[E3-hacking] How about the E3 screen as a Picture Frame..?

Sat Apr 27 21:57:40 BST 2019

As said before, drawing a picture on the screen with the ams-delta Linux
distribution is as simple as copying a file from the USB stick to
/dev/fb0...

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
cat /mnt/image.dat > /dev/fb0

You'll need to get the image into the right format, and the E3 screen
format is kinda weird, so you'll need to experiment with tools to figure
out how to do this (and it may need some custom programming), but it
shouldn't be difficult. IIRC it's 12-bit RGB. Once that's done writing a
little shell script which displays an image carousel which runs on the E3
is trivial.

On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 at 22:14, Nick Griffin <span1922 at live.com> wrote:

> So you can show pictures and video on the screen, there is info here about
> it here on how to do it on a laptop..
> http://www.amusings.com/linux-powered-digital-picture-frame/  There is
> nothing on how to do it on a E3, well there wouldn’t be, if anyone can give
> me some points on how to do this,but I don’t want to take the E3 a part
> just add the software to make it act like a Digital Picture Frame.
>
> One way of recycling it..😠
>
> Oh.. I am at the moment making one of the adverts that were on the E3,I am
> rebuilding the AOL advert, its the one in red and white and say AOL.. One
> Month Free, because I found it but its too small. I going to make more..😊
> It funny it say on the advert in small writing that a PC in required… lol
>
> Spanner..
>
> http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net
>
> *From:* Nick Griffin <span1922 at live.com>
> *Sent:* ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎22‎:‎23
> *To:* Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software
> <e3-hacking at earth.li>
>
> >So, does that mean you have two now?
>
> Yes I have 2 E3 now.. lol
>
> >What do you mean by "reset"?
>
> I mean if you hold Down Delete, Stop and Handfree when you boot up the E3
> it puts in back to factory defaults where you have to register it and says”
> Press the [Email] button to get connected”
>
> >Please remind me what this "trick" is?
>
> With the Main Software V2 if its deactivated you could lift hand set and
> press and hold email down until it says aborting email please wait.. and it
> would activate the phone, it don’t work on V4.
>
> >I disagree - a comparison (especially of the boot loader, not necessarily
> the
> main software) could be instructive.
>
> I can copy the firmware if you want it and share it…?
>
> >You mean copying the firmware for interest's sake, or with the idea of
> copying
> from the E1/E2 to the E3?
> No copying the firmware from the E1/E2 to copy it back to a E1/E2 that's
> deactivated to activate them.
>
> >Why do you always write this at the end of your emails?
>
> Spanner is my name, My real name is Nick, I have not been called Nick for
> about 15 years. Last person to call me Nick was my mum, she died 15 years
> ago in 2004. I go by Spanner or Span now… 😊
>
> Its a nickname I got at school, my partner started calling me it because I
> am good at working things out or fixing things then I started to use it as
> a username online.
>
> Spanner..
>
> http://amstrad-e3-hacking.freeforums.net
>
> *From:* Antony Stone <Antony.Stone at e3.open.source.it>
> *Sent:* ‎Friday‎, ‎26‎ ‎April‎ ‎2019 ‎21‎:‎31
> *To:* Discussion of the Amstrad E3 emailer hardware/software
> <e3-hacking at earth.li>
>
> On Friday 26 April 2019 at 22:01:29, Nick Griffin wrote:
>
> > Ok thanks,I got my new E3 today
>
> So, does that mean you have two now?
>
> > and the seller told me it was working and able to make a call on it
> before I
> > bought it and its unregistered so deactivated…
>
> Sounds good so far...
>
> > dam it.. ☹ ,he said to me he don’t understand how it was reset when it
> was
> > working…???
>
> What do you mean by "reset"?
>
> > Its Main Software is V4 so the dial for email trick don’t work.
>
> Please remind me what this "trick" is?
>
> > so no point in copying the firmware
>
> I disagree - a comparison (especially of the boot loader, not necessarily
> the
> main software) could be instructive.
>
> > but I am glad I have the clock back,
>
> Be thankful for small mercies :))
>
> > Has anyone have a idea of copying the firmware on the E1 or E2,
>
> You mean copying the firmware for interest's sake, or with the idea of
> copying
> from the E1/E2 to the E3?
>
> I really doubt that E1/E2 firmware would work on an E3.  Different CPUs,
> for a
> start.
>
> > I have a E1 that activated too now.. 😊I don’t know how the E1/E2
> E-mailers
> > OS work maybe someone can explain, well it not Linux like E3 so what
> does it
> > use..?
>
> Remember that there was a day when people wrote firmware for devices from
> scratch, without using an "operating system".  It's only since the days
> when
> embedded devices like wireless routers, telephones, televisions etc have
> had
> enough CPU and RAM to run Linux that this has been a simpler starting
> point.
>
> > Spanner..
>
> Why do you always write this at the end of your emails?
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Antony.
>
> --
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