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LinuxTV dvb-apps
The LinuxTV dvb-apps package contains some Linux DVB API applications and a set of utilities that both the developer and end user alike will find quite useful. Specifically, the utilities are geared towards the initial setup, testing, and operation of a DVB device, whether it be of the software decoding (a.k.a. 'budget') or hardware decoding (a.k.a. 'premium' or 'full-featured') class.
Obtaining the dvb-apps package
The dvb-apps package source code is available from the LinuxTV website and can be retrieved via Mercurial (Hg).
The download and build procedure is very simple:
hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps # download the tarball link below and extract if you don't have mercurial. cd dvb-apps make sudo make install
There are some very old tarballs, compressed in tar.bz2 and tar.gz formats. The latest tarball of dvb-apps is provided by Mercurial (Hg).
Alternatively, if the package is maintained in a repository available for your "distro", then you can obtain a pre-built version with your package manager. Note, however, that not all Linux distributions ('distros') refer to the package by the proper "dvb-apps" name. The Debian package name for it, for example, is "dvb-utils". In other cases, you may also sometimes see it called "dvbtools". This is an insane situation, which creates much confusion; additional to the fact that DVB tools is itself the name of another project (not associated with LinuxTV) that features its own set of DVB related utilities. In any regard, the following provides a few examples with common distros
- To install it on a debian etch system:
# apt-get install dvb-utils
- To install it on a debian lenny or ubuntu system:
# apt-get install dvb-apps
- With gentoo:
# emerge linuxtv-dvb-apps
- Using Fedora, assume root privileges then install the dvb utilities with:
# yum install dvb-apps
- Using Suse, assume root privileges then install the dvb utilities with:
# zypper install dvb
- Using OpenEmbedded, assume root privileges then install the dvb utilities with:
# bitbake dvb-apps
- With Arch Linux:
# pacman -S linuxtv-dvb-apps
List of utilities within 'dvb-apps'
The README file in the top level of the package gives a brief description of the package's contents, but in general, some of the items of interest that you will find are:
- libdvbapi - Interface library to digital TV devices.
- libdvbcfg - Library to parse/create digital TV channel configuration files.
- libdvbsec - Library for Satellite Equipment Control operations.
- libucsi - Fast MPEG2 Transport Stream SI table parsing library.
- Also includes routines for parsing ATSC EIT and ETT tables, which are the EPG (electronic program guide) structures for ATSC.
- libdvben50221- Complete implementation of a CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) EN 50221 CAM stack.
- libdvbmisc - Miscellaneous utilities used by the other libraries.
- libesg - ??? Electronic Service Guide parser?
/util directory
- Main User Applications:
- scan: the original frequency scanning tool used to generate channel lists
- dvbscan: another frequency scanning tool used to generate channel lists .... some distro package managers have rebranded this as "scandvb" ... also note that "atscscan", if included, is simply a copy of dvbscan. The DVB or ATSC protocol is determined by a tuning file feed to these programs. Tuning files are kept in the scan/atsc, scan/dvb-[csth] directories. This program discovers carriers on candidate frequencies and also determines sub-channels. sub-channels may be the main program at a lower data rate or completely new content. With the output produced, a short name can be used to identify the frequency and the streams needed to get a channel.
- czap, szap, tzap: tuning utilities for DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-T. These change the channel/sub-channel as identified by the file output by scan above.
- azap: tuning utility for ATSC.
- util/gnutv - Tune, watch and stream your TV. I.e. a DVB UI.
- General Utilities:
- util/dvbdate - Read date time information from the currently tuned multiplex.
- util/dvbnet - Control digital data network interfaces. DVB network interface manager (IP over DVB).
- util/dvbtraffic - Monitor traffic on a digital device. PID analysis of currently tuned multiplex.
- util/femon - Frontend (fe) monitor. Monitor the tuning status on a digital TV device.
- util/zap - *Just* tunes a digital device - really intended for developers. Note that this is a seperate app then those *zap utilities listed above.
- util/atsc_epg - Recent versions of dvb-apps include a program to print out the next three hours worth of programs on a given frequency (for ATSC only).
- Hardware Specific Utilities:
- util/av7110_loadkeys - A utiltity to load IR remote keymaps into an av7110 based card using the /proc/av7110_ir interface
- util/dib3000-watch - Monitor DIB3000 demodulators
- util/dst-utils/dst-test - Utilities for DST based cards.
- util/ttusb_dec_reset - Reset a TechnoTrends TTUSB DEC device.
/test directory
- diseqc: Sends various diseqc sequences on a SAT frontend.
- set22k: Legacy tone switching for SAT frontends.
- setvoltage: Legacy voltage switching for SAT frontends.
- setpid: Set video and audio PIDs in the demux (only for hardware MPEG decoder)
- video: tiny video watching application
- test_sections: Hex dump of section data from stream.
- test_sec_ne: Like test_sections, but also test Not-Equal filter mode.
- test_pes: Hex dump of PES data from stream.
- test_tt: Demonstrate teletext decoding from PES data.
- test_av: Test audio and video MPEG decoder API.
- test_vevent: Test VIDEO_GET_EVENT and poll() for video events
- test_stc: Test DMX_GET_STC.
- test_stillimage: Display single iframes as stillimages
- test_dvr: Record a partial transport stream of selected PIDs to a file or a full stream if supported by the hardware
- Start numbering the versions. Yes, with a repo every commit is a kind of version, but in the real world of distros and end users you need to define version numbers as easy reference points.
- Tag versioned releases and make src tarballs for the distros.
- Add ChangeLog and TODO files (and keep them up to date of course).
- Review the names of the apps and change where necessary. Perhaps scan is too ambiguous a name in a general-purpose system where all sorts of things can be scanned (with scanners, fax machines, barcode readers, etc.).
- Implement API version 5 scanning and zapping for DVB-S2 channels. See S2API, scan-s2 and szap-s2. There's a work undergoing to implement support to DVB API v5 for ISDB-T that also adds DVB API v5 to other transports at [1].
- Improve the channels.conf file format so that one file can represent all the channels. Need to
- (a) identify the source (S13.0E, S19.2E, Terrestrial, etc)
- (b) identify the delivery system (DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-T etc)
- (c) be able to represent all the parameters required for all the delivery systems in a unified way. For example DVB-S2 has some new paramters (e.g. rolloff). The "VDR" format was expanded for this, but in a messy way.
- Make sure there is one true format -- no "zap" versus "VDR" format confusion.
- Merge all the *zap programs. You unified the channels.conf file so this is next.
- Add man pages from http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=312570
- See "Testing your DVB device" for usage examples of some of these tools.

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The figure compares with 35 attacks on churches, worship services and Christians during the same period last year in the state, which has become the center of violence against Christians. The states with the next highest incidents of anti-Christian violence from January through August this year were Andhra Pradesh with 14 and Madhya Pradesh with 11, according to figures from the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC) and the All India Christian Council.
