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00:00.02wolfspraulshould we auto-build all packages with debug info on?
00:00.05dvdkremote debugging code in shared libraries is horribly difficult
00:00.06wolfspraulwhy do we have a buildhost :-)
00:00.36dvdkwolfspraul: not sure where the build binaries *with* debug info are kept.  just in the build-directory, i.e. outside staging etc.  would have to keep that.
00:00.57wolfspraulok we need to look into that
00:00.59dvdk(i guess)
00:01.08wolfspraulit's been too long where a crash is like end-of-world situation on the Ben
00:01.45dvdki get the feeling that our accelerated video driver is somehow miscompiled and failing at the dynamic loading level (after some parts of it code already running)
00:04.36dvdkuhh, why do i have a uclibc 0.9.33 on my ben, when openwrt-xburst staging dir  is named "target-mipsel_uClibc-0.9.32" !?!?!@
00:04.43dvdki hate it.
00:05.29dvdkdid we upgrade/downgrade recently?
00:05.44wolfspraulyes I think so
00:06.05wolfspraulgoing with openwrt upstream defaults I think, nothing intentional on our end afaik
00:06.36dvdkhmm, that may explain any segfaults
00:06.40dvdk(?)
00:07.15dvdkgit branch, and another recompile :/
00:07.50dvdkoh nice, releases are branches, not tags, so I can still commit to them :)
00:11.57dvdkno, doesn't seem to help.  doing 'make toolchain/{clean,compile}', i see that it now builds 'toolchain-mipsel_gcc-4.6-linaro_uClibc-0.9.32'
00:12.20dvdkso ruined my build system for nothing
00:18.03wolfspraulhmm
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00:24.29dvdkgoing to drop a mail to the list and call it a day.  maybe next release-build by xiangfu is going to magically result in a working mplayer :)
00:26.35wolfspraul:-)
00:26.41wolfspraulthanks a lot for your help!
00:26.43wolfsprauln8
00:27.34dvdklast minute update: it's Git again.  didn't actually checkout a branch, but made my own.
00:28.09dvdkthe typical bug-report mail solves itself just before hitting the send button :)
00:32.28dvdkok, so doing the proper git branch -t release_2012-03-18 origin/release_2012-03-18' doesn't help.  still 0.9.32 uclibc
00:39.39dvdktrying to update my feeds.conf to the one used for the 03-18 release
00:44.45dvdkn8
00:47.17wolfsprauln8
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01:17.03qi-bot[commit] Adam Wang: removed XTAL-4 (master) http://qi-hw.com/p/kicad-libs/0dbeea0
01:17.03qi-bot[commit] Adam Wang: recorded/added libraries (master) http://qi-hw.com/p/kicad-libs/77a3a71
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03:39.32wpwrakjust milled my first piece of acrylic. that stuff is amazing. precise cuts, good feed rate, and it's fairly robust. lightyears ahead of wood of MDF.
03:39.46wpwraks/of M/or M
03:39.47qi-botwpwrak meant: "just milled my first piece of acrylic. that stuff is amazing. precise cuts, good feed rate, and it's fairly robust. lightyears ahead of wood or MDF."
03:40.05wolfspraulnice
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04:27.32qi-bot[commit] Adam Wang: added LP38511TJ-ADJ, LP38690DT-xx, TPS763xx into ti.lib (master) http://qi-hw.com/p/kicad-libs/9a4745f
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04:52.01wolfspraulkristianpaul: about radios, I found this article digging into some of the radio architecture of the ipad quite interesting http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/technology-blog/2012/03/new-ipad-lte3g/
04:52.35wolfspraulI both believe that radio will be the breakthrough feature for open hardware, and that we have to be very selective and careful in how we implement it
04:52.59wolfspraulon one hand we need very high performance chips on the front-end
04:53.27wolfspraulon the other hand we must not be dragged down by giant and moving targets that only benefit those that can quickly invest and recoup billions of USD
04:54.14wolfspraulstill learning in this sector, as you know I believe in the GPS baseband work you do, and in the 802.15.4 wpan stuff. beyond that it's all learning and thinking for me right now :-)
04:54.57wolfspraula true p2p network that can scale to the world would be cool
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05:12.51wolfspraulso if I read the ipad article correctly, the baseband/dsp chips are from qualcomm (rtr8600, pm8028, mdm9600), broadcom wifi, and switches and power amplifiers from Murata, Peregrine, TriQuint, Avago and Skyworks
05:13.23wolfspraulI have only the best memories of Murata, too bad we weren't then and still are not ready now to directly co-work with them. they offered credible and serious support, really nice folks.
