Right ok, Put up a ftp. Ill create a page where we can put information on the project at www.orbitalfox.com/labs.php . If the project goes well, i can make a completely separate page for it on my server. What would the website need?
My email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Where are we putting the new mailing list? I can host mailing lists on my server, but id rather not. Google would be a good option. Let me know when the ftp is ready. Stavros On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 13:23 +0300, Mikko Silvennoinen wrote: > There is something wrong with the web-site. > Some of the stuff can be found elsewhere in the web, but it migth be > hard to get everything. > I haven't tried really hard to find out what's the situation of the > web-site, but I think it migth be > down because of lack of money or interest. > I think it would be great if you could put up a new one and a backup > mailing-list if this one stops > working. I think irc-channel is not so good, because often there is > information lost and > not everybody is getting it. > I can put up an FTP-server and put all the stuff there. > When I get it up, you should get it all and save it on a cd. > To re-create the mailing list/ backup everybody who wants to make sure > to stay with in the future > should send their e-mail-address directly to me: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or > Stavros , who must let us know to what address ? > Or who wants can put their e-mail addresses on this list to make sure > all others get it. > I can make a link for further info to my web-page > http://www.bittiainen.com or > at some point http://www.pwar.net or if those break for some reason to > http://www.sci.fi/~topweb/ > > Mikko Silvennoinen > > Stavros Fox Polymenis wrote: > > OK i just tried to get the kernel and the rest but non of the links > > work :( > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Stavros Polymenis > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mikko Silvennoinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50 > > <[email protected]> > > To: The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50 > > <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Aximx50-port] Still alive? > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 23:48:50 +0300 > > > > Easiest making the SD-card: > > I used gparted on a linux desktop for partitioning the SD-card and > > formatting it, qparted works well too, > > found from System Tools menu. > > You can use your linux desktop's archiving tool-programs found usually > > from Accessories menu for > > unarchiving the Ångström image to the formatted ext2 partition on the > > SD-card. > > Or better first to hard drive, and then copy to SD. > > Try Krusader with root mode found e.g. on Kanotix live linux cd for > > tools. > > Or more widely on almost every linux desktop: Konqueror-web-browser, > > with this trick: > > Start it and from menu: Settings > Load View Profile > Midnigth > > Commander. > > You can make changes to settings and save the view-profile with an other > > name. > > e.g. FileCommander, then make a new launcer for it to panel and put to > > the "command": > > fmclient openProfile FileCommander > > > > These are more thorough instructions on what needs to be accomplished: > > (I don't know if all the web-links are up to date, but most was > > originally found from http://www.altavista.com ) > > Note: This Readme is a modified Version from > > http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~zabel/magician/README > > > > 0) Select correct Image > > > > First you have do know which device you have. Select the aximx50 (non > > vga) image for the following devices: > > > > * Dell Axim x50 > > * Dell Axim x51 > > > > or select the aximx50v (with vga display) image for the following > > devices: > > > > * Dell Axim x50v > > * Dell Axim x51v > > > > 1) Download > > > > To boot the experimental GPE image from SD card on a aximx50, you'll > > need the following files: > > > > * the experimental GPE image itself: > > > > [aximx50 series] > > http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/aximx50/Angstrom-x11-image-test-20070316-aximx50.rootfs.tar.bz2 > > [aximx50v series] > > http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/aximx50v/Angstrom-x11-image-glibc-test-20070627-aximx50v.rootfs.tar.bz2 > > > > * the linux kernel: > > > > [aximx50 series] > > http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/aximx50/zImage-2.6.20-hh2 > > +cvs20070316-aximx50-20070316105623 > > [aximx50v series] > > http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/aximx50v/zImage-2.6.21-hh9-aximx50v-20070625071129 > > > > * HaRET: > > > > http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/haret-0.4.8.exe > > > > * A default.txt that tells HaRET how to boot the kernel: > > > > http://law.hostsen.net/oe/axim/default.txt > > > > 2) Prepare > > > > The SD card needs to be partitioned into two partitions: one small FAT > > partition that WinCE can see, and one EXT2 partition used as root file > > system. I'll assume that the block device of the SD card is > > called /dev/sda. Replace this with the correct device on your system. > > Instruction could be slightly different for each version of fdisk : > > > > * Delete all partitions on the SD card: > > > > fdisk /dev/sda > > d > > 1 > > d > > 2 > > d > > 3 > > > > * Create partitions, for example a 10MB /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 > > using the rest: > > > > fdisk /dev/sda > > n > > p > > 1 > > <default> (should be cylinder 1) > > +10M > > n > > p > > 2 > > <default> > > <default> (should be last cylinder of the card) > > t > > 1 > > 4 > > w > > > > * Create file systems, a VFAT on /dev/sda1 and EXT2 on /dev/sda2: > > > > mkdosfs /dev/sda1 > > mke2fs /dev/sda2 > > > > * Copy HaRET, the kernel and default.txt onto sda1: > > > > mount /dev/sda1 /mnt > > [aximx50] cp zImage-2.6.20-hh2 > > +cvs20070316-aximx50-20070316105623 /mnt/zImage > > [aximx50v] cp zImage-2.6.21-hh9-aximx50v-20070625071129 /mnt/zImage > > cp haret-0.4.8.exe /mnt/haret.exe > > cp default.txt /mnt/default.txt > > umount /dev/sda1 > > > > * Unpack the GPE image onto sda2: > > > > mount /dev/sda2 /mnt > > > > if mounted in Fedora with mouse from Computer /..to: /media/disk > > [aximx50] bzcat > > Angstrom-x11-image-test-20070316-aximx50.rootfs.tar.bz2 | > > (cd /media/disk; tar x) > > [aximx50v] bzcat > > Angstrom-x11-image-glibc-test-20070627-aximx50v.rootfs.tar.bz2 | > > (cd /media/disk; tar x) > > > > umount /media/disk > > > > 3) Boot > > > > Put the SD card into the axim, start haret.exe and tap the "Run" > > button... > > On X50v/X51v, enable Mirror Mode(Start -> Settings -> System>Mirror). > > > > Note: If linux don't boot try turning WIFI and BLUETOOTH ON or only one > > of them. > > > > 4) Communicate > > > > Mailing List: [email protected] > > (https://www.handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/aximx50-port) > > Wiki: http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/DellAximX50 > > > > > > You most likely need to edit the default.txt a little to have the > > settings you want rigth from > > the boot and not having to set so much by hand every time. They are for > > haret, and goes to the SD-cards > > FAT partition (FAT or FAT32 VFAT all works) . > > I changed the ip-numbers, the first is for Axim, the second of the > > internet connection eth-card of the machine > > it is connected with usb and third the gateway and fifth the net > > mask. > > > > Mikko Silvennoinen > > > > > > > > > The installing was quite succesful, and > > > easy, if you can find the instructions and can follow them. > > > The more trickier part is to first back up everything. > > > Also and especially the bios of Axim. And test if you can restore > > > everything, if > > > something goes wrong. > > > It is not anyhow absolutely necessary with Axim X51v to back up bios. > > > With some other models it is. > > > It is safest to anyhow make sure you have a rigth new bios from Dell > > > company web-site, and > > > ability to load it, if something goes wrong. There is also some useful > > > programs that is helpful > > > to install on Axim, before doing anything dangerous to bios. > > > > > > I have a laptop with Fedora 6 linux, which I used to do most of this, > > > and you probably need a Windows machine > > > to use for backup and installing programs for Axim, before proceeding > > > and to prepare and to be able to > > > load Dell factory bios back if something goes wrong, but > > > I recommend first everybody try to use the system you are most > > > familiar with. > > > If you only have Windows, and need some linux-system fast try: > > > http://www.kanotix.org/changelang-eng.html > > > it is a bootable live-linux cd, that is the best available now. It's > > > up and running in minutes. > > > I think, I will change more to Debian in the future, which I have on > > > some machines. > > > > > > Instructions: http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/x50vHowTo > > > > > > > > > Once booted the Ångström-image from SD-card, everything else works > > > reasonably well, but > > > the trouble is, that when trying to type text with the small virtual > > > keyboard > > > on the touch screen, it is often difficult, because, there is > > > something wrong > > > with the calibration system or some settings of the touch screen. > > > I don't yet exactly know what it is, but, somebody said earlier, that, > > > it could be > > > something in the kernel. There migth be something in some settings > > > file, that could be an other reason, but I don't know. > > > If there is something wrong in the kernel, it must be fixed first. > > > If it is of some settings file fixing it by editing is possible, but > > > you would have to know > > > where to look for. > > > Then also installing an other windowing system could work. Like I > > > think, the Google android is > > > one possible. Someone said earlier he wants to try that. There are > > > several others that are possible. > > > I think it depends on, what you want to use your Axim for, that you > > > can make a sensible choice. > > > At first the most sensible is, what works at all. Later you could have > > > even several different SD-cards > > > for different systems. > > > We would have to make a better version of the Ångström-image with the > > > problem fixed. > > > Has anyone a bluetooth keyboard that would work with Axim and linux, > > > that migth be a temporary > > > work around, so you can use the current image better, to study it and > > > try to fix it on-line ? > > > > > > Mikko > > > > > > Stavros Fox Polymenis wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Mikko, > > > > > > > > Thanks for your quick reply. How successful were you installing linux on > > > > your x51v ? > > > > > > > > what did you need to install it and what problems do u have? > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Stavros > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Mikko Silvennoinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Reply-To: The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50 > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > To: The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50 > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > Subject: Re: [Aximx50-port] Still alive? > > > > Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:25:44 +0300 > > > > > > > > Stavros Fox Polymenis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Greetings all, > > > > > > > > > > Is this effort still alive? > > > > > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Some are still trying something. > > > > Although I noticed, that the certificate of the secure-pages on > > > > web-site > > > > is outdated. > > > > If your browser is configured rigth, it should complain about this. > > > > Who is responsible of maintaining the list web-page ? > > > > > > > > Has anybody the .config -file of the kernel source-code for Axim > > > > (ARM-processor kernel), > > > > I have Axim X51v. I am planning to maybe reconfigure it, in hope of > > > > correcting the > > > > problem of the touch-screen-keyboard and touch screen calibration, (by > > > > using command: make xconfig) and > > > > changing what want/need, and recompiling from newest source-code. > > > > > > > > Mikko Silvennoinen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- _______________________________________________ Aximx50-port mailing list [email protected] https://www.handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/aximx50-port
