iRex iLiad Firmware 2.12 released - Page 2

veggiemouse · 02-06-2008, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tribble

Reset, turn back on and try again.

Reset will not work. Now I am worried!!!!

daudi · 02-06-2008, 12:55 PM

After pressing the reset button did you try to boot again, i.e. "turn back on" as tribble said? The reset button alone won't change what appears on the screen (I think).

thetechnobear · 02-06-2008, 01:01 PM

hmm, looks like this involves some work for me,
am i correct in saying:

a) installing this will completely reflash /mnt/free & / ?
b) i will need to rerequest shell access again, correct?
c) apps installed on /mnt/cf should be largely unaffected?

if so think it means i just need to backup my changes to the rootfs

thxs for any info

veggiemouse · 02-06-2008, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daudi

After pressing the reset button did you try to boot again, i.e. "turn back on" as tribble said? The reset button alone won't change what appears on the screen (I think).

I kept pushing the reset, unhooked the power supply, tried on and off. I did this for about 10 min and it finally released. I have completed the download. Thank you all for your help.

ericshliao · 02-06-2008, 01:37 PM

Think before upgrade. Some 3rd-party applications may not be runnable on FW2.12.
1. Java Apps. The directory "/home/intent" is different from FW2.11.
2. dropbear. I don't know why. My dropbear refues my connection.

thetechnobear · 02-06-2008, 01:44 PM

hmm dropbear not working would be a killer for me...

i was thinking, its also going to mean reinstalling busybox,

hmm, but on the other hand, its gotta be done at some point - so gotta resolve these issues sooner or later

do we know what has changed in this release, except for what was mentioned in the email?

serge · 02-06-2008, 01:57 PM

Reinstalled unbrickable works as before. No problems with dropbear/ssh.

ericshliao · 02-06-2008, 02:44 PM

serge, how did your dropbear connect to net? Wired or wireless?

Adam B. · 02-06-2008, 03:18 PM

My dropbear over wired is working just as before.

@thetechnobear: Reflash does not touch anything in /mnt/free /mnt/settings or the memory cards. Anything there will be safe after a reflash.

thetechnobear · 02-06-2008, 03:34 PM

excellent... though i made a backup just in case, which is good practice anyways

anyway, 2.12 installed, but currently request developer access seems to be failing,

is the link still:
https://myirex.irexnet.com/user.php/developer

keeps saying nothing to download - yet it downloaded ref manuals from ids ok, so not sure what the issue is...
suppose i will just keep trying

(btw, it said it was download chinese fonts , i hope it doesnt think im in china... i need dev access

)

serge · 02-06-2008, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericshliao

serge, how did your dropbear connect to net? Wired or wireless?

Either.
I am using these scripts: "User Friendly Wireless Network Management" for wireless.
Via DHCP I always get the same IPs from my router: xxx.xxx.xxx.100 for wireless and xxx.xxx.xxx.101 for wired. Typing "ssh root@ xxx.xxx.xxx.100/1" works depending on which of the connections is on at the time.

ericshliao · 02-06-2008, 03:51 PM

I can see on my iLiad that wireless connection is made and dropbear is running without problem. My dropbear uses wireless connection.
My problem with dropbear is that it refused my connection from PuTTY. This probelm didn't exist in FW2.11.

Edited:
My dropbear is put in MMC. I created my own script to start it and stop it from contentlister.

thetechnobear · 02-06-2008, 04:01 PM

doh

i forgot their developer access link doesnt work with safari on the mac, you have to use firefox,
annoying as i found this the hard way last time

oh well, back on track now

... will post something on irex, as a reminder for me next time

ericshliao · 02-06-2008, 04:40 PM

Does "/etc/registry/registry.xml" still control icon to be displayed on contentlister according to file extension? I can't make it right now.
Oh, I missed my good old FW2.11.

