Re: [linuxdc-dev] Qt Embedded

[M. R. B. <mr...@0x...>]

* Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> on Sat, Oct 06, 2001:

> 
> The only device nodes I have set up are /dev/console and /dev/fb0 - could 
> that be it?
> 

Yes, use the MAKEDEV script that I mailed you to create the proper device
nodes.  You at least want "MAKEDEV std" and "MAKEDEV input".  Make a
symlink from /dev/input/mice to /dev/psaux (yeah, but QtE expects
/dev/psaux to be rw, I don't know why it doesn't use /dev/input/mice
directly).

Of course make sure all of the input core drivers are compiled into the
kernel, as well as the Maple mouse and keyboard support.  Note that these
*cannot* be used as modules, do to a flaw in the Maple driver design.

I'm able to run QtE static, I still can't do shared yet (gcc-3.0.1 issues),
and I'm working on QPE at the moment.  Then, konqueror is next :P.

Note: Currently the best way to verify that your DC mouse, keyboard, and
controller are working is to use the distro provided at m17n.org.  With a
bit of hacking, you can set this up as your NFSROOT, so you can just move
apps their when your ready to test.  It comes with all of the /dev nodes
created (actually it uses devfs).  Do *not* use the kernel supplied with
that distro, as it's hopelessly out of date.  Do compile IP
autoconfiguration and NFS root support into your kernel.  I've attached my
/etc/fstab file.  Here are my kernel command-line args:

  mem=16M video=pvr2fb:640x480-16 root=/dev/nfs \
  nfsroot=192.168.1.11:/home/mrbrown/dcdev/nfs/nfsroot \
  ip=192.168.1.21::192.168.1.254:255.255.255.0:blackbox::off 

Read linux/Documentation/nfsroot.txt for more info.

M. R.