Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Raspberry pi firmware update

New  version (was #371)
Linux raspberrypi 3.6.11+ #464 PREEMPT Thu Jun 6 18:17:55 BST 2013 armv6l GNU/Linux
Also set
gpu-mem=128
Then trying TVheadend with XBMC
http://myatus.com/p/watching-tv-on-your-android-via-a-raspberry-pi/

XMBC PVR addiin via  http://michael.gorven.za.net/raspberrypi/xbmc#comment-636

Decoder: PCTV Systems DVB-T2 290e nanoStick HD TV Tuner

I tried to install the 290e driver on the T42 with lubuntu. Produced the error:

 CC [M]  /home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-async.o
  CC [M]  /home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.o
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c: In function 'v4l2_of_parse_csi_bus':
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c:38:4: error: implicit declaration of function 'of_prop_next_u32' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c:38:9: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c: In function 'v4l2_of_get_next_endpoint':
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c:172:3: error: implicit declaration of function 'of_get_child_by_name' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c:172:8: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a cast [enabled by default]
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c: In function 'v4l2_of_get_remote_port_parent':
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c:237:2: warning: passing argument 1 of 'of_parse_phandle' discards 'const' qualifier from pointer target type [enabled by default]
include/linux/of.h:230:28: note: expected 'struct device_node *' but argument is of type 'const struct device_node *'
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c: In function 'v4l2_of_get_remote_port':
/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.c:261:2: warning: passing argument 1 of 'of_parse_phandle' discards 'const' qualifier from pointer target type [enabled by default]
include/linux/of.h:230:28: note: expected 'struct device_node *' but argument is of type 'const struct device_node *'
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[3]: *** [/home/andy/media_build/v4l/v4l2-of.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/home/andy/media_build/v4l] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.2.0-48-generic'
make[1]: *** [default] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/andy/media_build/v4l'
make: *** [all] Error 2
build failed at ./build line 452.

This suggests  http://pastebin.com/48W5Da20 that  Building a vanilla kernel 
is the way to go, but that looks to much for now.

Saturday, 1 June 2013

Android Star s5: installing debian and java

Following my adventures with the Raspberry Pi, I decided it was time for a new phone. I went for:

Star One S5 5.0 inch (1280*720) HD capacitive 720P screen Android 4.2 OS 3G Smart Phone MTK6589 1.2GHz Quad Core 1G RAM 8G ROM 12MP back camera.

Looking good so far:

 Here is the result running BaseX via vnc: