Newbie Question Zaurus Pdaxrom

[dannytt]

Dear all,

After readmany here post I order a Zaurus C1000 from pricejapan and got it last week.
It so pettery.
But i have many question.
I installed pdaxrom follow the the step at pdaxrom.org.
after install it i would like install software onto a SD card.
After read some old post but i dont understand what is swap?
how to format and swap?
window can use what software read/write ext2 format SD card? if not how can I copy software into card for install?


thx for everyone read this post

[Seb]

after install it i would like install software onto a SD card.
After read some old post but i dont understand what is swap?
how to format and swap?
window can use what software read/write ext2 format SD card? if not how can I copy software into card for install?
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filesystems:
windows basically can only use FAT and NTFS filesystems, if you want to have a filesystem which is accessible from windows AND linux, take FAT (-> mkdosfs)

swap:
i suggest to buy a good book and start reading about swap files and swap partitions there, you can also start googling for mkswap etc.
since you've got a C1000 permanent swap is probably not a good idea since you don't have a hard drive and there is only a limited number of write cycles on flash memory - if you still want to have a swap file or partition - put it on the CARD!

installing software on sd:
typically software needs symbolic links which are not supported by all filesystems, many people choose ext2/3 file systems (-> mke2fs)
if you want to install ipkgs there you have to edit the ipkg-config file (i *THINK* it is "ipkg.conf" in /etc or something similar) - take a look at it and you know what to do. when installing use the -d option e.g. ipkg -d /mnt/card install blabla.ipk

if you want to have FAT and ext partitions on SD at the same time - first read about partitioning in general, then it's a bit tricky to get it auto-mounted

[pgas]

format the card
http://mail.pdaxrom.org/contrib/docs/parti..._and_format.txt

about swap
http://www.pdaxrom.org/index.php?showid=43&menuid=8

if not how can I copy software into card for install?

one way is to use a tcpip connection over usb, set a password for root and use something like
winscp that allows to copy files over ssh

[tombraider]

Windows recognizes and formats only FAT not ext2 AFAIK.
You can get a card reader for your PC to put files on the sd card or if you can connect to the internet through the Zaurus (have a cf WIFI card) you can download ipks from different feeds on the internet.  Do a Google search for Zaurus feed and add the feed url into your add/remove hardware utility.  You then can install any ipk in a feed by clicking its icon with the stylus and following the directions.

HTH

Dear all,

After readmany here post I order a Zaurus C1000 from pricejapan and got it last week.
It so pettery.
But i have many question.
I installed pdaxrom follow the the step at pdaxrom.org.
after install it i would like install software onto a SD card.
After read some old post but i dont understand what is swap?
how to format and swap?
window can use what software read/write ext2 format SD card? if not how can I copy software into card for install?


thx for everyone read this post
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[pgas]

Do a Google search for Zaurus feed and add the feed url

Well for pdaxrom feed (mostly the ones on mail.pdaxrom.org)
because ipks from feeds for other roms won't work

[Yoru]

after install it i would like install software onto a SD card.
After read some old post but i dont understand what is swap?
how to format and swap?
window can use what software read/write ext2 format SD card? if not how can I copy software into card for install?
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filesystems:
windows basically can only use FAT and NTFS filesystems, if you want to have a filesystem which is accessible from windows AND linux, take FAT (-> mkdosfs)

swap:
i suggest to buy a good book and start reading about swap files and swap partitions there, you can also start googling for mkswap etc.
since you've got a C1000 permanent swap is probably not a good idea since you don't have a hard drive and there is only a limited number of write cycles on flash memory - if you still want to have a swap file or partition - put it on the CARD!

installing software on sd:
typically software needs symbolic links which are not supported by all filesystems, many people choose ext2/3 file systems (-> mke2fs)
if you want to install ipkgs there you have to edit the ipkg-config file (i *THINK* it is "ipkg.conf" in /etc or something similar) - take a look at it and you know what to do. when installing use the -d option e.g. ipkg -d /mnt/card install blabla.ipk

if you want to have FAT and ext partitions on SD at the same time - first read about partitioning in general, then it's a bit tricky to get it auto-mounted
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What line of ipkg-conf I must edit to install software in for example the internal microdrive (/dev/hda1)?

[karlto]

What line of ipkg-conf I must edit to install software in for example the internal microdrive (/dev/hda1)?
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You need the mount point, rather than the device. E.g. my '/etc/ipkg.conf' has this line:

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dest cf /mnt/cf
...which is the external CF microdrive (/dev/hda1) on my SL6000. Then you can install software to this location using:

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ipkg -d cf install