Headunit (Linux/Windows CarPC frontend) + initial screenshots

**Syridian** · 07-09-2004, 02:14 AM

Looks cool...

Mind if I ask what software dependancies it has? Will it run on a micro install of Linux, such as http://womp.sourceforge.net ?

**mobileh1** · 07-09-2004, 02:22 AM

If anyone wants to use this with mysql, here are the instructions:

change driver to: QMYSQL#
change the create table SQL to make the primary key (ID) and AUTO_INCREMENT datatype, otherwise you will only see one song in the playlist... The duplicate key (0 when not auto incrementing) will go unseen.

Thats about it.

**vxr666** · 07-09-2004, 03:41 AM

NOPistonPC is it possible to have a button on the main screen for Air Condition when the button is pressed it brings up a new menu with the AC controlls.

the controls are 9 buttons and 3 slides or buttons when any of the buttons it would controll the AC unit.

i will build the circuit and will make the code for it will it be possible to empliment it.

Thank you for the good work

**NoPistonPC** · 07-09-2004, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by momanz

NoPisonPC,

So the skin finally showed up on SF and I now have it installed (linux installation). I've been playing around with the software and it's usable. I haven't figured out yet how to remove songs from the playlist editor (has this been implemented?). Attached is a list of "observations" I've made using the software for about an hour. I'd like to help out with testing the software but unfortunately I have no talent coding and I'm going to be away from my system for about 6 weeks so... I'm really hoping you don't lose interest.

I'll be around for another week so I'll continue to send my comments as issues arise.

Is there any chance of you implementing the radio controls next. I just got my Dlink usb radio and I'd like to use it with the software. Check your PM for the list of obsevations.

-momanz

Luckily, I happen to have a Dlink usb radio laying around.

I'll see what I can do. Thanks for testing it out and providing comments.

Originally Posted by Syridian

Looks cool...

Mind if I ask what software dependancies it has? Will it run on a micro install of Linux, such as http://womp.sourceforge.net

That's a good question. I sure hope it does. Off the top of my head, I think the dependencies are: Qt-3.3.2, xine-lib, sqlite, alsa or oss, and sdl. Let me know how it works out for you.

**NoPistonPC** · 07-09-2004, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by vxr666

NOPistonPC is it possible to have a button on the main screen for Air Condition when the button is pressed it brings up a new menu with the AC controlls.

the controls are 9 buttons and 3 slides or buttons when any of the buttons it would controll the AC unit.

i will build the circuit and will make the code for it will it be possible to empliment it.

Thank you for the good work

That's a great idea. The whole point of open sourcing this thing up is so people can do special mods like the one you describe. Unfortunately, there is a long list of other more basic things that I need to work on first, but you are welcome to take the current source and modify it for your needs. If you get something working, let me know and I can add it to the CVS tree.

**cyber** · 07-09-2004, 10:16 AM

I'm going to need a point in the right direction...I can't seem to get sqlite working. I have version 3.0.2 and unpacked and installed per the README.

Code:

tar zxvf sqlite-3.0.2.tar.gz
mkdir bld
cd bld
../sqlite/configure
make
su
make install

Then I created (touch media.db) an empty file to be used as the database and set up the configuration file accordingly. I can run sqlite3 alright so I know it installed and I ran ldconfig again for good measure but when I run headunit it gives me the following:

QSqlDatabase warning: QSQLITE driver not loaded
QSqlDatabase: available drivers: QMYSQL3

how do I add sqlite to the apparent list of availiable drivers?

**mobileh1** · 07-09-2004, 05:22 PM

The sqlite plugin is not included in versions of QT prior to 3.3, so you will have to get the plugin and build that also or use mysql since you have that one.

mysql is really fast.. I mean really fast...

**cyber** · 07-09-2004, 05:54 PM

Sorry, I wasn't clear with my other packages...I'm using QT 3.3.2 maybe I'm doing something screwy when I installed QT? Heres the results of my qt ./configure with all the commandline options I'm using

Code:

default@nc:~/projects/qt-x11-free-3.3.2$ ./configure -sm -thread -stl -system-libjpeg -verbose -largefile \
>                 -qt-imgfmt-{jpeg,mng,png} -tablet -system-libmng \
>                 -system-libpng -lpthread -xft \
>                 -fast -plugin-sql-sqlite
IBASE auto-detection...
  Could not find libgds.* anywhere in /lib /usr/lib
IBASE disabled.
MySQL auto-detection...
  Found libmysqlclient.* in /usr/lib
  Could not find mysql.h anywhere in /usr/include
MySQL disabled.
ODBC auto-detection...
  Could not find libodbc.* anywhere in /lib /usr/lib
ODBC disabled.
PostgreSQL auto-detection...
  Could not find libpq.* anywhere in /lib /usr/lib
PostgreSQL disabled.
NIS auto-detection... ()
  Found nsl lib in /usr/lib
  Found rpcsvc/ypclnt.h in /usr/include
  Found rpcsvc/yp_prot.h in /usr/include
NIS enabled.
CUPS auto-detection... ()
  Found cups lib in /usr/lib
  Found cups/cups.h in /usr/include
CUPS enabled.
OpenGL auto-detection... ()
  Found GLU lib in /usr/X11R6/lib
  Found GL lib in /usr/X11R6/lib
  Found Xmu lib in /usr/X11R6/lib
  Found GL/gl.h in /usr/X11R6/include
  Found GL/glu.h in /usr/X11R6/include
OpenGL enabled.
Xcursor auto-detection... ()
  Found Xcursor lib in /usr/X11R6/lib
  Found X11/Xcursor/Xcursor.h in /usr/X11R6/include
  Found Xcursor version 1.1, version 1.0 required.
Xcursor disabled.
XRandR auto-detection... ()
  Found XRandR lib in /usr/X11R6/lib
  Found X11/extensions/Xrandr.h in /usr/X11R6/include
XRandR enabled.
XRender auto-detection... ()
  Found XRender lib in /usr/X11R6/lib
  Found X11/extensions/Xrender.h in /usr/X11R6/include
XRender enabled.
Xft auto-detection... ()
  Found libXft.a in /usr/X11R6/lib
  Found X11/Xft/Xft.h in /usr/X11R6/include
  Found X11/Xft/Xft.h in /usr/include
  Found Xft version 2.1.6
  Found Freetype version 2.1.8
  Found freetype2/freetype/freetype.h in /usr/include
  Found fontconfig/fontconfig.h in /usr/include
Xft enabled.
XShape auto-detection... ()
  Found X11/extensions/shape.h in /usr/X11R6/include
XShape enabled.
Xinerama auto-detection... ()
  Found Xinerama lib in /usr/X11R6/lib
  Found X11/extensions/Xinerama.h in /usr/X11R6/include
Xinerama enabled.
XKB auto-detection... ()
  Found X11/XKBlib.h in /usr/X11R6/include
  XkbSetPerClientControls found.
XKB enabled.

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**mobileh1** · 07-09-2004, 06:21 PM

you typed 'yes' and then make && make install (as root)..

Then it gave you the error about QSQLITE driver not found right?

Ok, if thats what happened, I'll repeat your steps and take a look...