n800 booting mmc2 partition provides no root privileges.
referring to Digest Vol 29, Issue 8 topic 3. I re flashed the latest kernel once again on my n800 (for the second time)! As Frantisek pointed out this would probably not acomplish anything. Once again the when booting from the internal flash the device gives me root privileges from an xterm; and my wireless connection works fine when booting from flash. However when I boot from the mmc2 partition, I no longer have root privileges from an xterminal, nor does the wireless G internet connection work. As stated I run the device in RD mode. I am guessing the problem has something to do with the initfs code when booting from the mmc2 partition. I have never had this problem before when using the dual boot page. The major differences I can speculate on between the last rebuild on the device and this one is, the latest kernel installed. the latest initflash install. and the class 6 SDHC card I am using. Is it possible that the code provided in the latest kernel's initflash code in conjunction with the class 6 sdhc card is some how bypassing the lines of code necessary for root privilege when booting from the mmc2 partition? My previous cards were class 4 I do not have a copy of the previous builds initfs code laying around to compare. I just find it peculiar that when booting the mmc2 partition I loose my privileges. If anyone can shed some light on the matter I would appreciate it. I really hate to use up flash space on applications with 16 gigs of space being under utilized. ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
help: root privilege problem regarding boot menu and the new kernel! n800
Hello, Over the last few days I finally got around to installing the latest kernel release for the N800. release: RX-34_2007SE_4.2007.26-8_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin I partitioned a new sdhc card to have 5.5 gig of drive space formatted as ext2 (2nd part) and 2.5 gig of FAT. I followed up the install of the kernel with the boot menu install from Fanoush's Modified initfs on screen boot menu for the N800. I followed the directions with success and followed the install up with the now its time to clone the original system! I done this routine several time on a couple of n770's and a n800. This time however upon reboot I noticed after booting to the mmc2 partition that I had lost my root privileges? I typically run my devices in RD mode. I typically do not set passwords until after I am finished installing all software on the new partition! The only thing I can figure is, when answering the question Remove unneeded extra stuff. I somehow am removing my root/gainroot privelege (e.g. I loose wireless communication and su root privileges rendering the device useless as a wireless tablet). Can anyone tell me how to avoid this problem! I can/will reinstall the kernel to the device/ but would like to avoid loosing super user privileges to the device and would like to avoid software loosing privileges as well. I assume I can just answer no! to the remove unneeded extra stuff! to solve the problem. I was hoping to create as much extra space on the internal initfs as possible. Another question when I re-install the kernel and boot-menu software do I need to flatten the sdhc partition containing the cloned files system. Or will the tar routine overwrite the partition. The last time I attempted to clean a partition I had bad block reports on the card and was unable to use that partition again (the card was only a couple of weeks old). Does any one know of a way to reclaim the cards bad partition. Perhaps using dd command over writing the entire card contents, with the contents of a new card. Sincerely Jerry Stutte ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: maemo-users Digest, Vol 27, Issue 1
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Send maemo-users mailing list submissions to maemo-users@maemo.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of maemo-users digest... Today's Topics: 1. Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard (Leandro Melo de Sales) 2. Re: Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard (Fr?d?ric Crozat) 3. Re: Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard (Duncan MacCallum) 4. Re: Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard (Eric Cooper) 5. Re: Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard (Josh Smith) 6. Re: Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard (Brian Litzinger) 7. RE: Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard (Dr. Nicholas Shaw) -- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:09:22 -0300 From: Leandro Melo de Sales [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard To: maemo-users@maemo.org Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi, here in the Ottawa Linux Symposium I saw a guy that was using the the Think Outside Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard on this 770. I'd like to know if this keyboard is also supported by N800. http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=SEARCHNtt=think+outside+keyboardN=0Dx=mode+matchallNty=1D=think+outside+keyboardNtk=Allproduct_code=50801445Pn=Stowaway_Bluetooth_Wireless_Keyboard_for_Select_Pocket_PCs Thanks, Leandro. regarding the Think Outside Stowaway Wireless Keyboard. It works great!, that said the tilde key does not map to the tilde symbol, it maps to asterisk if anyone can direct me to the map file I would appreciate it! I know on the old 2005 or 2006 OS for the N770 this was possible, I have not taken the time to find the file to make changes to it. If any one has info on how to do so would be appreciated! Sincerly Jerry Stutte ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
bootmenu ?
