Cacko Rom 1.22 Is Available!

[yodabob]

flens:
Couple of hints from another user of the D-Link:

1).  Make sure connection is NOT set to automatic
2).  Make sure the you enter the SSID of the network you're trying to connect to

That fixed all of the problems for me at least.  Not sure why Step #2 is necessary, but guess is that Maslovsky will put some thought into it once his brain settles back down from producing this great masterpiece for us.

[ev1l]

RFE:
It'd be grand to put copy/cut/paste buttons on the softkeyboard (when't it's extended).
That way you can get copy/paste functionality even when the Z is in portrait.

RFE:
Ability to set a network-dependent SMTP server hostname to be able to transparently send mail no matter what nettwork you're on. maybe have a caching server on the Z so that you can use online mode in all clients and just sync up when you get connectivity.

Any ETA on the first hotfix?

[maslovsky]

Just another question concerning Kino2: is there any chance for resume or bookmarks? Sometimes i enjoy watching movies while on the bus and, of course, during the day i need some of the other apps. It would be nice to be able to continue on my way back just where i stopped in the morning.

I thought about that myself, but it didn't make it into this release. Maybe later, but don't expect anything soon. Meanwhile, remember that you can rewind and fast forward with Z X C V keys.

[maslovsky]

RFE:
It'd be grand to put copy/cut/paste buttons on the softkeyboard (when't it's extended).
That way you can get copy/paste functionality even when the Z is in portrait.

Install clipboard applet.

RFE:
Ability to set a network-dependent SMTP server hostname to be able to transparently send mail no matter what nettwork you're on. maybe have a caching server on the Z so that you can use online mode in all clients and just sync up when you get connectivity.

I'm planning to build a few usefull apps (mutt, msmtp) and add them to the feed.
I'm currently runnign squid on my Z, it should be in the feed soon (stupkid is taking care of that).

Any ETA on the first hotfix?

Whenever I see that we identified all the issues.

[flens]

Thanks for your hints. It seem that my DLINK-Card runs, but I don't get any connection. I think I have consider all your hints, but perhaps I made some mistakes with my hostap_cs.conf

device "hostap_cs"
class "network" module "hostap", "hostap_cs", "hostap_crypt_tkip"

card "D-Link DRC-660 11Mbps WLAN Card"
# version "D-Link", "DCF-660W", ""
 manfid 0x601,0x0005
 bind "hostap_cs"

All other lines I removed.

In the Setting I enabled under TabbedPanel Config" Non-Spec ESS-ID:"ANY"

After pressing the button "connect", I get a connect but a ping etc does not work. How can I debug the whole procedure? Perhaps you have an idea. Thank you
Flens

[flens]

Sorry, I tried also the other way to comment the manfid line and use the version line

[pelrun]

If the taskbar applet recognises your card as a DLink then you do not need to do anything else to the hostap_cs.conf file - it's working.

But as Yodabob mentioned previously, you *cannot* use the Non-Spec ESS-ID:"ANY" option in the Network panel. It's broken. Ensure it is switched off and put in the SSID of your network into the box below it.

[ev1l]

Thanks for all the answers, mas, very nice. Would you (or anyone else who feels confident on the subject) recommend a particular codec set for encoding video to play with kino2?
Any chance you'd get Postfix to compile on the Z?  

[xatax]

I found Divx 5.1.1 is compression-friendly, compatible and fast in Kino2. Use mp3 sound codec and "Resample Audio" option checked.

[stupkid]

I also use Divx5+MP3 for videos with good results.

[stuffman]

I went about installing a crappier version of libSDL on my 860; now I want the old one back! What version is it and where can I find it? Piro's page is a bit hard for me to read...

Thanks for all the answers, mas, very nice. Would you (or anyone else who feels confident on the subject) recommend a particular codec set for encoding video to play with kino2?

I've had great success combining DivX 5.1.1 video with ogg vorbis audio into an .ogm file.  The problem was Kino 0.30's MIME filter didn't allow me to open the .ogm files, so I had to use 0.22, but it worked fine. The vorbis stream seemed to take a lot less cpu time than the mp3 audio, hence, video playback was much smoother. I haven't had a chance to put any of my video files on to experiment with 0.40, but I'm sure I can now do 640x480 video with all the speedups. My website (which hasn't been updated in ages) has a walkthrough to make .ogm files under Windows, though you can pretty much leave out all the stuff with oggmuxer as the newest VirtualDubMod can transcode the stream to ogg vorbis. Hope it helps.

Btw, Cacko just keeps getting better and better. Keep up the good work, and hopefully some of these minor buggies can be worked out soon- but othewise it is just fantastic. My PocketPC friends just more jealous day by day... heh  

How about taking some time off and and playing with FPSE and/or fpsece and getting us a nice working Playstation emulator? Well, just a suggestion. Thanks for your time and effort on making the best Z UI even better!

