[Gta04-owner] Success

Gerhard Rieger freerunner at dest-unreach.org
Thu Apr 4 07:37:39 CEST 2013


I just dubbed my forehead with the towel...

Having got my gta04 from group tour only in December it took another 3
months until I found time and courage to convert my Freerunner. I
followed the instructions including camera module. Now I have the device
successfully running QtMoko v55 with satisfying speed.

Thanks to all the people that designed and produced this great piece of
HW and SW!

Hardware migration is very well documented so even people without micro
electronics experience like me have a good chance to do it themselves.
Just let me mention docu weaknesses and points where I felt challenged:

* The instructions should start with loading the battery pack and maybe
preparing the microSD card - I remembered this but maybe someone will
forget.

* I understood how to unplug GPS antenna and touch&LCD module from PCB
only after comparing gta02 with the new PCB. This may sound logically
but I had kept the gta04 in its cover for protection as long as possible.

* It took me some time until I dared to pull out the camera connector
far enough to put in the cable, this almost required violence.

Regards
Gerhard



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