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Linux Issues / Fedora Core 3 And Usb Networking
« on: December 13, 2004, 08:37:58 pm »
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Linux Issues / Fedora Core 3 And Usb Networking
« on: December 13, 2004, 01:25:56 pm »
Just forgot:
Of course you have to turn IP forwarding on on your workstation, like this:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Of course you have to turn IP forwarding on on your workstation, like this:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
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Linux Issues / Fedora Core 3 And Usb Networking
« on: December 13, 2004, 12:36:26 pm »
Don't know anything about your network situation, but maybe your workstation, where you plug your zaurus into, is itself behind a router, so you have to add another route on the router?
For example you have the following configuration:
Inet <--> Router (192.168.1.1) <--> (192.168.1.2) Workstation (192.168.129.1) <--> (192.168.129.201) Zaurus
Then you have to add the following route on the router (linux syntax):
route add -net 192.168.129.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.2
The gateway of your Zaurus stays as is. (Should be 192.168.129.1, in the example.)
Additionally, you don't need any masquerading on your workstation, if your router already does the masquerading.
For example you have the following configuration:
Inet <--> Router (192.168.1.1) <--> (192.168.1.2) Workstation (192.168.129.1) <--> (192.168.129.201) Zaurus
Then you have to add the following route on the router (linux syntax):
route add -net 192.168.129.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.2
The gateway of your Zaurus stays as is. (Should be 192.168.129.1, in the example.)
Additionally, you don't need any masquerading on your workstation, if your router already does the masquerading.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / e2fsck for ext2 SD cards
« on: November 01, 2004, 10:42:51 am »Quote
QuoteI've been trying to work out the best place to putThe problem is that e2fsck isn't included in the default 3.5.1 ROM. That explains why the e2fsck line is commented in the "proot" script you talked about: it's supposed to be ran on a freshly flashed Zaurus.Code: [Select]e2fsck -y /dev/mmcda1in my startup scripts. I think this is necessary as many problems seem to stem from cumulative errors on the SD card.
Various suggestions on the OpenEmbedded Wiki (OpenZaurusFineTuning, How to setup OpenZaurus with SD card as root filesystem) have also implied this, but there doesn't appear to be a definitive answer anywhere.
This proot script includes the check, but has the line commented out. Alternatively it could go somewhere in /etc/init.d/mountall.sh or even /etc/init.d/sd.
Any ideas?
You could install the e2fsprogs-e2fsck package and un-comment the e2fsck line in the script. Tell us if that works!
How to setup OpenZaurus with SD card as root filesystem has a proot file with the e2fsck line enabled. I use it and it works for me. Obviously you have to install the e2fsprogs-e2fsck package to the original (flash rom) installation and not to the sd card installation. Only thing I had to do was booting without sd card, installing the package to root directory and reboot with the sd card inserted.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Showstoppers 3.5.1 (my opinion)
« on: October 24, 2004, 11:29:50 am »Quote
QuoteBut after I used the ethernet card once, I have problems using it a second time.
should be fixed now - will be available in 3.5.2
That will be fine.
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Quote5. aqpkg freezes immediately and I have to reboot. opie-packages freezes sometimes, when I want to see details about a package, but otherwise works ok.
strange.. maybe you should wait a moment later.. OZ 3.5.1 feed is big so parsing it needs time
No, I did wait for quite a long time. But here somebody had this problem, too. His fix did not fix it for me, though. But I have no problem with using opie-packages for now.
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Quote6. Additionally it would be very nice to split the OZ3.5.1 feed into a gpe and an opie one
It is planned for 3.5.2
I'm glad to hear this. Is there already a plan, when 3.5.2 will be ready? When I'll get the networking fix and perhaps the suspend problems will be gone (or less frequently), I will be quite happy with it.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / I'm deleting OZ 3.5.1
« on: October 24, 2004, 01:18:27 am »Quote
Ok, here we go.QuoteIn the last couple of days I found at least three showstoppers that prevent me from using it regularly.QuoteNo, I don't have the skills to fix it myself. Sorry, folks.
Well you have our attention. Start a new thread and explain what the problems were/are and we might be able to help you.
Your help will be very appreciated.
P.S.: Found a 3.3.6 mirror on http://www.hentges.net/misc/openzaurus/feeds/. Don't know yet if I will downgrade.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Showstoppers 3.5.1 (my opinion)
« on: October 24, 2004, 01:08:45 am »
I wrote in another thread, that there are some annoying things with 3.5.1, that prevent me from using it yet. My configuration is Zaurus SL-5500G, OZ3.5.1 (opie), / directory on SD card, like in
http://www.openembedded.org/oe_wiki/index....ot%20filesystem
1. and most annoying:
I've got a cf memory card (32 MB) and a Micronet CF Ethernet Card (NE2000 compatible). When I boot OZ, everything is fine. I can insert the memory card, use it, and eject it as often as I want. I can insert and use the ethernet card as well, get an ip address from dhcp, and eject the card again. But after I used the ethernet card once, I have problems using it a second time. It won't get an ip address, although the card is recognized and marked UP and RUNNING in ifconfig output. As a workaround, I can insert the card, go to network config, stop the interface, eject the card, insert the card again and start the interface.
