Linux on the m:robe (faster, easier, more features) 22Feb 07

shori · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:32 am

i did as bearcat said but when i tried to run with saved, it shown error code and ask me to push start and it shut down. in case,when i used to first way to start linux it start but freeze again at the first screen when i push start it tried to continue linux shown some tool bar and ask me to point at four side of the screen after a while it go black and back to Mrobe screen(music,remix,photo). don't know what to try next.

shori · **Posted:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 2:45 pm

i just got it work now but only a bit of shut down problem to fix soon. Thanks everyone

PyroOnDrugs · **Joined:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:55 am **Posts:** 19

bleh i need help. :shock:

can someone help? much appreciated

Bearcat · **Posted:** Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:26 am

PyroOnDrugs wrote:

bleh i need help. :shock:

can someone help? much appreciated

what's the actual problem?
cant help you much till we know

PyroOnDrugs · **Joined:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:55 am **Posts:** 19

all rite. when i try to play the remix with linux in it, It says "CANNOT PLAY THIS FILE"

is that because i did something wrong?

Bearcat · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:00 am

do you have the exploited firmware?

PyroOnDrugs · **Joined:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:55 am **Posts:** 19

i guess thats the problem.
its really confusing. im not a computer nerd but i ill try.

jamelikat · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:21 pm

pyro, hope you get the linux sorted.

Me, tho I said I would linux, still not done it. Just a scaredy cat I guess.

On top of which, I've got to reaaalllly like the REMIX function. I get the feeling I'm the only one here that uses it...!....until someone else owns up.

I'm going to pm shirour/cat to see how possible it is in the near future, to have a linux hack that doesn't disturb the usual REMIX mode.

EDI: OK here's text of my query to shirour....

Quote:

Question: How possible it is in the near future, to have a linux hack that doesn't disturb the usual REMIX mode on the mr500? I realize that's the way we get linux into the mr500, so it may be a really tall impossible order.

jam

PyroOnDrugs · **Joined:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:55 am **Posts:** 19

yeah i was thinkin about that yesterday. so i didn't do it yet. i wanna wait until something new turns up

jamelikat · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:44 am

OK, I'm going to try installing linux. My firmware at the moment is 1.03.

1. I'll install the exploited firmware.
2. I'll paste cat's linux upload from this thread post 1 into mrobe drive.

Qs

a. but my user/remix folder has this in it

, no R0000001 folder as Cat said. What should I do? Step by step if you could......
b. General Q: If in future I want to downgrade back to my original 1.03 firmware from this 1.05 exploited fware, has anyone done that, is it possible?

jamelikat

PyroOnDrugs · **Joined:** Tue Mar 06, 2007 1:55 am **Posts:** 19

mine didnt have the folder either. and no u cant downgrade. it sux but its worth having opie

jamelikat · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:51 am

PyroOnDrugs wrote:

mine didnt have the folder either. and no u cant downgrade. it sux but its worth having opie

it's in.

http://www.mrobe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=27811#27811

That's bad news not being able to downgrade. Is this true....that I'll never be able to do REMIX any more from now on ? What about flashing with a 1.05 firmware (original) if there's an upload anywhere, or a 1.06? Is that possible?

It was satisfying getting linux on and I'll play with it for a week or so...(and so alice can see it).

But then I'd really like to have advice about how I can keep switching back to a can-do remix situation.

Regardless I AM happy that I've done it, equally for the overcoming fear bit....- scary.

Will tell of experience in a bit more detail tomorrow.

jamelinux

Syd · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:47 am

reflashing will work

jamelikat · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:51 am

Syd wrote:

reflashing will work

thanks Syd.

I got the same reply from shirour by email. wooot!

Text of shirour's email reply:

Quote:

Hi jamelikat.

Building another method for loading linux is of course possible, but currently I don't have time to work on it.
Anyway, you can load the previous unhacked firmware at any time and retrieve your remix functions.

shirour

On 3/8/07, jamal ibrahim <jam1306a> wrote:
shirour, hi, sorry I've not been in touch for a long time. Hope you're well etc. Thanks for your and cat's dedicated work on linux for mr500. It's giving pleasure to many on the site.

Question: How possible it is in the near future, to have a linux hack that doesn't disturb the usual REMIX mode on the mr500? I realize that's the way we get linux into the mr500, so it may be a really tall impossible order.

best wishes

jamelikat

jam

madmario · **Posted:** Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:57 pm

somebody wrote that the opie software cant use the full power of the m:robe...

and thats true!
for example: i have a picture on my robe which was taken with a 5mp camera (ca 2mb)... if i open the picture in the original firmware it only takes about 1/2 second to open it!
but in opie it takes about 5 seconds....

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