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Neo FreeRunner

2008-08-06T03:35:33Z

Ozzloy:

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The '''Neo FreeRunner''' (internal codename GTA02) is the second phone designed to run [[Openmoko]] software and is the direct descendant of the earlier [[FIC]] [[Neo1973]]. Hardware specs are at [[Neo FreeRunner GTA02 Hardware]].

== FreeRunner is released! ==
[[Image:Freerunner02.gif|200px|right]]

The FreeRunner can be purchased from the [http://www.openmoko.com Online Store] as of July 3, 2008. The software available on the phone makes it suitable for power users and developers only, it is not ready for the general consumer yet. Email announcements and found on the [http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/announce announce mailing list]. For frequently asked questions please check [[FAQ]]. Approximately twice a month an Openmoko team member writes an update to the project at [[Community Updates]].

== Intended use and users ==

The Neo FreeRunner is a Linux-based touch screen smart phone ultimately aimed at general consumer use as well as Linux desktop users and software developers.

Linux users and software developers will appreciate the total freedom they have to use and design software for the FreeRunner.

General phone users will eventually appreciate the high spec and performance of the phone and the wide range of free software packages expected to emerge. These will allow users to make the maximum use of the hardware and tailor it to their particular needs. Since launch, the pace of software tweaks and improvements has increased as both the Openmoko team developers and the wider community work together.

== Specifications ==

The specs share some features with the previous [[Neo1973]] such as:

* A very high resolution touch screen (1.7" x 2.27" - 43mm x 58mm) 480x640 pixels
* 128MB SDRAM memory to allow operation of many applications at once
* Internal GPS module for map and tracking programs
* Bluetooth for local data exchange
* Physical appearance will be the same as the Neo1973. See openmoko.com for more.

With the following additional features:

* 802.11 b/g WiFi for fast web browsing and data transfer
* A faster 400Mhz processor (up from 266MHz)
* 2 3D accelerometers so that the phone can know its orientation for example switching to landscape mode automatically
* 2 LEDs illuminating the two buttons on the rim of the case (one bi color [blue|orange] behind the power button, 1 uni color [red] behind the aux button)
* Tri-band GSM and GPRS for North America (850/1800/1900 Mhz) and the rest of the world (900/1800/1900 Mhz)
* USB Host function with 500mA power allowing you to power USB devices for short periods (will drain the FreeRunner battery faster)

A full list of the hardware specs and components of the Neo FreeRunner (internal codename GTA02xxx) can be found at [[Neo FreeRunner GTA02 Hardware]].

A comparison between Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner is available at [[Neo1973: GTA01Bv4 versus GTA02 comparison]].

== What is the price? ==

The device is being sold through multiple channels (including [http://www.openmoko.com Openmoko.com]), the official price has been set to 399$ but it could slightly vary in some countries (due to taxes).

== How usable is it? ==

As the hacker's dream toy: it is fully functional. As a GSM phone: some people have been using it to receive and place phone calls and SMS for months, but with currently shipping software the battery life is only one day. As a GPS device: critical bugs have been ironed out and there is nice software to know where you are using OpenStreetMap. As an alarm clock, media player, internet browser, game console, email reader and contacts manager: software is not stable yet.

Please see the [[FreeRunner: Selected Blogs and Articles]] to get more reviews. The [[Freerunner Hardware Issues]] page may also be of interest.

== Other Frequently Asked Questions ==
*[[Neo FreeRunner (GTA02) FAQ]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.brax4your.net/omoko 3D model of Neo FreeRunner, click and drag to rotate]

[[Category:GTA02 Hardware| ]]

Latest Images

2008-07-26T19:42:00Z

Ozzloy: /* ScaredyCat */

This page is intended to summarize in one place the various images you can try out on your Openmoko Neo FreeRunner (GTA02) or 1973 (GTA01). Note however, that some of these are works in progress and may not have even released any files yet. Nothing is guaranteed to work. Proceed at your own risk.

