Author Topic: A Clean, Fresh, Configured Eabi Rootfs Tarball (Read 160445 times)

ZDevil · « **Reply #75 on:** December 02, 2007, 07:37:41 am »

Both jpmatrix and I found that the rootfs tarball is corrupted. It seems something went wrong went i run "tar -cpjf" (but it worked for the very first tarball). Now I am making a new tarball. Will upload it in a few hours (if things go well). Sorry for this.

ZDevil · « **Reply #76 on:** December 02, 2007, 07:27:10 pm »

Update:

A new tarball is ready. It is tested (twice actually) and it is fine. Now waiting for jpmatrix's ftp to be up again.

jpmatrix · « **Reply #77 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:27:08 am »

Quote from: ZDevil

Update:

A new tarball is ready. It is tested (twice actually) and it is fine. Now waiting for jpmatrix's ftp to be up again.

you're in a lucky day : ftp is up !

tux · « **Reply #78 on:** December 03, 2007, 09:09:42 am »

Quote from: jpmatrix

Quote from: ZDevil
Update:

A new tarball is ready. It is tested (twice actually) and it is fine. Now waiting for jpmatrix's ftp to be up again.

you're in a lucky day : ftp is up !

Hope the 'new' tarball and scripts are thoroughly debugged. I also hope I won't be trying to use it any time soon. The EABI install I did using cortez's method, in combination with the ZDevil scripts and your tips at the wiki, is still OK! Thanks also to dlj0 for his X tips.

Obligatory stupid question:- Is it possible to do this install without u-boot?

My reluctance to use u-boot is from the same cause I'm reluctant to use angstrom or any of the earlier OPIE stuff. When I scan the relevant forums: so many recurring problems....

My only real complaint with my EABI system is the inability to use X as non-root. But I'll figure something out soon I hope. (Before someone asks what I'm worrying about::- My fingers sometimes outrun the brain and root is very dangerous on those occasions! )

Cheers

jpmatrix · « **Reply #79 on:** December 03, 2007, 12:43:53 pm »

new rootfs is available :

http://matrixmen.free.fr/zaurus/debian/zau..._071201.tar.bz2

enjoy!

ZDevil · « **Reply #80 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:00:10 pm »

Thanks, jpmatrix. Just updated the link in the first post too.

ZDevil · « **Reply #81 on:** December 03, 2007, 01:04:48 pm »

Quote from: tux

Hope the 'new' tarball and scripts are thoroughly debugged. I also hope I won't be trying to use it any time soon. The EABI install I did using cortez's method, in combination with the ZDevil scripts and your tips at the wiki, is still OK! Thanks also to dlj0 for his X tips.

Obligatory stupid question:- Is it possible to do this install without u-boot?

My reluctance to use u-boot is from the same cause I'm reluctant to use angstrom or any of the earlier OPIE stuff. When I scan the relevant forums: so many recurring problems....

My only real complaint with my EABI system is the inability to use X as non-root. But I'll figure something out soon I hope. (Before someone asks what I'm worrying about::- My fingers sometimes outrun the brain and root is very dangerous on those occasions! )

Cheers

Of course if you already have a working setup running, you don't need this rootfs. It is for fresh and new install. Yet it is also a better backup rootfs than the unconfigured ones in case things got messed up.
A few users and I have verified that the rootfs is working, and it is working without using any more after installation scripts.
To be fair, u-boot and a distro are two totally different things. Indeed so many users (I for one) have qualms about the un-userfriendlieness of uboot. But talking about the distros themselves is a separate issue here.
As for running X as non-root user, flux has already come up with a good solution, which has already been wikified iirc.

dinorex · « **Reply #82 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:09:33 pm »

thx mate...

i've just kicked off the dl rite away just now....

ZDevil · « **Reply #83 on:** December 03, 2007, 03:17:13 pm »

Good luck, man! Tell me how things go here.

Fatty · « **Reply #84 on:** December 03, 2007, 10:26:00 pm »

Quote from: ZDevil

Good luck, man! Tell me how things go here.

Tks ZDevil!

Your 1st tar ball did help me bringing up real Debian on my dog! Unluckily, as I messed up with wifi setting, I rebooted it and only found that /dev/hda1 failed to be mounted again. Not sure what caused that, so it's been put aside for a while (well, also because I'd been busy for some days).

I'll try the new tar ball again and report.

OT: say hi to dinorex also

dinorex · « **Reply #85 on:** December 04, 2007, 12:33:43 am »

hi all zdevil / fatty,

i am too bc in sydney for my new home (gardening etc), therefore it's hard to get me in working around with the doggie debian...

hope i can get that around asap.... (after grabbing that tarball when i back home tonite)..... cheers.../dinorex

kkazakov13 · « **Reply #86 on:** December 04, 2007, 11:47:01 am »

Downloaded twice, the archive is broken

Quote

wasp@home:/storage/dl/zaurus-debian$ bzip2 -d zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar.bz2

bzip2: Data integrity error when decompressing.
Input file = zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar.bz2, output file = zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar

It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files.

You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover
data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.

bzip2: Deleting output file zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar, if it exists.
wasp@home:/storage/dl/zaurus-debian$

jpmatrix · « **Reply #87 on:** December 04, 2007, 12:18:00 pm »

Quote from: kkazakov13

Downloaded twice, the archive is broken

Quote
wasp@home:/storage/dl/zaurus-debian$ bzip2 -d zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar.bz2

bzip2: Data integrity error when decompressing.
Input file = zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar.bz2, output file = zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar

It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files.

You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover
data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.

bzip2: Deleting output file zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar, if it exists.
wasp@home:/storage/dl/zaurus-debian$

don't tell me that!!!!
could you check the md5 checksum of the file you downloaded?

kkazakov13 · « **Reply #88 on:** December 04, 2007, 12:22:10 pm »

Quote from: jpmatrix

don't tell me that!!!!
could you check the md5 checksum of the file you downloaded?

Sorry to say this but ... (after editing the md5sum file to remove some white spaces) :

Quote

wasp@home:/storage/dl/zaurus-debian$ md5sum -c zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar.bz2.md5sum
zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar.bz2: OK

jpmatrix · « **Reply #89 on:** December 04, 2007, 12:31:11 pm »

Quote from: kkazakov13

Quote from: jpmatrix
don't tell me that!!!!
could you check the md5 checksum of the file you downloaded?

Sorry to say this but ... (after editing the md5sum file to remove some white spaces) :

Quote
wasp@home:/storage/dl/zaurus-debian$ md5sum -c zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar.bz2.md5sum
zaurus_eabi_rootfs_071201.tar.bz2: OK

so it is corrupted from zdevil

zdeviiiiil !!!

we're going to make it ! ... one day ))

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