Author Topic: custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk woes (Read 2594 times)

projekt · « **on:** August 30, 2004, 06:40:20 pm »

I downloaded custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk which lets add a bar at the bottom the screen with common characters and also lets you define some hotkeys. When I load it via Qtopia, it doesn't even show up in my packages. Sorry for all the questions, I've had a crazy few days trying to get my Zaurus setup (just got it a week ago) ...

Thank you,

James Aldridge

Stubear · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2004, 07:38:02 pm »

Read the FAQ - click on the ZUG logo at the top of the page and then select the Unofficial FAQ.

The how-tos are also usefull.

The reason you can't see the ipks is that they are the wrong type.

Stu

projekt · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2004, 09:05:00 pm »

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I did what you said and got the following output (the unzip was redundant, I know)

# ar -x custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk
x: applet not found
# unzip custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk
Archive: custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not
a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part archive. In the
latter case the central directory and zipfile comment will be found on
the last disk(s) of this archive.

tumnus · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2004, 06:18:42 am »

What 'ar' app did you use? It is supposed to be an archive compressor/extractor.

In any case, the custominput ipk is a Sharp ROM ipk if you downloaded it from here: http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=230

If it still isn't showing, there is another FAQ about corrupt ipks. In fact there is also a FAQ about all the different reasons why an ipk may not show up in the installer. You probably just need to download the ipk again.

projekt · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2004, 02:07:09 pm »

Hi thanks tummus but the problem is still there. I don't know what ar I used, it didn't seem to have anything to do with decompression at all. I redownloaded that file from that site and it didnt show up either. Where can I download this ar file, I need to get this program working.

It seems that I have some strange version of ar then the rest of you. I don't know why it asks for an applet, isn't that a java thing? I am using a 5500SL if that helps clear things up a little (dunno if it would), what were you using?

tumnus · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2004, 07:16:24 pm »

Maybe your browser is decompressing the ipk. Some have been known to do that before now. Try a different browser if you can.

The outer shell of an ipk is a gzipped tar file (note: gzipped, not zipped), so try doing this to test your ipk:

tar -tzvf custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk

If that fails, either the ipk is corrupt or it has been decompressed, in which case try this:

tar -tvf custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk

If that fails then the ipk is definitely getting corrupted either when you download or when you transfer it to your Zaurus.

I use ar on my linux PC when dealing with Opie ipks, but this is a Sharp ROM ipk.

Stubear · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2004, 09:58:48 pm »

If you are using the standard sharp rom then ar is not installed by default. If you have installed zgcc or dev-img it should be in there.

To find out where ar is try "which ar" and to see what flags etc it takes try "ar --help"

Stu

projekt · « **Reply #7 on:** September 01, 2004, 04:22:21 pm »

Well I got ZGCC installed

# which ar
/mnt/card/.zgcc/bin/ar

tried ar

# ar -x custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk
ar: custominput_1.1.0_arm.ipk: File format not recognized

also tried the two tar commands listed above.
also tried downloading with internet explorer and uploading via FTP, then Qtopia Desktor. Then tried firefox with FTP, then Qtopia desktop.

still no luck, does someone want to try and send this to me? Maybe my ipkg needs to be updated?

tumnus · « **Reply #8 on:** September 03, 2004, 04:46:41 am »

The ipk is definitely a Sharp ROM ipk, so you do not need ar in this case.

You also do not need ipkg updating. It is a bog standard Sharp ROM ipk.

What did the tar commands fail with? There must be some corruption of some sort going on here.

projekt · « **Reply #9 on:** September 03, 2004, 09:37:21 pm »

This really isn't making much sense anymore. By all means, it should work. I even found a copy of an older version and thats not showing up in my package manager nor can either be installed via ipkg install on the console. maybe it's my browser, but I have downloaded every other .ipk with firefox and well, those programs are on my zaurus right now and working fine. So, I guess this has got me stumped. If someone wants to try emailing me a copy, I would like to try that. maxmaster11 at comcast . net ( modified for fear of spam )

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