 New Debian Snapshot V0.18, on pocketworkstation.org ! |
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 Mar 17 2005, 10:47 AM
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i've just read this announcement on pocketworkstation.org mailing list:
anyone has tried it yet?  --- a short note that I've updated the Debian snapshot (v0.18) for Zaurus handhelds on http://pocketworkstation.org to the current sarge/testing packages. It now includes up to date versions of the fbvnc/Xf4vnc combo so that fractional scaling and fast shared memory communication should work out of the box. The packages are getting huge though, I haven't checked what extra dependencies got dragged in... -Klaus --- |
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May 7 2005, 11:17 AM
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Yes, I was brave (or maybe foolish...
 ) and just tried it....Installed OK and overall works OK.... BUT.....last night I did 'apt-get upgrade' and while it was unpacking lots of stuff, I started getting an error window (from Qtopia, not X/Qt/Debian) that said: "Memory Status Memory is very low. This application is forced to terminate." Any thought whether it relates to this version or something else?? Thanks, Mark QUOTE(jpmatrix @ Mar 17 2005, 11:47 AM) i've just read this announcement on pocketworkstation.org mailing list:
anyone has tried it yet? --- a short note that I've updated the Debian snapshot (v0.18) for Zaurus handhelds on http://pocketworkstation.org to the current sarge/testing packages. It now includes up to date versions of the fbvnc/Xf4vnc combo so that fractional scaling and fast shared memory communication should work out of the box. The packages are getting huge though, I haven't checked what extra dependencies got dragged in... -Klaus ---  |
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May 7 2005, 11:58 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 2,821 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Wasilla Ak. Member No.: 4,572 |
pop in an sd card
make a dir called "swap" on it install swapd (you can find it by doing a google for Zaurus swapd..it will send you to silvio's site0 [quote=jpmatrix,Mar 17 2005, 11:47 AM]i've just read this announcement on pocketworkstation.org mailing list: anyone has tried it yet? --- a short note that I've updated the Debian snapshot (v0.18) for Zaurus handhelds on http://pocketworkstation.org to the current sarge/testing packages. It now includes up to date versions of the fbvnc/Xf4vnc combo so that fractional scaling and fast shared memory communication should work out of the box. The packages are getting huge though, I haven't checked what extra dependencies got dragged in... -Klaus --- [/quote] [/quote] |
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 May 7 2005, 12:17 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 975 Joined: 25-June 03 From: Silicon Valley Member No.: 208 |
Hey, adf, THANKS!!
Will do as you suggest! Thanks, Mark QUOTE(adf @ May 7 2005, 12:58 PM) pop in an sd card
make a dir called "swap" on it install swapd (you can find it by doing a google for Zaurus swapd..it will send you to silvio's site0 |
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May 7 2005, 04:39 PM
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QUOTE(jpmatrix @ Mar 17 2005, 10:47 AM) i've just read this announcement on pocketworkstation.org mailing list: anyone has tried it yet? --- a short note that I've updated the Debian snapshot (v0.18) for Zaurus I've been using the v0.18 Debian snapshot through the pdaXrom rc9 X server on a C860 for a month or so. Very stable, and the initial apt-get update/upgrade is of course much quicker. |
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 May 7 2005, 06:46 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 975 Joined: 25-June 03 From: Silicon Valley Member No.: 208 |
OK, installed swapd....tried using apt-get again to install some packages...
Unfortunately, I got the Qtopia 'Memory Status' window popping up again.... This time it said, "Memory is very low. Please reboot." Unfortunately, due the hard drive light flickering with so much activity going on, it's hard to do that...so disconnected AC cord and removed battery....rebooted. FWIW, I installed X/Qt/Debian this time per Meanie's webpage. I installed Debian to hdd3 using a loopback instead of SD card as he described. I created a loopback filesystem on /hdd3 with 1024MB. He suggested either 256MB or 512MB if you wanted to install OpenOffice. So I thought what the heck, make it 1024... Was that a mistake to make it so big? Also, I did setup a 128MB swapfile per his instructions on /hdd3. So was it a mistake to install swapd? Or to put the swap directory on the SD card? Or ???? Would like to get rid of this low memory problem.... Thanks! Mark QUOTE(adf @ May 7 2005, 12:58 PM) pop in an sd card
make a dir called "swap" on it install swapd (you can find it by doing a google for Zaurus swapd..it will send you to silvio's site0 |
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May 8 2005, 12:26 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 2,821 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Wasilla Ak. Member No.: 4,572 |
did you go to a command prompt, as root, and run swapd?
