Functional linux image for the DT360 512MB

[quotaholic]

This is an image I made from Debian 5 partially upgraded to squeeze (testing branch). This is a unique image as it has been set up to be tethered via bluetooth. Blueman bluetooth manager is capable of linking the internet via bluetooth or any service actually. One cound even run gps on it and tether it with their cell phone.

The image runs the LXDE window manager and its standard programs. Gpicview, lxarchiver, etc..

I added Opera web browser, SSH, Rdesktop, LXmusic, and acpitool. Xvkbd and the needed apps to support the functionality of the buttons and touchscreen are also added.

The hard buttons toggle the keyboard, start the bluetooth manager, open the opera web browser and the last button is the return key. It takes up most of the drive but should work very well out of the box. Run blueman on another machine in proximity, tether the network via bluetooth and enjoy a fast functional operating system. Opera open very quickly and Debian runs great on the DT360.

The geode video driver is scripted in the xorg.conf file but if it acts up fee free to switch to the vesa driver. Pressing the power button will suspend the DT to ram but coming out I saw some weird things. SSH took up 11 megs with its deps so if you want something else in there apt-get remove some things and add away. The music and sound were about 8 megs or so.

Md5 is in the archive. Install instructions are in the FAQ.

http://www.filefactory.com/file/a2dacc4/n/Debian-WebDT360.zip

[Taltos]

You have any issues with the cf slot on this image?
my cfcard loads under puppy, xubuntu live, ect. but I cant seem to get it to mount using this image.  dmeg recognizes me pulling a card out or in but thats all it does. card installed into slot 1: is all i get as a log.

love the image though runs faster then puppy, i put it on a one gig and added a bit more so i could compile the vt6656 drivers on. just couldnt seem to get the bluetooth network running, I think i was missing something on my laptopside. But i wanted it more portable anyways. If i get the cf working going to try and for gps and nGhost for car pc look.

[quotaholic]

Now that you mention it I do remember something about cf card on that image but its been a few months since I have looked at it. Usually the pcmanfm package pulled in all the needed things for automounting and cf cards. Try removing it and installing it again. I usually used the "--without--depends" addition to aptitude when installing on a 500 meg drive.

How did the via drivers go? I stopped when I saw that dkms was needed and didnt go much further. I also have a 1gig drive. Did they compile in basic form or did you need to modify things?

[Taltos]

  I had to bring in the kernel headers and its dependancies and the make package added around 35megs to the image if i recall. then just make clean, make install. added a line to the etc/modules (out of the readme file in the driver package), and changed the wlan to eth0 in wireless preferances. I have no issues but i run an open network and havnt tried any encryptions.  I could probably remove the headers now to free up space again , but I might need to add some more things.
I will try the pcmanfm see how it goes.. thanx

[Taltos]

 Well I tried re installing the pcmanfm package, no go. Then tried a kernel upgrade, no go, tried updating udev, added pcmciautils upgrade pm-utils,no go. I am no linux guru though..lol   it scans the pcmcia slot for devices and finds pcmcia card in slot one.  but in var/log/messages there is  no card recognition after finding card in slot one. no referance in fstab either.
I am at a loss and cant seem to find any info on google.
I will have to try a different card and see, dont have one at the moment though.