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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: November 21, 2008, 01:10:53 pm »

thats really cool thanks for the info !  

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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: November 20, 2008, 06:54:25 pm »

I'm just about to put together a big server at work to run vmware, and one of the things I want to unleash is an angtrom build platform, to go along with the maemo/nokia tablet VM that you can download.

getting a build environment up seems to me to be hardest bit, once I've got "hello world" up, the rest is easy!

Looks like you and me are owing Capn_Fish because he's just laid all the build detail out in this thread, We bow Capn_Fish !
ah yes, 'hello world' that brings me back the to 'the good old days' of the Zilog Z80 and BASIC, my, how the Bit and the Byte
have moved on since then  

Capn_Fish: What ? no kernel code needed ? Now I JUST MUST have a go at this ! What a seriously POWERFUL platform that is !  

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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: November 20, 2008, 11:42:24 am »

While I remember, don't we need the kernel 2.6.24 source code to allow bitbake to compile the correct driver ?
if we do, where do we get that from ?

thanks again  

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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: November 20, 2008, 11:37:43 am »

Fantastic ! I can't wait to implement this information now ! I also now understand that OE is just a dev build environment for cross platform code
compiling.

Well, I owe you one now ! many thanks indeed !  

I'll keep in touch about my progress in this. all the best, for now  

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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: November 19, 2008, 08:52:57 pm »

It's quite easy. Follow the directions here:

http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/build...%A5ngstr%C3%B6m

And then, once everything is set up, just run "bitbake rt-whatever-the-name-is" and it builds that package for you. Just note that it takes a LONG time for the first package because it also builds the toolchain at that time.

Also know that I'm setting up my machine with OE/Bitbake already, so it's not really any extra work.

GREAT! thats super cool !  

I have only a couple of troubles now:

1.  can you write a simplified newbie Tut for all of us to learn how to set this up and post it in this forum ? Angstrom's setup instruction is
for Unixheads by the looks of it, alas, I am a Hardwarehead, a Z80MachineCodehead, and a BASIChead, so I find it next to impossible to follow that page. What is OpenEmbedded and where do you get it from ? can you provide a download URL ? Are we setting up on an x86 linux box ? and what is your chosen OS there ? are you able to package the installation of your Bitbake so that anyone can just 'nflate' and use it on their Linux Box ?

2. we need to get Bitbake to compile for the 2.6.24 Angstrom kernel. the existing rt73-k2wrlz drivers that are IPKed, are for the
2.6.23 kernel, and even then, I think they are not for the Zaurus but for a totally different machine too - this is on the Angstrom site BTW.

3. The driver code that Bitbake needs to compile is from ASPj's source code, which is more or less the code that you, eviLjazz and me
were compiling for the 2.4.20 kernel. his main code is available from here:

http://homepages.tu-darmstadt.de/~p_larbig/wlan/

Hope we can work together on this one ? like I said, teach me all ! thanks !

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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: November 18, 2008, 05:11:39 pm »

I think Angstrom has the best chance of working for you. It DOES need a patched driver (which should be trivial to make, or, if you're OK with using an older kernel:

http://zaurus.aircrack-ng.org/akita/

whats the exact OS version this code can work with ? you got an OS file that the above programs can work with ?

There's even a Bitbake file for it: http://gitweb.openembedded.net/?p=openembe...9c65008c3063c5b

Bitbake ? whats that then ? sounds like you need to write a Tut for us greenheads, although my knowledge has grown immensely since we first
met,  it sounds like there is still a lot you can teach me. Teach me all you know ! I Wannado !

After I get my build machine set up (again), I'll build it for you to test (Or, if you have a Linux box, you could do it faster).

WOW! nice offer, but, lets both build it together, ! as you do yours, tell me also what to do, so I can build mine too !   I currently run Puppy on the
x86 as a HDD based writeable OS. I also have the Hardfloat Cross Compiler Environment and unified 2.4.20 kernel source code from eviLjazz there too.

