<Xogium>
the proper way to auto login is to install some software that can be configured properly to do this for you
<Xogium>
so either way I need to port 2 things to buildroot
<Xogium>
though make that 3
<peterm6881>
spi that allwinner tested on the V3s
<peterm6881>
not that it matters
<Xogium>
I need an actual network manager to handle the network access
<peterm6881>
makes sense :)
<peterm6881>
have fun!
<peterm6881>
I musty look up the keyboard commands for mplayer
<peterm6881>
must
<Xogium>
that's 5 or 6 mb of ram eaten there, need also to know how much ram mplayer can consume, need to install wpa_supplicant which will be 3 or 4 mb additional
<peterm6881>
bear in mind we can strip some speedsaver stuff out right?
<Xogium>
well, there's just navit to strip
<Xogium>
navit and the ssd1306 oled thingy
<peterm6881>
rest in peace navit
<peterm6881>
no leave the oled driver
<Xogium>
what for ?
<peterm6881>
its likely we will want that, if people play icy streams
<peterm6881>
to scroll whats playing, or at least the url
<peterm6881>
sc6502 will have NO trouble with that
<Xogium>
hmm
<peterm6881>
we arent using it YET
<Xogium>
then in that case what we'd want is direct framebuffer support in linux
<peterm6881>
but its an obvious progression, since it would do that job fantastically well
<Xogium>
otherwise we cannot do this, sc6502 would need to fork mplayer to add the oled lib support
<peterm6881>
are you sure someone hasnt forked it already?
<Xogium>
I doubt very much someone would have forked it to add exactly this specific library
<peterm6881>
if you are confident we can achieve the same thing through the framebuffer, then go ahead and didtch the ArduiPi_oled driver
<peterm6881>
ditch
<Xogium>
besides the oled is so tiny that most url would be cut off
<peterm6881>
no no, it woill scroll
<peterm6881>
will
<Xogium>
but it would display the entire mplayer interface
<Xogium>
or try to
<peterm6881>
it would be a thing of beauty. Alternatively, we can go across 2 lines
<peterm6881>
i think just leave the driver in, its lean
<Xogium>
but I don't know how framebuffer works at all on f1c200s, hell, I don't even know if its supported
<peterm6881>
because having framebuffer scroll sounds difficult or maybe impossible
<peterm6881>
whereas sc6502 already did it with our screensaver
<Xogium>
but the driver would be useless unless mplayer knows how to use it
<Xogium>
the only reason navit uses the oled in the first place is because Pierre's modified the code for this
<peterm6881>
we know the driver and the SSD1306 controller supports it
<peterm6881>
sc6502 is pretty familiar with the driver
<peterm6881>
it wont do any harm to leave it in place
<Xogium>
true, but that would require maintaining our own darn fork of mplayer
<peterm6881>
even if we dont use it
<peterm6881>
we arent implementing anything with it just yet, or even planning to
<peterm6881>
but id include it in our build, people can go off and play with it
<Xogium>
well 2 minutes ago you wanted to display the url of the currently playing stream so
<peterm6881>
you're mistaking a wishlist with an instruction
<Xogium>
besides no they can't play with it, its just a lib
<peterm6881>
WE arent doing that
<peterm6881>
no but it gives them the idea
<Xogium>
they would need to rebuild the system for themselves, with their code using that library, and the code of that library in the first place
<peterm6881>
yup
<peterm6881>
its not doing our build any harm, just leave it there
<Xogium>
so you want us to maintain a fork of mplayer just so it can use the oled ?
<peterm6881>
ffs
<peterm6881>
we are not gonna implement anything on an oled display at this stage
<peterm6881>
we just need a simple streamer, but i reserve the right to revisit this idea
<Xogium>
well you're confusing me because you said that earlier
<Xogium>
so sorry if I'm confused and didn't follow
<peterm6881>
yes i said what it could do, that wasnt an instruction
<peterm6881>
<peterm6881> its likely we will want that, if people play icy streams
<peterm6881>
<peterm6881> to scroll whats playing, or at least the url
<peterm6881>
ok i admit i wasnt clear. Let me be clear, we arent in any way developing that idea at this stage
<Xogium>
kay, right
<peterm6881>
But leave the driver in our build, it indicates what we were considering
<peterm6881>
its doesnt need Python , its lean and versatile, and sc6502 has touched it. So at some point, we may think about it again.
<peterm6881>
but for now, we just need a simple streamer
<peterm6881>
it would save a chunk of time, but i might need a new brain
<peterm6881>
its a shame the arrow keys are pre-configured as Seek, useless for us. If they had been scroll through playlist, a numerical keyboard would probably have been adequate
<peterm6881>
ohhh
<peterm6881>
guess what
<peterm6881>
the Enter button scrolls in mplayer
<Xogium>
Thomas accepted your dm request, I saw
<Xogium>
huh
<Xogium>
does it
<Xogium>
what about backspace
<peterm6881>
haha well spotted
<peterm6881>
no backspace on a numerical keyboard
<peterm6881>
on a full keyboard it increases speed
<peterm6881>
but its usefull to know you could scroll forward on a simmple 3 dollar numerical keypad
<peterm6881>
simple
<peterm6881>
you could connect via ssh under a different account, but i guess you cant take over control
<peterm6881>
lets not think about that
<peterm6881>
it messes with my head
<peterm6881>
like thinking in 3D
<peterm6881>
Delete and + pause and unpause, random
<peterm6881>
only when Num Lock is on. I think full qwerty is the only way to go
<peterm6881>
is there no way to copy text from a dm?
<Xogium>
not sure… I do it from screen reader ways
<peterm6881>
ok
<peterm6881>
peterm6881> Hi Thomas, are you well?
<peterm6881>
<peterm6881> I just wondered if you'd had a chance to think about Xogium's question via DM the other day?
<peterm6881>
<peterm6881> I realise its effectively asking for a Buildroot policy statement, so its not a simple question
<peterm6881>
<peterm6881> we have a developer who is willing to submit patches as having been signed off by him, with an accompanying note that the author is a nick, in our case Xogium. We need no know if this would be acceptable to Buildroot, in the way that it can be done within the rules of Linux
<peterm6881>
<peterm6881> to * know
<peterm6881>
just so you're in the loop, im not looking for approval
<peterm6881>
but does it sound reasonable
<Xogium>
yes
<peterm6881>
by the way, for a regular IRC client, after you highlight text, as soon as you release the left mouse button the text is copied to the clipboard
<Xogium>
oh
<Xogium>
handy
<peterm6881>
in case anybody asks you the same question
<peterm6881>
indeed
<peterm6881>
let me say if that also works in the channel
<peterm6881>
see
<peterm6881>
<peterm6881> just so you're in the loop, im not looking for approval
<peterm6881>
whoop
<peterm6881>
well that just made my life a bunch easier
<peterm6881>
dont ask how i was previously doing it