<kyak> viric: great :) i wonder btw why it is all not included by default in malta_defconfig
<viric> kyak: aha, strange.
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: atusb: remove test points from MCU-RF interconnect http://qi-hw.com/p/ben-wpan/6b639b2
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: atusb: shrink C2 pads to test point size http://qi-hw.com/p/ben-wpan/ee6c945
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: atusb: switch from mini-USB receptacle to full-size USB plug http://qi-hw.com/p/ben-wpan/0463d30
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: atusb: use Johanson 2450FB15L0001 instead of discrete balun circuit http://qi-hw.com/p/ben-wpan/370cf83
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: atusb: since we always drive TST, we don't need the pull-down http://qi-hw.com/p/ben-wpan/11202dd
<qi-bot> [commit] Xiangfu Liu: NanoMap: move sample maps from openwrt-xburst.git:/data to package. http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-packages/ebb0be2
<qi-bot> [commit] Xiangfu Liu: nightsky: cp example-nightsky.yml to root/ http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-packages/ba83e78
<qi-bot> [commit] Xiangfu Liu: move sample NanoMap maps to it's package http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-xburst/cfda538
<qi-bot> [commit] Xiangfu Liu: move .nightsky.yml to it's package http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-xburst/791004c
<viric> xiangfu: does links work for you, with directfb?
<xiangfu> viric: not tried. sorry.
<xiangfu> viric: I will try compile links with directfb now. :)
<xiangfu> viric: yes. it's me
<xiangfu> viric: sorry, I forget that.
<viric> ok :)
<xiangfu> viric: now. seems the 'links -g' works fine. let me take a screenshot.
<viric> xiangfu: with RGB32? what kernel you run? it fails for me...
<xiangfu> viric: with RGB24, I am using the 2010-09-17 release.
<xiangfu> viric: but the have some problem when display. the links use 80% of the screen. not full screen.
<viric> xiangfu: with RGB24, it paints for me 3/4 of the screen columns
<viric> ah! It's like me then
<viric> The colors (if you look at text, for example) are broken
<viric> I think it paints RGB24 on a RGB32 buffer (therefore painting only 3/4 of the screen)
<xiangfu> viric: yes.
<viric> (so, 3-bytes per pixel, where the fb needs 4-bytes per pixel)
<viric> xiangfu: So we see the same, and you consider that "works fine", while I consider that "it does not work". haha
<viric> :)
<viric> xiangfu: I also think that links needs a mouse for normal working... maybe it is not the best browser option for the nanonote.
<viric> Do you use any browser capable of showing pictures?
<xiangfu> viric: netsurf
<viric> xiangfu: perfect! thank you!
<viric> I'll try it
<xiangfu> viric: we have a 'keymouse' in openwrt-package.git , but don't have time try it.
<viric> is it for 'gpm', X, ..?
<viric> I'll take a look
<viric> thank you
<viric> do you build netsurf with gtk for directfb?
<xiangfu> viric: only directfb.
<viric> so, directfb works for netsurf but not for links2?
<viric> or it looks the same? (rgb24 problem)
<xiangfu> viric: netsurf works fine.  (not like links2 rgb23 problem) :)
<viric> hmm strange. I thought the problem would be in directfb, and not on links2.
<viric> I'll try!
<xiangfu> viric: kyak have make a screenshot: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/kyak/tmp/netsurf.png
<viric> kyak uses the malta framebuffer for his screenshots, isn't it? ;)
<kyak> not at all, that one is nativately from Ben :)
<viric> hehe ok
<viric> kyak: does netsurf work without a mouse?
<kyak> not really
<viric> kyak: and do you have any kind of mouse working in it?
<kyak> they have only limited support for keys in sdl mode
<viric> netsurf can be built for sdl?
<kyak> so basically it's arrow keys and that's all
<viric> but the arrow keys move the mouse cursor?
<kyak> viric: and there is a keymouse, which is working fine with netsurf
<viric> ok
<kyak> the arrow keys move the scrollbars
<viric> ok
<viric> Maybe I'll use a combination of lynx + feh, or elinks + feh
<kyak> btw, i managed to build netsurf for gtk2 over directfb
<viric> that looks more prepared for browsing with a keyboard
<kyak> and it has buttons and stuff, but super slow
<viric> ah..
<kyak> i gave ti up then
<viric> that screenshot is for netsurf-on-sdl then?
<kyak> yes
<viric> aah.
<kyak> they guys from #netsurf actually advised that gtk shouldn'e be run on 320x240
<viric> aha
<kyak> then they saw 32 Mb of memory on Ben and said to decrease buffers :)
<viric> what does it mean, 'decrease buffers'?
