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Software / Itunes Radiostation Client For Oz

« on: September 17, 2006, 12:07:22 am »

I've looked around, but I haven't seen anything promising. Is there an iTunes radio station client that will run on my SL-5600? I could only find tckRadio (which is $15 and hasn't seen an update in 3 years) and Handango ZRadio ($10 and nearly as outdated). I'm really looking for something iTunes station compatible, but would settle for any robust app. Thanks.

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5x00 Hardware / Best Bluetooth Card For 5600 With Oz 3.5.4?

« on: August 11, 2006, 08:12:43 pm »

I ordered a Ambicom BT2000 from a site that had a picture of the known-working bluetooth card, but when the card arrived, it was the newer non-working hardware revision. (Non-working, as far as OZ is concerned). I'm just going to eBay it to get my money back (most of the way) and then try again from somewhere else or try another brand/model card. This brings me to my question:
Which Bluetooth c/f card works out-of-the-box with OZ 3.5.4's included bluetooth configuration and has the most features? I know enough about bluetooth to understand that there are some cards that work for some things, but not others. I want to use it for dialup via my Motorola Razr, use it in a PCMCIA adapter in my PC for the same thing, and do some bluesnarfing/bluetooth h4x0ring with it in my Zaurus. Also, I'd rather not have to go through what I'm going through now, with having to find a specific hardware revision of a card. I need one that just -works-. All revisions of that model.
Thanks in advance.

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5x00 General discussions / Oz3.5.3 Wpa_gui, What Other Packages Needed

« on: August 10, 2006, 11:27:39 am »

I'm in the same boat you are. I've got a 5600 with OZ3.5.4 and want to get WPA working, but have no idea where to start. Can you slap a detailed list of the steps you've taken so far, so I can see if I can come up with the next steps? Also, is the wpa gui available via the feeds? If so, you theoretically should be able to just do
# ipkg install wpa-gui
And it pull the dependencies, including x11. Theoretically. I dunno if it'll do that drastic of a job of meeting dependencies, though..

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 08, 2006, 11:51:34 pm »

I dunno why but if I do this:


# ipkg install dev-gaim -d home

then

# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home

then

# ipkg-link mount /home/packages

Then I restart Opie via the Shutdown applet in the Settings tab. Everthing works, no errors. Go figure. Don't ask me what made me try the dev-gaim package. It was a shot in the dark and it appears to have fixed the errors, which it seems were ALL stemming from Gaim package mishaps. Thanks again everyone for your help. I think I've actually got it this time. Unless I have a problem with Python, since that's the only package I have left. :-p Thanks.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 07, 2006, 08:31:48 pm »

I've determined that whether I install Gaim via the console from the feed OR via the Package Manager from a local source, it still gives me the same linking errors when I try to install other stuff later. wtf. And help would be greatly appreciated. Only Gaim and Opie-Reader appear to cause this problem.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 07, 2006, 12:31:33 pm »

Actually, I've got some problems still. The linking errors I was getting are still coming up. Ever time I install a package after Gaim. Ideas?

Two possibilities to correct your problem:

Before flashing do:

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rm -rf /home/*because flashing doesn't remove the 'old' stuff from /home.

After installing gaim from the proper feed do:

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I'm  already doing the wipe of /home (I mentioned that at the beginning of this thread). The problem isn't across reflashes though. I wipe /home, reflash the OS, then install some stuff. When I get to Gaim, I get those linking errors about the emoticons. And theres alot of them. No biggie, the app works fine. Then I install something else. I get the normal messages saying its installing fine but then I get the errors from Gaim again. The app works fine, but theres enough error messages for all the emoticons for both protocols I use to make installing applications tedious due to having to wait for all the errors to scroll by. So it's something Gaim is causing. I dont have the problem with any other app or have the problem at ALL if I dont install Gaim.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 06, 2006, 09:43:38 pm »

Actually, I've got some problems still. The linking errors I was getting are still coming up. Ever time I install a package after Gaim. Ideas? How do I flush those messages so I don't have to see them each time I install something? Why in the world would they be visible when I'm installing a completely unrelated package?

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 06, 2006, 05:57:22 pm »

# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home

Then do:

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ipkg-link add qpe-gaimand restart opie
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I reflashed for a clean start again (cleansing /home) and did it your way:

   # ipkg update   
      # ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home
      # ipkg-link add qpe-gaim

And restarted. That gave me an icon, but when I click it, nothing happens. So I tried installing MY qpe-gaim package (qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk) via package manager. I got the usual errors about linking emoticons, but this time when I ran QPE-Gaim via the icon, the application runs, AND all my menus and icons are visible!

So to recap, to install QPE-Gaim 1.5 on a 5600 PX250 Running OZv3.5.4, do the following:
     Download [a href=\"http://http://ewi546.ewi.utwente.nl/mirror/www.openzaurus.org/official/unstable/3.5.4/feed/opie/qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk]qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk[/url]
Then run (from the console)
# ipkg update
# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home
Then go to the Package Manager and install qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk, ignoring symlink errors regarding emoticons.
Now all that's left is to manually install the plug-ins for whatever protocols you use. I use AIM, Yahoo, and IRC, so I didn't bother with the other ones. Install those packages via the Package Manager also, ignoring the symlink errors they generate, still regarding those damned emoticons.

Now it runs perfectly. I only spend 2 hours last night and basically 3-4 today on it, to get it right. :-p Well worth it, though. I love a challange, especially a nerdy one.

