How do I Installing ipk\'s that don\'t show in Add/Remove?

[toadatrix]

I am running a C860 with the new Cacko ROM (v1.20 released March 5).  Is there a way I can install certain OZ packages that refuse to show up in Cacko\'s Add/Remove Software interface?  Please explain how this can be done AND how to remove the ipk if things don\'t work out correctly.

[stupkid]

You need to repack the ipk\'s.  I posted this here:

http://www.zaurususergroup.com/index.php?n...iewtopic&t=2596

Here is the relevant part:

To convert the OZ packages to work on Sharp ROMs I have noticed that some are ar archives and some are tarballs. Assuming that the binaries in the package will work on Sharp based ROMs you can extract the contents of the package with \'ar -x whatever.ipk\' or \'\'tar xvf whatever.ipk\'. This should result in three files the current directory control.tar.gz, data.tar.gz, and debian-binary. The data.tar.gz contains the files, control.tar.gz contains package description, and debian-binary has the package version info. Run the following to create a Sharp package:

tar cf - ./control.tar.gz ./data.tar.gz ./debian-binary | gzip -9 -c ] whatever_arm.ipk

Hope this helps,

[tumnus]

There is also a FAQ about this:
http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php...parent_id=0#213

The OPIE Sharp ROM feed is here: http://opie.handhelds.org/feed/sharprom/