[Replicant] GTA04 boards and complete devices ready for ordering

[H. Nikolaus Schaller]

Hi Nico,

Am 27.11.2015 um 20:25 schrieb Nico CARTRON <nicolas at ncartron.org>:

> Hi Nikolaus,
> 
>> On 27 Nov 2015, at 11:56, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns at goldelico.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> finally (after 2 years work/wait) we will produce the last batch of GTA04A5 boards.
>> There will be also ~40 complete devices (with display, case, battery etc.).
>> 
>> Replicant 4.2 is also available. And Lukas is working to patch/upgrade to a 4.3 kernel
>> (needs backporting some Android features) so that we have the most modern basis that
>> we can get to run Replicant on top.
>> 
>> For details see:
>> 
>> <http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2015-November/006878.html>
>> 
>> Note that it will be the last batch we can produce since we can't get some components
>> any more.
> 
> Thanks for the heads up on the Replicant mailing list, appreciated. 
> One question I had regards the HW compatibility of the GTA04 board with Replicant, especially the GPS and Wifi chipsets: is that working at all, or is that the same as e.g. the Galaxy SII I have, i.e. not supported?

GPS is working. WiFi as well, but only after installing the non-free firmware. So it is not working for Replicant.
Maybe Lukas can add some comments.

> I'd like to know before considering being one :)
> 
> And again, thanks for that and also waiting some news re Neo900 =)

Me too :)

BR,
Nikolaus