X11-ROM - Great Work! (and some questions ...)

[crazy-b]

Hey,

I just flashed the X11-ROM on my C760, and it simply blows! Pure Eye-Candy, and it feels like my Desktop! Great work!!!

Some thoughts:

- eventhough the aim is different than other ROMs, there definitly have to be some PIM functions llike Calender. I dont care for sync so much, but some kind of small Addressbook / Calendar is really needed.

- is there any possibility to get a front-end for kismet working (kismet-qt, wirekismet)

- how to I rotate the screen?

- the package manager does not handle dependencies (e.g. with mplayer)

- where (how) can I change the feed location in the package manager?

I\'ll play further now and simply enjoy X11-ROM :-)

[Foxdie]

Hey,

I just flashed the X11-ROM on my C760, and it simply blows! Pure Eye-Candy, and it feels like my Desktop! Great work!!!

Yeah it really is sweet

- eventhough the aim is different than other ROMs, there definitly have to be some PIM functions llike Calender. I dont care for sync so much, but some kind of small Addressbook / Calendar is really needed.

Word has it that the team are working on a PIM application for the next release of the ROM.

- how to I rotate the screen?

I\'ll allow enki to answer

the key to rotation in x is the /usr/X11R6/bin/xrandr command ... 

$ xrandr -o left 
the above command will rotate the screen into \"portrait\" mode, ie default for 5500 serioes 

$ xrandr -o normal 
this one will put it back in \"landscape\" mode, ie default for 7x0 series

[crazy-b]

Thanks for the quick reply! Rotation works fine, I\'ll try to remap a button for that if possible. I got wirekismet to work, installation had to be done by hand, but thats no problem. I\'ll have a short walk now to see if it works. Good news on the PIM stuff for the next release. Its really important to enter a quick meeting with a new customer, and his contact data like phone, etc. Nothing too big.

I\'m looking forward for the cross-compiling environment sash promised in the forum :-)

And, again, I\'m really amazed how good everything works - and looks!

[VeeDubb]

I think you may be missing the real power of an x11 rom.

What you should do is install the same pim apps on your desktop and your Z, then you can set up an rsync server and have full sync VERY easily.

Of course, that is assuming you are running linux on your desktop, and if you\'re not, you should be!!

[omin0us]

I think you may be missing the real power of an x11 rom.

What you should do is install the same pim apps on your desktop and your Z, then you can set up an rsync server and have full sync VERY easily.

Of course, that is assuming you are running linux on your desktop, and if you\'re not, you should be!!

someones catching on to us for the release...

[crazy-b]

VeeDubb: Of course I do understand the full power of the X11-ROM, and of course I\'m using Linux on my desktop, but I do use Evolition there, which depends on a shitload of different libraries. I\'m unsure if I can cross-compile that, or native compile that, and I\'m unsure about the speed if it works. I\'ll look into some other apps maybe. On the other hand, I\'m already rsyncing my desktop and my notebook, so another device would be easy. Ah well. Lets see.

[VeeDubb]

Speed should be the only issue.  My understanding is that all of the dependencies are GPL, so you should be able to get the source code and I don\'t think it should be a problem to cross compile. (By not a problem, I mean it is technicaly possible, it\'s probably a huge pain in the ass, but you could do it)

Of course, I\'m sure there are pim programs with fewer dependencies, but I know evolution is nice.  If you do get it all cross compiled with all the libs and other dependencies working, be darn sure you share, I\'m sure there\'s a lot ofother evo users that would thinkyou were a God.

[crazy-b]

Basicly, since the cacko team released a lot of the gnome-libraries, it will be possible, I assume. I go through a native compile session, though, even it it takes ages. But I\'ll try gnome-pim today first to see if everything works out for a normal compilation of a gnome-programm.

[Anonymous]

- eventhough the aim is different than other ROMs, there definitly have to be some PIM functions llike Calender. I dont care for sync so much, but some kind of small Addressbook / Calendar is really needed.  

If the ROM includes QT libraries, the calendar application I wrote should work fine on it.  You can find it @ http://zcalendar.sourceforge.net/files/
However, that compiled version is for Qtopia...I suppose I would have to recompile and link to the regular QT libraries.

Sean.

[crazy-b]

Looks interesting! Guess I\'ll try to compile it native against the included QT-Devel libraries. Unfortunately, gnome-pim is for gnome1, so there are too much missing libraries. Evolution 1.4.x from debian is compiled against glibc 2.3.2 so it does not work (I recognzied after I manually installed trillions of dependencies from debian-arm). Evolution 1.x from debain might be a compatbile Glibc version, but its also needs lots of gnome1 libs (I was too tired to install all debain arm packages of gnome1 by hand, since you cant install the .deb files with ipkg)