I recommend using SHR's unstable image, the July 3rd image, as an everyday phone. They just came out with a new build today which I have not yet tested. om2009, though pretty reliable, is lacking in terms of other software you can install to make a nice smart phone.<br>
<br>On my phone I have GPS working (Initial TangoGPS may take 15 mins to locate position), GPRS is reliable (not quite stable). I can send and receive text messages and phone calls reliably.<br><br>It is the most stable distro and usable distro out there that I've tested. Only tweak that I had to do is to low Control.4's value to below 100 in /usr/share/openmoko/scenarios/gsmhandset.state to avoid echos on the other end for calls.<br>
<br><a href="http://build.shr-project.org/shr-unstable/images/om-gta02/">http://build.shr-project.org/shr-unstable/images/om-gta02/</a><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Bill Purcell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lists@whpiv.net">lists@whpiv.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Yeah, I have 2008.8.<br>
<br>
I was using the openDNS nameservers last night and thought I pinged<br>
google just fine. It was late and can't remember now. I am trying to<br>
connect to the FR on my work computer now and it's not going so well.<br>
I can't open the settings app like I mentioned in my initial post, so<br>
I have to keep tapping the screen every few seconds, which I am not<br>
good about doing, so the phone keeps suspending. This wouldn't be<br>
that big of a deal except if it goes into suspend mode a few times, it<br>
will eventually never wake up and I have to take the battery out to<br>
shut it off and then I can get back to work.<br>
<br>
If I upgraded to 2009 would all my problems go away?<br>
<br>
Is anyone using this as an everyday phone? I see a lot of jargon<br>
about how the openmoko is not ready for everyday use, but I think I'm<br>
going to give it a whirl (once I can get things functioning).<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On Thu, Jul 09, 2009 at 07:25:29AM -0400, Paul wrote:<br>
> It sounds like a network issue. I would try pinging <a href="http://google.com" target="_blank">google.com</a>. If this<br>
> failes then ensure the nameserver is correct<br>
><br>
> *echo nameserver* xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx > /etc/resolv.conf<br>
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of your router.<br>
><br>
> Peace<br>
><br>
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 4:22 AM, Patryk Benderz <Patryk.Benderz@esp.pl>wrote:<br>
><br>
> > > i would assume it's 2008.8, from the opkg error messages.<br>
> > my fault, i didn't read error messages carefully :)<br>
<br>
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