On Monday 20 October 2008 21:40:39 Sparr wrote: > This is actually a problem on every linux handheld I have ever used. It is > a problem on my GP2X. It was a problem on my old Asus PDA. It is a > problem on my N770. It will be a problem on my Pandora when I get one. I > wish someone had a great solution, but so far, nothing. There is, afaik, > no safe consistent way to install software across multiple pieces of > removable media in a way that is centrally manageable. That goes for any > OS, on any platform. I can't even find a hypothetical description of such > a system, should I want to try to implement it. > have a look at gobolinux ;) > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:33 PM, kenneth marken <kemarken@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > On Monday 20 October 2008 21:17:44 Ryan Abel wrote: > > > On Oct 20, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Denis Dimick wrote: > > > > Say someone does boot from SD, what happens when they remove the SD > > > > card to copy data over to it; I've run into a bug that causes scp to > > > > die/hang when copying large (AVI) files over wireless. > > > > > > If you're booted from it, then bad things, but if the tablet is > > > powered off, and you're using a machine that can recognize ext2/3, > > > then you just copy as usual. > > > > > > Both tablets have two mass storage devices (the N810's just happens to > > > be soldered on), so use one SD as a permanent boot device, and the > > > other for mass storage. > > > > well, if we could get nokia to support it natively (watching the dance > > some had to do to get it all running again at the latest ssu) it would be > > a bit more interesting. but so far your best of waiting each time a ssu > > update shows up in app manager, until whoever do those alternate boot > > systems can get back up to speed. > > > > still, there is always that idea/plan for a community "distro"... > > > > the problem really is that neither the debian package system nor nokia > > supports any official system for offloading onto some other storage. > > > > until that time comes, there will be house of card like hacks lining up > > around > > the block... _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
