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mr_clark

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« on: September 22, 2004, 12:26:29 am »
I'm running OZ 3.3.5 and I read somewhere that you can install apps on the CF or SD cards but I can't seem to figure out what to do. Are there any How-tos on how to do this?
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« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2004, 12:04:48 pm »
I'm not sure on this, so I hope someone will come in and correct me if I'm not, but I just installed OZ yesterday, and it looks like you'd want to setup a destination in the packet manager. Open that up, go to (may not be the exact wording) Action --> Configuration, click on the Destination tab, and create a new destination. Label it whatever you want (sd, cf, etc) and make it /mnt/card or /mnt/cf and I think that'll do it. I'm not sure if you'll need to "select" the destination before you install or if it'll ask when you install, but give that a shot.
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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2004, 12:15:41 pm »
Or from the command line:

check that /etc/ipkg.conf contains the lines (the important bit is the /mnt/*, the bit before it just gives the name which can be passed to ipkg using the -d flag):
dest sd /mnt/card
dest cf /mnt/cf

Then do:
ipkg install -d sd package_name.ipk
ipkg install -d cf package_name.ipk

etc.


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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2004, 03:38:29 pm »
Okay I've tried this with a couple of packages and keep getting the following error:

# ipgk install -d sd ice_bloxx_1.0.0_arm.ipk
postinst script returned status 2
ERROR: fbvncserver.postinst returned 2

I received the same error when trying to install zsafe.

My sd card is formatted as VFAT. Is that a problem. I did read somewhere about how you used to have the cars formatted ext2 or ext3 because of the symlinks it creates. But I thought that was fixed in later ROMs?

Thanks for your help.
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« Reply #4 on: September 24, 2004, 04:16:17 pm »
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postinst script returned status 2

Out on a limb here...

I have a feeling that this is because in the postinst script (Which you'll find somewhere under /mnt/card/usr/lib/ipkg) the script is called using bash, and OZ doesn't have bash, only sh. A quick fix is to create a symlink like so:

ln -s /bin/sh /bin/bash

See whether that fixes it.


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« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2004, 07:31:01 pm »
Nope. tried that and have the same issue.

I tried installing zsafe and ice_bloxx and a couple of other programs and get the same error.

Any suggestions?
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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2004, 10:44:44 am »
OZ doesn't have bash????!?! Good god!
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2004, 11:05:32 am »
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OZ doesn't have bash????!?! Good god!

I think it has ash? Something like that, seems to do much the same job, but probably cut down to save weight.

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Nope. tried that and have the same issue.

I tried installing zsafe and ice_bloxx and a couple of other programs and get the same error.

Any suggestions?

Take a look in the postinst file (e.g. fbvncserver.postinst), they will be somewhere under:
/mnt/card/usr/lib/ipkg/
(for you as you installed to sd, for other mount points change accordingly).

See whether you can spot the problem. If not post the scripts here and I'll see whether I can spot anything.


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mr_clark

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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2004, 02:43:20 pm »
I can't find a postinst file anywhere.

What am I doing wrong? Its very strange.

One other problem I'm having is reformatting my 64MB SD card. I try a 'mkfs.ext2 /dev/mmcda1' and it seems to work just fine but when I go to remount the SD Card it shows up as still formatted VFAT. I even tried manually doing a 'mount -t ext2 /dev....' but then it says its the wrong file format.

Slightly off topic here (but I want to try different things here and maybe get something that works) What ROMs do people recommend for the SL-5000D?

I was thinking of trying the ROM from Thekompany.
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2004, 05:17:19 pm »
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# ipgk install -d sd ice_bloxx_1.0.0_arm.ipk
postinst script returned status 2
ERROR: fbvncserver.postinst returned 2

I'd not noticed that the package you are installing and the error come from different packages.

Have you tried 'ipkg remove fbvncserver' before the installation (to get rid of the error)?

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Slightly off topic here (but I want to try different things here and maybe get something that works) What ROMs do people recommend for the SL-5000D?

I was thinking of trying the ROM from Thekompany.

Each to their own; I'd stick with OZ if I were you (but I'm biased of course).

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One other problem I'm having is reformatting my 64MB SD card. I try a 'mkfs.ext2 /dev/mmcda1' and it seems to work just fine but when I go to remount the SD Card it shows up as still formatted VFAT. I even tried manually doing a 'mount -t ext2 /dev....' but then it says its the wrong file format.

That's odd; two possibilities :- your mkfs isn't working or you need to use fdisk to change the partition type flag. Not sure.


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« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2004, 05:17:18 pm »
Your solution worked. I uninstalled the fbvncserver ipkg and now I can install other software without a problem.

Is there  another good VNC server available for my zaurus 5000D? I really liked fbvncserver with the view of the full unit.
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