You wouldn't run imagemagick on the E3 itself. (Apart from anything else the E3 distribution is, IIRC, something based on OpenEmbedded/Angstrom and is very hard to get software for?) You'd run it on a PC and use it to convert files to put on a USB stick, and then use simple scripting on the E3 to draw them on the screen.
That said, I remember the E3 framebuffer format to be pretty weird, so you may be better off writing a program (on a PC) to do some kind of custom conversion. fbset on the E3 should tell you the exact format. On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 23:45, Nick Griffin <span1...@live.com> wrote: > What the ams-delta mini distribution ..? > Which one do I download… https://www.imagemagick.org/script/download.php and > how do I install it on the E3..? > > Spanner.. > > http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net > > *From:* David Given <d...@cowlark.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, 21 April 2019 19:41 > *To:* Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software > <e3-hacking@earth.li> > > If you just want to put images onto the screen, write a tiny script that > copies files from the USB stick and cats them to /dev/fb0. Converting > images to the right format's a little bit harder but I wouldn't be > surprised if ImageMagick could do it out of the box. That'll run happily in > the ams-delta mini distribution. > > Alternatively, you can boot an old Debian from a USB stick using that > kernel --- although you'll need to hunt around to find a userland old > enough; I think Debian woody works. That'll give you a (very slow) > development system running on the E3 itself. Then you can write your own > SDL programs to draw whatever you like, although I should warn you against > extended typing on that keyboard unless you hate your fingers. > > On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 12:40, Nick Griffin <span1...@live.com> wrote: > >> I do wish I never flashed E3 Linux on it now,theres no point to it,you >> can’t put anything on it or run anything on it cos its too old and E3 Linux >> didn’t go anywhere, its just a command line version because the E3 is not >> powerful to run proper Linux. I installed E3 Linux release v2 (E3 Linux >> sound better that just Linux or release v2 this way you know what I am >> taking about)from the.earth.li/pub/e3/ >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://the.earth.li/pub/e3/&data=02%7c01%7c%7ca0b9c24dc4674add1b8b08d6c688ee6f%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c636914688762358339&sdata=FOzBMM3LtY1wHF6x7%2BBQNWYAGuV5iYw7lbtnVBH6OTk%3D&reserved=0> >> what are the rest of the stuff in there, can I update it to 2.6.19,its at >> 2.6.16 that what release v2 is…? >> >> I would like to put a program on it so it shows images on it screen you >> have to make it on it and it don’t even have make on it to make a program >> so make need to be installed first. >> If I can’t put the original firmware back or put a program on it so it >> shows a animated gif then it useless and I will end up putting it in the >> bin. I have about 8 gifs of its old adverts and want to show them on the >> E3s screen, can anyone help me please. I am not used to installing programs >> from source code, I am use to installing it from a repository. >> >> Oh and what happen to this… >> http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/7/support-status-update >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/7/support-status-update&data=02%7c01%7c%7ca0b9c24dc4674add1b8b08d6c688ee6f%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c636914688762378349&sdata=NXv3LlBFMP0bxp1Ool7i0X0cLJG6yYCDwj0OeESE7AI%3D&reserved=0> >> why did the work on E3 Linux stop and only get to 2.6.19…? >> >> and very interested in this bit at the end.. “BTW, my 12-bit framebuffer >> display support has been accepted and included in >> mplayer svn revision 31139 on May 6th. Using it, I can enjoy a prescaled >> 422x316 5fps MSMPEG-4 encoded live video stream playing fluently in >> fullscreen mode on my E3 display.” >> >> Leave a reply in there and tell us what happened to E3 Linux 2.6.34.. >> >> Spanner.. >> >> http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net&data=02%7c01%7c%7ca0b9c24dc4674add1b8b08d6c688ee6f%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c636914688762388360&sdata=xExnrysiLE/Vq28Z5a67CWbOwNjerR5gqFXWbALCjIc%3D&reserved=0> >> >> *From:* Nick Griffin <span1...