Asus Eee Note, a peek within....

[osakanataro]

This page is very useful.
Thank's a lot.

I tried to create Japanese localization version.

WIP screenshot
http://blog.osakana.net/wp-content/u...0201233402.gif

[pbarrette]

Hi all,

Time to get those browser settings in English!

#!/bin/sh

# remount the /usr partition
/usr/local/eTablet/remount.sh 2>>err.txt

echo "Rename Browser translation files.."
mv /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.qm /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.qm_ 2>>err.txt
mv /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.ts /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.ts_ 2>>err.txt

# rename dvt_check so that the next time we boot we won't go over these steps again
mv dvt_check dvt_check.txt 2>>err.txt

Have a look:


Here's the dvt_check fix script:
http://www.peterbarrette.com/EeeNote/EnglishBrowser.zip

Extract it to the root of your external SD card, place the SD card in the EeeNote and reboot your EeeNote.

osakanataro.. Note the "etablet_zh.ts" file which should help your translation effort.

pb

[wahaha432]

OK, we can telnet into Eee Note now

Just start telnetd with dvt_check script:

#!/bin/sh

/usr/sbin/telnetd &

mv dvt_check dvt_checked

After reboot with this script, connect your computer and Eee Note with the micro usb cable. In linux, the usb0 interface will appear and configured as 169.254.2.x. The IP address of Eee Note will be 169.254.2.1.

using the command

telnet 169.254.2.1

One can login in as root (no password needed), and you can do anything you want with Eee Note!!

If you want to transfer file to Eee Note, there is the ftpget command to fetch file through ftp.

It is getting more and more interesting...

[pbarrette]

Hi All,

The separate fix files are getting out of hand..

I have created a zip file that contains all the fixes and additions known to us so far. I will also try maintain the archive with future updates.

To that end, the archive is used in this manner:
1. Download the zip file.
2. Unzip it directly to any microSD card.
3. Place the SD card in the external slot on your EeeNote.
4. Reboot your EeeNote.

The current archive will install the following fixes:
1. Convert the default language to English.
2. Convert the browser to English.
3. Install the PhoneBook application.
4. Permanently install the telnet daemon.
5. Profile fix for telnet login.

Finally:
1. The script will rename itself so it will not run again on subsequent reboots. Not that it really matters if it does. I've run it several times on my device for testing.
2. Any error messages encountered by the script should get logged to the root of the SD card in a file called "error.log".
3. Note that since the script gets renamed, the telnet daemon is only run once.
4. I have also provided progress notification. In the boot screen, you will see the progress of the install.

The archive can be found here:
http://www.peterbarrette.com/EeeNote/FullInstall.zip

If there's anything I've left out, please let me know.

pb

[pbarrette]

Hi all,

I discovered that /bin/fbecho works in the boot screen.
I have updated my "FullInstall.zip" file to provide information about the progress of the install.

pb

[whazzup]

thanks for the great work! I've added your FullInstall.zip post to the start of the thread, hopefully it'll help someone....

[wahaha432]

Hi pbarrette,

I think we can make the following change to your dvt_check script:

# ------------------------------------
fbecho -centertext 384,580,255,"Setting up telnet daemon..."
# ------------------------------------
if ! grep -q "/usr/sbin/telnetd" /usr/local/eTablet/run.sh; then
  echo "/usr/sbin/telnetd &" >> /usr/local/eTablet/run.sh
fi
#/usr/sbin/telnetd 2>>error.log &

if we invoke telnetd with dvt_check, the next time we reboot, telnetd will not be started.

With this change, we can add the invocation of telnetd to /usr/local/eTablet/run.sh, this script will be called after dvt_check has done its job, therefore telnetd will be started after the eeeserver is running. Any subsequent reboots will also start telnetd in the same way.

Also, changes done with dvt_check script can not be restored to factory default. We might need a uninstall package as well...

[latinvixen]

Hi All,

The separate fix files are getting out of hand..

I have created a zip file that contains all the fixes and additions known to us so far. I will also try maintain the archive with future updates.