05:13.56wolfspraulI think my homework is to understand better what kind of chips those switch/pa companies are coming out with, and what might allow us to make really interesting radios
05:14.24wolfsprauland of course which of their chips have somewhat good open datasheets, are easily sourcable, etc.
05:14.48wolfspraulMurata, Peregrine, TriQuint, Avago, Skyworks. Piece of cake to get overview there, no? :-)
05:15.14wolfspraulthat's roughly my current approach, but I am very much learning-by-doing
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05:46.46xakhlong story short
05:47.01xakhmy nanonote is in a pile on the floor
05:48.58xakhI took my nanonote apart because the LCD didn't show when it booted
05:51.42xakhxiangfu you know how to fix the hardware?
05:52.12xakhwolfspraul any ideas? I know you and xiang know the workings of this thing, I have pictures I'm uploading shortly.
05:54.01xiangfuxakh, here is the inside: http://www.openmobilefree.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Disassemble_nanonote-1024x768.jpg
05:54.12xakhwell, I know the inside
05:54.14xiangfuxakh, more infor: http://www.openmobilefree.net/?p=504
05:54.24xakhit's splayed in front of me, I'm asking, how do I put it back together?
05:54.37xiangfuxakh, if the LCD cable broken. then it's hard to fix. have to replease the cable.
05:54.56xakhwell, I don't know if it is
05:55.03xakhthat's why I'm uploading a series of pictures
05:59.16xakhI don't have the capability to transfer them from my phone to my computer, so I'm emailing them, it may take a few minutes
05:59.31xiangfuok
06:07.51xakhokay, found my transfer cable because that was taking forever, so now I'm uploading to imgur
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06:16.47xakhOkay!
06:16.58xakhhttp://imgur.com/a/gfNyW
06:17.26xakhxiangfu do you see any problems, and if so, how to I put this back together?
06:18.31xakh*if not
06:25.56xakhwolfspraul maybe you do?
06:27.53xakhxiangfu are you still there?
06:29.02wolfspraulwow those pictures look bad :-) what do you try to tell us withi those pics?
06:29.29wolfspraulyou need to reassemble your ben the way you disassembled it, hopefully nothing broke or will break in the process
06:30.04wolfspraulthere is a connector on the mainboard where the fpc from the screen comes in, that is sometimes worth reseating. but it seems you took the whole device apart :-)
06:32.53xakhokay
06:32.57xakhhow do I reseat it?
06:33.08xakhyeah, I'm kind of old fashioned with stuff
06:33.17xakhtake the whole thing apart if you wanna see what's wrong with it
06:33.53xakhso the only real problem was it didn't seem the LCD was coming on
06:34.05xakhwhen I charged it, the red light would turn on, so I figured it was still working somewhat
06:34.26xakhbut nothing else in the Ben actually turns on when it boots, so I have no idea how to tell if it works
06:35.11wolfspraulwhen you boot it (long press of power button), and then connect the usb cable to your notebook, do you see a new usb device appearing on your notebook?
06:35.20xakhwell, not now
06:35.22xakhI think I did
06:35.22wolfspraulthat's how you can verify whether the ben is running without needing a screen on the ben
06:35.31wolfspraulput it all back together first
06:36.28xakhokay, how do I... do that?
