Editor in the Console?

[fabian-k]

Hi!

I#m connecting to my A780 via Telnet.
I want to 'play' a little bit.

Now I need an editor (like vi, nano, joe, ..).

How can I use an editor?
Is there an editor installed?

Thanks!

[xml780]

If you install http://svn.gnumonks.org/trunk/a780/src/busybox/ it has a version of vi in it. I'm not sure what the optimal terminal settings are for it though.

[fabian-k]

*info* I've forgotten to tell you that I'm using Windows XP. *info*

Busybox? Sounds great.
I'll test it..

[fabian-k]

I don't get it installed.. Mh
Can somebody help me?

I need to use the make-command, but the A780 don't know this command or other install-commands

What can I do??
How did I get it installed?

I just need a texteditor for the console.

[rpconnect]

if you want to use busybox you either have to get a precompiled version or build it on your PC with a cross-compiler; and right now with Win XP i guess your stuck with finding a pre-compiled version. I have attached the version I use below, feel free to copy it to anywhere in your PATH and you can start vi with "busybox vi"

busybox is really nice as it contains a bunch of apps, but the vi contained within is fairly limited (especially if you are used to vi); for a full version of vim check out haskellmail's contribution in the e680 forum (do a search for vim). It is a MUCH bigger editor but it is really the full blown vim.

[xml780]

The URL I gave up above had a precompiled version that works on my A780. Just copy it to your transflash and run it from telnet.

The URL I gave up above had a precompiled version that works on my A780. Just copy it to your transflash and run it from telnet.

(Sorry, I have no time to login, I have to make it fast.. I'm fabian-k!)

How did I start/open the precompiled file?
Sorry, I didn't know all linux-commands..

[fabian-k]

Hi!
Now i have time *scnr*
Please ignore my last post!! Thanks..


I will test it.. thank you, guys

//Edit:
I've copy all files to my transflash-card (incl. unpacked busybox-1.01 folder) and connect via telnet to my A780.
(". /mmc/mmca1/busybox/" is the folder where my files are located in.)

I try this commands:
. /mmc/mmca1/busybox/busybox
. /mmc/mmca1/busybox/busybox vi

The ". /mmc/mmca1/busybox/busybox"-command let my A780 (and telnet) frozen in for a few minutes and ". /mmc/mmca1/busybox/busybox vi" let it frozen in until I reboot my phone.

(german grammatic question: Das heisst doch frozen, oder? Naja, es tut sich halt nichts mehr, friert ein bzw. stuerzt ab.)

What now??

[fabian-k]

Can´anybody please write a little tutorial?
I don't get it work (see my last post).

What/where is the *********** Problem???
I test it in qonsole directly on my a780, too.

Same Problem..

I'm goin' crazy 8O 8O

[xml780]

Hmm. I've just tested it again. I copied the single file "busybox" from here http://svn.gnumonks.org/trunk/a780/src/busybox/busybox to the root of my transflash card, telnetted in, cd /mmc/mmca1, ./busybox vi, and it works. If it doesn't work on your phone, I'm afraid I can't help. My phone is unmodified.