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Pseudoman

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Noobie Application Install Issues
« on: August 21, 2010, 06:38:59 PM »
Hi, I'm new to TCL, as the post's Title may indicate, and I am having troubles installing applications. I have the TCL setup using syslinux, booting from a USB flash-drive.
Currently, I am trying to install the applications localy, since I don't want to have my TCL-machine connected to the internet. Trouble is, it (Appbrowser) comes up with an error about mounting one directory onto another, which in itself sounds a bit odd. I have the apps, in tcz files (it didn't like the .tce files I tried feeding it), placed into the /tce/options/ directory. There must some obvious step(s) that I am missing. Any help on the subject will be appreciated. Thanks.

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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2010, 06:47:41 PM »
The files go in the tce/optional ( not options) directory on the USB drive.
Make sure to include the waitusb=5 boot option.

If you are installing applications without using the AppBrowser, you must also manually download
all dependencies.

Pseudoman

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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2010, 06:56:44 PM »
Yeah, I meant to write /tce/optional/, but I'll double check.
I have the dependencies downloaded as well (including the .dep files), I forgot to mention that, and I am using AppBrowser's local install feature. I'll try the waitsub=5 boot option.
Would the /tce/optional/ look like h:\tce\optional\ on a Windows system, or does it have to got into the TCL file system? Currently, I have both scenarios in action.
« Last Edit: August 21, 2010, 07:25:09 PM by Pseudoman »

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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2010, 10:51:45 PM »
.tce extensions are deprecated.  ;)
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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2010, 09:20:50 AM »
The specific error I receive is this:
"mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on /tmp/tcloop/glib failed: invalid argument"

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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2010, 10:12:05 AM »
Are you sure it says "glib" ?
I only see glib1 or glib2.
Which version of TC are you running?
Where from exactly did you get all your extensions which don't seem to work?
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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2010, 02:07:32 PM »
That's what the error read, I'm running the "current version" (3.0, I assume), and I got the extensions from the VIM ftp mirror.
I was able to install the extensions to install through the internet via the AppBrowser, but I am thus unsuccessful in completing an installation based on local files.
To further develop this dilemna, TLC is not recognizing any /tce/optional/ directory, nor does it allow me to create one. This is a problem because I cannot use "getflash10." The entire /tce/ directory is missing, or at least it is not being recognized. Thank you for the help so far, I really appreciate it.

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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2010, 09:59:51 PM »
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tce-setdrive

You should be able to use getflash10 without any need of a PPR. Running in default mode tce dir is /tmp/tce
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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2010, 06:45:48 AM »
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unsuccessful in completing an installation based on local files.
In Appbrowser Local Filename is the name of directory
 for example: /mnt/sda2/tce/optional (highlighted)
 and the extensions are displayed
right?
If you change to your local files on another directory
 in my example: /mnt/sda2/tce/optional
 there is no extensions displayed
right?
Just append a slash at the end
 in my examle /mnt/sda2/tce/optional/

success?

Is a filename without slash a dirname ?  :'(
or is this a tiny bug? ???

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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2010, 07:03:49 AM »
requires double-click  ;)
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Re: Noobie Application Install Issues
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2010, 10:22:52 AM »
Hi.

I have a similar problem trying to install openjdk-7-jre.tcz

I am using AppBrowser. The tcz is downloaded, and I try to use Local install. I select the right package from the file dialog box, and get the error:

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mount: mounting /dev/loop5 on /tmp/tcloop/openjdk-7-jre failed: Invalid Argument

I tried to manually tce-load from console and got the same error.
Sorry if this is considered a long bump in this community :)

Ste