How to install?

[SpasNH]

Hi. Is there any step by step installation guide? I'm linux user but I don't know what is ROOT envvar or how to set it, where to put the files, what partition table to format the SD card...

Thanks

[MatrixMike]

Hi - I wish I could answer properly. I follow this repo and tried to use it several years ago but it didn't work for me. Your comment has inspired me to think about setting up an environment again.

[danhans42]

Follow the instructions. If you cant build it, download the binary from the main page.

Plug the TT into your pc, and mount it as a drive - fairly easy?
copy the files in the archive over onto the TT, I would backup the ttsystem file.
reboot the tomtom..

you should then get a screen to calibrate the touchscreen, do that and you are done.

[danhans42]

Hi. Is there any step by step installation guide? I'm linux user but I don't know what is ROOT envvar or how to set it, where to put the files, what partition table to format the SD card...

Thanks

Root is the root folder.. so if you clone this repo into your home directory, and your username is frank, the root folder would be /home/frank/opentom. so open the script file, edit the line where it says root and off you go.

I am starting to build from source now.

EDIT: So I followed the instructions on my Linux Mint 19.1 x86_64 machine. Make sure you get the pre-requisites ( sudo apt install autoconf chrpath fluid imagemagick libglib2.0-dev libtool subversion xsltpro ), as well as gcc.

edit the root property in the file to match the root of the opentom folder.

eg, in my instance..

# nano get_cross_env.sh

then edit the first line of the file, on my machine the below works fine (you should get the idea)

export ROOT="/home/dan/opentom"

then

make

and followed the instructions.. few issues with the sources.txt

When I run make it cannot clone into the git repo for microwindows, so that fails. Also, the source for the Freecell game has changed over to a domain parking service.. so just comment it out.

So even though the 'make' failed, it built the kernel. I tested it and it works fine with the existing opentom folder.

So next steps. see if I can modify the makefile so that it can be obtained from the new git location. only problem is if it needs the particular version that was linked to. Guess I will find out.

[Bluestone7]

Hi, is there already a solution for the microwindows problem?
I´m getting the following error:

user@lub-gericom:~/Downloads/opentom-master$ make
test -d gcc-3.3.4_glibc-2.3.2/lib || {
tar xf Downloads/toolchain_redhat_gcc-3.3.4_glibc-2.3.2-20060131a.tar.gz;
cd gcc-3.3.4_glibc-2.3.2/arm-linux/ && {
mv sys-root sys-root.orig;
ln -s sys-root.orig libc;
ln -s /home/user/Downloads/opentom-master/arm-sysroot/ sys-root;
};
cd /home/user/Downloads/opentom-master/gcc-3.3.4_glibc-2.3.2/bin && cat /home/user/Downloads/opentom-master/configs/install_links.txt | while read file; do ln -s $file; done;
}
mkdir -p Downloads
get_source.sh microwin_9ffcd17.tgz
Searching how to get microwin_9ffcd17.tgz ...
URL to get microwin_9ffcd17.tgz not found in /home/user/Downloads/opentom-master/configs/sources.txt
Makefile:570: recipe for target 'Downloads/microwin_9ffcd17.tgz' failed
make: *** [Downloads/microwin_9ffcd17.tgz] Error 1

[fxbisto]

After reading through your comments I checked the sources.txt file and found for microwindows there is a perfectly usable Git repo here on GH: https://github.com/ghaerr/microwindows
The script refers to a specific hash (not sure if this specific version is a requisite or now outdated, need to compile to check) which is also present in this repo: ghaerr/microwindows@9ffcd17

Editing the sources.txt to refer to this alternative repo should fix compile errors relating to microwindows.

[Bluestone7]

Thank you for your help.
i was able to compile the basic build, but not the extras.
so i searched the internet and found this: https://github.com/navit-gps/NavitTom, but i had the same problem (basic ok, extras not)

after another search, i found this! https://github.com/raulbalanza/OpenTom
this one is working without any problems

[wilkgr76]

@Bluestone7 did you have any issues with downloading from an FTP server on raulbalanza's fork? I've found it tries to switch to passive mode when downloading microwindows and is given a local IP instead of a web-accessible IP address.

[Bluestone7]

Hi, i had no problems with compiling.
Looks like an adress changed, but i´m no expert with this sort of things.
Contact Raúl and ask for help, you find his mailadress on his github site.
I have a finished build on my pc, which i could send you.

[wilkgr76]

Thank you for your prompt reply Bluestone7. I'll definitely make sure to send Raúl an email. I would greatly appreciate it if you shared your finished build!

[Bluestone7]

OpenTom (Raul Balanza).rar

[wilkgr76]

Thank you so much!

[davbotjohnson]

Just intruding, but I tried downloading the tar, but I just get taken to a bunch of adds, could you try posting it to a different site? Thanks, David

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[Bluestone7]

OpenTom (Raul Balanza).rar

[davbotjohnson]

Thank you, that worked, I am excited to try it out!

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