Free-up memory, KTrove!

[Greg2]

Here\'s a little app that I found today that I\'m experimenting with on my 5500 and later will install on my 5600 as well: \'KTrove\'
http://www.singlenesia.com/software/ktrove.shtml
This allows most apps to be installed on media cards that caused problems before, and they seem to be starting quite fast.

Greg

[Anonymous]

I have installed it on my 5600 but could not install any applications to my cards.  I think I followed the instructions.  Let me know if it works for you on 5600 and what the steps are.

[Greg2]

I have installed it on my 5600 but could not install any applications to my cards.  I think I followed the instructions.  Let me know if it works for you on 5600 and what the steps are.

I had forgotten about this post...

I never installed it on my 5600 and removed it from my 5500. For me it ended up being easier to create my own symlinks and was a lot less trouble. I found this application liked to relocate files and directories and then become forgetful. (kinda like me with this post)

Greg :roll:

[Anonymous]

Hi,
 I installed ktrove, and tried to use it...

ktrove -r packagename

When run from regular id:

cannot create directlry /mnt/card/kmnt etc...
/mnt/card directory is owned by root root   rwxr-xr-x

When run from root:

QT/embedded dat dictionary is not owned by user 0 aborted.

I guess I could change chmod 777 to universal write but this isnt secure.

What could be messed up here/

Thanks
Greg

[Anonymous]

tHE plot thickens... After doing this, I decided to have a look and saw that the program was registered. Hmm and directory created..

I now tried to activate it.

ktrove.sh -s
whatsuponz: not activated

ktrove.sh -a whatsuponz

ln: /opt/QtPalmtop/bin/whatsuponz : Permission denied
ln: /opt/QtPalmtop/apps/Applications/whatsuponz.desktop : Permission denied
ln: /opt/QtPalmtop/pics/whatsuponz.png: Permission denied
/home/QtPalmtop/bin/ktrove.sh: cannot create /mnt/card/kmnt/.whatsuponz.activated: Permission denied

su root
ktrove.sh -a whatsuponz

qt/Embedded data dictionary is not owned by user 0
Aborted
 (twice)

ktrove.sh -s whatsuponz
whatsuponz: activated

Huh?? after these permission errors

now lets see if the links exist??

ls -ld /opt/QtPalmtop/whatsuponz --] /mnt/card/kmnt/whatsuponz/opt/Qtpalmtop/bin/whatsuponz

so a symbolic link does exist ***

and if I go to /mnt/card/kmnt/whatsuponz/opt/QtPalmtop/bin
  and do :

ls -ld whatsuponz

-rwxr-xr-x root qpe whatsuponz (its there!)

Im confused.. if Im getting permission denied , why is this happening???

Thanks
Greg

[Anonymous]

Hello, sfgreg.  I\'m the author of KTrove, maybe I can help.

It sounds to me like things got a little confused when you ran the script under two different users.  I never tested for this condition -- the script was a quick-and-dirty affair for me to solve an immediate problem I had.

I would try completely undoing everything KTrove did (you may have to do this manually) and retrying it after you chmod /mnt/card to your user id.  It\'s late right now, and this is a only guess.

Re: the 5600, I don\'t have one (this script was written prior to its existence), and so that is compeltely untested as well. It shouldn\'t forget about the links it made, though... that\'s very odd behavior that smells like a bug.

I would be thrilled to hear the results of using this under such conditions.  If anyone needs more detailed help (looking at you, maybe, sfgreg), please do email me at the address listed in the doc file.

I haven\'t been maintaining KTrove as I switched to the OpenZaurus OS, which handles cards properly and renders KTrove unecessary.  I am interested in repairing things that are wrong with it, though, and I\'m happy to help where I can.