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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #435 on: April 12, 2013, 02:44:24 pm »
strange, my battery seems to get fuller and fuller after using linux :S
i got it ti boot on the usb drive :) , but before i can log in it trows em out and leaves me with an message that it cant open ./sbin/[somefile i cant remember]

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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #436 on: April 12, 2013, 03:16:10 pm »
"./sbin.."? It should be just "/sbin". Are you using the latest rootfs from yesterday? There may be some bugs in it :-/

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DT meaning what?
DeviceTree, that's actually a textfile you have to boot with. linuxloader2 already supports it and most things are working now.
In this textfile the complete hardware is described, so it can run on more platforms without having to recompile the kernel.
But for you it basically means just one file more in "/documents/linux" :P
We had to implement support because it's required for getting into mainline :-/

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Oh, and ^+Alt+Del doesn't reboot...
Really? Works well for me: ctrl + var + calulator

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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #437 on: April 12, 2013, 03:16:27 pm »
:) I'm only 15, my idea of a slow computer is the one I use now before I dusted it off and rebuilt it.
My dad is a computer extraordinaire... Really he has knowledge and experience few could compete.. So he is an awesome help. Where he was gifted with computers, I learned how to fix hardware. He bought a new computer after our hard drive crashed in 2005 and I fixed the hard drive recently (meticulous job!)and was given permission to do whatever I wanted with money I earned with it :)
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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #438 on: April 12, 2013, 03:18:58 pm »
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I'm only 15, my idea of a slow computer is the one I use now before I dusted it off and rebuilt it.
Me, too!

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He bought a new computer after our hard drive crashed in 2005 and I fixed the hard drive recently (meticulous job!)and was given permission to do whatever I wanted with money I earned with it :)
What was broken? The controller board? I can't imagine how to repair if it was the motor or other moving parts inside :-/

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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #439 on: April 12, 2013, 03:24:48 pm »
Actually, a multitude of things. For one, some connectors were fried (Looked like a THERMAL event, of all things!) between the cable and the port on the end. The controller was fine. The mechanics of MOST of a hard drive are trivial and actually not that precise, really. The fne metal tips arrangement were all stuck at the top of a small rod that should've been able to move freely. So I judge nudged it and tested it and it worked (with a few broken sectors, dust caused that. Seriously, hard disks are super sensitive.) :)
Linux is just being mean to me now. I'm going to reclock my Nspire to 150Mhz, and try again... Root wouldn't even log in this time, but USB is working. I think it requires a full charge. My hub should be here any second.
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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #440 on: April 12, 2013, 03:29:44 pm »
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My hub should be here any second.
Good luck!

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The fne metal tips arrangement were all stuck at the top of a small rod that should've been able to move freely.
Isn't that the standby position onto which it moves to be more resistent against shocks when turned off?
I had to loose it to make a loudspeaker like this.
The discs are now serving as decoration ;)
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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #441 on: April 12, 2013, 03:35:13 pm »
Vog, you're right on. Not that hard, see? :)
Well I'll use Linux as I port Genesis Plus to the Nspire.. :)
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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #442 on: April 12, 2013, 04:19:07 pm »
is there already some basic usb audio drive available?

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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #443 on: April 12, 2013, 04:20:14 pm »
Do you mean "driver"? Nope, they're not included in expandedconfig. But if you own a device supported by linux you can easily add support.

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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #444 on: April 12, 2013, 04:27:09 pm »
yes i meant driver. i'm not so good with all those drive thinks how do i install it? i cant even get an usb drive to work properly :S

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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #445 on: April 12, 2013, 04:29:08 pm »
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i'm not so good with all those drive thinks how do i install it?
What links? You can't install "a driver", you have to recompile the kernel. Also, you have to know which driver supports your device.

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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #446 on: April 12, 2013, 04:35:12 pm »
i never compiled a kernel before, and my usb device needs no drivers, so i think it needs standard drivers?
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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #447 on: April 12, 2013, 04:47:05 pm »
Well if I wanted to add functionality so my sound card works, I'd have to find out what firm/software my sound card uses and recompile the Kernel with that added. :)
You can google it!
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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #448 on: April 12, 2013, 04:55:41 pm »
Probably :) (and then i get stuck on forums saying "Google it" LOL)

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Re: nspire Linux Questions
« Reply #449 on: April 13, 2013, 01:55:57 am »
Searching for the USB VID:PID (the pair of 16-bit hex numbers displayed by `lsusb`) usually gives results, and besides, you can grep the VID and PID into the kernel's source code, which gives even better results :)
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