Re: [E3-hacking] How about the E3 screen as a Picture Frame..?

2019-04-27 Thread David Given 
As said before, drawing a picture on the screen with the ams-delta Linux
distribution is as simple as copying a file from the USB stick to
/dev/fb0...

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
cat /mnt/image.dat > /dev/fb0

You'll need to get the image into the right format, and the E3 screen
format is kinda weird, so you'll need to experiment with tools to figure
out how to do this (and it may need some custom programming), but it
shouldn't be difficult. IIRC it's 12-bit RGB. Once that's done writing a
little shell script which displays an image carousel which runs on the E3
is trivial.

On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 at 22:14, Nick Griffin  wrote:

> So you can show pictures and video on the screen, there is info here about
> it here on how to do it on a laptop..
> http://www.amusings.com/linux-powered-digital-picture-frame/  There is
> nothing on how to do it on a E3, well there wouldn’t be, if anyone can give
> me some points on how to do this,but I don’t want to take the E3 a part
> just add the software to make it act like a Digital Picture Frame.
>
> One way of recycling it..😠
>
> Oh.. I am at the moment making one of the adverts that were on the E3,I am
> rebuilding the AOL advert, its the one in red and white and say AOL.. One
> Month Free, because I found it but its too small. I going to make more..😊
> It funny it say on the advert in small writing that a PC in required… lol
>
> Spanner..
>
> http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net
>
> *From:* Nick Griffin 
> *Sent:* ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎23
> *To:* Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software
> 
>
> >So, does that mean you have two now?
>
> Yes I have 2 E3 now.. lol
>
> >What do you mean by "reset"?
>
> I mean if you hold Down Delete, Stop and Handfree when you boot up the E3
> it puts in back to factory defaults where you have to register it and says”
> Press the [Email] button to get connected”
>
> >Please remind me what this "trick" is?
>
> With the Main Software V2 if its deactivated you could lift hand set and
> press and hold email down until it says aborting email please wait.. and it
> would activate the phone, it don’t work on V4.
>
> >I disagree - a comparison (especially of the boot loader, not necessarily
> the
> main software) could be instructive.
>
> I can copy the firmware if you want it and share it…?
>
> >You mean copying the firmware for interest's sake, or with the idea of
> copying
> from the E1/E2 to the E3?
> No copying the firmware from the E1/E2 to copy it back to a E1/E2 that's
> deactivated to activate them.
>
> >Why do you always write this at the end of your emails?
>
> Spanner is my name, My real name is Nick, I have not been called Nick for
> about 15 years. Last person to call me Nick was my mum, she died 15 years
> ago in 2004. I go by Spanner or Span now… 😊
>
> Its a nickname I got at school, my partner started calling me it because I
> am good at working things out or fixing things then I started to use it as
> a username online.
>
> Spanner..
>
> http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net
>
> *From:* Antony Stone 
> *Sent:* ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎21‎:‎31
> *To:* Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software
> 
>
> On Friday 26 April 2019 at 22:01:29, Nick Griffin wrote:
>
> > Ok thanks,I got my new E3 today
>
> So, does that mean you have two now?
>
> > and the seller told me it was working and able to make a call on it
> before I
> > bought it and its unregistered so deactivated…
>
> Sounds good so far...
>
> > dam it.. ☹ ,he said to me he don’t understand how it was reset when it
> was
> > working…???
>
> What do you mean by "reset"?
>
> > Its Main Software is V4 so the dial for email trick don’t work.
>
> Please remind me what this "trick" is?
>
> > so no point in copying the firmware
>
> I disagree - a comparison (especially of the boot loader, not necessarily
> the
> main software) could be instructive.
>
> > but I am glad I have the clock back,
>
> Be thankful for small mercies :))
>
> > Has anyone have a idea of copying the firmware on the E1 or E2,
>
> You mean copying the firmware for interest's sake, or with the idea of
> copying
> from the E1/E2 to the E3?
>
> I really doubt that E1/E2 firmware would work on an E3.  Different CPUs,
> for a
> start.
>
> > I have a E1 that activated too now.. 😊I don’t know how the E1/E2
> E-mailers
> > OS work maybe someone can explain, well it not Linux like E3 so what
> does it
> > use..?
>
> Remember that there was a day when people wrote firmware for devices from
> scratch, without using an "operating system".  It's only since the days
> when
> embedded devices like wireless routers, telephones, televisions etc have
> had
> enough CPU and RAM to run Linux that this has been a simpler starting
> point.
>
> > Spanner..
>
> Why do you always write this at the end of your emails?
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Antony.
>
> --
> "If I've told you once, I've told you a million times - stop exaggerating!"
>
>Please reply to

