OFT Status Update 2008.7.1

Thu Jul 31 12:41:52 CEST 2008

Can you guys also please release a tar.gz file?
That makes it much easier to mount it on an SD for dual booting.

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:34 PM, nick loeve <trickie at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think you will need to hit reply all :)
>
> But checkout http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Userspace_root_image for
> how to mount a jffs2 image and then create a tarball to extract to
> sdcard.
>
> Cheers
>
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Yorick Moko <yorickmoko at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I want to install the FSO to my sd card (for dual booting purpose). Is
>> there a tar.gz file of the rootfs avaiable? I don't know how to
>> populate the sd card with a jffs2 file.
>> (or is there a howto to do it with a jffs2 file)
>>
>> thanks
>> y
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:16 AM, nick loeve <trickie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 3:17 AM, Juan Cañete <jcazor.listas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I've been testing the gta01 image and the results are amazing. Great Work!!!
>>>
>>> I have been playing with the dbus API on a GTA02, and i agree... awesome!
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>>
>>>> best regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> El Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:54:21 +0200
>>>> "Michael 'Mickey' Lauer" <mickey at openmoko.org> dijo:
>>>>
>>>>> =Openmoko Framework Team Status Report 2008.7.1=
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi guys! This is the third Openmoko Framework Team Status update, featuring
>>>>> our second milestone release and more.
>>>>>
>>>>> For the general motivation, the goals, and the way we are doing our work,
>>>>> please see http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/OpenmokoFramework.
>>>>>
>>>>> == What happened since the last report ==
>>>>>
>>>>> === People ===
>>>>>
>>>>> * John Lee <john_lee at openmoko.com> joined the framework team and will help us
>>>>> part time -- welcome on board, John!
>>>>>
>>>>> === DBus APIs ===
>>>>>
>>>>> * org.freesmartphone.GSM is almost complete now and stable. We did only minor
>>>>> corrections and enhancements based on client feedback.
>>>>> * Preliminary versions of org.freesmartphone.Device.Audio and .Accelerometer
>>>>> have been added.
>>>>> * org.freedesktop.Gypsy has been implemented and org.freesmartphone.GPS will
>>>>> be used to configure more obscure GPS features
>>>>> * Still brainstorming about org.freesmartphone.Preferences and
>>>>> org.freesmartphone.Context.
>>>>>
>>>>> === Implementations ===
>>>>>
>>>>> '''Openmoko Framework Image -- 'All good things' (Milestone II)'''
>>>>>
>>>>> This is the second milestone release of the framework and the framework
>>>>> testing application 'Zhone'.
>>>>>
>>>>> ====Purpose====
>>>>>
>>>>> A lightweight image that turns an Openmoko phone into a featurephone and that
>>>>> can serve as the basis for further application development using the
>>>>> freesmartphone.org dbus APIs.
>>>>>
>>>>> ==== What's new since Milestone I ====
>>>>>
>>>>> '''Note: These are only the highlights. See the [http://git.freesmartphone.org
>>>>> gitweb] commit logs for the gory details...'''
>>>>>
>>>>> * General
>>>>> ** Merged individual daemons into one daemon with multiple subsystems
>>>>> ** Converted to python logging for debugging
>>>>> ** Enhanced tests and API documentation
>>>>>
>>>>> * odevice
>>>>> ** Implements org.freesmartphone.Device.Audio (GStreamer Playback engine and
>>>>> alsa scenario control)
>>>>> ** Implements org.freesmartphone.Device.Input (button switches / headphones
>>>>> insertion etc.)
>>>>> ** Accellerator support (raw data, gestures coming soon)
>>>>>
>>>>> * ogsmd (''renamed from ophoned'')
>>>>> ** Implements org.freesmartphone.GSM.PDP (GPRS handling)
>>>>> ** Implements org.freesmartphone.GSM.CB (Cell Broadcast handling)
>>>>> ** Implements org.freesmartphone.GSM.HZ (O2/Genion Home Zone handling)
>>>>> ** Multiparty call handling for TI Calypso
>>>>> ** Initial support for Freescale Neptune Modem and Sierra Modem
>>>>> ** Call forwarding
>>>>> ** DTMF
>>>>>
>>>>> * opgsd (''new subsystem'')
>>>>> ** Implements the org.freedesktop.Gypsy DBus API
>>>>> ** Supports U-Blox binary protocol
>>>>>
>>>>> * ophoned (''new subsystem'')
>>>>> ** Prepare combined telephony API for VoIP and GSM
>>>>>
>>>>> * zhone
>>>>> ** Add phonebook
>>>>> ** Add messagebook
>>>>> ** Add basic GPS viewer
>>>>> ** Integrate Illume launcher and keyboard
>>>>> ** Ship additional programs
>>>>>
>>>>> ====Download / Installation====
>>>>>
>>>>> # Grab a uImage and a .jffs2 for your device from
>>>>> http://downloads.openmoko.org/framework/milestone2/.
>>>>> # Flash it to your Neo1973 (om-gta01) or NeoFreerunner (om-gta02) with
>>>>> dfu-util.
>>>>> # Boot and wait until the Zhone main window appears.
>>>>> # Have fun.
>>>>>
>>>>> ====What you can expect from this release====
>>>>>
>>>>> * Telephony
>>>>> * Phonebook
>>>>> * Messagebook (SMS)
>>>>> * GPS
>>>>> * frameworkd implementing the following dbus APIs:
>>>>> ** org.freesmartphone.Device.{Audio|Input|IdleNotifier|PowerSupply|Display|
>>>>> LED}
>>>>> ** org.freesmartphone.Usage
>>>>> ** org.freesmartphone.Event
>>>>> ** org.freesmartphone.GSM.{Device|SIM|Network|PDP|CB|HZ}
>>>>> ** org.freedesktop.Gypsy
>>>>>
>>>>> ====What we expect from you====
>>>>>
>>>>> * Feedback and comments for the dbus APIs. This is your chance to take an
>>>>> active role into shaping the application programming interface for all your
>>>>> cool applications.
>>>>>
>>>>> * The best way to interact with the framework is by exploring the dbus APIs.
>>>>> For that you can use the two tools, which are already installed:
>>>>> ** [[OpenmokoFramework/mdbus|mdbus]] -- a dbus introspection and interaction
>>>>> utility,
>>>>> ** [[OpenmokoFramework/cli|cli-framework]] -- a python dbus command line
>>>>> interface.
>>>>>
>>>>> * If you want to interact with the GSM modem, while the frameworkd is running,
>>>>> you can use [[OpenmokoFramework/mickeyterm|mickeyterm]] -- a MUXer-aware
>>>>> minimal terminal emulator.
>>>>>
>>>>> ===What's next===
>>>>>
>>>>> * SMS PDU Handling
>>>>> * GTA01 GPS integration, cold and warm start improvements
>>>>> * Preferences integration
>>>>> * More tutorials and high level documentation
>>>>> * Work towards Milestone 3 (see [http://trac.openmoko.org Roadmap and Issue
>>>>> Tracker])
>>>>>
>>>>> ==The Team==
>>>>>
>>>>> Mickey, Jan, Daniel, Guillaume, John.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Juan Cañete Azorín
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