<kyak> but they didn't say anything about sdl other than it is not very well supported
<kyak> cache size
<viric> ahh
<viric> Their web page does not say anything on sdl
<kyak> yes, it's hidden
<kyak> really it was dissapoiinting to see that sdl depends on mouse so much
<viric> hm
<kyak> they gave some links though.. showing that it is not hard to implement a better support for keyboard
<kyak> but i somehow lost interest at that point :)
<viric> clear.
<viric> so you don't use any browser there?
<viric> I'm using the nanonote mostly as 1) a platform to learn about embedded devices and 2) an offline RSS reader
<viric> my 2nd point still does not have proper 'offline' images
<viric> but I plan to be able to see images there, and in a browser (the RSS world is quite browser-coupled)
<viric> I really don't know what more to do with a ben :)
<wpwrak_> wonders if there's a mouse with a thin cable and a PS/2 connector
<viric> wpwrak_: there is where?
<viric> kyak: the other idea is to make links2 work with -g :)  but it really wants a mouse too.
<wpwrak_> (thin cable) like in those (USB) travel mice that contain a reel inside that hosts the cable when not in use
<wpwrak_> viric: in general. obtainable :)
<freespace> i got links2 -g to work, it ain't pretty, it's also pretty much unusable due to the small screen estate
<wpwrak_> viric: if there was, one could make a little mouse board for the uSD slot
<viric> wpwrak_: yes. nice tool :)
<viric> wasn't there in the list someone asking for gimp? haha
<wpwrak_> viric: with a thin cable, the mechanical stress wouldn't be too bad (well, unless you pull ;-)
<viric> freespace: is that painting 3/4 of the screen?
<wpwrak_> viric: blender ! :)
<freespace> i can't remember, but possibly. my main take away was that links2 just isn't usable b/c its widgets are huge and so is the font rendering
<freespace> is ashamed to admit his ben hasn't seen much use
<viric> freespace: can't that be changed?
<viric> (for sizes)
<viric> wpwrak_: we may have povray :)
<viric> wpwrak_: which is keyboard-friendly
<viric> So, I plan to be able to see maps in the nanonote, and read RSS.
<freespace> i have no doubt it can be, but it seems like massive amount of effort
<viric> It's perfect to read RSS on car trips when my wife drives :)
<freespace> compared to chosing another browser
<viric> freespace: ok. Now I'm happy with lynx on fbterm (text size 9)
<freespace> nod
<viric> gdi
<qi-bot> [commit] Xiangfu Liu: add new packages recently added in openwrt-package.git http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-xburst/3c34e10
<qi-bot> [commit] Xiangfu Liu: config.full_system, group up it a little http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-xburst/36f8156
<xiangfu> viric: the tangogps is just like the links2 use 3/4 of the screen.
<wolfspraul> xiangfu: when I checkout origin/debian from the fped git repository, what command do I use to build the .deb package?
<wolfspraul> do I just run debuild in the root directory?
<xiangfu> wolfspraul: first need get the orig source. by "./debian/rules get-orig-source"
<xiangfu> 1. mv fped_0.0+r5986.orig.tar.gz ..
<wolfspraul> the sources are already in the debian branch
<xiangfu> wolfspraul: yes. we need create the orig.tar.gz package. and this package must get from upstream.
<xiangfu> 1. "./debian/rules get-orig-source"  2. mv fped_0.0+r5986.orig.tar.gz .. 3. debuild
<wolfspraul> ok, I try
<viric> xiangfu: hm problem then
<wolfspraul> also I noticed there is a Build-Dependency of bash >= 4
<wolfspraul> the bash in Debian Lenny is 3.2. I am just wondering why the fped build requires a feature that is only present in bash >= 4?
<viric> larsc: do you know anything about the framebuffer in the nanonote, and the pixel format there?
<viric> xiangfu: is tangogps a directfb program too?
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: the bash feature it needs is the $PIPESTATUS array. it also uses $(shell ...), but that's just opportunistic
<xiangfu> xiangfu: from the makefile it's depends gtk2. not directfb.
<xiangfu> viric: ^
<viric> xiangfu: it may be gtk2 built for directfb then
<viric> xiangfu: or maybe there is a small X server
<xiangfu> viric: you mean in NanoNote?
<viric> yes
<xiangfu> viric: there is no X in nanonote.
<viric> Isn't there that kdrive server?
<xiangfu> viric: no.
<xiangfu> viric: maybe we try port is to openwrt
<wolfspraul> xiangfu: fped build worked, thanks!
