[Gta04-owner] Antwort: Re: NeronGPS still alive

[H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Hi Sven,

> Am 16.04.2019 um 14:42 schrieb Sven Dyroff <S.Dyroff at phytec.de>:
> 
> Hello Nicolaus, 
> 
> a) I emphasized NeronGPS because I cannot tell you if the associated timer problem might be existent. I can only tell you that the navigation is still working properly. 

Yes, that is correct. I do just add that the reason that it still works is the good GPS module we did choose.

> 
> b) I'm still dreaming of having my GTA04A5 working with sound, properly. The descriptions that Andreas Kemnade sent some months ago didn't help me, because I'm not such deeply familiar with all the details and for this reason I simply didn't understand most of what he meant. But if I understand the whole situation correctly, then it's like this: 
> 
> There're exactly three persons still interested in this project: 
> 
>   - You, who always release new kernel versions, 

This mixes reason and consequences. I release new kernels for other reasons. But it benefits QtMoko as well.

>   - Andreas Kemnade, who practically uses the phone at his bicycle, 
>   - and me, who uses new software only when presented palatablely (in order to be honest). 

+ more I known, who are not active on this list because they do not want to make public they still use their GTA04.

> All other members of this list are tinkering with many other tinkering phones or are waiting for advertised phenomenal completely new phones that will never come (like the Neo900), and for this reason are just diffusing the whole movement in every imaginable direction. 
> 
> That's simply much too little for keeping the project going forward...     :-( 

maybe no longer. As far as I know the Neo900 project has starved to death. And besides Librem 5 there is nothing new.

So let's people popup here and tell they want to help to continue QtMoko!

BR,
Nikolaus

> 
> Best regards 
>    Sven 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Von:        "H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns at goldelico.com> 
> An:        List for communicating with real GTA04 owners <gta04-owner at goldelico.com> 
> Datum:        16.04.2019 14:22 
> Betreff:        Re: [Gta04-owner] NeronGPS still alive 
> Gesendet von:        "Gta04-owner" <gta04-owner-bounces at goldelico.com> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Sven,
> 
> > Am 16.04.2019 um 14:16 schrieb Sven Dyroff <S.Dyroff at phytec.de>:
> > 
> > Hello, 
> > 
> > to whom it may concern: 
> > 
> > QtMoko's NeronGPS of the GTA04A4 silently survived the GPS Week Rollover! 
> > 
> >     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_Week_Number_Rollover_2019 
> > 
> > It's still working without any trouble!   \o/  \o/  \o/ 
> 
> Great!
> 
> Well, it is less the Neron software but the GPS module inside which
> is robust against week rollovers...
> 
> Best regards and thanks for sharing this news,
> Nikolaus
> 
> BTW: I am still dreaming of reviving QtMoko (e.g. Stretch/Buster compatible
> debian packages) but can't do that alone... So if there are enough people
> interested, we should work together.
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