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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / R For Oz/gpe

« on: May 21, 2007, 03:58:58 pm »

OK, this installs and configures (takes eons) on poodle under current 3.5.4.2-rc0 OZ/GPE, and I set up the symlinks but can't call the executable.  I get

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-sh:  R:  not found
Thoughts?
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Hoi,
the executable or R resides in /usr/local/bin .
If this directory is not in your PATH you will not be able to execute R. BTW: R is the only program in this folder on my Z ;-)
So either change your PATH, or set a symbolic link from /usr/local/bin/R to /usr/bin/R.
I hope that helps, Georg
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I had to do a set of symlinks for both the .../bin and the .../lib (after which the program runs!), and followed up with your last suggestion for good measure.

Thank goodness for altboot, too, as I can run without ever launching the GUI; guess that saves me some RAM.

Now if I could just keep GPE from losing time!

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / R For Oz/gpe

« on: May 21, 2007, 02:14:19 pm »

OK, this installs and configures (takes eons) on poodle under current 3.5.4.2-rc0 OZ/GPE, and I set up the symlinks but can't call the executable.  I get

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-sh:  R:  not found
Thoughts?

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General Discussion / Where Do I Get A 5600?

« on: October 22, 2005, 05:48:26 pm »

I own a 5600 and now really wish I had more RAM.  I run the fast kernel with my current ROM (stably, so far) and I've liked all the ROMs I've tried thus far (OZ/Opie, OZ/GPE, and Watapon, which is what I'm using right now).  Pocketworkstation (Debian on your Zaurus) runs but you have to set up a swapfile to get anything to install (took 2 minutes -- once it occurred to me -- so no worries there).

I must say I really like the long battery life (5h of use between charges doesn't sound crazy to me, but I don't use mine as a media player), and the clear flip-up screen cover, which IIANM the 5600 has and the 5500 doesn't.  But 32MB of RAM for program execution is a *real* drag.

I think the simple fact is that you can do the most with the newest models (duh).  The 5600's a really nice unit if you're interested in having a zippy PIM -- but after a while you'll find yourself turning green over what the fellas with the clamshells are doing with theirs.

Just my $0.02.

STS

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / New Hentges Rom Release Candidate

« on: October 17, 2005, 10:20:56 am »

Sorry if this is a silly question, but:  I take it there's no such thing as a 64-0 arrangement for a poodle, since the poodle doesn't have 64MB of RAM.

I'm having some issues with Pocketworkstation (Vncserver/Fbvnc, not X/Qt) that suggest a free RAM issue (all calls to dpkg fail) and I want to clear as much as possible.  

Will the Hentges ROM help me start with more free RAM than, say, the stock 5600 ROM?

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5x00 General discussions / 5600 And Openzaurus

« on: August 27, 2005, 04:27:45 pm »

I remimber trying openzaurus last year and while it looked and ran great on my 5600 it still had some very annoying and crippling bugs.

I'm thinking of flashing it to my Zaurus again and trying it out?  Anyone out there with a 5600 running openzaurus care to share your experience?  Is it still very buggy or is it stable enouph now.
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I run GPE on my 5600, in anticipation of getting lardman's port of R running.  So far I haven't been able to do much besides annoy him (and Greg2) but I'm going to try to build a good crosscompile environment; not sure whether to do that on my main box or repurpose an old one.  Still researching.

I find GPE really stable on the 5600, and while the PIM apps are simple they do the job.  I liked Opie too, had some suspend/resume issues I think have been fixed.  If you are going to lean heavily on the device as a PDA, I say go with Opie.  If you want to get some of your favorite X apps running in your hand, try GPE.

STS

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Sl-5600 Gpe Install - Storage Baseline?

« on: August 14, 2005, 08:43:56 pm »

Hi, just wondering what System Memory and Internal Flash usage should look like on an SL-5600 with a clean install of GPE.  I think I've got some pre-flash stuff kludging up /.

I had installed e2fsprogs to the internal flash along with libreadline and an updated libncurses - anyone installing stuff like that to an SD card?  Obviously I couldn't install e2fsprogs to the SD I was about to format...

Thanks for reading.

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Accessories / Mkef2s Warning And Error

« on: August 11, 2005, 11:14:51 am »

Hi folks.  Installed e2fsprogs and the -mke2fs component via ipkg from the feed using the console.  Seemed to install with no issues.  

