Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus, Screenshot Included.. Options

[tekisui]

I've got a Zaurus 5600 (Poodle) running OZ 3.5.4 and was up until 2:30 am last night installing QPE-Gaim by a combination of vodoo, trial&error dependency-order brute forcing, and scrabbling all over the intarwebs for packages. It works. Miraculously. I'm running v1.5 and I can sign on and send and recieve instant messeges with AIM and Yahoo protocols (I haven't tried others because I don't use them). The problem is that the application's tool bar where the menu's go is just a grey bar. There are spots I can hit that will invoke certain actions like setting up accounts, sign on an account, delete an account, and exit, but they buttons/menu arn't visible. The only errors I recieved while installing the packages was when I installed the Yahoo and AIM plug-in's and then again when I installed the qpe-gaim package. The errors were just that the OZ Package Installer couldn't link the emoticons for each protocol to the appropriate directory. It did the same thing with the QPE-Gaim package I assume because that package also contains said emoticons. Other than that, everything goes smoothly, now that I have the order figured out. Here's the packages I'm using, listed in the order I install them:

glibc-gconv_2.3.5+cvs20050627-r0_arm.ipk
glibc-gconv-iso8859-1_2.3.5+cvs20050627-r0_arm.ipk
libgaim-plugins_1.5.0-r3_arm.ipk
libgaim0_1.5.0-r3_arm.ipk
libgaim-protocol-oscar_1.5.0-r3_arm.ipk
libgaim-protocol-yahoo_1.5.0-r3_arm.ipk
qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk

I've attached a screenshot of what the application looks like when I run it. I've tried restarting Opie and such, and if I change the order of the packages during install, I get dependency errors. I didn't have to force anything. Any known fixes or ideas? I'm so close... I'm just glad the damn app works. On a side note, if anyone knows of a Yahoo/AIM compatible IM client that does tabbed message windows that works on OZ 3.5.4 easily, I'd gladly switch to something else. I'm not married to Gaim, but it's what I use on my laptop and workstation.... I'm open to suggestions on that route too.. Thanks in advance..

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[koen]

why didn't you do 'ipkg install qpe-gaim'?

[tekisui]

why didn't you do 'ipkg install qpe-gaim'?

I want to be able to carry all my apps I've installed on my CF card so if I have to reflash on the go, I can reload all my apps whether or not I have internet access or not. So what I'm doing is making sure I have local copies of everything. I couldn't find all those Gaim files all in one feed anyway. I got them from the OZ feeds, but different directories, etc. I spent like 2 hours on getting all the versions right and getting the install order right. Feeds hate me, too. but it's probably because I'm doing it all wrong. If you feel like trying to explain to me how to get that version of Gaim installed via feed, by all means, go for it. I welcome the instruction. I do NOT want to run the version in the Sourceforge feed. Its like v0.4 and the one in the OZ feed is 1.5, the most recent, such as 'recent' is in this case.

[tekisui]

After I got most of my other applications I wanted installed and such, I spent a few more minutes fiddling with feeds, and I think I figured them out. I just reflashed OZ for a clean start and am about to try getting QPE-Gaim via feed. I'll post up here in the next 20 minutes or so with results.
"Learning is fun" --Bender

[tekisui]

Ok so I did a completely clean install. I wiped out /home manually, reflashed OZv3.5.4, and connected to my wireless access point. Then I fired up the console and ran:

# ipkg update

Which ran for just a few seconds and finished without incident. Then I ran:

# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home

And after about 2 minutes, completed without error. I closed the console and checked the "Applications" tab, but there is was no Gaim icon. I opened the console back up and ran:

# shutdown -r now

And when Opie started back up, still no icon. All the packages show to be installed, and I didn't see any errors at all. So I went into the Package Manager and selected the package qpe-gaim and told it to reinstall that package. It did, giving me the same errors about linking the emoticon images as I got when I installed all the packages manually, but it put an icon in my Applications tab. I ran QPE-Gaim and it appears to work, BUT the menu bar is still fudged to hell like the screenshot in my first post.

[Greg2]

# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home

Then do:

CODE

ipkg-link add qpe-gaim

and restart opie

[Greg2]

Start here:
http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Main_Page
for this problem:
http://wiki.openzaurus.org/HowTos/Installing_Applications

[tekisui]

# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home

Then do:

CODE

ipkg-link add qpe-gaim

and restart opie

I reflashed for a clean start again (cleansing /home) and did it your way:

# ipkg update
# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home
# ipkg-link add qpe-gaim

And restarted. That gave me an icon, but when I click it, nothing happens. So I tried installing MY qpe-gaim package (qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk) via package manager. I got the usual errors about linking emoticons, but this time when I ran QPE-Gaim via the icon, the application runs, AND all my menus and icons are visible!

So to recap, to install QPE-Gaim 1.5 on a 5600 PX250 Running OZv3.5.4, do the following:
Download qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk
Then run (from the console)
# ipkg update
# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home
Then go to the Package Manager and install qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk, ignoring symlink errors regarding emoticons.
Now all that's left is to manually install the plug-ins for whatever protocols you use. I use AIM, Yahoo, and IRC, so I didn't bother with the other ones. Install those packages via the Package Manager also, ignoring the symlink errors they generate, still regarding those damned emoticons.

Now it runs perfectly. I only spend 2 hours last night and basically 3-4 today on it, to get it right. :-p Well worth it, though. I love a challange, especially a nerdy one.

Thank you all for your help. It proved invaluable.

[koen]

# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home

Then do:

CODE

ipkg-link add qpe-gaim

and restart opie

'ipkg-link mount /home' would be better

[tekisui]

Actually, I've got some problems still. The linking errors I was getting are still coming up. Ever time I install a package after Gaim. Ideas? How do I flush those messages so I don't have to see them each time I install something? Why in the world would they be visible when I'm installing a completely unrelated package?

[Greg2]

'ipkg-link mount /home' would be better

'ipkg-link mount /home/packages' would be better yet

[Greg2]

Actually, I've got some problems still. The linking errors I was getting are still coming up. Ever time I install a package after Gaim. Ideas?

Two possibilities to correct your problem:

Before flashing do:

CODE

rm -rf /home/*

because flashing doesn't remove the 'old' stuff from /home.

After installing gaim from the proper feed do:

CODE

ipkg-link mount /home/packages

[tekisui]

Actually, I've got some problems still. The linking errors I was getting are still coming up. Ever time I install a package after Gaim. Ideas?

Two possibilities to correct your problem:

Before flashing do:

CODE

rm -rf /home/*

because flashing doesn't remove the 'old' stuff from /home.

After installing gaim from the proper feed do:

CODE

ipkg-link mount /home/packages

I'm already doing the wipe of /home (I mentioned that at the beginning of this thread). The problem isn't across reflashes though. I wipe /home, reflash the OS, then install some stuff. When I get to Gaim, I get those linking errors about the emoticons. And theres alot of them. No biggie, the app works fine. Then I install something else. I get the normal messages saying its installing fine but then I get the errors from Gaim again. The app works fine, but theres enough error messages for all the emoticons for both protocols I use to make installing applications tedious due to having to wait for all the errors to scroll by. So it's something Gaim is causing. I dont have the problem with any other app or have the problem at ALL if I dont install Gaim.

[tekisui]

I've determined that whether I install Gaim via the console from the feed OR via the Package Manager from a local source, it still gives me the same linking errors when I try to install other stuff later. wtf. And help would be greatly appreciated. Only Gaim and Opie-Reader appear to cause this problem.

[lardman]

Post the output of your install using ipkg from the command line so we can see these error messages.

If it doesn't provide much output try using -V


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