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doc/Freerunner-Howto: update for the current situation
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Thu, 21 Jun 2018 06:39:54 +0000
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1 The latest official firmware for Openmoko Neo1973 and Neo FreeRunner Calypso 1 The latest official firmware for Openmoko Neo1973 and Neo FreeRunner Calypso
2 modems is moko13 as of this writing; moko13 is FreeCalypso Magnetite built for 2 modems is moko13 as of this writing; moko13 is FreeCalypso Magnetite Hg
3 the gtamodem target in the l1reconst configuration. There have not been any 3 changeset 286:840113655bbf built for the gtamodem target in the l1reconst
4 changes in FC Magnetite since the moko13 release that affect the l1reconst 4 configuration. There have been many changes in FC Magnetite since then, but
5 config on the gtamodem target in any noticeable way, hence there is no need for 5 few of them affect the l1reconst config on the gtamodem target in any
6 a new release currently. 6 noticeable way. The few noticeable post-moko13 changes which we do have in our
7 current l1reconst code are not deemed important enough to justify making
8 another formal release for a no-longer-made hardware platform that no longer
9 has any real user community either.
7 10
8 However, we also have the new TCS2/TCS3 hybrid config in which the old version 11 However, we also have the new TCS2/TCS3 hybrid config in which the old version
9 of the G23M protocol stack from Openmoko (binary libs only, no source) has been 12 of the G23M protocol stack from Openmoko (binary libs only, no source) has been
10 replaced with a newer version from TI's TCS3/LoCosto program, and this new 13 replaced with a newer version from TI's TCS3/LoCosto program, and this new
11 version is full source. This hybrid firmware has not yet reached mokoN release 14 version is full source. This hybrid firmware has now reached the state where
12 status because some obscure features of the old ACI have not yet been 15 it is ready to be exercised by adventurous beta users in real-life usage.
13 reimplemented in the new one, but in every other way this hybrid fw is ready to
14 be tested and exercised in real usage.
15 16
16 The new hybrid fw for the gtamodem target can be built as follows: 17 The new hybrid fw for the gtamodem target can be built as follows:
17 18
18 ./configure.sh gtamodem hybrid 19 ./configure.sh gtamodem hybrid
19 cd build-gtamodem-hybrid; make 20 cd build-gtamodem-hybrid; make
23 loadtool> flash erase 0 0x250000 24 loadtool> flash erase 0 0x250000
24 loadtool> flash program-bin 0 fwimage.bin 25 loadtool> flash program-bin 0 fwimage.bin
25 26
26 If you are brave enough to do the above, please let us know how this new modem 27 If you are brave enough to do the above, please let us know how this new modem
27 firmware fares when driven by QtMoko or SHR on the AP - it would definitely be 28 firmware fares when driven by QtMoko or SHR on the AP - it would definitely be
28 an adventure! 29 an adventure! We would be most interested in working with developers or
30 maintainers of specific AP software components that are directly responsible
31 for talking AT commands to the modem, if there are any such developers or
32 maintainers still around.