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: PIPESTATUS should have been around since version 2. last serious bug fixed in 2.02
<wolfspraul> well that's my point. build-depends says bash >= 4
<wolfspraul> I found that a bit unusual, but OK. I guess we depend on something that was introduced only in 4.0 ...
<wpwrak_> i think >= 2 should be okay
<wolfspraul> maybe there is something in the other packages in build-depends, that in turn requires bash >= 4
<wpwrak_> chances are that dependency is just whatever was around when the dependency was created :)
<xiangfu> I can not remember why I set it >= 4. sorry.
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: did you build it with bash 3 or did you upgrade to bash 4 ?
<wolfspraul> it won't let me build with bash < 4, and I didn't try to force it
<wolfspraul> so I just upgraded, and it worked. I just found it unusual. Maybe an indirect dependency.
<viric> what is fped?
<wolfspraul> xiangfu: at least from my perspective, no need to study this further. bash >= 4 it is :-)
<wolfspraul> but it means that someone on Debian lenny cannot build fped without cherry-picking a testing bash.
<wpwrak_> it's probably safe to set the dependency to bash >= 3
<wpwrak_> unfortunately, i can't test it on my system with a version 3 bash, be cause that one doesn't have imagemagick - and a ton of blockers when i try to install it :-(
<wpwrak_> (it's an ancient gentoo that strictly adheres to "never change a running system" :)
<kyak> viric: i'm using lynx on Ben, personally
<viric> kyak: same here
<wolfspraul> the 12/1 community news are not in good shape, so maybe we push them forward to 1/1 ?
<wolfspraul> there are some nice bits and pieces in there, but the text is not readable/unedited imo
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: you still have one day ;-)
<wolfspraul> exactly
<wolfspraul> but 5 days of work to do before the day ends...
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: as long as there's something worth reporting, that's good. remember the low sales figures :)
<wpwrak_> kristianpaul: the community news say "100MHz scopemeters". did you use a scopemeter or just the 150 MHz scope ? (i.e., the GDS-820S)
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: if you want another picture of on-going work in wpan, you can include this one: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/wpan/ants-s1.png
<qi-bot> [commit] Xiangfu Liu: add new package gmenu2x icons: aewan, byobu, mc, powertop, snownews, tunec http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-xburst/f0ef443
<wpwrak_> (i should probably rename it to ants-headache, though :)
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: courage ! you can do it ! :-)
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: you can also mention the knitted bags. ah, and don't we have an openwrt rootfs update now, with qt fixed and such ?
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: burst-tools and fped into debian are mentioned twice
<qi-bot> [commit] Xiangfu Liu: remove VERSION, add more configure to directfbrc http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-xburst/f5fd251
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: maybe s/Wikipedia pages/pages on Wikipedia/ ? that way, one is less likely to mentally substitute "wiki" and thus get a little confused (like i did :)
<wolfspraul> the page needs a lot of editing, imo
<wolfspraul> that's why I'd rather push it out to 1/1
<wpwrak_> wolfspraul: would be nice to have Ethernet OUI and the USB ID close to each other
<wolfspraul> it's just 'draft notes' right now
<wpwrak_> the november edition wasn't *that* much more detailed ...
<wolfspraul> that's a while chart there! (ben-wpan antennas)
<wolfspraul> wild
<wpwrak_> (knitting) ah, that one actually made it into november. so one item less to write :)
<wolfspraul> why is the legend on the right side extending into the graph?
<wpwrak_> (legend) because that's where gnuplot puts it by default :)
<wpwrak_> this plot just gives a rough idea how the various antennas behave. each nnnA or nnnB is a different antenna. the 0 or 1 at the end is the number of the measurement run
<wpwrak_> for more detailed comparisons, i just pick a few data sets
<wpwrak_> i'll take a picture of the antennas in a bit. camera batter is recharging ...
<kristianpaul> wpwrak_: ahh, my fault, in that time i wasnt aware of all the Scope  features, actually i was hoping to find at least 100Mhz Scope
<wolfspraul> kristianpaul: did you write this? "Incoming Support for SIE sofware devel enviroment in OE/Jlime platform" (sorry too lazy to check in the page history :-))
<wolfspraul> what does it mean? "incoming support"
<kristianpaul> oh sorry
<kristianpaul> well you said "just write it i'll fix later"
<kristianpaul> wait
<wolfspraul> he, sure :-) I can fix it, but fix == delete :-)
<kristianpaul> Work in progress support ...
<kristianpaul> i think sound better
<wolfspraul> the page needs a lot of editing anyway, like I said I am voting for pushing it to 1/1
<wolfspraul> what's the value of rushing out sloppy news, don't know...
