Snapshot review/2008-03-28

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Summary

Some X stability issues have returned prominently in this image and infrequent issues with GSM registration (in somewhat rare situations) mean I do not recommend it.

Latest Recommended Snapshot

The latest recommended snapshot is Snapshot_review/2008-03-27.

OpenMoko Snapshot Review Criteria

Date: 28 March 2008

Rootfs Snapshot name: OpenMoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-20080327-om-gta01.rootfs.jffs2

Kernel snapshot name: uImage-2.6.24+svnr4258-r4251-r5-om-gta01.bin

uBoot Snapshot name: u-boot-gta01bv4-1.3.1%2bgit0ec595243dc99edcd248bbcfbfd5a1dc860bde89%2bsvn3817-r1.bin

Device type: Neo1973 GTA01Bv4

Boot

  • First Boot Speed - 3m 7s (about 3 seconds faster than 27 March 2008)
  • Second Boot Speed -(about 1m 10s faster than first boot)
  • Error Messages - None
  • Failures - X fails to start about every other reboot. Found that when X crashes the POWER button doesn't work, requiring a "yank the battery out" restart if one doesn't have SSH access. Bug #1310 Reported

Phone Functionality

Incoming Calls

  1. Can receive - Yes.
  2. Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
  3. Auditory alert (sound) - Yes.
  4. Missed calls display on OM-today2 - Yes
  5. Calls recorded in call log - Yes
  6. Stability - GSM registration seems (but not 100% certain yet) to fail the first reboot after failed attempts to resume from suspend.

Outgoing Calls

  1. Can make - Yes
  2. Calls recorded in call log - Yes
  3. Stability - No issues noticed.

Call Quality

  1. Quality as heard from Neo - Good.
  2. 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

  1. Can receive - Yes
  2. Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
  3. Auditory Alert (sound) - Yes
  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 noticed issues.

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 create new - Yes
  2. Can add from call record- Yes.
  3. Can create groups - Yes
  4. 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

Attempts to play videos results in black screen. Pressing power kills media player and occasionally causes screen flicker and "scrolling".

Music

  1. Playback - Yes.
  2. Pause - Yes
  3. Advance - No
  4. Rewind - No
  5. Next Track - Yes
  6. Previous Track - Yes


Video

  1. Playback - No.
  2. Pause - No.
  3. Advance - No.
  4. Rewind - No.

GPRS

  1. Enabled by default: No
  2. Provides options to configure: No.

GPS

  1. Can power up - Yes?
  2. Can power down - Yes?
  3. Works out of the box - No
  4. Default installs provide GPS software - No.
  5. Driver is under a Free Software license - No.

Bluetooth

  1. Can turn Bluetooth on - Via system tray, yes. Via Neod panel, no. Bug #1213 submitted]
  2. Can turn Bluetooth off - Via system tray, yes. Via Neod panel, no. Bug #1213 submitted

Battery Life

No measured test.

Suspend

  1. Suspend works: Yes
  2. Resume via AUX works: No. Some attempts cause the screen to light up and change color and device locks, requiring powerdown.
  3. Resume via POWER works: No. Some attempts cause the screen to light up and change color and device locks, requiring powerdown. POWER appears to lock after resume making closing apps via POWER impossible and the Neo shuts down about 15 seconds after the resume, as if the POWR button was being held.
  4. All features work after suspend / resume cycle: No.
  5. Wake from suspend on incoming call: Partial. Screen lights up and displays changing colors as mentioned in the "resume via POWER". The call id dropped, not even going to carrier voicemail.
  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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