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Software installing instructions
Cellphone client
Software Dependencies
The client requires installing Python for S60 (version 1.4.1), and you can download it from sourceforge. Pay attention that there are different versions of PyS60 for 2ed and 3ed devices.
To install, copy the 2 sis files (python and the script shell) to your cellphone and select them using the standard file browser application of cellphone. Alternatively, you can see other ways to install here.
Installing
Create a folder in your cellphone memory card (E:\Python) or main cellphone memory (C:\Python) and copy the contents of amora client file distribution to this folder.
Important: You must copy the contents of amora client to \Python directory not including amora-client folder itself. It must be C|E:\Python\{client subdirs and files} instead of C|E:\Python\amora-client\{client subdirs folders and files}.
Attention: there is a report of Amora client freezing when running in a N70 (S60 2ed) for a extended period. If you have this problem, a workaround is to turn off the stopwatch.
Running
You must use python script shell (there is one icon for it in 'installed applications') to launch amora client (the file named 'amora.py'). In python script shell, select 'Options->Run script' and select 'amora.py' in the list of available scripts.
Amora client should execute them, if you had followed all instructions.
Tips
- Mouse cursor moving speed can be increased in Configuration screen -> M. delta (mouse delta). A suggested value when running Amora client inside Python Script Shell is 8
- Image screenshot rotation (useful for devices with 240x320 resolution) can be activated in Configuration screen -> Image -> Rotate
PC server
Software dependencies
You can download the server source file here.
For server side, to compile the source code, you will need:
- gcc compiler
- Xlibs
- XTest libs
- BlueZ libs
- Imlib2 libs
And also XTest extension enabled in you X server (default on Ubuntu). So, in Ubuntu simply run in your terminal:
$ sudo apt-get install gcc libxext-dev libbluetooth2-dev libimlib2-dev libxtst-dev
Installing
After installing the dependencies, extract server app tarball with:
$ tar -zxvf amora-server-x.y.tar.gz
where x.y is the current download version.
Change to the extracted directory and execute the following commands:
$ mkdir build $ cd build $ ../configure $ make
It will generate an executable file named 'amorad', you must start the application (and make sure that the bluetooth dongle is connected to the computer):
$ ./amorad
Repository version
If you checked out the code from repository, you need first to generate the build system scripts. This one requires autotools packages (automake, etc).
You first run in the directory amora-server:
$ autoreconf -i --force
and then just follow previous instructions for tarball version.
User group
Do you have questions, suggestions, bug reports or wish to share your experience with Amora? Please, visit Amora discussion group at: http://groups.google.com/group/amora-user
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I've got problem with amora server. It compiled without any errors but when i want to start it the console throws up this:
~> amorad closing socket... : Address already in use build_bluetooth_socket error! : Illegal seek Failed creating bluetooth conn!Exiting...
I don't know what's going on. There are no connected BT devices and I've got bluetooth configured. If you want to know I'm using up to date OpenSUSE 10.3.
This error message appears if you have a service running in port 10. Try to run: $sdptool browse local
and look for any service using the channel 10 (besides amora server).
Best regards
Adenilson
Thanks for your help! It works now (OBEX Push was using channel 10). Really great app but.... i only need amarok control ;P Is it possible to make Amora display the pc desktop in realtime?? That would be great but probably would take too much load on BT connection
Actually, there is software for windows that "streams" the desktop in realtime to the phone. It used to be sluggish on my old nokia 6021 but I figure with BT 2.0 and my S60 phone it should definately be faster. Only problem is I don't use POS windows anymore ;)
It'd be nice if amora could implement this feature for sure.
GMNicke
Thanks for the idea... in fact, it would be quite easy to implement that but there are some complications:
a) The main purpose of amora is not be a VNC. Its focus is more in controlling slides and movies
b) That would low the battery life considerably (my wild guess would be maybe 50 minutes of operation).
Regards
Adenilson
I have the same problem as shougoki had, OBEX file transfer uses channel 10. How can I change that? What channel shoud I use? Thanks in advance!
Friend
You can either: a) stop the service that is running in channel 10 (that depends on which linux distro you are running)
or
b) checkout the server source code and compile it (since trunk code runs in channel 16 and should be ok with OBEX services).
Hi, after correct a problem with path in amora.py all seems works, but i can't connect to my pc, if i try with python bluetooth console after selecting my pc from list of device I get "Can't found serial port". Can you help me? I figure myself I have to do something on my pc but I don't know wath (ubuntu 8.04) Thanks
Ubuntu 8.03 has a faulty bluez package, see details and how to fix here: http://groups.google.com/group/amora-user/browse_thread/thread/d075c2aa2a1915b
Best regards
Adenilson