;See [[Distributions]] for a chart comparing the features of the various images.

Michael Lauer's blog also has an entry comparing the distributions: [http://www.vanille-media.de/site/index.php/2008/06/28/gtk-asu-fso-tmtla/ GTK, ASU, FSO? TMTLA!]

Instructions on flashing your FreeRunner or 1973 are provided at [[Flashing the Neo FreeRunner]] and [[Getting Started with your Neo1973]], respectively.
----
==2007.2 GTK Image==
The latest most stable release should reside here:
[http://buildhost.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/]

*You can download the latest daily builds here:
**For Neo FreeRunner [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/]
***Look for files of the form: Openmoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta02.rootfs.tar.gz
***and: openmoko-devel-image-om-gta02.tar.gz
**For Neo 1973 the link is [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-devel-image-om-gta01.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta01.rootfs.tar.gz
**Tools, like dfu-util and openocd [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/tools/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/tools/]

Several videos of this stack by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/freeyourphone Youtube user freeyourphone]
and [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U05kZfURPig&NR=1 video review by BVB Tech]
=== ScaredyCat ===
Users may have heard of "ScaredyCat" images. These are usable images created by [http://blog.automated.it/category/openmoko/ Andy Powell] and are currently based on the 2007.02 software stack.

Hey, all file names are with "gta01" !
Is this an error and they are gta02 (FR) ??

scroll down a bit, or search for gta02 on the page. they're there, just not on the first page. (ozzloy)

http://buildhost.automated.it/OM2007.2/
----

==ASU (April|August Software Update) qtopia-based Image==
There has not been a recommended release of the ASU yet. You may wish to review the [[ASU_Feature_Plan]] or some [http://dos.jogger.pl/2008/06/29/asu-to-przyszlosc/ screenshots]

*You can download the latest daily builds here:
**For Neo FreeRunner [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-om-gta02.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta02.rootfs.tar.gz
**For Neo 1973 the link is [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-om-gta01.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta01.rootfs.tar.gz
----

==FSO (FreeSmartPhone.org) Image==
Milestone 1 is here: [http://downloads.openmoko.org/framework/milestone1/ http://downloads.openmoko.org/framework/milestone1/]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toPe0S8QpJY Video of FSO Milestone 1]

Browse the source: [http://trac.freesmartphone.org:8000/trac-example/browser http://trac.freesmartphone.org:8000/trac-example/browser]

Learn more at its wiki page: [[OpenmokoFramework]]
----

==Qtopia image from qtopia.net==
[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/index.php Qtopia.net images] for the
*Neo FreeRunner
**[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=67 Freerunner flash image] (qtopia-4.3.2-gta02-flash.tgz) <-- a tarball with both a rootfs and kernel
**and the [http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=68 root file system (ficgta02-qtopia-developer-rootfs.tgz)]
*Neo 1973
**[http://qtopia.net/downloads/neo/qtopia-4.3.2-gta01-flash.tgz Neo 1973 flash image] (qtopia-4.3.2-gta01-flash.tgz) <-- a tarball with both a rootfs and kernel
**[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=39 Neo 1973 root file system] (Link temporarily broken.)
**A Neo 1973 image is also available from here [http://buildhost.automated.it/OM2007.2/openmoko-qtopia-image-om-gta01.tar.gz openmoko-qtopia-image-om-gta01.tar.gz]
*[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=6 Alternate download page]
*You might also try [http://trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qtopia/qtopia-source-gpl ftp.trolltech.com snapshots]

----

==SHR (Stable Hybrid Release) Image==
The Stable Hybrid Release (SHR) is intended to be a combination of the
FSO, some of the 2007.2 GTK software, and the ASU that provides all of
the functionality of the 2007.2 software, but with the stability of
the FSO and the new GUI toolkits provided by the ASU. It will probably
be based on an ASU build, with the FSO software and GTK end-user apps
added.

