Hengtes - Issues

[paddington]

I've just completed a clean reinstall of the Hengtes ROM plus OPIE, to make sure tha any problems are the system's, not mine!

I still have the following issues:

1.  I still can't find anywhere to set Daylight Savings Time (BST).  

Workaround is to set a non-working ntp server so that the time doesn't keep getting re-set to an hour ago, but that's not ideal; there must be a setting somewhere (either in the GUI or in a file) that I can change.

2.  Konqueror doesn't save any 'visited page' history on exit as it does on a desktop version - is this design behaviour for a smaller platform?

3.  Bash doesn't save any history either.   I've found from other threads here that the version of Busybox installed with OPIE is compiled so as not to save histrory, but the problem persists even when  install full-blown Bash3.00.

4.  Still the issue with AQPkg segfaulting - even when used for only one package installation at a time.


Apart from all that, I like the ROM a lot; it's just a pity that the odd thing doesn't work as I'd like.   Before I file bug reports, can anyone tell me anything I'm doing wrong?

[Meanie]

I've just completed a clean reinstall of the Hengtes ROM plus OPIE, to make sure tha any problems are the system's, not mine!

I still have the following issues:

1.  I still can't find anywhere to set Daylight Savings Time (BST).   

Workaround is to set a non-working ntp server so that the time doesn't keep getting re-set to an hour ago, but that's not ideal; there must be a setting somewhere (either in the GUI or in a file) that I can change.

2.  Konqueror doesn't save any 'visited page' history on exit as it does on a desktop version - is this design behaviour for a smaller platform?

3.  Bash doesn't save any history either.   I've found from other threads here that the version of Busybox installed with OPIE is compiled so as not to save histrory, but the problem persists even when  install full-blown Bash3.00.

4.  Still the issue with AQPkg segfaulting - even when used for only one package installation at a time.


Apart from all that, I like the ROM a lot; it's just a pity that the odd thing doesn't work as I'd like.   Before I file bug reports, can anyone tell me anything I'm doing wrong?
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file lots of bugs. it doesnt seem that any of those problem is wirh you but rather with oz.

[lardman]

1. I still can't find anywhere to set Daylight Savings Time (BST).

I'm still not too sure about this, but have been told that an option is to install a timezone file and link it to /etc/timezone. This should then automatically handle BST changes, etc.

With that said, this probably deserves a bug in the Opie bugtracker too.

2.  Konqueror doesn't save any 'visited page' history on exit as it does on a desktop version - is this design behaviour for a smaller platform?

I would guess that this is the case.

3.  Bash doesn't save any history either.  I've found from other threads here that the version of Busybox installed with OPIE is compiled so as not to save histrory, but the problem persists even when  install full-blown Bash3.00.

This used to work afaicr, I'd file a bug about it.

4.  Still the issue with AQPkg segfaulting - even when used for only one package installation at a time.

There was talk in another thread of AQPkg messing up the /etc/ipkg.conf file, and it needing to be cleaned (once) to make it work correctly. Nevertheless, it would be useful it someone would add debugging comments to the source and find out where it's going wrong (for example, it may be that it doesn't like the order of things in the ipkg.conf file).


Si

[paddington]

1. I still can't find anywhere to set Daylight Savings Time (BST).

...With that said, this probably deserves a bug in the Opie bugtracker too.

Bug filed!  There was one in the bug tracker from 2004 which showed it had been solved back then, but it seems to have woken up again.

3.  Bash doesn't save any history either.  I've found from other threads here that the version of Busybox installed with OPIE is compiled so as not to save histrory, but the problem persists even when  install full-blown Bash3.00.

This used to work afaicr, I'd file a bug about it.

This one is mine.  The file /home/root/Settings/Konsole.conf needs changing to make the default shell /bin/bash.   History then works (with Bash installed - can anyone check if it works without full Bash installed?).

4.  Still the issue with AQPkg segfaulting - even when used for only one package installation at a time.

There was talk in another thread of AQPkg messing up the /etc/ipkg.conf file, and it needing to be cleaned (once) to make it work correctly. Nevertheless, it would be useful it someone would add debugging comments to the source and find out where it's going wrong (for example, it may be that it doesn't like the order of things in the ipkg.conf file).

I've found that now and tried it - it works.  There is an open bug on the bugtracker for this and I've added this as additional information to the bug report.


I'm wondering about starting a Wiki page at the OPIE website for buglets and their workarounds, so that it's easier for people to find what is a known (but avoidable) issue and what is either a new bug or their mistake - would this idea be supported?  (If no-one uses such a  page there's no point in having it!)

[lardman]

You could open a wiki page on the OZ wiki. That would be useful.

The wiki is here: http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Main_Page

Thanks,


Si

[Meanie]

You could open a wiki page on the OZ wiki. That would be useful.

The wiki is here: http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Main_Page

Thanks,


Si
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why not just use this one?

[a href=\"http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Knownbugs]http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Knownbugs[/url]

[lardman]

Yes, that's as good a place as any.

I was just pointing to the main page of the same wiki.


Si

[paddington]

You could open a wiki page on the OZ wiki. That would be useful.

The wiki is here: http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Main_Page

Thanks,


Si
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why not just use this one?

[a href=\"http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Knownbugs]http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Knownbugs[/url]
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I know the idea of a wiki is that anyone can add info, and I can't see any issues with turning that page into a 'bugs & workarounds' page - but just in case anyone else sees a good reason to add a new one rather than build on that one, I'm asking before editing!

[chrisl]

You could open a wiki page on the OZ wiki. That would be useful.

The wiki is here: http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Main_Page

Thanks,


Si
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why not just use this one?

[a href=\"http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Knownbugs]http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Knownbugs[/url]
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I know the idea of a wiki is that anyone can add info, and I can't see any issues with turning that page into a 'bugs & workarounds' page - but just in case anyone else sees a good reason to add a new one rather than build on that one, I'm asking before editing!
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I like the idea of putting workarounts with the bugs. Since there are so few bugs listed, there is ample room for workarounds.

Chris--

[paddington]

Ok, I've just added a couple of BUG/WORKAROUND bits to the list on the KnownBugs wiki page (http://wiki.openzaurus.org/Knownbugs).  Everyone else please feel very free to add more!