[PsionX]

The most simple way to produce good video is to use PocketDivxEncoder which use mencoder under windows.
You can choose, resolution, format (avi or ogm), codec (ffmeg or xvid)....
It's my quickest quality choice . You can produce better video with the good matrice, xvid, ogg (stereo 22500...) and VirtulDubMod... but it's more difficult.
I tried too, with good mplayer version, MKV en MP4  

[solighten]

Hi,

first of all: This is a great rom and the fact that there are just a few minor problems although you guys didn't have a testing and QA department speaks for itself!    

I have only small things that I couldn't find in the FAQ so far:

1. The german keyboard layout has no '?' or it is hidden somewhere.
( see https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...?showtopic=9878 )

2. Kino2 doesn't play my video files that played well on Cacko 1.21b (Mpeg4 with mp3 sound).

3. There is a warning message whwn I use iwconfig:
---
Warning: Driver for device eth0 recommend version 18 of Wireless Extension, but has been compiled with version 15, therefore some driver features may not be available...
---

Jan

[mikew]

Just completed the upgrade to version 1.22 without any significant problems, I did have to reflash with 28 rather than 27, ussume I have bad blocks in my flash memory.

I took the trouble to expand Anton's instructions including all the housekeeping tasks associated with this type of upgrade & thought they maybe of use to others, so I have posted then below.

Another great ROM from Anton & others, will be making another donation via Paypal very shortly.

Installation Instructions

Pre-Installation Work

Check list of known problems in the FAQ located at www.cacko.biz to make sure that these do not affect you.
 
Make a note of all the applications you have installed on the Zaurus by going through each tab

Load Add/Remove software & select Uninstall packages, make a note of the version number next to each application as well as any dependant software. Any applications not on the list will be built into the ROM. See example notes below.

Create a directory in the root of the SD card called IPKGfiles & using the above information copy all IPKG files for installation to this folder, so they can be installed in bulk.

Backup & copy all files to the PC, including files on flash cards. Never sure what is included in the standard Zaurus backup so I always copy all the files in Flash, SD & CF cards to my PC, also it allows you to recover individual files when required.

Take an extra copy of any files/folders containing data that you want to transfer to the new Cackoo ROM, for example.

   /home/Zaurus/
   /home/Zaurus/applications/dtm

Make a note of any special setting in applications and Settings Tab.

Synchronise your PIM applications with a PC for example using Outlook.

Cacko Installation Work

Remove all flash cards & insert CF card containing new system files.

1   Make sure that Zaurus isn't plugged into AC power.
2   Remove battery for at least 5 seconds.
3   Replace battery (replace battery cover, lock cover)
4   Plug in AC power.
5   Press and hold the "OK" button on the keyboard.
6   Turn the power on, you should see the Japanese service menu.
7   Check power cord plugged in (get an error if it isn't plugged in!).
8   Select option 4 (flash/update).
9   You then have four options (1. USB, 2. CF, 3. SD, 4. Back)
10   Choose option e.g. 2, assumes files on CF card.
      Select Y box & wait for next option to appear
11   Select "5 Flash repartition",
enter root partition size of at least 27 when prompted, you may want to increase this to 28 to avoid bad block issues further down the line.
12   Flash will be repartioned and  ask if you want to reboot. Zaurus will try to reboot, it will only    successfully reboot if the partition size was not changed, such as when upgrading from Cacko v1.21.
13   Make sure that Zaurus isn't plugged into AC power.
14   Remove battery for at least 5 seconds.
15   Replace battery (replace battery cover, lock cover),
16   Plug in AC power.
17   Press and hold the "OK" button on the keyboard.
18   Turn the power on, you should see the Japanese service menu.
19   Check power cord plugged in. (get an error if it isn't plugged in!).
20   Select option 4 (flash/update).
21   You then have four options (1. USB, 2. CF, 3. SD, 4. Back)
22   Choose option e.g. 2 assumes files are on CF card.
   Select Y box & wait for next option to appear
23   Now select "1 Install new ROM" and wait - Zaurus will reboot.
   Displays reboot progress information screens ending with a
‘Congratulations’ screen. Select option to format user flash memory

Enter region & user information when prompted.

Change the screen settings when on battery, as the default settings allow the Zaurus to timeout to a blank screen without switching the Zaurus off.

Remove upgrade CF card & insert usual flash card(s).

Post Cacko Installation Work

Setup PC Link (Default/Advanced) before connecting USB cable.

Create/Rename application tabs to your liking.