The SHR doesn't exist anywhere but in a few people's heads at the moment (2008-07-05). Hopefully, all the work in it will be integrated back into one of the other releases, and it will cease to exist. The point is to get us a release with stable calls & suspend/resume, plus access to all those other nifty apps we had on 2007.2 and the ASU.

Learn more at its wiki page: [[Stable_Hybrid_Release]]
----

==Debian==
See [[Debian]].

==Copying a jffs2 image to ext2 to boot from microSD==
If you want to copy a rootfs jffs2 to a ext2 filesystem on an microSD card, see [[Userspace root image#Mounting the JFFS2 image on a loop back device (Block Memory MTD Emulation) | this]].

[[category:Openmoko]]

Latest Images

2008-07-26T19:39:27Z

Ozzloy: /* ScaredyCat */

This page is intended to summarize in one place the various images you can try out on your Openmoko Neo FreeRunner (GTA02) or 1973 (GTA01). Note however, that some of these are works in progress and may not have even released any files yet. Nothing is guaranteed to work. Proceed at your own risk.

;See [[Distributions]] for a chart comparing the features of the various images.

Michael Lauer's blog also has an entry comparing the distributions: [http://www.vanille-media.de/site/index.php/2008/06/28/gtk-asu-fso-tmtla/ GTK, ASU, FSO? TMTLA!]

Instructions on flashing your FreeRunner or 1973 are provided at [[Flashing the Neo FreeRunner]] and [[Getting Started with your Neo1973]], respectively.
----
==2007.2 GTK Image==
The latest most stable release should reside here:
[http://buildhost.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/]

*You can download the latest daily builds here:
**For Neo FreeRunner [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/]
***Look for files of the form: Openmoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta02.rootfs.tar.gz
***and: openmoko-devel-image-om-gta02.tar.gz
**For Neo 1973 the link is [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-devel-image-om-gta01.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta01.rootfs.tar.gz
**Tools, like dfu-util and openocd [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/tools/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/tools/]

Several videos of this stack by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/freeyourphone Youtube user freeyourphone]
and [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U05kZfURPig&NR=1 video review by BVB Tech]
=== ScaredyCat ===
Users may have heard of "ScaredyCat" images. These are usable images created by [http://blog.automated.it/category/openmoko/ Andy Powell] and are currently based on the 2007.02 software stack.

i (ozzloy) just tested the 01 labeled rootfs on 02 firmware. it doesn't work.

Hey, all file names are with "gta01" !
Is this an error and they are gta02 (FR) ??

http://buildhost.automated.it/OM2007.2/
----

==ASU (April|August Software Update) qtopia-based Image==
There has not been a recommended release of the ASU yet. You may wish to review the [[ASU_Feature_Plan]] or some [http://dos.jogger.pl/2008/06/29/asu-to-przyszlosc/ screenshots]

*You can download the latest daily builds here:
**For Neo FreeRunner [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-om-gta02.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta02.rootfs.tar.gz
**For Neo 1973 the link is [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-om-gta01.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta01.rootfs.tar.gz
----

==FSO (FreeSmartPhone.org) Image==
Milestone 1 is here: [http://downloads.openmoko.org/framework/milestone1/ http://downloads.openmoko.org/framework/milestone1/]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toPe0S8QpJY Video of FSO Milestone 1]

Browse the source: [http://trac.freesmartphone.org:8000/trac-example/browser http://trac.freesmartphone.org:8000/trac-example/browser]

