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Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

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Originally Posted by marmistrz (Post 1319805)

Is there any way reduce the image size?

I prefer to transfer the image to a desktop Linux and run :
$ resize2fs name.img <size-in-MB>M
e.g. :
$ resize2fs debian.img 2000M

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

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Originally Posted by pinochio (Post 1322273)

Does anyone here know how to install huawei modem e173u-2 with Aero2 card in the N900?
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=89096
Can only installation Easy Debian to help solve this problem?

Everything driver-related is a kernel thing and since Easy Debian runs on top of the Maemo kernel it can't make devices work that don't run in Maemo.
Your best bet would be to ask the kernel power team for support. But first try to find out if it's already supported. Try to find a how-to that describes how to make this modem/card combination run in regular x86 Linux systems without the use of GUI tools!
If you don't know how to do that please connect the modem with the card to an x86 Linux system and provide the relevant part of the output of:

Code:

lsusb -v

btw: Have you tried to run the Aero 2 card in the N900's internal slot?

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

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Originally Posted by sulu (Post 1322313)

btw: Have you tried to run the Aero 2 card in the N900's internal slot?

I personally do not, but I know that it works. How to check if my N900 supports dualsim?

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

I tested rzr-rootfs and I edited some lines in qchroot script:

Code:

# if the user supplies "none" for the image file,

# skip the qmount step. Thanks for reporting, Fabry!



if [ "$IMGFILE" != "none" ] ; then

  qmount $IMGFILE $CHROOT

  MOUNTSUCCESS=$?

else

  if [ -f "$CHROOT/var/lock/qmount-complete" ] ; then

    MOUNTSUCCESS=1

  else

    echo "$IMGFILE" > $CHROOT/var/lock/qmount-complete

    MOUNTSUCCESS=0

  fi

fi

It prevents multible mounting for /var/run/pulse , /var/run/dbus etc.
And it fixes closechroot issue. ( Nothing to do; chroot not mounted!)

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

hi guys, what is the last debian image? is a wheezy image? and is there a sid image?
is there a guide step-by-step to create a new clean image, starting to an .iso cd image? thanks for the future reply and sorry for english

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

You can use any of the following images (I suggest either sulu's or Estel's Wheezy armel upgrades):
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=137 http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=137

I'm working on a brand new image myself (Debian Wheezy armhf), but I'm running into some Xephyr keyboard focus issues (among things, but this is the single most important issue).
If there's anyone around who can give me some tips to fix it, please pm me.

Edit:
armhf versus armel (every other Easy Debian image):
http://www.memetic.org/raspbian-benc...rmel-vs-armhf/
Hey, even the slightest of a performance bump should help, right? ;)

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

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Originally Posted by ffha (Post 1326264)

I'm working on a brand new image myself (Debian Wheezy armhf), but I'm running into some Xephyr keyboard focus issues (among things, but this is the single most important issue).
If there's anyone around who can give me some tips to fix it, please pm me.

I prepared this for bodhi armhf but it should works on wheezy armhf.

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

I've run into several problems with wheezy - namely, gparted (*any* version, even old ones from squeeze or ancient from lenny) doesn't work, due to something being broken in new glibc.

Also, GIMP crashes, when option to put text is used (precisely, when you try to change font size or type). Haven't had time to trace it more :(

Things like that are keeping me from releasing polished wheezy image - I've managed to get rid of other problems from rcoliste's early version (being my squeeze version, dist-upgraded to wheezy). I've also did some user interface improvements, too. (more finger-friendly buttons and sizes, virtual keyboard on portrait mode occupying lower part of screen and integrating nicely with open programs, etc).

/Estel

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

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Originally Posted by gm90_blackmamba (Post 1326253)

and is there a sid image?

When testing is in freeze there isn't much going on in unstable either, so a Sid image doesn't make much sense (at least now). But you can dist-upgrade your Wheezy image to Sid at any time as long as you take the precautions that always come with a dist-upgrade.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffha (Post 1326264)

Can we discuss this in public please - either in this or a new thread?
Solutions in enclosed environments tend to get lost (if they are found there at all).

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffha (Post 1326264)

armhf versus armel (every other Easy Debian image):
http://www.memetic.org/raspbian-benc...rmel-vs-armhf/
Hey, even the slightest of a performance bump should help, right? ;)

Agreed! I did an armhf test my self some time ago (roughly at the time of the Wheezy freeze) but the result wasn't stable at all. In most (but not all) cases it resulted in a reboot right when an executable from the chroot was loaded.
On the other hand someone else (I think it was vi) did his own test at about the same time or slightly later and was sucessful. A discussion about that should be burried somewhere in this thread.
I also have to admit that some things concerning ED that differ from a vanilla Debian still are mysteries to me. So I may not be qualified to create an image from scratch.

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Originally Posted by elros34 (Post 1326277)

I prepared this for bodhi armhf but it should works on wheezy armhf.

Does this mean you recompiled /usr/bin/setfocus and /sbin/qobi-wmhint-fix on armhf?
If so, can you please post or link the source code in this thread?

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Originally Posted by Estel (Post 1326372)

Can you provide precise error messages please?
The Wheezy image I uploaded (plus some simple additional programs like abiword, geeqie, iceweasel) ran absolutely stable during my tests.
But I never tested heavier applications like gimp or GUI system tools like gparted.
(Having no need for that kind off programs myself is part of the reason why I don't want to release images for end-users.)

Re: Easy Debian Fremantle Beta Testing

gParted and glibc error:

Code:

[root@EasyDebian: /]gparted

======================

libparted : 2.3

======================

*** glibc detected *** /usr/sbin/gpartedbin: free(): invalid pointer: 0x40c67514 ***

It actually starts the UI, then closes a second after. As said, I've tried older incarnations of gParted, and it doesn't help in Wheezy - but, in Sid, everything is OK (thus I blame glibc). No idea, if it's same for desktop too, or effect of some miss-communication with Maemo's glibc ancient version? If the later, I'm afraid, that other, unknown things, may be affected too.

GIMP error:

Code:

(gimp:14480): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd-gtk+2.0_2.24.10-2-armel-Vet_Aw/gtk+2.0-2.24.10/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:874 drawable is not a pixmap or window



(script-fu:14484): LibGimpBase-WARNING **: script-fu: gimp_wire_read(): error

Memory protection violation

What is interesting it happen only (AFAICT) when one use text tool (tool used to input text), *and" click on font's settings pop-up tool panel. Maybe it's related to it being made semi-transparent in latest version of GIMP? Just a wild guess. As long as you don't touch it, gimp works - you may even input text via text tool (but it's quite useless, as you can't change size, color or font, due to crash).

/Estel