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Title: OZ 3.3.5 in good and in worse
Post by: tuxuser on April 10, 2004, 02:40:19 pm

Hi Folks,

I updated my original Sharp 5500G rom to OZ 3.3.5 which I thought to be a good idea. As a noob to OZ I\'m really desparate now because my wlan with wep128 is not working and the instruction here in the forum returns errors. Furthermore it seems I\'m too stupid to install a web browser from CF card opera is recognized in the local package listbut during installation not found. Finally I\'d liked to return to my old sharp rom and realized that the ospack for the german Z is neither on my CD nor can I find it on the internet. All I have is now a piece of good looking hightech with a nice OS but no longer productive at all for me.

All I want is a Z with it\'s PIM apps, web browser, wlan with wep 128 and a possibility to sync it with lotus notes. :cry:

Help! Help anyone?

Title: OZ 3.3.5 in good and in worse
Post by: lardman on April 10, 2004, 04:06:52 pm

Try issuing the something like:

# ipkg install -d sd opera6.ipk

from the command line (assuming you want to put it on your SD card, otherwise try ram, cf or root if you want to put it elsewhere).
It\'s possible that the opera ipk is damaged as it can be seen (the file), but presumably not unpacked.

Not sure about wep, but what are the errors?


Simon

Title: OZ 3.3.5 in good and in worse
Post by: aig on April 10, 2004, 08:39:35 pm

To get wep to work on collie you will need to go to the terminal and type this:
echo \"hostap_crypt_wep\" ]] /etc/modules
This was discussed in the README.FIRST file located at http://www.openzaurus.org/official/3.3.5/c...ie/README.FIRST (http://www.openzaurus.org/official/3.3.5/collie/README.FIRST)

Take care.
~AIG

Title: OZ 3.3.5 in good and in worse
Post by: tuxuser on April 12, 2004, 12:44:23 am

First thank you Simon and ARG for your support. But...

Issueing \" ipkg install -d sd opera6.ipk\" returns

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# ipkg install -d sd opera6.ipk

Cannot find package opera6.ipk.

Check the spelling or perhaps run \'ipkg update\'

ipkg_conf_write_status_files: Can\'t open status file: /usr/lib/ipkg/status for writing: No space left on device

ipkg_conf_write_status_files: Can\'t open status file: /mnt/card/usr/lib/ipkg/status for writing: No space left on device

ipkg_conf_write_status_files: Can\'t open status file: /mnt/cf/usr/lib/ipkg/status for writing: No space left on device

SIGSEGV

regardless wether I choose cf, ram or sd as destination and ram would be preferred.

AIG, the wep is suddenly working. Befor writing my first inquiry I typed in the three commands below:

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echo hostap_crypt_wep >> /etc/modules

iwconfig wlan0 key s:My128WepKey

udhcp -i wlan0

and adding the line to /etc/modules was the only one accepted. iwconfig returned

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# iwconfig wlan0 key s:xxx_My128WepKey_xxx   // of course my correct key;-)

Error for wireless request "Set Encode" (8B2A) :

    SET failed on device wlan0; Argument list too long.

while udhcp returns

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# udhcp -i wlan0

-sh: udhcp: not found.

However while retrying to write this lines it suddenly works and I don\'t have any explanation.

By the way, OZ 3.3.5 seems quite unstable. About every 3rd to 5th turn on the Z blocks totally and I have to switch to battery replacement and back to normal operation to get it back to life.

Title: OZ 3.3.5 in good and in worse
Post by: aig on April 12, 2004, 04:47:13 pm

OZ 3.3.6 seemed a bit faster and more stable to me.  A few other bugs were worked out too, including the fix for wep. The only thing to keep in mind is that executables need to be cross-compiled for gcc 3, or you have to use the compat libs for 3.3.6.

For the opera install, is the working directory from which you issue the command the same location where the ipk is stored?

Take care.
~AIG

Title: OZ 3.3.5 in good and in worse
Post by: lardman on April 13, 2004, 08:45:20 am

Looks like you\'ve filled /

See what \'df\' tells you.

You\'ll have to uninstall some stuff (on root) otherwise the ipkg status file can\'t be written to (so you can\'t install anything anywhere).


Simon