Snapshot review/2008-03-14

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OpenMoko Snapshot Review Criteria

Date: 14 March 2008

Rootfs Snapshot name: OpenMoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-20080314-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

  • First Boot Speed - 3m14.953s (6.427s faster than 2008 Mar 13)
  • Second Boot Speed - 1m56.222s (1m 18.731s faster than first boot)
  • 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. Bug #1266 Reported

Phone Functionality

Incoming Calls

  1. Can receive - Yes
  2. Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
  3. Auditory alert (sound) - No.
  4. Call quality - Poor - No sound.
  5. Missed calls display on OM-today2 - Yes
  6. Calls recorded in call log - Yes
  7. Stability - No sound at all.

Outgoing Calls

  1. Can make - Yes
  2. Call quality - Poor, no sound.
  3. Calls recorded in call log - Yes
  4. Stability - No Sound.


Messaging Functionality

Incoming SMS

  1. Can receive - Yes
  2. Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
  3. Auditory Alert (sound) - No
  4. Sender identified if applicable - Yes
  5. Is message readable - Yes
  6. OM today2 displays new messages - Yes
  7. Communication logged - Yes
  8. Stability - No sound.

Outgoing SMS

  1. Can send - Yes
  2. Message readable - Yes
  3. Delivery notification works - No
  4. Communication logged - Yes
  5. Stability - No issues.

Person Information Management

Contacts

  1. Can add - Yes.
  2. Can create groups - Yes
  3. Can modify - Yes

Calendar

  1. Can add events - Yes
  2. Can view events - Yes
  3. Can remove events -Yes
  4. Events appear on openmoko-today2 - Yes
  5. Events trigger kinetic alarm - No
  6. Events trigger auditory alarm - No

Media Player

Stability

No sound.

Music

  1. Playback - No.
  2. Pause - N/A
  3. Next Track - N/A
  4. Previous Track - N/A


Video

  1. Playback - No.
  2. Pause - N/A

GPS

  1. Works out of the box - No
  2. Default installs provide GPS software - No.
  3. Driver is under a Free Software license - No.

Bluetooth

  1. 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]
  2. 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.

Suspend

  1. Suspend works: Yes
  2. Resume via AUX works: Yes though inconsistantly.
  3. Resume via POWER works: No. Attempts cause the screen to light up and change color and device locks, requiring powerdown.
  4. All features work after suspend / resume cycle: If device resumes, it appears so.
  5. Wake from suspend on incoming call: No.
  6. Wake from suspend on incoming SMS: No.

Software Keyboard

  1. Keyboard type - Multi-tap
  2. Displays correctly - Yes
  3. 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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