06:36.52xakhthis graphite button fell out
06:36.53xakhand I have no idea where it goes
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06:38.00wolfspraulgraphite button? there is a tiny one on the side as a LED light guide of sorts, you mean that?
06:38.24wolfspraulyou were creative when taking the device apart (otherwise it's certainly broken now), just use the same creativity to put it back together
06:38.37wolfspraultypically taking apart (without breaking) is harder than putting back together
06:39.03wolfspraulso relax
06:39.12wolfspraulone by one, and there's a good chance it will come back up :-)
06:39.16wolfspraulno rush!
06:39.27xakhhaha
06:39.36xakhwell, no the button that fell wasn't clear
06:39.45xakhit was black, with a rubber side and a black side
06:40.03xiangfuxakh, you mean the keyboard ?
06:40.19xakhno no no, it's just one button
06:40.21xiangfuxakh, oh. you mean the reset rubber button.
06:40.28xakhit was inside it?
06:40.50xiangfuxakh, yes. the reset rubber button inside the case
06:40.54xakhokay
06:42.34xakhthe LCD ribbon is twisted over itself
06:42.38xakhis that okay?
06:43.21wolfspraulinside the hinge is makes a turn, yes
06:43.35wolfspraulbut I have no idea what state of things you look at now - your pics are scary :-)
06:44.43xakhhahaha
06:46.52xakhokay, my hands aren't too steady, so my friend is plugging it back in
06:47.29xakhokay
06:47.34xakhwhich end of the ribbon is face down?
06:48.00xakhis it the brass that faces the logic board or the plastic end?
06:48.07wolfsprauldon't know, but the contacts probably face down (towards the logic board)
06:48.30wolfspraulthe lcm cable is soldered on the lcm side, and connected with a connector on the mainboard side
06:48.40wolfspraulso: if more than 1 side is loose, it's definitely ripped off and broken :-)
06:50.17xakhnothing's loose, I'm just asking which side to plug in
06:50.59wolfspraulthere is only 1 cable coming from the lcm, and it needs to go into the 1 connector on the mainboard
06:51.43xakhright
06:51.58xakhit has a little leg though
06:52.07xakhit doesn't seem to connect to anything?
06:52.14wolfspraulright
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06:59.54xakhokay, what button do I push to USB boot?
07:01.02wolfspraulif u-boot is still there, just press u and then power-on
07:02.26xakhxiangfu it says there's an ethernet object in it before I turn it on even
07:03.01xakhBus 002 Device 009: ID 0525:a4a1 Netchip Technology, Inc. Linux-USB Ethernet Gad
07:03.02xakhget
07:03.02xakhis that right?
07:03.13wolfspraulthat's your ben
07:07.53xakhwolfspraul is it supposed to read as that?
07:07.54xakhso that's right, and the screen is just messed up?
07:07.56xakhokay
07:07.57xakhso should I reseat the screen on the LCD side?
07:07.57xakhor is there a way to do that?
07:08.09xakhwolfspraul I know I'm probably bothering you
07:08.16wolfspraulnot at all
07:08.29wolfsprauleven though I feel we need a little luck to get your ben back to where you want it
07:08.44wolfspraulno you cannot fix or reset anything on the lcd side, it's soldered there
07:08.56wolfspraulis your screen showing anything now?
07:09.45xakhno it is not
07:09.46xakhit just comes up on watch lsusb
07:09.46xakhI do have a soldering iron
07:14.04xakhso if push comes to shove, I might be able to fix it that way?
07:16.40wolfspraulthe analysis is too random for me
07:17.03wolfspraulif you really want to go down that way you may want to look into the kernel on the ben and see whether there are any clues in the lcm driver
07:17.19wolfspraulyou can use a scope to measure signals on the wires to the lcm
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07:19.47xakhwooops
07:19.48xakhokay
07:20.11xakhwhat is a scope in this case?
07:20.35wolfspraulyou use it to measure the electrons that are flowing through the wires going to the lcm
07:20.55wolfspraulthe scope can tell you what's going on on each wire
07:23.40xakhI'm not sure what a "scope" is
07:23.40xakhI have a small voltmeter, as far as electrical components are concerned
07:24.09whitequarkxakh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscilloscope
07:26.39xakhwhere do I get one of those?!
