No errors appear in dmesg log on my pc...

But a line 'quiet_error: 36 callbacks suppressed'

Ahhh I understand.

And how can I tell linux to use a partition as swap, maybe adding 'swap=/dev/sda2' to cmdline options in the bootscript?

Ok, now it works... Just tried copying it with dd from an older root fs which had a .ext2 ending.

What was wrong withe way I created my oler root fs before?
-Ereased everything
-Created none/a GUID/a MBR partition table
-Created a ext4 partition
-Copied the data from Vogtinators archive on this partition


Edit: everything is fine. I tried it without partition table, now running.
I think I was too tired yesterday...

Is there a special extension you need for the usb drive? like ext*, MS-DOS or something else?

with a unix system, just copy it with dd on the drive, tripple-check your spelling, otherwise all your data will get destroyed.
the dd command formats it in the right format, I think ext2 in this case.

edit: sorry, this is just possible if the file has a .ext2 ending. othwerwise just format your stick with ext4 (or any other ext*) and copy all the data in the folder . in ther archive on the stick.

What must I write to tell linux to use a partition of my stick as swap? (it is formatted as swap)

ps: my usb power supply is finished (the circuit part). It works quite good, I just have to buy more powerful batteries (~500mAh). I can even connect my little USB HDD, one without external power supply, all power is given by the USB, in my case my circuit. I will publish pictures soon. The HDD eats up to 0.6A.


OMG: If I get a kernel panic beacuse it can't find my root fs on my stick, after a couple of minutes some text output about EHCI controllers is running over the screen until i hard reset my calc... I thought, a kernel panic would total crash the kernel and nothing will happen anymore?

Just tried my first attempts with USB booting, fails with kernel paic about no root fs... Any ideas?
-Stick properly formatted and data on it
-right files used (vogtinator's)
-Stick is recognized (as sda)

kernel /linux/zImage.tns and it tells me that the kernel does not exist or is empty

kernel linux/zimage.tns

(no slash before linux)

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And somewhere in the web I saw a resitive touchpad witch could regocnize up to five fingers and different pressure...

But not five independent positions? My old laptop with resistive touchpad could determine the count of fingers I was pressing with (Scrolling, rightclick). Gestures like zooming weren't possible.

I am not sure, it could also have been another type of touchscreen...

I found a video where a touchpanel can recognize more fingers:


We should get back to our main topic....

As the Touchpad is a resistive one, it should recognize more than one contact with finders...
Is that possible under linux where not the standart driver from the OS is used?

I just measured the outputs and inputs of some GPIOs connected to the pins on the bottom port, and it's correct.
They're even sensitive for fingertips..

Yeah cool.
We could make a lie detector...