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Sharp ROMs / Can't Send Or Reply To Gmail Addresses With Qtmail

« on: September 11, 2008, 05:41:59 pm »

Anyone else have this problem?  Standard Sharp ROM.  Get error message and it won't send.
Is this a known problem with GMail??

Thanks.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Releases Bugs/issues And Fixes (plz Post!)

« on: April 21, 2007, 01:29:43 pm »

I know,  i thought I said it was "posted" by you in that thread....on the other hand,  maybe I just wasn't very clear in how I phrased it.    
I wanted to give you credit for posting it.

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

No, it's not my fix. louigi600 found it.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Releases Bugs/issues And Fixes (plz Post!)

« on: April 20, 2007, 07:34:33 pm »

This fix was in the other thread posted by ZDevil.  It fixes the mounting of cf and sd cards:

Code: [Select]

II. Fix the card mounting issue (thanks to louigi600 for providing this)
You will notice that upon reboot after flashing, both SD and CF are not mounted.
To fix this, edit /etc/fstab. Use your favorite editor to do so.
Open the file, in the lines for /dev/hda1 (for CF) and /dev/mmcblk0p1 (for SD), change
CODE
noauto,owner

to
CODE
owner

Save the file, exit the editor.
Reboot.
Then the cards will be mounted automatically.

Hi pdaX folks,

Chero and I have taken up the job to make new documentation for the pdaXrom releases.
Chero has been working on a template tree of notes, and I am focusing more on taking notes on the new releases.

InSearchOf (as well as the other devs who help building) has been doing great job and he promises to release a public build EVERY OTHER WEEK.   
This can be a fantastic idea, IF ...
1) bugs and known issues are tracked systematically
2) fixes are found AND incorporated into the next new build(s)

Although there seem to be quite a few new brave testers being put off by the persistent problems, this shouldn't stop us to make things even better!

So, now, in order to help the development of pdaX, the dev team, and ultimately you the users, it would be great if ...
1) I (and Chero) can keep track of reports of bugs/issues and fixes;
2) Users/Testers can contribute to the refinement of the builds by:
-- submitting reports to the pdaXrom bugtracker (the link in the pinned post is no longer valid),
-- thru PM or emails to me (dvm DOT zaurus AT gmail DOT com),
-- or right in this thread and/or the threads for the new releases. 

Then I can keep track of things in these three sources.

I am preparing a new section Chero's tree: Known issues & solutions in the latest version.  There I will put as much useful information as i can find. So if you have got something to say and to fix, please do drop me a line!

As for the new builds, many of us still spot old problems as in the older releases. So if you manage to recall or recover the old fixes (as in Beta3, Beta4, r121 or even r1xx), please go ahead and tell me!

Admittedly I am no linux guru or hacker, but I enjoy sharing and dare to work against my holy RL by wasting time typing out simple short notes to help myself and others. The Documentation will surely become more complete and useful with your contributions.

Come, join us, brave pdaXromers! The making a perfect pdaXrom release is an everlasting battle against the dark side of M$ Lose Mobile. Let's roll out and conquer the small world of dinozaurus!

[To InSearchOf: no, it wasn't meant to be angry, but aggressive!   ]
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 20, 2007, 07:25:19 pm »

Here's a fix permanent fix for the non-mounting problem.  It's in the first page of this thread from ZDevil:

Code: [Select]

II. Fix the card mounting issue (thanks to louigi600 for providing this)
You will notice that upon reboot after flashing, both SD and CF are not mounted.
To fix this, edit /etc/fstab. Use your favorite editor to do so.
Open the file, in the lines for /dev/hda1 (for CF) and /dev/mmcblk0p1 (for SD), change
CODE
noauto,owner

to
CODE
owner

Save the file, exit the editor.
Then the cards will be mounted automatically.
I think you need to reboot before this works.
HTH
 

i have some problems myself with the new release, as for my both 1GB Hama CF-Cards canceled working.

i reinstalled through uboot two time, but i still cant access the CF-Cards.

One of them i freshly formatted with Fat16.

Is there a command to mount them manually ?


