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<T0mW> |
drmikecrowe: hey, what's up? |
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<drmikecrowe> |
Hey T0mW, not much. Got you email, and will respond today (I hope). There was a technical aspect of this I wanted to research before responding |
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<T0mW> |
fine business. I've had some time to fill in content on openzipit.org regarding OE. Once I stopped using the dev branch, things got a whole lot easier. |
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<drmikecrowe> |
ah, very good. I have some projects coming up I wanted to work with OE. I'll ping you when I get close. I'd like to get the latest up and going on my machine |
| [10:41:05] |
<T0mW> |
I've got to resolve the issue of no touch panel. Either retrofit the Z2 or come up with some kludged version of tslib that will use that joystick. |
| [10:42:17] |
<T0mW> |
drmikecrowe: I'm using the Z2 as a practical example of OE. The write-up is more about how to use OE than it would be the Z2. You may find it useful. |
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<drmikecrowe> |
magon had compiled something using the GPE system which remapped the direction keys to the mouse. |
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<drmikecrowe> |
I wanted to look at how GPE did that, but haven't had time |
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<T0mW> |
interesting |
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<drmikecrowe> |
We'd be very interested! LMK when you are finished |
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<drmikecrowe> |
Yeah, it's something GPE specific. Opie based compiles didn't have that feature (IIRC) |
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<T0mW> |
it's up now. There is quite a bit of content. |
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<drmikecrowe> |
great -- I'll hope over there today and look |
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<T0mW> |
I'll get in touch with magon then. |
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<drmikecrowe> |
please -- I'd like to understand what component did that for us. |
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<T0mW> |
have fun at work today. 3 more days and I will close on a home purchase. |
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<T0mW> |
? |
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<T0mW> |
"component" ? |
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<T0mW> |
in GPE ? |
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<drmikecrowe> |
:D |
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<drmikecrowe> |
Sorry, I meant something in GPE is mapping the keys into the mouse. Not sure what to call it (used component by default) |
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<T0mW> |
yeah, I haven't had the time to look into that. I'm glad that magon did that. Rather than attempt to rewrite the zipit wiki OE content, I decided to put my own pages up. More as a tutorial. The stuff on the wiki is more about hacking than crafting a solution. |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
hey drmikecrowe |
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<drmikecrowe> |
hey g1powermac_PB, what's up? |
| [10:56:31] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
nothing much |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
got a question for ya |
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<drmikecrowe> |
shoot |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
whats with the price drop? |
| [10:57:24] |
* |
g1powermac_PB is ready to buy a half a dozen at $50 a piece :-) |
| [10:58:00] |
<drmikecrowe> |
If you look at it carefully, it's not really a price drop (the amortized cost is actually slightly more than the $150). |
| [10:58:20] |
<drmikecrowe> |
People really like the cell-phone pricing model. |
| [10:58:37] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
ahh, I figured there was something |
| [10:59:06] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
though there is a seller on amazon selling them at $38 a piece with no strings attached |
| [10:59:38] |
<drmikecrowe> |
We had lots of PR units go out, and they've found there way there and eBay for sure |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
ahh |
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* |
T0mW bought two of them |
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<T0mW> |
you know, that SDI (SD 4 bit interface) on the Marvell is slower than that of the Samsung S3C2410? |
| [11:02:54] |
<T0mW> |
PXA270 @ 300MHz is only 1.5 MB/s while S3C2410 @ 200MHz is 2.07 MB/s |
| [11:02:58] |
<T0mW> |
noteworthy |
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<T0mW> |
faster is not better |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
hmm, interesting |
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<drmikecrowe> |
hey guys, one interesting thing is in the works. We are starting to extend the zipit with Scripting via Lua. we're looking at using that to add social networking integration |
| [11:07:09] |
<T0mW> |
heh, I don't know how social you'd expect a group of computer engineers to be? |
| [11:07:18] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
hah |
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* |
T0mW doesn't have a facebook account |
| [11:07:37] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
me neither |
| [11:07:40] |
<drmikecrowe> |
haha, not sure. But, if there were folks who wanted to extend our applicaiton, we'll be offering that later this summer |
| [11:07:44] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
all I got is a dead blog |
| [11:07:50] |
<T0mW> |
lol |
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<T0mW> |
g1powermac_PB: I've got a couple of urls that I occasionally fill in with content. |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
oh, I got a few of those too |
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<T0mW> |
where? |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
g1powermac.com, g1technology.com, g1core.com |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
though the g1core one is blank atm |
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<T0mW> |
ooo, pretty |
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<T0mW> |
I gave up on trying to make my sites pretty and wrote my own scripting language with a php parser to make it into html / css |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
I also got thisoldgadget.com (.org and .net too) for a video podcast I'm going to make |
| [11:13:10] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
I really do need to recreate the blog of mine |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
and use it to document my recent projects |
| [11:14:06] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
lately I've just been using my flickr account to upload photos of my projects |
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<T0mW> |
