On Mon, 30 July 2001, "Tasnim Ahmed" wrote:
>
> Your helio kernel has buggy serial port hence I can not use Zmodem transfer
> on it, ppp never worked too, just saw ser2net package will try that too, the
> ROM image by ccyau (he just disappeared some time in January) that I use has
> zmodem working and it has the full file system intact across reboots. (I am
> not kidding) even through battery changes but it lacks battery status /proc
> entry and TCP/IP so I am thinking of uploading pgui into RAM of that running
> image and using it through unix sockets. But first after PIM issues are
> decided.
Ah, the tough part always seems to be getting everything to work at the same time :)
The persistant file system across reboots is definitely a must for a usable system.
Do the hardware buttons work? When the hardware buttons work in Linux we could set
them up as application launcher buttons.
This sounds like it might be a job for the linux-vr kernel maintainers. I don't guess
there are any left that use Helio?
>
> I am getting hardluck with pgboard :( in case of qwerty some lines are on
> screen, but in case of fitality it seems like a button less minesweeper, I
> mean there is no PNM displayed. I tried lcdmono, nifty3d and aqua themes.
I will test this with my Helio and see if I can get it to work. Just for consistency,
what kernel are you using now? It would be helpful to have a CVS environment for
working on PicoGUI distros for the Helio. I'll see if I can get the Pico/Linux build
system to work, then we can use it.
>
> -tasnim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Micah Dowty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 11:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Pgui-devel] Ok now it runs on my X :)
>
>
> > On Sun, 29 July 2001, "Tasnim Ahmed" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > Finally, I tried pgui again and this time it did run on my XF86 box :)
> > > But I see many ongoing changes which are holding me from jumping into
> any
> > > PIM apps :(
> > >
> > > The best Kernel/ROM I have for Helio does not has TCP/IP so I was happy
> to
> > > see unix sockets there but clients were unable to find the server,
> ofcourse
> > > ther must be something to change them to unix sockets as well.
> >
> > This isn't really documented anywhere...
> > You have to compile libpgui with the CONFIG_UNIX_SOCKET constant defined.
> There's not really an automatic way to do this yet. I see the current unix
> socket support more as a hack than a real solution. I'd like to implement
> modular network code on the client and server, so the server could listen on
> multiple connection types and the client could automatically select the
> fastest method. Not sure when I'll get around to this... It makes sense to
> just make all Helio apps use domain sockets though.
> >
> > If you're interested in using TCP/IP for other purposes, the kernel I
> released in that original Helio ROM works with TCP/IP.
> >
> > >
> > > If anyone is working or has made any designs of PIMs I'll be interested
> as I
> > > think all PIMs should follow some integrity, like mantaining DOB and
> > > Aniversaries in Addressbook and getting appropriate shedules generated
> (like
> > > Yahoo!) is better rather than doing everything everywhere.
> >
> > I haven't used many PIM apps, so this might require more research. I have
> seen and used the built-in PIM programs in WinCE and PalmOS though, and I
> like the design of the PalmOS PIM programs. I have heard of some popular 3rd
> party PIM apps for PalmOS like Datebook3 that might be worth investigating.
> >
> > As far as a common database system, I think this is a requirement. I know
> that when using PalmOS I always wished that the Datebook and Todo list
> programs could display each other's data.
> > Maybe there is already an open source project to do this?
> >
> > >
> > > Moreover, Micah can guide us when to jump into pgui specific code. Unix
> > > sockets, virtual keyboard, lcdmono theme, etc. I think is cool enough to
> > > start for an entire Helio / VR3 / VR5 etc. suite of applications under
> 400 ~
> > > 500 KB. Ofcourse standard dialogs will provide good utility as well.
> >
> > The Date Picker dialog is almost done. Just a few bugs to work out. I
> should be finishing it and posting screenshots in an hour or two.
> >
> > >
> > > Great work for the performance! I would say but you need to see it
> running
> > > on a uCimm or Helio to apreciate it.
> >
> > And hopefully I'll be able to optimize it further. This is exciting
> though! After I finish the PGL launcher app (it is very high on my todo
> list) and we get some PIM apps running, this could make PicoGUI on Linux a
> usable system for handhelds!
> >
> > >
> > > -tasnim
> > >
> > >
> > >
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