<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<div><br><div><div>Am 30.12.2011 um 23:14 schrieb Gerald A:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex; position: static; z-index: auto; "><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div class="im"><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><blockquote type="cite"><div>For me, I don't have time right now to assemble a Freerunner
and a GTA04 to get a working phone</div>
<div>"with possibilities". I want the completed package, then end
result. The neo was shipped with the slogan<br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div>This takes approx. 15 minutes. Rarely more. And we have an installation service if you don't want to</div><div>DIY (I would appreciate if there will come up local resellers or hacking groups in your area).</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Does this 15 minutes require soldering skills? (I think it does).<br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>No it doesn't. It is just some mechanical adaptations.</div><div><br></div><div>I think Sean some years ago encouraged to open the Freerunner and</div><div>take a look inside...</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>
</div><div>I personally am not averse to trying to solder -- it's something I want to learn more about. But your "average linux</div><div>geek" probably doesn't want to. But they still might be enamored by the prospect of an open phone.</div>
</div></blockquote></div><br></div><div>The most tricky part is to peel off the LCD module from the PCB without</div><div>breaking the glass or disrupting the fine cables. An alternative is to glue</div><div>a new to the GTA04 board and just swap the complete GTA02-module</div><div>with a GTA04 module.</div><div><br></div><div>A complete description of the steps is in chapter 4 of the GTA04 manual:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/page/Manual">http://projects.goldelico.com/p/gta04-main/page/Manual</a></div><div><br></div><div>Nikolaus</div></body></html>