Re: *new version* A little zenity-gui for flashing images to the neo
On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 4:13 AM, fredrik normann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Dale Maggee [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I have been developing small python wx-based gui that currently can be used for flashing, log data obtaining and is able to do some backup (last two via ssh). I'd be glad to share if you want. (Just will need to do some docstrings). yeah, I'd be really interested in seeing it! I don't really know any python yet, but I've looked into it a little bit lately, and I've decided I want to learn it, so if you share what you have it will probably help my learning and I can probably contribute to it. I thought about doing this in Python aswell. I got enought time, so if you want to share what you've done so fare, that would be great. Okay. I didn't really expected that somebody would be interested. Than, what project hosting is preferably used by OM community? Is it http://projects.openmoko.org/ ? Or something else? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: *new version* A little zenity-gui for flashing images to the neo
Ilja O. wrote: On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 5:13 AM, Charles Pax [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So at some point here I'm guessing Zenity will have to be dropped in favor of maybe a Python + Glade combination. Is anyone out there capable and willing to do such a thing? It should probably happen sooner rather than later. I have been developing small python wx-based gui that currently can be used for flashing, log data obtaining and is able to do some backup (last two via ssh). I'd be glad to share if you want. (Just will need to do some docstrings). yeah, I'd be really interested in seeing it! I don't really know any python yet, but I've looked into it a little bit lately, and I've decided I want to learn it, so if you share what you have it will probably help my learning and I can probably contribute to it. Cheers, -Dale ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: *new version* A little zenity-gui for flashing images to the neo
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 5:13 AM, Charles Pax [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So at some point here I'm guessing Zenity will have to be dropped in favor of maybe a Python + Glade combination. Is anyone out there capable and willing to do such a thing? It should probably happen sooner rather than later. I have been developing small python wx-based gui that currently can be used for flashing, log data obtaining and is able to do some backup (last two via ssh). I'd be glad to share if you want. (Just will need to do some docstrings). ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: *new version* A little zenity-gui for flashing images to the neo
http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2Database=*Query=transmogrificationOk,
so I've been slaving away over my (not so) little script, and it's about
time for another release.
Changes
- Utility now has the ability to flash the splash image as per request
- Utility can now also backup your device to flashable rootfs / kernel
images (david might like this for building FDOM images)
- Configurification is loaded on startup and saved in /etc/frutil (you
can only modify settings if you run it as root)
- more idiot proofing - uses 'which' to find dfu-util, checks to ensure
it's being run as root, checks that zenity is installed on the host,
checks that you have mkfs.jffs2 installed before backing up, checks that
you have pv installed and acts accordingly (by either using it or not
during the backup [this is not properly tested because I don't have pv,
please report]), and possibly other stuff I've forgotten about.
- new name to reflect the new abilities
Notes:
- I mentioned using dialog instead of zenity for a faster and more
consistent text-only interface. I investigated this, but dialog's file
selection dialog is so awful that I reconsidered and stuck with zenity.
if anybody knows of a decent text-based alternative like dialog but with
a better file selection dialog, I'd be interested to hear about it
- I recommend setting up an ssh authorized key before doing the backup,
otherwise you'll be prompted multiple times to enter the device's root
password. To do this, run 'ssh-keygen' on your host machine and then
copy the contents of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub on your host into
/home/root/authorized keys on your device. This also means you don't
have to enter your password to ssh anymore.
- I'm taking suggestions for names. I've gone with 'frutil', but
'neotool' also appeals to me. I was calling it 'uberscript' there for a
while, but I'm not a big fan of that...
- I'll get around to making a wiki page for this and linking to it from
the flash and backup pages, but I won't complain if somebody beats me to
it. A copy is available for download at http://users.on.net/~antisol/frutil
Thoughts for future versions / when I have time:
- ability to specify the names of the backup images (currently hardcoded
to ./FreeRunner_rootfs_Backup_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M`.jffs2 and
./FreeRunner_Kernel_Backup_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M`.bin)
- ability to bypass the zenity menus via command-line parameters, i.e:
frutil --flash kernel ./kernelfile.bin rootfs ./rootfs.jffs
- another method of bypassing menus - you create symbolic links called
'neoflash' and 'neobackup', and the utility checks $0 on start and goes
straight to the applicable function, the same way busybox works
- maybe ability to auto-download more things from
downloads.openmoko.org, like the latest kernel / image?
- maybe addressbook management? ability to import contacts into the
device? to do this I'd have to find a way to determine which distro is
installed and act accordingly.
- things people suggest!
*
*As always, suggestions, comments, reports of catastrophic failure,
beer, job offers, sportscars, and millions of dollars are all
appreciated. ;)
enjoy!
