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[11:59:40] <deeice> I did a quick test with an ext2 fs on mtdblock3 of the rescue image. http://pastebin.com/8eDVPE1K
[12:02:01] <deeice> It seems to work ok. Any chance we could get an update of flashstock and the initramfs that might automount /dev/mtdblock3 and run say a z2script.sh if it's there?
[12:03:42] <deeice> That way we could put a few scripts there and have the SD card mounted for data only (No OS).
[12:05:22] <anarsoul> ext2 is not a best choice
[12:05:22] <deeice> I think it'd be cool to keep a factory FAT formated SD card in the zipit and run a targeted app off it via a script in mtdblock3.
[12:05:26] <anarsoul> try jffs2 or yaffs
[12:05:54] <deeice> I agree, but ext2 is in the flashstock kernel.
[12:06:40] <anarsoul> deeice: afaik stock app is on jffs2
[12:07:07] <deeice> This is Mozzwald's rescue kernel with an initramfs
[12:07:46] <deeice> flashstock loads it as a rescue image when it converts to uboot.
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[12:08:40] <deeice> I think it has a lot of potential, with a few tiny tweaks to the initramfs and/or the kernel.
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[15:06:28] <aaket504> Hi mozzwald, I just wanted to thank you again for the kernel. I figured out how to get uboot to boot off of ext4. You have to create a ext2 fs and then convert it to ext4 and it boots perfectly.
[15:09:00] <enildeR> did anyone confirm if those softdots from mouser work? I just ordered some.
[15:13:46] <mozzwald> deeice: I made a new initramfs kernel if you want to test. it's too big for flash (need to remove some uneeded stuff) but you can boot it from an sd card. http://mozzwald.com/zipit/initramfs/uImage-initramfs_test
[15:14:42] <mozzwald> deeice: it tries to mount mtdblock3 to /mnt/mtdblock3 then run /mnt/mtdblock3/z2script.sh if it exists
[15:15:20] <mozzwald> aaket504: awesome. glad you got it working
[15:15:43] <mozzwald> enildeR: I'm not aware of anyone trying them yet
[15:20:11] <deeice> mozzwald: How do I put that on the SD card? dd?
[15:20:54] <mozzwald> deeice: no, just replace /boot/uImage on a card with it.
[15:22:20] <deeice> oh, ok. That sounds easy. I can put that on a z2lite card?
[15:22:28] <mozzwald> should work
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[16:44:37] <deeice> mozwald: That worked. I like it! Now the MAC can stay on the zipit, not on the SD card, just like on IZ2S.
[16:45:11] <mozzwald> deeice: awesome. you using jffs for partition?
[16:45:54] <deeice> No, will that work with this kernel? The ext2 seems to only let me write once, then it's stuck on subsequent boots.
[16:46:34] <mozzwald> jffs is in the kernel, yes
[16:48:33] <deeice> ok. I'll try it. What does "nodev" mean in "cat /proc/filesystems"? I thought maybe it meant no driver...
[16:48:51] <mozzwald> i dunno
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[16:51:36] <deeice> Hmm, from the net... "nodev" string in the first column means that filesystem does not require a block device to be mounted, it's so called virtual filesystem.
[16:51:41] <deeice> I guess that's ok.
[16:52:47] <deeice> gotta read up if there's any special tricks for jffs2 in 128K.
[16:56:04] <anarsoul> deeice: it means no device
[16:56:11] <anarsoul> for example, for proc filesystem
[16:56:16] <anarsoul> or for sysfs
[16:56:38] <anarsoul> oh, you already found an answer :)
[16:57:14] <deeice> But why would jffs2 be listed as nodev? Seems like it should need a device.
[16:57:55] <anarsoul> it needs mtd block device, not a generic block device
[16:58:29] <anarsoul> you can't mount jffs2 on loop or on usb flash
[16:59:43] <deeice> That's ok. so, whats the command to make a jffs2 filesystem? It's been a while since I did that.
[17:13:42] <deeice> Looks like mkfs.ext2 is a link to busybox, but there's no mkfs.jffs2. Oh well, this could be a bit more work.
[17:14:57] <deeice> I suppose if mkfs.jffs2 doesn't fit in the rescue busybox then it could be added to the flashstock...
[17:16:29] <deeice> Maybe an option in Flashstock 0.1.3 to format mtdblock3 as jffs2, mount it and add a script to set the MAC address...
[17:19:30] <mozzwald> deeice: does iz2s have mkfs.jffs2 ?
[17:21:05] <deeice> I don't know. I guess I'll boot it and see...
[17:23:39] <deeice> Looks like IZ2S has mkfs.minix and mkfs.vfat.
[17:25:25] <deeice> I suppose I could try to build it for IZ2S.
[17:26:24] <anarsoul> deeice: mkfs.jffs2 is in mtd-utils
[17:26:51] <anarsoul> but you can just erase whole partition and then mount it as jffs2
[17:29:14] <deeice> Yeah, Now that sounds familiar. Can I erase it with dd? I sorta rember using "eraseall" or something like that.
[17:31:23] <deeice> Or should I erase it from uboot?
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[18:28:15] <deeice> If jffs2 is "nodev" and "doesn't require a block device", does that mean I mount it on /dev/mdt3 instead of /dev/mtdblock3 ?
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[22:38:21] <ang> ssieb, i did manage to get one for $99
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[23:00:41] <ssieb> ang: O_O how??
[23:01:14] <ang> i was one of the lucky ones that actually received one from onsale.com via amazon
[23:06:54] <ang> and also probably because I only ordered one and not 10 like those looking to make a quick buck by reselling them
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[23:43:24] <jmichaelx> talking about the touchpads?
[23:44:50] <jmichaelx> i also got one... was at an office depot 10 minutes before it opened, turned out they had none left, but they ordered one for me (which i was sure would wind up not working), and received the 16GB version 4 or 5 days later
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[23:51:47] <ang> jmichaelx, yeah
[23:52:16] <ang> i got it for my wife, but it's still in the box :)
[23:53:16] <ang> how do you like it so far? worth the $99?
[23:56:24] <jmichaelx> ang: at office depot, people actually had to pay $129 for the 16GB models, but i like mine a lot. i'd had no intentions of buying a tablet, but with such a cheap price and learning that a chrooted debian/ubuntu could be installed, i decided to try to find one
[23:57:20] <jmichaelx> (i have not yet done any chroot installation. hopefully soon, though)
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