[maemo-users] Getting Easy-Debian to work

[From: Qole]

Hi John,

Mark has given you the right ITT thread to visit, but basically you need to
download a big tar file from the web, then extract it onto an SD card.
There's an icon that does this for you in your Extras menu. This process
usually takes about 45 minutes, but may take less time if you've got a
really good Internet connection. About 30 minutes for the download, 15
minutes for the extraction.

Here's the ITT thread again if you have any more questions:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24272

(sorry for not answering sooner, I don't patrol the mailing lists as often
as I should)

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:28 AM, John B. Holmblad <jholmblad at hotmail.com>wrote:

> All,
>
> after installing an 8g SDHC card on my N800 I decided to make use of it
> by downloading/installing the Turbo Easy Debian for Everyone v0.9.19 app
> that is available now from the maemo downloads www page. It installed
> successfully and it deposited apps into several app directory categories
> (extras, utilities,  and comms ? - I am not in front of my N800 right
> now to provide the exact details). However when I select on, say, the
> openoffice app in the extras category, it fails with an obscure error
> message. It seems that there is a defined sequence of the installed
> "helper"apps that must be launched in order for things to work
> correctly. Unfortunately the maemo www page for this app does not
> clearly define those steps.
>
> Any help would be appreciated so I can avoid the need to hunt and peck
> my way to success.
>
> Also, I would like to understand how this easy-Debian install works. It
> would appear that it utilizes the N800 OS as a sort of hypervisor
> virtualization layer and the easy-Debian install runs as a guest OS but
> I am not certain.
>
> Any insights/help would be much appreciated.
>
> --
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> John Holmblad
>
>  Acadia Secure Networks, LLC
>
> * * <mailto:jholmblad at verizon.net>
>
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