Learn more at its wiki page: [[OpenmokoFramework]]
----

==Qtopia image from qtopia.net==
[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/index.php Qtopia.net images] for the
*Neo FreeRunner
**[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=67 Freerunner flash image] (qtopia-4.3.2-gta02-flash.tgz) <-- a tarball with both a rootfs and kernel
**and the [http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=68 root file system (ficgta02-qtopia-developer-rootfs.tgz)]
*Neo 1973
**[http://qtopia.net/downloads/neo/qtopia-4.3.2-gta01-flash.tgz Neo 1973 flash image] (qtopia-4.3.2-gta01-flash.tgz) <-- a tarball with both a rootfs and kernel
**[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=39 Neo 1973 root file system] (Link temporarily broken.)
**A Neo 1973 image is also available from here [http://buildhost.automated.it/OM2007.2/openmoko-qtopia-image-om-gta01.tar.gz openmoko-qtopia-image-om-gta01.tar.gz]
*[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=6 Alternate download page]
*You might also try [http://trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qtopia/qtopia-source-gpl ftp.trolltech.com snapshots]

----

==SHR (Stable Hybrid Release) Image==
The Stable Hybrid Release (SHR) is intended to be a combination of the
FSO, some of the 2007.2 GTK software, and the ASU that provides all of
the functionality of the 2007.2 software, but with the stability of
the FSO and the new GUI toolkits provided by the ASU. It will probably
be based on an ASU build, with the FSO software and GTK end-user apps
added.

The SHR doesn't exist anywhere but in a few people's heads at the moment (2008-07-05). Hopefully, all the work in it will be integrated back into one of the other releases, and it will cease to exist. The point is to get us a release with stable calls & suspend/resume, plus access to all those other nifty apps we had on 2007.2 and the ASU.

Learn more at its wiki page: [[Stable_Hybrid_Release]]
----

==Debian==
See [[Debian]].

==Copying a jffs2 image to ext2 to boot from microSD==
If you want to copy a rootfs jffs2 to a ext2 filesystem on an microSD card, see [[Userspace root image#Mounting the JFFS2 image on a loop back device (Block Memory MTD Emulation) | this]].

[[category:Openmoko]]

Latest Images

2008-07-26T19:39:04Z

Ozzloy: /* ScaredyCat */

This page is intended to summarize in one place the various images you can try out on your Openmoko Neo FreeRunner (GTA02) or 1973 (GTA01). Note however, that some of these are works in progress and may not have even released any files yet. Nothing is guaranteed to work. Proceed at your own risk.

;See [[Distributions]] for a chart comparing the features of the various images.

Michael Lauer's blog also has an entry comparing the distributions: [http://www.vanille-media.de/site/index.php/2008/06/28/gtk-asu-fso-tmtla/ GTK, ASU, FSO? TMTLA!]

Instructions on flashing your FreeRunner or 1973 are provided at [[Flashing the Neo FreeRunner]] and [[Getting Started with your Neo1973]], respectively.
----
==2007.2 GTK Image==
The latest most stable release should reside here:
[http://buildhost.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/releases/Freerunner/]

*You can download the latest daily builds here:
**For Neo FreeRunner [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/]
***Look for files of the form: Openmoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta02.rootfs.tar.gz
***and: openmoko-devel-image-om-gta02.tar.gz
**For Neo 1973 the link is [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-devel-image-om-gta01.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta01.rootfs.tar.gz
**Tools, like dfu-util and openocd [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/tools/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/tools/]

Several videos of this stack by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/freeyourphone Youtube user freeyourphone]
and [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=U05kZfURPig&NR=1 video review by BVB Tech]
=== ScaredyCat ===
Users may have heard of "ScaredyCat" images. These are usable images created by [http://blog.automated.it/category/openmoko/ Andy Powell] and are currently based on the 2007.02 software stack.

i (ozzloy) just tested the 01 labeled rootfs on 02 firmware. it doesn't work.
Hey, all file names are with "gta01" !
Is this an error and they are gta02 (FR) ??

http://buildhost.automated.it/OM2007.2/
----

==ASU (April|August Software Update) qtopia-based Image==
There has not been a recommended release of the ASU yet. You may wish to review the [[ASU_Feature_Plan]] or some [http://dos.jogger.pl/2008/06/29/asu-to-przyszlosc/ screenshots]