Re: [E3-hacking] Config / content filesystem

2019-04-27 Thread Nick Griffin 
I need someone on here who knows what there are doing flashing the Amstrad 
firmware back on the E3.

Has anyone still got there E3 on here but only if you have flashed E3 Linux on 
it already then you can test trying flashing Amstrad E3 Original Firmware back 
and see it you can get it working, More people doing it would be better because 
one of us might get it working.

And I might of missed something you might find.. 😊

Any one willing to do this..?

Mine don’t go anywhere it don’t even get to this line …

System module loader - LDR V1.5 Build:0008 Assert

What am I missing…??

Spanner..

http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net

From: Nick Griffin
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎23
To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer 
hardware/software

>So, does that mean you have two now?

Yes I have 2 E3 now.. lol

>What do you mean by "reset"?

I mean if you hold Down Delete, Stop and Handfree when you boot up the E3 it 
puts in back to factory defaults where you have to register it and says” Press 
the [Email] button to get connected”

>Please remind me what this "trick" is?

With the Main Software V2 if its deactivated you could lift hand set and press 
and hold email down until it says aborting email please wait.. and it would 
activate the phone, it don’t work on V4.

>I disagree - a comparison (especially of the boot loader, not necessarily the
main software) could be instructive.

I can copy the firmware if you want it and share it…?

>You mean copying the firmware for interest's sake, or with the idea of copying
from the E1/E2 to the E3?
No copying the firmware from the E1/E2 to copy it back to a E1/E2 that's 
deactivated to activate them.

>Why do you always write this at the end of your emails?

Spanner is my name, My real name is Nick, I have not been called Nick for about 
15 years. Last person to call me Nick was my mum, she died 15 years ago in 
2004. I go by Spanner or Span now… 😊

Its a nickname I got at school, my partner started calling me it because I am 
good at working things out or fixing things then I started to use it as a 
username online.

Spanner..

http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net

From: Antony Stone
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎21‎:‎31
To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer 
hardware/software

On Friday 26 April 2019 at 22:01:29, Nick Griffin wrote:

> Ok thanks,I got my new E3 today

So, does that mean you have two now?

> and the seller told me it was working and able to make a call on it before I
> bought it and its unregistered so deactivated…

Sounds good so far...

> dam it.. ☹ ,he said to me he don’t understand how it was reset when it was
> working…???

What do you mean by "reset"?

> Its Main Software is V4 so the dial for email trick don’t work.

Please remind me what this "trick" is?

> so no point in copying the firmware

I disagree - a comparison (especially of the boot loader, not necessarily the
main software) could be instructive.

> but I am glad I have the clock back,

Be thankful for small mercies :))

> Has anyone have a idea of copying the firmware on the E1 or E2,

You mean copying the firmware for interest's sake, or with the idea of copying
from the E1/E2 to the E3?

I really doubt that E1/E2 firmware would work on an E3.  Different CPUs, for a
start.

> I have a E1 that activated too now.. 😊I don’t know how the E1/E2 E-mailers
> OS work maybe someone can explain, well it not Linux like E3 so what does it
> use..?

Remember that there was a day when people wrote firmware for devices from
scratch, without using an "operating system".  It's only since the days when
embedded devices like wireless routers, telephones, televisions etc have had
enough CPU and RAM to run Linux that this has been a simpler starting point.

