[maemo-developers] General Maemo/Scratchbox/N800 help

[From: Frank Banul]

Hi David,

Go here:
http://maemo.org/downloads/product/osso-xterm-advanced

Click on the install link, there are versions for the 770 and 800.

Frank

On 8/26/07, David Hazel <david.hazel at enchaine.com> wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> Thanks for your answers. There's one that I'll need further help with,
> however:
>
> >I put the executable on the memory card, copy it to my home directory
> >and run it. You'll need xterm on the 800 to do this.
>
> Question 1: How do I get a version of xterm that will run on the N800?
> Question 2: How do I install it to the N800?
>
> I'll need fairly detailed instructions for each of the above, I'm afraid. I
> did try to download what purported to be an Openssh client for the N800
> yesterday, but all I got was a file called openssh-client.install, and no
> clues as to what I was supposed to do with it.
>
> I did once try putting my executable onto a memory card. However, I wasn't
> able to run it even though I thought I had built it for the right target
> (which is ARMEL, I assume?) and the version I built for X86 runs (almost)
> fine on Scratchbox. (I say "almost" because the emulator doesn't appear to
> be all that close an emulation of the target environment. It apparently
> can't simulate the presence of memory cards or give me an internet
> connection, both of which are central to what my application is trying to
> do.)
>
> David Hazel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Banul [mailto:frank.banul at gmail.com]
> Sent: 25 August 2007 19:40
> To: David Hazel
> Cc: maemo-developers at maemo.org
> Subject: Re: General Maemo/Scratchbox/N800 help
>
>
> Hi David,
>
> I started working with the 770 a month or so ago so I don't have all
> the answers but I'll give a few below a shot.
>
> On 8/25/07, David Hazel <david.hazel at enchaine.com> wrote:
> > - interacting with the N800 device itself from my Linux PC
> I didn't find the need to do this. Using scratchbox to develop was
> enough. So far, only one problem has appeared on the tablet and not in
> scratchbox.
>
> > - understanding 'flasher' (in particular, what the "R&D mode" and "host
> > mode" actually do and how to make use of them)
> I didn't find a need for these at all, I still don't have root on my 770.
>
> > - transferring files etc. to the N800, for example to test software
> I put the executable on the memory card, copy it to my home directory
> and run it. You'll need xterm on the 800 to do this.
>
> > - knowing what commands are available in Scratchbox to help me with the
> > development, deployment and testing of software
> Here is my cheat sheet.
>
> How to build:
> ./autogen.sh
> automake
> ./configure
> dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b
>
> How to run
> outside of scratchbox:
> /scratchbox/start-xephyr.sh &
>
> To start scratchbox:
> /scratchbox/login
>
> inside of scratchbox:
> export DISPLAY=:2
> af-sb-init.sh start
> run-standalone.sh <application>
>
> To change targets:
> sb-menu
>
> To install in emulator:
> fakeroot dpkg -i maemo-soundbridge_0.1_i386.deb
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Frank
>
>