Cosmo Communicator

A Former User

Nice one.
Glad to hear the install went smoothly, I'm sure you and your Cosmo will enjoy Ubuntu Touch, me and my Cosmo do.
I use my Cosmo as my daily driver with UT, it is indeed a great toy, but so much more than that. The UT interface coupled with the Cosmo keyboard works sooo well.
I have no need for anything else in my pockets or on my person except my car keys, and occasionally my wallet.
Have fun

Mou du GNU

@moncon How did you manage to use the Cosmo keyboard properly ?
On my French layout, I have a problem with the "m" letter and all caracters accesible by Fn+key.
Only thing that prevents me to try Cosmo as my daily driver.
Thanks again for the install.

A Former User

@mou-du-gnu

What's the problem with the 'm' key and the 'Fn' key?
Is it a physical problem where they are a bit sticky or dozy and need to loosen up and 'bed in', or is it a software keyboard mapping type problem where they just don't register what they are supposed to on your French Azerty layout? I'm on UK Qwerty and pretty much everything but the keyboard backlight adjustment worked out of the box.

Mou du GNU

@moncon For me the layout is good for all the keys but the "m" one (output is "ù") and Fn key doesn't work. I think it is surely a keyboard mapping problem. I don't have it with the linux boot.

Keneda

@mou-du-gnu
Forgive my off topic, but i love your nick lol

sven

@mou-du-gnu There have been keyboard mapping problems (Russian, Dvorak, ...) that have been resolved quite quickly via an issue in gitlab. Please open a good one at https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/android9/planet-cosmocom/planet-cosmocom/-/issues

A Former User

@sven @mou-du-gnu

@sven said in Cosmo Communicator:

@mou-du-gnu There have been keyboard mapping problems (Russian, Dvorak, ...) that have been resolved quite quickly via an issue in gitlab. Please open a good one at https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/android9/planet-cosmocom/planet-cosmocom/-/issues

Yes, let us know how you get on, keep us in the loop, hopefully this will be resolved soon.

I'll see if I can reproduce the same behaviour on my unit by selecting AZERTY keyboard and French language if need be when I get a chance.

sven

@Mou-du-GNU The relevant section is labelled "French" in https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/android9/planet-cosmocom/planet-cosmocom/-/blob/master/overlay/system/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/planet_vndr/cosmo
AE... is the top row of keys, AD the second etc. Compare to your physical keyboard.

Mou du GNU

@sven
The solution was to declare the existing french cosmo layout in the evdev.xml file. I added :

<variant>
   <configItem>
     <name>fr</name>
     <shortDescription>fr</shortDescription>
     <description>French (Cosmo Communicator)</description>
     <languageList>
       <iso639Id>fr</iso639Id>
     </languageList>
   </configItem>
 </variant>

in the "planet" section as explained here : https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/android9/planet-cosmocom/planet-cosmocom/-/issues/3

Then the Cosmo communicator layout appears in the variants of French in the physical keyboard menu of UT. Didn't touch to the layout file at all.

Thanks both of you for the tips. Works perfectly now.

Mou du GNU

@mou-du-gnu I pushed my exploration of UT on Cosmo with a french keyboard further.
The keyboard layout works perfectly on UT and apps.
I tried to install a couple linux apps in a Libertine container and suddenly I'm back to sort of a qwerty layout. The keyboard layout indicator in UT switches to "En" (English Cosmo communicator, UK) wich explains the issue. I haven't found a way to revert to a French layout.
As soon as I go back to an app in UT, the layout is correct again.

Prometheus

@moncon - Very nice instructions, thank you. Can you tell us more about the full functionality of Ubuntu Touch on Cosmo Communicator (i.e. What works and what doesn't work)?

sven

@prometheus I am running UBports on Cosmo Communicators for a year. The coverage is not complete, but it might fit your needs, see https://devices.ubuntu-touch.io/device/cosmo-communicator/

Prometheus

@sven - Thanks sven! Just was wondering if 4G calling, text, email, data and wifi along with respective notifications were working reliably since "Port Progress" shows "Inactive".

Keneda

@prometheus
4G calling, a.k.a. VoLTE is not handled by uTouch, no matter what phone you'll try, for now.

sven

@prometheus Wifi works reliably (except the hotspot, but this is broken on many UBports devices). I have no SIM card, so I cannot report about mobile data.

Prometheus

@keneda - Thanks for the 4G/VoLTE issue heads up. Do you know if at least 3G voice, text, and data along with notifications are working reliably on Cosmo/UBports?

Prometheus

@sven - Thanks again sven!

Keneda

@prometheus
Can't tell you as i don't have Cosmo.
But it works perfectly well on my MX4.

TotalSonic

Curious - does the outside screen on the Communicator just always stay blank with UT, or does it display something?

Best regards,
Steve Berson

sven

@totalsonic It is on per default, but does not show anything useful and battery will drain even if the cosmo is turned off. So, better turn the CoDi off. (How? I can provide a link to a relevant topic, if needed.)