And i would like the commands for formating Memorycardds with ext2 on the Z, for
both the card and the cf please
I had written them down, but i forget where  

i just know it was something with "etx2mf..."...
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 16, 2007, 10:41:37 am »

I couldn't cope...I flashed back to my tweaked beta3 installation.
Couldn't get Rox to work correctly with Matchbox...don't know how to install IceWM and Rox together.  Couldn't get my Ambicom wireless card to work.

I'll wait until some of the problems are solved via a new release.  I get tired of chasing down solutions on the message boards and editing files to get basic stuff to work so I'm not cut out to be a beta tester.    

Try #pccardctl insert. That should get your card to show up when you type #ifconfig. Or try #ifconfig wlan0 up.

I am using an Ambicom card on r198 to write this now, so I know it works

ifconfig just has a "lo" listed with some parameters..nothing else.  The other commands just say "No such device." I DID get  my sd card to show up in the taskbar utility by putting a line in fstab but I still cannot get to its content.

So,  basically, I can't use my sd card nor any cf card nor my wifi card.

This is basically working great for everyone else??

Edit:  Found a posting somewhere which said to delete noauto in fstab.  Did that and after a reboot,  my sd and cf cards mounted.  Will that be fixed in a new release? Still am getting nowhere with my Ambicom wifi card...gosh,  it must be THE most common card so it should be automatically supported,  no?

At any rate I installed Rox.  Do I use the same method as I used in beta 3 to get Rox as the default WM.  I think I used the method on this page: Rox as default Window Manager method described

Yes, I saved the profile. And am able to choose the profile once I open Network settings.
Those commands just give a Device not found message.   Just discovered that my sd card is not recognized and any cf card I insert is not available.
This is an Ambicom WL1100C 2.2 according to the little taskbar utility.

Giving up for now.  If this is an improvement,  I'm glad I didn't try out the earlier versions!   
I'm almost ready to flash back to my tremendously modified but great-working beta 3 or better yet my old Cacko ROM.

Just wait a sec, try these commands from rxvt :

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# ifconfig wlan0 down
# iwconfig wlan0 essid wifi01 mode managed
# ifconfig wlan0 up
# dhcpcd wlan0
# ifconfig wlan0
first do "ifconfig" so you know the name of your device ("wlan0" or "eth0")
So if it is eth0, replace "wlan0" with "eth0"
Also, these lines are to connect to a managed network, router named "wifi01" and with dhcp.

Questions?  Just ask.
Chero.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 15, 2007, 03:48:44 pm »

ifconfig just has a "lo" listed with some parameters..nothing else.  The other commands just say "No such device." I DID get  my sd card to show up in the taskbar utility by putting a line in fstab but I still cannot get to its content.

So,  basically, I can't use my sd card nor any cf card nor my wifi card.

This is basically working great for everyone else??

Edit:  Found a posting somewhere which said to delete noauto in fstab.  Did that and after a reboot,  my sd and cf cards mounted.  Will that be fixed in a new release? Still am getting nowhere with my Ambicom wifi card...gosh,  it must be THE most common card so it should be automatically supported,  no?

At any rate I installed Rox.  Do I use the same method as I used in beta 3 to get Rox as the default WM.  I think I used the method on this page: Rox as default Window Manager method described

Yes, I saved the profile. And am able to choose the profile once I open Network settings.
Those commands just give a Device not found message.   Just discovered that my sd card is not recognized and any cf card I insert is not available.
This is an Ambicom WL1100C 2.2 according to the little taskbar utility.

Giving up for now.  If this is an improvement,  I'm glad I didn't try out the earlier versions!   
I'm almost ready to flash back to my tremendously modified but great-working beta 3 or better yet my old Cacko ROM.

Just wait a sec, try these commands from rxvt :

Code: [Select]

# ifconfig wlan0 down
# iwconfig wlan0 essid wifi01 mode managed
# ifconfig wlan0 up
# dhcpcd wlan0
# ifconfig wlan0
first do "ifconfig" so you know the name of your device ("wlan0" or "eth0")
So if it is eth0, replace "wlan0" with "eth0"
Also, these lines are to connect to a managed network, router named "wifi01" and with dhcp.

Questions?  Just ask.
Chero.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 15, 2007, 01:04:05 pm »

Yes, I saved the profile. And am able to choose the profile once I open Network settings.
Those commands just give a Device not found message.   Just discovered that my sd card is not recognized and any cf card I insert is not available.
This is an Ambicom WL1100C 2.2 according to the little taskbar utility.