<kristianpaul> sure
<wolfspraul> I will try to edit it a bit later, currently busy testing the first Milkymist One RC2 board...
<kristianpaul> me too i'm just taking freakast i'll edit in some hours
<kristianpaul> see ya
<wolfspraul> enjoy
<kristianpaul> is that bad if i put a link to jlime.com (fot the Jlime and SIE related news)
<wolfspraul> I would not do it, but we have lots of links to openwrt.org too
<kristianpaul> sure np i can mention i think is easlly findable in g00gl3
<kristianpaul> yes it is
<kristianpaul> ok leaving now
<kristianpaul> i edited wiki please look and comment, wpwrak_ too :)
<wolfspraul> he :-)
<wpwrak_> wonders what kristianpaul is having for freakast ... eyeballs of white mice slaughtered by seven black cats at midnight, perhaps ?
<wolfspraul> for me the format is Who did what, why, what's the benefit. [url]
<wolfspraul> also news != announcements, imo. So I wouldn't say something is 'in progress'. That just means the 'news' should come later when it's done.
<wpwrak_> "electronic lab" or "electronics lab" ?
<wolfspraul> too incremental is no news either
<wolfspraul> well maybe I do go over it with a sledge hammer later today, only to avoid that someone pushes it out at the current quality level tomorrow :-)
<wolfspraul> but I will cut a lot...
<wpwrak_> news/progress depends a bit on the target audience and if you have enough "real" news
<wolfspraul> that's why I say just push it out, it's not edited to a readable standard yet
<wolfspraul> we'll see. edits are good, thanks kristianpaul!
<wpwrak_> (target) e.g., you also want to show the project is alive. if everybody is busy with long-term stuff that's still activity.
<wolfspraul> incremental stuff is not good, imo
<wpwrak_> okay, even less material to beat into shape then. you'll finish even before the deadline ;-)
<viric> larsc: do you know if there should be any trouble using an RGB32 pixel format in the nanonote framebuffer? Do you know details on the framebuffer?
<larsc> the framebuffer uses RGB32
<wpwrak_> kristianpaul, wolfspraul: for the UdV entry: "electronic lab" or "electronics lab" ? is the intended meaning "the branch of physics that deals with the behavior of electrons" ? (from CIDE, "electronics"). in think in spanish, the equivalent word is "electronica" (singular), german "Elektronik"
<wpwrak_> (NB: "Elektronik" and "electronics" have a dual meaning, namely the underlying physics and their application. i think it's the same in Spanish, too.)
<wpwrak_> of course, then there is "fedora-electronic-lab" ... :)
<wpwrak_> ... which may also be a double entendre. hmm. google favours "electronics lab" 5:2
<viric> wpwrak_: for me it looks like the difference on taller electrónico / taller de electrónica
<wpwrak_> viric: yeah, it's clearer in spanish ;-)
<kristianpaul> wpwrak_: (freakfast ) now way, some bread, eggs and "platano" chips with "jugo de guayaba"
<kristianpaul> wpwrak_: (electronic lab*) well actually i dint came up with that name, it just was here in the qi wiki one day, i just follow it as a cow ;)
<kristianpaul> before electronic lab* it was called hardware hacker board
<kristianpaul> so..
<kristianpaul> i really dont care about it, for me just call it SIE (whatever it means in spanish)
<kristianpaul> SIE Board, thats it :)
<wpwrak_> kristianpaul: no, i mean "use their 150 Mhz Digital Oscilloscope in their electronic lab."
<kristianpaul> ahh
<wpwrak_> kristianpaul: or do you mean that the university called their e-lab "hardware hacker board" ? (possible, but unusual :)
<kristianpaul> that one
<kristianpaul> wpwrak_: you think the correct is electronics lab?
<wpwrak_> kristianpaul: i think so, yes. see also "dict electronics"
<kristianpaul> wpwrak_: sure sure, please edit my enlgish brain dictionary is kinda small i trust you
<wpwrak_> kristianpaul: but i'm not entirely sure what the status of "electronic lab" as a potential synonym is. any native english speakers around ? :)
<kristianpaul> :/
<kristianpaul> he
<viric> I also think 'electronics lab' looks better
<viric> (My vote is not from a native english speaker)
<kristianpaul> yeah is okay acording to this chat http://paste.debian.net/101132/
<wpwrak_> updated. thanks !
<kristianpaul> :D
<qi-bot> [commit] Andres Calderon: Some progress in the BOOKSHELF file http://qi-hw.com/p/xue/42d9608
<kristianpaul> rafa_: are you aware of status of gta-02 ?
<kristianpaul> you said somewhere you checked the mail list time to time..
