tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post4489710319579992698..comments2024-01-26T22:24:53.369-07:00Comments on Things Linux: Has Google Become Institution-Bound?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-72695648401884433102013-02-28T08:24:43.991-07:002013-02-28T08:24:43.991-07:00Well Maddoggin, if you're willing to cut the K...Well Maddoggin, if you're willing to cut the King of Komputing some slack for being incapable of hosting a web enterprise system that is capable of keeping up with buyer demand, I guess you're free to do so.<br /><br />But, Google had 93 days in which to get an updated wifi driver from Qualcomm to include in 4.2.2 to fix the wifi suspend problem with the Nexus 4, and they failed to do so. Failing that, they could have made the trivial change to the Qualcomm wifi driver init file described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072930<br /><br />as a partial work-around and included that in 4.2.2, but they could not bother to do even that.<br /><br />Google is doing a pretty shabby job of managing their retail product support obligations. Their QA kind of sucks too.<br /><br />--DougAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-32216395408619609442013-02-28T06:18:50.612-07:002013-02-28T06:18:50.612-07:00I think we're being a little hard on Google. W...I think we're being a little hard on Google. While I agree that the nexus 4 is less than perfect I also believe that the issue goes further down the rabbit hole. I think Google is having trouble with other company's getting source for hardware such as Qualcomm and the like. If you notice in 4.2.2 none of the hardware sources were updated. This is pure speculation of course. Just my opinion. I just think the problem isn't Google but the company's it is in bed with and relies on for binaries and such. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572591603201490506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-77893494231498101052013-01-31T08:12:06.713-07:002013-01-31T08:12:06.713-07:00Oh, and you can also read all about it here: http:...Oh, and you can also read all about it here: http://gc.codehum.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40065Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-13184124215936960212013-01-31T08:07:11.571-07:002013-01-31T08:07:11.571-07:0012:12pm, have you verified that your Nexus 4 wifi ...12:12pm, have you verified that your Nexus 4 wifi does not go to sleep when the screen is blanked? You can easily test for this: find out what the IP address of your phone is when connected to wifi. Then from another computer, ping the phone. You will see your phone stop responding to ping requests about a minute after the the screen blanks. This issue is acknowledged by Google, and has been written about here: http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/01/it-was-known-issue.html<br /><br />When the screen is not blanked, wifi appears to work, but there are numerous reports of packet loss, also caused by the buggy Qualcomm wifi driver used by the Nexus 4.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-6570680035379755352013-01-31T00:12:56.091-07:002013-01-31T00:12:56.091-07:00I have tested four nexus 4 and I have a fifth on t...I have tested four nexus 4 and I have a fifth on the way. I have never met this problem, or any other problem other than heating. It could be some incompatibility with your router. Did you let Google know what router you are using?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-28570777926039704782013-01-30T19:14:11.685-07:002013-01-30T19:14:11.685-07:00Things Linux, where experts discuss state of the a...Things Linux, where experts discuss state of the art technology.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-5268032222716092302013-01-30T19:11:44.892-07:002013-01-30T19:11:44.892-07:00@Anonymous on Jan 29:
Just want to point out that...@Anonymous on Jan 29:<br /><br />Just want to point out that the correct abbreviation is USB OTG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-20948003812149486822013-01-29T15:59:06.556-07:002013-01-29T15:59:06.556-07:00I'd have to agree that Google is doing a very ...I'd have to agree that Google is doing a very good impression of "Being Evil". 3:56.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-14164299549663180942013-01-29T15:56:24.153-07:002013-01-29T15:56:24.153-07:00I have purchased every Google device since the Nex...I have purchased every Google device since the Nexus One, except for the Nexus 10. <br />The N4 has such a myriad of problems, from bluetooth and wifi, but also broken OTA USB, processor throttling issues, etc... that I will think twice about spending my money on the next Google device unconditionally.<br />The fact that Google has obviously no interest in fixing those issues (they removed USB OTA from the spec rather than fix it!) is another reason to think they are just another big company interested in hooking another group of suckers in their next "great" device.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-18489880521648519032013-01-16T11:39:01.779-07:002013-01-16T11:39:01.779-07:00In a bizarre sort of way, it continues to fascinat...In a bizarre sort of way, it continues to fascinate me how tone deaf the whole Google device support / developer team remains in spite of the onslaught of customer complaints about the phone. We have essentially no feedback on the nature of the problem, time to fix, anything...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-88303754108851024402013-01-16T11:35:23.952-07:002013-01-16T11:35:23.952-07:00The issue is not whether Goolge is Institution-Bou...The issue is not whether Goolge is Institution-Bound but how fast they became a bureaucracy out of touch with their customer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-76806171294295089502013-01-14T12:55:10.253-07:002013-01-14T12:55:10.253-07:00I guess it depends on where you lived that determi...I guess it depends on where you lived that determined when the second replenishment occurred.<br /><br />http://www.ibtimes.com/nexus-4-sold-out-again-us-google-apologizes-calls-supplies-scarce-erratic-944032Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106201120054794930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216414873755337211.post-33391574280641199952013-01-14T12:52:21.307-07:002013-01-14T12:52:21.307-07:00You said that they sold out on day 1 and weren'...You said that they sold out on day 1 and weren't resupplied until Dec 17. I purchased mine on 30 Nov and saw they were available the day before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com