Snapshot review/2008-03-11
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OpenMoko Snapshot Review Criteria
Date: 11 March 2008
Rootfs Snapshot name: OpenMoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-20080311-fic-gta01.rootfs.jffs2
Kernel snapshot name: uImage-2.6.24+svnr4184-r4165-r3-neo1973.bin
uBoot Snapshot name: u-boot-gta01bv4-1.3.1%2bgit0ec595243dc99edcd248bbcfbfd5a1dc860bde89%2bsvn3817-r1.bin
Device type: Neo1973 GTA01Bv4
Boot
- Speed - 1m56.814s (7.942 seconds since 2008 Feb 20)
- Error Messages - None
- Failures - X fails to load immediately, instead showing a gray screen (similar to X --configure) for several seconds before loading. I did NOT see the "Please wait" load.
Phone Functionality
Incoming Calls
- Can receive - Yes
- Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
- Auditory alert (sound) - No.
- Call quality - Poor - No sound.
- Missed calls display on OM-today2 - Yes
- Calls recorded in call log - Yes
- Stability - No sound at all.
Outgoing Calls
- Can make - Yes
- Call quality - Poor, no sound.
- Calls recorded in call log - Yes
- Stability - No Sound.
Messaging Functionality
Incoming SMS
- Can receive - Yes
- Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
- Auditory Alert (sound) - No
- Sender identified if applicable - Yes
- Is message readable - Yes
- OM today2 displays new messages - Yes
- Communication logged - Yes
- Stability - No sound.
Outgoing SMS
- Can send - Yes
- Message readable - Yes
- Delivery notification works - No
- Communication logged - Yes
- Stability - No issues.
Person Information Management
Contacts
- Can add - Yes.
- Can create groups - Yes
- Can modify - Yes
Calendar
- Can add events - Yes
- Can view events - Yes
- Can remove events -Yes
- Events appear on openmoko-today2 - Yes
- Events trigger kinetic alarm - No
- Events trigger auditory alarm - No
Media Player
Stability
No sound.
Music
- Playback - No.
- Pause - N/A
- Next Track - N/A
- Previous Track - N/A
Video
- Playback - No.
- Pause - N/A
GPS
- Works out of the box - No
- Default installs provide GPS software - No.
- Driver is under a Free Software license - No.
Bluetooth
- Can turn Bluetooth on - Via system tray, yes. Noticed a typo in the popup, Submitted bug #1214 and included a trivial patch. Via Neod panel, no. Bug #1213 submitted]
- Can turn Bluetooth off - Via system tray, yes. Noticed a typo in the popup, Submitted bug #1214 and included a trivial patch. Via Neod panel, no. Bug #1213 submitted
Battery Life
No measured test.
Software Keyboard
- Keyboard type - Multi-tap
- Displays correctly - Yes
- Usability - Poor. Multi-tap input's lack of CTRL keys harms terminal use. Without predictive input, too many key presses per line make this less than enjoyable to use. Also, the move from a landscape input to a portrait signifigantly decreases usability of many apps (like Contacts and Calendar). Additionally, the game "Solo" is un-playable since there is no way to call up the keyboard. Bug #1215 reported See also Switching Keyboards.
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