Neo Freerunner

[Abel Chang]

I've run it with a Ubuntu live cd on my computer.
these are the list of the files i've tried to flash via usb into my device:

openmoko-devel-image-om-gta02.jffs2
openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-om-gta02.tar
uImage-2.6.24+git20080614-r0-om-gta02.bin
uImage-om-gta02-latest.bin

at some point, with one of these files that i can't remember which one was
it, the device stoped  working,  and would not boot into the graphical
environment.
then, with one of the other files i listed above, the device  booted
properly into a very different kernel. i'll attach to this email a picture
of whats going on.
in the future, i will try to keep a better record step by step of what i'm
trying with the device.
perhaps i'll look for help with the computer science or computer engineer
department in my school.

the reason i tried to change anything, was because when it came out of the
box.
the only applications available were: contacts, dialer, messages, console.
and i wanted to have at least a clock or a calculator, or maybe a web
browser working on it.
is it possible for someone who dont know anything about programming, fix
this by following a step by step tutorial?

thank you for your help!


2008/6/16 Abel Chang <changzer at gmail.com>:

>
>
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Andy Selby <andyfrommk at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> > dear andy,
>>
>> > Best regard> nope, its actually the Freerunner.
>> > i've bought it to use it in my graduation project, in industrial design.
>> > mostly my job would be designing a sweet casing and perhaps a nice
>> graphic
>> > interface.
>> > but since i dont know anything about programing, i'm a bit clueless of
>> what
>> > to do with it right now.
>> >
>> > thank you.
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Andy Selby <andyfrommk at googlemail.com
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > A clueless industrial designer could use a little help here :)
>> >> > I've just purchased a Neo Freerunner, and i think i've already messed
>> it
>> >> > up
>> >> > a little bit.
>> >>
>> >> You've purchased what?, a neo freerunner?, I didn't know they were on
>> >> sale yet, are you sure its not neo1973 (indicated by the neo1973 above
>> >> the screen)
>> >>
>> >> > i tried to use some of the kernel files avaliable from
>> >> >
>> http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/deploy/glibc/images/neo1973/
>> >> > and now my device doesnt seem to be working properly.
>> >> > could anyone tell me which one is the latest working, and most
>> reliable
>> >> > version?
>> >>
>> >> If its  a neo1973 your best off getting one from here
>> >> http://downloads.openmoko.org/recommended/
>> >> or the qtopia release from here
>> >> http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=50
>> >> that page is for the unstable ASU images if you want one get one that
>> >> has gta01 in the file name
>>
>> Ahh.. This must be what steve meant when he said
>> >I know some shipments (university customers) have
>> > already landed.
>> Please accept my apologies.
>> Please explain the problem further, run us through step by step what
>> you did and at what point it stopped working.
>> Did you flash a rootfs (*.jffs2) to your device?
>>
>
>
>
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>
> Abel Chang - 張東龍
>
> Graphic & Product Designer
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