-Dale
#!/bin/bash
#
# FreeRunner UberSkript 1.0
# By AntiSol, antisol (at) internode (dot) on (dot) net
# GNU GPL licensed
# loosely based on a script by 'rorschach'
# Thanks to:
# Charles Pax (suggestion to fetch dfu-util)
# David Samblas (info on 'which' command)
#
settings_file='/etc/frutil'
tmp_error_log_path='/tmp/flash-error-log'
if [ -z `which zenity 2/dev/null` ]; then
echo it looks like zenity isn't installed, and this tool requires it!
exit
fi
#function detect_FR {
# tmp=`ping -c 1 192.168.0.202`
# if [ $? != 0 ]; then
# echo no freerunner found!
# else
# echo Freerunner found at 192.168.0.1
# fi
#}
function find_dfu {
#use 'which'...
dfutils_path=`which dfu-util 2/dev/null`
if [ -z $dfutils_path ]; then
#look in current directory...
if [ -x './dfu-util' ]; then
dfutils_path='./dfu-util'
fi
fi
}
function check_dfu {
if [ ! -x $dfutils_path ]; then
find_dfu
if [ -z $dfutils_path ]; then
#not found.
zenity --title dfu-util not found --question --text
The dfu utility could not be found, or is not executable. Do you want to
automagically download it from downloads.openmoko.org?
if [ $? = 0 ]; then
clear
echo 'Downloading dfu-util...'
rm ./dfu-util /dev/null 21
Re: *new version* A little zenity-gui for flashing images to the neo
I'm an idiot, ignore the dict.org link. I pasted it into the email accidentally, and I thought I'd deleted it, but apparently not. damn HTML-format emails... :( Dale Maggee wrote: http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2Database=*Query=transmogrificationOk, so I've been slaving away over my (not so) little script, and it's about time for another release. Changes - Utility now has the ability to flash the splash image as per request - Utility can now also backup your device to flashable rootfs / kernel images (david might like this for building FDOM images) - Configurification is loaded on startup and saved in /etc/frutil (you can only modify settings if you run it as root) - more idiot proofing - uses 'which' to find dfu-util, checks to ensure it's being run as root, checks that zenity is installed on the host, checks that you have mkfs.jffs2 installed before backing up, checks that you have pv installed and acts accordingly (by either using it or not during the backup [this is not properly tested because I don't have pv, please report]), and possibly other stuff I've forgotten about. - new name to reflect the new abilities Notes: - I mentioned using dialog instead of zenity for a faster and more consistent text-only interface. I investigated this, but dialog's file selection dialog is so awful that I reconsidered and stuck with zenity. if anybody knows of a decent text-based alternative like dialog but with a better file selection dialog, I'd be interested to hear about it - I recommend setting up an ssh authorized key before doing the backup, otherwise you'll be prompted multiple times to enter the device's root password. To do this, run 'ssh-keygen' on your host machine and then copy the contents of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub on your host into /home/root/authorized keys on your device. This also means you don't have to enter your password to ssh anymore. - I'm taking suggestions for names. I've gone with 'frutil', but 'neotool' also appeals to me. I was calling it 'uberscript' there for a while, but I'm not a big fan of that... - I'll get around to making a wiki page for this and linking to it from the flash and backup pages, but I won't complain if somebody beats me to it. A copy is available for download at http://users.on.net/~antisol/frutil Thoughts for future versions / when I have time: - ability to specify the names of the backup images (currently hardcoded to ./FreeRunner_rootfs_Backup_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M`.jffs2 and ./FreeRunner_Kernel_Backup_`date +%Y%m%d%H%M`.bin) - ability to bypass the zenity menus via command-line parameters, i.e: frutil --flash kernel ./kernelfile.bin rootfs ./rootfs.jffs - another method of bypassing menus - you create symbolic links called 'neoflash' and 'neobackup', and the utility checks $0 on start and goes straight to the applicable function, the same way busybox works - maybe ability to auto-download more things from downloads.openmoko.org, like the latest kernel / image? - maybe addressbook management? ability to import contacts into the device? to do this I'd have to find a way to determine which distro is installed and act accordingly. - things people suggest! * *As always, suggestions, comments, reports of catastrophic failure, beer, job offers, sportscars, and millions of dollars are all appreciated. ;) enjoy! -Dale ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: *new version* A little zenity-gui for flashing images to the neo
So at some point here I'm guessing Zenity will have to be dropped in favor of maybe a Python + Glade combination. Is anyone out there capable and willing to do such a thing? It should probably happen sooner rather than later. -Charles ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
