Microdrive Problems

[scheck.r]

Can you please provide more precisely what you did ?
What you wrote ? in which file ? which directory ...

Thanks
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Sorry, my mistake.  I had added a line to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules to load the shfs module I had compiled.

To enable swap (I run a swap partition on the Hitachi) and to mount the main partition, I created a boot script in /etc/rc.d/rc5.d to do what was needed.  Kind of a tacky hack I'll agree, it works.

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/etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S10cf_mount
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#!/bin/bash

mkswap /dev/hda1
swapon /dev/hda1

mount /dev/hda6 /filesof course that will likely be different on your Z, depending upon how you partitioned...
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For me it didn't work even while formatted as FAT 32 (b or c)
So from what I understand, I need a module I don't have for it to work ?
Can you install on your microdrive using the installer UI ?
Can you use Voice Recorder and save om the Microdrive ?

Thanks

[inode0]

Same problem here with my Hitachi microdrive formatted as ext2 following the HowTo for formatting microdrives. I can't install on it ("Not enough storage memory for installation") nor record audio on it.
...
Any idea ?

I am using stock Sharp rom on my 6k
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I'm also using the stock Sharp rom and haven't really noticed any problem with either a 2GB or 4GB hitachi microdrive. The 4GB is a permanent resident in my 6k. How are you trying to installl packages to it? I did stop using the lame graphical installer. Have you tried installing with ipkg from the command line?

I haven't played around with recording, but I've installed tons of stuff on the microdrive using ipkg directly.

John

[scheck.r]

I only use the graphical interface.
I don't even know how to install using the command line
Can you try using the graphical interface to install one apps to see if it works ?

I will try the command line.

Thanks

[inode0]

I only use the graphical interface.
I don't even know how to install using the command line
Can you try using the graphical interface to install one apps to see if it works ?
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Yes, with the 4GB microdrive I get the same idiotic error you do using the graphical installer. Which I will add to my list of reasons to never use that program to install things on the Z. I'm sure there is nothing wrong with the microdrive and you can use ipkg directly to install programs to it just fine.

To use ipkg directly you need to add a bit to your /etc/ipkg.conf file, I use

dest sd /mnt/card
dest cf /mnt/cf
dest cf2 /mnt/cf2

Then something like

# ipkg -d cf install some-package.ipk

will do the trick.

John

[scheck.r]

thanks Inode0

I tried to install in RAM using command line, everything is OK.
I tried the same on SD, regular CF, microdrive, it extracts the files it misses a lot of links.
For example I tried to install petitepeinture_1.0-2_arm.ipk on microdrive.
I get :
Unpacking petitepeinture.............done
Configuring petitepeinture..............done
It creates
/mnt/cf/home/tmp/ipkg (which is empty)
/mnt/cf/opt/QtPalmtop (with the main files)
/mnt/cf/usr/lib/ipkg/info/petitepeinture.list
but nothing in /home, no icons.
It should create the files in /mnt/cf/QtPalmtop (with no mnt/cf/home)
and create the links in /home no ?
Is there a command to update the links on the sharprom like I read for OZ ?

It's becoming a little off-topic now so I will post somewhere else if I get stuck

Thanks

[inode0]

I haven't looked at that package but it sounds like it isn't prepared properly to install in oddball locations. If something needs to actually be in /home or /etc or whatever and you divert the installation to /mnt/cf/home or /mnt/cf/etc instead, there should be a script included in the ipk tarball that checks for the ROOT of the installation and adds links where needed. If the package doesn't support installing to other locations you can add the links yourself, add the script and send it back upstream to help the maintainer, or perhaps just ask the maintainer if they could add the support.

John

[scheck.r]

Hi all,

On my 4gb Hitachi microdrive, I finally managed to get the GUI installer to work like a charm and I am able to use the voice recorder and to save on it (AT LAST...). The problem was that my partition was bigger than 2gb (why is it a problem ). So I created 2 partitions of equal size. Apparently, it works for any file system (at least FAT32 and ext2). In my /etc/fstab, there is nothing related to /dev/hda1 or /dev/hda2(it didn't change anything if I added something). I didn't change /etc/pcmcia/ide.opts nor /etc/pcmcia/ide. It mounts automatically the 1st partition on /mnt/cf but I have to mount manually the 2nd one on /mnt/cff(directory that I created before mounting, mounting on /mnt/cf2 doesn't work).
I couldn't find a way to mount both partitions automatically on insert (I tried so many combinations in ide.opts and fstab, i just gave up).
You need to have the 1st partition as FAT if you want to read it in windows.
I can't get voice recorder to save on the ext2 partition.
You can mount /dev/hda1 on /mnt/cff and /dev/hda2 on /mnt/cf also so that you install on the ext2 partition.

These are the relevant posts to look at if you want to tweak
https://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Multip..._a_CF_/_SD_card
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=9945&hl=
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showt...light=partition
https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=5574&hl=

Many thanks to everybody and good luck.

[xjqian]

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The problem was that my partition was bigger than 2gb (why is it a problem ???)
I have the similar problem on my hdd using debian+x/qt. I had a 10G ext2 partition. Everything works fine until the content reached close to 2G. The system hangs at "reading packages 22% ..." for example doing apt-get update. The hdd drive light remains red, which means it's going an infinite loop of reading/writing. Otherwise the debian enviroment is just fine and after reset you can chroot into as well. But apparently, you can't install anymore. I don't have time to google about this problem yet. But I've read somewhere in this forum about the 2G partition limits.

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mounting on /mnt/cf2 doesn't workThis might be 6k specific. cf2 could be reserved only for the second cf on the expansion sled.

[inode0]

On my 4gb Hitachi microdrive, I finally managed to get the GUI installer to work like a charm and I am able to use the voice recorder and to save on it (AT LAST...). The problem was that my partition was bigger than 2gb (why is it a problem ).

This is interesting. I see 3936904KB using the system info program and df -h reports 3.8G for my 4G microdrive. So is this a problem with some applications only?

John

[jomo]

I believe this is a common problem with all zaurus devices.  My SL-C860 has the same issue.  The issue, for me, manifests itself with certain applications.  For instance, the backup software doesn't work for me, nor does NAND backup/restore.  Hancom Sheet can read FROM the microdrive, but cannot write TO the drive.