**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sun Nov 09 02:59:57 2008 Nov 09 12:30:57 hello johnx, i heard you have a running collie installation with collie zaurus. would you give me some hints? Nov 09 12:31:13 ok, but I didn't do anything special Nov 09 12:31:39 do you know, if a dcf660w wifi card works on angstrom? Nov 09 12:31:47 I have no idea Nov 09 12:32:11 ok, i give it a try Nov 09 12:59:58 hmm, i used Angstrom-opie-image-glibc-ipk-2007.12-r19-collie-installkit and after flashing it flickers and the gui crashes Nov 09 13:00:10 johnx : you have also a flickering? Nov 09 13:00:16 johnx is INTERNET FAMOUS Nov 09 13:00:27 yup, I have flickering Nov 09 13:00:47 opie seems to work alright though Nov 09 13:00:50 Tomoe, hmm? Nov 09 13:01:09 also, keep in mind not every "johnx" on the internet is actually me :) Nov 09 13:01:12 [13:29] --> | kinea [n=kinea@212.79.181.250] has joined #angstrom Nov 09 13:01:12 [13:30] < kinea> | hello johnx, i heard you have a running collie installation with collie zaurus. would you give me some hints? Nov 09 13:01:21 oh sure Nov 09 13:01:32 I know you and the one on gayporntube.com are the same guy!! Nov 09 13:01:57 :P Nov 09 13:02:26 johnx: you mean you have opie running, but also the flickering? Nov 09 13:02:31 yes Nov 09 13:02:34 exactly Nov 09 13:02:46 does it also flicker with gpe? Nov 09 13:02:52 probably Nov 09 13:02:58 I think it's at the framebuffer level Nov 09 13:03:16 ah Nov 09 13:03:28 I think it flickers on the text console but it's more difficult to tell Nov 09 13:05:20 during the boot, there is a message regarding wrong kernel (2.4 instead 2.6) . maybe this is from the former altboot? Nov 09 13:06:14 hmm Nov 09 13:06:24 if you run uname -a, does it say 2.4 or 2.6? Nov 09 13:06:39 the gui crashed again Nov 09 13:06:47 i have to try to boot into console Nov 09 13:07:05 did you flash the initrd.bin as well? Nov 09 13:07:11 yes Nov 09 13:07:55 oh this flickering is really bad Nov 09 13:08:16 I could barely see it at first, but it annoys me too Nov 09 13:08:38 the colors are also not so bright Nov 09 13:08:45 looks like washed out Nov 09 13:09:09 keep in mind it's not the best screen either :) Nov 09 13:09:23 is openzaurus really dead? Nov 09 13:09:36 will it not be developed further? Nov 09 13:09:48 no, it won't be developed further Nov 09 13:10:02 all the openzaurus devs are working on openembedded / angstrom now Nov 09 13:10:52 johnx: did you also tried gpe or x11? Nov 09 13:10:59 no, I haven't Nov 09 13:11:07 I'm happy with opie for now Nov 09 13:11:24 maybe the flickering depend on it Nov 09 13:11:45 maybe so. try gpe and tell me how it works :) Nov 09 13:13:32 k Nov 09 13:23:53 hmm. it hangs after booting at the screen, where i enter the username and select language Nov 09 13:24:43 i try it again Nov 09 13:26:56 seems that only keaboard input works, but not the pen Nov 09 13:26:58 you could boot to console if you want and try starting X11/GPE manually Nov 09 13:27:13 i loaded gpe now Nov 09 13:27:16 you might need to opkg update && opkg upgrade to get that working Nov 09 13:27:21 ok Nov 09 13:30:07 how can i boot to console, without getting the gui login? (this hangs, i cannot select ok (or is there some key combination (like alt-o)?) Nov 09 13:30:49 the enter key should work to log in Nov 09 13:30:56 and tab to swtich between fields Nov 09 13:31:35 ah, it hanged, cause i used