Giving up for now.  If this is an improvement,  I'm glad I didn't try out the earlier versions!  
I'm almost ready to flash back to my tremendously modified but great-working beta 3 or better yet my old Cacko ROM.

Thanks for the help,  ZDevil.  This card worked with pdaxrom beta 3 and pdaxii13 and works with the Sharp Rom on my 3200.
Dillo keeps saying "dns can't solve".  The network settings keeps reverting back to "none" and will not "keep" my ambicom settings (just the default settings...I have no password for the router...we're in the mountains with no one around so it isn't necessary.) The ambicom settings are listed but "none" opens as the default every time.
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Did you save the profile (there is a save button in the first tab)?
When you start the "Lan & Wifi", you can choose the profile name by just click on "none" and a saved list will appear.
If you don't use password, pick the right option in the wireless tab.
Can't help much here. I am no expert and I use a different card.

Or, more technically:
In the terminal, what do you see when type in ... ?
ifconfig eth0
and
iwconfig eth0
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 15, 2007, 12:26:59 pm »

Thanks for the help,  ZDevil.  This card worked with pdaxrom beta 3 and pdaxii13 and works with the Sharp Rom on my 3200.
Dillo keeps saying "dns can't solve".  The network settings keeps reverting back to "none" and will not "keep" my ambicom settings (just the default settings...I have no password for the router...we're in the mountains with no one around so it isn't necessary.) The ambicom settings are listed but "none" opens as the default every time.

Yes,  that's how I was navigating...by using the arrow keys.  I managed a total reset-reboot and was able to calibrate and now it works.  
My Ambicom card is recognized and flashes,  but won't connect to the internet.  I set it up in the network settings.  Is there something special I have to do?

Aren't you glad to have a totally clueless individual try this out.    

edit: Network settings keeps resetting the device to "none" as soon as I okay out of it.  I just put the name as ambicom..is something else required?  Looked at ifconfig -a in the console and did not know what to do with the information.

Do you mean the inputsetup window? You can use the Tab key to cycle thru the keys (just look at the dotted frame wrapping around the item).

Also try rm /etc/pointercal and then restart x to calibrate the stylus pointer.
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Not at all, to my mind pdaX, just like other linux distros, should be designed for human use but not for its own sake. It is doomed to be a failure if common users can't use it.

This is how I set up my connection to the shared network at home (via router):

#1 Set up a network profile:
Open the "LAN & Wifi" application.
Create a new profile (should be named either eth0 or wlan0), then fill in any necessary information (such as SSID, security key, etc) as what you would do to set up wireless connection on desktops.
Remember to save the profile before quitting the application.

#2 Set up the wifi card
Insert the card.
Normally the LED on the card should flash right after being inserted.
Ideally, the card is automatically detected and is ready to use.
If not, make sure the card is detected by the device, such as by doing the following:
Use commands such as "pccardctl ident (or info or status)",  "lsmod" and "dmesg" (plug the card in first and see the last few lines of the dmesg screen; the error messages are quite comprehensible even without much technical knowledge.)
You don't need to run all of them if you find positive results in any one of these.

The setup process is actually not so intimidating; most common problems, i think, stem from incorrect profiles details or unsupported cards or lack of driver/firmware.
Do correct me if i am wrong. As a mere user, my linux knowledge is also very limited.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 15, 2007, 11:02:59 am »

Yes,  that's how I was navigating...by using the arrow keys.  I managed a total reset-reboot and was able to calibrate and now it works.  
My Ambicom card is recognized and flashes,  but won't connect to the internet.  I set it up in the network settings.  Is there something special I have to do?

Aren't you glad to have a totally clueless individual try this out.    

edit: Network settings keeps resetting the device to "none" as soon as I okay out of it.  I just put the name as ambicom..is something else required?  Looked at ifconfig -a in the console and did not know what to do with the information.

Do you mean the inputsetup window? You can use the Tab key to cycle thru the keys (just look at the dotted frame wrapping around the item).