@live.com> >> *Sent:* Saturday, 20 April 2019 22:25 >> *To:* Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software >> <e3-hacking@earth.li> >> >> OK sorted it out now, (thanks to Ollie), will I be able to use these >> files to put the Amstrad firmware back on the E3 at all..? >> >> question is here too >> http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/9/config-content-filesystem?page=1&scrollTo=92 >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net/thread/9/config-content-filesystem?page%3D1%26scrollTo%3D92&data=02%7c01%7c%7ca0b9c24dc4674add1b8b08d6c688ee6f%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c636914688762398366&sdata=5OC%2BRe0pVyTRImDzqgh5EffiWn%2BP%2BVFM88xPc5sCT1c%3D&reserved=0> >> >> You don’t need to register to reply or leave a new thread there now. >> >> Spanner.. >> >> http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net&data=02%7c01%7c%7ca0b9c24dc4674add1b8b08d6c688ee6f%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c636914688762408377&sdata=M1rVu2d/c5pYf8f6JZVL67OIum2QDZe1hOvCleoKTnI%3D&reserved=0> >> >> *From:* Ralph Corderoy <ra...@inputplus.co.uk> >> *Sent:* Saturday, 20 April 2019 18:39 >> *To:* Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software >> <e3-hacking@earth.li> >> >> Hi Nick, >> >> > sudo nand-oob-strip.py e3-nand-backup.0 e3-nand.0: No such file or >> > directory >> >> Two things. You probably don't need sudo as your ordinary user should >> be able to read e3-nand-backup.0 and write e3-nand.0. You have to >> specify a path to the nand-oob-strip.py script for the shell to find it. >> Since it's in the current directory, that's just `.', i.e. >> >> ./nand-oob-strip.py in.0 out.0 >> >> If that complains, then it's because ./nand-oob-strip.py lacks the >> `execute' permission for you. Either add it with chmod(1), or run the >> Python interpreter directly: >> >> python3 nand-oob-strip.py in.0 out.0 >> >> Alternatively, to modify the file in place, so ensure they're not your >> only copies, you can do >> >> LC_ALL=C perl -i -0777pe 's/(.{512})(.{16})/$1/gs' \ >> e3-nand-backup.{0..5} >> >> which substitutes every 512 bytes followed by 16 bytes with just the >> 512. >> >> -- >> Cheers, Ralph. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> e3-hacking mailing list >> e3-hacking@earth.li >> >> https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earth.li%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fe3-hacking&data=02%7C01%7C%7C0c848394242c4830fc6e08d6c5b72a85%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636913787811205410&sdata=0kD8t8q7zfl%2FGDLfdCSjfHE%2B1A2ZbQ8DuiwML03509A%3D&reserved=0 >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.earth.li/mailman/listinfo/e3-hacking&data=02%7c01%7c%7ca0b9c24dc4674add1b8b08d6c688ee6f%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c636914688762418382&sdata=RdVAHRoazYlT/JmyzsIjYtDnjHKATRWJH/ajeZfZplc%3D&reserved=0> >> _______________________________________________ >> e3-hacking mailing list >> e3-hacking@earth.li >> https://www.earth.li/mailman/listinfo/e3-hacking >> <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.earth.li/mailman/listinfo/e3-hacking&data=02%7c01%7c%7ca0b9c24dc4674add1b8b08d6c688ee6f%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c636914688762428393&sdata=3vwoSxqdvz55lqVCv4VM4ResEDyH7J9oRa%2BZbE28/mg%3D&reserved=0> >> > > > -- > ┌─── http://www.cowlark.com > <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://www.cowlark.com&data=02%7c01%7c%7ca0b9c24dc4674add1b8b08d6c688ee6f%7c84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7c1%7c0%7c636914688762438399&sdata=GdboSf%2Bcx4vDx2CqT3gSKUcHpcfCI43tN3ZesHYKAXg%3D&reserved=0> > ─── > │ "I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my > │ telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out > │ how to use my telephone." --- Bjarne Stroustrup > _______________________________________________ > e3-hacking mailing list > e3-hacking@earth.li > https://www.earth.li/mailman/listinfo/e3-hacking > -- ┌─── http://www.cowlark.com ─── │ "I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my │ telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out │ how to use my telephone." --- Bjarne Stroustrup
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