IRC log for #maemo-ssu on 20130404

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09:16.52ToeiReiHi guys
09:41.38ToeiReiI just rediscovered my old N900 and flashed the last vanilla firmware... great to know that the phone is not dead.
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09:46.49Estel_ToeiRei,  flash latest u-boot, boot into kernel-power and install cssu-thumb and busybox-power, you will feel how "not dead" it is ;)
09:48.38ToeiReibricked or really alive?
09:48.40ToeiRei;)
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10:35.55ToeiReilooks like the n900 here doesn't want me to update to the latest cssu version
10:37.29ToeiReiis there any way to invoke the update via shell?
10:43.49ToeiReinvm
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11:17.42ToeiReiEstel_: *-thumb = newer instruction set?
12:11.37DocScrutinizer05ToeiRei: basically yes
12:12.16ToeiReijust installed around a little...
12:12.23ToeiReithe device feels faster
12:13.20DocScrutinizer05NB you can't run thumb based software on a standard kernel
12:13.40DocScrutinizer05it will give you coredumps like mad
12:13.50ToeiReiyup
12:13.57ToeiReikernel is updated already
12:14.10ToeiReiI'm just stuck with one package which seems to be a meta package
12:14.14ToeiReimp-fremantle-community-pr
12:18.22DocScrutinizer05well, this isn't exactly simple stuff, and for sure not manageable via random apt-get install or even apt-get upgrade (DEPRECATED!)
12:18.49ToeiReithe phone itself yells for backup over USB cable... which is something I can't do
12:19.02ToeiReiI don't run Nokia jazz on my linux box
12:19.09DocScrutinizer05mp-fremantle-community-pr *is* CSSU and replaces similar package that defines Nokia stock fremantle
12:20.06ToeiReiit says here: Updating of "Maemo 5 Community SSU Package(thumb)" not possible
12:20.17ToeiReipackages are missing
12:20.20DocScrutinizer05ToeiRei: when you already fail on that well known and well documented "problem", then you for sure want to reflash your device to stock fremantle
12:21.15DocScrutinizer05then start *reading* about CSSU and how to install/update/handle it, before you even ponder using apt-get or cssu-thumb
12:22.43DocScrutinizer05CSSU isn't exactly simple stuff to install and handle, and cssu-thumb is some layer on top of it, that introduces a whole bunch of new dependencies and caveats
12:24.37ToeiReiI noticed
12:25.14DocScrutinizer05while we took great effort to make CSSU a click_and_profit experience for all users, cssu-thumb is definitely NOT manageable by HAM click-and-forget, and using apt-get without knowing exactly what you do will break CSSU most likely and cssu-thumb *for sure*
12:25.37ToeiReiI'm not afraid of getting my hands dirty, DocScrutinizer05
12:25.52DocScrutinizer05that's the problem, basically
12:26.01ToeiReiand... if you don't mind, I'm trying to avoid HAM
12:26.13DocScrutinizer05that's another problem
12:26.35kerioavoiding HAM is ok, just don't expect stuff to work without a hitch when using apt
12:26.48kerioand don't expect anything more than "best effort" help
12:27.03ToeiReikerio: I'm not new to linux in general and to 'best effort' helpin
12:27.06ToeiRei+g
12:27.19kerioanyway, i think that at the moment, cssu-testing isn't installable without at least extras-testing enabled
12:27.21DocScrutinizer05basically the main problem is when users think maemo was a normal debian alike distro
12:27.24kerio(yes, it's a packaging bug)
12:27.25DocScrutinizer05it's NOT
12:27.43DocScrutinizer05at least when it comes to apt and pkg management
12:27.50DocScrutinizer05rather: packaging
12:28.20ToeiReiDocScrutinizer05, I did run gentoo embedded on my N900... so I do know a little what I am messing around with - in terms of breakage
12:28.36DocScrutinizer05no, you don't
12:29.00DocScrutinizer05your comment about mp-fremantle-community-pr shows that
12:29.18ToeiReiDocScrutinizer05, it's just missing dependencies regarding package management
12:29.46DocScrutinizer05it's just that maemo HAS NO proper dependencies at all
12:30.09ToeiReithat's another problem
12:30.15DocScrutinizer05rather it has an additional layer of package properties on top of what apt is even seeing
12:30.24DocScrutinizer05which only gets handled by HAM
12:31.03DocScrutinizer05let me put it simple: apt-get dist-upgrade will nuke your system
12:31.09ToeiReiI know
12:31.22ToeiReithis is why the howto did mention that
12:31.52keriomaemo has proper dependencies almost all the time
12:31.52ToeiReiand it was just the missing repo being enabled... and we're rolling again.
12:32.47ToeiReithere has to be some sort of dependencies as HAM needs to know
12:33.03ToeiReiand... ham does install the package now
12:34.11ToeiReiupdate successfully applied.
12:38.35ToeiReikerio: thanks for the help so far
12:38.49ToeiReiDocScrutinizer05: thank you too.
12:39.00keriomerlin1991: dude, this bug still needs fixing
12:39.26DocScrutinizer05indeed
12:40.37DocScrutinizer05fsckng finally sanitize that insane dependency in cssu-enabler, renove that cruft that pretends ro uninstall CSSU, never worked, and creates nonsensical unjustified and "forbidden" dependencies
12:44.29DocScrutinizer05we're trying to pull *all* users to CSSU and same time we break T installer so it doesn't work for the more prudent and reasonable half of users. How silly is *that*?
