Re: Re: [x50v] PowerVR ARM linux opengl es drivers

From: Jorge Schrauwen <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 11:33:12 +0100

x50v with WM5 seems to have even more problems.

I can live with the SD Card/CF Card issue... its the BT Stack that has
me annoyed.

Jorge

On 11/5/05, rada b. <radish28_at_rogers.com> wrote:
> Thanks for bringing to light all these issues guys.
> I'll wait until this stuff is resolved before
> upgrading my X50v to WM5.
>
> --- Jorge Schrauwen <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > try to see if it drains when its off without the CF
> > card in there.
> > My x51v doesn't feel slow to me... then again i
> > never owned a x50v with WM2003SE
> >
> > Jorge
> >
> >
> > On 11/4/05, Carlos Averett <cyt0plas_at_gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > I've got an X50v upgraded to WM2005, it has some
> > serious issues.
> > > White screen, performance stuck at full (very
> > quick battery drain)/low
> > > (slow as molasses), serious power drain (even
> > while off) with my CF
> > > card, and my CF card randomly goes missing. All
> > this, and I've only
> > > had it since Halloween.
> > >
> > > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
> > <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Come to think of it...
> > > > At the time i moved my regelary used data from
> > the CF to the SD...
> > > > I installed the resco today plugin. It monitors
> > the space on the SD card...
> > > > Haven't had the problem since then...
> > > >
> > > > Maybe it is because of that the plugin pulls for
> > its freespace every x
> > > > seconds it never get past its PNP timeout?
> > > >
> > > > Maybe an nice mount/unmout SD/CF tool can be
> > made for linux :)
> > > > Like you find in some distro's fro CD/DVD's
> > > >
> > > > Jorge
> > > >
> > > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan <chmorgan_at_gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > > All of the reports I've read about it online
> > were actually with SD
> > > > > cards, I'm surprised you aren't having those
> > issues ;-)
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm surprised any power is used in the cf
> > card, that points to a
> > > > > serious design issue.
> > > > >
> > > > > Lets get linux working on these things so we
> > don't have to deal with
> > > > > this crap anymore.
> > > > >
> > > > > Chris
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
> > <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Yeah mine does that too...
> > > > > > Its a WM5 problem... bluethooth stack is
> > crap too (its MS's default).
> > > > > > That why i put my music on my 1gb CF, and
> > moved my data (picture,
> > > > > > backups...) to a 256mb SD, the SD doesn't
> > seemto have that problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Leaving your CF card in will also drain the
> > battery! charge it to
> > > > > > 100%, leave the CF in for 12h without usage
> > and i lost 30% of my
> > > > > > battery.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I got the WSOD about 4 times sofar i had my
> > axim for 7 or 8 days.
> > > > > > Pitty WM5 still doesn't support RealVGA, i
> > hope linux will :)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jorge
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan
> > <chmorgan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Does your x51v suck as much as mine does?
> > If I leave the cf card in
> > > > > > > the device and leave it on the cradle when
> > I remove it it starts up
> > > > > > > and shows me the 'white screen of death'
> > requring a reboot to fix it.
> > > > > > > During the day it also tends to 'lose' the
> > cf card if it has been
> > > > > > > powered down for a bit of time. I've only
> > had it for 5 days now and
> > > > > > > its done the WSOD three times and lost the
> > cf card maybe 8 or 9 times.
> > > > > > > Dell is sending a replacement but I can't
> > help but think its poor
> > > > > > > software, yet another reason to get
> > windows mobile off of there...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Chris
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
> > <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Interesting, Since I own a x51v alswel
> > :)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan
> > <chmorgan_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > I'm trying to port to the x51v right
> > now actually with the help of
> > > > > > > > > fisherss. I'll post more info when I
> > get the serial cable built and
> > > > > > > > > working.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Chris
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Filipe Cardoso Lana
> > <workingmanbh_at_yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > i just know that i'm waiting some
> > money so i can buy
> > > > > > > > > > my x51v. i'm really in need of a
> > pda, on my college
> > > > > > > > > > and future jobs. of course to use it
> > anywhere !
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --- Mark Co-Dyre
> > <markcodyre_at_gmail.com> escreveu:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > If all goes well I'm ordering one
> > this morning
> > > > > > > > > > > through work :)
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Mark
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Angel Sánchez Morales
> > > > > > > > > > > <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Woho! this made my day!!! :D
> > > > > > > > > > > > Today i was reading a Linux
> > Magazine that was
> > > > > > > > > > > talking about
> > > > > > > > > > > > OpenEmbedded, and Opie and so
> > on. It more or less
> > > > > > > > > > > said how to install it
> > > > > > > > > > > > on some machines and how to
> > cross-compile the
> > > > > > > > > > > apps. The magazine is
> > > > > > > > > > > > Linux+ DVD, i think there's a
> > webpage somewhere,
> > > > > > > > > > > anyone interested may
> > > > > > > > > > > > ask for the webpage :p
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > JeDi wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Angel Sánchez
> > Morales
> > > > > > > > > > > <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hmmm... cool!
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>Here we have some data-sheets,
> > they might be
> > > > > > > > > > > important:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >>http://www.mvista.com/dswp/index.html
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>Also in:
> > http://www.mvista.com/company/open/
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>we can see some words like:
> > "MontaVista supports
> > > > > > > > > > > the spirit of open
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>source and believes in
> > contributing,
> > > > > > > > > > > participating and publishing our
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>work and contributions to the
> > many projects in
> > > > > > > > > > > the community."
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>Could we contact them to get a
> > working kernel,
> > > > > > > > > > > or some drivers? :D
> > > > > > > > > > > > >>As they say... they could
> > contribute with us.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > This looks promising:
> > > > > > > > > > > http://www.pepper.com/linux/
> > > > > > > > > > > > > As it seems, the guys from the
> > pepper pad are
> > > > > > > > > > > going to release all
> > > > > > > > > > > > > changes to the linux kernel
> > and such. This could
> > > > > > > > > > > really be useful! I'm
> > > > > > > > > > > > > going to mail them right away
> > to do this as soon
> > > > > > > > > > > as possible.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetz,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > JeDi
> >
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--
~Jorge
Received on Sat Nov 05 2005 - 05:39:25 EST

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