Configure SHR for German-speaking use

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Contents

News

2009-09-01 first version with austrian stuff, and focus on everyday usability
2009-09-12 based on SHR unstable, and with opkg upgrade support

Installing

  • have at least 1,5 hours of time ready, for the whole procedure
  • have fast internet, you need to download lots of stuff
  • download exactly these versions of SHR from z0ph
    1. [1] qi boot loader
    2. [2] kernel (kernöl)
    3. [3] root image


these are the original names of the files:

qi-s3c2442-1.0.2+gitr3b8513d8b3d9615ebda605de4bda18371aa3f359.udfu
shr-lite-glibc-ipk--20090808-om-gta02.rootfs.jffs2
uImage-2.6.29-oe11+gitr119838+2d158aae9d8d36f575504f59884ed8e80802efe2-r3.5-om-gta02
  • download customize pack from z0ph
    4. [4] customize pack (48 MBytes)
  • you can instead download customize pack without navit maps, its a bit smaller
    5. [5] customize pack without maps (20 MBytes)
  • make the base dir
cd /media/card
mkdir "____shr_testing"
  • unpack the customize pack to your SD-Card (to /media/card/____shr_testing/). my /media/card partition is type VFAT
cd /media/card/____shr_testing/
gzip -d customize_pack_shr.tar.gz
tar -xf customize_pack_shr.tar
  • to download (or update!!) the austrian map file later do (you need fast internet on your neo):
cd /media/card/____shr_testing/navit/
./get_austria.map.sh # this will download about 350 MBytes!!

Startup

  • boot up your neo, and let it run until you are logged in to your GSM net
  • then shutdown the neo (press and hold power button for a few seconds)
  • boot up your neo again, and let the neo log in to your GSM network again.

Localize for AT

  • for GOD's sake try NOT to get any phonecalls while you do this part
  • now connect your neo with usb and login via ssh
  • you NEED internet on your neo for this, otherwise dependent packages can't be downloaded
  • start (as root on your neo):
cd /media/card/____shr_testing/
./init_shr_testing.sh
  • this will take some time !! have coffee ready :-)
  • wait for the customize script to finish
  • now at least reboot 1 time (better 2 times)
  • [UG1] now start (also as root on your neo):
opkg update; opkg upgrade -force-defaults
  • [UG2] when finished start as root:
cd /media/card/____shr_testing/
./do_upgrade_shr.sh
  • hopefully no errors have occured
  • [UG1] [UG2] repeat those 2 steps every few days, if you want (dare) to receive all the bleeding edge updates

Test it

  • reboot your neo, and let the neo login to your GSM network
  • now navit should have austrian maps, and speak in german to you :-)
  • you can suspend/resume anytime! even when navit is speaking! yeah really, it works
  • date and time should also be correct
  • press AUX button quick and zedlock should come up, draw a big "Z" to unlock again
  • hold POWER button for 2 seconds, and neo will shutdown
  • if shutdown with POWER button fails, go to illume home screen, pull down the menu and press the big red "X", a menu should appear

Test it (german)

  • Navit sollte alles in deutsch anzeigen, österreichkarten laden und vor allem der neo sollte beim laufen von Navit nicht blanken oder suspenden

Startup Times

0:00 press button to boot neo
0:17 splash logo visible
1:29 enlightenment splash screen visible
2:02 illume topshelf visible
2:28 illume desktop icons visible
3:34 GSM logged in


those times seem pretty catastophic in comparison to a normal mobile phone yet for the neo they are really not so bad :-)

Screenshots

Feedback

Features

Installed Programs

  • German keyboard, with German dictionary (word list)
  • Gridpad keyboard (if you want this you can set it in the enlightenment config "wrench" under Keyboard section)
  • Cellhunter

on first start choose language (german i guess), then enter name and password. can be anything, and you really don't need to remember it later. if you can't get AGPS working where you are, just wait for a GPS fix and upload that data to cellhunter. now you can instantly use it for AGPS, isn't that nice ...

  • GPSagps

refresh agps data from u-blox.com (and cellhunter), you need an account there (its free)

you can configure it in /etc/agps-online.conf

sample /etc/agps-online.conf:

[config]
user=XX@YY.com
password=mypassword
  • Midori

small webbrowser, usable but not really the best

  • Moko...

mokomaze, you might know it from some mobile phones

  • Mokon...

Mokonnect, scans for WLAN networks, and does some other stuff (i have NOT yet successfully connected to any WLAN networks)

  • Navit

Navit version from SVN. it shows full austria,german und switzerland map. speaks to you in german. it takes almost all CPU you have, so don't push it too far. otherwise it works very well.

  • Settings

shr-settings from SHR. runs really fine. I just made some small changes

  • Terminal

valaterm

  • Water

Water level

  • agpsUI

use this great program ONLY as a last resort. it does NOT play well together with FSO and frameworkd

  • Intone...

