dlbogdan wrote: 
> Alright,
> 
> I've made an initial sync with my local files, split in a few pushes to
> make the changes more readable. 
> The git is available here:
> https://code.google.com/r/bogdandumitru-jivelite-qvga-touch-rpi/
> -i haven't yet tested it as it is found in that repo- *EDIT: Tested. It
> works. * because I've started working locally more than a month ago but
> on an already modified jivelite. So it might take me some time to commit
> every change.
> 
> 
> 
> If they are enough that want it, I'm thinking of building a minimal OS
> image (read only rootfs with ramdisk so there's no need to shutdown
> linux) that contains everything ready to be put on the raspberry SD. 
> 
> Important: Don't expect to just copy the QVGATouchSkin folder in your
> applets directory for everything to work. It will not work right,
> especially the keyboard that needed modification outside the skin, as
> well as other changes in other files including some in .c files. 
> So just get all the files from my repo, compile it and give it a go. 
> This build is supposed to be run on the tft framebuffer directly. 
> Just set the env variables and run jivelite. 
> ex:
> > 
Code:
--------------------
  >   >  sudo SDL_FBDEV=/dev/fb1 SDL_MOUSEDRV=TSLIB 
SDL_MOUSEDEV=/dev/input/touchscreen 
/opt/bogdandumitru-jivelite-qvga-touch-rpi/bin/jivelite &
--------------------
> > 
> 
> There is still a lot to do. 
> Like: Implementing GPIO buttons that you can find neatly under the
> screen on the PCB; stripping not (so) needed menu items, maybe a
> working simple vu-meter directly on the "Now Playing" screen, etc.
> The Wired/Wifi Network Setup GUI applet, original found here:
> https://github.com/jovial/squeezeplay-wicd-frontend  It needs wicd
> libs and tools and a few other files compiled so it will not work
> directly from the branch. This applet was the main reason I needed to
> fix the on screen keyboard so you can type the wifi passkey directly
> from the device's screen.
> 
> The ultimate goal of this jivelite branch is to be able to use it
> without the need to remotely access your raspberry pi to set things
> up. Everything should be accessible through the touch ui interface. 
> 
> I'll post some details and pictures about my hardware construction
> when I get the time.
> Cheers!

Hi dlbogdan,

its looking good, im currently running Callumridleys clone -
https://code.google.com/r/callumridley-jivelite/source/browse
everythings working fine for me, the GPIO options for the 4 buttons
sounds great, i would love to have hardware volume controls.

Andrew


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