Re: Intimate on PCMCIA card

Quoting Des Johnston <D.A.Johnston_at_ma.hw.ac.uk>:

>
>
> On Mon, 3 Feb 2003, Tudor Holton wrote:
>
> > Hello Des,
> >
> > I tried using the dest option for installing gcc, but ipkg threw alot of
> symlink
> > errors and the compiler didn't appear to work. (I have had it working
> before on
> > the default dest)
> >
>
> Hi Tudor,
> Is the destination partition VFAT formatted? I don't thing that can handle
> symlinks. The cramfs image I mentioned will work off any card.
>
>
Hello Des,

No, it was ext3 formatted. I'm starting to get the feeling that ipkg doesn't
like me. :-(

>
> > I'm now up to step 3, but I can't seem to configure usb networking. Where
> is
> > the /etc/network/interfaces file? Hotplug on my PC picks up that the USB
> is
> > there, but ifconfig refuses to assign correct values to it.
> >
>
> There I'm afraid I can't help at all :(
>
> I use good old fashioned ethernet
> or the wireless version. There are terabytes of messages on the familiar
> and ipaq lists about the tribulations of usb networking, it's
> probably worth having a dig there. I think I copied across my familiar
> configuration for the ethernet, if I remember correctly, would something
> similar work for usb?
>
Well, that's what I would expect, but every time I try to create a directory or
anything, it won't let me. I'm not used to dealing with a cramfs image. Is
there a guide somewhere to the intimate cramfs layout?

Cheers,
Tudor.
Received on Mon Feb 03 2003 - 11:28:15 EST