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On Mar 8, 2013 7:47 AM, "Gerhard Rieger" <<a href="mailto:freerunner@dest-unreach.org">freerunner@dest-unreach.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> after migration to gta04 I'd like to use my then spare gta02 without its<br>
> case - it is a nice little piece of hardware including USB and maybe<br>
> some wireless interfaces, and has low power consumption; it might act as<br>
> something like a nano server.<br>
><br>
> The problems I expect to face are:<br>
><br>
> * Will it work without battery pack? Or how to simply but reliably<br>
> connect an old battery?<br>
><br>
> * How to manage upgrades or new installations without touch screen (and<br>
> I do not have a debug board)? There is no way to directly observe boot<br>
> problems, and, even worse, after installation the mobile phone images<br>
> might require interaction before starting sshd.<br>
><br>
> Is someone successfully using his old gta02 without case? Any<br>
> experiences or ideas?</p>
<p>My GTA02 works without the battery.</p>
<p>Anyway, I recommend to have a debug board or a display available in case of problems.</p>
<p>I also recommend to use qi as bootloader, since it just works and does not depend on boot menu.<br>
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