> Spanner..

Why do you always write this at the end of your emails?


Regards,


Antony.

--
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times - stop exaggerating!"

   Please reply to the list;
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[E3-hacking] How about the E3 screen as a Picture Frame..?

2019-04-27 Thread Nick Griffin 
So you can show pictures and video on the screen, there is info here about it 
here on how to do it on a laptop.. 
http://www.amusings.com/linux-powered-digital-picture-frame/  There is nothing 
on how to do it on a E3, well there wouldn’t be, if anyone can give me some 
points on how to do this,but I don’t want to take the E3 a part just add the 
software to make it act like a Digital Picture Frame.

One way of recycling it..😠

Oh.. I am at the moment making one of the adverts that were on the E3,I am 
rebuilding the AOL advert, its the one in red and white and say AOL.. One Month 
Free, because I found it but its too small. I going to make more..😊 It funny it 
say on the advert in small writing that a PC in required… lol

Spanner..

http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net

From: Nick Griffin
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎23
To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer 
hardware/software

>So, does that mean you have two now?

Yes I have 2 E3 now.. lol

>What do you mean by "reset"?

I mean if you hold Down Delete, Stop and Handfree when you boot up the E3 it 
puts in back to factory defaults where you have to register it and says” Press 
the [Email] button to get connected”

>Please remind me what this "trick" is?

With the Main Software V2 if its deactivated you could lift hand set and press 
and hold email down until it says aborting email please wait.. and it would 
activate the phone, it don’t work on V4.

>I disagree - a comparison (especially of the boot loader, not necessarily the
main software) could be instructive.

I can copy the firmware if you want it and share it…?

>You mean copying the firmware for interest's sake, or with the idea of copying
from the E1/E2 to the E3?
No copying the firmware from the E1/E2 to copy it back to a E1/E2 that's 
deactivated to activate them.

>Why do you always write this at the end of your emails?

Spanner is my name, My real name is Nick, I have not been called Nick for about 
15 years. Last person to call me Nick was my mum, she died 15 years ago in 
2004. I go by Spanner or Span now… 😊

Its a nickname I got at school, my partner started calling me it because I am 
good at working things out or fixing things then I started to use it as a 
username online.

Spanner..

http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net

From: Antony Stone
Sent: ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎21‎:‎31
To: Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer 
hardware/software

On Friday 26 April 2019 at 22:01:29, Nick Griffin wrote:

> Ok thanks,I got my new E3 today

So, does that mean you have two now?

> and the seller told me it was working and able to make a call on it before I
> bought it and its unregistered so deactivated…

Sounds good so far...

> dam it.. ☹ ,he said to me he don’t understand how it was reset when it was
> working…???

What do you mean by "reset"?

> Its Main Software is V4 so the dial for email trick don’t work.

Please remind me what this "trick" is?

> so no point in copying the firmware

I disagree - a comparison (especially of the boot loader, not necessarily the
main software) could be instructive.

> but I am glad I have the clock back,

Be thankful for small mercies :))

> Has anyone have a idea of copying the firmware on the E1 or E2,

You mean copying the firmware for interest's sake, or with the idea of copying
from the E1/E2 to the E3?

I really doubt that E1/E2 firmware would work on an E3.  Different CPUs, for a
start.

> I have a E1 that activated too now.. 😊I don’t know how the E1/E2 E-mailers
> OS work maybe someone can explain, well it not Linux like E3 so what does it
> use..?

Remember that there was a day when people wrote firmware for devices from
scratch, without using an "operating system".  It's only since the days when
embedded devices like wireless routers, telephones, televisions etc have had
enough CPU and RAM to run Linux that this has been a simpler starting point.

> Spanner..

Why do you always write this at the end of your emails?


Regards,


Antony.

--
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times - stop exaggerating!"

   Please reply to the list;
 please *don't* CC me.

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