tab before hitting enter Nov 09 13:31:35 to boot in console mode, go to /etc/rc2.d and mv S99gpe-dm K99gpe-dm Nov 09 13:31:39 same thing for opie Nov 09 13:33:14 ty Nov 09 13:36:37 i have to setup the usb networking for the update. there is no ifconfig in the console Nov 09 13:37:30 mayb i have to grab another image with ifconfig etc? Nov 09 13:37:38 i used the minimalist gpe Nov 09 13:37:52 (Angstrom-minimalist-gpe-image-glibc-ipk-2007.12-r19-collie-installkit) Nov 09 13:38:41 huh? I thought you were using the image from thesing? Nov 09 13:39:14 thesing? Nov 09 13:39:21 this one: http://www.linuxtogo.org/~thesing/ Nov 09 13:42:36 i used this one: http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/unstable/autobuild/collie/ Nov 09 13:42:58 cause i read http://linuxtogo.org/gowiki/CollieInstall Nov 09 13:43:17 the one from thesing is newer. you might want to try it Nov 09 13:50:53 ill give it a try Nov 09 16:00:04 hey johnx. i want to try the thesing version. but it asks me at boot, which device i want to boot today". /dev/metdblock2 (jffs2) is surounded by a red border and i cannot choose something. i copied the file "console-image-collie.tar.gz" to the sd card. is this correct? Nov 09 16:00:26 * /dev/mtdblock2 Nov 09 16:00:47 you're supposed to unpack the tar.gz onto an sd card formatted as ext2 Nov 09 16:01:03 oh, now i was able to choose it Nov 09 16:01:09 yes , its ext2 Nov 09 16:01:31 oh many errors showing up Nov 09 16:01:38 and a login Nov 09 16:01:52 ok i have a promot Nov 09 16:02:00 *prompt Nov 09 16:02:03 great Nov 09 16:02:05 then it worked Nov 09 16:03:13 nice now i have ifconfig Nov 09 16:03:28 lets see if i can configure the usbnetworking Nov 09 16:08:22 lol. this will be difficult. cause when i plug the zaurus in the usb cradle, i cannot use the keyboard. i have got the sneaking suspicion, that i have to ask for help for this curious problem :-) Nov 09 16:08:51 johnx, how did you manage this? Nov 09 16:09:08 I used wireless Nov 09 16:09:21 there should be wireless support enabled Nov 09 16:09:34 oh. great. Nov 09 16:09:45 plug in your card and see if it works Nov 09 16:10:03 you may need to set it up manually in the console though with ifconfig, wpa_supplicant and iwconfig Nov 09 16:15:06 the wlan0 device is not there Nov 09 16:15:19 you might need to manually load the drivers Nov 09 16:15:27 what does pccardctl status say? Nov 09 16:15:28 im dmesg it says pcmcia0.0 is registered Nov 09 16:15:57 there is no pccardctl Nov 09 16:16:29 ah, hmm Nov 09 16:16:30 also no cardctl Nov 09 16:18:01 hang on, booting my collie :) Nov 09 16:18:11 \o/ Nov 09 16:18:26 and yes, I get lots of I/O errors too, but it seems to work fine Nov 09 16:20:15 ok Nov 09 16:20:21 you should have pccardctl Nov 09 16:20:35 uh Nov 09 16:20:39 you two still at it huh Nov 09 16:20:58 waiting for stuff to compile on other ARM machines. I have *lots* of time to kill :) Nov 09 16:21:41 i had a longer break Nov 09 16:24:42 the strange thing is: i have unpacked the gz on my pc and found the pccardctl in sbin Nov 09 16:24:50 but its not on the sbin in the zaurus Nov 09 16:24:58 maybe i am in the wrong console Nov 09 16:25:30 hmm, or maybe the FS got corrupted Nov 09 16:25:41 if you boot into flash you can run fsck on the card Nov 09 16:25:51 might also want to run dmesg | tail Nov 09 16:26:03 that will show you if there are any recent problems at the kernel