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C1000/3x00 Hardware / C1000 And Angstrom ? Forget It !

« on: May 13, 2009, 08:46:26 am »

Ahh.. Angstrom,

Supposed to be the Bees-Knees of ARM OS's.

I think this OS is a Joke.

Mostly due to its rotten capabilities in the USB department.

It wants to force me to give up my beautiful Z C1000 for an 8086 Clone, an OQO 1Ghz Pocket
running Backtrack 3 no less.

Aren't we all just a little tired of 8086 world domination ? Isn't there someone out there in Angstrom land
that can fix our USB woes and put ARM Systems up there in lights where it belongs along with the 8086's of this world ?

We have waited long enough to get an Angstrom that ACTUALLY WORKS .  

I would love to have a go at solving this problem myself, but I don't have the time. Perhaps this
is the problem with others ?

If there is anyone out there willing to help with this issue we want to hear !

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Usb System Totally Non-functional Kernel 2.6.24

« on: January 11, 2009, 04:30:01 pm »

Hi All,

Does anyone know how to get the USB sub-system running on an Akita with the following OS's ? :

Angstrom-x11-image-glibc-ipk-2007.12-r13-akita-installkit.tgz

and

Angstrom-x11-image-glibc-ipk-2007.12-r9-akita-installkit.tgz.gz


All of the main kernel modules are present, for example:

the kernel module:

usbmouse.ko

is present , but when the mouse is attached, no go.
same for USB storage, and probably, just about everything else.

Capn_Fish kindly compiled a Module for me which modprobe loads happily, but when my RT73 Radio Card
is plugged in, same as all the other USB devices, no operation, and the system is not recognizing it at all
except for :

lsusb -v

which shows the manufacturers data for each USB device correctly, at least, the USB system is reading this
data from each device, so thats a good start.

Modprobe picks up and loads all Modules properly and normally.

lsusb list them after modprobe has loaded them.

Any suggestions anyone ?

If not, do you have an Angstrom Kernel 2.6.24 OS file we can all try that is not the same as the 2 OS's above ?

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pdaXrom Development / Please Create A Kernel .config To Support Usb Wifi In 2.4.20 Os's

« on: November 09, 2008, 07:37:59 pm »

Does anyone know the correct parameters to insert in the kernel source code .config file to setup a USB WiFi managed mode DHCP aquired IP address under kernel 2.4.20 OS's ? Do we need to play around with 'Network Setup' and 'Network Options' in the kernel config file ?

I just recompiled the PdaXii13 kernel to get Dhclient running. I had to enable:  

CONFIG_PACKET=y

and

CONFIG_FILTER=y


in the Kernel config file to get Dhclient to actually run, now, it runs, but it is still unable to aquire the IP Address using USB WiFi and DHCP from an Access Point
I also notice, that while we are able to load up the parameters of our Network using the iwconfig command, the function:

iwconfig rausb0 ap 00:11:22:33:44:55

does not work, this is important as the system needs to either be able to fetch the AP's MAC address or it needs to be told it. with USB Wifi, neither of these
happen.

I report the same problems with the program :

dhcpcd

Also, it would be great if we could get Ad-Hoc mode to properly operate in the CF 802.11b WiFi cards, this mode would also be good to add for the USB WiFi cards too.

any suggestions ?

Maybe I should just leave it all rot and wait for kernel 2.6 pdaX ?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Get A Single File From Initrd.bin

« on: October 26, 2008, 03:47:05 pm »

Hi all,

is there any way we  can extract a single file from an initrd.bin file in the conventional manner using extraction tools
rather than the manner using modprobe, jffs2 and mknod ?

thanks, Allelectrix

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How Do We Get Online With Usb Wifi In Pdaxii13 ?

« on: October 24, 2008, 06:14:13 pm »

Hi all,

Anyone know how do we get online with USB Wifi in pdaXii13 ?

All iwconfig commands complete except:

iwconfig rausb0 ap 00:11:22:33:44:AA

so, when we issue the dhcpcd -h zaurus -G 192.168.1.254 rausb0 command we get no connection.

any ideas ?

tried this with rt73 and rt2570 cards.

perhaps we can edit an existing system script to make it work with rausb0 instead of wlan0, what script would this be ? - so
that we could use the GUI 'Network & WiFi' configurator .

