may, 2006

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May, 2006

Tokyo Jamboree #8

Development on the Pepper Pad

André Krützfeldt


The Pepper Pad


Who makes it?

The company can be found at:www.pepper.com

The CELF contact is:

Jon MelamutVP, Sales & Business DevelopmentPepper Computer, Inc.Phone: +1.781.862.2500 x 209Mobile: [email protected]

http://www.pepper.com/

mailto:[email protected]


What does it contain?

OS Linux Kernel 2.6.13 (preemptive), UBOOTGraphics & Audio GTK+, Xorg R7, Freetype, Cairo, AlsaFile Systems EXT3 (journaling), EXT2, FAT, VFAT/FAT32,

HFS, HFS+Removable Media USB (HID, mass storage, audio, network),

SD/MMCI/O Touchscreen, keypads, scrollwheel, mouse,

keyboardNetwork TCP/IP, DHCP, WiFi WEP, WPA supplicant,

Bluez (HID, OBEX, SPP, HSP)Application framework Pepper Keeper 2.1, Java 2, XML-based

applicationpackages, automatic package download and

install,digitally signed, multiple security

levelsWeb XScale-optimized Mozilla Firefox 1.5

Javascript 1.6, XML, XSL, CSSMusic MP3, WMA*, Real*, AAC*, HTTP/RTSP/MMS

streaming, PLS/AU playlists, Helix framework


What does it contain? (2)

Video MPEG-4, AVI, WMV*, Real*, HTTP/RTSP/MMSstreaming, MPlayer and Helix frameworks

Voice* SIP, RTP, RTCP, G.711 VAD/CNG, G.729A/B, G.723.1,

G.726, echo cancellation, STUN, NAT traversal, DTMF,

adaptive jitter bufferingPhotos JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, Yahoo! Flickr sharingMultimedia Macromedia Flash 7DRM* WMDRM10A/V controlIR learn and transmit, UPnP Media Controller and

Renderer*E-mail POP3 and IMAP4, AOL Inbox, Web mailIM AOL IM, Y!*, SIPE-books Mobipocket


What does it contain? (3)

And most important:A full development toolset!It can be found under:/opt/montavista/pro/devkit/arm/xscale_le/packages/pro

There are all sorts of packages, which ones do you need?


First things first

To get an xterm on the pad:Press <crtl> <shift> 1

To start the ssh server:Type service ssh start

Now you can connect from your Mac.

To save some memory you can disable the pepper desktop

Service pepper stopDon’t forget to start it again :-)


For C development

gcc-3.3.1-3.0.13.0400526.arm_xscale_le.mvl

gcc-doc-3.3.1-3.0.13.0400526.arm_xscale_le.mvl

glibc-dev-2.3.2-25.0.27.0500612.arm_xscale_le.mvl

glibc-doc-2.3.2-25.0.27.0500612.arm_xscale_le.mvl

Install with ‘rpm -Uvh filename.mvl’


For C++ development

g++-3.3.1-3.0.13.0400526.arm_xscale_le.mvl

libstdc++5-3.3.1-3.0.13.0400526.arm_xscale_le.mvl

libstdc++5-dev-3.3.1-3.0.13.0400526.arm_xscale_le.mvl

Install with ‘rpm -Uvh filename.mvl’


Set the configurations

Set the appropriate config path:

PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/fdo/lib/pkgconfig:/opt/gtk/lib/pkgconfig:…

Additionally you can also copy the folders from the pad.


X11 & GTK

The pepperpad has both.But the location is different:/opt/fdo - X11/opt/gtk - gtk

Some additional RPMs are in /opt/pupInstall also the xorg-devel-7.0-6 packageTo configure a program use:./configure --with-x-includes=/opt/fdo/include \

--with-x-libraries=/opt/fdo/lib


Pepperpad & samba

Samba is pre installed.

Just add yourself as a user and start the server:

/etc/init.d/samba start

On the Mac desktop enter <apple>-kIn the dialog box enter smb://<ip-number>The Mac will open a finder window of your pepperpad.


Some useful sites

http://www.chuma.org/pepperpad/

Look at the pre-build RPMs.• A file manager• VNC viewer

http://www.pepper.com/forums/index.phpLots of information




http://www.pepper.com/forums/index.php

http://www.pepper.com/forums/index.php


Some useful sites (2)

http://www.pepperhacks.com/

• PDF reader





Mistake I did

Don’t get an SD card > 1GBIt is not supported yet.

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