Re-install all applications via Konsole:-

   su
   cd /mnt/card/IPKGfiles
   ipkg install *.ipk

Ignore the Cacko application feed error messages, this will be fixed once you have this working.

Copy any ‘desktop applications files into other folders, where you require an  application to be in more than 1 folder.  You require root privilege to do this

Use the GUI installer to install any application this will refresh the application tabs or reboot the Zaurus, so all the applications appear.

Portabase users: Load portabase & open an existing file, this will automatically associate portabase files with the portbase application

Check all applications have been installed by looking in ipkg install file in /usr/lib/ipkg/status, note any failures for re-installation.

Fix installation failures: Using an editor with root privilege, remove any entries containing the word ‘error’ in the file named /usr/lib/ipkg/status, this file may also be located on your flash cards, if you installed appliocationbs to these devices.

Make sure each application is in the correct folder(s) & in your preferred order.

Recover any data files, take special care with DTM files as you need to change the file names from lower to upper case by adding a ‘1’ to the end of each file name & then changing each name to upper case & removing the 1 at the end. (This must be done on the Zaurus or a LINUX PC connected via the USB port)

Example Application Notes

TKC Folder

   Calculator      Standard
   Clock         Standard
   City Time      Standard
   Help Browser   Standard
   FlipIt Demo      v1.0
   TreeExplorer QT   v1.3.5
   Visual Q      v0.5.6E
   Yellow!      V1.0.10

PIM

   To Do List      Standard
   Calendar      Standard
   KA/PI         Duplicate entry
   KO/PI         Duplicate entry
   PWM/PI

Games

   zSubhunt         v1.0.0ern
   Fish            v1.1.0
   Glider            v1.0.0
   Icebloxx         v1.0.0
   Interstellar Flames      v1.0
   kCheckers         opie-kchequers .0.2-2
   Knights         v20021220
   Motocross Stunt Racer   v1.0
   ParaShoot         opie-parashoot   v1.5.0-2000….
   Pipeman         v1.0.0
   Reversi         v0.0.1
   sfCave         ?Standard
   Tetrix            opie-tetrix   v1.5-1
Tickypip         v0.1.1ern
   zBounce         v0.5
   Zaurus Homer      v1.0.0
   TKC Games – Trump   v2.0-030920
   Nethack         qpe-nethack   v3.4.2-2
   Qfish2            v1.0.0
   zSolitaire         v1.0

Multimedia

   Video Player (Clapper Board)   tkcvideo   v2.0-031021
   Music Player         Standard
   Voice Recorder      Standard
   Kino 2/3         Standard
   Media Player         Standard
   ImagePad         Standard
   Video Player (film real)   Standard

Tools

   All standard applications

Applications

   PDF Viewer      qpdf2   freetype
   Presentation      Standard
   Konsole      Standard
   Text Editor      Standard
   Netfront      Standard
   Opera         Standard
   email         Standard
   Scale         v1.0
   Percentage       v1.0
   ZUC         v1.1
   Textmaker      v2002
   Textmaker dictionary   v2002

My Applications

   KO/PI         v1.9.13
   KA/PI         v1.9.13
   Kmicrodelibs      v1.9.13
kSharpDTMaccess   v1.9.13
pwmanager      v1.9.13
   Portabase      v1.9
   StageOne      v3.2.0
   Textmaker      v2002
   Hancom Word   Standard
   Hancom Shett   Standard
   TKC Editor      v2.0-030722
   TKC Explorer   v2.0.040225
   TKCfindfile      v2.0.030917
   Shishen-Sho      v1.0.0-zpo….
   zSafe         v2.1.3
   Address Book   Standard
   TKCzip      v2.0-031205
Calculator      Standard

Check ipkg install file in /usr/lib/ipkg/status & remove any entries containing errors, that would stop the GUI installer working.

Change any settings to your own preference

   Screen brightness for power & battery
   Sound
   Tab Settings
   Network
PC Link  â€“ Advanced TCP/IP

Test all applications & make application changes where required for example fast load, display with magnified screen & root privilege.

Test keyboard, particularly the use of / , ? . Keys & correct if required

   Edit file /home/Zaurus/Applications/cyrillica/english-uk

   Locate keyboard section & edit so it looks like this

   60   â€˜,’   â€˜,’   â€˜,’
61   â€˜/’   â€˜/’   â€˜/’
62   â€˜?’   â€˜?’   â€˜?’


Identify any special keys for example £ and Euro

Backup complete system

Copy all files using a new folder, indicating that it is Cacko version 1.22, so you know which backups are related to the new version of Cacko.

Known Issues

AutoConnect: Switch off autoconnect if you experience networking problems.

[uczmeg]

Great post Mike!