Intone music player. put your music files in /media/card/music/ directory

  • zedlock (no icon, use AUX button)

great screen locker. draw a big "Z" on the screen in 1 second to unlock screen

  • gpe-scap (no icons, only command line)

login via ssh to your neo. start "export DISPLAY=:0 ; gpe-scap" on commandline to make a screenshot

  • sms-sentry (no icon, send sms)

send sms with text "sentry<passwd>:location" to your neo, and get an sms with current position back. default passwd is '12345'. you can confiure it in /etc/sms-sentry

sample /etc/sms-sentry:

[config]
password=54321
Personal tools

News

2009-09-01 first version with austrian stuff, and focus on everyday usability
2009-09-12 based on SHR unstable, and with opkg upgrade support

Installing

  • have at least 1,5 hours of time ready, for the whole procedure
  • have fast internet, you need to download lots of stuff
  • download exactly these versions of SHR from z0ph
    1. [1] qi boot loader
    2. [2] kernel (kernöl)
    3. [3] root image


these are the original names of the files:

qi-s3c2442-1.0.2+gitr3b8513d8b3d9615ebda605de4bda18371aa3f359.udfu
shr-lite-glibc-ipk--20090808-om-gta02.rootfs.jffs2
uImage-2.6.29-oe11+gitr119838+2d158aae9d8d36f575504f59884ed8e80802efe2-r3.5-om-gta02
  • download customize pack from z0ph
    4. [4] customize pack (48 MBytes)
  • you can instead download customize pack without navit maps, its a bit smaller
    5. [5] customize pack without maps (20 MBytes)
  • make the base dir
cd /media/card
mkdir "____shr_testing"
  • unpack the customize pack to your SD-Card (to /media/card/____shr_testing/). my /media/card partition is type VFAT
cd /media/card/____shr_testing/
gzip -d customize_pack_shr.tar.gz
tar -xf customize_pack_shr.tar
  • to download (or update!!) the austrian map file later do (you need fast internet on your neo):
cd /media/card/____shr_testing/navit/
./get_austria.map.sh # this will download about 350 MBytes!!

Startup

  • boot up your neo, and let it run until you are logged in to your GSM net
  • then shutdown the neo (press and hold power button for a few seconds)
  • boot up your neo again, and let the neo log in to your GSM network again.

Localize for AT

  • for GOD's sake try NOT to get any phonecalls while you do this part
  • now connect your neo with usb and login via ssh
  • you NEED internet on your neo for this, otherwise dependent packages can't be downloaded
  • start (as root on your neo):
cd /media/card/____shr_testing/
./init_shr_testing.sh
  • this will take some time !! have coffee ready :-)
  • wait for the customize script to finish
  • now at least reboot 1 time (better 2 times)
  • [UG1] now start (also as root on your neo):
opkg update; opkg upgrade -force-defaults
  • [UG2] when finished start as root:
cd /media/card/____shr_testing/
./do_upgrade_shr.sh
  • hopefully no errors have occured
  • [UG1] [UG2] repeat those 2 steps every few days, if you want (dare) to receive all the bleeding edge updates

Test it

  • reboot your neo, and let the neo login to your GSM network
  • now navit should have austrian maps, and speak in german to you :-)
  • you can suspend/resume anytime! even when navit is speaking! yeah really, it works
  • date and time should also be correct
  • press AUX button quick and zedlock should come up, draw a big "Z" to unlock again
  • hold POWER button for 2 seconds, and neo will shutdown
  • if shutdown with POWER button fails, go to illume home screen, pull down the menu and press the big red "X", a menu should appear

Test it (german)

  • Navit sollte alles in deutsch anzeigen, österreichkarten laden und vor allem der neo sollte beim laufen von Navit nicht blanken oder suspenden

Startup Times

0:00 press button to boot neo
0:17 splash logo visible
1:29 enlightenment splash screen visible
2:02 illume topshelf visible
2:28 illume desktop icons visible
3:34 GSM logged in


those times seem pretty catastophic in comparison to a normal mobile phone yet for the neo they are really not so bad :-)

Screenshots

Feedback

Features

Installed Programs

  • German keyboard, with German dictionary (word list)
  • Gridpad keyboard (if you want this you can set it in the enlightenment config "wrench" under Keyboard section)
  • Cellhunter

on first start choose language (german i guess), then enter name and password. can be anything, and you really don't need to remember it later. if you can't get AGPS working where you are, just wait for a GPS fix and upload that data to cellhunter. now you can instantly use it for AGPS, isn't that nice ...

  • GPSagps

refresh agps data from u-blox.com (and cellhunter), you need an account there (its free)

you can configure it in /etc/agps-online.conf

sample /etc/agps-online.conf:

[config]
user=XX@YY.com
password=mypassword
  • Midori

small webbrowser, usable but not really the best

  • Moko...

mokomaze, you might know it from some mobile phones

  • Mokon...

Mokonnect, scans for WLAN networks, and does some other stuff (i have NOT yet successfully connected to any WLAN networks)

  • Navit

Navit version from SVN. it shows full austria,german und switzerland map. speaks to you in german. it takes almost all CPU you have, so don't push it too far. otherwise it works very well.

  • Settings

shr-settings from SHR. runs really fine. I just made some small changes

  • Terminal

valaterm

  • Water

Water level

  • agpsUI

use this great program ONLY as a last resort. it does NOT play well together with FSO and frameworkd

  • Intone...

Intone music player. put your music files in /media/card/music/ directory

  • zedlock (no icon, use AUX button)

great screen locker. draw a big "Z" on the screen in 1 second to unlock screen

  • gpe-scap (no icons, only command line)

login via ssh to your neo. start "export DISPLAY=:0 ; gpe-scap" on commandline to make a screenshot

  • sms-sentry (no icon, send sms)

send sms with text "sentry<passwd>:location" to your neo, and get an sms with current position back. default passwd is '12345'. you can confiure it in /etc/sms-sentry

sample /etc/sms-sentry:

[config]
password=54321