Re: nokia 770 [was Re: community PM requirements/issues and PowerOP [Was: Re: So, what's the status on the recent patches here?]]

Pavel Machek
2006-09-19T18:25:23Z

Hi!

> > > > 640x480 display vs. 800x480 display does not sound like _that_ big
> > > > deal to me. You are right with wifi, that beasts eat 1W-or-so. (and it
> > > > would be great if someone implemented wifi power saving...)
> > >
> > > wifi power saving does exist and you have it already in 770
> > > and also color depth probably affects performance: do they have the same
> > > number of bits per pixel?
> >
> > Not sure, but I believe it has 65000 colors.
> >
> > What wireless chip is included in 770? Are you using devicespace
> > stack? Is wifi driver opensource?
>
> It is similar to other 'open-sourced' drivers - binary firmware, open
> source driver.

Ok.

> Anyways... this is getting off-topic. Sharp Zaurus was great hardware,
> but its not shipped in USA/Europe anymore.

Agreed, this is getting off-topic.

> And if the only criteria for hardware-that-matters is hackability, then
> Nokia 770 can be flashed with your own kernel and rootfs. Check
> www.maemo.org

I agree that Nokia is doing the right thing (tm) here (and
THANKS!). (Excluding charging circuity, but someone is going to fix
that). Unfortunately Motorola is not doing the right thing...

Could you perhaps provide list of operating points for 770? It would
help understanding a bit, I'd say.
Pavel
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