Re: [no distro] What console s/w are linux people using to communicate with the Neo FR boot loader?
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Al Johnson
wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 January 2009, john dowd wrote:
>> The communication works fine with neocon. Thanks.
>>
>> My problem now is that I follow the wiki for setting up the SD to be a
>> backup system. I get into the boot loader and add the menu line:
>>
>> setenv menu_2 Boot from microSD part2 (ext2+ext2): setenv bootargs
>> \${bootargs_base} rootfstype=ext2 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootdelay=5
>> \${mtdparts}\; mmcinit\; ext2load mmc 1 0x3200 \${sd_image_name}\;
>> bootm 0x3200
>
> Looks right from memory. I tend to keep the kernel on the same partition as
> the rootfs rather than having a separate boot partition as I find it easier
> when managing multiple rootfs partitions, but that's just preference.
>
>> I also check it with the "printenv" command and then use the "saveenv"
>> to write it to NAND. What happens is that the command returns :
>>
>>
>> GTA02v6 # saveenv
>> Saving Environment to NAND...
>> Erasing Nand...GTA02v6 #
>>
>> and when I restart to the boot loader menu, my menu entry is not there.
>
> Check that you're doing this in the NAND uboot (Pwr then Aux) not the NOR
> uboot (Aux then Pwr). I don't think the NOR one can save its environment, but
> I don't know what the message is if you try, so it could be unrelated.
>
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Greetings John Dowd,
Hmmm... it looks like your name got truncated, or maybe mine got
extended =:-)}}}
I put FDOM on a large ~300MB partition of the microSD card with the
rootfs in /dev/mmcblk0pr and the kernel in /dev/mmcblk0p4/boot/
In order to get it to boot, I put a soft link at the card's root
pointing to the desired kernel (I have two of them in there at the
moment), thusly:
(as root in where /dev/mmcblk0p? is mounted) # ln -s
boot/long-kernel-name.bin uImage.bin
There are still a bunch of things I need to get correct about booting
from the microSD card, but it does boot from just one partition.
Cheerio!
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Fielder George Dowding, KL7FHX
dba Iceworm Enterprises
Debian GNU/Linux Lenny
User Number 269482
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Re: Dual touch display
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:54 AM, Lothar Behrens wrote: > Hi, > if not yet posted: I have found a dual touch / multi touch input device for > pens and fingers. > It may be interesting, if GTA3 design not finished yet. But I don't know > about availability :-) > http://www.n-trig.com/Default.aspx > Lothar > > -- | Rapid Prototyping | XSLT Codegeneration | http://www.lollisoft.de > Lothar Behrens > Heinrich-Scheufelen-Platz 2 > 73252 Lenningen Hi, This looks good. I wonder about the openness of the hardware as well as the drivers. I don't have any experience with the iPhone type screen input, but I have had a Palm Z22 for two or three years now. Its claim to fame is the "Graffiti" stylus entry feature. I can enter the usual English alphanumeric characters including common punctuation marks by fairly simple strokes. Entering additional characters (and punctuation) requires a two step process. There is a special area, about the bottom quarter of the screen which accepts only these strokes. It would be great to have the functionality of the dual touch / multi torch input in an open development environment. Cheerio! -- Fielder George Dowding, KL7FHX dba Iceworm Enterprises Debian GNU/Linux Lenny User Number 269482 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Community update
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 1:32 AM, Timo Juhani Lindfors wrote: > William Kenworthy writes: >> * app-arch/rar >> Latest version available: 3.8.0 >> Latest version installed: 3.8.0 >> Size of downloaded files: 1,576 kB >> Homepage:http://www.rarsoft.com/ >> Description: RAR compressor/uncompressor >> License: RAR >> >> * app-arch/unrar >> Latest version available: 3.8.5 >> Latest version installed: 3.8.5 >> Size of downloaded files: 132 kB >> Homepage:http://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htm >> Description: Uncompress rar files >> License: unRAR > > These two sound non-free so beware. > > > ___ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > Thank you. I will take a look. Apologies to Christ, that is two l's in Willegen. Cheerio! -- Fielder George Dowding, KL7FHX dba Iceworm Enterprises Debian GNU/Linux Lenny User Number 269482 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Community update
