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Windows Issues / Tuxcards on windows

« on: January 07, 2008, 03:20:51 pm »

Hi,

i am trying to test out the Tuxcards on XP using the cygwin package from the Tuxcards site.  I have installed cygwin but I am still getting the 'qt-3.dll' not found error.  What is this qt-3.dll and where can I can the dll?  Do I need to have special configuration for the cygwin to run Tuxcards.  Appreciate any pointers.


Thanks in advance...cavie.

So it's not just me.
Has anyone resolved running Tuxcards on windows/cygwin?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How To Re-mount Microdrive In Pdaxii13v2?

« on: December 18, 2007, 01:58:55 pm »

My guess is that there is a hardware problem (NAND?).

I tried to reflash to cacko, which seemed to go fine, but got the following on boot:

 . . .
kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2
kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2
kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errno = 2
Spitz audio driver initialize
Sharp SL series flash device: 10000000 at 0
Using static partision definition
Creating 1 MTD partitions on "sharpsl-flash":
0x00140000-0x007f0000 : "Filesystem"
NAND devicef: Manufacture ID: 0xec, Chip ID: 0xf1 (Samsung NAND 128MB 3.3v)
Creating 3 NTD partitions on 'NAND 128MB 3.3v":
0x00000000-0x00700000 : "smf"
0x00700000-0x02700000 : "root"
0x02700000-0x08000000 : "home"
Linux Kernel Card Services 301.31
 options: [pm]
Intel PXA250/210 PCMCIA (CS release 301.31)
pxa_pcmcia_init(0)
pxa_pcmcia_init(1)
Backlight Driver Initialized
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
IP: routing cache hash table of 512 bucketd, 4Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 4096 bind 4096)
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
NetWinder Floating Point Emulator V0.97 (double precision)
IrCOMM protocol (Dag Brattli)
cramfs: wrong magic
FAT: bogus logical sector size 381
VFS: Mounted root (jffs2 filesystem) readonly.
Freeing init memory: 84K
modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.20/mdules.dep
 (No such file or directory)
mount: Mounting /boot/usr.bin on /usr failed: No such device
/etc/rc.d/rc.rofilesys: line 187: /usr/local/etc/console/encoding: No such file or directory
/etc/rc.d/rc.rofilesys: line 18888: /usr/local/etc/console/phonetic: No such file or directory
depmod: Can't open /lib/modules/2.4.20/modules.dep for writing
Unknown flash (not normal NAND)
Unknown flash (not normal NAND)
Unknown flash (not normal NAND)
Unknown flash (not normal NAND)
INIT: Entering runlevel: 5
cardmgr[132]: socket 0: ATA/IDE Fixed Disk
cardmgr[132]: executing: 'modprobe ide_cs 2>&1'
cardmgr[132]: + modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.20/modules.dep (No such file or directory)
cardmgr[132]: modprobe exited with status 255
cardmgr[132]: module /lib/modules/2.4.20/pcmcia/ide_cs.o not available
cardmgr[132]: get dev info on socket 0 failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
cardmgr[132]: socket 1: ATA/IDE Fixed Disk
survive: /usr/sbin/inetdf: No such file or directory
Generating RSA key for SSH v2
/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S17ssh: line 20: /usr/bin/ssh-keygen: No such file or directory
Generating DSA key for SSH v2
/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S17ssh: line 25: /usr/bin/ssh-keygen: No such file or directory
Generating RSA key for SSH v1
/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S17ssh: line 30: /usr/bin/ssh-keygen: No such file or directory
survive: /usr/sbin/rpc.portmap: No such file or directory
cardmgr[132]: get dev info on socket 1 failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
ERROR: /usr/sharp/etc/launch.conf -- can no open file
ERROR: launch.conf -- can not open file
/sbin/launch : launch.conf not found
ERROR: /usr/sharp/etc/launch.conf -- can not open file
. . .

I know this comes from the cacko rom vs. the pdaxrom, but it does add info to the situation - which does not seem to be pdaxrom problem.  Unless some of you software wizards have some insight as to what is causing the (above) problems, it looks like I have a dead Z.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How To Re-mount Microdrive In Pdaxii13v2?

« on: December 16, 2007, 09:30:53 pm »

Well, I re-flashed/imaged/upgraded/re-configured/un-installed/installed to get the system working again.
It worked fine, for a while; microdrive worked as it should; then I rebooted.
All is woe - the same problem has repeated.
Either I have a hardware problem or pdaxxiiv2 is not stable, at least as I am trying to set it up.

I'll probably go back to cacko and monitor developments in the pdaxrom for a future try.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How To Re-mount Microdrive In Pdaxii13v2?

« on: December 14, 2007, 05:03:27 pm »

What happens if you try:

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cardctl eject 0
cardctl insert 0
fsck /dev/hdax
where x is a partition number (make sure it exists in /dev/)?

I'm starting to think you may need somebody more experienced to help you.

Executing the cardctl commands individually seem to run ok (with out complaint or error).
cardctl -ident finds the drives, after cardctl insert x.

fsck /dev/hda1 complains "no such device or address while trying to open /dev/hda1"
ls /dev/hd* lists drives a-c with partitions 1-8.

Since cardctl can read the drive's identity, and the partition manager can read the partitions, my speculation is that the hardware is ok.
Maybe the dev files are corrupt?

I guess I could do a re-flash, re-partition, re-image, re-update  .  .  ., but I'd hate to loose the data on the microdrive and the hours spent installing, upgrading, configuring, etc.

Thanks for your help.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How To Re-mount Microdrive In Pdaxii13v2?

