DR800 DRebian - Page 2

fekhner · 08-10-2011, 11:58 AM

I did download yours and just renamed it, will try to download again.

GregorRichards · 08-10-2011, 01:11 PM

Just renamed it? Not extracted it? It needs to be un-gzip'd first.

rvs · 08-10-2011, 01:47 PM

I was successful in running debian, but can't get vnc to utilize the whole screen. I've attached my slightly altered script with the .ko modules for the DR1000. If anyone can spot the mistake I made, please tell.

I also tried to restart debian, which wasn't a very good idea it seems.

I lost the keyboard and it wouldn't start any programs anymore. Also, pressing 'exit' is generally not a good idea

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Originally Posted by GregorRichards

Sweet. If you get it working on the DR1000, I'd love to see a photo

This would be hard, as I don't have a camera.

GregorRichards · 08-10-2011, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rvs

I was successful in running debian, but can't get vnc to utilize the whole screen. I've attached my slightly altered script with the .ko modules for the DR1000. If anyone can spot the mistake I made, please tell.

That's odd ... does it still display the DR1000's menu, or does it try to scroll, or ...?

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Originally Posted by rvs

I also tried to restart debian, which wasn't a very good idea it seems.

I lost the keyboard and it wouldn't start any programs anymore. Also, pressing 'exit' is generally not a good idea

How did you restart it? Just exiting VNC (which should work fine), or trying to restart something from within Debian?

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Originally Posted by rvs

This would be hard, as I don't have a camera.

rvs · 08-10-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GregorRichards

That's odd ... does it still display the DR1000's menu, or does it try to scroll, or ...?

It shows debian in the center in a 768x1024 frame. All around this it's black. The pointy thing won't go in the dark area.

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Originally Posted by GregorRichards

How did you restart it? Just exiting VNC (which should work fine), or trying to restart something from within Debian?

I tried to restart from within Debian, hoping it would solve the problem with the resolution. The image is useless now (I think), so I'm now copying the original image back again (takes some 30 minutes).

fekhner · 08-10-2011, 02:25 PM

I did gunzip it first before renaming ...

but now after several tries it finally works!! great. The problem on my side was presumably that I had troubles copying the entire 1GB loop file to my SD card. There remains one small bug (I believe, but I am not completely sure though): the first run still gives an error as /mnt does not exist and is only created during that run, see attached log2.txt. Nice stuff, thanks a lot for all your help.

rvs · 08-10-2011, 02:28 PM

It fully works here now too!

Copying the old image back didn't do anything, but then I restarted the DR and now it works in all fullscreen glory

btw... how did you get gimp running? It doesn't seem to be on the image you provided.

fekhner · 08-10-2011, 03:39 PM

confirming that rvs's version for DR1000 works!

GregorRichards · 08-10-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rvs

btw... how did you get gimp running? It doesn't seem to be on the image you provided.

The image is pretty minimal. I installed it with apt. To do that you'll need to get networking working. To do that:

Get usbnet working (see the VNC post I linked before)
Configure forwarding on the host. See e.g. http://www.revsys.com/writings/quicktips/nat.html for instructions on that (for a Linux host; for other OSes, you're on your own)
Configure the DR to route through the host: route add default gw 192.168.200.1
Give the DR nameservers: echo -e 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 8.8.4.4' > /etc/resolv.conf

Then just `apt-get install gimp`. (Or `aptitude install gimp`, or install it with synaptic)

GregorRichards · 08-10-2011, 04:08 PM

Oh, and per the non-working stuff on DR1000, the only way you can really cleanly unentangle Debian is to reboot the DR, so it's not surprising that that left it in a weird state. That being said, unless you did something truly terrible, rebooting the DR should have been sufficient, it shouldn't have been necessary to rewrite the image :P

rvs · 08-10-2011, 06:11 PM

Thanks, it works

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GregorRichards · 08-10-2011, 07:15 PM

Isn't it amazing how bad the GIMP is on this device? :P

It'd be better if it had custom refresh logic *shrugs*

rvs · 08-11-2011, 03:28 AM

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Isn't it amazing how bad the GIMP is on this device? :P

It'd be better if it had custom refresh logic *shrugs*

I'm amazed it works at all

fekhner · 08-20-2011, 04:06 PM

Can anyone get chess fully working through DRebian ?

I installed gnuchess, fairymax and xboard, eboard like suggested in this thread, but neither fully works in the end. This could be due to my limited knowledge of the chess program, of linux or of the way to use the stylus instead of the mouse on the DR, I am not completely sure. See also this thread
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=146948

Cheers,
f

08-10-2011, 02:28 PM	#22
rvs Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 364 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: DR1000s, Hanlin V5	It fully works here now too! Copying the old image back didn't do anything, but then I restarted the DR and now it works in all fullscreen glory btw... how did you get gimp running? It doesn't seem to be on the image you provided. Last edited by rvs; 08-10-2011 at 02:32 PM.

08-10-2011, 03:39 PM	#23
fekhner Addict Posts: 326 Karma: 6908 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: DRs, EE, ipad/iphone, Helix	confirming that rvs's version for DR1000 works! Attached Thumbnails

08-10-2011, 11:58 AM	#16
fekhner Addict Posts: 326 Karma: 6908 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: DRs, EE, ipad/iphone, Helix	I did download yours and just renamed it, will try to download again.

08-10-2011, 01:11 PM	#17
GregorRichards Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 151 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: DR800SG	Just renamed it? Not extracted it? It needs to be un-gzip'd first.

08-10-2011, 04:08 PM	#25
GregorRichards Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 151 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: DR800SG	Oh, and per the non-working stuff on DR1000, the only way you can really cleanly unentangle Debian is to reboot the DR, so it's not surprising that that left it in a weird state. That being said, unless you did something truly terrible, rebooting the DR should have been sufficient, it shouldn't have been necessary to rewrite the image :P

08-10-2011, 06:11 PM	#26
rvs Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 364 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: DR1000s, Hanlin V5	Thanks, it works

08-10-2011, 07:15 PM	#27
GregorRichards Connoisseur Posts: 60 Karma: 151 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: DR800SG	Isn't it amazing how bad the GIMP is on this device? :P It'd be better if it had custom refresh logic shrugs

08-20-2011, 04:06 PM	#29
fekhner Addict Posts: 326 Karma: 6908 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: DRs, EE, ipad/iphone, Helix	Can anyone get chess fully working through DRebian ? I installed gnuchess, fairymax and xboard, eboard like suggested in this thread, but neither fully works in the end. This could be due to my limited knowledge of the chess program, of linux or of the way to use the stylus instead of the mouse on the DR, I am not completely sure. See also this thread https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=146948 Cheers, f