Jumbo Xqt Package

[Meanie]

I seem to be making some progress now. I have also installed xqt-debian-scripts_0.4_arm.ipk and xqt-libXrender_1.2.2_arm.ipk in addition to xqt-gtk-jumbopack_0.4.3-0.6_arm.ipk. The Tab X/Qt together with placeholder icons now appears and I have installed the packages firefox_0.9-2_arm.ipk and thunderbird_0.6_armv5tel.ipk.

All the packages have gone to Internal Storage and all give me the error messages “This package seems to depend on other packages. Please install them too.” and “The extract of some files are failed. The application may not execute normally. When you cannot operate the application please remove it”. 

Tapping the StartX icon does not seem to do very much and neither Firefox nor Thunderbird run, despite rebooting.

No matter, this is better than before and any input or suggestions would be very welcome.
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Those packages (xqt-debian-scripts and xqt-libXrender) are included with the jumbo package alrready which means your installation was not completed successful and lots of files are still missing.  Check that you have enough space for all the files and try reinstalling.  Firefox and Thunderbird are not installed by default with the jumbo package. The jumbo merely enables them to be installed without problems and add the icons for you because those packages do not come with their own Qt desktop icons. Look at the taskbar. It will tell you that they are not installed yet until you actually install them. Same is true for all the other icons.

[Meanie]

And again all that happened was that X/QT opened, displayed the xterm and stopped there.
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I've located the problem on my 860.

I had the same behavior, basically XQt would start as if without the "debian" option.

The reason for me is these lines in .xinitrc:

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# check debian location
if [ -f /etc/debroot ]; then
    DEBROOT=`cat /etc/debroot`
    if [ "$DEBROOT" != "" ] && [ -d $DEBROOT ]; then
        DEBIAN=`mount|grep proc|grep $DEBROOT`
    else
        DEBIAN=""
    fi
else
    DEBROOT=NODEBIAN
    DEBIAN=""
fi
Specifically the line:

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       DEBIAN=`mount|grep proc|grep $DEBROOT`
Since I installed it to /mnt/card/debroot all goes well, however when you look at "mount | grep debroot" you'll see that in the running processes list the card is actually reffered to as /usr/mnt.rom/card and not /mnt/card

And that's the problem.

After I changed the line to

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       DEBIAN=`mount|grep proc|grep /usr/mnt.rom/card/debroot`
all's fine in my case...
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I've noticed that too and fixed it already and I will upload the fix tonite when I get home.

What you want to do is:

install xqt-debian-scripts_0.5_arm.ipk after installing the xqt-gtk-jumbo package.  Note the 0.5 version. This version has fixes to the version that comes with the jumbo pack which is 0.4.

use the latest version of the debian install script (currently 0.3.6 is the latest) if you have already installed debian, you can simply rerun the newer version of the install script without removing your existing installation. it will perform an update/upgrade of the config files.

[omro]

And again all that happened was that X/QT opened, displayed the xterm and stopped there.
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I've located the problem on my 860.

I had the same behavior, basically XQt would start as if without the "debian" option.

The reason for me is these lines in .xinitrc:

Code: [Select]

# check debian location
if [ -f /etc/debroot ]; then
 Â   DEBROOT=`cat /etc/debroot`
 Â   if [ "$DEBROOT" != "" ] && [ -d $DEBROOT ]; then
 Â       DEBIAN=`mount|grep proc|grep $DEBROOT`
 Â   else
 Â       DEBIAN=""
 Â   fi
else
 Â   DEBROOT=NODEBIAN
 Â   DEBIAN=""
fi
Specifically the line:

Code: [Select]

       DEBIAN=`mount|grep proc|grep $DEBROOT`
Since I installed it to /mnt/card/debroot all goes well, however when you look at "mount | grep debroot" you'll see that in the running processes list the card is actually reffered to as /usr/mnt.rom/card and not /mnt/card

And that's the problem.

After I changed the line to

Code: [Select]

       DEBIAN=`mount|grep proc|grep /usr/mnt.rom/card/debroot`
all's fine in my case...
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I've noticed that too and fixed it already and I will upload the fix tonite when I get home.