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sept. 11 called on Gov. H.R. Bhardwaj to rein in abuses by the state's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to ensure that law and order is maintained, reported the GCIC. In several districts of Karnataka during the first eight months of the year, local authorities allowed Hindu extremists to beat pastors, disrupt prayer meetings and worship services, and burn, vandalize, demolish or shut down prayer halls.
After August last year the number of violent incidents against Christians in Karnataka raced up, with a total of 112 attacks on Christians in 2008, and the Christian community fears a repeat of hostilities.
Kumaraswamy noted that a Sept. 10 attack on St. Francis De Sales Church at Hebbagudi, on the outskirts of Bangalore, came just days after Gov. Bhardwaj voiced concern over the security of minorities in the state. Armed attackers broke into the church, damaged statues and other items, smashed windows and destroyed a house behind the building, according to the Evangelical Fellowship of India. Church damages were estimated at 200,000 rupee, or $4,173.
"It is unfortunate that the government did not take any action to curb communal menace even after your caution," Kumaraswamy wrote in a memorandum to the governor, adding that Gov. Bhardwaj was constitutionally bound to stop state security personnel from violating the law.
The former chief minister said he felt that the attack on the church, located close to the Hebbagudi police station on a busy road, reflected growing religious intolerance and tension in the state, and he criticized Home Minister V.S. Acharya for terming the attack a "minor incident."
Archbishop of Bangalore Bernard Moras told Compass that past experience leaves him little hope for future justice.
"The state government has promised to make an immediate inquiry into the recent church attack in Hebbagudi, but nothing has been done so far, and we have no results whatsoever from the Justice B.K. Somashekar Commission of Inquiry made into church attacks last year," he said. "Sad as it is, we feel that justice delayed is justice denied."
Former chief minister Kumaraswamy has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into attacks on prayer halls in the state. The leader of the opposition in the state Legislative Assembly, Siddaramaiah (who goes by a single name), has also demanded a CBI inquiry into all attacks on minorities and places of worship. The Hindu reported that he had asked state Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to stop blaming others for the mistakes of his government.
Siddaramaiah told media on Sept. 13 that members of the Hindu extremist Sangh Parivar were involved in the attacks on churches.
"The BJP government led by B.S. Yeddyurappa has failed to take action against those involved in these incidents that created unrest in society, and now the chief minister is blaming others for the mistakes committed by his government, which has resulted in a law-and-order problem in the state," he said.
The Hindu reported Siddaramaiah as saying that in an effort to cover up their mistakes, the chief minister and his cabinet dismissed the accusations as efforts to topple his government.
"If the chief minister has any proof to support his statements, let him hand over the issue to the CBI," Siddaramaiah added. "The truth will be out."
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also recently remarked that Karnataka has witnessed a number of incidents of communal violence this year.
"What is more worrisome is that the incidents were not limited to one or two districts," Singh said in comments that Chief Minister Yedduyurappa brushed off as untrue; the chief minister referred to the violence as a "few stray incidents" that were "blown out of proportion."
Tensions are high in the districts of Davangere, Mangalore, Bangalore, and also potentially volatile are the districts of Chickmagalur, Chitradurga, Belgaum, Tumkur, Udupi, Shimago, Bagalkot, Dharwad and Kodagu, reported the GCIC.
Chief Minister Yeddyurappa reportedly has instructed police to provide security at all religious venues and directed them to take steps to take preventative measures. City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari has reportedly said the chief minister ordered security officers to deal sternly with those involved in incidents of religious violence.
The Bangalore Rural police on Sept. 12 reportedly handed over the investigation of the attack on St. Francis De Sales to the Criminal Investigation Department.
Attempted Anti-Conversion Law
Foremost among priorities of the Hindu nationalist BJP when it came to power in Karnataka last year was to introduce the kind of "anti-conversion" law that has provided the pretext for anti- Christian violence in other states.
Alarmed by what they said was an increase in conversions to Christianity, six prominent Hindu leaders on June 25 said that they had urged Chief Minister Yedduyurappa to introduce "anti-conversion" laws similar to those of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, reported The Hindu. Passage of an anti-conversion bill has been left hanging, however, with negative publicity over communal violence and Christian protests against such a bill.
Such laws are designed to thwart forcible or fraudulent conversion, but they are popularly misunderstood as criminalizing conversion in general. The laws seek to curb religious conversions made by "force, fraud or allurement," but human rights groups say they obstruct conversion generally as Hindu nationalists invoke them to harass Christians with spurious arrests and incarcerations
Anti-conversion laws are in force in five states – Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat – and its implementation is awaited in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan. Several cases against Christians have been filed under various anti-conversion laws in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa, but no one has been convicted in more than four decades since such laws were enacted.
Naveen Kumar of the Federation of Christian Churches and Organizations told Compass that Christians from different districts in Karnataka have come out in protest against such a bill since August of 2008. The Christians believe that the passing of an anti-conversion bill in the state would heighten atrocities against them.
Of the 52.8 million people in Karnataka, Christians number slightly more than 1 million.


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Many famous results were discovered through non-rigorous proofs, with correct proofs being found only later and with greater difficulty. One that is well known is Euler's 1737 proof that
$1+\frac{1}{2^2}+\frac{1}{3^2}+\frac{1}{4^2}+\cdots =\frac{\pi^2}{6}$
in which he pretends that the power series for $\frac{\sin\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x}}$ is an infinite polynomial and factorizes it from knowledge of its roots.
Another example, of a different type, is the Jordan curve theorem. In this case, the theorem seems obvious, and Jordan gets credit for realizing that it requires proof. However, the proof was harder than he thought, and the first rigorous proof was found some decades later than Jordan's attempt. Many of the basic theorems of topology are like this.
Then of course there is Ramanujan, who is in a class of his own when it comes to discovering theorems without proving them.
I'd be interested to see other examples, and in your thoughts on what the examples reveal about the connection between discovery and proof.
Clarification. When I posed the question I was hoping for some explanations for the gap between discovery and proof to emerge, without any hinting from me. Since this hasn't happened much yet, let me suggest some possible explanations that I had in mind:
Physical intuition. This lies behind results such as the Jordan curve theorem, Riemann mapping theorem, Fourier analysis.
Lack of foundations. This accounts for the late arrival of rigor in calculus, topology, and (?) algebraic geometry.
Complexity. Hard results cannot proved correctly the first time, only via a series of partially correct, or incomplete, proofs. Example: Fermat's last theorem.
I hope this gives a better idea of what I was looking for. Feel free to edit your answers if you have anything to add.


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Die: An engraved piece of metal used to stamp a design on a coin.
Die crack: A small, raised imperfection on a coin resulting from a crack in the stamping die.
Early release: The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) uses this designation for U.S. Bullion Coins during the first month of release from the U.S. Mint. To qualify for Early Release designation, NGC must receive the coins within 30 days of their release by the US Mint or properly documented as being received by an NGC approved entity within the same 30-day release period.