One of several n770's I use has the bootmenu installed going back to Nov 3 07. I installed the software following the instructions available at the time. The device in question is using kernel, version 2.2006.39-14 and the device utilizes an mmc 2gig memory module from kingston. (the memory module has two partitions the first partition is vfat and the second is ext2 1-gig each) when installing I extracted the initfs_flasher.tgz into a folder and moved the folder over to the nokia 770. I then executed the ./initfs_flasher from the directory in /home/user// Having that it was several months back I do not recall the instructions the script gave per say. after the install I attempted to have the device mount on startup the second partition (i.e. the ext2 partition) I edited the fstab in /etc. The minircS, minishutdown, and the minireboot files in the init.d directory to initiate the mount on startup. However on startup the mount is not occurring! I can however mount simply type in an xterm, mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 the mount point is identified correctly by fstab and mounts Q1 upon startup I would expect the mount to work from the scripts attached are the files mentioned, could someone please look and tell me what I am doing wrong! Q2 I notice that when I type df -h and free I get the following results this leads me to believe I made an error during the running of your scripts. home/user # df -h FilesystemSize Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/mtdblock42.0M 1.9M 72.0k 96% /mnt/initfs none512.0k 28.0k484.0k 5% /mnt/initfs/tmp /dev/mtdblock4 123.5M 93.6M 29.9M 76% / none512.0k 28.0k484.0k 5% /tmp none 1.0M 48.0k976.0k 5% /dev /dev/mmcblk0p1 981.9M 68.0M913.9M 7% /media/mmc1 /dev/mmcblk0p2 991.6M154.7M786.6M 16% /media/mmc2 /home/user # free total used free shared buffers Mem:6222460276 19480 112 Swap:65528065528 Total: 1277526027667476 Should not the mount point for / be mmc1 or mmc2, which leads me to a third question I was expecting only the initfs system to be located on the /dev/mtblock4 and not / I believe I may have answered a question incorrectly, or I did not finish the setup. I would expect to have my near 64 mb of flash ram available. Can someone suggest a solution. Q3 would it not have been better that I created three partitions, p1 vfat p2 ext2 (kernel space and application space) p3 ext2 (user space) I am getting ready to install the bootmenu program on both another n770 and n800 and would like not to replicate my mistakes. Q4 I noticed in the shell script bootmenu.sh script that MENU_2_NAME=MMC card, partition 2 (stable), ext2 did not contain device and module info. If when I boot up using bootmenu and in particular I am selecting mmc where is mmc looking to boot from. ENU_IDX=$MENU_MIN MENU_1_NAME=Internal flash MENU_1_ID=flash MENU_2_NAME=MMC card MENU_2_ID=mmc MENU_3_NAME=MMC card, partition 2 (stable), ext2 MENU_3_ID=mmc2 MENU_3_DEVICE=mmcblk0p2 MENU_3_MODULES=ext2 MENU_3_FSTYPE=ext2 MENU_3_FSOPTIONS=noatime I checked /media/mmc1 and /media/mmc2 and see no hidden scripts, I assume I am still booting form /mnt/initfs/ Q5 can the sdhc-kernel.bin OS kernel 2.6.18 found at, URL http://intr.overt.org/n800-sdhc-kernel/ provide the patches for power/highspeed management I am looking for. I assume this is strictly a kernel patch and will not interfere with applications installed. I noticed after installing the latest kernel for the n800 from the maemo site, that the device is running with much greater stability. I have not run the sdhc binary as I wasn't sure whether it was compiled for the previous kernel or the new one. After checking I see the OS are the same. I am assuming it is OK to install the new sdhc-kernel.bin. Q6 After reading on the topic of bus speed (n800) and the two slots, would you suggest running an mmc plus 2-gig in the internal slot and a sdhc in the external slot, or does the bus sync to the lowest speed card regardless i.e. I can use two sdhc cards in the n800. Q7 I was out looking on the Scratchbox (apophis/r4) site and seeing that I am running FC4 and will be migrating to FC5 or FC6 soon I will be forced to install from tarballs. Is there a source on maemo that describes what packages I will need to install to get up and running with scratchbox. I assume all of the arm tarballs, gcc tarballs, core, cputransp and dev kits with the latest version #'s if anyone can point me to a source if there is one let me know attached are my files from the n770 dilemma. Sincerely Jerry Stutte rootfs / rootfs defaults,errors=remount-ro,noatime
help
Maemmo community, N800 I installed the sdhc-kernel.bin I found on the site http://intr.overt.org/n800-sdhc-kernel; based on the NOKIA build 2.2006.51-6 on March 22, 07. The build appears to be based on kernel 2.6.18-omap1#4 e.g. I experienced chronic reboots. These reboots were reported on internettablettalk going back to the first kernel update posted on the maemo website for the N800. Aside the point! While I was happy to recognize that SDHC support was enabled I found myself a little discouraged seeing that the kernel lacked support for the linux file system. I was hoping that it would contain the ext2 support with no journaling. Seeing that this is/was not a sanctioned release from maemo website, my statement is moot. Q I assume it would be a no-no to try and use the ext2.ko module from the n770, I am assuming this would be a mistake beings they are different arm's and different kernels (has any one tried it). Does or has any one devised a patch that would do both SDHC and ext2 for the latest build released from maemo for the N800 seeing that it was only released last week I