To that end, the archive is used in this manner:
1. Download the zip file.
2. Unzip it directly to a microSD card.
3. Place the SD card in your EeeNote.
4. Reboot your EeeNote.

The current archive will install the following fixes:
1. Convert the default language to English.
2. Convert the browser to English.
3. Install the PhoneBook application.
4. Launch the telnet daemon.

Finally:
1. The script will rename itself so it will not run again on subsequent reboots. Not that it really matters if it does. I've run it several times on my device for testing.
2. Any error messages encountered by the script should get logged to the root of the SD card in a file called "error.log".
3. Note that since the script gets renamed, the telnet daemon is only run once.
4. I have also provided progress notification. In the boot screen, you will see the progress of the install.

The archive can be found here:
http://www.peterbarrette.com/EeeNote/FullInstall.zip

If there's anything I've left out, please let me know.

pb

Just to make sure I do this correctly. You suggest that we do this over the current microsd so it changes it all to english correct? Meaning we cannot just use a clean microsd with nothing inside right? (I have a few back ups) This sort of needs the previous language pack in there to replace it?

Just want to make sure I am not getting confused.

[wahaha432]

Hi all,

The attached zip file contains the uninstall script, in case you need it.
uninstall.zip

I have also made some changes to the FullInstall script, mainly adding conditional tests to avoid repeating the mods.

EDIT: The uninstall script can not remove phonebook entries (they are located in sqlite db file). But it can undone the mods. I have tested the conditional tests, but there might still be bugs.

#!/bin/sh
fbecho -fillrect 192,510,576,625,0

# ------------------------------------
fbecho -centertext 384,520,255,"Mount the /usr partition as RW..."
# ------------------------------------
/usr/local/eTablet/remount.sh 2>>error.log

if grep -q "default=tc" /eTablet/etc/setting/sys.config; then
  # ------------------------------------
  fbecho -centertext 384,535,255,"Set the default language to English..."
  # ------------------------------------
  sed -e 's/default=tc/default=en/' /eTablet/etc/setting/sys.config > /mnt/extsdcard/sys.config 2>>error.log
  cp -f /mnt/extsdcard/sys.config /eTablet/etc/setting/ 2>>error.log
  rm -f /mnt/extsdcard/sys.config 2>>error.log
fi
  
if [ -e /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.qm ]; then
  # ------------------------------------
  fbecho -centertext 384,550,255,"Convert the Browser to English..."
  # ------------------------------------
  mv /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.qm /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.qm_ 2>>error.log
  mv /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.ts /usr/local/eTablet/bin/browser/translations/etablet_zh.ts_ 2>>error.log
fi
  
if [ ! -d /usr/local/eTablet/bin/phonebook/ ]; then
  # ------------------------------------
  fbecho -centertext 384,565,255,"Install the PhoneBook App..."
  # ------------------------------------
  mkdir /usr/local/eTablet/bin/phonebook/ 2>>error.log
  mkdir /eTablet/etc/phonebook/ 2>>error.log
  cp -Rf /mnt/extsdcard/install/bin/* /usr/local/eTablet/bin/phonebook/ 2>>error.log
  cp -f /mnt/extsdcard/install/word.xml /eTablet/etc/phonebook/ 2>>error.log
  cp -f /mnt/extsdcard/install/Config.xml /eTablet/etc/launcher/ 2>>error.log
fi
  
if ! grep -q "/usr/sbin/telnetd" /usr/local/eTablet/run.sh; then
  # ------------------------------------
  fbecho -centertext 384,580,255,"Setting up telnet daemon..."
  # ------------------------------------
  echo "/usr/sbin/telnetd &" >> /usr/local/eTablet/run.sh
fi

# ------------------------------------
fbecho -centertext 384,595,255,"Rename dvt_check to dvt_check.txt..."
# ------------------------------------
mv dvt_check dvt_check.txt 2>>error.log

# ------------------------------------
fbecho -centertext 384,610,255,"Done! Booting EeeNote..."
# ------------------------------------

[latinvixen]

Completely confused here. I can't even get the computer to read the microsd unless I format it meaning all the data gets thrown away. So what do I do, no computer really detects it. I can't even see what is inside my microsd.

What am I doing wrong