Hi, a dumb question, I have the Letux 400 as it comes from Nikolaus, how do i install this? I have no fear to wipe the existing skytone stuff and the existing debian installation since my personal data is on a SD card. But I want to be sure all kernel pdating and bootloader updating is done correctly. i don' t want o brick my Letux!
Thanks Riccardi On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 10:44 PM, Matt Oudenhoven <matt.oudenho...@gmail.com > wrote: > Ready for testing. > http://filefactory.com/file/ca3ccc9/n/anOS-2.6kernel-rootfs.v2.tar.bz2 > The download is about 77mb and extracts to about 260mb. > > I've included gcc w/obj-c support, dev headers etc. I didn't do a > whole lot of testing with the dev tools but it did build bitlbee fine > (which is included in the rootfs now). > > I rebuilt SDL, madplay, mpg123, mplayer etc without alsa support and > they all work well. Same info as last post. Log in as root no passwd, > typing helpme opens a dialog box with other info about the rootfs. > There is a sample video you can test with mplayer in /root/video. Use > cplay for a nice audio player. By default /etc/wpa.conf is set to > connect to open wifi. > > Cheers. > > On 3/17/11, Matt Oudenhoven <matt.oudenho...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well not sure what happened this time around but my compiler ended up > > building executables that wouldnt run. Will scrap my set up and start > > over. However i do have my initial build with the rebuilt mplayer, > > madplay, and mpg123. They work fine with the 2.6.24.3 kernel, but you > > get some error messages from alsa that spams the console. If anyone > > wants to play around with it grab it here: > > > > > http://www.hostwork.com/users/matt/alpha400/packages/anOS-2.6kernel-rootfs.v1.tar.bz2 > > > > The kernel is in /boot if you havent already grabbed it from Rubens link. > > > > Log in as root, no password. Type: helpme for a dialog box with > > keybindings and other info. I hope to have a rebuilt version without > > alsa and extra software up within the next few weeks. > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > On 3/16/11, Matt Oudenhoven <matt.oudenho...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wonderful, thank you. Backlight works perfectly now. Almost done > >> building the new rootfs. It will be quite a bit larger due to all the > >> dev tools and headers, but should still be under 300mb. > >> > >> Cheers. > >> > >> On 3/16/11, Ruben Viets <r_vi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Nice, > >>> > >>> Quick & dirty fix of the backlight. > >>> > >>> > https://projects.kwaak.net/twiki/pub/Epc700/KernelPort26Compiling/uImage_2.6.24.3RV101 > >>> > >>> You can change it in the terminal# echo "n" > /proc/jz/backlight, where > >>> n > >>> is > >>> number between 0(off) - 10(max on) > >>> > >>> When switching between /dev/tty1 > /dev/tty7 default setting will be > set > >>> back to 5 (middle) > >>> > >>> Grt Ruben. > >>> > >>>> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:15:11 -0500 > >>>> Subject: Re: [Mipsbook-devel] New rootfs > >>>> From: matt.oudenho...@gmail.com > >>>> To: r_vi...@hotmail.com > >>>> > >>>> Well i decided to skip trying with lenny and jumped right to anOS. Low > >>>> and behold i got a few noises. So for kicks i rebuilt madplay without > >>>> alsa and with esd and bam! Beautiful music! So now i will rebuild the > >>>> entire rootfs and remove alsa and alsa-lib from all audio/video > >>>> software at compile time. This should leave me with a clean alsa free > >>>> rootfs with sweet sweet sound. Once i have everything rebuilt i will > >>>> post a link to a rootfs you all can boot from SD to play with. From > >>>> there i plan to keep building and building. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks soooo much for this kernel. Any chance you could fix the > >>>> backlight control though? It doesnt seem to work. Other than that it > >>>> works great and the framebuffer doesn't shift to the right slowly over > >>>> time like the xxxxxx-dirty kernel did. > >>>> > >>>> Cheers. > >>>> > >>>> On 3/15/11, Ruben Viets <r_vi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > > >>>> > Hi Matt, > >>>> > > >>>> > You're welcome. > >>>> > > >>>> > 0) Make sure you have an original backup of you're mtdblock / nand > >>>> > partitions (especially /dev/mtdblock3). The kernel can damage you're > >>>> > jffs2 > >>>> > recovery partition. > >>>> > > >>>> > 1) Kernel uImage_RV10 includes all kernel drivers (also zd1211b), > >>>> > don't > >>>> > need > >>>> > to insmod modules. > >>>> > For lenny you need to add udev and zd1211 firmware drivers. These > are > >>>> > included in my old lenny tar. /lib/firmware/zd1211 /lib/udev > >>>> > Or if you have the cable ethernet ifup eth0 working in lenny, use > >>>> > apt-get to > >>>> > get them. > >>>> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org/msg00257.html > >>>> > > >>>> > 2) The kernel can boot from SD card, by keep F2 pressed during boot > >>>> > uImage > >>>> > = /dev/mmcblk0p1 179 1 type vfat roofs= /dev/mmcblk0p2 179 2 type > >>>> > ext3 > >>>> > Standard it will boot from nand /dev/mtdblock4 type yaffs > >>>> > The kernel will also work with older debian etch / 3MX/ or other > >>>> > 2.4.20 > >>>> > if > >>>> > the /dev/ is slightly modified. > >>>> > > >>>> > 3) Better not press F3 during boot of this kernel, this will damage > >>>> > you're > >>>> > /dev/mtdblock3 (as it tries to automount to yaffs2..., which corrupt > >>>> > the > >>>> > jffs2) recovery partition. > >>>> > Also not copy it to /dev/mtdblock1 when you want to use the older > >>>> > kernel > >>>> > 2.4 > >>>> > recovery partition (F3). > >>>> > > >>>> > 4) My old lenny tar. (In the rootfs you need to add mknod > >>>> > /dev/mmcblk0p1 > >>>> > brw > >>>> > 179 1 and /dev/mmcblk0p2 brw 179 2 for SD card access) > >>>> > http://www.divshare.com/download/12366817-b49 > >>>> > Yes lenny apps are ancient, nice and retro enough ;-) > >>>> > You could also consider get make & gcc compiling working on lenny. > >>>> > Compile apps on minibook + lenny (on SD card 8GB), relax and take > >>>> > some > >>>> > time > >>>> > as compiling is slow on the minibook ;-) > >>>> > Afterwards use a limited lenny extraction removing the possible > >>>> > overhead > >>>> > and > >>>> > use the compiled binary apps. > >>>> > > >>>> > 6) I have tried sid upgrade, works too. But udev needs indeed > upgrade > >>>> > of > >>>> > kernel to > 2.6.24.3. > >>>> > My kernel 2.6.31.3_RV11 have to many issues, to try and reverse > >>>> > engineering > >>>> > (issues to resolve from 2.6.24.3) . > >>>> > If this becomes stable, this would make sid upgrade possible. (Any > >>>> > volunteer > >>>> > to do the fixes ?) > >>>> > > >>>> > Grt Ruben. > >>>> > PS. (Kernel 2.6.31.3 maybe opens the door to mips-android?, ingenic > >>>> > has > >>>> > compiled some jz_demo for jz4750, not sure mips-android would run on > >>>> > jz4730) > >>>> > > >>>> >> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:06:32 -0500 > >>>> >> Subject: Re: [Mipsbook-devel] New rootfs > >>>> >> From: matt.oudenho...@gmail.com > >>>> >> To: r_vi...@hotmail.com > >>>> >> CC: mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Awesome thanks. Will that uImage work with my existing > >>>> >> 2.6.24.3-xxxxxxxx-dirty kernel modules? Or did you build the zydas > >>>> >> wifi driver into the kernel? If not can you email me or upload the > >>>> >> modules for the kernel you linked? I'll fire up my lenny SD card > and > >>>> >> see if i can get sound working with the older esd. I know nothing > >>>> >> about kernel hacking, so it might be easier for me to rebuild anOS > >>>> >> to > >>>> >> use esd instead of alsa/oss, and rebuild all the audio/video > >>>> >> software > >>>> >> to use esd also, and remove alsa all together if thats what i need > >>>> >> to > >>>> >> do to have sound with the current 2.6 kernel. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Otherwise the 2.4 kernel works well. I do miss not having udev to > >>>> >> automount devices, but doing it manually isn't that cumbersome. The > >>>> >> lack of WPA in 2.4 kernel (cant use skytones proprietary wifiup, > >>>> >> wireless-lan etc as it wont work with uclib) isnt a problem for me, > >>>> >> but it might be for other people. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> My problem with lenny is that its old. The software is ancient. > Heck > >>>> >> my 3MX-Ultra3 rootfs (http://www.hostwork.com/users/matt/alpha400/) > >>>> >> i built last year has "some" newer software in it. I also > >>>> >> dist-upgraded from Lenny to Sid and it worked for the most part > >>>> >> (after > >>>> >> reverting back to older udev because sids udev needed a newer 2.6 > >>>> >> kernel) but it had some oddities after the upgrade. Thats why i'm > >>>> >> going the "build my own rootfs" route again currently. Everything > in > >>>> >> anOS is current, optimized, and unbloated. The problem is cross > >>>> >> compiling vs apt-get, but thats part of the fun. :) > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Cheers. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> On 3/14/11, Ruben Viets <r_vi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > Hi Matt, > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > My latest uImage from about 1 year ago includes working sound in > >>>> >> > kernel > >>>> >> > 2.6.24.3 (with older etch drivers for esound on trendtac epc700 > >>>> >> > it's > >>>> >> > working). > >>>> >> > > http://projects.kwaak.net/twiki/pub/Epc700/KernelPort26Compiling/uImage_RV10 > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > You may try it out (at own risk), it's not build with softfloat. