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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Video Encoder Settings

« on: March 11, 2006, 09:47:40 am »

I have been using ffmpeg with good results. I got the recipe from the ubuntu forums:

ffmpeg -i input_file.avi -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -maxrate 1000 -b 700 -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 192 -s 320x240 -aspect 4:3 output_file.mov

I playback on my 3100 with:

mplayer -vm -ao oss -vo bvdd:rotate=-1 output_file.mov

There is also a gui for ffmpeg specifically for this purpose called VIVE available on sourceforge.

Here is the link to the forum discussion: Video encoding for ipod

Here is the link to the vive project on sourceforge:VIVE

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / [game] Sudoku

« on: February 04, 2006, 10:40:32 pm »

Thanks,

This works great.  

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How Do I Remove Extra App Launcher?

« on: February 01, 2006, 04:38:55 pm »

You rock! I was holding on the actual icon and never tried holding on the tray.

 

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / How Do I Remove Extra App Launcher?

« on: February 01, 2006, 02:09:03 pm »

I accidentally placed a second app launcher in the system tray by clicking Utilities>panel>App Launcher and I don't know how to get rid of it.  

I was able to get rid of the unwanted xvkbd icon by removing mb-launcher-xvkb.desktop and xvkbd.desktop files from /usr/share/applications but removing mb-applet-menu-launcher.desktop from the same directory doesn't remove the extra app launcher icon.

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Kdepimpi For Rc12 On 3100

« on: January 04, 2006, 03:43:23 pm »

cattin,

I just tested your compile of kdepimpi on the new 1.1.0beta1 release and it still works great.

Thanks

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Kdepimpi For Rc12 On 3100

« on: November 29, 2005, 02:21:13 pm »

I've compiled 2.2.7 for RC12, on my SL-C860.  It contains kapi, kopi, kammu - see attachment.

This is very nice and it works. Interestingly, I get almost the exact same error message on startup about the libraries but the program seems to work:) This version starts normally for me without the start minimized bug described above. (no more alt-tab!)

Do you have pwmanager compiled? I juggle a million passwords and I dont feel safe keeping them unencrypted in the address book. Alternatively, could you tell us the stps that you took to compile the other programs so I can take a stab at it?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Kdepimpi For Rc12 On 3100

« on: November 29, 2005, 01:00:03 am »

The copy was from the forums.

md5sum
2ec055c9cffa33c5839a8926dfa2a91d kdepimpi_2.2.3_armv5tel.ipk

I downloaded it and installed it as follows

ipkg -d ide3 install /mnt/ide3/Documents/Install_Files/kdepimpi_2.2.3_armv5tel.ipk

I also tried without the -d ide3

afterwards I get the following error:

KLibLoader::library could not find library: libmicrokabc_qtopia.so
KLibLoader::library could not find library: libmicrokabc_sharpdtm.so
KLibLoader::library could not find library: libmicrokabc_qtopia.so
KLibLoader::library could not find library: libmicrokabc_sharpdtm.so
KLibLoader::library could not find library: libmicrokabc_file.so
KRES::Factory::resource(): Factory creation failed for the library microkabc_file No resource available!!!

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Kdepimpi For Rc12 On 3100

« on: November 28, 2005, 07:33:17 pm »

Does someone have a version of kdepimpi that works on RC12 with a 3100?

I had version 2.2.3 working on rc12 test but I can't seem to get it going again. More specifically, kopi and pwmanager work fine but kapi gives an error message about not being able to find libmicrokabc_qtopia.so and libmicrokabc_sharpdtm.so

the lib files are present in /mnt/ide3/usr/lib  and they are symlinked to /usr/lib and /opt/kdepim

If you have it working I would appreciate information about what steps you took to install it:)

SashZ, could we please get this added to the 3100 feed for RC12 so this is easy? Is there a working version for a 3100 on RC12 in another feed?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Optimum Config For 3100

« on: November 08, 2005, 03:46:35 pm »

How do I go about making a swap partition on the drive? Is there a reason not to run it by default.

When my wife and I travel, we usually take a bunch of pictures with CF cards and I would like to be able to pop the card in my zaurus and look through them, maybe delete some that we don't like and then pull the pictures onto the microdrive and erase the cf so we can take more pictures. I have gqview and gpe image gallery installed and they both choke when I try to load photos. I have been under the impression that this is a memory issue from lack of swap but don't know how to prove it.

My initial plan is to go through the following steps:

1. backup ide3

2. umount /dev/hdc

3. fdisk /dev/hdc

4. delete the largest partition and then add it back the same type but smaller leaving 256mb for swap (hdc3)

5. add new partition as type 82 swap in the remaining 256mb (hdc4)

6. write the partition table

7. mke2fs /dev/hdc3

8. mkswap /dev/hdc4

9. swapon /dev/hdc4

10. edit the /etc/fstab and add the following line:
/dev/hdc4   none      swap    sw                0 0

11. reboot

Do you think I'll hose my system like this? Do you think I will be able to load images any better? Is there an easier way to achieve the same goal?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Optimum Config For 3100

« on: November 08, 2005, 11:18:58 am »

David,

I am also interested in this topic. I have been struggling with gqview crashing when I try to load large pictures from my wife's digital camera and I wonder if it is because I didn't partition things correctly. Maybe I need a swap partition too.

I think it would be great if the installer gave some info about the choices.

eg. 120 = fastest performance (Best for intensive multimedia)
      85 = recommended for C3100 (Mixed use environments)
       50 = Small footprint when tight on space (Best for PIM)
*** Please note that this is entirely made up ***  

Alternatively the installer could just automatically choose a setting that will be right for most users and let advanced users set the level in an "advanced" tab.

