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firmware ident and build date mechanism implemented at the build level
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
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1 Running FreeCalypso Magnetite firmware on the Neo Freerunner
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2 ============================================================
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4 As explained in the Modem-configs article, we currently have 3 different modem
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5 fw configurations which differ in the degree of deblobbing. The classic
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6 configuration is exactly the same as leo2moko from 2013; the l1reconst config
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7 rebuilds most of L1 from source, but our L1 reconstruction is so accurate that
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8 there will be no observable difference in behaviour. The hybrid configuration,
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9 however, is quite interesting in that it is a new major development, as major
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10 parts of the fw have been replaced with an entirely new version from another TI
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11 program.
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13 The deblobbed TCS2/TCS3 hybrid configuration is intended to be our direction
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14 going forward, but it will need extensive testing and debugging before it can
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15 replace the classic/l1reconst configs (or older mokoN/leo2moko firmwares) for
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16 production use. The principal developer's intent is to build our desired
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17 FCDEV3B hardware and do this testing and debugging on that board, but it can
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18 also be done on Openmoko devices.
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20 Given the current state of the remains of what once was the Openmoko community,
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21 I (Mychaela) do not feel like doing any significant work on this platform;
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22 instead I would rather build our own FCDEV3B and leave Openmoko behind.
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23 However, if anyone else feels otherwise and would like to play with our
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24 TCS2/TCS3 hybrid modem fw on Openmoko hardware, you can build it like this:
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26 ./configure.sh gtamodem hybrid
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27 cd build-gtamodem-hybrid; make
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29 Then after enduring the very slow build, you can flash it with fc-loadtool:
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31 loadtool> flash erase 0 0x250000
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32 loadtool> flash program-bin 0 fwimage.bin
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34 If you are brave enough to do the above, please let us know how this new modem
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35 firmware fares when driven by QtMoko or SHR on the AP - it would definitely be
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36 an adventure!