07:27.57xakhwolfspraul is there something else I can do?
07:27.57xakhcan I replace the LCD?
07:27.58wolfspraulare you sure the connection of the lcm fpc cable to your mainboard is seated well?
07:28.05wolfspraulno, not really
07:28.14wolfspraulplus we don't know what the problem is
07:28.43xakhhmm
07:28.46wolfspraulcan you try to take a picture of the lcm cable connection on the mainboard?
07:29.01wolfspraulbut maybe a little better quality than the earlier ones - in focus etc.?
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07:46.29xakhOKAY
07:47.10xakhwolfspraul sorry, tether died
07:51.43xakhokay, I got the image
07:51.47xakhhttp://i.imgur.com/pP9Tl.jpg
07:55.14xakhwolfspraul you still there?
08:00.30xakhwolfspraul sorry if I'm a bit on edge, it's 4 in the morning here, so I'm just wondering
08:24.53wolfspraulget some sleep first
08:24.57wolfspraulI'm back in a bit..
08:25.13wolfspraulthanks for trying to bring your ben back to life fully ;-)
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13:51.55qi-bot[commit] Adam Wang: added MT46V32M16P in micron.lib (master) http://qi-hw.com/p/kicad-libs/082adc5
13:51.56qi-bot[commit] Adam Wang: added JS28F256J3F105 into micron.lib, added pptc.lib (master) http://qi-hw.com/p/kicad-libs/76d5cfc
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14:35.34kristianpaulclick
14:40.28kristianpaulyour approach of course make lot of sense!
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16:49.56abushcrafterforgI got a geeks phone zero for £60 or £70 off ebay. I gave in. I thought I could disable all the non-free rubbish and have a 700mhz pocket computer which has a vibrator.
16:52.00abushcrafterforgThen I lean or relean that on matter what I do it will always be a citzen servlalence device and the app to control root permissions for apps is proprietary and I can't fine control the compression of the video with out a non-free app thought the cam driver is non-free any way
16:55.49abushcrafterforgand with other smaller problems like no control of audio compression, text entry is not easy (So I can't do quick notes.) I am coming to the conclusion that I would be happier with a Nano Note.
16:57.50abushcrafterforgSo didn't you say something about a new model? :) with usb host,etc?
16:58.07abushcrafterforgrecently
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17:51.09whitequarkpabs3: sup
17:51.41whitequarkabushcrafterforg: if you already have root permissions, you basically pwned your phone
17:51.45whitequarkreplace the app with SUID'd su
17:52.16whitequarkif it has a patched kernel with their own ACL, find a local privilege escalation exploit (there's a plenty of them, as the kernel is likely to be outdated) and it'd be gone
17:59.52whitequarkabushcrafterforg: their promise to free you from ties to operator is particularly hilarious (in some sense)
18:00.14whitequarke.g. here in Russia each and every (well, maybe 99% of them. doesn't differ much) phone is sold unlocked
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20:33.43qi-botThe build was successful: http://fidelio.qi-hardware.com/~xiangfu/build-nanonote/openwrt-xburst.full_system-20120404-1633
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21:50.21abushcrafterforg<PROTECTED>
21:50.40abushcrafterforgthats empathy for you
21:50.52whitequarkhuh?
21:52.47abushcrafterforggnome IM
21:53.37abushcrafterforghas gnome features but lacks other features and does not like long posts
21:57.02whitequarkit's probably irc which has limit on line length
21:57.05whitequarkor freenode
22:02.16GNUtookristianpaul, geeksphone one is qualcomm!!!
22:02.30GNUtookristianpaul, that makes it as bad as the htc dream
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22:12.01kristianpaulGNUtoo: ah !
22:12.12kristianpaulbut
22:12.32kristianpaulif the release all source we get happy ;)
22:12.50abushcrafterforgno its that I can't see what I am writing.
