User:Stskeeps/Sandbox/Nokia Wishlist
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=== Background ===
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This is a wishlist of items, following from [[Task:Community_firmware_image_distribution]], to allow Maemo-based operating systems like Mer to be viable alternatives for both developers and end-users.
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Nokia-closed items are not part of this list, unless there was doubt about if they were fully Nokia-closed items. Distribution of Nokia-closed items is to be decided how this could be done in a proper way through maemo.org (see [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-community/2009-January/002946.htm this] and [http://internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=261619&postcount=26 this, which clarifies statement]) .
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=== Intent ===
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* Creation and distribution of firmware images for Nokia Internet Tablets containing the components below.
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* Distribution of these components would be from a central server (maemo.org/tablets-dev.nokia.com) behind a MAC identification, as per the existing Nokia-created images.
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* The closed source binaries and libraries to be shipped unchanged.
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* Modification of secondary files (such as installation and start-up scripts) for these components to integrate them into non-Maemo systems, where required.
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* Support of all Nokia Internet Tablet devices: Nokia 770, N800, N810 and N810W.
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=== 3rd party wishlist ===
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The [https://garage.maemo.org/docman/view.php/106/354/maemopackages-20080725.ods maemo packages overview] has been reviewed as the basis of this list.
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When a package contains links to files contained in initfs, the wish is for the actual files pointed to.
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="background:Tomato" | Useful for advanced similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, can be downloaded from Nokia repository
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| style="background:PaleGreen" | Useful for advanced similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, could be downloaded from a Nokia package repository (MAC-locked)
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| style="background:Orange" | Useful for basic similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, can be downloaded from Nokia repository
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| style="background:LightSteelBlue" | Useful for basic similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, could be downloaded from a Nokia package repository (MAC-locked)
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| style="background:LightBlue" | Useful for basic similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, should be part of firmware image as to function properly
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| style="background:LightYellow" | Useful for basic similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, should be part of firmware image as to function properly
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| style="background:LightGreen" | Important for proper hardware interfacing for community firmware images
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| style="background:Tomato" | Important for proper hardware interfacing for community firmware images
|}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Files involved
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! Priority
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! Package
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! Files
! Description
! Description
! Reasoning
! Reasoning
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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! Response from Nokia
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| /mnt/initfs/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/bc4fw.bin , bt-cal || Firmware for the Sputnik BT || Hardware interfacing for N8x0W: Bluetooth
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|- style="background:Tomato"
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| rowspan="2" | 1
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| /mnt/initfs/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/3825.arm and 3826.arm || Firmware for the Sputnik WLAN || Hardware interfacing for N8x0(W) (& 770): WiFi
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| wlan-firmware
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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|  
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| /mnt/initfs/usr/bin/bme_RX-{34,44,48} and bme for 770 || Battery Monitoring Entity || Hardware interfacing: Proper battery handling and charging for N8x0(W) & 770
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| rowspan="2" | Firmware (and SoftMAC) for the Sputnik WLAN  
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| rowspan="2" | Hardware interfacing for N8x0(W) (& 770): WiFi (is listed as Nokia-closed but is it?)
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| /mnt/initfs/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/brf6150fw.bin || Firmware for 770 bluetooth || Hardware interfacing for 770: Bluetooth
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| rowspan="2" | ?
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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|- style="background:Tomato"
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| Package osso-dsp-modules-rx-44 || DSP modules for OSSO Multimedia framework (RX-44 hardware) || Hardware interfacing for N8x0(W): DSP Sound and codecs
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| umac.ko from initfs
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| libcal.so.0.3.0 /mnt/initfs/usr/bin/wlan-cal, stlc45xx-cal and any existing ones for 770 || Calibration tools for WiFi chip || Hardware interfacing for N8x0(W), 770: WiFi
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|- style="background:Tomato"
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 1
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| DSME (both initfs components and packages libdsme0 and dsme) || Device State Management Entity || CAL access etc for wlan-cal, BME, etc
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| bt-firmware
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| Package hald-addon-bme || hal battery addon for bme || Hardware interfacing for N8x0(W): Battery state revealed through HAL, so you can get information on battery level
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| Firmware for the Sputnik BT
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| Hardware interfacing for N8x0W: Bluetooth
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| Package gpsdriver || binary driver for GPS5300 gps chip || Hardware interfacing for N810(W): GPS driver
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| ?
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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|- style="background:Tomato"
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| /usr/bin/retutime || command interface to internal clock/alarm || Hardware interfacing for 770, N810(W): RTC, for alarm setting, time handling, etc
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| 2
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|- style="background:LightBlue"
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| Package related to Connectivity: icd2 and associated libraries, plugins and statusbar&control panel applets to make it function || Internet Connectivity daemon || On firmware due to the nature of them.
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| /mnt/initfs/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/brf6150fw.bin
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|- style="background:LightBlue"
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| Firmware for 770 bluetooth
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| hildon-input-method and attached packages that is Nokia owned || finger keyboard, layouts || On firmware due to the nature of them.
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| Hardware interfacing for 770: Bluetooth
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|- style="background:LightBlue"
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| ?
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| libgpsbt, libgpsmgr || libraries for GPS access || On firmware due to the nature of them
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|- style="background:Tomato"
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|- style="background:Orange"
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| 1
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| Simpliwrite || Handwriting recognition? || Can be downloaded.
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| osso-dsp-modules-rx-44
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|- style="background:Orange"
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| Ezitext || word completition || Can be downloaded.
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| DSP modules for OSSO Multimedia framework
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| Hardware interfacing for 770, N8x0(W): DSP Sound and codecs (listed as Texas Instruments owned on [[Why_the_closed_packages]])
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| ?
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|- style="background:Tomato"
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| 2
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| gpsdriver
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| Driver for GPS5300 GPS chip
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| Hardware interfacing for N810(W): GPS driver (listed as nokia-closed but uncertain?)
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| ?
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|- style="background:LightSteelBlue"
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| rowspan="2" | 3
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| rowspan="2" | hildon-input-method-plugins
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| Simpliwrite (art)
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| Handwriting recognition
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| Useful for similar experience to Maemo 4 on tablets
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| ?
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|- style="background:LightSteelBlue"
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| Ezitext (zi)
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| Word completion for input method
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| Useful for similar experience to Maemo 4 on tablets
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| ?
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|- style="background:LightSteelBlue"
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| 2
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| adobe-flashplayer
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| Adobe Flash browser plugin
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| Flash is a key web experience
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| ?
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|- style="background:PaleGreen"
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| 3
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| gstreamer0.10-hantro
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| Codecs for GStreamer, optimized for the tablets
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| Useful for proper performance of video decoding on tablets
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| ?
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 6 February 2009