I'm trying to use mkfs.ext2 to format my 64MB Sandisk SD card so I can install a few programs there with the appropriate symlinks.  I get the following from mkfs.ext2 /mnt/card:

mnt/card is not a block special device.
Proceed anyway? (y, n) y
mkfs.ext2: Device size reported to be zero.  Invalid partition specified, or partition table wasn't reread after running fdisk, due to a modified partition being busy and in use.  You may need to reboot to re-read your partition table.[/font]

Guess I'm doing something wrong.

***EDIT***  Should note I did reboot after getting this message the first time; rebooting didn't help.

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Security and Networking / Wcf12 Sl5600 No Connectivity

« on: August 09, 2005, 08:53:48 pm »

Hi folks.  24-hour-old Opie/OZ3.5.3 install on a 5600.  Using Linksys WCF12.  No WEP on the network; I use MAC filtering and have already entered the wNIC's MAC address in the table.  Can't ping the router, and downhill from there.  Have looked all over the OESF fora and unless I've missed something I don't see a start-to-finish wifi setup post, although in all my reading I've learned not to use the Opie Network GUI.  I fiddle with FC3's wireless settings all the time but I'm stumped here.

What config files should I edit, and what values should I plug?  I'd like to go ahead and specify the ESSID (SRSHOME) since I've got a ton of strong, unsecured wlans around here and I don't want to just connect to the strongest signal I pick up...

Thanks for reading.

***UPDATE***
Went back to the default configuration (renamed backup file I'd made) and it works fine in my local open-access Internet Cafe, which has no security or filtering of any kind going on (although Konqueror crashes, but I'll deal with that later).  When I bring it back to my WLAN, however, still fails to work.

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Software / Usb Driver For Sl-5600 For Xp Will Not Install

« on: August 04, 2005, 08:53:30 pm »

OK, I'm on to chapter 2 of this morning's story.  Found a self-extracting file on the Sharp site at

http://www.sharpusa.com/products/TypeSoftw...086,112,00.html

Note the link to the Install CD file. 

Are you sure that is not for the 6000?

The 560v132s.zip file has the driver you need... in your other thread.

Greg
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I need a blushing smilie.  Greg2 is correct, and was correct, and I was pigheaded.  The files I needed were in the archive indicated rather than the one the Sharp support wizard pointed me to.  

So thanks, Greg2, and a frosty beverage of your choice if we ever meet!

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Software / Usb Driver For Sl-5600 For Xp Will Not Install

« on: August 04, 2005, 03:22:33 pm »

OK, I'm on to chapter 2 of this morning's story.  Found a self-extracting file on the Sharp site at

http://www.sharpusa.com/products/TypeSoftw...086,112,00.html

Note the link to the Install CD file.  D/led it, put it on CD, and when I placed the CD in the drive autorun kicked in, showing me the menu of install options.  

Problem, though -- the USB Driver install process simply won't work on my new XP Pro SP2 box (hardly use the Windows partition on this machine at all, though it is fully patched).  I can see the two .inf driver files in the top-level of the CD, but the New Hardware Wizard doesn't pick them up as the appropriate drivers for the device.  

Has anyone else had this problem?

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Software / No Cd For Sl-5600 - Need Usb Driver, Etc.

« on: August 04, 2005, 12:18:58 pm »

The d/l's are at the bottom of this page:
http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate6.asp

Greg
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Thanks.  Wasn't obvious to me that the USB driver was among the files in the archive.  Also found that if I went through the Sharp support links from the very top of the sharpusa.com site I could get to an archive that has the CD contents -- but no joy going through myzaurus.com.  Weird.  

I really appreciate the help.

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Software / No Cd For Sl-5600 - Need Usb Driver, Etc.

« on: August 04, 2005, 10:57:11 am »

Just purchased a refurbed SL-5600.  Arrived with no CD, so no sync s/w and (more to the point) no USB driver for the SL-5600 for Windows XP.  I downloaded and installed Qtopia Desktop, but of course without the USB driver I just get sync fails.  Anyone know where I can get an image of the CD that was supposed to ship with the device, or the USB driver for an SL-5600?

I dual-boot my laptop with fc3 for x86_64 but want to try the Winblows approach first until I get more comfortable.  I'm sure I'll be looking for help with Linux sync later...