I noticed that 2008.8 couldn't register for the first few boots each time I moved my freerunner from one country to another.
First I'd see one of these three GSM messages (typing from memory) each time I booted and tried to make a call. (Each started with something like "Can't make call; couldn't connect to gsm network.") Not registered No network Network permission denied I got some of these messages after getting a SMS message from the local cell network. (The SMS said welcome to the vodafone network / country, and I only got it once...) After a few boots it registered, but qpe crashed when I tried to place a call. After ~ 24 hours in the same city it made calls reliably. At home, before the trip, I saw the same behavior the first few times I booted 2008.8/qtopia (same day). I had been using 2007.2 without problems before trying qtopia. A bit later, I tried an updated 2008.8 and it was reliable. Interestingly, when I returned, it again broke for ~ 24 hours, then started to work reliably again. I have T-Mobile in the US, and roamed to Vodafone networks in 900MHz countries. Here's my wild guess as to what's going on: - First few boots to 2008.8 (but not boots to 2007.2, and perhaps FSO) causes cell providers to initiate unusual handshaking - Moving from country to country initiates more unusual handshaking. - When qpe sees the handshaking (unknown messages from the modem), it dies. The schedule was: start in US. 3 hours in country A - 2-3 calls / registration attempts failed 2 weeks in country B, roaming from city to city, always same provider - first registration failed, then during later boots, calls failed - dialer worked ~ 24 hours after first attempt return to US - calls/registration failed for ~ 24 hours I hope this helps shed some light on the mysterious qtopia dialer problems people are seeing. -Rusty _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community