"norseman" <nor...ghes.net> wrote:
8< --------------------------------------------------------- > ....dreaded.... Yep! I know the feeling. Got lots of those T-Shirts. ;) > > > I re-read your original post. I got the feeling the eBox is running a > stripped down Linux. Is that so? If it is, then: Correct - a kernel, and busybox masquerading as the whole of GNU... > > You mention pcmcia. Is it external, a plug in? Do any of your > desktops/etc have pcmcia slots? Because if so..... Its part of the eBox - quite a neat implementation > > 1) Card can be mounted on your machine > 2) Compile and install can be direct to card (rem 32bit output) > just change the install path(s). Look over the eBox /lib > ( I'm assuming Linux again) and put that lib path first in > the compile command line. > > If no desktop pcmcia adapter - pay the $40 or so for an USB attachable > pcmcia adapter This is sane - I would need it if ever we get to using the thing, for loading software onto the devices anyway. > > sample: > plug in card > > (if current drives on desktop are scsi or sata drives you may need to > change sda to sdb or sdc or .... use fdisk /dev/sda to check existence. > the single letter 'q' to exit without changing anything. Careful with > fdisk - damage comes quickly, easily and unrepairable. All you are after > is which letter to use. Last one before No such drive is the one. > ) should be able to look in /dev - but I will be carefull... Also Suse and GUI should just pop up, like a USB stick does. > > cd /mnt > mkdir sda > mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda > ls /mnt/sda should give base dir listing of flashdrive > (linux will treat the pcmcia flash as a removable HardDrive) > > install to /mnt/sda/usr/local/lib (or /mnt/sda/--where ever--) > then: back on eBox > cd /mnt > mkdir sda > cd sda > ln -s /usr usr > > I did the soft link process above on my machine, then: > > ls /mnt/sda/usr/local/lib/python2.5 should list contents correctly > (and does on my machine since it is located in /usr/local/lib/python2.5) > thus keeping compile and install paths working. The use of the midnight > commander (mc) with card mounted makes transferring whole trees simple. > Soft links were invented for a reason! > > OF COURSE, if the eBox is not running Linux, all this is useless! ;) > > Steve Thanks a lot - this seems the way to go... - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