What you want to do is:

install xqt-debian-scripts_0.5_arm.ipk after installing the xqt-gtk-jumbo package.  Note the 0.5 version. This version has fixes to the version that comes with the jumbo pack which is 0.4.

use the latest version of the debian install script (currently 0.3.6 is the latest) if you have already installed debian, you can simply rerun the newer version of the install script without removing your existing installation. it will perform an update/upgrade of the config files.
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I'm probably being a Linux incompetent, however I've found three xinitrc files in

/etc/X11/xinit/
/home/etc/X11/xinit/
/mnt/card/debroot/etc/X11/xinit/

I've opened each of these and can't see any of the code above. Am I looking in the wrong place?

[ShiroiKuma]

I'm probably being a Linux incompetent, however I've found three xinitrc files in

/etc/X11/xinit/
/home/etc/X11/xinit/
/mnt/card/debroot/etc/X11/xinit/

I've opened each of these and can't see any of the code above. Am I looking in the wrong place?
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It's /home/zaurus/.xinitrc

[omro]

xqt-debian-scripts_0.5_arm.ipk

This isn't on the chuckster website, do you know where I find this please?

Thanks!

[rebski]

omro

try here
http://www.users.on.net/~hluc/myZaurus/jumbo/

[omro]

I'm probably being a Linux incompetent, however I've found three xinitrc files in

/etc/X11/xinit/
/home/etc/X11/xinit/
/mnt/card/debroot/etc/X11/xinit/

I've opened each of these and can't see any of the code above. Am I looking in the wrong place?
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It's /home/zaurus/.xinitrc
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Found that, made the edit
typed xlauncher debian
XQT opened and then seemed to think about it and then just closed. Guess I did it wrong :-(

[rebski]

I have installed the XQt jumbo pack about 10 times now using Package Installer and constantly get the same error messages.

It is possible that installing from Terminal might work; could someone give me the full command line to use, please?

The one I have is wrong.

[sojc]

icewm doesnt come up when I tap on the debian icon? Looks like the regular X window manager.

[omro]

Hello there,

If anyone has gotten all this to work on a C1000, please PM me I'd love to know how you did it. I really want to get debian/open office to work and so far I'm just failing :-(

Thanks!

[rebski]

Better still, post it here, I want to know too.

[omro]

Better still, post it here, I want to know too.

I thought people already had gotten it working on a C1000 and I was just being fick :-(

Meanie's site is great and his efforts are so much appreciated, but if someone has the time to write an idiots guide for total idiots, i.e. step 1 download this, step 2 install this that way, step 3 wait for 45 mins, step 4 reboot, etc, I would be gateful.

[rebski]

My problem is so basic, every package I try to install be it XQtJumbo,  Firefox or Thunderbird I get the “This package seems to depend on other packages. Please install them too.” and “The extract of some files are failed. The application may not execute normally. When you cannot operate the application please remove it”.

I would like to try manual install but need the path to install to. Can anyone help?

Imro

Congrats on your success. Maybe now you are the one to write the idiots guide.

BTW how big is your SD card?

[omro]

My problem is so basic, every package I try to install be it XQtJumbo,  Firefox or Thunderbird I get the “This package seems to depend on other packages. Please install them too.” and “The extract of some files are failed. The application may not execute normally. When you cannot operate the application please remove it”.

I would like to try manual install but need the path to install to. Can anyone help?

Imro

Congrats on your success. Maybe now you are the one to write the idiots guide.

BTW how big is your SD card?
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When I get home, I'll review what I did and write it up, certainly. I'm still in a bit of a daze. Definitely look at the other thread, downloading those files from Meanie's site, the correct scripts, seems to be vital, the links are at the bottom of the XQT Jumbo page. That other thread was a lifesaver :-)

When I installed X/QT Jumbo I got the "This package depends on other packages" message. I just ignored it since X/QT still booted, so I thought, well it can't depend on this too much.....

I've got a 1gb corsair 40x SD card which I formatted to ext2

Owen

[rebski]

Thanks for the excellent guide to setting up Openoffice/Debian on the other thread.  My C1000 has tied itself into a knot and so it will be a day or so before I can try out your procedures.

Rather than distract that particular thread I thought it best to ask here, have you installed Firefox and Thunderbird yet? Do you know where to find Meanie’s build of thunderbird_0.6-1_arm.ipk?

I seem to be alone with the error “The extract of some files are failed.” So I have to assume that my device is at fault.

Again congratulations on your result, I know I shall get there eventually.