12:45.01kerioit's not about the enabler
12:45.07kerioit's about not having all the packages in the repo
12:46.32ToeiReiand that's where things are getting dang dirty.
12:46.42DocScrutinizer05well, for all I know we got a new installer/enabler in cssu-t that allegedly allows uninstalling of cssu and depends on tools not available in stock maemo
12:47.02keriommh, i think that the missing dependency is on some library actually
12:47.16keriobut idk, i don't have an extra n900 to test this
12:47.18kerio*hint hint*
12:47.32DocScrutinizer05btw that uninstall is proven and certified to not work and render user's system in a fubar state
12:48.09kerioofc not, package maintainers aren't supposed to guarantee working downgrades
12:48.21keriothat's why apt tries really hard not to do that, and you have to force him to do so
12:48.43DocScrutinizer05kerio: don't tell nonsense
12:48.56ToeiReidowngrades are evil wherever you do them
12:48.58keriono, seriously, go read the debian policy
12:49.07ToeiReiyup
12:49.13DocScrutinizer05I give a fuck about that policy
12:49.28DocScrutinizer05it#s pali's uninstall feature that broke stuff
12:49.28kerioyou should, because half of our packages come straight from upstream
12:49.40DocScrutinizer05blabla
12:49.50DocScrutinizer05how's that relevant for cssu-enabler?
12:50.05kerioit's relevant because it's a *real* reason why "uninstalling" cssu is meaningless
12:50.29DocScrutinizer05so what?
12:51.24DocScrutinizer05uninstalling cssu is as nonsensical as uninstalling KP
12:51.34kerioDocScrutinizer05: so instead of going "pali, your uninstaller doesn't work, remove it" which may prompt him to go "ok, i'll fix it"
12:51.49kerioyou can go "pali, your uninstaller can't work because of [section of debian policy] so remove it from cssu"
12:52.21DocScrutinizer05or I go "see chanlog of <one year back>, <9 months back>..."
12:53.11DocScrutinizer05pali is a gifted developer, but evidently not a very inspired distro maintainer
12:54.00kerioDocScrutinizer05: he's very stubborn though
12:54.03DocScrutinizer05I just don't get it how merlin1991 ever could include that to cssu
13:00.51kerioToeiRei: btw, have you installed cssu-thumb?
13:01.07ToeiReiyup
13:01.20ToeiReisystem seems to be working so far
13:01.37ToeiReiwlan works
13:02.43keriothe default gecko is still kinda old
13:02.53keriobut in cssu-thumb, fennec is actually usable
13:03.07kerio(however, it's still slower than microb)
13:03.38kerioyou might also want the latest flash player (look it up on TMO)
13:03.54kerioand always remember to use backupmenu often
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13:08.22ToeiReikerio: I do my backups every bigger change
13:09.05ToeiReibtw - do we have hotspot functionality?
13:09.16kerioin ad-hoc mode, but yeha
13:09.17kerio*yeah
13:09.22kerioinstall mobilehotspot or qtmobilehotspot
13:09.37ToeiReigot it already. It's just for kernel support
13:09.44kerioKP's got that
13:10.00kerioand also cssu-thumb's kernel, because it's KP with a different name
13:10.06ToeiReiat the moment I am using an android phone as AP for doing stuff
13:10.21keriohm, android can't do adhoc afaik
13:10.28keriolike, not even connect
13:11.20ToeiReiwell... it's sufficient for 5 devices for sharing internet and allowing ssh ;)
13:12.05kerioi mean, if you use your n900 as a hotspot, your android device won't be able to connect to it
13:12.19ToeiReiokay
13:12.31ToeiReinot the biggest issue
13:12.38keriothe firmware for the wifi module doesn't support hostap
13:12.49ToeiReisuspected that already
13:13.12ToeiReiat least the N900 is open enough to keep it alive
13:14.49ToeiReiin the android field, you have too many closed source additions with some devices
13:14.59kerioyou could say that for the n900 too
13:15.42ToeiReiwhat's really closed for the n900?
13:15.56kerio~closed
13:15.56infobotclosed is, like, http://wiki.maemo.org/Why_the_closed_packages or https://wiki.maemo.org/Fremantle_closed_packages
13:16.24kerioi feel that one of the most important parts is ICD2, the connection daemon
13:19.12ToeiReiokay.
13:19.29ToeiReithere's plenty
13:19.32kerioyep
13:19.50ToeiReion android the motorola atrix 4g suffers pretty much too due to chipset issues
13:19.57kerioand it's kinda hard to reverse engineer the arm-only binaries
13:19.58ToeiReias nvidia and moto*FAIL*
13:20.02ToeiReiyup
13:20.30ToeiReiwe're currently doing a 3.1 kernel for us there with some hw acceleration
13:20.33kerioit's doable with stuff that has an x86 version
13:20.39ToeiReiindeed
13:22.21DocScrutinizer05frowns at hotline's advice "bring in the borked HDD, we'll have a look at it and give you a new one"
13:23.17DocScrutinizer05time for major dd actions, and fixing/patching fstab
13:23.29DocScrutinizer05:-S
13:23.47DocScrutinizer05hell
13:23.55ToeiReidd-rescue should give you a nice progress bar
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14:15.47DocScrutinizer05hmm yeah
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