*You can download the latest daily builds here:
**For Neo FreeRunner [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/freerunner/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-om-gta02.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta02.rootfs.tar.gz
**For Neo 1973 the link is [http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/ http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/]
***Look for files of the form: openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-om-gta01.tar.gz
***and: Openmoko-openmoko-qtopia-x11-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-YYYYMMDD-om-gta01.rootfs.tar.gz
----

==FSO (FreeSmartPhone.org) Image==
Milestone 1 is here: [http://downloads.openmoko.org/framework/milestone1/ http://downloads.openmoko.org/framework/milestone1/]

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toPe0S8QpJY Video of FSO Milestone 1]

Browse the source: [http://trac.freesmartphone.org:8000/trac-example/browser http://trac.freesmartphone.org:8000/trac-example/browser]

Learn more at its wiki page: [[OpenmokoFramework]]
----

==Qtopia image from qtopia.net==
[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/index.php Qtopia.net images] for the
*Neo FreeRunner
**[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=67 Freerunner flash image] (qtopia-4.3.2-gta02-flash.tgz) <-- a tarball with both a rootfs and kernel
**and the [http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=68 root file system (ficgta02-qtopia-developer-rootfs.tgz)]
*Neo 1973
**[http://qtopia.net/downloads/neo/qtopia-4.3.2-gta01-flash.tgz Neo 1973 flash image] (qtopia-4.3.2-gta01-flash.tgz) <-- a tarball with both a rootfs and kernel
**[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=39 Neo 1973 root file system] (Link temporarily broken.)
**A Neo 1973 image is also available from here [http://buildhost.automated.it/OM2007.2/openmoko-qtopia-image-om-gta01.tar.gz openmoko-qtopia-image-om-gta01.tar.gz]
*[http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=6 Alternate download page]
*You might also try [http://trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qtopia/qtopia-source-gpl ftp.trolltech.com snapshots]

----

==SHR (Stable Hybrid Release) Image==
The Stable Hybrid Release (SHR) is intended to be a combination of the
FSO, some of the 2007.2 GTK software, and the ASU that provides all of
the functionality of the 2007.2 software, but with the stability of
the FSO and the new GUI toolkits provided by the ASU. It will probably
be based on an ASU build, with the FSO software and GTK end-user apps
added.

The SHR doesn't exist anywhere but in a few people's heads at the moment (2008-07-05). Hopefully, all the work in it will be integrated back into one of the other releases, and it will cease to exist. The point is to get us a release with stable calls & suspend/resume, plus access to all those other nifty apps we had on 2007.2 and the ASU.

Learn more at its wiki page: [[Stable_Hybrid_Release]]
----

==Debian==
See [[Debian]].

==Copying a jffs2 image to ext2 to boot from microSD==
If you want to copy a rootfs jffs2 to a ext2 filesystem on an microSD card, see [[Userspace root image#Mounting the JFFS2 image on a loop back device (Block Memory MTD Emulation) | this]].

[[category:Openmoko]]

User:Ozzloy

2008-07-07T08:19:53Z

Ozzloy: added daniel watson

I have a lot of ideas for the freerunner. i hope i can implement half of them.

i can't wait!

Openmoko Local Groups: San Diego

2008-07-07T08:17:25Z

Ozzloy: added daniel watson

Please add your contact info here:

* Urivan Flores (saaib_at_ciberlinux.net)
* Brian Churchwell (bchurchwell_at_hotmail.com)
* [[User:Johan|Johan Prinsloo]] (johan_ at _ecohowl dot com)
* David Wilhelm (dave at bluefir.org)
* [[User:Yasumoto|Joe Smith]] (yasumoto7 at gmail dot com)
* [[User:ozzloy|Daniel Watson]] (ozzloy plussign wiki_openmoko atsymbol gmail dot com)
[[Category:Community]]
[[Category:Openmoko Local Groups]]