level Nov 09 16:29:10 in dmesg are many errors: dev mmcblk0, sector xxx ... Nov 09 16:29:40 before the flash, i formatted ext2 and checked on my pc Nov 09 16:30:05 io errors Nov 09 16:30:13 ls /sbin/pccardctl Nov 09 16:30:16 does it say anything? Nov 09 16:30:24 error -22 sending read/write command Nov 09 16:30:36 yes, definitely I/O errors :) Nov 09 16:31:07 it says: no such file or directory Nov 09 16:31:21 hmm. i try to reformat the sd card Nov 09 16:32:09 oh. i forgot to mention: i made two partitions with fdisk (one for the filesystem and one for the swap) . may this be a problem? Nov 09 16:32:19 probably not Nov 09 16:32:48 but ext2 is ok? Nov 09 16:36:52 maybe do i have to unpack the console-image-collie.tar.gz on the sd card? (thought it would be unpacked automatically) Nov 09 16:37:25 yes, you have to unpack it Nov 09 16:38:45 i was used to leave i t packed for the installation procedure for openzaurs (altboot) Nov 09 16:39:16 right, but I told you to unpack it and so did the readme :P Nov 09 16:40:31 two eye pairs stare at be behind the monitor. Nov 09 16:40:54 ty, johnx. i come back later Nov 09 16:41:05 sure, no problem Nov 09 16:41:10 but I'll be asleep later Nov 09 17:04:04 angstrom is loading (there is a logo and a status bar) Nov 09 17:04:27 but it stops in the middle of the bar Nov 09 17:05:31 rename /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh to something else Nov 09 17:05:38 now it says: INIT: cannot execute sbin/getty Nov 09 17:05:44 hmm Nov 09 17:06:03 id "1" respawing too fast Nov 09 17:06:11 disabled for 5min Nov 09 17:06:56 hmm Nov 09 17:07:00 no idea :| Nov 09 17:09:08 i try now to rename the bootmisc.sh Nov 09 17:09:27 in your case it might not be the problem Nov 09 17:35:44 are there more images/rootfs i could try? Nov 09 17:36:55 nope. the one from thesing is the most up to date Nov 09 17:43:53 johnx do you have the md5sums of the image or initrd.bin? Nov 09 17:44:50 yeah, let me check Nov 09 17:45:19 d6a4b9126d77a9686238aea498a027ed zImage-kexecboot-collie.bin Nov 09 17:45:27 7889c0aee15f63a4565526c0ef75414f initrd.bin Nov 09 17:45:39 eb9aef34c3465f1f43f134352ef6639d console-image-collie.tar.gz Nov 09 17:46:21 ty Nov 09 17:48:14 the md5sums are the same Nov 09 17:48:17 hmm Nov 09 17:48:30 dont know how i could go further Nov 09 17:50:34 maybe i try http://www.purple.dropbear.id.au/angstrom_pre_release_on_collie_sl-5500_with_sd_card Nov 09 17:50:50 maybe the kernel doesnt run with my sd card Nov 09 17:51:13 that's possible Nov 09 17:51:22 that one is even older though Nov 09 19:21:03 when i ls to /mnt/cf i see only a folder packages. there should be a zIMage and a initrd.bin, which i copied from my pc to the card. that is really strange. Nov 09 21:13:22 ls Nov 09 21:15:01 someone could tell me a good sd card for angstrom on zaurus collie (maybe johnx?). i think my card is broken. i heard panasonic should be good? how big can it be? Nov 09 22:21:09 trying to compile mysql so I can compile php on my CL3100... Keep getting stuff like /bin/ln -s ../strings/strmov.c strmov.c ln: strmov.c: Operation not permitted Nov 09 22:21:13 Any ideas? Nov 09 22:31:10 yes, use php on a REAL COMPUTER Nov 09 22:31:11 =P Nov 09 22:40:47 Tomoe: Thanks... Considering this is an Angstrom forum that's real helpful... Nov 09 22:52:49 lol Nov 09 22:52:54 someone got offended **** ENDING LOGGING AT Mon Nov 10 02:59:57 2008