Openmoko: 'Base' image status review

Because yesterday was a theoretic review, just by watching the trac bugs that are in testing mode, today I found the time for doing a practical review.

Base image: info - install instructions

previous review

Solved issues

• #2071 The base image cannot be started and stops when the WIFI driver is initialized.
• #2082 There are no icons on the home screen, so you could not launch anything.
• #1024 If my FreeRunner isn't in suspend, my gsm keeps on reregistering to my phone company. I noticed it by the interference it give by putting my Neo FreeRunner close to a speaker. Because of that, I'm often not available for calls.
• #1718 I couldn't run mofi after I had installed it, because there is a problem with the python-pygtk packet. Solution: There is only one character wrong in that packet, so I've manually edited line 82 /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/gtk-2.0/gtk/_init_.py. Replaced 'init()' with '_init()'.

Newly found issues

• I couldn't connect to a Wifi spot with the Settings interface. It said only 'unknown' next to the Wifi. Solution: Connect with the terminal, more information.
• Connecting through Mofi was not doable, because Mofi doesn't call the keyboard. Also the qwerty symbol on top of the page is gone and cannot be installed. Solution: Connect with the terminal, more information.
  
• The standard theme of Gtk programs is really ugly. It's just white and the text is to big. Solution: Copy http://alasal.be/openmoko/gtkrc into /usr/share/themes/Raleigh/gtk-2.0
  

Still an issue

• #1832 For getting the state on how much money there's left on my prepaid sim card, I have to call #121#. The caller application crashes on these calls.
• #1267 The people calling a Neo FreeRunner hear an echo of their own voice.