g1powermac_PB: yeah, that is what I basically do with the websites. I don't care too much for having others permission to change my content |
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<T0mW> |
s/having/giving |
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<T0mW> |
A lot of the stuff I write about are notes to myself. |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
yea |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
thats what I used my blog for back a few years ago |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
speaking of pictures, I should put up some shots of the studio I built myself to film "This Old Gadget" |
| [11:20:26] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
true to the title of the show, I'm using almost no professional equipment except the actual camera gear and one good tripod ;-) |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
everything was either hand built or bought cheap off ebay |
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<T0mW> |
heh, have web, will play |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
yup, yup |
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g1powermac_PB can't wait till he gets a welder |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
so I can build more fun stuff |
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<T0mW> |
heh |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
I absolutely love working with aluminum |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
it ain't cheap stuff to use, but its oh so nice to drill, tap, and cut |
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<T0mW> |
ooh, I've never tried to do TIG or MIG |
| [11:25:48] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
yea, I'm going for a MIG convertible welder |
| [11:25:51] |
<T0mW> |
many years ago, I worked as an auto mechanic (my Dad's shop) and did some arc + gas. |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
ahh, cool |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
I've always wanted to work with metal |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
and I'm finally amassing the tools to do it |
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<T0mW> |
I took a volkswagon beetle (the old one) removed the body from it down to the bottom chassis. then cut 20" out of the chassis and welded it back together. |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
hah, cool |
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<T0mW> |
then used that chassis, motor / transaxle, steering thingy to run around in the fields on my grandfathers farm |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
nice |
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<T0mW> |
took the muffler off it and put on straight pipes on the cylinder head. Noisy as hell, but fun. |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
I got a four wheel pedal cart sitting downstairs just waiting to be converted to an electric powered cart :-) |
| [11:29:15] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
hah |
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<T0mW> |
I wish I had the time to mess with mechanical stuff, I would like to build a robotic lawn mower, just because. |
| [11:29:43] |
<g1powermac_PB> |
I'm actually thinking of doing some other things to the cart |
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<T0mW> |
you watch farscape? |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
one is to use the pedals to generate electricity to charge the batteries instead of drive the wheels |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
and the other is to add solar panels to it :-) |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
nope, never seen it |
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<T0mW> |
you know those little droids that are always running around underfoot on the ship? |
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<T0mW> |
that is what my mower would be, a swarm of mini-bots to each do a part of the lawn. |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
hah, cool |
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<T0mW> |
yeah, not a single monster mower, just little bots |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
you should talk with RobotGuy, he's got aspirations of building swarm bots like that |
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<T0mW> |
it would be entertaining to watch the work. one unit doing the job would be boring |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
ya |
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<T0mW> |
s/the work/them work/ |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
or you know, you could buy multiple roomba like lawnmowers they make now and just mod them to work together. . . |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
though that would prolly be quite expensive |
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<T0mW> |
the power source is the problem. liquid fuel contains the most energy per pound but is the most dangerous to allow to run unsupervised. |
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<T0mW> |
electrics are heavy. |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
true that, unless you use lithium ion, then you're just asking for a possible explosion if something goes wrong |
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<T0mW> |
hey, does the Z2 have a microphone input as well on the headphone jack? |
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<T0mW> |
not the rear conn, just the one on the side? |
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g1powermac_PB still can't fathom why someone would drive a car with lithium ion batteries powering it. . . |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
thats just asking to be a death trap moreso than a standard gasoline based car |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
I think its just a headphone jack, I think |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
though I could be wrong |
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<drmikecrowe> |
T0mW: It's both (headphone/mic) |
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<T0mW> |
oh, thanks |
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<g1powermac_PB> |
heh, I was wrong |
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<T0mW> |
~lart g1powermac_PB |
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<aesonn> |
Hello? |
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<aesonn> |
I am looking for a way to install an irc client on the zipit2. is there an app or recompiled binary for it already? |
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<aesonn> |
hmm, how well does dropbear work from the zipit2. will it allow me to find a wireless network first then connect, or do I have to manually connect to the wireeless network first |
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<bryguy[lap]> |
drmikecrowe, I would be interested in adding social network capibility (twitter, facebook, myspace) to my zipit |
