Author Archives: slyon

GTA04 Installation Guide for SHR

Posted on February 2, 2012 by slyon

GTA04 Installation Guide for SHR This is a step-by-step guide, which should get you from zero to a working SHR on your GTA04 in just a few minutes. Getting the files shr-core image: shr-image-om-gta04.tar.gz shr-image-om-gta04.tar.gz (latest staging image, for testers … Continue reading →

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Building a Case for the Goldelico GTA04

Posted on January 2, 2012 by slyon

I just came home from my christmas holidays and found a nice, little parcel from Shapeways in my mail box. It contained my first experiment with the Blender 3D software and the Shapeways 3D printing service. Update: Follow the efforts … Continue reading →

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Updated: Openmoko Community Survey 2011

Posted on December 27, 2011 by slyon

Update 9.1.2012: results are updated. As the year 2011 nears it’s end, we – the Openmoko Community – did a poll [0] about which is the most popular hardware and which is the most popular software in our community. The … Continue reading →

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webOS is going to be OpenSource Software

Posted on December 9, 2011 by slyon

HP the company which bought Palm some time ago just announced, that they are going to release webOS as open source software! The Linux kernel side of webOS was open souce since the beginning, with a few exceptions like the … Continue reading →

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Openmoko/Goldelico GTA04 is available for the masses!

Posted on November 15, 2011 by slyon

Goldelico GTA04 – free your phone! The Goldelico GTA04 >OpenPhoenux< finally made it! Order your GTA04 replacement board for your Openmoko Freerunner (GTA02) and/or 1973 (GTA01) now! (www.handheld-linux.com) Technical Specifications 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor PowerVR SGX integrated graphics 2.84” … Continue reading →

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I’m attending OHSW 2011

Posted on November 12, 2011 by slyon

I’m attending the Open Hardware- and Software Workshop 2011, which will take place at 2nd – 4th December in Munich. At this nice, little conference/workshop FOSS enthusiasts get together to discuss and debate on topics like free software and open … Continue reading →

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HP|Palm Pre – msmcomm

Posted on September 27, 2011 by slyon

Table of Contents Msmcomm FSO Status Links As you may already know[1], I got a free HP|Palm Pre2 developer device some time ago. The first project I started with this really nice piece of hardware is Bootr[2] – a multiboot … Continue reading →

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Goldelico/Openmoko GTA04 at last production stage

Posted on September 27, 2011 by slyon

Table of Contents Goldelico GTA04 Testing Future Support Links The replacement SoC for the Openmoko Neo Freerunner and Neo 1973 – called Goldelico GTA04 alias “Phoenux” – just arrived at it’s final production stage after another slight delay. Goldelico GTA04 … Continue reading →

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Update: Openmoko GTA04 »Phoenux« is getting reality

Posted on July 26, 2011 by slyon

Table of Contents The Story Technical Specifications Prototypes & Early-Adopter Boards Future How you can help Thanks Links The GTA04 is rising like a phoenix from the ashes… The Story All started off with the idea of a fully open … Continue reading →

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HP/Palm Pre2 Developer Device

Posted on May 8, 2011 by slyon

Recently my free HP/Palm Pre 2 developer device arrived from the US here in Germany. In March I wrote an email to HP/Palm to apply for the “developer program”, in which they offered free Pre2 devices to qualified developers. As … Continue reading →

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