1 (edited by pdemedina 2013-02-22 12:36:33)

Topic: software updates

I have a new Chumby classic. Today I plugged it for the first time. I got the new clock and it seems that now it is not required to register it, but the software it is not updated. It is on version 1.7.1. How can I update it to 1.7.2, so it will be in the same version the rest of my Chumys are?

Re: software updates

Unfortunately there's no simple way to do so really, since the "stub" server isn't pushing out updates (yet).

I'm not 100% certain, but if you can SSH in (and use SCP file transfer), you might be able to copy the appropriate files to "manually" upgrade your CC.  I would suggest waiting for word from Duane on whether this is a good idea or bad idea wink

Re: software updates

Wasn't there a way to put the upgrade on a USB stick and run it form there? I am not completely sure anymore but I think it was possible.

Re: software updates

Found it: http://www.afulinux.de/tmp/chumby/chumb … pgrade.pdf

@Duane: Is it intended that the new files.chumby,com contains only the source directory and no other directories?

Re: software updates

Yes and the firmware images are hosted on files.chumby.com.  I will collect links and post them when I get a chance.

EDIT:

chumby Classic: http://files.chumby.com/resources/class … update.zip
chumby One/Infocast 3.5: http://files.chumby.com/resources/chumb … update.tgz
chumby 8: http://files.chumby.com/resources/chumb … update.zip
Infocast 8: http://files.chumby.com/resources/infoc … update.zip

Re: software updates

1ras wrote:

@Duane: Is it intended that the new files.chumby,com contains only the source directory and no other directories?

No it also contains the hardware documentation, the various hacks, the languages, firmware images, example widgets, images for the wiki pages, and other misc stuff.

Re: software updates

Duane wrote:

No it also contains the hardware documentation, the various hacks, the languages, firmware images, example widgets, images for the wiki pages, and other misc stuff.

Got it, it seems that you just did some clearing work when moved to the new location.

Re: software updates

Yes, there were a lot of employee directories with random junk, some QA and smoke builds of firmware, ancient unknown crap etc.  It was the server of choice to park static files that didn't obviously belong elsewhere.

I have a copy of the whole thing, but uploaded only what's necessary to support the service.

Re: software updates

Duane, many  thanks

Re: software updates

If the former Chumby Industries employees are anything like some of the people that I've worked with in the past, I would bet you have access to some rather incriminating stuff in those files, Duane.  smile

Re: software updates

Duane wrote:

Yes, there were a lot of employee directories with random junk, some QA and smoke builds of firmware, ancient unknown crap etc.  It was the server of choice to park static files that didn't obviously belong elsewhere.

I have a copy of the whole thing, but uploaded only what's necessary to support the service.

Wow, how big was that?  I have 12G from files.chumby.com.  The biggest being the 8Gb openembedded zip that somebody (ChumbyLurker?) put up a couple years ago.

Linux Guy - Occasional Chumby Hacker

Re: software updates

For the Cumby 8, firware update (and maybe others), you do not want to unzip the firmware files into the root of the USB drive as another post instructed for the "special settings" update.

Hope this helps!
-Noel