On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 01:43 +0200, Kero van Gelder wrote: > > First off, perhaps you can explain a bit more about what you are trying > > to achieve with your set up. There are pre-built images available from > > buildhost.openmoko.org. > > As a developer, I want to be able to extend and add software to > OpenMoko. Afaik this can be done wih separate ipkgs, as well as > building your own image. For reasons of accepting my additions and > changes, I think I'll need the second, eventually. Creating ipkgs is > smoother when using bitbake in the local part of the OE tree, too.
I am developing the some of the applications for OpenMoko and I would recommend setting up an OpenEmbedded rather than using the MokoMakefile. Instructions can be found here: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/OpenMoko2007.2#How_to_build Writing a .bb file to create your ipkg and install it on the device is then fairly simple. Copying existing ones is often a good way to get started. > > All the rest is a consequence of that desire. > Things "just break". They shouldn't, imho, but they do. > > So, on a reasonably fresh update (today, as well as last Thu evening) > both dropbear and the graphical environment are broken. > Let's start with dropbear. It's simpler. > > Is dropbear broken for other people updating their OM dev env? There are thousands of recipes in OE and occasionally a change does break things. However, I rebuild my environment most days and haven't had the problems you describe. > > > > Could you describe the problems with libgsmd and gsmd in a bit more > > detail? If you find the Neo1973 is completely locking up, then it is > > likely your Neo1973 is set up to multiplex the gsm and serial port. This > > can be disabled by editing a parameter in u-boot. > > After using libgsmd on gsmd for a bit, something starts spitting out > lots of "P[" or something like it. Fills the console of the Neo easily. > Then it stops spitting. Neo locks up, reboot necessary. Spitting of > stuff happens, without me using libgsmd or gsmd, even with symlinks > in /etc/rc*.d removed. Succeful booting becomes impossible, I do not > get an ssh connection going anymore. Neo might be locked at that > point, but I can not verify that. Reinstall needed. A reinstall shouldn't be needed after a software error, unless you were upgrading. If you have an old version of u-boot it may be worth checking that you ran 'nand erase rootfs' before flashing the rootfs. When I had problems with gsmd it would lock the entire phone but it wouldn't print anything out as far as I know. The following bug report might be of some help: http://bugzilla.openmoko.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=788 > > So far, I have absolutely not been able to figure anything out. > Is it the kernel? likely. Which part causes it? communication by > gsmd, I'd guess. Specific communication? I need CPIN and I haven't > seen a GUI app that requests a PIN code. So I guess there's only > a handful of people using PIN codes. But that's going on a limb. > What gets broken? Your guess is as good as mine. The Dialer application should ask for a PIN if required. If it is not working properly, please file a bug. Regards, Thomas -- OpenedHand Ltd. Unit R Homesdale Business Center / 216-218 Homesdale Road / Bromley / BR1 2QZ / UK Tel: +44 (0)20 8819 6559 Expert Open Source For Consumer Devices - http://o-hand.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
