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Oh wow, there is life out there after all. Had gave up on this forum but recently Ive been hoping for any good news on the linux os front.. Anyhow thanks for the insights, I will work on making the CoDi replacement / Removal guide as it may be of some help for the diligent users out there.

Thank you people.

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... looks like I'm on my own then  :(

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I would have to agree with the author of this post. However "broken" is such an absolute description of the CoDi feature.  Rather I'd describe it as "falling short" of the target functionality.

To date I have found that  CoDi adds more problems to the Cosmo Communicator than its poor operation does to improve the Cosmo.

It's a shame really, but I am sure Planet Computers had very good intention. However I don't believe they did a good job at the design and planing stage.  It appears that they tried to force goals into a implementation that simply couldn't fully deliver. End result was a solution that "kinda" does what they said it would or perhaps what they thought people wanted.  As for myself I'd prefer having FEW features working very well than having ALL features half working or not at all.

It appears that CoDi should have been (or was only capable of)... , just that. A simple Cover Display, Brief information to the user without opening the Cosmo.  But i just don't understand why or how it ended up like it did. 

The lack of response of the touch screen and limits of the display alone should of kept the design goals basic. But yet features like the "camera preview" made it into the mix!

Yes I know that feature sounds fantastic but on an OLED and with a frame rate that would only impress a snail what they hell were they thinking!

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Hi all,

I am not sure if this is the right place to post, but I am seeing a problem that may have something to do with CoDi.

Can any of the good folks in the forum give me some advice or insight into solving or how to mitigate this fault.

I while back I managed to crack my cover display and decided to disconnect the module from the main board, and continued to use the unit while waiting for a replacement that planet kindly agreed to send to me. About 5 months passed while using the cosmo in this state, and aside from having a clear window where once the oled was the device worked fine. With the exception of some odd behavior of the print sensor leds. Which IMO never made sense to me anyhow.

After receiving the replacement part and installing it, I am now experiencing random restarts. The addition of the display is the only variable changed in this setup. I am yet to try a new clean install but I am not confident that this will make any difference. I plan to disconnect the ribbon cable from CoDi and see what the results are.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, cheers.

P.S. if any one is interested in some photos of the replacement process let me know. I have read that a cracked CoDi is a common problem for the Cosmo.




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