Re: How to install X?

Geiger Ho wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> Pls forgive me if this is a silly question.
>
> I have my iPAQ being installed with the new boot, kernel and root image.
> Now I would like to install X. And I try to type "ipkg install
> task-familiar-complete" and the iPAQ said it can't connect to the network
> to get the package. Then I try to use minicom to upload the package to
> iPAQ but the package is too big.
>
> How can I deal with this problem? Is that I need to make a PPP
> connection and IP Masquerade between my iPAQ and my PC?

either set up an usb network according to the wiki page on
handhelds.org, or do it via serial:
say your serial docking station or cable is on the /dev/ttyS0 port
of your desktop.

on the desktop, do
pppd /dev/ttyS0 115200 nocrtscts 192.168.0.0:192.168.0.1 -detach
debug persist

on the ipaq, do
pppd /dev/ttySA0 115200 nocrtscts 192.168.0.1:192.168.0.0 -detach
debug defaultroute

the -detach and debug options produce very verbose logging and can
be left out once everything works.

this should give you an 115200 bps link. if your desktop is
connected to the internet, you should be able to access it on your
ipaq, too, provided that you have enabled ip forwarding in your
kernel and activated with "echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward"

if you have problems connecting, send the output of the pppd demons.
if you can access the desktop machine but not the internet, send the
output of "route -n" on both machines after the ppp link and your
internet connection is up.

good luck,

jörn

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