What Have I Done? - Clicked 'reboot' Now Japanese!, Help! Options

[Guest_Zauri_*]

just use the echo command thus

echo en > /home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf


no editor required?!

Thanks speculatrix! It seems to be working ok now. I even am able to reboot & it comes back English, so it's edited now.
I have downloaded pico for the time when I am able to do some editting. I purchased the Z as my first Linux device so it will be a good learnig curve to acquire skills to be able to use a terminal screen. I am also planning on loading Opensuse onto my home PC, so this will also help my learning curve also.

Zauri

[sdjf]

Be careful with the echo command, folks. The following would erase Everything Else in the file.

echo en > locale.conf

To add a line instead, use ">>", but be careful not to destroy the format of the info inside:

echo en >> locale.conf

Meanie was right. sed is a much better tool for this. I was too tired to feel comfortable using it last night, especially since I hadn't seen the conf file on the 3200. I'd be curious what it looks like, now that it's working. Zauri, maybe post "cat /home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf"?

sdjf

[Guest_Zauri_*]

Be careful with the echo command, folks.  The following would erase Everything Else in the file.

echo en >  locale.conf

To add a line instead, use ">>",  but be careful not to destroy the format of the info inside:

echo en >>  locale.conf

Meanie was right.  sed is a much better tool for this.  I was too tired to feel comfortable using it last night, especially since I hadn't seen the conf file on the 3200.  I'd be curious what it looks like, now that it's working.  Zauri, maybe post "cat /home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf"?

sdjf

I removed the terminal software today. I was using qpe terminal & found it very hard to read last night, when I was punching in commands. The text shows very small & I didn't know how to enlarge it. I am on the hunt for a better terminal program - suggestions & attachments welcome!

Zauri

[sdjf]

qpe-terminal has the word Font in the upper left-hand corner. If you tap it, there is a dropdown menu with options Micro (tiny), Small Fixed (I use this, 47 characters per line, 34 lines), and "Medium Fixed" (40 chars per line, 18 lines per screen). (Version: 1.5.0-2)

Medium Fixed is quite easy to read.

I found the other consoles I tried way too complicated and they seemed to give me less data per screen. They were cluttered up with fancy features I didn't want. I don't recall which was which at this point, I just know qpe-terminal is nice and simple, at least for me.

sdjf

[Guest_Zauri_*]

qpe-terminal has the word Font in the upper left-hand corner.  If you tap it, there is a dropdown menu with options Micro (tiny), Small Fixed (I use this, 47 characters per line, 34 lines), and "Medium Fixed" (40 chars per line, 18 lines per screen). (Version: 1.5.0-2)

Medium Fixed is quite easy to read.

I found the other consoles I tried way too complicated and they seemed to give me less data per screen.  They were cluttered up with fancy features I didn't want.  I don't recall which was which at this point, I just know qpe-terminal is nice and simple, at least for me.

sdjf

Thanks sdjf! I notice the font size option. Although still small, medium fixed is better than before. I punched in "cat /home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf" and the lanuage is set on en so it looks like it's working the way it should be. I have also backed up my NAND.

Zauri

[sdjf]

Another option, although slow, is to use a GUI browser to read files! They all should give you the ability to fine-tune your display size.

If you have Opera, which version? Don't have time now to explain how to increase font, and I don't know what browser(s) you have on board, but read the help menus for starters.

You could read that file in opera by typing in the address bar (if you can find it ),

file://localhost/home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

assuming I didn't make any typo's. If that doesn't work, I would try:

file://home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

Same address should work in a different GUI browser if you use Netfront or whatever.

sdjf

[Guest_Zauri_*]

Another option, although slow, is to use a GUI browser to read files!  They all should give you the ability to fine-tune your display size.

If you have Opera, which version?  Don't have time now to explain how to increase font, and I don't know what browser(s) you have on board, but read the help menus for starters.

You could read that file in opera by typing in the address bar (if you can find it ),

file://localhost/home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

assuming I didn't make any typo's.   If that doesn't work, I would try:

file://home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

Same address should work in a different GUI browser if you use Netfront or whatever.

sdjf

I downloaded Opera 7.3 for SL-5x00 but I couldn't get it to work on my Z. I do still have Netfront but that wouldn't allow me to open locale.conf .
Also, I downloaded a file, what I thought was pico, but I couldn't get it to install. I am still hunting around for a decent copy of that. I believe i could view the locale.conf file in that program.

[Meanie]

Another option, although slow, is to use a GUI browser to read files!  They all should give you the ability to fine-tune your display size.

If you have Opera, which version?  Don't have time now to explain how to increase font, and I don't know what browser(s) you have on board, but read the help menus for starters.

You could read that file in opera by typing in the address bar (if you can find it ),

file://localhost/home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

assuming I didn't make any typo's.   If that doesn't work, I would try:

file://home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

Same address should work in a different GUI browser if you use Netfront or whatever.

sdjf

I downloaded Opera 7.3 for SL-5x00 but I couldn't get it to work on my Z. I do still have Netfront but that wouldn't allow me to open locale.conf .
Also, I downloaded a file, what I thought was pico, but I couldn't get it to install. I am still hunting around for a decent copy of that. I believe i could view the locale.conf file in that program.

the correct url syntax is


file:///mnt/card/somefile.html

note the 3 slashes instead of 1 or 2 as given in other samples...


btw pico can be found here as well as many other goodies

http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/pico_4.4_arm.ipk

[Guest_Zauri_*]

Another option, although slow, is to use a GUI browser to read files!  They all should give you the ability to fine-tune your display size.