Encapsulated coin: A coin graded and authenticated by a professional coin service, then sealed in plastic.
Field: The typically flat area surrounding the relief and not used for legend or inscription.
Legal tender: Official money issued by the government.
Legend: The coin's primary lettering.
Lettered edge: An inscription added to the edge of a coin.
Luster: The quality of the surface brilliance on a Mint State or Uncirculated coin.
Mercury dime: Issued from 1916 to 1945, this U.S. dime featured a representation of Liberty in a winged hat that was commonly mistaken for the ancient god, Mercury.
Mint: A government controlled coin production facility.
Mint mark: A small letter stamped on a coin that indicates its mint origin, ex. "D" for Denver.
Mint Set: One coin from each of the available denominations in a particular year, produced by a single mint and made for circulation.
Mint State (Uncirculated): A regular production coin never used in trade and existing in its original condition.
Mintage: The number of coins produced.
NGC: Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
Numismatics: The collection and study of monetary objects such as coins and paper bills.
Obverse: Heads, or a coin's front side.
Patina: Surface discoloration, typically green or brown, caused by oxidation over time.
PCGS: Professional Coin Grading Service.
Planchet: A blank metal piece used to produce a coin.
Proof: Expertly polished planchets and dies produce these coins which feature an extremely high quality strike, resulting in unmatched detail and brilliant surface finish.
Reeded edge: A coin edge finish featuring parallel vertical grooves all the way around.
Relief: The raised portion of a stamped design that sits above the coin's field.
Reverse: Tails, or coin's back side.
Rim: The raised ring around the perimeter of a coin designed to reduce wear on the relief.
Strike: The act of stamping a coin.
Truncation: The bottom edge of a portrait or bust.
Wheat penny: Lincoln cents issued from 1909 to 1958 bearing the wheat ear design on the reverse.
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H064 – Collection Perseverance
Serie Perseverance
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Edition | Edition of 8 - All sizes included |
Type of print | Silver based C-Print |
Certificate of authenticity | Yes |
Year of creation | 2011 |
Fine art artist | Idan Wizen |
Series | Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon |
Sub-series | Perseverance |
About the serie
Perseverance is the 2nd collection of the art project "Who's that nude in the living room ?"
Learn more about the project "Who's that nude in the living room?"
The Persévérance series is the second series of the project. The bright red background and very raw light of the Persévérance series make it a collection that immediately catches the spectator's collection. The choice of red is explained by the desire to create a paradox: often evoking vulgarity and the pornographic world, Idan Wizen wanted to show that what brings vulgarity is not the background but the attitude of the model.
About the project
Who's that nude in the living room ?
Showing humanity as it is, in its most natural state, its nudity and diversity.
In our paradoxical society where the nude is banned from all social networks, and yet the pornography is easily accessible to all, Idan Wizen and his photographs take the opposite tack by putting the naked body in the foreground, replacing sexuality for the enhancement of all human bodies. He expresses his vision of our society through his art that is unique in its desire to represent humanity the way it is, in its most natural state, in its nudity and diversity.
More than 2000 persons stripped naked for this art project
For over a decade, Idan Wizen has been receiving people in his photostudio to create from them a piece of art. With each person, he creates a unique fine art photography that is exhibited and purchased by art collectors. Over the years, he has realised thirteen different series that tell different stories about nudity and our society.
Everyone can be a piece of art
The project called Un Anonyme Nu dans le Salon (french for Who's That Nude in the Living Room?), changes completely the vision of a naked body in society. The models are ordinary people and there is no casting. Oversized or skin-and-bone, midget or a giant, just a regular person from 18 to 99 years old, everyone is welcome. For most of them, the goal is to learn how to love themselves and to correct the disrupted and inaccurate vision of themselves.
The main idea of the project is to pay tribute to the uniqueness and diversity of the human race with its raw and unedited photographs. While fashion and advertising industries commemorate and glorify the perfect Apollonian and Aphroditian bodies, the artist stands aside of these dictates and has the courage to represent something different: a normal living body without any embellishment or beauty touch-ups. By showing his models without pageantry, and without erotism, the artist fights with one stone the growing puritanism and the omnipresence of pornography in our society, extracting at the same time the model from any socio-cultural background.


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Seven Tips for Updating Your Front Entrance
The entrance to your home is the first impression visitors get when they visit. Does your front entrance let people know anything about you and your taste? Whether you live in a cottage or a larger home, here are some tips for creating a welcome and attractive entrance.
1. Paint the front door. This is on my to-do list for the next month. I will be calling my local Atlanta painting contractor, since applying a fresh coat of paint to your front door goes a long way to giving an entrance an inexpensive facelift. The color you select should complement the paint colors or materials your home is constructed of and any containers located near the door.
2. Add a few large decorative pots of plants on either side of the front door. You can also add some interest by having just one container that is a focal point, such as a bonsai, which will offer a different look in every season. Using two oversized pots with hardy evergreens (conifers or broadleaf types) will soften the look of the hardscape, and by using large pots you won't have to worry about watering so much. Remember there are many shades of green, you can mix and match or use just one type of plant. Make sure the containers you use have drainage holes and are weather proof.
3. Add seasonal color to existing container plantings. For example, in the autumn you can add winter blooming annuals like violas and in the spring you can replace these with annuals like Caladiums and ferns, for long season color in the shade. For a dramatic statement in the full sun, use succulents like Agave which add a sculptural element or big leaved plants such as Elephant Ears.
4. Cover unsightly walls or fences with evergreen vines. I have a large front stoop with an exposed concrete wall. I planted creeping fig, Ficus pumila at the base of the wall and after just a few years it is covered with tiny evergreen foliage that looks like wallpaper. Depending on what part of the country you live in, you could use a variety of different plants to achieve the same effect.
5. Add a window box or boxes to the front of your house. Make sure they are substantial and built to last with exposure to weather. Custom-made boxes may be your best option. By building your own or having someone make them for you, they are bound to last and, you can choose materials that will suit the style and architecture of your home. Add colorful branches to the window box in winter for more color.
6. Add a small water feature at the entrance to your home. There are myriad possibilities, from small wall mounted types to a simple container filled with water and decorative stones.
7. Make sure that the route to your front door is obvious and the path is comfortable and easy to walk on. Adding ornamental grasses or grass-type plants like Carex 'Evergold' at various points along the path will soften the overall look.
Erica Glasener writes for Networx.com.
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Kirby Merchandise
Kirby first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land (1992) over two generations ago and since then has starred in over 20 videogames as well as manga and anime. Now Kirby is a favorite Nintendo character loved throughout the world for his adorable appearance, positive attitude, and abilities.
