'e >> going to need to software-drive all graphics - the fewer pixels you have >> to >> fill, the better for speed. i'm really tossing up if the speed of qvga is >> worth >> the loss of resolution. i'm just not sure

Re: 2.5mm or 3.5mm

2008-05-30 Thread rakshat hooja
3.5 mm for me ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Qtopia Vs. GTK or both?

2008-05-24 Thread rakshat hooja
I am not to sure how many people have seen the Neo software stack diagram on the wiki but after looking at it there really should not be a GTK Vs Qtopia argument any more. But I do wonder how Android fits in? http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/NeoSoftwareStack Rakshat ___

porting OM on CompuLab X270em - volunteer wanted

2008-05-23 Thread rakshat hooja
We have a CompuLab X 270em evaluation kit along with 8 months support contract remaining lying at our office. see - http://www.compulab.co.il/x270em/html/x270-em-datasheet.htm http://www.compulab.co.il/all-products/html/eval-kits.htm#X270EM-EVAL We had got the board with the purpose of trying to

India Sale update - Ida Systems

2008-05-13 Thread rakshat hooja
Two Points - 1. We will have Freerunner Debug boards available for sale. The price will be Rs 7000/- inclusive of all taxes and shipping (custom duties are the main reason for the difference between $ and Rs price but we do provide a return policy). Our website (www.idasystems) will be updated so

Re: Questions about Freerunner: Phone Usability, Battery Life, Shipping Date

2008-05-10 Thread rakshat hooja
Just to clarify the Rs 2/- price in India includes shipping to your address in India, customs and VAT duties, a 30 days return policy (We added to the Openmoko DOA return policy at our own risk as we want the initial lots of phones to go to people who are aware that the software needs polishing

update - India sale of Freerunner

2008-05-08 Thread rakshat hooja
A big thank you for all those who pre-booked the Freerunner at the highly discounted price of INR 15399/-. All the discounted slots are now full and the Freerunner can now only be booked form our website at the actual retail price of INR 20,000/- inclusive of shipping and all taxes. (In case there

Re: Freerunner Sale Price in India - Official partner with Openmoko

2008-05-06 Thread rakshat hooja
> > Shakthi, I have been using GTA01 (Neo 1973) my main phone for some time and felt that at its price point (under INR 12000 for GSM and GPS and VGA display) it would make a great phone for the Indian market. Unfortunately with its power draining problems (I carry 2 spare batteries in my pock

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