If you have Opera, which version?  Don't have time now to explain how to increase font, and I don't know what browser(s) you have on board, but read the help menus for starters.

You could read that file in opera by typing in the address bar (if you can find it ),

file://localhost/home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

assuming I didn't make any typo's.   If that doesn't work, I would try:

file://home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

Same address should work in a different GUI browser if you use Netfront or whatever.

sdjf

I downloaded Opera 7.3 for SL-5x00 but I couldn't get it to work on my Z. I do still have Netfront but that wouldn't allow me to open locale.conf .
Also, I downloaded a file, what I thought was pico, but I couldn't get it to install. I am still hunting around for a decent copy of that. I believe i could view the locale.conf file in that program.

the correct url syntax is


file:///mnt/card/somefile.html

note the 3 slashes instead of 1 or 2 as given in other samples...


btw pico can be found here as well as many other goodies

http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/pico_4.4_arm.ipk

Thanks for the link for pico but, when I run the install it says "This package seems to depends on other packages. Please install them, too."
What do i need installed?

[Meanie]

Another option, although slow, is to use a GUI browser to read files!  They all should give you the ability to fine-tune your display size.

If you have Opera, which version?  Don't have time now to explain how to increase font, and I don't know what browser(s) you have on board, but read the help menus for starters.

You could read that file in opera by typing in the address bar (if you can find it ),

file://localhost/home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

assuming I didn't make any typo's.   If that doesn't work, I would try:

file://home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

Same address should work in a different GUI browser if you use Netfront or whatever.

sdjf

I downloaded Opera 7.3 for SL-5x00 but I couldn't get it to work on my Z. I do still have Netfront but that wouldn't allow me to open locale.conf .
Also, I downloaded a file, what I thought was pico, but I couldn't get it to install. I am still hunting around for a decent copy of that. I believe i could view the locale.conf file in that program.

the correct url syntax is


file:///mnt/card/somefile.html

note the 3 slashes instead of 1 or 2 as given in other samples...


btw pico can be found here as well as many other goodies

http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/pico_4.4_arm.ipk

Thanks for the link for pico but, when I run the install it says "This package seems to depends on other packages. Please install them, too."
What do i need installed?

I think it is time for you to pick up zbook3k and read it. Then if you still have questions, you can ask away, but most if not all your current questions are answered/explained in zbook so I really recommend you to read it.

[Guest_Zauri_*]

Another option, although slow, is to use a GUI browser to read files!  They all should give you the ability to fine-tune your display size.

If you have Opera, which version?  Don't have time now to explain how to increase font, and I don't know what browser(s) you have on board, but read the help menus for starters.

You could read that file in opera by typing in the address bar (if you can find it ),

file://localhost/home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

assuming I didn't make any typo's.   If that doesn't work, I would try:

file://home/zaurus/Settings/locale.conf

Same address should work in a different GUI browser if you use Netfront or whatever.

sdjf

I downloaded Opera 7.3 for SL-5x00 but I couldn't get it to work on my Z. I do still have Netfront but that wouldn't allow me to open locale.conf .
Also, I downloaded a file, what I thought was pico, but I couldn't get it to install. I am still hunting around for a decent copy of that. I believe i could view the locale.conf file in that program.

the correct url syntax is


file:///mnt/card/somefile.html

note the 3 slashes instead of 1 or 2 as given in other samples...


btw pico can be found here as well as many other goodies

http://zaurus.daemons.gr/menaie/feed/pico_4.4_arm.ipk

Thanks for the link for pico but, when I run the install it says "This package seems to depends on other packages. Please install them, too."
What do i need installed?

I think it is time for you to pick up zbook3k and read it. Then if you still have questions, you can ask away, but most if not all your current questions are answered/explained in zbook so I really recommend you to read it.

Thanks Meanie! OK, I'll give it a read. I am thinking that pico has a dependancy on other files that I haven't got loaded. Someone in the forums told me to get pico, & so I just thought it would work... Anyway, I'll have a read of zbook3k. Thanks again

EDIT: Had a read of zbook3k & found the section on installing pico. It told me to install libncurses_5.0_arm.ipk before I install pico_4.4_arm.ipk & so I did that. But I still haven't been given an icon in the GUI for pico. Dunno what's wrong with it, so I give up on it for now. That zbook3k looks like a great reference - Thanks again for recommending that

[speculatrix]

I seem to recall that netfront doesn't like someone entering file:// URLs, so you have to create a dummy bookmark and then edit the file containing the bookmark!

[Jon_J]

file:///
works for me, look at the below screenshot.

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[Meanie]

I seem to recall that netfront doesn't like someone entering file:// URLs, so you have to create a dummy bookmark and then edit the file containing the bookmark!

yeah, file:// wont work, it needs file:/// which is technically the correct syntax anyway... so dont blame netfront, but blame yourself for using wrong url syntax....

[Guest_Zauri_*]

I seem to recall that netfront doesn't like someone entering file:// URLs, so you have to create a dummy bookmark and then edit the file containing the bookmark!

yeah, file:// wont work, it needs file:/// which is technically the correct syntax anyway... so dont blame netfront, but blame yourself for using wrong url syntax....

I tried both file:// & file:/// as directed & I couldn't get it to work in Netfront. If it should work then I don't know what I did wrong