From: gumstixdude <alp...@gm...> - 2009-07-22 19:49:47
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OK thanks Mark, you are right about the contents of the folders being more than 4 KB. I still have the problem of not being able to get past the Angstrom command line prompt, I think I'll have to try the gumstix images and see what happens. Any suggestions? Thanks, Gumstixdude Heilpern, Mark wrote: > > The "folder size" of 4k you're seeing is misleading. This doesn't mean > that the contents are 4k, it means the file that represents the folder > itself is 4k (which is the minimum size for a file). The size of actual > files will be more meaningful. > > If you want to know how much space a folder (and its contents, > recursively) occupy, use the command "du <foldername>". If you give du > the "-a" switch, it will list every file found and its size. The du size > report rounds everything up to a 4k boundary, since a file that enters a > 4k block will occupy the entire block, even if it's not yet used. (That > is, no other file can make use of it.) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gumstixdude [mailto:alp...@gm...] > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:30 AM > To: gum...@li... > Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Can't get past Angstrom command line prompt > > > I checked the folders and although it says the size is 4 KB for each > one, the > contents of the folder are in fact much larger than 4 KB. Is there a > specific file I should look for that is responsible for launching the > GUI? > Do the Sakoman files use the Enlightenment window manager like the > original > Gumstix image or do they use something else? When I watch the boot up > sequence I see a lot of files that have the word "Gnome" in them, so I > wonder if the Sakoman files are using Gnome instead of Enlightenment. > > Thanks, > > Gumstixdude > > > > > sakoman wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:47 PM, gumstixdude<alp...@gm...> > wrote: >>> >>> I am using Steve Sakoman's files and it is a desktop build, not a > console >>> build. However, I realize now that when I untar the file, which is > about >>> 150 >>> MB, it creates some files, but the total size of those files is less > than >>> 1 >>> MB so it looks like some files are not getting properly untarred. Any >>> comments? >> >> Perhaps you ejected the microSD card before all of the files were >> written to the card? Don't forget to umount and wait for it to >> complete! >> >> Steve >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ >> _______________________________________________ >> gumstix-users mailing list >> gum...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Can%27t-get-past-Angstrom-command-line-prompt-tp24 > 594976p24606551.html > Sent from the Gumstix mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > NOTE: The information in this message is intended for the personal and > confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. To the extent > the recipient(s) is/are bound by a non-disclosure agreement, or other > agreement that contains an obligation of confidentiality, with AuthenTec, > then this message and/or any attachments shall be considered confidential > information and subject to the confidentiality terms of that agreement. > If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient named above, > you are notified that you have received this document in error, and any > review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this document in error, please delete the > original message and notify the sender immediately. > > Thank You! > > AuthenTec, Inc. http://www.authentec.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > gumstix-users mailing list > gum...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can%27t-get-past-Angstrom-command-line-prompt-tp24594976p24612807.html Sent from the Gumstix mailing list archive at Nabble.com. |