Also try rm /etc/pointercal and then restart x to calibrate the stylus pointer.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 15, 2007, 10:25:56 am »

I flashed to r198 but had trouble right off the bat.  Despite having calibrated the stylus on bootup,  the stylus input doesn't "register" on the screen and hitting "enter" or "cancel buttons doesn't work either within the setup utility window...so basically,  there's nothing I can do.  I tried to select "recalibrate stylus" in Input settings but can't get out of that screen.  Then the "exit box" pops up and won't respond to the enter button or the cancel button or the stylus.  This is pretty much a nightmare so far.     Tried the reset button to start over but that did not help.

Minor problem when I booted up....after choosing to create a non-root user when I entered the password I made a mistype on the confirmation of password and it would not allow me to go back and correct it and put in a new password.

Edit:  So I finally went into Input settings and although the stylus was about 10 miles off target,  I managed to select the reset stylus option and hit okay, the exit box came up and I managed to navigate to hit the okay THEN when I exited startx and tried to reenter I found out that my "a" button does not work so I cannot actually get back into the desktop. All I can type is "strtx".  :-)  Is this some kind of joke???  

So the long awaited public release is here, Keep in mind this is still in testing...

So, here you go

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distri.../download/r198/

the feed is there also...

c7x0-860 is also coming in a few hours

Late
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 14, 2007, 02:49:49 pm »

Thanks, Capn_Fish.

One more question,,,maybe this is of interest to others too.  After installing uboot and r198,  if I want to return to my beta3 setup can I just do a nand restore?  Or is it a one way ticket??  :-)

1:What are the directions for flashing this?  Are the directions different from flashing beta3?
2: Do I have to install uboot first?  Where are the instructions for that?
3: I resized the partition for beta3 - do I have to resize again?
4: If there's no nand backup,  what DO you DO?  Live without backups?

Thanks.

So the long awaited public release is here, Keep in mind this is still in testing...

So, here you go

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distri.../download/r198/

the feed is there also...

c7x0-860 is also coming in a few hours

Late
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1: Install uBoot (files on SD, SD in Z, all power out, hold C+D, insert power, wait for LEDs to go off), install pdaX (files on SD, SD in Z, all power out, hold OK, power in, say "y")

2: Yes (see #1)

3: Not that I know of.

4: Yup, we live without backups  

Hope that's clear enough.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / New Pdaxrom Release R198

« on: April 14, 2007, 01:43:40 pm »

What are the directions for flashing this?  Are the directions different from flashing beta3?
Do I have to install uboot first?  Where are the instructions for that?
I resized the partition for beta3 - do I have to resize again?
If there's no nand backup,  what DO you DO?  Live without backups?

Thanks.

So the long awaited public release is here, Keep in mind this is still in testing...

So, here you go

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distri.../download/r198/

the feed is there also...

c7x0-860 is also coming in a few hours

Late
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Taskbar Clipboard Utility For Next Release?

« on: March 20, 2007, 05:37:39 pm »

How do I install this app in pdaxromii13 or beta3?  All I know is how to install ipks in package manager.  It's in .tar.gz form.

I'm using "glipper" on r121 with xfce4
- lives in systray
- uses "middle-mouse-button" and "ctrl-c" entries
- has a pop-up menu (ctrl-alt-c)
- can save history
- ...

http://glipper.sourceforge.net/

Chero.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Taskbar Clipboard Utility For Next Release?

« on: March 20, 2007, 11:25:46 am »

Yay,  that worked into mrxvt but did not work into aterm or rxvt.
That's a start.  :-)
Thanks.

Try this from leafpad to mrxvt. It just worked for me.
Ctrl+Shift+v = Paste X selection into active tab.

I opened a text file in leafpad, did ctrl+a to select all, then ctrl+c to copy, then switched to mrxvt and did Ctrl+Shift+v
This pasted my text into the console.
This is on meanie's pdaxii13 page.
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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Taskbar Clipboard Utility For Next Release?

« on: March 20, 2007, 10:53:02 am »

None of these solutions works for me...even those in the thread.  I have Xclipboard in a shortcut on my desktop but it never has worked for me so I should just remove it.
Function click or shift click or middle click don't copy between leafpad and console for me.  Maybe I have some oddball setup.

For simple copy/pasting i just select from leaf pad and press Shift + click in aterm/rxvt
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