Adam B. · 02-06-2008, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericshliao

Does "/etc/registry/registry.xml" still control icon to be displayed on contentlister according to file extension? I can't make it right now.
Oh, I missed my good old FW2.11.

It was never /etc/registry/registry.xml. That is the backup it defaults to if your registry has problems.

You can modify your registry at /mnt/settings/registry/registry.xml

02-06-2008, 01:37 PM	#20
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	Think before upgrade. Some 3rd-party applications may not be runnable on FW2.12. 1. Java Apps. The directory "/home/intent" is different from FW2.11. 2. dropbear. I don't know why. My dropbear refues my connection. Last edited by ericshliao; 02-06-2008 at 01:39 PM.

02-06-2008, 03:34 PM	#25
thetechnobear Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 256 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Switzerland Device: Iliad, Kindle K3, iPad , iPhone, etc...	excellent... though i made a backup just in case, which is good practice anyways anyway, 2.12 installed, but currently request developer access seems to be failing, is the link still: https://myirex.irexnet.com/user.php/developer keeps saying nothing to download - yet it downloaded ref manuals from ids ok, so not sure what the issue is... suppose i will just keep trying (btw, it said it was download chinese fonts , i hope it doesnt think im in china... i need dev access ) Last edited by thetechnobear; 02-06-2008 at 03:48 PM.

02-06-2008, 03:51 PM	#27
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	I can see on my iLiad that wireless connection is made and dropbear is running without problem. My dropbear uses wireless connection. My problem with dropbear is that it refused my connection from PuTTY. This probelm didn't exist in FW2.11. Edited: My dropbear is put in MMC. I created my own script to start it and stop it from contentlister. Last edited by ericshliao; 02-06-2008 at 03:59 PM.

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02-06-2008, 12:55 PM	#17
daudi Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 904 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kent, UK Device: iRex iLiad, Psion 5MX, nokia n800	After pressing the reset button did you try to boot again, i.e. "turn back on" as tribble said? The reset button alone won't change what appears on the screen (I think).

02-06-2008, 01:01 PM	#18
thetechnobear Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 256 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Switzerland Device: Iliad, Kindle K3, iPad , iPhone, etc...	hmm, looks like this involves some work for me, am i correct in saying: a) installing this will completely reflash /mnt/free & / ? b) i will need to rerequest shell access again, correct? c) apps installed on /mnt/cf should be largely unaffected? if so think it means i just need to backup my changes to the rootfs thxs for any info

02-06-2008, 01:44 PM	#21
thetechnobear Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 256 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Switzerland Device: Iliad, Kindle K3, iPad , iPhone, etc...	hmm dropbear not working would be a killer for me... i was thinking, its also going to mean reinstalling busybox, hmm, but on the other hand, its gotta be done at some point - so gotta resolve these issues sooner or later do we know what has changed in this release, except for what was mentioned in the email?

02-06-2008, 01:57 PM	#22
serge Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 80 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: iRex iLiad	Reinstalled unbrickable works as before. No problems with dropbear/ssh.

02-06-2008, 02:44 PM	#23
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	serge, how did your dropbear connect to net? Wired or wireless?

02-06-2008, 03:18 PM	#24
Adam B. Addicted to Porting Posts: 1,697 Karma: 7194 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Device: iRex iLiad, Nokia 770, Samsung i760	My dropbear over wired is working just as before. @thetechnobear: Reflash does not touch anything in /mnt/free /mnt/settings or the memory cards. Anything there will be safe after a reflash.

02-06-2008, 04:01 PM	#28
thetechnobear Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 256 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Switzerland Device: Iliad, Kindle K3, iPad , iPhone, etc...	doh i forgot their developer access link doesnt work with safari on the mac, you have to use firefox, annoying as i found this the hard way last time oh well, back on track now ... will post something on irex, as a reminder for me next time

02-06-2008, 04:40 PM	#29
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	Does "/etc/registry/registry.xml" still control icon to be displayed on contentlister according to file extension? I can't make it right now. Oh, I missed my good old FW2.11.

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