Kirby has a flexible, round pink body that is 8 inches tall and light enough to be carried as well as float or fly when he inhales enough air and flaps his arms. He also has stubby pink arms, two big red feet, large eyes with a touch of deep blue, and blushed cheeks. He's often seen with an open smile, but his mouth size and shape changes with his mood and actions; It can go from being a very small circle when curious to a huge one when inhaling an enemy!
Kirby is cheerful, childlike, and loves to help people. He doesn't dislike anyone, not even King Dedede, but does have a strong sense of justice and will go bravely into battle. His impulsiveness has occasionally caused some trouble. Kirby loves to eat and has a huge appetite. It's his favorite past time besides singing which he is unfortunately terrible at but still enjoys.
Abilities (vary by game)
・Inhale: Kirby's signature move allows him to inhale enemies and objects as well as spit them back out as a Star Spit attack.
・Super Inhale: After a few seconds of inhaling, Kirby can inhale even larger objects.
・Hypernova: By touching Miracle Fruit, Kirby can inhale objects as large as trees and move objects made of metal or stone that are twice his size.
・Copy Ability: After inhaling an enemy, Kirby can either choose to perform a Star Spit Attack or swallow the enemy to gain special moves if the enemy had a special power. Wheel is a fan favorite Copy Ability in which Kirby transforms into a wheel and can travel at fast speeds while taking out enemies along the way. Sleep is considered by many to be Kirby's most useless Copy Ability which leaves him in a slumber and defenseless for 5 seconds. Only with the Sleep Ability Scroll in Kirby: Squeak Squad can he regain some health while asleep.
・Fly/Float: After inhaling, Kirby can float or fly by flapping his arms. In some games, he can do this indefinitely.
・Air Gun/Air Bullet: After inhaling, Kirby deflates himself and uses the exhaled air to damage an enemy.
・Water Gun: When underwater, Kirby shoots a bubble of water or constant spray depending on the game.
・Slide Kick: Kirby slides on the ground with his legs out to inflict minor damage.
・Headbutt: Kirby jumps off the ground to inflict damage most often on Star Blocks but in some games enemies as well.
・Guard: Kirby uses this move to protect himself from enemy attacks and damage.
Video Game Appearances (+ Japan Release Dates)
Kirby's Dream Land (1992)
Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Kirby's Pinball Land (1993)
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (1993)
Kirby's Dream Course (1994)
Kirby's Avalanche (1995)
Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995)
Kirby's Block Ball (1995)
Kirby's Toy Box (1996)
Kirby Super Star (1996)
Kirby's Star Stacker (1997)
Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
Kirby's Super Star Stacker (1997)
Super Smash Bros. (1999)
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000)
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001)
Kirby Air Ride (2003)
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (2004)
Kirby: Canvas Curse (2005)
Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008)
Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010)
Kirby Mass Attack (2011)
Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition (2012)
Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014)
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014)
Kirby and The Rainbow Curse (2015)
Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016)
Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu (1995 - 2006)
Kirby und das Geheimnis des Glibbers (1994)
Kirby's Grösster Fall (1996)
Kirby of the Stars: Super Deluxe (1996)
Kirby of the Stars 3 (1999)
Touch! Kirby (2005)
Kirby of the Stars: Sanjou! Dorocche-dan (2007)
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Original Japanese Broadcast: 2001 - 2003)
Hoshi no Kirby: Tokubetsu-hen - Taose!! Koukaku Majuu Ebizou (2009)
Fun Facts
・Masahiro Sakurai created Kirby in the color that he is today - pink. However, the Head of Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development wanted Kirby to be yellow. Although Kirby didn't end up yellow, whenever a second player plays as a Kirby in a game, that Kirby is yellow.
・Kirby appeared white in the North American version of Kirby's Dream Land (as well as in the artwork, cartridge label, box art, instruction booklet, and TV ad) due to Nintendo of America's confusion over Kirby's color.
・Kirby has no skeleton or teeth.
・North America game box art often depicts Kirby with an angry expression while the Japanese game box art often depicts a cheerful Kirby.
・Kirby's favorite food is tomatoes especially Maxim Tomatoes.
・In the anime, where there are no tomatoes, Kirby eats lots of watermelon.
・Kirby rarely talks. Instead he usually expresses himself by varying how he says "poyo" which is a meaningless word, but can be conveyed in ways that reveal what he is thinking or feeling.
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Even on "Sesame Street," where everything is famously A-OK, problems can arise for its residents.
And that includes the Muppets. Cookie Monster grapples with an eating disorder. Oscar the Grouch gets cranky. Mr. Snuffleupagus gets the blues.
But Elmo seemed immune to any of that. Since enjoying his breakout success more than two decades ago, the 3 1/2-year-old red monster has radiated good cheer, love and trilling giggles. No wonder everyone - adults as well as children - adores him.
The key to Elmo is "his innocence, his positiveness and his sweetness," according to Kevin Clash, the man who created him and once told The Associated Press, "I would love to be totally like Elmo."
Now Clash has been scandalously separated from Elmo and from "Sesame Street," the TV series where he reigned behind the scenes for 28 years.
Clash spoke of "personal matters" as the cause of his resignation Tuesday after an unthinkable nine-day stretch that began with an unnamed man in his 20s claiming he had sex with Clash at age 16. That allegation was quickly recanted. But then came another accusation of sexual abuse, and a lawsuit.
That second accuser, a 24-year-old college student named Cecil Singleton, said the actor had engaged in sexual behavior with him when he was 15. He is suing Clash for $5 million.
"I am deeply sorry to be leaving," said Clash in his parting statement, "and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately."
But privacy may no longer be possible for Clash, the 52-year-old divorced father of a grown daughter who acknowledged last week that he is gay. Singleton's lawyer, Jeff Herman, said he has been contacted by two other potential victims of Clash and expects additional legal action.
At a news conference Tuesday, Singleton said he and Clash met on a gay chat line and then, for a two-week period, they engaged in sexual contact, though not intercourse. Sex with a person under 17 is a felony in New York if the perpetrator is 21 or older.
Singleton said he didn't know Clash's profession until years later, when he Googled the man's name.
"I was shocked when I found out what he did for a living," said Singleton.
Now that career has ended for Clash, who, in his dream job as a puppeteer for "Sesame Street," was assigned a little-used puppet now known as Elmo, then turned him into a star. In the process, Clash won 23 daytime Emmy awards and one prime-time Emmy. He published his 2006 autobiography, "My Life as a Furry Red Monster," and was the subject of the 2011 documentary "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey."
Elmo overshadowed Big Bird and other "Sesame" Muppets in popularity and screen time, while marginalizing the cast of live actors. Since 1998, he has had his own show-within-a-show on "Sesame Street" in addition to appearances elsewhere in the hour.
He is also a major moneymaker for Sesame Workshop, the New York-based company that produces the show, and for licensees. At his merchandising height in 1996, he inspired the Tickle Me Elmo doll, which became a cultural phenomenon and that Christmas season's hottest toy.