Thank you all for your help. It proved invaluable.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 06, 2006, 05:14:16 pm »

Ok so I did a completely clean install. I wiped out /home manually, reflashed OZv3.5.4, and connected to my wireless access point. Then I fired up the console and ran:

# ipkg update

Which ran for just a few seconds and finished without incident. Then I ran:

# ipkg install qpe-gaim -d home

And after about 2 minutes, completed without error. I closed the console and checked the "Applications" tab, but there is was no Gaim icon. I opened the console back up and ran:

# shutdown -r now

And when Opie started back up, still no icon. All the packages show to be installed, and I didn't see any errors at all. So I went into the Package Manager and selected the package qpe-gaim and told it to reinstall that package. It did, giving me the same errors about linking the emoticon images as I got when I installed all the packages manually, but it put an icon in my Applications tab. I ran QPE-Gaim and it appears to work, BUT the menu bar is still fudged to hell like the screenshot in my first post.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 06, 2006, 04:58:15 pm »

After I got most of my other applications I wanted  installed and such, I spent a few more minutes fiddling with feeds, and I think I figured them out. I just reflashed OZ for a clean start and am about to try getting QPE-Gaim via feed. I'll post up here in the next 20 minutes or so with results.
"Learning is fun" --Bender

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 06, 2006, 02:07:00 pm »

why didn't you do 'ipkg install qpe-gaim'?
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I want to be able to carry all my apps I've installed on my CF card so if I have to reflash on the go, I can reload all my apps whether or not I have internet access or not. So what I'm doing is making sure I have local copies of everything. I couldn't find all those Gaim files all in one feed anyway. I got them from the OZ feeds, but different directories, etc. I spent like 2 hours on getting all the versions right and getting the install order right. Feeds hate me, too. but it's probably because I'm doing it all wrong. If you feel like trying to explain to me how to get that version of Gaim installed via feed, by all means, go for it. I welcome the instruction. I do NOT want to run the version in the Sourceforge feed. Its like v0.4 and the one in the OZ feed is 1.5, the most recent, such as 'recent' is in this case.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Qpe-gaim 1.5 Installed/works But Missing Menus

« on: August 06, 2006, 12:57:49 pm »

I've got a Zaurus 5600 (Poodle) running OZ 3.5.4 and was up until 2:30 am last night installing QPE-Gaim by a combination of vodoo, trial&error dependency-order brute forcing, and scrabbling all over the intarwebs for packages. It works. Miraculously. I'm running v1.5 and I can sign on and send and recieve instant messeges with AIM and Yahoo protocols (I haven't tried others because I don't use them). The problem is that the application's tool bar where the menu's go is just a grey bar. There are spots I can hit that will invoke certain actions like setting up accounts, sign on an account, delete an account, and exit, but they buttons/menu arn't visible. The only errors I recieved while installing the packages was when I installed the Yahoo and AIM plug-in's and then again when I installed the qpe-gaim package. The errors were just that the OZ Package Installer couldn't link the emoticons for each protocol to the appropriate directory. It did the same thing with the QPE-Gaim package I assume because that package also contains said emoticons. Other than that, everything goes smoothly, now that I have the order figured out. Here's the packages I'm using, listed in the order I install them:
   
   glibc-gconv_2.3.5+cvs20050627-r0_arm.ipk
   glibc-gconv-iso8859-1_2.3.5+cvs20050627-r0_arm.ipk
   libgaim-plugins_1.5.0-r3_arm.ipk
   libgaim0_1.5.0-r3_arm.ipk
   libgaim-protocol-oscar_1.5.0-r3_arm.ipk
   libgaim-protocol-yahoo_1.5.0-r3_arm.ipk
   qpe-gaim_20041030-r2_arm.ipk

I've attached a screenshot of what the application looks like when I run it. I've tried restarting Opie and such, and if I change the order of the packages during install, I get dependency errors. I didn't have to force anything. Any known fixes or ideas? I'm so close... I'm just glad the damn app works. On a side note, if anyone knows of a Yahoo/AIM compatible IM client that does tabbed message windows that works on OZ 3.5.4 easily, I'd gladly switch to something else. I'm not married to Gaim, but it's what I use on my laptop and workstation.... I'm open to suggestions on that route too.. Thanks in advance..

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Oz 3.5.4 Reflash Not Completely Wiping Device

« on: June 08, 2006, 02:02:23 pm »

That leads me to http://wiki.openzaurus.org/HowTos/roaming_..._wpa_supplicant  which has this rather ominous foot note:

"I just tested this on my collie with with wpa_supplicant 0.4.8 and it makes anything wireless-related segfault. Switching the config back and rebooting fixes it. Can someone else do further testing to make sure it isnt just my particular hardware?"

Is this on every 5600? Or have people actually gotten this to work? I don't feel like spending an hour or two on this only to have to undo everything I've changed. Just trying to avoid unnecessary work.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Oz 3.5.4 Reflash Not Completely Wiping Device

« on: June 07, 2006, 07:10:46 pm »

Ha! Fixed my sig.

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Oz 3.5.4 Reflash Not Completely Wiping Device

« on: June 07, 2006, 07:04:39 pm »

The guy I bought the 5600 from is still looking for the SD card he had (I've only had the Zaurus a week) and he just finished moving, so when he finds it, I'll put larger apps there.
Is there anything available similar to apt-get that will automatically fill dependencies when installing from a feed or some similar source? I'm tired of reflashing/wiping each time an install goes awry due to dependency issues. I'm trying to keep crap from being left behind scattered through my filesystem...
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if you use ipkg from the command line, it will use the feed to automagically fix dependencies for you. Of course your Zaurus needs to be on-line to do that
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That's really good to know.. Now if only I could get WPA working.. It's LISTED as a feature, but you got me on where that feature is. The 'Encryption' fields in the Network Settings are for WEP only, apparantly. And I'm sure as hell not going to step down to WEP from WPA. :-p

And my damn sig is STILL showing. wth...