EDIT: Never mind, that's the already-patched driver! All that needs to be done is to do a "bitbake  rt73-k2wrlz" and we're good! I'll let you know when I get my box set up, or just pester me constantly until I get to it.

Oh ? tell me all please !

catch you again !

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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: November 18, 2008, 04:55:04 pm »

just pester me constantly until I get to it.

LOL!    man, you REALLY rock !       I might just have to take you up on this offer ! lets hope we can get this issue sorted, it sure would be a
real kick ass WiFi feature to have good USB Wifi support in this PdaX OS !

1,000,000 Thanks !

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User Request for Applications / Backtrack On An Sl-c1000

« on: November 17, 2008, 08:31:42 pm »

Or you could just install things like NMAP, Kismet, Wireshark, etc. and have the same thing under Debian, Angstrom, or pdaX.

on the x86 version, all USB Wifi functions work, that is, Ad-Hoc, Managed, Monitor + Injection and Master modes, further, the Web Browser is superb and
does not disappear after 30 seconds of use .

All we need now is a mini x86 Computer like an OQO 01+ and we can bootstrap this OS from a USB stick.

I have immensely enjoyed my travels with you and eviLjazz, you are both superb, but, if the USB Wifi issues cannot at least be resolved for
managed mode in my other threads, then I will be selling my SL-C1000, and saying farewell to you. my promises to you about you know what
are not forgotten and they will be kept too, I just need a little more time to sort that out, best wishes from me  

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C1000/3x00 Hardware / You Need Extra Power For The C-1000?

« on: November 17, 2008, 07:43:33 pm »

check this out...

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The DC to DC Converters are Acer N35 PPC Power Units yielding 5.13v @ 600mA and are great at powering the USB 1.0 Hub with ONE
peripheral, in this case a heavily modified Linksys WUSB54G v4 Wifi Card. Note the cooling system in place on the card thats a 12v fan BTW, GND
is connected to the top of its USB Socket, the other fan wires are connected to the Jumper clip on the battery's +VE terminal. This is all required
as the DSP chip in the USB card burns out if its not fitted, below the fan is a large metal heatsink plonked on top of the DSP chip.

So, you can order the Acer Cigarette Lighter DC Power Adapter for the Acer N35 GPS Windows PPC Computer and this will happily
power an SL-C1000 from a 12v Lead Acid Cell. As you can see, I have 2 of them running the system: one for the Computer and one for the
Hub and Wifi card.

Have Fun !

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Ubuntu / The Birth Of Zubuntu

« on: November 14, 2008, 01:14:20 pm »

Hi speculatrix, ignore the above question, I just read past your previous reply, I'll give it a go with your multi partition suggestions and see what gives  
cheers !

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Ubuntu / The Birth Of Zubuntu

« on: November 14, 2008, 01:10:28 pm »

How do you install a rootfs tar file to a C1000 ? is there a tutorial ?

thanks.

my guess is that you'll need to partition an SD card, create an EXT2 part, format it, and unpack the root tarball to that.

Hi again speculatrix, thanks for your thoughts on this issue, so, if we do this, the OS is on a remote Card, and the OS is not loaded
to main machine memory as conventional Z OS's are.

This being the case, how do we get the Computer to see this remote OS as its main OS?

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pdaXrom Development / Please Create A Kernel .config To Support Usb Wifi In 2.4.20 Os's

« on: November 11, 2008, 08:38:26 pm »

Have you looked at the IP numbers in /etc/resolve.conf and /etc/resolv.prev?

I am not sure if this is relevant to your problem, but it might be.  The DNS numbers need to be good ones to get online.

sdjf

Hi again Sdjf,

thanks for all your kind help so far in this forum, I and others like me appreciate your input very much indeed !  

I will try this soon, perhaps Wednesday evening and drop off the results here, thanks again !