« on: December 14, 2007, 02:48:49 pm »

Sorry, it should be "cardctl" not "pccardctl." I'm too used to 2.6.x kernels

Thanks!
cardctl ident
Socket 0:
product info: "SanDisk", "SDP", "5/3 0.6"
manfid: 0x0045, 0x0401
function: 4 (fixed disk)
Socket 1:
product info: "HITACHI", "microdrive"
manfid: 0x0319 0x0000
function: 4 (fixed disk)

pccardctl eject 0;pccardctl insert 0 and pccardctl eject 1;pccardctl insert 1 execute without comment.

results of mount /dev/hdxx is unchanged: /dev/hdxx is not a valid block device

Any ideas?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How To Re-mount Microdrive In Pdaxii13v2?

« on: December 14, 2007, 01:24:42 pm »

Is hda3 normally a data partition? Have you tried checking dmesg for potential errors? Maybe

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pccardctl eject 0;pccardctl insert 0
would help?

The plot thickens . . .
pccardctl -v
-bash: pccardctl: command not found

with cf card inserted
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/cf
mount: /dev/hda1 is not a valid block device

mount /dev/hdc1 /mnt/cf
mount: /dev/hdc1 is not a valid block device

dmesg
STAT=-x2142
of pdxa_sd_wait_id_response: response time out (cmd=01 MMC_STAT=0x2142)
(above line repeated ~110 times)
SD Driver Initialized.
sharp_mmcsd 0.30 12 OCT 2004
pdxa_sd_wait_id_response: response time out (cmd=01 MMC_STAT=0x2142)
pdxa_sd_wait_id_response: response time out (cmd=01 MMC_STAT=0x2142)
[SD]-clustsize = 10000
Partition check:
 mmcda: mmcda1
 mmcda: mmcda1
 mmcda: mmcda1
MSDOS FS: IO charset utf8
 mmcda: mmcda1
EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
 mmcda: mmcda1
EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
VFS: busy inodes on changed media
 mmcda: mmcda1
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
start checkf battery !
pxa+mcmcia_init(0)

Yet I can boot from the cf card (power+OK), go into the flash utils and read the microdrive partitions.

Once booted from the nand, however, it dosen't recognize the microdrive or the cf card, but does see and mount the sd card just fine.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How To Re-mount Microdrive In Pdaxii13v2?

« on: December 13, 2007, 03:45:00 pm »

I'd try running fsck on them first to make sure they're OK, if you haven't already.

fsck /dev/hda3
fsck 1.34 (25-Jul-2003)
e2fsck 1.34 (25-Jul-2003)
fsck.ext2: No such deice or addesss while trying to open /dev hda3
Possibly non-existent or swap device?

mount /dev/hda3 /data
mount: /dev/hda3 is not a valid block device

no cf card was inserted

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How To Re-mount Microdrive In Pdaxii13v2?

« on: December 13, 2007, 11:07:15 am »

After a re-boot, my C3100 running pdaxii1v2 now no longer mounts the microdrive.

mount:
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
/dev/root on / type jffs2 (rw)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw)
none on /dev type tmpfs (rw)
/dev/mmcda1 on /mnt/card type vfat (rw,noatime)

df:
Filesystem        1k-blocks       Used  Available    Use%  Mounted on
/dev root             123904     92420     31484      75%     /
none                    12288        12     12276       0%     /dev
/dev/mmcda1          4012032   3732832      93%     /mnt/card


The partition manager shows 3 partitions (type 83, type 82, type c) as I originally created them.
So I'm guessing that the microdive is ok, but the process that mounts it on boot is broken.

Is there an easy fix for this?

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Software / MP3 Tag Editor

« on: November 15, 2006, 02:13:54 pm »

Bump this old post.

Does anyone know of an mp3 tag editor for the zaurus?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / pdaXrom on SL-6000

« on: April 08, 2005, 11:32:53 am »

Good news - Bad news

Laze and Sash have the SL-6000 to program to.

The bad news is that they had to pay out $70 for fees & taxes.

It would be great if some of the 6000 owners, who have been asking for pdaXrom to run on them, would be willing to donate to help with these costs.

We should all be inspired by the enthusiasm of this team.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / pdaXrom on SL-6000

« on: March 15, 2005, 12:53:29 pm »

Feel free to donate using the homepage and hardware can be sent to the adress on the homepage.
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I'll try to get it boxed up tonight and ship it out tomorrow.
I think I still have the original box, manual, cd, etc.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / pdaXrom on SL-6000

« on: March 15, 2005, 07:19:41 am »

Laze,

I have a 6000 that I could loan to the team for an indefinite period of time, if it would be help.

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User Request for Applications / Unit Convertor/Calc with Unit Convert that works

« on: November 01, 2004, 03:23:47 pm »

try neocal

http://www.hudren.com/products/neocal/

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / pdaXrom 1.0.5 progress report

« on: July 29, 2004, 03:47:19 pm »

What hardware/Zaurus models with the new release support?
Will the SL-6000 be supported?

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Linux Issues / linux desktop mobo recomendations

« on: July 16, 2004, 10:50:42 pm »

I'm seeking recomendations for componenents whith which to build a linux box for my home network.
This will complement the zaurus, a win2k laptop and a win2k senver.
I want to keep the cost between $300-400USD.
The real concern is the mobo.  I was planing to us an asus board until I recently read that they weren't very compatible or supportive.
I then became concerned that other components may not be linux freindly.

So i'm asking for basic component recomendatons that work well with linux.

Thanks for the help!