Thanks all ! , Allelectrix

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Linux Issues / Get Online Only Using Bash And A Usb Card

« on: October 24, 2008, 05:21:06 pm »

Hi all,

Heres how to get online with BT3:

insert the USB Card into the Hub. we are dealing here with the rt73 Card Edimax EW-7318USg Card but any RT73 card should do it.

open a BASH Shell and issue:

ifconfig rausb0 up
iwconfig rausb0 essid "essid_of_AP" channel X mode managed enc ABCDEF0123456789 ap 00:11:22:33:44:55


where:

1. essid_of_AP = the essid of the AP in quotes
2. X = channel AP is on. enter 2 for channel 2 or 11 for channel 11 etc,etc...
3. ABCDEF0123456789 = the HEX encryption key if the Network is using WEP. this will be either 6 or 13 bytes long.
4. ap = 00:11:22:33:44:55 replace this with the AP's MAC addresss

Now, if the HTTP control page is at 192.168.1.254 do next:

hostname

bt

the hostname is bt

finally, to get online using DHCP do:

dhcpcd -h bt -G 192.168.1.254 rausb0

if this command don't complete almost immediately, it will fail to connect. then check:

Is USB Card connected to a powered hub ?
Is the card on the same channel as the AP ?
Is the AP's MAC displayed after you issue iwconfig ?

QUESTIONS

Can someone please answer these for me:

1. How do we get the AP's MAC address listed with iwconfig in pdaXii13 using a USB Card ?
2. I have tried this method with pdaXii13 on a Zaurus SL-C1000. All commands load except:

iwconfig rausb0 ap 00:11:22:33:44:55

even though this command completes correctly, the AP's MAC is still not listed when afterwards we issue iwconfig .
therefore, does anyone know the solution to this ? because if we then try the dhcpcd command above, it fails,
as I said, all other parameters get loaded except AP, a rather annoying little problem.

Hope someone can help.

Thanks all, Allelectrix

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pdaXrom Development / How Do We Compile Arm Kernel From Source Code For Zaurus Sl-c1000 ?

« on: August 24, 2008, 09:09:00 pm »

I would like someone to show/point to me where we can get kernel source code for to use with the
Sharp Zaurus.

I already know about kernel.org, it appears thats our starting point ? BUT, that code is
for 8086 Machines not ARM.

so, how do we modify x86 source code for use with ARM computers ?

I really want to learn how to modify x86 kernel source code namely the 2.4.20 kernel source code,
and modify it for the Intel XScale ARM CPU in my Sharp Zaurus SL-C1000.

Then I would like to on-board the Zaurus compile the code down to a 'zImage' file, install it,
then run my new kernel.

I have a good idea on how to add device drivers to a kernel, but, first, we need to have
compiled and installed our kernel from source, then that source is also used in building
other device drivers. everything hangs on knowing how to setup the source code for ARM.

If anyone has detailed howtos on this specific model, I am ready and eager to learn.

Thanks to anyone who see this and helps ;-)

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pdaXrom Development / I Will Pay Anyone $150 Us Just Compile Aspj Rt73 Module For Zaurus

« on: August 23, 2008, 09:59:27 pm »

Its incredible.. cant get kernel modules to download, dont know how to modify vanilla kernel code for Zaurus C1000 because no one
else knows it seems ? I hope I am wrong ?

And all I want is:

rt73.o

yes, that single kernel module compiled for kernel 2.4.20 and to be used on a Zaurus SL-C1000 and pdaxii13 OS.
just make sure the source code is from the ASPj rt73-k2wrlz source code and you use GCC 3.4.5 which is the default GCC for
pdaxii13.

Its got to be the all time easiest $150 US your ever going to make.

someone, somewhere out there knows exactly what I'm talking about and want, if thats you, come get your money ! its ready !

create for me rt73.o and its all yours !

contact me on +44 775 7627096  on my Cellular phone daylight GMT . if no reply, please leave a message I will get back to you
quickly.

please also contact me at:     allelectrix2@yahoo.co.uk

your efforts to help me will be well rewarded. thanks so much !

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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: July 12, 2008, 08:11:32 am »

Hi all,

I'm new to Linux, but learning stuff all the time...

was just wondering how difficult it would be to port all/most/majority of Backtrack
to the XScale ARM Machines SL-Cxx00 ?

has anyone thought about doing this ?

I would guess the firstmost consideration is storage space:

a) develop 4Gb SDIO driver for whatever kernel is chosen

then proceed with the creation of the software:

 choose a kernel 2.6 based ARM OS and install it
c) remove any excess software baggage from this install your not going to use
d) load cross-compiler environment into an x86 Machine running a distro like x86 SUSE.
e) load ARM GCC equivalent of your cross compiler to your destiantion Computer
f) setup kernel source tree on your destination computer
g) ARM patch and cross compile kernel for ARM and install on destination Computer
h) obtain all tarballs for all important programs running in the x86 CDROM version
    and cross compile them for ARM, then IPK them ready for installation on destination Computer

As you can see, I have an idea of the process, but I dont know how to go about exactly doing this.

this would be ideal, as the Sharp Pocket Computers offer such a lot of portable power in such a small package ?

what say you good people ?

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Linux Issues / Want To Change 2.6.24 Kernel To 2.6.23 Kernel 4 Angstrom C1000

« on: June 23, 2008, 07:27:04 pm »

Hi to all again,

I would very much like to know how to downgrade an OS Kernel, namely, Kernel 2.6.24 to 2.6.23 in
the Angstrom OS - how would I do this ? what tools do I need ?

