903 Python on pocketbook

[jbaach]

Using Lonetechs qemu image (thanks soo much for that) I played a bit around - compiling python. Strangely enough copying the results to the pocketbook showed first signs of success (using the greatly useful rsh from review, thx):

joerg@mint:~$ nc -l 9999
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
~
~
BusyBox v1.16.1 (2010-10-11 18:29:44 EEST) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
~
$ cd /mnt/ext1/applications/python  
$ ls
bin
include
lib
share
$ echo "print 'hello world!'" > test.py
$ cat test.py
print 'hello world!'
$ ./bin/python test.py
hello world!
$ echo 'print 1+1' > test2.py
$ ./bin/python test2.py
2
$

The python.tgz needs to be unpacked, and the contained python folder should be moved to /mnt/ext1/applications.

I used "./configure --prefix=/mnt/ext1/applications/python --disable-shared" to compile it. Later on I will try to compile a new version with readline, sqlite etc. I hope that this thing really works :-).

Edit: a very quick test shows that a webserver on the pocketbook works as well:

testserver.py:

import SimpleHTTPServer
import SocketServer
PORT = 8000
Handler = SimpleHTTPServer.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
httpd = SocketServer.TCPServer(("", PORT), Handler)
print "serving at port", PORT
httpd.serve_forever()

Oh, I am getting quite exited, given that the qemu image (did I mention that I am really grateful for that?) allows us to compile lots of nice libraries (e.g. poppler) :-))

Btw, I am using 2.1.2 rc6

[rkomar]

Nice work! This can really open up the field of applications on the devices. Karma for you.

(oops! the karma will have to wait. "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to jbaach again") :P

[rkomar]

Originally Posted by jbaach

Btw, I am using 2.1.2 rc6

Does that mean that you can get root access with the latest firmware release?

[jbaach]

Originally Posted by rkomar

Nice work! This can really open up the field of applications on the devices

I agree - thats why I am exited. Also, I just had to test it - python runs also on the boox m92 (see https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...11&postcount=1). Cross platform on device scripting (and web interfaces), here I/we come.

Originally Posted by rkomar

Does that mean that you can get root access with the latest firmware release?

One doesn't need root. The whole python setup runs from a directory in /mnt/ext1/applications/python, under the 'user' user.

[rkomar]

Originally Posted by jbaach

One doesn't need root. The whole python setup runs from a directory in /mnt/ext1/applications/python, under the 'user' user.

Sorry, I was getting mixed up between the "rsh.app" and "get_root/telnet" methods of getting a shell on the device, and thought that maybe the latest firmware versions were rootable again. I see now that "rsh.app" doesn't give you root privileges.