Overo Desktop Image: X broken etc.

[davidvondle]

Hi, I'm completely new to this so forgive me if this is basic stuff.

The gumstix board I received was very easy to set up and play around with connected to an LCD monitor keyboard and mouse.

Soon after, I wanted to get it running on the Palo43 and screwed something up in the startup file.  I thought I could start with a fresh system by making a bootable SD image from here:

http://gumstix.net/Software/view/Getting-started/Working-with-pre-built-images/index.php?option=com_easyfaq&task=view&id=125&Itemid=111

Originally on the Palo43, I would have to launch X by typing "X".  With the new image "X" no longer works.  To fix it I had to do:

# cd /var/volatile/
# mkdir lock
# mkdir log
# mkdir run
# mkdir tmp

then X runs, but when I do:

# enlightenment_start"

it starts, but no mouse or keyboard input works.

How do get these working, or how can I install an image of the way the board ships?

Thanks,
Dave

[davidvondle]

davidvondle wrote:

Soon after, I wanted to get it running on the Palo43 and screwed something up in the startup file.  I thought I could start with a fresh system by making a bootable SD image from here:

http://gumstix.net/Software/view/Getting-started/Working-with-pre-built-images/index.php?option=com_easyfaq&task=view&id=125&Itemid=111

I was able to get it working... the above link doesn't have the line to transfer "x-load.bin.ift" over to the FAT partition.

add this line in:
$ sudo cp x-load-overo.bin.ift /media/card/x-load.bin.ift

Hope this helps others struggling with the same problem!

[sakoman]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 3:32 PM, davidvondle <david.vondle@...> wrote:

>
>
> davidvondle wrote:
>>
>> Soon after, I wanted to get it running on the Palo43 and screwed something
>> up in the startup file.  I thought I could start with a fresh system by
>> making a bootable SD image from here:
>>
>> http://gumstix.net/Software/view/Getting-started/Working-with-pre-built-images/index.php?option=com_easyfaq&task=view&id=125&Itemid=111
>>
>
> I was able to get it working... the above link doesn't have the line to
> transfer "x-load.bin.ift" over to the FAT partition.
>
> add this line in:
> $ sudo cp x-load-overo.bin.ift /media/card/x-load.bin.ift

This is an unnecessary step.  There are only 3 files required on the
FAT partition:  MLO, u-boot.bin, and uImage.  MLO should be written
first.  The instructions at the link below are correct:

http://www.gumstix.net/Setup-and-Programming/view/Overo-Setup-and-Programming/Creating-a-bootable-microSD-card/111.html

Steve

> Hope this helps others struggling with the same problem!
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