Here is my GUESS:

a) open 'System Info' Applet get GCC version there
 install GCC version listed in the Applet (how do I do that ?)
c) Install kernel source code of 2.6.23
d) make zImage
e) load zImage to Card, replacing zImage that came with initrd.bin originally.
f) re flash C1000

Where am I wrong ?

I really need to know exact steps ... Is there a guide somewhere ?

many thanks, Allelectrix

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Linux Issues / Setup Dev On Sl-c1000 Kernel 2.4.20 Cacko 1.23 Howto

« on: June 12, 2008, 07:53:31 pm »

Hi all,

What GCC version is needed for the kernel 2.4.20 in Cacko 1.23 ?

Do you know how to put the entire GCC centre into a compressed .IMG file so that we can run it
in one of those compressed Loop functions (Mount -o Loop) ?

Other than that, where is the best place to put GCC on an SL-C1000 ?

Thanks in advance ;-)

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OpenZaurus/Opie/Qtopia / Gcc And Kernel Headers Required For Aircrack-ng

« on: April 24, 2008, 12:28:11 pm »

Hi everyone,

Hope your all well ;-)

OK - want to do a few things with my collie:

a) want to run aircrack-ng with packet injection
cool.gif want kernel headers for kernel:

2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix-3.5.4

c) need gcc 2.95.3 20010315 (or above) installed on 5500 to compile a required modification
to hostap drivers, which involves compiling with the kernel.

this is why, this is what aircrack-ng say:

Nearly all drivers (that can support injection) needs to be patched to support injection in Monitor mode.
You will need the following to compile drivers:

*
Linux kernel headers that match your current running kernel.
*
The same gcc version that was used to compile your kernel. At least make sure that the first two version numbers or the compiler are thesame (e.g. it's OK to use gcc 3.4.6 to compile the driver if the kernel was compiled by gcc 3.4.2). Ignoring this rule will cause Invalid module format errors during module load. That can be checked via /proc/version.

so, to recap, I need gcc 2.95.3 20010315 (or above) installed, and 2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix-3.5.4 kernel headers.

If anyone has a working copy of the aircrack-ng suite working on a SL-5500, can I copy your installation ? - perhaps you would be
kind enough to make a zImage and an initrid.bin of your installation ? - this would save me a whole pile of problems, as I am
new to Linux. I would also like to learn how to make those 2 files.

If not, I need a feed source to download the needed software - does anyone have any links or recommendations ? do you have old copies
of that software ? - can you send me a copy ?

please feel free to email me here at:

I know gcc is a big installation, so, if you have cramfs files that will run gcc 2.95.3 20010315 (or above) from an SD Card
im definitely interested in that. if not, can someone teach me how to install gcc from a tarball and then make a cramfs of it ?

look forward to your replies ;-)
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Android / Want Kernel Headers And Gcc For Opie 3.5.4 Aircrack-ng Use

« on: April 24, 2008, 12:20:19 pm »

Hi everyone,

Hope your all well ;-)

OK - want to do a few things with my collie:

a) want to run aircrack-ng with packet injection
 want kernel headers for kernel:  

2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix-3.5.4

c) need gcc 2.95.3 20010315 (or above) installed on 5500 to compile a required modification
    to hostap drivers, which involves compiling with the kernel.

this is why, this is what aircrack-ng say:

Nearly all drivers (that can support injection) needs to be patched to support injection in Monitor mode.
You will need the following to compile drivers:

    *
      Linux kernel headers that match your current running kernel.
    *
      The same gcc version that was used to compile your kernel. At least make sure that the first two version numbers or the compiler are thesame (e.g. it's OK to use gcc 3.4.6 to compile the driver if the kernel was compiled by gcc 3.4.2). Ignoring this rule will cause Invalid module format errors during module load. That can be checked via /proc/version.

so, to recap, I need gcc 2.95.3 20010315 (or above) installed, and 2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix-3.5.4 kernel headers.

If anyone has a working copy of the aircrack-ng suite working on a SL-5500, can I copy your installation ? - perhaps you would be
kind enough to make a zImage and an initrid.bin of your installation ? - this would save me a whole pile of problems, as I am
new to Linux. I would also like to learn how to make those 2 files.

If not, I need a feed source to download the needed software - does anyone have any links or recommendations ? do you have old copies
of that software ? - can you send me a copy ?

please feel free to email me here at: allelectrix2@yahoo.co.uk

I know gcc is a big installation, so, if you have cramfs files that will run gcc 2.95.3 20010315 (or above) from an SD Card
im definitely interested in that. if not, can someone teach me how to install gcc from a tarball and then make a cramfs of it ?

look forward to your replies ;-)

             all the best to you all, allelectrix

                  'Electric Blue - Power of the Universe'