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General Discussion / Criticism
« on: May 28, 2009, 05:05:18 pm »
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Mer / Mer - A New Ubuntu-based Distro Derived From Maemo!
« on: May 22, 2009, 09:19:24 pm »
http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Releases/0.13
Just click the .install file and you're off.
On an unrelated note, I saw a Z screenshot somewhere, but no instructions. I'll see if I can dig it up.
EDIT: Here you go:
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/JohnX/zaurus-google-maps.png\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /]
EDIT2: N810 install instructions:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Documentation/In...on#N8x0_Install
Also see my GPS how-to page (PM me if you don't feel like compiling things, you'll see what I mean):
http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Documentation/N810_GPS
Just click the .install file and you're off.
On an unrelated note, I saw a Z screenshot somewhere, but no instructions. I'll see if I can dig it up.
EDIT: Here you go:
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v119/JohnX/zaurus-google-maps.png\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /]
EDIT2: N810 install instructions:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Documentation/In...on#N8x0_Install
Also see my GPS how-to page (PM me if you don't feel like compiling things, you'll see what I mean):
http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Documentation/N810_GPS
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Ubuntu / Zaurus Sl-c 3200
« on: May 15, 2009, 06:43:25 pm »
Unless you recompiled it yourself, Backtrack won't run on the Zaurus, as it's compiled for x86 CPUs (as opposed to the Z's ARM one).
For information on dual-booting in general, poke around in the Ubuntu/Debian sections (or search). I believe there's a thread called "multi-boot how-to" or something similar. The ZUbuntu installation thread also has a nice multiboot tutorial in it.
Hope that answers your questions.
PS- If you could break your sentences up, they'd be easier to read, likely yielding more help.
For information on dual-booting in general, poke around in the Ubuntu/Debian sections (or search). I believe there's a thread called "multi-boot how-to" or something similar. The ZUbuntu installation thread also has a nice multiboot tutorial in it.
Hope that answers your questions.
PS- If you could break your sentences up, they'd be easier to read, likely yielding more help.
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Mer / Mer - A New Ubuntu-based Distro Derived From Maemo!
« on: May 09, 2009, 11:30:27 am »
Mer recently brought new life to my N810. It's really nice. I strongly suggest those people with Internet Tablets try it (it's like Maemo by default, but can easily be customized).
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Open Embedded / About To Set Up Oe... Maybe
« on: April 28, 2009, 01:48:01 pm »
Unless you're trying to build them for the Mac, they SHOULD be ARM libraries/binaries, since that's the architecture that's going to link to them.
I might be way off, though, as I haven't looked at the link or anything.
I might be way off, though, as I haven't looked at the link or anything.
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Ubuntu / Jwm As In Puppy?
« on: April 28, 2009, 01:46:11 pm »
Well, having the menu hotkeyed would require a program that interfaces with the menubar/WM (eg, Fluxbox's fluxbox-remote) or some WM hotkey file (eg, ~/.fluxbox/keys). I don't think JWM has that (I haven't looked recently, though), and I have no clue about IceWM.
The silkscreen keys are another thing altogether. I believe Angstrom supports them, so if you use their kernel, they should at least give X events. From there it's just a keymapping process.
The silkscreen keys are another thing altogether. I believe Angstrom supports them, so if you use their kernel, they should at least give X events. From there it's just a keymapping process.
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Ubuntu / How To Change Gui In Jaunty?
« on: April 28, 2009, 01:41:11 pm »Code: [Select]
apt-get install lxdeshould do it. You'll likely need to change the relevant entries in your .xinitrc to make it start. I feel like I'm totally misunderstanding the question somehow...
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Ubuntu / Ubuntu Jaunty / Zubuntu Alternative Kernels?
« on: April 23, 2009, 03:38:06 pm »
You should be able to use any kernel you want (Angstrom, Debian of various flavors, etc.). Just copy it to the appropriate place, install the modules, and off you go.
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Open Embedded / About To Set Up Oe... Maybe
« on: April 22, 2009, 07:19:10 pm »
Well, building with the OE/Angstrom toolchain should create binaries that can run on all of the distros, library incompatibilities aside.
I'm not aware of any Zaurus dev environments (OE is just a build system for OS images and packages). I'd suggest just working/testing on your primary box, then (cross-)compiling for the Zaurus when you need to.
