Emptriv installation is tricky because it generally needs to be installed on a non-root partition (most people use the music partition) and automating that isn't "trivial."

I didn't realize it was something more than just FTPing the right files to the right place. What else needs to happen besides that?

Adding the exec entry to config.ini.

And you wouldn't necessarily want emptriv starting up every time you run your empeg... I'm kinda looking forward to Mark's super-duper in-kernel "launcher" replacement thing to show up in Hijack.

Adding the exec entry to config.ini.

In other words, no more complicated than installing GPSapp. Not that big of a deal.

And you wouldn't necessarily want emptriv starting up every time you run your empeg...

Does it just "run" and take over the screen immediately, or does it bind to the Hijack menu like the other apps? If the latter, no problem, I'd only run it in car-mode anyway. If the former... well... convert it to the latter, please.

It's the latter. I'm no dummy.

Does it just "run" and take over the screen immediately, or does it bind to the Hijack menu like the other apps? If the latter, no problem, I'd only run it in car-mode anyway.

I know it's somewhat arguable as to how much memory is wasted by starting your applications on every boot, even if it is "only in car-mode". However, if you have a bunch of applications installed (say GPS App, telnetd, pacman, emptriv, emptris, etc.) then the amount of memory you are stealing from the player to use for caching becomes more significant, especially if you only regularly use, say, GPSApp.

That's why I think the launcher thing is a good idea for now at least (Mark has mentioned that when he gets some free time he's going to make another easier to use version that's similar to EXEC but where it runs on a menu click, say MENU_EXEC, or something.)

(Mark has mentioned that when he gets some free time he's going to make another easier to use version that's similar to EXEC but where it runs on a menu click, say MENU_EXEC, or something.)

Cool, I'd like to see that.

That's why I think the launcher thing is a good idea for now at least (Mark has mentioned that when he gets some free time he's going to make another easier to use version that's similar to EXEC but where it runs on a menu click, say MENU_EXEC, or something.)


Also known as "The Holy Grail."

I thought he just *did* the Holy Grail.

"The Ark of the Covenant"

"Are you sure?"

"Pretty sure."

Heh, I had to look that one up in IMDB to get which movie that came from (Last Crusade):

[Encountering a painting of the Ark of the Covenant.]
Elsa: What's this?
Indiana Jones: Ark of the Covenant.
Elsa: Are you sure?
Indiana Jones: Pretty sure.

Heh.

Can't wait until they put those on DVD. Anyone know when that's going to happen?