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Om 2008.8 is one of the many distributions that currently work on the Openmoko phones. You can compare a distribution with an Operating System on normal computers. It gives the phone all the software needed for operating. For more information about the different flavors, see distributions.
Om 2008.8 is the successor to Om 2007.2 and had ASU as a codename. It was released on August 08, 2008. Om 2008.8 uses EFL for the launcher, custom UI applications and Qtopia on X11 for telephony. The distribution is the first step from GTK+ on x11 to using multiple toolkits in combination.
Compared to 2007.2 that has a longer development history, Om 2008.8 is definitely a .0 major release. So think KDE 4.0 vs. 3.5, not Linux 2.6.23 vs. 2.6.22.
The main user-visible changes:
For developers, the main changes are:
For more details, see the Om 2008.8 Guide and the Om 2008.8 Feature Plan.
To install the Om2008.8 distribution on the Neo FreeRunner:
GSM
WiFi
Audio quality
System Software
Networking
up echo nameserver 192.168.0.200 >/etc/resolv.conf
This is to be inserted below gateway address and above the bluetooth networking. After this rebooting is required. Then go to /etc/resolv.conf and fill it manually by just using the content of this file on your local machine, or DNS address.
This should solve most off your moko side networking issues. If you need any other help please refer to USB Networking
NOTE: resolvconf is installed so should probably be used |
Usabillity
NOTE: As of August 20th, there are *NO* updates available for 2008.8 anywhere on buildhost.openmoko.org - the daily-feeds directory is incompatible with 2008.8 and will corrupt your software configuration if you use it. |
Posterior to the Om2008.8 release, in August 2008 development is switching to a Debian-like model with three branches: stable, testing and unstable. To minimize chaos, breakage and confusion, official updates for 2008.8 will be made available only when the move is complete (see this message for more details.)
In the meantime, you may try at your own risk Download#Unofficial_builds_by_zecke or Raster's builds.
From: OpenMoko To: openmoko-community mailing list Om 2008.8 was designed to be empty, for the very purpose of showcasing your ideas. Think of our products as galleries. We're building the environment. Each one different from the next. You'll get all the free art supplies you could imagine because we want you to add your own meaning. You choose: consume, create, or both. Either way you create your own meaning. It's about you.