This year's Elmo dolls, "LOL Elmo," which giggles, and "Let's Rock! Elmo," which sings and comes with a microphone and drum set, haven't made any of this year's hot toy lists. Even so, Elmo toys probably account for one-half to two-thirds of the $75 million in annual sales the "Sesame Street" toy line generates for toy maker Hasbro, estimates BMO Capital Markets analyst Gerrick Johnson.
Johnson said he wasn't sure how this week's news might affect sales of Elmo toys this holiday.
"How many people are going to want to explain to their kid why they're not getting an Elmo?" he asked.
On Tuesday, Hasbro issued a statement saying "We are confident that Elmo will remain an integral part of Sesame Street and that Sesame Street toys will continue to delight children for years to come."
Despite his resignation, Clash will remain an integral part of "Sesame Street" for the foreseeable future. Taping of season No. 44 will wrap by mid-December and will begin airing next September, according to someone close to the show who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of its production. That means new episodes with Clash performing as Elmo will presumably continue well into 2014.
As for who might take over as Elmo, other "Sesame Street" puppeteers were already being trained to serve as Clash's stand-in, Sesame Workshop said. It's part of an understudy policy being adopted for all the major Muppet characters.
But no one knows how Elmo will fare going forward. Will the jokes spurred by Clash's downfall leave a lasting mark on Elmo's image? Will there be parents who see him tainted by association with the man who brought him to life?
In the wake of a personal tragedy that may still be unfolding, Elmo's innocence, positiveness and sweetness will be put to the test.
___AP Television Writer David Bauder and AP Retail Writer Mae Anderson contributed to this report.


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The second Chin'toka battle goes up today, with the usual write up and images.Timeline
Details of the end of the Dominion war have been added.Weaponry
An entry for the Dominions Phased Polaron Beam has been added.29 th :
Vote for Me!
As you may have noticed on the front page, my site is up for the Millennial Trek Award. There have been some problems with the voting system, but these now seem to be fixed. I would really appreciate it if everybody would take five or ten seconds to vote for my site - you can access the welcome page via the site guide button below. Thank you kindly in advance...Welcome Page
The sites front page has now had the anti-spoiler request removed, since I have now seen the end of DS9. Voyager spoilers I don't mind anyway. I've also updated the statistics on this page.People
All of the Deep Space Nine personnel pages have been updated to the end of the series.Episode Guides
The final two episodes of DS9 and Voyager have now been added to this section. Also, the Episodes, Writers and Directors statistics pages have also been updated to reflect these seasons.26 th :
As promised "Relativity" gets an Temporal entry today, along with "Trials and Tribble-ations". The usual combination of a write up done as if from the point of view of Temporal Investigations plus a few vidclips.Episode Guides
Each season has had the year in which it takes place added.Delta Flyer
I forgot to link up the size comparison button for the Flyer when I got hold of an image for it. It's now fixed.Chin'Toka
Having got a copy of the new Encyclopedia for Christmas, I've now fixed the spelling of the "Chintaka" system on the battles page. Any other examples of the old spelling will be fixed in early January.19 th :
I'm out of my species mood now, and into a Temporal phase. So going up today is a write up of "All Good Things" and "Time's Arrow". Planned for the near future is Voyagers "Relativity".Species
Permission still hasn't arrived for use of the data on the Andorians... so I've decided to put it up anyway. Full credit for almost all the information on this page belongs to the Andorian Home Page, created by Andrea Izzotti.15 th :Also, a couple of pics go up on the Progenitors species page today.
A minor nit has been fixed - the strength index previously didn't match the warp speed. Thanks to Jack Harrington for pointing this one out.Species
Somehow I put the Andorian species up with the entry for the Bajorans pasted into it. Thanks to Carlos Corbacho and several others for pointing this out. I'm waiting for permission to use information from another site before I fix it - as soon as I get that the new page will go up.Episode Guides
I finally got around to writing a full review for Star Trek IV. In addition, I've fixed various minor spelling and grammar nits both in this section and in a few other parts of the site. You'd think that by now I'd get these things proofread before I put them up, wouldn't you?11 th :
Lots of extra entries have been put onto the 21st - 23rd centuries.9 th :
I've been in the mood for species lately, so going up today are the Andorians, Bolians, El Aurians, Gorn, Kazon, Organians, Sikarians, Talosians, and Tamarians. This brings the total number of species up to thirty four.Size Savings
More fiddling to create space - we've increased the compression on the jpeg files, which has cut their size by about 40 - 50%. It doesn't seem to affect the quality at all, but it's freed up about 5 Megabytes of space. Put in context, that's enough for about another one hundred ship entries!5 th :
New Ship
The Breen ship goes up today. The usual specs, comments and image page. I don't have a size comparison picture yet, so if anybody does I'd be happy to get hold of it. The specs page has also fed a couple of changes in the Breen numbers through to the Dominion fleets page.New Image
Finally got around to scanning a picture of the bioneural gel packs Voyager uses for the sci-tech entry on computers.4 th :
Danube Class
The Danube class specs entry has been largely re-written to bring it much closer into line with the DS9 Tech manual entry on this ship. Various people have asked me to do this over the last few months, most recently Tommy Tennebo. He also supplied a much nicer scan of the Danube which has gone up on the size comparison section today.Species
Two additions today; the Progenitors from the TNG episode "The Chase", and the Tribbles. Yeah, I know the Tribbles are just animals but I couldn't resist putting them up 'coz they're so cute! I don't have images of the Pregenitors yet, as I can't find the tape!Size Comparison
As well as the improved image of the Danube going up, I'm finally putting both the Delta Flyer and the Nova class up. The images are taken from the Ex Astris Scientia site, so thanks once again for that.2 nd :
Nit Fixing
The Romulan fleet totals have been fixed - previously the totals were wrong for some reason. Carl-Johan Rydberg gets the credit for this one. A sentance fragment left over on the warp shallows section has been deleted thanks to Dennis Unger. Finally, the date for the TNG space suit on the uniforms section has been fixed from 2270 to 2370, thanks to Justin Moody.1 st :
We've recently been having some size problems, so we've re-organized things a little. The menu system has been revised - previously each button needed two graphics, one for 'up' and one for 'down'. Now the button stays the same, and just the edge strips change - that alone saved a couple of hundred kilobytes. This not only gives space for a few more entries, but it should speed up the list loading times significantly.Whoops...Additionally, we've altered the way the Javascript works in a way which cuts another few hundred kilobytes, and have modified a few pictures here and there to make them smaller. As with most things behind the scenes, Ian gets all the credit for this one.
In the changes above, we over-wrote a couple of pages with old versions - part of the perils of having different versions of the site in different places, I'm afraid. I think I've managed to replace most of them from a backup copy, but I had to re-write the last couple of episode reviews completely and the later entries made on last months 'What's New' are gone for good.