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > Sound issues: > >>>> >> > W.r.t. kernel 2.4, it is possible the esound server / sdl driver > >>>> >> > are > >>>> >> > not > >>>> >> > working because: > >>>> >> > 0) There is some dma issue when using sd card which makes the > >>>> >> > kernel > >>>> >> > stuck > >>>> >> > when playing sound. I have changed the order of dma between sound > >>>> >> > & > >>>> >> > mmc > >>>> >> > which seems to help. > >>>> >> > 1) May need to 'fix' the esound issue by using the original > esound > >>>> >> > binary > >>>> >> > from etch in lenny. > >>>> >> > 2) Some of the sdl part I could not fix (my fmsx compiled > version, > >>>> >> > still > >>>> >> > have no sound on kernel 2.6) . > >>>> >> > This is where the annoying thing about kernel 2.6 is about, I > >>>> >> > guess. > >>>> >> > Item 0) is workaroundable, but maybe not ok for other minibooks. > >>>> >> > Item 1) is workaroundable, but maybe not ok for other sound > >>>> >> > drivers > >>>> >> > like > >>>> >> > asound / alsa and others. > >>>> >> > Item 2) need more/other fixes in the kernel sound drivers. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > The latest kernel fixes / patches / details so far are maintained > >>>> >> > and > >>>> >> > reported by Nikolaus: http://projects.goldelico.com/p/letux-400/ > >>>> >> > You may modify the kernel to build with softfloat and try to fix > >>>> >> > the > >>>> >> > sound > >>>> >> > issue to get you're new distro stable in kernel 2.6. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > Grt Ruben. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > PS. > >>>> >> > At the moment Lenny, fluxbox & rox is good enough for me. > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> >> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:18:23 -0500 > >>>> >> >> From: matt.oudenho...@gmail.com > >>>> >> >> To: daniel...@gmx.net > >>>> >> >> CC: mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org > >>>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Mipsbook-devel] New rootfs > >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> I built everything with softfloat and used libmad and tremor for > >>>> >> >> mplayer. Mp3's play great with madplay and/or mplayer. Video's > >>>> >> >> encoded > >>>> >> >> with settings similar to what is needed for pocket pc's also > play > >>>> >> >> extremely well full screened. > >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> While i too like debian it was just too heavy on these machines. > >>>> >> >> My > >>>> >> >> rootfs at 125mb would take about 500mb if i installed the same > >>>> >> >> software in debian. The only 2 drawbacks right now are lack of > >>>> >> >> udev > >>>> >> >> support and wpa (without skytones weird proprietary wifiup and > >>>> >> >> wireless-lan software). > >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> Cheers. > >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> On 3/14/11, Daniel Glöckner <daniel...@gmx.net> wrote: > >>>> >> >> > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 09:16:08AM +0100, Riccardo Mottola > >>>> >> >> > wrote: > >>>> >> >> >> I'm not so concerned about > >>>> >> >> >> sound, which I never used on 2.4 too since with FPU emulation > >>>> >> >> >> it > >>>> >> >> >> is > >>>> >> >> >> not > >>>> >> >> >> possible to play MP3s > >>>> >> >> > > >>>> >> >> > You don't need an FPU to play MP3s: > >>>> >> >> > http://www.underbit.com/products/mad/ > >>>> >> >> > > >>>> >> >> > And if you prefer Vorbis, there is the Tremor decoder, which > is > >>>> >> >> > used > >>>> >> >> > f.ex. by mplayer. > >>>> >> >> > > >>>> >> >> > Daniel > >>>> >> >> > > >>>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >>>> >> >> > Mipsbook-devel mailing list > >>>> >> >> > Mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org > >>>> >> >> > > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mipsbook-devel > >>>> >> >> > > >>>> >> >> > >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >>>> >> >> Mipsbook-devel mailing list > >>>> >> >> Mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org > >>>> >> >> > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mipsbook-devel > >>>> >> > > >>>> > > >>> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mipsbook-devel mailing list > Mipsbook-devel@linuxtogo.org > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mipsbook-devel >
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