Questions for new Iliad owners! - Page 13

ali · 07-17-2006, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHer

And how does writing feel? Do you think it could replace pen and paper if you are sitting in a lecture (writing continously for 1.5h)?

Honestly, don't know. There are two issues:

First, the back isn't planar. When you put it on a flat surface, it can "roll" a little bit to the left and right. For convenient writing, you'd have to put your hand onto the display with it's full weight, which scares me a little bit.

Second, the resolution isn't so super. You can't write really small. I expect the "hallo" on the postscript I poted to be average writing size, giving you 10-15 lines per screen.

The GreatGonzo · 07-17-2006, 07:47 AM

>>so far, the software doesn't allow file operations
>>(e.g., copy usb stick <-> internal memory)

But it can read off a USB stick, right?
I don't need to go and buy another type of memory card just so I can read something when I get the Iliad, right?

ali · 07-17-2006, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The GreatGonzo

But it can read off a USB stick, right?
I don't need to go and buy another type of memory card just so I can read something when I get the Iliad, right?

Yes, it can.

However, if you remove the stick, the file is gone -- you cannot let the iliad copy it to internal memory.

Pitchfork · 07-17-2006, 08:39 AM

Has anyone tried the Export button in Word for the PPublisher 2.1 program

I have not received my Iliad yet as I live too far away from Irex, so I have to live procariously through you guys for another couple of days.

tribble · 07-17-2006, 09:12 AM

I would say, we are root. There is no sudoers, but there is a passwd in /etc/passwd for root. Ill add a picture in a bit.

DHer · 07-17-2006, 09:17 AM

The export button does exactly what it promises.

@tribble
great.

tribble · 07-17-2006, 09:49 AM

Ok, here a few images. They are really shabby, but i didnt have time to make better ones.

Linux version is: Linux version 2.4.19-rmk7-pxa2-irex1

DHer · 07-17-2006, 09:57 AM

and it's definitely running as root.

great.

export HOME=/home/root

tribble · 07-17-2006, 10:06 AM

/var/log/messages is not that much of an ifopool. It logs mainly all button pushes and url you visited. And it has lots of infos that th dhcpclient is trying to get information.
Doesnt show the heaps of info, that get logged during a normal linux boot.

I saw a couple of warning messegas from dropbear, with failed root logins

didnt get the right pasword though.

Looking at the interfaces i see the usb eth interfaces. Think we can connect via usb to the iliad? dont know how to make an tcp/ip connection via usb. Any ideas?

arivero · 07-17-2006, 10:22 AM

Do we have an xterm? We could launch it from xpdf. Well, wait... no keyboard :-(

DHer · 07-17-2006, 10:27 AM

there seems to be a possibility for USB Networking (http://www.linux-migration.org/ch05s08.html thats a guide for Zaurus)

but what the heck do lines concerning Zaurus and iPaq in the iliad config file?

Edit: Never mind the rest.

tribble · 07-17-2006, 10:30 AM

USB Keyboard did nothing for me.

@arivero, we do have the touchscreen keyborad, but no f-keys.

tribble · 07-17-2006, 10:35 AM

tried to install an xpi on the browser, didnt work either, i guess they turned the save file option of somehow. I always get an errormessage.

Any way we get root acces via javascript and the gecko?

ali · 07-17-2006, 10:51 AM

Ctrl-Alt-Backspace via onscreen does nothing. (I'm somewhat relieved... what when I worked but the only keyboard is an X onscreen one...)

ali · 07-17-2006, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHer

there seems to be a possibility for USB Networking (http://www.linux-migration.org/ch05s08.html thats a guide for Zaurus)

but what the heck do lines concerning Zaurus and iPaq in the iliad config file?

Edit: Never mind the rest.

Only that interfaces mentiones a device does not say anything about whether that device actually exists. They obviously based their OS on OpenZaurus, Familar or something like that, and been too lazy to remove old (and inactive) configuration entries.

However, you have to prevent the host usb storage module from taking the usb device, and spawn usbnet instead -- that needs tweaking with files or a
HIDDEN DEBUG-MODE MAGIC SWITCH,
for crying out loud. I bet it exists. Something like pressing left and right simultanously when turning it on. (Wait, that means breaking the flip bar)

Nobody on this planet wants to develop a linux variant without being able to log into the machine.

07-17-2006, 09:49 AM	#187
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	Ok, here a few images. They are really shabby, but i didnt have time to make better ones. Linux version is: Linux version 2.4.19-rmk7-pxa2-irex1 Attached Thumbnails

07-17-2006, 10:27 AM	#191
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	there seems to be a possibility for USB Networking (http://www.linux-migration.org/ch05s08.html thats a guide for Zaurus) but what the heck do lines concerning Zaurus and iPaq in the iliad config file? Edit: Never mind the rest. Last edited by DHer; 07-17-2006 at 10:30 AM.

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07-17-2006, 07:47 AM	#182
The GreatGonzo Old Yeller Posts: 180 Karma: 67 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad & Kindle - The Best of Both Worlds	>>so far, the software doesn't allow file operations >>(e.g., copy usb stick <-> internal memory) But it can read off a USB stick, right? I don't need to go and buy another type of memory card just so I can read something when I get the Iliad, right?

07-17-2006, 08:39 AM	#184
Pitchfork Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 31 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spain Device: Iliad/Ipaq 6340	Has anyone tried the Export button in Word for the PPublisher 2.1 program I have not received my Iliad yet as I live too far away from Irex, so I have to live procariously through you guys for another couple of days.

07-17-2006, 09:12 AM	#185
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	I would say, we are root. There is no sudoers, but there is a passwd in /etc/passwd for root. Ill add a picture in a bit.

07-17-2006, 09:17 AM	#186
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	The export button does exactly what it promises. @tribble great.

07-17-2006, 09:57 AM	#188
DHer Addict Posts: 261 Karma: 156 Join Date: Jul 2006 Device: iliad	and it's definitely running as root. great. export HOME=/home/root

07-17-2006, 10:06 AM	#189
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	/var/log/messages is not that much of an ifopool. It logs mainly all button pushes and url you visited. And it has lots of infos that th dhcpclient is trying to get information. Doesnt show the heaps of info, that get logged during a normal linux boot. I saw a couple of warning messegas from dropbear, with failed root logins didnt get the right pasword though. Looking at the interfaces i see the usb eth interfaces. Think we can connect via usb to the iliad? dont know how to make an tcp/ip connection via usb. Any ideas?

07-17-2006, 10:22 AM	#190
arivero Guru Posts: 607 Karma: 2157 Join Date: Oct 2005 Device: NCR3125, Nokia 770,...	Do we have an xterm? We could launch it from xpdf. Well, wait... no keyboard :-(

07-17-2006, 10:30 AM	#192
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	USB Keyboard did nothing for me. @arivero, we do have the touchscreen keyborad, but no f-keys.

07-17-2006, 10:35 AM	#193
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	tried to install an xpi on the browser, didnt work either, i guess they turned the save file option of somehow. I always get an errormessage. Any way we get root acces via javascript and the gecko?

07-17-2006, 10:51 AM	#194
ali Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 116 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad, dude!	Ctrl-Alt-Backspace via onscreen does nothing. (I'm somewhat relieved... what when I worked but the only keyboard is an X onscreen one...)

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