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There were 256 players selected in the seven rounds of the 2014 NFL draft, but there are many prospects who weren't taken who will have the opportunity to make teams this offseason, as happens every year.
Here is a list of the top-ranked players from our board whose names weren't called in the draft.
1. Brandon Coleman, WR, Rutgers
Coleman dealt with a knee injury for most of the 2013 season and had an underwhelming season. Durability and inconsistent hands likely played a part in him going undrafted. However, he has intriguing size and athleticism as a vertical downfield threat, which will appeal to teams as a free agent.
-- Signed with Saints (Mike Triplett)
2. Marcus Roberson, CB, Florida
Like his teammate and fellow cornerback Loucheiz Purifoy, Roberson had a tough 2013 campaign. Injuries and a suspension prevented him from getting on track. Roberson has above-average size and strength as a press-type corner, and he has starting talent if able to right the ship.
-- Signed with Rams (Nick Wagoner)
3. Antonio Richardson, OT, Tennessee
Richardson has a massive frame but lacks ideal athleticism, flexibility and is a bit of waist-bender, which in the end scared teams from using a draft pick on him. That said, Richardson has the size, length and inline power as a developmental prospect.
-- Signed with Vikings (Ben Goessling)
4. Adrian Hubbard, OLB, Alabama
Hubbard has intriguing length, athleticism and versatility as an edge defender. However, on tape he was a bit finesse at the point of attack, and his motor ran hot and cold at times, which likely caused him to go undrafted.
-- Signed with Packers (Rob Demovsky)
5. Jackson Jeffcoat, DE, Texas
Jeffcoat was productive throughout his career at Texas and flashes upside as a pass-rusher. He also improved his strength at the point of attack defending the run in 2013. However, his average combination of quickness and flexibility as a rusher combined with some durability baggage likely scared teams away.
-- Signed with Seahawks (Todd Archer/Terry Blount)
6. Christian Jones, OLB, FSU
Jones comes with some character concerns, and his lack of ideal instincts in space leaves him without an ideal fit. However, he has an ideal frame, above-average athleticism and has some upside as a pass-rusher to work with when he gets into a camp.
-- Signed with Bears (Mike DiRocco/Michael Wright)
7. Kelcy Quarles, DT, South Carolina
Lack of ideal athleticism, flexibility and a recent off-field incident may have scared teams away from Quarles. However, he has thick frame and possesses above-average core strength. He also flashes the power to collapse the pocket as an interior pass-rusher. Quarles has a chance to make a roster and add depth to a front line for a cheap price.
-- Signed with Giants (Dan Graziano)
8. Vic Hampton, CB, South Carolina
Hampton has the talent on tape to develop into a strong backup and eventual starter. However, a long list of off-the-field incidents and character concerns was ultimately too risky for teams to take a shot on him with a draft pick.
9. Craig Loston, safety, LSU
Loston has above-average size and adequate speed. He's physical, reliable and shows the ability to deliver a bit hit in run support. However, lack of ideal instincts and playmaking ability in the backend along with durability concerns likely played a big part in his going undrafted.
-- Signed with Jaguars (Josh Weinfuss/Mike DiRocco)
10. Zach Kerr, DT, Delaware
Kerr has a massive frame and a prototypical anchor to be an efficient two-gap prospect. He is also light on his feet and shows above-average lateral agility. However, scouts have had concerns about work ethic and some off-field issues, which may have prevented them from pulling the trigger.
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WASHINGTON — We should never govern ourselves like this again. We cannot create absolutely pointless crises that make our great democracy look foolish around the globe. We cannot give Chinese government propagandists fodder as they call for "a de-Americanized world." We must not allow the extremist politics of a Tea Party minority to turn our republic upside down.
Our nation escaped the worst. But there were consequences to the decision of a craven House Republican leadership that knew full well it was picking a fight it could not win. House Speaker John Boehner did the right thing at the very end, but only after a series of time-wasting gestures designed to coddle his party's radical wing. These are the folks who denied the dangers of going past the debt ceiling, see the Affordable Care Act as a Stalinist adventure, compare President Obama to Al Capone, and, in many cases, still aren't sure where our twice-elected president was born or what his religion is.
As long as Boehner permits this lunatic fringe — there's no other way to describe it — to have a virtual veto power in his caucus, we will descend into chaos again and again. And as long as more middle-of-the-road conservatives hang back because they fear primary challenges, scoldings from Heritage Action, or occasional insults from the talk-show barons, the Republican Party will remain in receivership.
Those who genuinely want a more moderate approach to politics must also reflect on what just happened. Many who chase the political center no matter how far to the right conservatives might drag it were uneasy when Obama and an astonishingly unified Democratic Party insisted that there could be no negotiation over raising the debt ceiling. It was time, they said, to stand up against government by intimidation. Critiques of Obama took many forms: that he should "lead" more, that he should be more "involved," that refusing to negotiate sounded so ill-tempered.
The irony the centrists must confront is that there is now a larger opening for moderate governance precisely because foes of the far right's extra-constitutional abuses of the congressional process stood firm. In doing so, they brought a large majority of the American people with them. Republicans paid a very high price for a benighted strategy, which gives the most thoughtful among them at least a chance of pushing their party back to more reasonable ground.
And because the effort to hold the country hostage to right-wing demands failed, a crisis of this kind is less likely in the future. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and those who joined his doomed crusade against Obamacare find themselves discredited. Cruz acknowledged as much when he slipped away, announcing he would not block a deal of the very sort that, just days earlier, he was denouncing as a shameful sellout.
Obama needs to build on this victory. He must push the national and congressional agendas back toward the issues the nation cares about — above all, shared and more rapid economic growth, and lower unemployment. This, in turn, means a real effort over the next two months of budget talks to ease deep sequester cuts that are harming the economy, in exchange for the first steps toward longer-term deficit reduction.
To keep the initiative, Obama needs to engage with Congress as he never has before. His recent efforts to build relationships with more level-headed conservatives such as Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) appear to have paid off in this round, and he could use help from such Republicans again. He should extend his diplomacy to members of his own party who stood with him in this fight and who would be bolstered by expressions of presidential gratitude that they have not always encountered. His task is to build a broad front against crisis-to-crisis governance by rebuilding confidence in government itself and the role it plays in American life.
But nothing good can happen unless Republicans take on their extremists and unless everyone acknowledges that at the moment, there is no equivalent on the left side of American politics to the right-wing radicalism that has just put our country through this wasteful and dangerous exercise.
In condemning the paranoid politics of the John Birch Society in 1962, William F. Buckley Jr. asked his fellow conservatives whether they would "continue to acquiesce quietly in a rendition of the causes of the decline of the Republic and the entire Western world which is false." This is, alas, a live question again. It must be answered forcefully and fearlessly.
E.J. Dionne's email address is email@example.com. Twitter: @EJDionne.
