[Gta04-owner] QtMoko v37 for GTA04

[Kevin Raison]

Thank you, Radek!  Please do a release for the GTA02;  I won't be
getting my GTA04 until the group buy is complete next year and would
like to try out your improvements.

Cheers,
Kevin


On 12/02/2011 02:53 PM, Radek Polak wrote:
> Hi,
> qtmoko for Goldelico's GTA04 has just been released. You can download it from 
> sourceforge [1]. Sources are on github in master_gta04 branch [2] and 
> instructions how to make rootfs are here [3]. Kernel is based on hw_validation 
> [4].
> 
> For installing you need standard bootloader on SD card. Then just upack the 
> tarbal on ext filesystem and copy uImage from /boot to FAT.
> 
> Here is list of changes since v36:
> 
> * doc - fixed toolchain instructions (Rafael Ignacio Zurita)
> * finger friendly patches for contacts, shutdown, call history, qtmail (Rafael 
> Ignacio Zurita)
> * added security.debian.org to sources.list (pabs3)
> * using geomirros for in sources.list (pabs3)
> * new input biglangscape input method (Rafael Ignacio Zurita)
> * autorotation script (Rafael Ignacio Zurita)
> * qx can now launch Qt-X11 apps like fbreader (LD_LIBRARY_PATH problem)
> * qx can delete X11 lock files (useful if X crashed)
> * delete qtopia temp dir on start (local sockets work after unclean restart)
> * fixed singal status polling for AT modems
> * option to disable signal polling for AT modems
> * dont poll battery immediately on AT modems
> * option to disable AT+CCED on AT modem
> * option to decode operator name for AT modem plugins
> * support for Exec argument .desktop files
> * gta04 support for keys, battery, backlight, modem
> 
> On GTA04 you can expect:
> 
> 1/ it can boot
> 2/ fast GUI
> 3/ quite working modem - signal, operator name, sim contacts, SMS, voice calls
>    but sounds routing is done just with umts-sound-route-start.sh script in
>    /opt/qtmoko/bin. You can configure GPRS, dialing will start but then
>    something goes wrong.
> 
> 4/ working touchscreen and GTA04 keys
> 5/ charging indicators work
> 6/ battery driver is missing - newer kernel and adaptation is needed for this
> 7/ working sound
> 8/ working apps, qmplayer works nicely, qx should work nicely, the apps in
>    qtmoko app repository should be ok too. NeronGPS does not work because GPS
>    is not done yet. Media player after installing codecs plays without any
>    problems (unlike on GTA02).
> 
> 9/ in power management setting works only display off. Brightness will need
>    newer kernel.
> 
> 10/ for bluetooth you will need go to devtool (gear icon), select
>     "Power on bluetooth" and "Restart QtExtended" with POWER button. I could
>     pair and connect A2DP on my bt headset and play lower quality sounds.
>     Hq sounds need probably faster bt (and newer kernel).
> 
> 11/ you can turn on wifi with "wifi power on" in devtools (wifi-poweron.sh
>     script). For me it has bad sensitivity and connecting to ap works only
>     from command line (iwconfig). GUI does not work yet.
> 
> 
> My plans for new GTA04 release is to upgrade to 3.2 kernel if possible, better 
> sound routing between umts and soundcard (jack, pulseaudio, some custom piece 
> of code?). QMplayer GUI could be improved too. Btw if you want to try videos, 
> you can encode them for GTA04 in qmplayer right on the device.
> 
> Are any of GTA02 owners interested in changes since v35, so that i should do 
> this release also for GTA02?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Radek
> 
> [1] http://sourceforge.net/projects/qtmoko/files/GTA04/
> [2] https://github.com/radekp/qtmoko/tree/master_gta04
> [3] 
> https://github.com/radekp/qtmoko/blob/master/doc/txt/debian_rootfs_howto_gta04.txt
> [4] https://github.com/radekp/linux-2.6/tree/v2.6.32-gta04-qtmoko-v37
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