I'm not aware of any Zaurus dev environments (OE is just a build system for OS images and packages). I'd suggest just working/testing on your primary box, then (cross-)compiling for the Zaurus when you need to.
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Ubuntu / Jwm As In Puppy?
« on: April 22, 2009, 07:17:07 pm »
I don't think either IceWM or JWM has desktop icons. You could use something like PCManFM to do it, which shouldn't eat TOO much memory.
I may be wrong about my RAM usage/lightness comparisons, but I seem to recall that JWM, IceWM, and EvilWM actually used similar amounts of RAM (as reported by top). Fluxbox was ever so slightly heavier. Like I said, the speed differences are likely more due to lack of optimization and/or what tasks are running at the time.
What do you mean by "better matching of input with the Z?"
I may be wrong about my RAM usage/lightness comparisons, but I seem to recall that JWM, IceWM, and EvilWM actually used similar amounts of RAM (as reported by top). Fluxbox was ever so slightly heavier. Like I said, the speed differences are likely more due to lack of optimization and/or what tasks are running at the time.
What do you mean by "better matching of input with the Z?"
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Sharp ROMs / Ambicom Wifi Recognized But No Joy
« on: April 21, 2009, 02:57:48 pm »
Check that the orinoco and orinoco_cs drivers aren't loaded (with "lsmod", remove them (if necessary, with "rmmod"), and blacklist them for good measure), make sure the hostap drivers are loaded "(modprobe hostap"), and lastly (or maybe firstly), check what ifconfig and iwconfig say on the matter.
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lsmod <- look for things with "orinoco" in the output
rmmod orinoco orinoco_cs <- if present in the above
(blacklist modules, if you so desire)
modprobe hostap <- load the correct modules, if necessary
ifconfig
iwconfig <-check to see if the interface is present
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Ubuntu / Jwm As In Puppy?
« on: April 21, 2009, 02:52:00 pm »
JWM is about the same heaviness as IceWM, IIRC. It also lacks some things (like full-screen maximization), leading me to dump it.
If you want light, go EvilWM. You need to edit the source to reconfigure keybindings, but it works wonders.
Also know that some of the heaviness/slowness you may be feeling is due to Ubuntu not using Zaurus-friendly optimizations.
Hope that helps.
If you want light, go EvilWM. You need to edit the source to reconfigure keybindings, but it works wonders.
Also know that some of the heaviness/slowness you may be feeling is due to Ubuntu not using Zaurus-friendly optimizations.
Hope that helps.
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Open Embedded / About To Set Up Oe... Maybe
« on: April 21, 2009, 02:49:04 pm »
I'm not sure of any other method to build a Zaurus OS. I never got PdaXrom's builder to work (both the old one and the new).
I'd say that if you're new to both Linux and Mac, attempting something that others haven't done yet is a poor idea. I'd also advise simply making a Linux partition/VM and using OE/BitBake from that. Note that you'll need a fair amount of space for the temp build files/packages/OE data/whatever. I ran out of space on a 10GB partition, but that was a while ago, and I believe they've reduced the space somewhat since then.
I think that OE has Sharp ROM-compatible settings, but I haven't tried them, so YMMV.
OE definitely can't target all distributions. Things might work on distros other than Angstrom, but it's not guaranteed.
Anyway, I hope that answers your questions.
I'd say that if you're new to both Linux and Mac, attempting something that others haven't done yet is a poor idea. I'd also advise simply making a Linux partition/VM and using OE/BitBake from that. Note that you'll need a fair amount of space for the temp build files/packages/OE data/whatever. I ran out of space on a 10GB partition, but that was a while ago, and I believe they've reduced the space somewhat since then.
I think that OE has Sharp ROM-compatible settings, but I haven't tried them, so YMMV.
OE definitely can't target all distributions. Things might work on distros other than Angstrom, but it's not guaranteed.
Anyway, I hope that answers your questions.
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Ubuntu / How Do You Input Function Keys?
« on: April 20, 2009, 12:02:51 am »
And all the other Fn key-combos work fine? I'm out of ideas then.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Newest Version Of Ångström?
« on: April 18, 2009, 07:16:37 pm »
You have to build your own images, AFAICT, or use the online image builder:
http://amethyst.openembedded.net/~koen/narcissus/
http://amethyst.openembedded.net/~koen/narcissus/