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Christ van Willegen wrote: > Minh, > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Minh Ha Duong > wrote: >> 6. Tips and tricks >> >>* Howto get the wrench and QWERTY buttons in 2008.12 with the ASU theme. > > I followed the instructions, but misread the second step. It told me > to 'put asu in /etc/enlightenment/default_profile'. > > So, I did 'mv asu /etc/enlightenment/default_profile' and borked > my default_profile file. > > Could anyone put this file either on the mailing list, or on the Wiki for me? > > Thanks in advance! > > Christ van Willegen > -- > 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 > > ___ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > I have been very disappointed with the predictive input method. I have no trouble using the "terminal" virtual keyboard with a plastic stylus, the pointy top of a ball-point pen, or the point of a sharpened wooden lead pencil. Note: I do have a protective cover over the touch screen. I have been trying to figure out how to get the choice to use the "terminal" virtual keyboard to no avail. The instructions referred to above require a non-free (shareware) utility to extract a file (rar archive???). Surely the FreeRunner can be kept Free and Open. Note to Christ van Wilegen: my default_profile contains one line: E_PROFILE="-profile asu" with a couple of line-feeds. I do hope we can have this choice. Cheerio! -- Fielder George Dowding, KL7FHX dba Iceworm Enterprises Debian GNU/Linux Lenny User Number 269482 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: stupid networking question
On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 6:01 AM, Peter Nijs wrote: > Sadly, this doesn't work on my suse (/etc/sysconfig/...) based system. > > depeje > > On Thursday 08 January 2009 12:58:09 Thomas Otterbein wrote: >> FYI: >> >> On my kubuntu (ubuntu with KDE installed by default) using the KDE >> NetworkManager I followed the advices on >> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/USB_Networking#Debian.2C_Ubuntu_and_others >> >> but insereted "auto usb0" into /etc/network/interfaces as suggested by >> arne. It looks now like that: >> >> auto lo >> iface lo inet loopback >> >> # freerunner >> auto usb0 >> allow-hotplug usb0 >> iface usb0 inet static >> address 192.168.0.200 >> netmask 255.255.255.192 >> post-up /etc/network/freerunner start >> pre-down /etc/network/freerunner stop >> >> After a reboot (NetworkManager did not want to play well i.e. did not adopt >> to the changes) I get "Device usb0: unmanaged" and everything works as >> expected: My FR get's configured by /etc/network/freerunner and my >> (W)LAN-connections a correctly handled by NetworkManager. >> >> I guess this solution solves the issue for Ubuntu and all it's derivates >> too. Probably for all KDE-Installations as it seems that the key is to make >> the NetworkManager ignore the usb0-Interface. >> >> Regards >> thomas >> Greetings! I have Debian "lenny" on a 686 and for the record, I do use the KDE for my window manager. I doubt KDE has any effect on the kernel level networking. That said, I am open to learning. I put this stanza in my /etc/network/interfaces file, to wit: allow-hotplug usb0 iface usb0 inet static address 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0 I did not include the "auto usb0" because I don't always have my FreeRunner (gta02, Date Code: 20070731) connected via the USB cable. Now, then, when I boot the desktop box, arno-iptables-firewall complains about usb0 not being there yet. Then, when I do boot my FreeRunner and connect the USB cable, I find I have an interface with the appropriate address automatically setup for me. Here is the output of a series of commands, before and after connecting: BEFORE: f...@irad:~$ ip link show 1: lo: mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 2: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000 link/ether 00:11:11:36:c9:b8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff f...@irad:~$ ip addr show 1: lo: mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo inet6 ::1/128 scope host valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 2: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000 link/ether 00:11:11:36:c9:b8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.35.11/24 brd 192.168.35.255 scope global eth0 inet6 fe80::211:11ff:fe36:c9b8/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever AFTER: f...@irad:~$ ip link show 1: lo: mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 2: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000 link/ether 00:11:11:36:c9:b8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: usb0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN qlen 1000 link/ether fa:b5:c2:e2:09:ea brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff f...@irad:~$ ip addr show 1: lo: mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo inet6 ::1/128 scope host valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 2: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 1000 link/ether 00:11:11:36:c9:b8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.35.11/24 brd 192.168.35.255 scope global eth0 inet6 fe80::211:11ff:fe36:c9b8/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 4: usb0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN qlen 1000 link/ether fa:b5:c2:e2:09:ea brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.0.200/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global usb0 inet6 fe80::f8b5:c2ff:fee2:9ea/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever I use arno-iptables-firewall to set up my firewall and nat routing from the usb0 interface through my regular eth0 connection to my local router and Internet connection. I am delighted that this hotplug thingy works. Cheerio! -- Fielder George Dowding, KL7FHX dba Iceworm Enterprises Debian GNU/Linux Lenny User Number 269482 ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
