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Sharp ROMs / Gimp On Cacko

« on: March 11, 2008, 04:25:04 pm »

Hi all,

I've got Gimp running on X/QT in Cacko 1.23, and it starts up fine. Functionality is good, but performance is not. (this is an akita, with the default swap file enabled). When I try to draw anything freehand, I get maybe the first dot of piece of line and it lags out. I can't sketch anything, and there doesn't seem to be enough resources for the app to keep track of what I'm drawing.

This doesn't happen on Gimp under pdaXrom, so I know the machine should be able to handle this app..

Can anyone recommend any configurations with X/QT, swapfiles, etc. that would make this app run better?

Thank you,

~H

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Enlightement

« on: March 10, 2008, 12:26:40 pm »

Hi all,

I installed the e17 package from the feed. How do I start enlightment? I tried to kick off the e17_init script (on a 3200) but it does not work.

You have to reboot and choose it as your desktop handler

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Pdaxii13v2

« on: March 07, 2008, 04:56:14 pm »

I browsed kkazakov13's feed to see if I had any files that needed updated, that weren't caught in the upgrade process and found these 4 files needed updating.
I checked with the latest "ignored" list and none of these were on it, so I updated these 4 libraries:
glib2_2.14.0_armv5tel.ipk
libgphoto2_2.4.0_armv5tel.ipk
pango_1.18.1_armv5tel.ipk
poppler_0.5.4-1_armv5tel.ipk

When I rebooted, my fonts on the desktop and in GQview are all square boxes.
All the filenames in rox filer are square boxes also.
I'm not sure which one is causing this, but I'll go through them one-by-one and install the previous version.
I'll report back after I uninstall/reinstall prior versions and find the "culprit" that is causing these square boxes to replace my fonts.
EDIT
I found it was pango that was causing my problems, I uninstalled the newer version above and re-installed pango_1.10.0_armv5tel.ipk

I still have the *.png problem with icons, etc..

I couldn't leave well enough alone, and decided to try another upgrade to v2 on my Akita. Historically, I've gotten this same result (missing icons) so I had just stuck with beta3. But after reading your other post about solving the missing icons problem, I thought your fix might be good for Akitas, so I tried it. Unfortunately, in GQview my .png box was already checked, so that didn't change anything. Restarting left me even worse off - a blank screen and a bar, with no icons anywhere. I can add the launcher back, but apps don't open (visibly anyway).

Could be that your solution worked in a prior build of v2 but not the current one? Here's what I did:

• Starting with pdaxii13, I did the 5.5 upgrade according to Meanie's instructions
• I reverted to the older version of Pango as per your other post, and installed libpng_1.2.12_armv5tel.ipk. After this I couldn't see applications that opened on the desktop (even rxvt showed up mostly greyed out).
• I removed Rox and could see wallpaper and icons again, but had to re-add icons to the control bar.
• After this most apps weren't visible once they opened. Some were, but it was random - for instance, Abiword and Leafpad wouldn't open, but Xpdf would.
• I added the 4 libraries listed above, and most of my icons reappeared, however there are still some apps that are missing icons - the CF/SD card utility for example, and a notepad app.

I can't find anymore leads as to what it would take to finish fixing this 5.5 upgrade, so I'm probably going to revert to beta3. Hopefully the Akita info in this post might be helpful down the road as bug testing data.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / C1000 Pdaxii13 Hd Image Full Walkthru

« on: March 05, 2008, 03:02:45 pm »

I need help doing this because ive tried it before and failed. So a good walkthrough of installing this would help me a lot.

Here is a full walkthrough for the Akita. After installing pdaXii13 many times, I've figured out a few things about how the rom behaves on the usual C1000 and associated hardware. These instructions are for how to get a stable, working build - I've gotten the best results after a factory reset, so make sure you backup your data before using this walkthrough.

Preparation
1. Download the pdaXii13 install files for Akita here
2. Do a checksum on the files and make sure they match the data in checksum.txt
3. Download the NAND flash utility for the C1000 here
4. Get a CF card (256MB or over) and format it in a digital camera, or in linux using # mkfs -t vfat -v /dev/sda1 (see this site for more info on CF cards)

Factory Reset
1. Extract the NAND utility to the freshly formatted CF card. Power off, remove cable and batter, and insert the CF.
2. Hold down Fn+D+M and then insert the battery: when the service menu come sup, place the cover over the battery so it doesn't fall out while your working.
3. Use the directional pad to go move through the sections and go to Extra Menu -> Zaurus Test -> NAND Flash Full Erase and hit ok - this will mark any bad blocks as unwritable, which may help with stability. Then go to 'NAND Flash Restore' menu, select NAND restore, and hit ok to continue. It will begin installing the factory default image (Japanese Sharp ROM). When the green bar is finished and it says OK, your done.
*Remove the CF card*
4. Power off, and remove the battery, then replace it. Power back on to boot into the original Sharp Rom to make sure everything is working ok.
5. After you have booted in successfully, suspend the session and remove the battery.
6. Then replace the battery, lock the cover, and plug in the power.

Install the ROM
1. Remove the CF card and format it again. Copy the pdaXii13 install files (only) onto the card and put it into the Zaurus.
2. Hold down OK + Power on to get into the boot menu.

The order you do these next parts are important, so don't assume they can be mixed:

3. Go to NAND flash utilities and format the user partition (wait for menu to return after partitions re-mount)
4. From the same menu, select 'Fix loader 64MB limit'.
5. As it reboots, pull the battery and power.
6. Replace the battery/cover, plug in the power, and go back to the boot menu again.
7. In NAND flash utilities select 'Resize Root Partition'. Set the size to 121mb - this also prompts a reboot.
8. Repeat steps 5 & 6
9. From the main menu, select Install new ROM and let it install.
10. When it is finished, pull the CF card - this will kill the boot menu and reboot the system
*you want to make sure you don't have any flash cards in any sockets when booting your Zaurus* (and I would go so far as to do this as a rule even during normal operation with an Akita using this kind of build)

If you used to get jffs2 or crc errors, you won't after doing this install correctly.

You should then have a stable pdaXii13 Akita image all on your flash. The only other measures I would take with the Akita is - do not install the upgrade package to 5.5. If you do an ipkg update, make sure you have removed the pdaxii13v2 feeds. I've had problems upgrading the C1000 to v2 - there might be a way to do it cleanly, but I haven't figured that out yet, so I just install standard and beta3 packages only, and enjoy the stable release.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Msn Messenger On Pdaxii13

« on: February 28, 2008, 07:29:23 pm »

Hi everyone,

This is my first post, but I thought it worth mentioning, since it is a workaround solution to a common problem.

I've been very happy with pdaXii13, it does everything I need it to do except let my use MSN Messenger (because of the difficulty with gaim/pidgin handling SSL).

HOWEVER, I was able to log into MSN Messenger and use it normally (although it takes a while to load up) through Firefox 1.5 at the Web Messenger site.  

Background:
1. Make sure you allow popups in Firefox settings.
2. You have to click the 'I want to.. send an instant message' option in the command window of the main MSN popup to initiate messaging. It then carries on like MSN Messenger normally does on a windows machine. When I first tried this, I just double-clicked a user to send a message and Firefox crashed, probably because the site sent me too many popup warnings.
3. I have openssl-0.9.7.c and gnutls-1.6.1 installed, but I don't know if that made any difference.

Anyways, I hope this is a decent workaround for those who actually have a need to hop on MSN Messenger once in a while.

~Hellgeist

(Using pdaXii13 version 5.4.9 "Sally" on an Akita)