22:12.53kristianpaulGNUtoo: so still OM phone beat the geek one i guess
22:13.27abushcrafterforg?
22:13.36GNUtookristianpaul, first they don't release all the source code
22:13.48abushcrafterforgyes qualcomm evil grrr
22:13.55GNUtoosecond, the modem controls way too much
22:14.18abushcrafterforgnow to switch too Instant Bird
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22:15.25abushcrafterfor1thats better
22:19.00abushcrafterfor1I wish I knew it's a spy device no matter what you do before I shide (can't spell) and said yes to dad. Maybe I had read before and forgot. Oh the cruse of it being cheaper at £60 or £70 :(
22:19.38GNUtoohttp://replicant.us/2012/03/galaxy-s-support-upcoming/
22:19.54GNUtooaltough paulk wants to do the gta04 first
22:20.46abushcrafterfor1any way I am not enjoying android. now to join #cyanogenmod and see what I can do to improve my citizen spy device a bit
22:21.01GNUtoowhat device do you have?
22:21.23abushcrafterfor1Would ravar have gta04 but I don't have the money :(. maybe one day:)
22:21.36GNUtooa galaxy S is cheap
22:21.49GNUtoolike between 150 and 200E
22:21.58GNUtooso wait for it to be supported
22:22.05GNUtooand once it's supported buy it
22:22.41viricgta04 is the name of a phone?
22:22.56abushcrafterfor1new version of board
22:23.13abushcrafterfor1smasung pay m$
22:23.38abushcrafterfor1£or was it $ 15 per phone
22:23.43GNUtoowhy is that important? your freedom is more important than theses consideratiions
22:24.16GNUtooviric, yes
22:24.34abushcrafterfor1I know. I am stressed about it already.
22:25.05viricabush: why do you want a fancy phone?
22:25.32abushcrafterfor1m$ of couse try to take away your freedom even when you don't use winloss
22:25.45abushcrafterfor1viric: read the log
22:25.55GNUtooviric, let me explain in simple words
22:26.12abushcrafterfor1Ibut I will post again
22:26.14GNUtooviric, are you aware that most non-free software spies or can spy?
22:26.42viricYes.
22:27.01GNUtoonow knowing that, you may want free software controlling your phone because it would control the GPS, the microphone and such things
22:27.05viricfor positioning, clear. tracking...
22:27.28GNUtoonow, to make that possible you need special hardware with a modem that is "isolated"
22:27.29viricand for the microphone, you could add some switch to it
22:27.51GNUtooidealy the switch can be software
22:28.07GNUtoolike the main cpu(running replicant or SHR) controlling the switch
22:28.11viricah, freedom and confort?
22:28.44viriccomfort
22:28.47GNUtooyes(if running replicant on a phone that is ok, like the nexus S)
22:28.52abushcrafterfor1can you add a switch to the GPS. It could talk to the gps right, the firmware stuff in the chip?
22:29.12abushcrafterfor1the can you is sarcastic
22:29.22GNUtoobasically the ideal phone has the following caracteristic:
22:29.23viricI don't have any gps
22:29.27GNUtoo* an isolated modem
22:29.43GNUtoo* only free software running on the main CPU(including bootloader etc...)
22:30.00GNUtoothe nexus S isn't that far from that
22:30.04GNUtooit has the isolated modem
22:30.12GNUtoobut it has a non-free signed bootloader
22:30.36GNUtoo(and also has some non-free wifi+bluetooth firmwares)
22:33.05abushcrafterfor1geeksphone was £60 or was it £70 on evilbay }:|. I thought I could at least remove the non-free software so I have a 700mhz pocket computer with a vibrator unlike the Nano Note but then I (re?)lean that no matter what I do it will always be a citizen spy device due to evilware in the SOC! :(
22:33.38GNUtoounless you're very good at reverse engineering and low level stuff
22:34.36abushcrafterfor1so in the end. its a disaster
22:34.45GNUtooyes
22:34.55GNUtooare you very good in C and low level?