Furthermore the memory card won't work again after I used the network card once. It will freeze the screen and keyboard until I reeject the card.
Only known workaround is to reboot my Zaurus.
2.: Opie or OZ does not recognize timezones. This means, if I sync my calendar from my PC (Qtopia Desktop on Linux) every entry happens to be shifted by two hours. IIRC this is a known issue, but not yet fixed.
3.: Suspend will occasionally freeze. I don't know how to repoduce this, sorry, but it happened two me twice (thrice - it just happened again while I was typing and the power saving function kicked in - and now, ten minutes later, again, this time when trying to recover from suspend) in the last few days, that I tried to suspend my Z but it only turned off the light of the display and froze afterwards. The display still showed the opie-desktop but with lights off and I had to do a reboot.
Another time I wanted to recover from suspend but it did not work. Even a reset did not at first. I suspect that the last suspend did not complete so the battery lost power, because when I plugged in the power cable and waited for some time, it worked again.
Additionally, there are some more problems of less importance I experienced:
4. A couple of packages like task-opie-games depend on qpe or qpe-base packages, which are not in the feed. Therefore installation of these packages is not possible. Don't remember any other examples, but there were at least one or two more I think.
5. aqpkg freezes immediately and I have to reboot. opie-packages freezes sometimes, when I want to see details about a package, but otherwise works ok.
6. Additionally it would be very nice to split the OZ3.5.1 feed into a gpe and an opie one (and perhaps a third one called "undecided"). So the package list is not cluttered up with lots of packages that you won't ever need in your environment.
http://www.openembedded.org/oe_wiki/index....ot%20filesystem
1. and most annoying:
I've got a cf memory card (32 MB) and a Micronet CF Ethernet Card (NE2000 compatible). When I boot OZ, everything is fine. I can insert the memory card, use it, and eject it as often as I want. I can insert and use the ethernet card as well, get an ip address from dhcp, and eject the card again. But after I used the ethernet card once, I have problems using it a second time. It won't get an ip address, although the card is recognized and marked UP and RUNNING in ifconfig output. As a workaround, I can insert the card, go to network config, stop the interface, eject the card, insert the card again and start the interface.
Furthermore the memory card won't work again after I used the network card once. It will freeze the screen and keyboard until I reeject the card.
Only known workaround is to reboot my Zaurus.
2.: Opie or OZ does not recognize timezones. This means, if I sync my calendar from my PC (Qtopia Desktop on Linux) every entry happens to be shifted by two hours. IIRC this is a known issue, but not yet fixed.
3.: Suspend will occasionally freeze. I don't know how to repoduce this, sorry, but it happened two me twice (thrice - it just happened again while I was typing and the power saving function kicked in - and now, ten minutes later, again, this time when trying to recover from suspend) in the last few days, that I tried to suspend my Z but it only turned off the light of the display and froze afterwards. The display still showed the opie-desktop but with lights off and I had to do a reboot.
Another time I wanted to recover from suspend but it did not work. Even a reset did not at first. I suspect that the last suspend did not complete so the battery lost power, because when I plugged in the power cable and waited for some time, it worked again.
Additionally, there are some more problems of less importance I experienced:
4. A couple of packages like task-opie-games depend on qpe or qpe-base packages, which are not in the feed. Therefore installation of these packages is not possible. Don't remember any other examples, but there were at least one or two more I think.
5. aqpkg freezes immediately and I have to reboot. opie-packages freezes sometimes, when I want to see details about a package, but otherwise works ok.
6. Additionally it would be very nice to split the OZ3.5.1 feed into a gpe and an opie one (and perhaps a third one called "undecided"). So the package list is not cluttered up with lots of packages that you won't ever need in your environment.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / I'm deleting OZ 3.5.1
« on: October 22, 2004, 11:10:53 pm »
Hello, I tested 3.5.1 the last few days as well, and I really appreciated the new features. (Tested gpe and opie version.) But for me it is simply not usable yet. In the last couple of days I found at least three showstoppers that prevent me from using it regularly.
Yes, I will file bugs about it, when I've tested them on a clean installation. (Installed / on an SD-Card, perhaps this causes some of the problems.)
No, I don't have the skills to fix it myself. Sorry, folks.
Yes, I will test the next release as well, and I would like to thank you developers for your great work.
Until then I would like to downgrade to a stable version of OZ, but it seems as if the 3.2- and 3.3.6-feeds went away from openzaurus.org. Can you pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaase reinstall them or at least point me to an alternative location, where I can find the old ipkgs?
Yes, I will file bugs about it, when I've tested them on a clean installation. (Installed / on an SD-Card, perhaps this causes some of the problems.)
No, I don't have the skills to fix it myself. Sorry, folks.
Yes, I will test the next release as well, and I would like to thank you developers for your great work.
Until then I would like to downgrade to a stable version of OZ, but it seems as if the 3.2- and 3.3.6-feeds went away from openzaurus.org. Can you pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaase reinstall them or at least point me to an alternative location, where I can find the old ipkgs?
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