Is Everything On Track For Early April Production?

[Trip]

^ I think it has more something todo with SDIO, not the driver itself.

Oh yeah I forgot It's the lack of a Linux driver or something

 

[EvilDragon]

Okay, got some news. Cases are fine so far, they managed to make it look much better than what we saw last Thursday (they got a new machine and asked if we could give them two more days to test if that does a better quality... Fatih agreed and they did a new test today and according to them, it does a MUCH better quality). Can't wait for the pictures.
Shipping and production will happen this week, so yeah, we lost a few days for assembly, but got much better cases.

About the WiFi... well, we're currently discussing things and will do the blog post (finally!) when we decided everything (hopefully tonight).

We'll probably let you decide if you want your Pandora NOW (and we might even throw in a free mini-WiFi-Stick so you can use WiFi with your Pandora!) or wait until everything is sorted out. And when I mean YOU, I'm not talking about a public discussion - every single customer can decide if he wants it now with stick or wait until internal WiFi is sorted out.

Yep, we don't want to keep you waiting anymore.

 

[Alpha2]

ninja'd

 

[Exophase]

Ouch.

Don't take it too badly, I just jump at any opportunity to say that ;D

 

[XavierBlak]

Figured I'd share this little tidbit I came across in regards to the wifi problems. I just found out the chumby (open source linux hardware thingy), avoids the linux wifi problem by actually using a full on usb/wifi dongle and just hide it inside the case. As seen here. I know it not that encouraging considering the pandora pcb is already finalized. Just reminds me that wifi and linux often have a hard time getting along.

 

[Prometheus]

@ED - Many thanks for the info - I'm looking forward to reading the blog post.

@Exo - Your punnery is horrible. (But it made me laugh.)

 

[Caine]

We'll probably let you decide if you want your Pandora NOW (and we might even throw in a free mini-WiFi-Stick so you can use WiFi with your Pandora!) or wait until everything is sorted out. And when I mean YOU, I'm not talking about a public discussion - every single customer can decide if he wants it now with stick or wait until internal WiFi is sorted out.

Yep, we don't want to keep you waiting anymore.

I'm sorry ED, but now you've got me worried. If this is just a software issue, there is absolutely no disadvantage to getting the Pandora NOW (whenever that may be) with a bonus WiFi-Stick, as opposed to when internal WiFi is sorted out.

Are you onto a hardware flaw?

 

[mali]

Thanks a lot for the info, ED

 

[borgqueenx]

Okay, got some news. Cases are fine so far, they managed to make it look much better than what we saw last Thursday (they got a new machine and asked if we could give them two more days to test if that does a better quality... Fatih agreed and they did a new test today and according to them, it does a MUCH better quality). Can't wait for the pictures.
Shipping and production will happen this week, so yeah, we lost a few days for assembly, but got much better cases.

About the WiFi... well, we're currently discussing things and will do the blog post (finally!) when we decided everything (hopefully tonight).

We'll probably let you decide if you want your Pandora NOW (and we might even throw in a free mini-WiFi-Stick so you can use WiFi with your Pandora!) or wait until everything is sorted out. And when I mean YOU, I'm not talking about a public discussion - every single customer can decide if he wants it now with stick or wait until internal WiFi is sorted out.

Yep, we don't want to keep you waiting anymore.

now thats what im talking about.
go evildragon!

 

[Sugar_Kane]

I think there's going to be a little bit of poo poo along the LCD cable of the most petulant customers

 

[borgqueenx]

everytime there is big news the forums are failing me.
working again...

 

[LeChuck87]

thanks ed... nice to hear everything is progressing (in either way) andora2ut4:

 

[DAP]

We'll probably let you decide if you want your Pandora NOW (and we might even throw in a free mini-WiFi-Stick so you can use WiFi with your Pandora!) or wait until everything is sorted out. And when I mean YOU, I'm not talking about a public discussion - every single customer can decide if he wants it now with stick or wait until internal WiFi is sorted out.

Yep, we don't want to keep you waiting anymore.

I'm sorry ED, but now you've got me worried. If this is just a software issue, there is absolutely no disadvantage to getting the Pandora NOW (whenever that may be) with a bonus WiFi-Stick, as opposed to when internal WiFi is sorted out.

Are you onto a hardware flaw?

This is exactly how I read EvilDragons post. and exactly the question I want answered.

 

[juniorm33]

We'll probably let you decide if you want your Pandora NOW (and we might even throw in a free mini-WiFi-Stick so you can use WiFi with your Pandora!) or wait until everything is sorted out. And when I mean YOU, I'm not talking about a public discussion - every single customer can decide if he wants it now with stick or wait until internal WiFi is sorted out.

Yep, we don't want to keep you waiting anymore.

Thanks for the quick update, this is pretty much exactly what I expected apart from the possibility of the dongle.
That would definitely make it bearable for me.

 

[x68000]

We'll probably let you decide if you want your Pandora NOW (and we might even throw in a free mini-WiFi-Stick so you can use WiFi with your Pandora!) or wait until everything is sorted out. And when I mean YOU, I'm not talking about a public discussion - every single customer can decide if he wants it now with stick or wait until internal WiFi is sorted out.

Yep, we don't want to keep you waiting anymore.

I'm sorry ED, but now you've got me worried. If this is just a software issue, there is absolutely no disadvantage to getting the Pandora NOW (whenever that may be) with a bonus WiFi-Stick, as opposed to when internal WiFi is sorted out.

Are you onto a hardware flaw?

This is exactly how I read EvilDragons post. and exactly the question I want answered.

AFAIK, the issue is driver releated but i could be talking bollocks as usual

 

[crade]

Wait.. so production won't begin on the 1st? this is bullshit.. What's happened?

lol! Made me smile!

 

[borgqueenx]

We'll probably let you decide if you want your Pandora NOW (and we might even throw in a free mini-WiFi-Stick so you can use WiFi with your Pandora!) or wait until everything is sorted out. And when I mean YOU, I'm not talking about a public discussion - every single customer can decide if he wants it now with stick or wait until internal WiFi is sorted out.

Yep, we don't want to keep you waiting anymore.

I'm sorry ED, but now you've got me worried. If this is just a software issue, there is absolutely no disadvantage to getting the Pandora NOW (whenever that may be) with a bonus WiFi-Stick, as opposed to when internal WiFi is sorted out.

Are you onto a hardware flaw?

This is exactly how I read EvilDragons post. and exactly the question I want answered.

AFAIK, the issue is driver releated but i could be talking bollocks as usual

raw wifi is working, thus the chip is working.
indeed a driver issue.

 

[aliking]

^Right, there are issues with the driver, but if this has come to a head, it suggests to me that those issues are likely insurmountable and they are looking at a hardware fix. As I understand it the wifi chip could be be routed to the OMAP as USB or SDIO. It's currently SDIO and that is causing a world of problems. Maybe they are now thinking of a redesign to route via USB.

 

[craigix]

Probably going to have to throw in something like this with the first ~1000:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41HdtFh-oZL._SS500_.jpg

Because the driver for the internal chip is only working at ~30kbps. We don't mind people wanting to switch to the 3000 batch if they are not happy with that. We won't ship the 3000 until we have it working faster.

 

[Farox]

Thank you very much ED for the news .