Re: [9fans] 9fans content

["Paweł Lasek" <pawel.lasek@gmail.com>]

On 8/10/07, ron minnich <rminnich@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am looking at this right now, just saw it yesterday:
> http://www.uniconsys.com/devkit-ucn2410-c.html
>
> I learned something sad about the motorola and trolltech "open"
> phones. You can get the phone, get the source, build an OS.
>
> You can't load the OS you build.
>
> This just dropped them into the bucket for me. Not sure about open
> moko, I expect it is similar.

They give you JTAG access so you can reprogram it from the lowest
level. The only thing that is not 'user-modifiable' is the GSM module
(which is packaged into separate IC and is seen as a serial port to
the OS). IIRC the 'hacker' kit includes all tools needed to take it
apart and has debugging board included :-)

The only thing that I don't like is that it has only GSM. That means
that although I'd love to play with it, it won't work for example in
Japan (where I intent to go, unless Google hires me, which I doubt.)

> Too bad. Cell phone companies are a pain.

That's the reason behind OpenMoko AFAIK. They wanted to build "a truly
open phone". Now, if it only had UMTS/HSDPA.....

> ron
>


-- 
Paul Lasek