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Quote (tackettb @ Jan. 27 2005,16:00)
Wow this is great! I got mine running. How hard is it to install additional apps to this?

You must have a Debian Woddy Linux. First look where the app (for example:Nedit) you needed is:


$ whereis nedit
nedit: /usr/X11R6/bin/nedit


copy nedit to your card

cp /usr/X11R6/bin/nedit  /yourcard/usr/X11R6/bin

look which libraries needed by Nedit

$ ldd /usr/X11R6/bin/nedit
       libXm.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXm.so.1 (0x40021000)
       libXpm.so.4 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 (0x4014b000)
       libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x4015a000)
       libXt.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 (0x40167000)
       libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x401b1000)
       libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x401b9000)
       libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x401cf000)
       libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 (0x402a9000)
       libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 (0x402ca000)
       /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)


look if the libaries are on your card, otherwise copy the
missing libraries to yourcard. Make sure the libary isn't a link.

example:/usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6

ls -l /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           12  4. Apr 2004  /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 -> libXt.so.6.0


you see /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 is linked to libXt.so.6.0

to copy both (the lib and the link) make

cp -a /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so*  /yourcard/usr/X11R6/lib

In this case (nedit) thats all.
Some apps needed more files (configuration files, etc) or depend on other apps, then you have to look into the docs,to
google or to find it out by "try and error".
Hi, i know this isn't the right place to be asking this question but i don't know where else i can. I have an n2200 and all i want to do (for now) is get it to boot from my network. I have win2k advanced server and ibm v2r1, what else do i need?
Hey 8363!

Well done for all the most useful posts to this forum - your enlightenment is much appreciated, and much kudos to you.

I have  a question. I have extracted a VMLINUZ and an INITRD from an installer CDROM. I'd like to use the INITRD with a compiled version of DSL kernel VMLINUX to boot the N2200 then install the rest of the package over the net.

Is this possible, do you think?

Thanks in advance!

TubbyT
Quote (TubbyTommy @ Jan. 28 2005,08:43)
I have  a question. I have extracted a VMLINUZ and an INITRD from an installer CDROM. I'd like to use the INITRD with a compiled version of DSL kernel VMLINUX to boot the N2200 then install the rest of the package over the net.

Is this possible, do you think?

TT,

no, i think it is not possible, because the ibm firmware
bootloader dont tell the kernel to use initrd.
Quote (8363 @ Jan. 28 2005,10:03)
Quote (TubbyTommy @ Jan. 28 2005,08:43)
I have  a question. I have extracted a VMLINUZ and an INITRD from an installer CDROM. I'd like to use the INITRD with a compiled version of DSL kernel VMLINUX to boot the N2200 then install the rest of the package over the net.

Is this possible, do you think?

TT,

no, i think it is not possible, because the ibm firmware
bootloader dont tell the kernel to use initrd.

Any chance you could post a detailed guide for us beginners, please 8363?

I've downloaded your image from Lycos.de, and managed to get it to boot over NFS. However, I'd really, *really* like to follow your instructions step-by-step and learn how to compile and build a kernel for the N2200 8363. Then I'd be able to keep practising and hopefully get to grips with it.

Thanks for your postings anyway.

TT.
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