[Peeweelinux] success! thanks all
Ashley Rolleston
[email protected]
Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:16:11 -0000
I used a vortex-6047 (ICOPtech) single board computer, and before that on
the prototype I was using Advantech hardware. Although they were specified
quite similarly, I encountered very unique problems, mostly driver related.
Therefore if you are looking at possible hardware to use I would go for as
generic a setup as you can (vesa compliant vga, ne2000 compliant net card
etc).
Good luck,
Ashley
> Hi Ashley,
>
> I just read your letter and I'm wondering if you happen to know what
> embedded platform it's possible to install the pee-wee on ?
>
> I'm talking about boards like 8051 and such...
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Seth.
>
>
> >From: "Ashley Rolleston" <[email protected]>
> >Reply-To: [email protected]
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Subject: [Peeweelinux] success! thanks all
> >Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:01:23 -0000
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >Well my peeweelinux project is now all but finished. It's looking great,
> >using peeweelinux with bootx and an updated kernel, an 800x600 TFT +
> >touchscreen on a SBC. All my net drivers and touchscreen drivers are
> >working, although I had to revert to standard vesa framebuffer drivers
> >together with the XF86_FBDev X server because of a problem with my
hardware
> >configuration and the SiS drivers for my particular graphics/lcd setup.
> >
> >Together with Netscape and the Flash 5 plug-in this will be used as an
easy
> >to use interface for other hardware (flash still leaves a bad taste in my
> >mouth though...)
> >
> >I have one last question on my configuration. I need a driver program in
> >/usr/bin to run automatically on startup before startx is called. This
> >driver creates some custom devices in /dev and it appears to need to be
ran
> >as root. I have tried adding the program to .bashrc in /home/autologin
but
> >this doesn't work. I have also tried creating /etc/rc.local , and trying
> >rc.sysinit.
> >
> >At the moment the only way is to stop autologin running startx, and
> >manually
> >'su root' then run the driver program and then exit the root shell and
run
> >startx manually...
> >
> >Where can I specify in the startup scripts to run this process ?
> >
> >Thanks for all your help, I will remain subscribed to this list in case I
> >can help anyone else with the experience I have had.
> >
> >Ashley Rolleston
> >Software Engineer
> >ashley AT smartsw DOT co DOT uk
> >
> >
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