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Software / How To Install Applications

« on: March 11, 2005, 06:29:42 am »

Sorry to post such an elimentary question but I can't find an answer anywhere.

I've just installed OpenZaurus so I'm obviously keen to install some other applications. Although I've found some sources for apps, nowhere can I find any guidelines on how to install!

As you can tell this is my first time trying to do this so any pointers towards a "How To" would be very helpful.

Thanks

Dave

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 10, 2005, 06:59:32 am »

I presume you found the md5sums: http://www.openzaurus.org/official/unstabl...600/md5sums.txt

Note to others: there's a text file called md5sums.txt in the same directory where you found your initrd.bin and zImage which contains the correct md5sums for all the files in that directory.

Do check them to see that your download completed correctly.

At last!!! Well that was the problem. I've done a fresh download and we are up and running.

Yes, I found the md5sums eventually - although searching the site does not get an answer. Maybe there should be a reference to this in the installation notes.

Anyway, thanks to those of you on this list who have put in so much effort to get this little problem fixed. This is what the opensource community is all about  

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 10, 2005, 06:54:25 am »

I should have asked, are you running windows or linux? This is an option in windows that allows you to hide the file extension. The option is located in control panel>folder options>view tab. Then you uncheck the 'hide file extensions for known file types' box. I did this on my windows box at work and It screwed up my flash, because I had inavertently named initrd.bin to initrd.bin.bin. since the last .bin was hidden.  But if you are running linux (as you should be) this could not possibly been your problem.
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Using FC3. As you will see from a later post the problem has been solved.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 09, 2005, 10:43:03 pm »

It should be ok.

Have you checked the md5sums of the files you've downloaded?


Si
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No. I thought about that but I can't find the md5sums for the files. I've search and looked everywhere in the OpenZaurus site.
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I think we may have found the problem. The md5sum for both zImage and initrd.bin are not correct which suggests a poor download. Now there is a potential lesson to be learned here.  

I'll let you know if a fresh download solved the problem.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 09, 2005, 10:29:26 pm »

I'm sure you thought of this already but, you don't have hidden file extensions turned on do you? If you did, your initrd.bin would be initrd.bin.bin and updater.sh would be updater.sh.sh. I know it sounds silly but I have done that before.
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Hidden file extensions? Not as far as I know. I've turned on "view hidden files" which is showing nothing. Maybe this is not what you are asking though.

Also, I have just noticed that having gone through this process, my CF no longer contains the three files I was trying to install but instead I have a new directory called Documents and within that a sub-directory called Install_Files. Now that is a new one on me. Is that supposed to happen? I've never seen that before at all ...  

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 09, 2005, 10:23:53 pm »

It should be ok.

Have you checked the md5sums of the files you've downloaded?


Si
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No. I thought about that but I can't find the md5sums for the files. I've search and looked everywhere in the OpenZaurus site.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 09, 2005, 10:46:31 am »

So you still get the not found error?


Si
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For sure. And also the kernel panic message.

I am trying to think this through ... software or hardware?

On the hardware front, the PDA worked fine before I started to try and "improve" things    and the CF card works OK in my camera and is obviously seen by the PDA otherwise I wouldn't get as far as I do.

So maybe software ... All the files have been downloaded in the last day or two so should be the most recent.  I've opted for version 3.5.2. and made sure I've gone for the SL-5600 version. I didn't need to change the file names for zImage or updater.sh.. I opted for opie-image.rootfs.img and changed the file name to initrd.bin.

I did my downloads from here: Index of /official/unstable/3.5.2/sl5600

As far as I can see all of this should be OK. Except that's it's not.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 09, 2005, 10:14:04 am »

Re-formatted the CF just to make sure. Re-copied the three files into the root and got the same problem.

I am using FC3 and I wonder if I am formating wrong. I see from earlier posts that the CF should perhaps be formatted in FAT16. Not sure how to do this on Linux if that is what is necessary. Could this be causing the problem?
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Just checked. I've formatted the CF as vfat so that should be OK

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 09, 2005, 05:47:37 am »

Re-formatted the CF just to make sure. Re-copied the three files into the root and got the same problem.

I am using FC3 and I wonder if I am formating wrong. I see from earlier posts that the CF should perhaps be formatted in FAT16. Not sure how to do this on Linux if that is what is necessary. Could this be causing the problem?

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 09, 2005, 05:22:05 am »

I've just gone throught he process of formatting the CF, creating /mnt/cf, copying the correct files into /mnt/cf and religiously following the instructions in Openzaurus Docs

I notice tht during the boot up process it says updater.sh not found. This is strange because I definately installed in the /mnt/cf diretory on the CF.

The installation proceeds until the error message:

kernel panic: attempted to kill init!

That's where I am at the moment. I would much like to be further on ....

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Installation Problems

« on: March 08, 2005, 05:56:32 pm »

I've just re-done this exercise and noticed tht during the boot up process it says updater.sh not found. This is strange because I definately installed in the /mnt/cf diretory on the CF.

The installation proceeds until the error message:

kernel panic: attempted to kill init!

That's where I am at the moment.

Frustrating to saythe least ...

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Installation Problems

« on: March 08, 2005, 05:42:12 pm »

Thanks for the advice.

I have checked and re-check the names on the files and so I am sure they are correct.

If I format the CF what format to use? My operating system is FC3

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Installation Problems

« on: March 08, 2005, 12:03:57 pm »

This is my first attmept to install OpenZauarus on my SL-5600. I have followed the instructions set out here (http://openzaurus.org/web/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=44) and I am getting some very strange results.  

Firstly, my PDA goes as far as giving me the error message Kernel panic: attemtping to kill init! and then stalls.

Secondly, now that I have flashed my original ROM when I get the the "update" part of the process the desktop is not responding.

Thirdly, the process deletes the files on my CF and replaces them with about 1158 levels of the /mnt/cf directories. The only way to delete this is to format the CF. I'm using a 512MB Compact Flash Card. It's the one I use my my camera so I am guessing it should be OK.

Any ideas what is going on?

Dave

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 01, 2005, 01:20:52 pm »

Found it. Thanks

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / How To Install

« on: March 01, 2005, 12:20:23 pm »

SL 5600