Cacko Zaurus Qtopia ROM 1.21 is available!

[maslovsky]

Posted in other forum to see if anyone can offer some help, withour success, reposting here in the hope that someone can help, perhaps Maslovsky.

I have tried to flash to Cacko 1.21 ROM using 4 separate downloads, all appeared to flash successfully, although I did get the following error message during the ROM install process, on each occasion.

'modprob can't locate module devinfo' (assume device info required by IPK installer)

All the standard apps work, but I can't load new applications, using the installer, even hotfix B failed on 2 of the downloads. It gives 1 of 2 error messages 'ipkg says something went wrong. Sorry' or 'The filename of this package includes characters this application can't handle. Please change the filename and retry install'

Cacko ROM looks good, but I will need to return to Sharp ROM, if I can't resolve the problem, except I can't find the instructions to return, searched forum & how tos.

Mike

It looks like flash update process did not complete quite well. Did you repartition uinternal flash before installing?

[maslovsky]

https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?act=idx,

Had this problem myself with a Bluemonkey card (LSE039/12 R2B) Zbones pointed me in the right direction on this one (and it was really annoying me until I got it fixed).

Edit /etc/pcmcia/bluetooth

Find the line that says 'hciconfig $2 down' and change it to 'hciconfig hci0 down' et voila.
Hope that works as well for you as it did for me !

BTW: Make sure that the line following 'hciconfig hci0 down' says 'sleep 1' as there are problems if the eject kicks in before the firmware on the card responds to the down.

Regards,

Andy

Thanks, Zbones, Lumune, I'll mak sure this will be included in the next ROM update or hotfixю

[mikew]

Maslovsky

I repartitioned to 27 on first attempt, now set at 30.

1st Reboot - option 5, flash partition to 30
2nd Reboot - option 4, format user flash
3rd Reboot - option 1, new ROM

I noticed that virtually all the software it complains about the filename, have a full stop in the name, for example:-

zsafe_2.1.3_arm.ipk
tkczip-c7xx_2.0-031205_arm.ipk

IPK Install & Files tab show nothing after the full stop, nor will the files tab allow you to enter a full stop.

Mike

[w14]

27 worked for me.

I'm pretty sure the user partition format should be the last thing you do ...

Mike.

[mikew]

Mike

I believe I did the user partition format twice by selecting option 4 & then when it asks, at the end of the ROM install process.

Mike

[w14]

Did you try installing from the command line?

You could always expand the ipks and copy the files to their final destinations manually. Pain in the bum, I know, but at least it would move you forward.

The ipkg howto is here:

http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php...me=IPKG%20Howto

Mike.

[mikew]

Thanks to Andy (iamasmith) & Mike (w14) who suggested I tried installing ipkg’s from the command line, I have got a bit nearer identifying the problem.

I tried to install 2 packages with the same result:-

ipkg install tkcexplorer-c7xx_2.0-040225_arm.ipk

The following package were previously requested but were not installed:
Error
Install them now [Y/n] ?

Entering ‘n’ resulted in the ipkg installing correctly, answering ‘y’ resulted in the following:-

Filename-_.ipk
Downloading /_.ipk …
/_.ipk: Invalid host name.
ipkg-download:ERROR: Failed to retrieve /_.ipk. returning ipkg_get_install: Perhaps you need to run ‘ipkg update’ ?


Any suggestions on how I fix it

Mike

[iamasmith]

OK Mike,

Go to /usr/lib/ipkg, take a safe copy of the file called 'status' and edit the file.

Remove any entries that don't show as installed then retry your install from the command line.

Give that a try and tell us what happens,

Andy

[mikew]

Thanks Andy, saved the day.

Everything now works from the command line & the GUI installer.

Any idea what caused the problem or why it happened on each of 4 installs?

Mike

[iamasmith]

No, not really but I know that if you try to install an IPK and it doen's then ipkg stacks it up to be installed at a later stage and keeps prompting you to say if you want to install it.

I had this with a few packages that would only install from the command line.

Glad to know you are on your way.

Regards,

Andy

[Lumune]

I think I have read sth abt error in installing ipk files
someone said when there is an error when u install an ipk file
Z will record the erro in some file, and that will prevent u from installing it again
so, u have to edit that file before u try again

[mikew]

Noticed that my C760 is spontaneously rebooting every 24/48 hours, as all the open apps have closed & I have a screen asking me to confirm time etc.

Usual loaded apps are StageOne, KO/Pi, Address Book & Portabase.

Has anyone any ideas.

Mike

[stupkid]

Your Z is not spontaneously rebooting I think.  Most likely you are experiencing the flakey libqt bug that causes Qtopia to crash unexpectedly.  This can't be fixed since no one outside of Sharp has the source to this library.  If ATI ever releases specs for their Imageon w100 chip there may be a chance that an open driver could be created.  Until then we are all screwed.  

[sonicbuddha]

I just installed the cacko rom and it is beautiful!  Is there a cacko specific feed or does it share the pdaXrom feed?  What, if any, packages have to be specifically compiled for this rom?

[stupkid]

There is no Cacko specific feed...yet.  I'm working on one for the 1.22 revision when it comes out.  Until then you can try my personal feed:

http://www.bryandeluca.com/feed

Many of the packages take some configuring, but it is as good as it gets for now.  When the new ROM comes out I will have a feed that works as flawlessly as possible for Cacko.  As a general rule any Package that works on the original Sharp ROM should work on Cacko.

Thanks!