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Software / Bank Account / Finance App

« on: October 21, 2005, 02:36:58 pm »

Swing,

Do you know how difficult it would be to port kmymoney with the kdemicrolibs? I think it would be awesome to be able to run the same application on the zaurus and on my linux desktop and have the two sync. I don't have programming skills either but I wouldn't mind paying somebody to do the work if a person were interested. Who would be the best person to talk to about such a project? How much money do you think it would take to get somebody interested? I sent an e-mail to Lutz Rogowski but never heard anything back from him.

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Software / Syncing Remote File With Ko/pi

« on: October 21, 2005, 02:18:34 pm »

When I went to sync the address book file I was able to use the same workaround as posted above for the calendar files, however, when I tried the same trick with the password files I ran into a different problem:

This command set fails

down

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scp -P 23 -q root@mydomain.org:/home/mainpass.pwm /tmp/mypasswds.pwm
temp

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/tmp/mypasswds.pwm
up

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scp -P 23 -q /tmp/mypasswds.pwm root@mydomain.org:/home/mainpass.pwm
I then made up a script as follows and named it pwdown.sh:

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#!/bin/sh
scp -P 23 -q root@mydomain.org:/home/mainpass.pwm /tmp/mypasswds.pwm
and the following command set also failed:

down

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/mnt/ide3/usr/local/bin/pwdown.sh
temp

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/tmp/mypasswds.pwm
up

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scp -P 23 -q /tmp/mypasswds.pwm root@mydomain.org:/home/mainpass.pwm
I altered the script as follows:

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#!/bin/sh
scp -P 23 -q root@mydomain.org:/home/mainpass.pwm /tmp/mypasswds.pwm
chmod 755 /tmp/mypasswds.pwm
Which allowed the passwords to sync properly. I am not sure why the password file would need to be executable in order to sync??

Hopefully someone else will find this useful or even better, maybe the developers will be able to use this information to make the program easier to use. I opened a bug at the sourceforge project page here:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?f...103&atid=636951

I am quickly approaching my goal of having my calendars, addresses and passwords available to me at all of my computers

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Software / Syncing Remote File With Ko/pi

« on: October 19, 2005, 03:01:50 pm »

I have now found another working combination that allows me to go forward, but I believe this is a bug.

If I create a script named fieldtrialdown.sh containing the following lines:

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#!/bin/sh
scp -P 23 -q root@mydomain.org:/home/fieldtrial.ics /tmp/mycalendar.ics
I can then get things to work with the following commands

down

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/mnt/ide3/usr/local/bin/fieldtrialdown.shtemp

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/tmp/mycalendar.icsup    

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scp -P 23 -q /tmp/mycalendar.ics root@mydomain.org:/home/fieldtrial.ics

Notice that the upload command works properly without requiring a script, but the download command does not. Does anybody know where I can report a bug to the kdepimpi team?

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Software / Syncing Remote File With Ko/pi

« on: October 19, 2005, 02:33:15 pm »

I did some further experiments on this problem and things are looking more curious

If I manually copy my file into a directory from the command line

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scp -P 23 -q root@mydomain.org:/home/fieldtrial.ics /mnt/ide3/Documents/Pim_Files/myfieldtrial.ics
Then, this command works in the sync configure script:

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cp /mnt/ide3/Documents/Pim_Files/myfieldtrial.ics /tmp/mycalendar.icsTemp

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/tmp/mycalendar.icsUp    

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cp /tmp/mycalendar.ics /mnt/ide3/Documents/Pim_Files/myfieldtrial.ics
However, this command set doesn't work:
Down

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scp -P 23 -q root@mydomain.org:/home/fieldtrial.ics /tmp/mycalendar.icsTemp

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/tmp/mycalendar.icsUp    

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scp -P 23 -q /tmp/mycalendar.ics root@mydomain.org:/home/fieldtrial.ics
I have checked all individual commands from the command line. I have also verified that the permissions of the involved files are the same whether I do things manually or from within the program.

Any other thoughts?   Somebody please point out my stupid mistake!

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Software / Syncing Remote File With Ko/pi

« on: October 18, 2005, 10:25:17 am »

I am trying to sync korganizer calendar on my zaurus to an .ics file on my server. I have tried multiple permutations without success. Each time I am getting a message that the copy failed. The program suggests that I try the command on the command line to see what went wrong. The commands work fine on the command line so I don't know what to do next.

here are some of the settings that I have tried when configuring sync to remote file. I have SSH configured with shared keys to work without passwords. (I thought that would be the hardest step)

1st try:

download

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scp -P 23 root@mydomain.org:/home/remotecalendar.ics /mnt/ide3/Documents/Pim_Files/localcalendar.ics
tmp

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/mnt/ide3/Documents/Pim_Files/localcalendar.ics
upload

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scp -P 23 /mnt/ide3/Documents/Pim_Files/localcalendar.ics root@mydomain.org:/home/remotecalendar.ics
2nd try:
download

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scp -P 23 root@mydomain.org:/home/remotecalendar.ics /mnt/ide3/Documents/Pim_Files/localcalendar.ics
tmp

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/tmp/mycalendar.ics
upload

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scp -P 23 /mnt/ide3/Documents/Pim_Files/localcalendar.ics root@mydomain.org:/home/remotecalendar.ics
I won't list attempts 3,4,5,6,7,8, or 9

In both cases, the file gets downloaded to the proper place but then the program gives me the error message.

Does anybody have this working? Is there something else in the setup that I need to change? Am I downloading the file to the wrong place or giving it the wrong name? Am I using the wrong tmp file? Why does kdepimpi think that the copy failed, how does it determine if the copy was successful?

My setup:
Zaurus C3100 with pdaxrom rc12  running kdepimpi 2.2.3
Remote headless server running sshd to store the ics files
Multiple machines on the home network running the full kontact 3.4.3 suite that load the stored files from the server