Thread: Arch Linux ARM on N900
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2013-05-05 , 17:09
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Originally Posted by hardfalcon View Post
I'm considering to hack up a little daemon in C which would dim the screen after a certain delay
That will make you a hero.

Originally Posted by hardfalcon View Post
I'm also considering working out an improved German keyboard layout offering additional chars like &, |, <, >, `, tabstop, delete, brackets and curly braces.
If you feel like it, pull request on github once you've done it would be great.

Originally Posted by hardfalcon View Post
1. I'm using acpid with a custom script to disable the screen, lock the touchscreen and the keyboard, and switch off the keyboard LEDs and the backlight (and to undo all those things when the screenlock trigger is pulled again). However, acpid refuses to start up automatically as a daemon during boot because it can't find /proc/acpi/events (it only works when I start it manually after I've logged into my X11 session). Could you please enable CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT in the kernel config to fix this?
I have acpid starting just fine on boot, doing pretty much the same thing as you have it doing. That particular kernel option has been deprecated since, well, 2.6.something. Nevertheless, sure, I can enable it on next update, which is probably when Ubuntu 3.5.7.12 is out.

Originally Posted by hardfalcon View Post
2. I have added the option "ubi.mtd=rootfs" to the kernel cmdline in the bootmenu item file
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for some odd reason, the kernel refuses to mount that that file system during boot.
Any ideas what where to look for the culprit?
I have this working, but I've set it up a bit differently. Since the ubi support is there as kernel module, I've setup the following:

In file /etc/modprobe.d/ubi.conf, I have
Code:
options ubi mtd=rootfs
softdep ubi pre: omap2
In addition, I have entry in fstab. This should be enough to get required modules loaded on boot, when filesystems in fstab are mounted.

Originally Posted by ArchiMark View Post
To clarify, I was referring to using the AC charger....I don't use USB for charging...
Well, you are plugging the charger cord to musb port of N900 aren't you?

Originally Posted by ArchiMark View Post
Also, can you please clarify what key or keys I need to press to type symbols such as '>' or '|', etc ?
https://github.com/archlinuxarm-n900...900-git#readme
 

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