Hello, thanks very much for the quick response!
Quoting Klaus Weidner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 04:37:25PM +0100, W. Borgert wrote: > > after reading the stuff on http://pocketworkstation.org/ > > I installed Debian on my SD card. With neither the Crow > > ROM nor OZ 3.3.5 I was able to start the VNC X server (or > > was it the FB VNC viewer? I don't remember), but with OZ > > Strange - what hardware are you running on? Were there any error > messages? I have an SL-5500G. There were error messages, but I don't remember them. I think the socket connection failed, so maybe the X server didn't start. Sorry. It would be nice, if it worked with the new OZ 3.3.5, but for me it's not so important. > Try disabling the "zapmd" which is likely to cause conflicts if the OS > does its own power management. A brutal solution would be to simply > rename or delete /usr/local/bin/zapmd in the debroot. OK, I will try that. > > - I cannot switch between Debian and OZ, but maybe I > > just didn't understand how to do this. > > Hitting <Fn>-<Shift>-<Q> on either the virtual or physical keyboard will > exit the fbvnc client. You should then be able to restart the Qtopia GUI > from the command line by running qpe. Or OPIE in my case (OZ 3.2). > > - I would like to install more software using apt-get. > > Is sarge the correct distribution? Is it save to > > apt-get upgrade? > > A piecemeal upgrade (i.e. just "apt-get install" whichever individual > packages you're interested in) is probably preferable. OK. > I'll try to find the time to make an updated set of packages, the That would be great! > > - Is it possible to install (and run!) python-gtk2 apps > > on Debian/Zaurus? > > If it's packaged by Debian for ARM, it should work. Just check on > http://packages.debian.org, or run "pkggrep" locally. I'm not sure about the memory I need for pyGTK apps. I will see. > > - Is there a complete GPE (http://gpe.handhelds.org/) > > for Debian/Zaurus apt-getable? I would GPE prefer > > over OPIE and switch completely sooner or later. > > Last time I checked, the Debian GPE distribution was still very much a > work in progress. Let me know about the results if you try it. Yes, there are only a few applications. I tried compiling GPE myself about one year ago, but failed. Maybe it's easier now. Cheers, WB -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
