HW problems ...

Zack Mollusc zmollusc at blueyonder.co.uk
Fri Aug 22 19:50:40 CEST 2008


Michael Shiloh wrote:
> Pietro Abate wrote:
>   
>> forgot to say. The datecode on my freerunner is 20080728
>> It also powers up with the charger and no battery.
>>     
>
> What is the version of your hardware?
>
> root at om-gta02:~# libgsmd-tool -m shell
> libgsm-tool - (C) 2006-2007 by Harald Welte and OpenMoko, Inc.
> This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
>
> rv
> # # Get revision
> revision: "HW: GTA02BV5, GSM:
>   
>> Is the wiki now outdated ?
>>
>> pp
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 05:14:30PM +0200, Pietro Abate wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I've read of the hw problems in the wiki. Now I got my freerunner
>>> the other day and I can boot without a battery (while reading the wiki,
>>> I understood that this wasn't possible) and I can see a tiny soldering
>>> between the 3rd and 4th pin of the sd card (this should be related to
>>> the GPS problem). Have these two HW bugs been fixed in the new 
>>> freerunners shipped recently ? This news would make me happy :)
>>>       
>
> I don't know,  but other readers of this list will know and respond.
>
>
>   
>>> And a last question. Can I use the freerunner without a gsm sim card ?
>>>       
>
> Yes
>
>   
>>> ATM I don't have one and it seems the default system gets stuck
>>> in the gsm registering loop.
>>>       
>
> As expected with no SIM card. You can purchase a pay-as-you-go for as 
> little as $10, if you want.
>
> M
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Jiminey Jillickers, Radioactive Man!
Mine powers up on the mains charger too! Mine says date code 20080717
and arrived complete with the cap soldered on the sd card socket.
I can relax about letting the battery going flat now :-)






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