22:35.25abushcrafterfor1well I could always blow it up with gunpowder :D
22:35.38abushcrafterfor1I have some :)
22:35.58abushcrafterfor1but I can't afford that
22:36.00GNUtoothe first thing to do is to get rid of the proprietary libraries
22:36.07GNUtooit's doable
22:36.19abushcrafterfor1Thats what I made a start on
22:36.21GNUtoothen you'll need to go deeper in the modem
22:36.30abushcrafterfor1bye bye drm
22:36.44GNUtoosince it's a shared memory you could look into the modem's memory
22:36.56abushcrafterfor1I can't go that deep. Big newbie with no time
22:36.57GNUtooand the countrary is valid too, the modem can look in the CPU memory
22:37.02GNUtoook
22:37.10abushcrafterfor1lovey
22:37.10GNUtoothen maybe get another phone
22:38.08abushcrafterfor1dad was not too keen on selling it (to some sucker). I guess he will have it. He don't care.
22:38.14GNUtooa second hand galaxy S is not that expensive in europe, I don't know in countries like latin america where they have huges taxes on electronic devices comming from abroad
22:38.27GNUtoook
22:38.36abushcrafterfor1but no money for nano note
22:39.00GNUtooI've no nanote either(I've already too much devices)
22:39.16abushcrafterfor1which I think is what I really would like.
22:39.24GNUtoook
22:40.24abushcrafterfor1getting fed up with android design desions.  I guess I will have to make do and remove the battery :D
22:40.37abushcrafterfor1remove the battery a lot
22:40.42GNUtoook
22:40.50abushcrafterfor1how sad
22:41.24GNUtooat least you are aware for the next phone....
22:41.40abushcrafterfor1yep
22:43.36abushcrafterfor1and I thought I knew, I had done the searching. darn memory. I didn't know all of what you lot have pointed out to me though. leaned some more :)
22:51.35abushcrafterfor1a trouble with Samsung is you lose your hardware warranty.
22:54.08abushcrafterfor1can't connect to #cyanogenmod hmm
22:55.14GNUtoomaybe you need to be registered on freenode for connecting on #cyanogenmod
22:55.25abushcrafterfor1I am
22:55.41abushcrafterfor1I forgot my password :D need to reset it
22:55.45GNUtoobut note that while cyanogenmod hate proprietary stuff, its users usually don't care about freedom and attack you on IRC if you do
22:56.13GNUtoo(its devs sometime reverse stuff because it's too hard to make the proprietary lib work)
22:56.14abushcrafterfor1oh no not more open sourcers
22:58.56abushcrafterfor1my brain now auto corrects things like linux to gnu/linux. I am now finding I have to go back and correct my self on articles about the kenal linux
23:03.18GNUtoook
23:05.07abushcrafterfor1I digress
23:09.58mthAndroid is not a GNU system though, I think; at least it has its own libc
23:10.16abushcrafterfor1I know
23:10.19GNUtooas RMS says it "it has very little of GNU" or something like that
23:11.15abushcrafterfor1Are you compiling mplayer with the OSD menu enabled?
23:11.37GNUtoodoesn't have a nanote....
23:12.36abushcrafterfor1are you = all people. Sorry not so good at quickly writing non rubbish.
23:12.55GNUtoobut I use OSD for mplayer
23:13.01GNUtoolike on freerunner
23:13.02lindi-GNUtoo: rms does not use phones afaik so I wouldn't trust his analysis on that :)
23:13.45abushcrafterfor1takes me ages to write something decent and to do it properly properly
23:13.55lindi-but I've looked at android sdk to get at least some kind of overview of what's going on
23:13.57GNUtoolindi-, he was well informed(by me)
23:14.08abushcrafterfor1lol
23:14.56abushcrafterfor1I have based my menu on um geexbox
23:15.20abushcrafterfor1need to put on internet. though it's not finished.
