Snapshot review/2008-03-24
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OpenMoko Snapshot Review Criteria
Date: 24 March 2008
Rootfs Snapshot name: OpenMoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-20080324-fic-gta01.rootfs.jffs2
Kernel snapshot name: uImage-2.6.24+svnr4194-r4165-r4-neo1973.bin
uBoot Snapshot name: u-boot-gta01bv4-1.3.1%2bgit0ec595243dc99edcd248bbcfbfd5a1dc860bde89%2bsvn3817-r1.bin
Device type: Neo1973 GTA01Bv4
Boot
- First Boot Speed - N/A. (Test measures uBoot to clock load and X doesn't start)
- Second Boot Speed - N/A
- Error Messages - None
- Failures - X fails to start and displays a console login which is meaningless with no keyboard.
Phone Functionality
Incoming Calls
- Can receive - Yes.
- Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
- Auditory alert (sound) - Yes.
- Missed calls display on OM-today2 - Yes
- Calls recorded in call log - Yes
- Stability - No issues noticable.
Outgoing Calls
- Can make - Yes
- Calls recorded in call log - Yes
- Stability - No issues noticed.
Call Quality
- Quality as heard from Neo - Good.
- Quality as heard from other - Good--. There is a noticable echo of the other person's voice on their own handset when calling a Neo. Bug #1267
Messaging Functionality
Incoming SMS
- Can receive - Yes
- Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
- Auditory Alert (sound) - Yes
- Sender identified if applicable - Yes
- Is message readable - Yes
- OM today2 displays new messages - Yes
- Communication logged - Yes
- Stability - No noticed issues.
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
Attempts to play videos results in black screen. Pressing power kills media player and occasionally causes screen flicker and "scrolling".
Music
- Playback - Yes.
- Pause - Yes
- Next Track - Yes
- Previous Track - Yes
Video
- Playback - No.
- Pause - No.
GPRS
- Enabled by default: No
- Provides options to configure: No.
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. Via Neod panel, no. Bug #1213 submitted]
- Can turn Bluetooth off - Via system tray, yes. Via Neod panel, no. Bug #1213 submitted
Battery Life
No measured test.
Suspend
- Suspend works: Yes
- Resume via AUX works: Sometimes. Some attempts cause the screen to light up and change color and device locks, requiring powerdown.
- Resume via POWER works: No. Some attempts cause the screen to light up and change color and device locks, requiring powerdown. Some restore the normal screen but freeze and power down after a few moments.
- All features work after suspend / resume cycle: No.
- Wake from suspend on incoming call: Partial. Screen lights up and displays changing colors as mentioned in the "resume via POWER".
- Wake from suspend on incoming SMS: No.
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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