If you don't run it it doesn't help. swap can shorten the life of a flash card. if that worries you, don't swap that way. I was thinking that swaping someplece besides the microdrive might be faster. it should be helping if it is running. works like a charm on my 6k |
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May 8 2005, 05:55 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 975 Joined: 25-June 03 From: Silicon Valley Member No.: 208 |
QUOTE(adf @ May 8 2005, 01:26 AM) did you go to a command prompt, as root, and run swapd? Nope, adf, just installed ipk in Qtopia and made directory on SD card... QUOTE If you don't run it it doesn't help. That makes sense....  So I assume I go to a command prompt in Qtopia terminal and run swapd, right? QUOTE swap can shorten the life of a flash card. if that worries you, don't swap that way. I was thinking that swaping someplece besides the microdrive might be faster. Right now, not worried about shortening life of flash card. But would like stability and getting rid of those pesky low memory error messages...so whatever method is best is OK... QUOTE it should be helping if it is running. works like a charm on my 6k Sounds great...will give it a shot now and report back later... THANKS, Mark |
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May 8 2005, 11:29 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 975 Joined: 25-June 03 From: Silicon Valley Member No.: 208 |
UPDATE:
I started up 'swapd' in QKonsole window... Then started up Debian. Then did 'apt-get update' and 'apt-get upgrade'...worked OK. Then started 'synaptic' and installed a few things...worked OK. Then tried to install 'locales'...it started install, opened up 'Debian Configuration' window with 'Configuring Locales' heading. It asks you to select which locale you want to install. When I tried to select which one, Z had frozen up...couldn't get back to Qtopia either... So unplugged, pulled battery, ......rebooted.... Now starting to wonder if there's any relationship with what's going on with the fact that I'm using the Cacko3K beta1 ROM...or is this just coincidence..??? The only issue I've had with Cacko3K beta1 ROM so far is that it seemed to have affected my use of my Ambicom WiFi card. But can get online OK using my Socket Ethernet card Any thoughts on what if anything to check?? Thanks, Mark |
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May 8 2005, 01:31 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 2,821 Joined: 13-September 04 From: Wasilla Ak. Member No.: 4,572 |
the locales thing has always been a pain, imho. smuelas posted a fix or two a while back, though.
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May 8 2005, 05:27 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 975 Joined: 25-June 03 From: Silicon Valley Member No.: 208 |
Thanks, adf,
I think I was in the midst of doing what smuelas suggested as a fix (install locales), when my Z froze up... Someone posted another idea which was to CODE export PERL_BADLANG = 0 QUOTE(adf @ May 8 2005, 02:31 PM) the locales thing has always been a pain, imho. smuelas posted a fix or two a while back, though.
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May 9 2005, 05:54 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 975 Joined: 25-June 03 From: Silicon Valley Member No.: 208 |
Struggling to still figure out why I'm having so many Z freezes with X/Qt/Debian....
Noticed something that made me wonder if this relates to what is happening with memory that's affecting my use of X/Qt/Debian.... On iceWM taskbar I now see that it shows '255%PC'. As I understand it this is CPU usage, right? Seems like it shouldn't be so high number. So thinking maybe either I 1) Made loopback filesystem too big or 2) Need to disable swapfile setup just prior to Debian install and either 'swapd' or swapfile in Cacko ROM MemoryApp??? Or ???? Thanks, Mark |
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May 13 2005, 11:47 PM
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Hi
I'm using Latest Pocketworkstation on my C3K (cackoROM+testu v18a+XQt). Every things work great. (firefox, gimp (it is a bit slow)) I can't install openoffice (depencies trouble with openoffice.org-bin) I try frozen-bubble, but it complains about libGL that it doesn't no find... anyone has a clue about this? (I think about xlibmesa put the depencies are horrific) See u F. |
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May 14 2005, 01:20 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 22-April 04 From: Belgium Member No.: 2,962 |
Hi,
Try the files from this site : openoffice arm install files and search the threads for openoffice, there has been written quite a lot about this. Take a look here (post 45) to know how you can install it. (there are other ways too) Chero |
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