am assuming the answer is NO. I have installed the latest build released from maemo for the N800 last week and it seems to be very stable. ThankYou I lost search information multiple time with the previous build. My Questions are, Q1 are there kernel tarballs available for the platforms that would allow some one like my self to attempt hacks on these kernels to allow someone like my self to attempt to create patches addressing some of my questions. Q2 is there any one in the communtiy that would be willing to help me come to a better understanding on programming on the arm platform and or addressing kernel issues and patches with regard to the N800 and N770 in the community. Comment With respect to documentation, there seems to be a great disconnect on what is being fixed at what may be broken by attempting to use a new build. I am always baffled by my lack of ability to find info on what the newest builds are addressing regarding fixes and hardware support, some of these new builds seemed to be rushed and seem to break more things than they fix. An artifact of being on the bleading edge. I would be happy to try to attempt to promote better documentation for the site ( I guess I am volunteering). If I could get a better handle on what kernels are being used with any particular build. It might help others make better decisions when updating or update planning. My comments are not to flame or complain (I realize many people are doing this on a voluntary basis), Q3 Is there is a more centralized area of the maemo site that addresses fixes when it come to build releases? as stated I would be happy to do some write ups as I understand things; seeing that I am having a difficult time especially with regard to knowing just what is being fixed in new releases and what I may be giving up. Comment Is it my imagination that maemo has avoided ext2 support for a good reason that I don't understand. I assumed that it would have been standard on the N800 from the start. Lastly I noticed when I use the vpnc (cisco) software with either the n800 or the n770 that the connection breaks down rather quickly. when I use it from home to a local university, the connection holds up rather well (I'll have to experiment, whether it is because I am typically on a charger at home, whereas I am typically on battery on campus and energy conservation routines maybe breaking down the connection). Anyway has any thought been given to provide a way of turning off energy saving routines when the need arises. I was attending a High Performance Computing seminar and could not hold a consistant connection to the local net via vpn, 1-3 minutes was the max. It may be the wifi routers they use are using, are not satifactory in communicating with the NOKIA's that said all of laptops at the seminar held connections rather well. Coming full circle I imagine it has more to with energy conservation algorithms. Q4I have a n770 (dual boot) running the linux kernel 2.6.16.27-omapl. I typically boot to mmc. I have edited the fstab and minircS shutdown and reboot files to allow mounting of an alternate partition that I might be able to allow maemo mapper to load maps from that partition. The problem is on startup the mount of that partition does not occur. I always have to manually mount the partition. Would anyone volunteer to look at the fstab and minircS files and tell me what I am doing wrong. q5can anyone reccomend running the 2007 kernel posted for the n770 or does it slow the n770 device down to much! Should my questions and comments be more appropriate on the internettablettalk forum. Sincerely Jerry Stutte ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org
help n800 bricked by weather app
Could someone offer a suggestion on how to recover from a bricked n800 device after installing the maemo weather software found on the //test.maemo.org/downloads page for the 2007. I should have realized that the software could be problematic, being that I did see that it was reported several weeks ago, that others did have problems, in one of the other postings. I decided to install the app while visiting the page stated above and reading 2007 ready, I assumed they had fixed the problem. as a fix/attempt to recover I did try using flasher-3.0 with the latest OS to recover, needless to say I would not be writing the current message asking for help, if the re-flashing with the latest OS had worked. I read some where on the site while working on a half dozen n770's over the last year that it is possible to remove individual packages (apps) from the OS build. However I believe that if I just flashed the latest OS on to the device that the weather software should not have been placed on the n800. That being said some info related to the weather app must have been left behind, seeing that after reflashing, the n800 refused to boot to the new OS. .. In addition to that stated above, I have many other questions with respect to software, and do not understand under what forums I should address my questions! internettablettalk some are application use questions, some questions regard bug fixes. I also have comments. suggestions for feature enhancements, i.e. should I post my questions to the app developer or to some other public forum seeing that I do not want to interrupt development. Apps I have questions about are, asterisk grsync OS questions in boot scripts involve n770 bootmenu program and the lack of ability to mount alternate partitions, despite my best effort to automate the mount process during boot up. I was able to write and rewrite scripts for bootup prior to using boot menu. ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