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NASA 3D Prints Rocket Engine Parts
November 21, 2012
Three-dimensional printing is being used to make metal parts for aircraft and space vehicles, as well as industrial uses. Now NASA is building engine parts with this technique for its next-generation heavy-lift rocket.
The agency says that its Space Launch System (SLS) will deliver new abilities for science and human exploration outside Earth's orbit by carrying the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew vehicle, plus cargo, equipment, and instruments for science experiments. It will also supply backup transportation to the International Space Station, and it will even go to Mars.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is using a selective laser melting (SLM) process to produce intricate metal parts for the SLS rocket engines with powdered metals and the M2 Cusing machine, built by Concept Laser of Germany. NASA expects to save millions in manufacturing costs and reduce manufacturing time. SLM, a version of selective laser sintering, is known for its ability to create metal parts with complex geometries and precise mechanical properties.
The SLS will weigh 5.5 million pounds, stand 321 feet tall, and provide 8.4 million pounds of thrust at liftoff. Its propulsion system will include liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. Its mission will launch Orion without a crew in 2017; the second will launch Orion with up to four astronauts in 2021. NASA's goal is to use SLM to manufacture parts that will be used on the first mission.
The rocket's development and operations costs will be reduced using tooling and manufacturing technology from programs such as the space shuttle. For example, the J-2X engine, an advanced version of J-2 Saturn engines, will be used as the SLS upper stage engine. Some SLM-produced engine parts will be structurally tested this year and used in J-2X hot-fire tests.
In a NASA video, Andy Hardin, engine integration hardware lead for the Marshall Space Flight Center SLS engines office, discusses the initial testing and building stages:
We do a lot of engineering builds first to make sure we have the process [worked] out. There's always weld problems that you have to deal with, and there's going to be problems with this that we will have to work out, too. But this has the potential to eliminate a lot of those problems, and it will have the potential to reduce the cost by as much as half in some cases on a lot of parts.
Since final parts won't be welded, they are structurally stronger and more reliable, which also makes for a safer vehicle.
Ken Cooper, advanced manufacturing team lead at the Marshall Space Flight Center, says in the video that the technique is especially useful for making very complex shapes that can't be built in other ways, or for simplifying the building of complex shapes. But geometry is not the deciding factor; whether the machine can do it or not is decided by the size of the part.
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Qtopia on Neo1973
From Openmoko
Qtopia is a complete mobile phone and PDA platform which can be built for many devices and is dual-licensed under the GPL and a proprietary license, but since version 3.4.0, everything needed to use Qtopia on the Neo1973 is licensed under the GPL.
Please refer to Qtopia on FreeRunner for Qtopia on the GTA02! See also QtopiaOnX11.
Current status
On 27 November 2007, Lorn Potter of Trolltech released the latest flash image for the FIC Neo 1973 containing the Qtopia 4.3.1 snapshot of that day (GPL version). This introduces the new Cruxus mediaengine, which has a few plugins already, which include libmad, tremor (ogg) and timidity, for .wav, .mp3, ogg and .mid file support.
For installing it, follow the instructions on flashing Qtopia images below.
Bug: The dialer might not ask for a PIN (even if your SIM card needs it) on first boot after flashing to Qtopia.
Workaround: Somehow, completely powering down the Neo seems to cure this issue. You do can do it in two ways:
- Remove the USB cable and the Battery for a moment to remove all power from the Neo, or
- Remove the USB cable, press the power button for a second, select "Shutdown device" (Note: "Restart Device" does not help - you need to power it down completely!)
If your SIM card does not require a PIN, you can skip the above possibly, but otherwise you won't be able to use GSM networks at all!
After this power-cycle of the Neo, the Qtopia dialer should ask for the PIN if it's needed, and you should be able to make and receive calls, each side should hear each other and you should be able to send and receive SMS, and use Contacts for Calls and SMS!!!.
The Call, SMS and contact interface is quite intuitive and should be usable by non-expert users from that point on. Also the rest of Qtopia looks very polished.
For the latest information on this snapshot read the thread following its announcement.
Suspend issues
The area of battery time and/or suspend still needs improvement. By default, Suspend is disabled in Qtopia because at the moment, you are not able to receive a phone call or an SMS when the Neo is suspended. At the moment (with suspend not enabled, which is the default), Qtopia lasts about 3-5 hours, depending on the amount of use.
The current maximum standby time seems to be around 7 hours - if there is no use of the phone and the phone is not getting any touches and just sitting on the desk with Bluetooth disabled and getting no touches so that the display is off, just being ready to receive calls and SMS.
Note that if the Neo runs out of battery, simply connecting USB is not sufficient at that point, the battery has too little voltage to allow the Neo to turn on and enable 500mA charging current. At this point, the Neo is just dead as a brick and charges very slowly with 100mA charging current for about 4 to 6 hours until the battery is recharged enough to allow turning on the Neo and charge with 500mA charging current.
Current status regarding suspend: Suspending and resuming works, when you remove console=ttySAC0,115200 from bootargs_base (see this howto), it even wakes up with the GSM part working, but it does not make Qtopia wake up on incoming calls or SMS, so you are not getting notified if you turn on suspend. After pressing the AUX button, the Neo should wake up from suspend though and should inform you of missed calls and received SMS.
This bug seems to be half-workedarounded, but the fix is not included in the most recent (as of 2007-12-16) official Qtopia image yet. There is an unofficial image from Lorn at http://llornkcor.com/neo/qtopia-4.3-snapshot-12192309-neo-flash.tgz that you can try out that includes his fix.
Flashing Qtopia images
These are instructions for flashing the latest release of Qtopia (27112007). This seems to be the best working image yet, eg. voice _and_ SMS seems to work.
The link to the archive file, Qtopia flash image for FIC Neo 1973, is mentioned below
http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=50 [1]
Get that and save it on your computer. It should be: "qtopia-4.3.1-snapshot-1127.tgz"
Unpack it with:
tar zxvf qtopia-4.3.1-snapshot-1127.tgz
This should make you have the following two files, ie. a kernel file and a rootfs file:
-rw-r--r-- 1 plr 1000 31956148 2007-11-27 06:55 qtopia-rootfs.2-11270550.jffs2
-rw-r--r-- 1 plr 1000 1538620 2007-11-10 20:57 uImage-126.96.36.199-moko11+svnr3238-r7-neo1973.bin
In case you already do not have a dfu-util utility, you will need to download it. The following version has been tried out and seemed to work.
http://buildhost.automated.it/OM2007.2/dfu-util [2]
Before moving forward please make sure of the following
1. You have the necessary permissions in your system (i.e. root access)
2. dfu-util is executable
3. Your Neo is in uboot mode
4. And a USB cable is connected between your computer and the Neo
5. Realize that the following is low-level stuff and doing something wrong may brick your Neo
execute the following from a command line:
cu -l /dev/ttyACM0
Which should get you the following:
Connected. In: usbtty Out: usbtty Err: usbtty GTA01Bv4 # DEVICE_CONFIGURED: 1 Enabling automatic fast charge
Press <Enter> and you should get:
GTA01Bv4 #
WARNING: Before flashing the rootfs image, be sure to erase the rootfs using nand erase. Otherwise, the Neo may hang somewhere after on boot. Before you hit enter on one of the following commands, make sure that you are *not* issuing a plain "nand erase" command - always make sure you tell it which partition to erase. If you forget this you'll brick the Neo and you'll need a debug board to recover it. |
At that prompt type:
nand erase rootfs
and the <Enter> key, which should get you:
NAND erase: device 0 offset 0x2e4000, size 0x3d1c000 OK GTA01Bv4 #
At that prompt don't press anything else, but:
and the <Enter> key, which should disconnect you from the bootloader.
