DebianWebDTLenny1.0 another working linux image for the WebDT366

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DebianWebDTLenny1.0 another working linux image for the WebDT366

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My apologies to those who had tested the last image, SlackXFCEWebDT2 for it did not work.

Hopefully this one works better for you. This is Debian 5 aka Lenny slimmed down to fit on the WebDT366.

Included Software:

Open Box - Window manager
Xvkbd - On screen keyboard
Pcmanfm - File manager
MC - Ncurses file manager
Xterm - Terminal
Xcalc - Calculator
NetSurf - Web browser
Wifi-Radar - Wifi profile and connection utility
WeeChat - Ncurses IRC Chat
BTscanner - Bluetooth device discovery
Obconf - Open Box configuration panel
LeafPad - Text Editor
gCal - Touch screen calibration


Debian is very stable and you can feel free to remove and add
packages as you wish however, please know that apt-cache can claim
upwards of 60mb in one update. I would advise downoading the deb
of the package you want the use "dpkg -i " to install.
If errors happen from unmet dependencies use "apt-get -t install"
to repair missing dependencies.

Disc usage is 505964 total
               425360 used
              80604 free

Use it wisely. As always I suggest a CFcard and some symlinks.

The partition was prepared with "noatime" to reduce write backs to the flash.

weechat is the IRC chat client. Sign from the terminal with:

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weechat-curses irc://you@irc.freenode.net/#webdt
If you need to change the window manager the following makes it very easy:

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sudo update-alternatives --configure x-window-manager
You will be presented with the other window managers installed on your system to choose from. 

Touch Screeen Calibration
Sign in to root with "su" at a terminal

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gCal 9
will begin the calibration. The number of points can be adjusted. Variables include: 4|9|16|25.

Our thanks go to Penmount for releasing this driver and making lenny possible on a DT. Thank you!

Image:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/ageaa2f/n/DebianWebDTLenny1_0_zip

and

http://rapidshare.com/files/226510668/DebianWebDTLenny1.0.zip.html


Let me know how it goes

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Re: DebianWebDTLenny1.0 another working linux image for the WebDT366

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hallo can you explain how to install this image? I'm not used to linux
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To make these images I use the tool "dd". It is native to many linux systems as well as being found on mac osx. There is a dd for windows but I am not sure how well it works.

Fail safe method is to grab Slax 6.1.1 linux and follow instructions for installing to a thumb drive.

Once slax is bootable and on a thumb drive boot your dt to it and press escape at seeing a gui. Type:

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slax vga=771
At the prompt. This will boot at 800x600 otherwise os will try to boot at 1024x768, unsupported resolution.

Once Slax loads in 3 -5 minutes you will see another prompt.

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root


to login

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toor
for pass


To list attached drives run:

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fdisk -l
Give the os tim to read the contents of the media. Watch the blinking light for changes if therer is one. Verify that volumes are recoognised well and note the paths to devices.

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cfdisk
Will start the partitioner. It is a text utility but very effective. Erase the partition that exists. Make a new one, and elect it bootable and for the full size of volume. Type "83" for "type" making it a linux partition. Finally select "write and answer "yes". Watch the out put of the partitioner as it may ask you to reboot to refresh the table. Always listen to your patitioner.

Now we need to "mount" the thumbdrive or media containing the image. Use fdisk -l to list devices again.

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mount /dev/YourMedia /mnt


"YourMedia" represents the the "sda1" or what letters were assigned on your computer.

Lets validate the image file is there and accessible buy:

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cd /mnt

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ls
At this point you should see the contents of the thumbdrive or media within the /mnt folder. Sometimes thumbdrives pop up as "sda" and "sda1". Try both. We cant pass go until we have a mounted drive in /mnt. Once we do:

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dd if=/mnt/WebDTLinuxImage.img of=/dev/hda

That will begin the copy process. There is no dialog with exception to a blinking light on your media. Expect this to take 15 minutes. Wait until light stops blinking. Computer may finish first but make sure the media has "settled" before removing.

Reboot and enjoy linux on your DT.

I apologize that I did not include instruction on installation with the image. Instructions have been posted with previous releases and other methods for installation are found within the forums. As I do not use windows this is about the only method I can advise on. Some folks here who are more familiar with windows than I am may have a different method.

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thanks a lot i'm going to try
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