linuxgeek: Re: [nslu2-linux] Re: ipkg install php-gd doesnt work?

Robert Hammond wrote:
> I have also now done this.
>
> But....
>
> Firstly
> I thought that running ipkg update is supposed to firstly update the
> feed locations ??
>
> Secondly
> This still leaves a 'major' problem with how to download the OE kernel
> modules for Unslung.
>
> They where under /feeds/unslung/OE but this folder no longer exists in
> the current folder tree??
>
>
>
> In message <htp25v+9k57@eGroups.com>, jawohl911 <jawohl911@yahoo.ca>
> writes
>
>> Thanks guys!
>> I ended up doing the following to the /etc/ipkg/unslung-cross.conf file
>>
>> FROM:
>> # cat unslung-cross.conf.bak
>> src/gz unslung-cross http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/cross
>>
>>
>> TO:
>> # cat unslung-cross.conf
>> src/gz unslung-cross
>> http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/nslu2/cross/stable/
>>
>>
>> It works fine now.
>> Cheers!
>>
>> --- In nslu2-linux@yahoogroups.com, "M.J. Johnson" <threeeyedtoad@...> wrote:
>>
>>> That, apparently, was my issue. I've been looking at...
>>>
>>> http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/
>>>
>>> ...when I should have been looking at...
>>>
>>> http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/optware/nslu2/
>>>
>>> The wiki should probably get updated at some point. This page...
>>>
>>> http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Optware/Packages
>>>
>>> ...still references /unslung - which is apparently dead.
>>>
>>> Thanks for the pointer!
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Brian <b88zhou@...> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Shouldn't it be unslung/cross/stable or unslung/cross/unstable ?
>>>>
>>>> -Brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- In nslu2-linux@yahoogroups.com <nslu2-linux%40yahoogroups.com>,
>>>> "jawohl911" <jawohl911@> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> hi everyone,
>>>>> Running unslung 6.8, I can't install php-gd.
>>>>>
>>>>> I get the following error. IPkg update has been run.
>>>>>
>>>>> # ipkg install php-gd
>>>>> Installing php-gd (5.2.13-1) to root...
>>>>> Downloading
>>>>>
>>>> http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/cross/php-gd_5.2.13-1_armeb.ipk
>>>>
>>>>> Nothing to be done
>>>>> An error ocurred, return value: 22.
>>>>> Collected errors:
>>>>> ipkg_download: ERROR: Command failed with return value 8: `wget
>>>>>
>>>> --passive-ftp -q -P /tmp/ipkg-PdpJ2e
>>>> http://ipkg.nslu2-linux.org/feeds/unslung/cross/php-gd_5.2.13-1_armeb.ipk'
>>>>
>>>>> Failed to download php-gd. Perhaps you need to run 'ipkg update'?
>>>>> \
>>>>>

The unslung base image is built separately from optware packages;
apparently that build process is failing. I'll have to take a look to
see what's going on, but that won't happen for some time (I've
travelling right now). Until then, patience will be required. :(

-Mike (mwester)