[edit] Background

This is a wishlist of items, following from Task:Community_firmware_image_distribution, to allow Maemo-based operating systems like Mer to be viable alternatives for both developers and end-users.

Nokia-closed items are not part of this list, unless there was doubt about if they were fully Nokia-closed items. Distribution of Nokia-closed items is to be decided how this could be done in a proper way through maemo.org (see this and this, which clarifies statement) .

[edit] Intent

  • Creation and distribution of firmware images for Nokia Internet Tablets containing the components below.
  • Distribution of these components would be from a central server (maemo.org/tablets-dev.nokia.com) behind a MAC identification, as per the existing Nokia-created images.
  • The closed source binaries and libraries to be shipped unchanged.
  • Modification of secondary files (such as installation and start-up scripts) for these components to integrate them into non-Maemo systems, where required.
  • Support of all Nokia Internet Tablet devices: Nokia 770, N800, N810 and N810W.

[edit] 3rd party wishlist

The maemo packages overview has been reviewed as the basis of this list.

When a package contains links to files contained in initfs, the wish is for the actual files pointed to.

Useful for advanced similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, could be downloaded from a Nokia package repository (MAC-locked) Useful for basic similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, could be downloaded from a Nokia package repository (MAC-locked) Useful for basic similar experience as to Maemo 4 on tablets, should be part of firmware image as to function properly Important for proper hardware interfacing for community firmware images
Priority Package Files Description Reasoning Response from Nokia
1 wlan-firmware Firmware (and SoftMAC) for the Sputnik WLAN Hardware interfacing for N8x0(W) (& 770): WiFi (is listed as Nokia-closed but is it?)  ?
umac.ko from initfs
1 bt-firmware Firmware for the Sputnik BT Hardware interfacing for N8x0W: Bluetooth  ?
2 /mnt/initfs/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/brf6150fw.bin Firmware for 770 bluetooth Hardware interfacing for 770: Bluetooth  ?
1 osso-dsp-modules-rx-44 DSP modules for OSSO Multimedia framework Hardware interfacing for 770, N8x0(W): DSP Sound and codecs (listed as Texas Instruments owned on Why_the_closed_packages)  ?
2 gpsdriver Driver for GPS5300 GPS chip Hardware interfacing for N810(W): GPS driver (listed as nokia-closed but uncertain?)  ?
3 hildon-input-method-plugins Simpliwrite (art) Handwriting recognition Useful for similar experience to Maemo 4 on tablets  ?
Ezitext (zi) Word completion for input method Useful for similar experience to Maemo 4 on tablets  ?
2 adobe-flashplayer Adobe Flash browser plugin Flash is a key web experience  ?
3 gstreamer0.10-hantro Codecs for GStreamer, optimized for the tablets Useful for proper performance of video decoding on tablets  ?
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