When I try to run sakis3g, I get this message: Unable to locate dependency "getent". Script will now abort.
The getent command is not available on the BeagleBone, but it is on my PC. Does anyone know how I can install this in Ångström? On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 4:56:03 PM UTC+2, DMT wrote: > > This guide is intended to help new (and perhaps experienced users) to > setup and use a 3G modem on the BeagleBone Black running Angstrom Linux by > using the Sakis3G script. > > *Note: The following steps should be run in a terminal window as root > user. If you are accessing the BBB from USB and you don't know how to open > a terminal, open https://192.168.7.2/ in the web browser on the host PC. > If you are working on the BBB or using another terminal client and you are > not logged in as root user (root@beaglebone:), use the following command to > change the terminal window to root: > #su > You may need to enter the root password. If you didn't specify a root > password, just hit enter/return. > > *Note: Don't type the #, it is simply used in this text to indicate that > it is a terminal command. > > Download Sakis3g from http:\\www.sakis3g.org > If the site is down, try looking at > http://sourceforge.net/projects/vim-n4n0/files/ > You can download the file directly from the terminal window by using the > wget command: > #wget "http://www.sakis3g.org/versions/latest/armv4t/sakis3g.gz"; > *Note: the alternative download location does not point to the file > itself, you will have to go and get the url yourself. > > Navigate to the directory/folder where you have saved the file: (example) > #cd downloads/sakis3g/ > > Extract the content of the file: > #tar -zxvf sakis3g.tar.gz > > Make sakis3g executable. In the same directory/folder as sakis3g run: > #chmod +x sakis3g > > Update packagelist: (needed to make sure the latest packages are listed) > #opkg update > > Upgrade packages: (recommended but not compulsory. may take long) > #opkg upgrade > > Install glibc-ultils: > Development utilities from GNU C library. Needed to recompile and run > sakis3g and to compile the embedded usb-modeswitch utility. usb-modeswitch > are used to switch usb modems from storage mode to modem mode. > #opkg install glibc-utils > > Install libusb and development headers: > Needed to compile the embedded usb-modeswitch utility in sakis3g. > #opkg install libusb-1.0-0 > #opkg install libusb-0.1-4 > #opkg install libusb-1.0-dev > #opkg install libusb-0.1-dev > > Recompile Sakis3G: > #./sakis3g recompile > > Run Sakis3g in interactive mode: > #./sakis3g --interactive > > In Sakis3G, recompile the embedded usb-modeswitch utility: > (usb-modeswitch is used to switch USB modems from storage mode to modem > mode) > From the interactive menu choose: > 2.More options... > -> 5. Compile embedded Usb-ModeSwitch > > Thats it. I hope I didn't miss anything. > > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
