Snapshot review/2008-07-12
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Latest reviewed image: Snapshot_review/2008-07-12
Latest Recommended image: Snapshot_review/2008-04-21
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Openmoko Snapshot Review Criteria
Date: 2008-07-12
Rootfs Snapshot name: Openmoko-openmoko-devel-image-glibc-ipk-P1-Snapshot-20080712-om-gta02.rootfs.jffs2
Kernel snapshot name: uImage-2.6.24+git20080424-om-gta02.bin
uBoot Snapshot name: u-boot-gta02v5-1.3.1+svnr4297+gitb29661fc1151077776454288051bc9a488351ce8-r3.bin
Device type: FreeRunner (GTA02v5)
Boot
- Speed - (No measured test.)
- Error Messages - (No measured test.)
- Failures - (No measured test.)
Phone Functionality
Incoming Calls
- Can receive - Yes
- Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
- Auditory alert (sound) - Yes
- Call quality - Fine. The annoying echo heard by the caller has gone, even if was reproducible with the firmware from April 24 using the same phone. (Tested twice with both firmwares.)
- Missed calls display on OM-today2 - Yes
- Calls recorded in call log - Yes
- Stability - The phone sometimes seems to abort calls after a few minutes. Calling again immediately afterwards works, though.
Outgoing Calls
- Can make - Yes
- Call quality - Yes
- Calls recorded in call log - Yes
- Stability - The phone sometimes seems to abort calls after a few minutes. Calling again immediately afterwards works, though.
Messaging Functionality
Incoming SMS
- Can receive - Yes
- Kinetic alert (vibrate) - Yes
- Auditory Altert (sound) - Yes
- Sender identified if applicable - Yes
- Is message readable - Yes
- OM today2 displays new messages - Yes
- Communication logged - Yes
- Stability - Incoming SMS messages aren't matched against Contact list if entered using local format. Bug #1345 Reported
Outgoing SMS
- Can send - Yes
- Message readable - Yes
- Delivery notification works - (No measured test.)
- Communication logged - Yes
- Stability - Good
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 - Yes
- Events trigger auditory alarm - Yes
Media Player
Music
- Mp3 - Yes; Can even seek now.
- Vorbis - Yes; Can even seek now.
Video
- Theora Playback - (No measured test.)
- Theora Pause - (No measured test.)
GPS
- Can turn on - Yes - Can turn off - Yes
Bluetooth
- Can turn Bluetooth on - (No measured test.)
- Can turn Bluetooth off - (No measured test.)
Battery Life
About 8 hours with heavy use (The 1st days with my phone...) - which was to be expected since the device was virtually never in suspend mode (see the Suspend section.)
Software Keyboard
- Keyboard type - Multi-tap
- Displays correctly - Yes
- Usability - Poor: Multi-tap input's lack of CTRL keys harms terminal use. But at least predictive. It is easy to install a better keyboard, though using opkg.
Suspend
- Suspend / Resume works: Many times fails to suspend; Sometimes won't resume again.
- All features work after suspend / resume cycle: If the phone does come up again, Yes
- Can receive incoming calls or sms while in suspend: Yes
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