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Rockbox Development => Starting Development and Compiling => Topic started by: mightybrick on November 04, 2006, 09:59:59 PM

Title: VMWare console problems
Post by: mightybrick on November 04, 2006, 09:59:59 PM

I decided to set up my development environment in vmware with the Rockbox debian image to learn to compile my own builds, but I'm having difficulties.
I was able to download the CVS, following the vmware guide on the wiki (here: http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/VMwareDevelopmentPlatform).  But when I try to open the console to compile, I get an error saying 'couldn't open console' with no more information.
Does anyone have any suggestions?  I'm new to Linux, and need someone to point me in the right direction.

Title: Re: VMWare console problems
Post by: mnhnhyouh on November 04, 2006, 10:03:26 PM

I use this tutorial, and found it much easier....

http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=4689.0

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Title: Re: VMWare console problems
Post by: mightybrick on November 06, 2006, 09:56:40 AM

This appears to be a problem in Debian itself.  I am unable to open the console to even begin compiling.  Could it be I have a bad copy of Debian?  I suppose I'll try unzipping the Rockbox Debian image again, and start from scratch.   :-\

Title: Re: VMWare console problems
Post by: pabouk on November 06, 2006, 11:52:34 AM

As a workaround you can try to work in the text console. To switch there press Ctrl-Alt-F1.