Now, from the computer prompt, execute the following:
./dfu-util -a kernel -R -D uImage-188.8.131.52-moko11+svnr3238-r7-neo1973.bin
which should get you the following, and it should only take a few seconds to finish:
dfu-util - (C) 2007 by Openmoko Inc. This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
Opening USB Device 0x0000:0x0000... Claiming USB DFU Runtime Interface... Determining device status: state = appIDLE, status = 0 Device really in Runtime Mode, send DFU detach request... Resetting USB... Opening USB Device... Found Runtime: [0x1457:0x5119] devnum=3, cfg=0, intf=0, alt=3, name="kernel" Claiming USB DFU Interface... Setting Alternate Setting ... Determining device status: state = dfuIDLE, status = 0 dfuIDLE, continuing Transfer Size = 0x1000 bytes_per_hash=30772 Starting download: [##################################################] finished! state(2) = dfuIDLE, status(0) = No error condition is present Done! Resetting USB to switch back to runtime mode
After that, execute the following:
./dfu-util -a rootfs -R -D qtopia-rootfs.2-11270550.jffs2
which should get you the following, and it should take between 5-10min to finish:
dfu-util - (C) 2007 by Openmoko Inc. This program is Free Software and has ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY
Opening USB Device 0x0000:0x0000... Claiming USB DFU Runtime Interface... Determining device status: state = appIDLE, status = 0 Device really in Runtime Mode, send DFU detach request... Resetting USB... Opening USB Device... Found Runtime: [0x1457:0x5119] devnum=5, cfg=0, intf=0, alt=5, name="rootfs" Claiming USB DFU Interface... Setting Alternate Setting ... Determining device status: state = dfuIDLE, status = 0 dfuIDLE, continuing Transfer Size = 0x1000 bytes_per_hash=639122 Starting download: [##################################################] finished! state(2) = dfuIDLE, status(0) = No error condition is present Done! Resetting USB to switch back to runtime mode
In both cases, some text on your Neo should appear, indicating that the kernel or the rootfs are being downloaded.
After this, the Neo should be able to boot, and depending on how you have your boot menu set up, choose "Boot" or perhaps "Boot from NAND". The method described above in any case puts the software on the NAND flash, and not on an SD card, if you have that installed.
The latest official Qtopia flash images are found at: http://www.qtopia.net/modules/mydownloads/ (Scroll down on this page to find them)
Unofficial Qtopia images can be found in the ScaredyCat and Chooseopen repositories.
For more details on the the process of flashing the Neo, see Flashing the Neo 1973.
Dual-booting between Qtopia and X
Both examples described here require you to reformat your MicroSD card to ext3, so this is the first step for both:
WARNING: The following step will reformat your MicroSD card with the ext3 filesystem. We need it because we need support for symbolic or/and static links, which other filesystems like FAT do not support directly. After reformatting, no data on the card will be accessible to you anymore, so create good backups of anything which you need before starting! |
Then ssh to your neo and reformat your MicroSD card with: umount /dev/mmcblk0p1 mkfs.ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p1 mount /dev/mmcblk0p1
Installing Qtopia into an openmoko rootfs
On [3], click "Developer root filesystem". Then extract opt/Qtopia and the qpe init script and copy both to the mmc card of your neo:
tar xzf ficgta01-qtopia-developer-rootfs.tgz opt/Qtopia etc/init.d/qpe mv opt/Qtopia etc/init.d/qpe . && rm -r opt etc tar czf Qtopia.tar.gz Qtopia qpe scp Qtopia.tar.gz firstname.lastname@example.com:/media/card/
Log in to your Neo and unpack the archive and install it:
cd /media/card tar xzf Qtopia.tar.gz mkdir -p /opt ln -s /media/card/Qtopia /opt/Qtopia mv qpe /etc/init.d
Now kill the X server and gsmd and start Qtopia (this can take some time):
/etc/init.d/xserver-nodm stop /etc/init.d/gsmd stop /etc/init.d/qpe start
Now, in theory, it should be possible to could create a new entry in the uboot boot menu which adds a new boot argument to the kernel, say "qtopia=1" and you could could write a script which checks that boot parameter by checking if "$qtopia" is set to "1" or by checking /proc/cmdline and then boot Qtopia instead of X.
Installing Qtopia on the SD card
- format your SD card with ext3 and mount it (see above)
- unpack rootfs from qtopia-4.3.0-preview-neo-flash.tgz to SD card (see above)
- copy the uImage-184.108.40.206-moko11-r2-fic-gta01.bin kernel to the boot/ on SD card and rename it to uImage
- put a 'Boot from SD' menu item in uboot menu as explained here: Booting_from_SD#Step_3:_Add_uboot_boot_entry
Build Qtopia from source
The source code for qtopia is available from ftp.Trolltech.com/Qtopia
See http://blog.wolfman.com/articles/2008/08/27/porting-xgps-to-qtopia-for-the-freerunner for some instructions on building.
Most things seem to work out of the box, however you might need to use the following command to get audio (but not with the official flash image available from Trolltech): alsactl -f /etc/gsmhandset.state restore Or put this command in /etc/init.d/qpe line 64
Do not switch themes. Only the default theme is usable. For example, once you switch themes, the lock feature continues to work, but only if you unlock using the smallest # keypad in the world.
Suspend support is very flaky. The neo often shuts off from a suspend state. It will not wake from suspend for an incoming call or text message (someone try setting an alarm and report results here). To turn suspend off (this will of course use the batteries very quickly), hit the down arrow next to the suspend setting in the power management until it says "Off".
When using the "Predictive keyboard," do a quick flick up or down over the keyboard to access numbers/symbols/capitals. In snapshot builds, you can select virtual keyboard by tapping on the little arrow icon to the left of the battery status icon.
In summary, Qtopia on the Neo1973 is much closer to being ready than Openmoko as of this writing. However, sound and suspend support prevent it from being at all useful as a cell phone (as a landline that doesn't ring but instead vibrates, it works ok).
The Qtopia forum area on the FIC GTA01 might be helpful, but it is preferred that you update this section with issues and fixes you find.
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