List Info

Thread: Getting started ?
Getting started ?
user name
 2006-05-25 14:59:35 
Hey Guys,

I'm interested in helping out, initially with some of the
OS platform 
stuff. I was wondering how I get started downloading the
disk image 
build system so that I can start poking around and helping
out where I can.

Thanks in advance,

-- 
Glen Gray <glenlincor.com>              Digital Depot,
Thomas Street
Senior Software Engineer                            Dublin
8, Ireland
Lincor Solutions Ltd.                          Ph: +353 (0)
1 4893682

--
olpc-software mailing list
olpc-softwareredhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/olpc-software
Getting started ?
user name
 2006-05-25 16:10:47 

  


  

    
Hello Glen,


&nbsp;



 


You need to use Fedora 4 or higher to build the image on.  Just get the sdk-tools and install it as root then also get the image-devel tools and run the olpc-image-build.sh script also as root. ; There are two files: 
yum.conf and install.conf that are not copied to the /etc directory but you should be able to figure it out.


&nbsp;



&nbsp;Darryl


  

  
  
   
     
    

  

    Getting started ?
  


  

     user name

     2006-05-25 16:30:40
  


  

    
Thanks Darryl,

> Got to h
ttp://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OLPC/SourceRepository
This is just what I'm looking for.

-- 
Glen Gray <glenlincor.com>              Digital Depot,
Thomas Street
Senior Software Engineer                            Dublin
8, Ireland
Lincor Solutions Ltd.                          Ph: +353 (0)
1 4893682

--
olpc-software mailing list
olpc-softwareredhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/olpc-software


  


  

    
  

  
  
   
     
    

  

    Getting started ?
  


  

     user name

     2006-05-25 17:47:38
  


  

    
On 5/25/06, Darryl Palmer <dpalmerjrgmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Glen,
>
> Got to h
ttp://fedoraproject.org/wiki/OLPC/SourceRepository
>
> You need to use Fedora 4 or higher to build the image
on.

I hadn't tried this yet because the wiki page didn't say
"or higher"
and I've only got a Fedora 5 dvd handy.  So it would be ok
to add that
to the wiki page?  They'll just work with Fedora 5?

--Tom

--
olpc-software mailing list
olpc-softwareredhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/olpc-software


  


  

    
  

  
  
   
     
    

  

    Getting started ?
  


  

     user name

     2006-05-25 18:00:22
  


  

    

  


  

    
On 5/25/06, Tom Hoffman <gmail.com">tom.hoffmangmail.com> wrote:

I hadn't tried this yet because the wiki page didn't say "or higher&quot;
and I've only got a Fedora 5 dvd handy.&nbsp; So it would be ok to add that

to the wiki page? ; They'll just work with Fedora 5?


 ;


Hello Tom,


&nbsp;


I originally tried it on FC 4, and now I am running it on FC 5 without any real problem.&nbsp; There are some general issues with the files though, whether you use FC 4 or FC 5.  


 


1) As far as I remember, you have to manually copy some of the conf files to the /etc directory.  The files being yum.conf and install.conf.  


 


2) You need to install the perl-Text-Template package to get the perl Template libraries, they are required and not usually in a base install.&nbsp; 


 


3) If you want the jffs2 image, you need to go and get a version of mkfs.jffs2.  I forget which version the script is for, but I went and got the cvs version and it appears to be "too new".  


 


4) The last issue is with the olpc repository, sometimes it is a bad dog and doesn't fetch files and times out.  The script files don't handle this condition that well.


&nbsp;


&nbsp;


 


Darryl

 


  

  
  
   
     
    






 [1-5]











   
 





about | contact  Other archives ( Real Estate discussion Medical topics )