23:15.29abushcrafterfor1one year
23:15.33abushcrafterfor1:)
23:15.41GNUtoogitorious?
23:16.03abushcrafterfor1the FS one I was thinking
23:16.13abushcrafterfor1i forget name
23:16.13GNUtoook
23:16.18GNUtoosavanah?
23:16.22abushcrafterfor1yep
23:17.05abushcrafterfor1but if you want it now I could see about a quick dump.
23:17.35abushcrafterfor1You could get it off my using filetea.me i think thats the address
23:18.02abushcrafterfor1html5 p2p file transfer
23:18.06abushcrafterfor1cool stuff
23:18.22GNUtoohmm what is it for exactly? a menu for the nanonote
23:18.31GNUtoobecause I've no nanote
23:18.40abushcrafterfor1not just for nano note
23:19.00abushcrafterfor1It works very well on low res screens
23:19.10abushcrafterfor1large low res
23:19.14GNUtoook
23:19.20GNUtoodo you have screenshots?
23:19.27GNUtoois it based on the efl? gtk?
23:19.34abushcrafterfor1I was devolping it when I used puppy
23:19.44abushcrafterfor1no gtk
23:20.01abushcrafterfor1Might more in frame buffer. I don't know
23:20.06abushcrafterfor1more = work
23:20.42GNUtoowhat's puppy? a GNU/Linux distribution?
23:20.45abushcrafterfor1its displayed on top of the video. like subtitles
23:20.50abushcrafterfor1yep
23:20.53GNUtoook
23:20.54abushcrafterfor1a non-free one
23:21.18abushcrafterfor1it was to much mork update app manualy
23:21.20GNUtooso....what was the toolkit name?
23:21.37abushcrafterfor1I don't think it has one
23:21.48GNUtooand what distro do you use on your nanonote if you have one, openwrt? or jlime?
23:21.48abushcrafterfor1man mplayer
23:22.20abushcrafterfor1no idea.
23:22.21GNUtooI know a bit mplayer
23:22.42GNUtoobut I usually develop stuff using the slave protocol
23:22.55abushcrafterfor1oh the osd menu is not very well documented.
23:23.12abushcrafterfor1bash me
23:23.14abushcrafterfor1lol
23:23.24GNUtoook
23:23.36abushcrafterfor1I see what can done with bash thanks to puppy
23:23.37GNUtoobut I never needed the OSD menu
23:23.52GNUtooI made stuff like a radio application
23:23.54abushcrafterfor1its very quick
23:24.01GNUtooin the tray bar
23:24.09GNUtoothat doesn't require osd at all
23:24.16abushcrafterfor1or right
23:25.15GNUtooI don't know if I published it but it's very specific and hardcoded
23:25.46GNUtoolike radio addresses are hardcoded in the python program
23:35.47abushcrafterfor1http://hg.geexbox.org/geexbox-1.2/
23:35.58abushcrafterfor1http://download.geexbox.org/releases/
23:44.12kristianpaulGNUtoo, should have a nanonote ;-) !
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23:47.56abushcrafterfor1http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=geexbox+1.&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=drc&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&biw=1066&bih=1049&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=memgIYa7qm0UHM:&imgrefurl=http://www.instantfundas.com/2008/12/how-to-play-movies-on-your-pc-like-dvd.html&docid=2ny9HsT5KPOKaM&imgurl=http://lh5.ggpht.com/_S0f-AWxKVdM/STUWF8fEtrI/AAAAAAAADvs/tzEASNw3I-I/geexbox-menu%25255B1%25255D.jpg&w=512&h=384&ei=5S5-T9yuMsL80QXo1NSIDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&
23:48.14abushcrafterfor1darn he's left
23:49.13abushcrafterfor1for the logs: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=geexbox+1.&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Qrc&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=2C5-T7DpH6jA0QXcy-SdDg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CAwQ_AUoAQ&biw=1066&bih=1049
23:52.31abushcrafterfor1or = oh
23:53.41abushcrafterfor1My scripts use mplayer's slave a bit.

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