Extended Linux Functionality - GUI Launcher Kindle Touch - Page 3

DuckieTigger · 02-10-2013, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cubemike99

Thanks so much for this info: I got all the included optware tools working fine. What I think might really powerful, though, is ipkg. The only question, though, is how compatible it is with the PW. I mean, vim and screen installed worked absolutely perfectly. However, when I tried to install python3, all its depends installed fine, but the python3 package itself hung during the "extracting data files to /" step (btw you only see this when using the ipkg -V 3 flag). Can anyone proffer any advice? I would *LOVE* python on my kindle.

Not sure why it would not, but it might simply be a space problem. There is not a lot of room on / - only spot that has room is the /mnt/us partition. And maybe something else - root is mounted readonly normally on Kindle.

cubemike99 · 02-10-2013, 07:40 PM

Space seems a likely candidate, except for the fact that anything ipkg installs should be installed to /opt/*. And /opt/* actually lives inside that .img on /mnt/us. I even bothered to specify ipkg's tmp directory as /opt/tmp, which is also inside the img on /mnt/us. To find out what was going on, I cross checked the files inside the python3.ipk and what was being put into /opt/*. It seems like something to do with extracting files to /opt/lib makes the kindle choke, as I see 40 odd MB of stuff to do with python on the kindle before it freezes, whereas there's 60 odd MB in the actual ipk archive. It may be something as silly as being unable to deal with the very large number of files. Next, I'll try to put the libs there myself without faffing around with ipkg.

DuckieTigger · 02-10-2013, 07:47 PM

Try to increase your room on your disk-image. When I put my guide up on what I did, I never thought about something huge like python. Especially if you need it twice - downloaded package and the install at the same time (100mb gives me enough space and some, possibly not for you).

cubemike99 · 02-10-2013, 08:05 PM

I went whole hog and used the 500mb image. The ipk is 15mb, the extracted contents are 70mb. My theory at this point is that the 4000+ files associated with the package are simply too much for the kindle's limited ram.

twobob · 02-10-2013, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cubemike99

I went whole hog and used the 500mb image. The ipk is 15mb, the extracted contents are 70mb. My theory at this point is that the 4000+ files associated with the package are simply too much for the kindle's limited ram.

I would use this
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=195046

cubemike99 · 02-10-2013, 08:49 PM

That's python2.7

But listen to this:
Like I said before, I took it upon myself to manually copy over the contents of the python3 package. I've been doing it folder by folder to isolate what causing the problem. And get this: its hanging up on a folder with a single "README" file in it

Will report back after I hard reset my kindle, skip that folder, and copy the rest of the stuff.

twobob · 02-10-2013, 09:14 PM

oh yeah.

Hmm.. I thought python 3 was lying around... hmm.

well the debian extractor package that dos1 made would also probably do that job.
no point reinventing the wheel is all I was thinking

Good Luck!

cubemike99 · 02-10-2013, 09:20 PM

Well, it actually turns out it was that silly text file and a folder with 1000+ files in it that were the culprits. But, after all that manual copying, i have a fully working python3 install.

Admittedly, my actions are a veryveryvery crude workaround for the kindle choking with a great many files. And unfortunately, I don't have the know how to create a proper fix.

cubemike99 · 02-10-2013, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twobob

oh yeah.

Hmm.. I thought python 3 was lying around... hmm.

well the debian extractor package that dos1 made would also probably do that job.
no point reinventing the wheel is all I was thinking

Good Luck!

Debian extractor package? Hmm, would you mind posting the link? The only result the search turns up is you mention of it in this thread lol.

twobob · 02-10-2013, 09:31 PM

jiminies... gimme a while *goes hunting*

Ah right no...

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...52&postcount=6

That add PYTHON packages.. Have a look anyways (I was thinking of my own debian file extractor - duh!)

Python 3? I will have look in buildroot... Hasnt Niluje relased one? no? *goes looking*

NiLuJe · 02-11-2013, 05:01 PM

Nope, no Python 3 for me, x-compiling 2.7 was a painful enough experience

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twobob · 02-11-2013, 06:05 PM

lol. Maybe i was thinking of buildroot... Thanks

02-10-2013, 09:31 PM	#40
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	jiminies... gimme a while goes hunting Ah right no... https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...52&postcount=6 That add PYTHON packages.. Have a look anyways (I was thinking of my own debian file extractor - duh!) Python 3? I will have look in buildroot... Hasnt Niluje relased one? no? goes looking Last edited by twobob; 02-10-2013 at 09:33 PM.

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02-10-2013, 07:40 PM	#32
cubemike99 Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 260446 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Space seems a likely candidate, except for the fact that anything ipkg installs should be installed to /opt/. And /opt/ actually lives inside that .img on /mnt/us. I even bothered to specify ipkg's tmp directory as /opt/tmp, which is also inside the img on /mnt/us. To find out what was going on, I cross checked the files inside the python3.ipk and what was being put into /opt/*. It seems like something to do with extracting files to /opt/lib makes the kindle choke, as I see 40 odd MB of stuff to do with python on the kindle before it freezes, whereas there's 60 odd MB in the actual ipk archive. It may be something as silly as being unable to deal with the very large number of files. Next, I'll try to put the libs there myself without faffing around with ipkg.

02-10-2013, 07:47 PM	#33
DuckieTigger Wizard Posts: 4,742 Karma: 246906703 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Oasis 3, Oasis 2, PW3, PW1, KT	Try to increase your room on your disk-image. When I put my guide up on what I did, I never thought about something huge like python. Especially if you need it twice - downloaded package and the install at the same time (100mb gives me enough space and some, possibly not for you).

02-10-2013, 08:05 PM	#34
cubemike99 Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 260446 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I went whole hog and used the 500mb image. The ipk is 15mb, the extracted contents are 70mb. My theory at this point is that the 4000+ files associated with the package are simply too much for the kindle's limited ram.

02-10-2013, 08:49 PM	#36
cubemike99 Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 260446 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	That's python2.7 But listen to this: Like I said before, I took it upon myself to manually copy over the contents of the python3 package. I've been doing it folder by folder to isolate what causing the problem. And get this: its hanging up on a folder with a single "README" file in it Will report back after I hard reset my kindle, skip that folder, and copy the rest of the stuff.

02-10-2013, 09:14 PM	#37
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	oh yeah. Hmm.. I thought python 3 was lying around... hmm. well the debian extractor package that dos1 made would also probably do that job. no point reinventing the wheel is all I was thinking Good Luck!

02-10-2013, 09:20 PM	#38
cubemike99 Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 260446 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Well, it actually turns out it was that silly text file and a folder with 1000+ files in it that were the culprits. But, after all that manual copying, i have a fully working python3 install. Admittedly, my actions are a veryveryvery crude workaround for the kindle choking with a great many files. And unfortunately, I don't have the know how to create a proper fix.

02-11-2013, 05:01 PM	#41
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,477 Karma: 26012494 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Nope, no Python 3 for me, x-compiling 2.7 was a painful enough experience .

02-11-2013, 06:05 PM	#42
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	lol. Maybe i was thinking of buildroot... Thanks

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