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Linux Issues / Get Online Only Using Bash And A Usb Card

« on: November 10, 2008, 08:00:31 pm »

Run the following:  echo $USER

sdjf

Hi everyone, I'll try to answer everyones thoughts here, first sdjf:

the C1000 did nothing to this command.:

echo $USER

root )

Are you typing all this every time or working with a script to automate the parts you are sure of?

yes, typing each command.

Speculatrix, you mention the command :

id -a

this just gives an error in PdaXii13 with no output.

sdjf, you write again:

Please show the results. If it is a kernel thing, it should be fixable somehow.

right, here is all the results from the new kernel config:

first of all several screenshots from running;

make menuconfig

config.tar

and the resulting .config file:

zImage.tar

replace .tar with .txt this is a text file not a tar file.

here is my extended, compiled 2.4.20 1.3Mb kernel for you all to try:

updater.tar

remove the .tar from the end, this is a zImage file. install it with the following file:

 [ Invalid Attachment ]

rename to updater.sh

put this updater.sh file and the above zImage file into the root of a CF or an SD card and do a full reset, then
flash the kernel, once the kernel is flashed, the computer will ask you to reboot.

the Computer will now boot with the new kernel.

with this Kernel configuration, dhclient runs, but it does not aquire an DHCP assigned IP address still. also:

iwconfig rausb0 ap 00:45:AC:4C:BB:89

still does not list the AP's MAC address when afterwards we do:

iwconfig

neither does rausb0 fetch the MAC address of the AP off the air, and even though the kernel image is now 1.3Mb in size,
thats 100,000 bytes more than usual, we still are hitting a brick wall.

dhcpcd rausb0

also yields no results, but only brings the Wifi interface down.

Ah! Pelrun, typing:

whoami

the C1000 outputs:

root

root )

so, does this mean that we no longer need to type :

sudo X whatevercommand ?

speculatrix, you wrote:

ping the gateway and look at the arp table ("arp -an") or find the arp file in /proc/sys/net (something like that ) which gets populated when you ping the gateway.

alas a good idea mate, but, pinging is useless if you have not got an IP address of your own to start with, therefore:

arp -an

returns nothing.

OK, the C1000 is still sorely lacking USB Wifi connectivity, so, please, please , please keep those thoughts rolling in here, I want to
see if we can make this OS the best EVER for the C1000.

thanks to everyone who has contributed so far, do you have any more ideas ?

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Ubuntu / The Birth Of Zubuntu

« on: November 09, 2008, 10:35:42 pm »

http://ricks937.com/zaurus/zubuntu-minimal-rootfs.tar.gz

Perhaps its a stupid question, but do you know if this will run on a 6000?

How do you install a rootfs tar file to a C1000 ? is there a tutorial ?

thanks.

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pdaXrom Development / Please Create A Kernel .config To Support Usb Wifi In 2.4.20 Os's

« on: November 09, 2008, 07:37:59 pm »

Does anyone know the correct parameters to insert in the kernel source code .config file to setup a USB WiFi managed mode DHCP aquired IP address under kernel 2.4.20 OS's ? Do we need to play around with 'Network Setup' and 'Network Options' in the kernel config file ?

I just recompiled the PdaXii13 kernel to get Dhclient running. I had to enable:  

CONFIG_PACKET=y

and

CONFIG_FILTER=y


in the Kernel config file to get Dhclient to actually run, now, it runs, but it is still unable to aquire the IP Address using USB WiFi and DHCP from an Access Point
I also notice, that while we are able to load up the parameters of our Network using the iwconfig command, the function:

iwconfig rausb0 ap 00:11:22:33:44:55

does not work, this is important as the system needs to either be able to fetch the AP's MAC address or it needs to be told it. with USB Wifi, neither of these
happen.

I report the same problems with the program :

dhcpcd

Also, it would be great if we could get Ad-Hoc mode to properly operate in the CF 802.11b WiFi cards, this mode would also be good to add for the USB WiFi cards too.

any suggestions ?

Maybe I should just leave it all rot and wait for kernel 2.6 pdaX ?