<kristianpaul> i'm just curios no more
<kyak> anybody willing to test reflash_ben.sh with a progress bar?
<kyak> the patch against the latest version of reflash_ben.sh from git (512Mb rootfs)
<wpwrak_> btw, does anyone know if ubifs a) relocates blocks at all, and if yes, b) also on reads ? (e.g., when correcting a single-bit error)
<qwebirc22438> ???
<qi-bot> [commit] kyak: nightsky: fix postinstall http://qi-hw.com/p/openwrt-packages/d2cd55b
<kristianpaul> qwebirc22438: hi
<qwebirc22438> hi
<wpwrak_> for those who like pictures - my antenna testing setup: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/tmp/antfarm.jpg
<kristianpaul> wpwrak_: i cant zoom in ;)
<kristianpaul> but got the idea
<kristianpaul> btw what about distances about 10m ?
<wpwrak_> kristianpaul: the distance between sender and receiver (the picture shows the receiver) is about 3.7 m
<wpwrak_> (zoom) this is the full resolution: http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/tmp/IMG_0661.JPG
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: dsv: remove unnecessary double quotes in assignments http://qi-hw.com/p/eda-tools/3b3c4bf
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: dsv: make "dsv setup" accept spaces in names and aliases http://qi-hw.com/p/eda-tools/92cb580
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: dsv (search): quote file name, so that we can also look up names with spaces http://qi-hw.com/p/eda-tools/e928d82
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: dsv: in names, convert / to %2F and % to %25 http://qi-hw.com/p/eda-tools/be26998
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: dsv (setup): make sure file ends with a newline, so that we can "read" it http://qi-hw.com/p/eda-tools/f207be6
<qi-bot> [commit] Werner Almesberger: dsv (list): use "ls -b" to avoid confusing "column" with 8 bit characters http://qi-hw.com/p/eda-tools/4f65593
<wpwrak_> andres-calderon: phew. you're a good tester :)
<andres-calderon> wpwrak_: I am  not  a very good tester, but I'm ready for testing.
<wpwrak_> andres-calderon: heh, about a fifth of the names you used triggered some problem in dsv. that's pretty good ;-) (well, or very sloppy on my part :)
<andres-calderon> wpwrak_: ok, I like to help ... Your project  is very pertinent.
<wpwrak_> andres-calderon: btw, dsv is case-sensitive. so those long upper-case names may get a bit inconvenient. well, when you use dsv a bit, you'll get a feeling for which names are convenient and which aren't.
<wpwrak_> heh, thanks :)
<andres-calderon> wpwrak_: ok
<andres-calderon> wpwrak_: I would like to help coding, I can help in low-priority tasks.
<wpwrak_> andres-calderon: anything specific you were thinking of ? which programming languages are you comfortable with ?
<andres-calderon> wpwrak_:  C/C++/python/bash/java   (and php, but is a bit embarrassing :) )
<andres-calderon> wpwrak_:  I can help in the program that compares PCBs, if it has not been started.
<wpwrak_> great, almost all major languages !
<wpwrak_> the pcb comparator is indeed something that's not done yet
<wpwrak_> and it would be very very useful to have
<wpwrak_> if you want to do it as a comparison of postscript, then a first step could be to add a non-interactive postscript "plot" to pcbnew, similar to my --plot option for eeschema
<wpwrak_> a word of warning, though: kicad is written in - in my opinion - quite ugly C++. so it's not easy and you need a strong stomach :)
<andres-calderon> wpwrak_: jeje
<andres-calderon> wpwrak_: I think I can make a proof of concept in python  this month.   just when be finished the  Xué desing verification
<andres-calderon> I thought of integrating XMPP to kicad to provide a mechanism for online collaborative work . But I do not think I have enough time soon.
<wpwrak_> (proof of concept) sounds great
<wpwrak_> (xmpp) hmm, sounds like a major extension. you should propose/discuss such things on the kicad developer's list.
<andres-calderon> ok, I will write soon on the list.
<andres-calderon> the antfarm look great :)
<wpwrak_> making an rf circuit work is messy stuff ... :)
<andres-calderon> RF  look like magic for me.
<wpwrak_> i think it is :)
<DominicChow> hey guys
<DominicChow> what is this chan about?
<rafa_> kristianpaul: gta02-core has not traffic.. the project waited Sean (openmoko owner) to send freerunner parts IIRC.. and he promised but he did not do
<rafa_> kristianpaul: but better if you ask gta02-core main developer :D
<roh> i wouldnt bet on that.
<roh> (getting any parts)
<wpwrak_> yeah, rather unlikely now ...
<wolfspraul> andres-calderon: hey Andres, you are here now! cool!