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| + | =Hidden screen in Control Panel= | ||
| + | * Open the Control Panel, select "Settings", then "Chumby Info" | ||
| + | * In the upper right, you'll see a little "pi" symbol - touch it | ||
| + | * You'll see some buttons there: | ||
| + | ** SSHD will launch the builtin Secure Shell Daemon | ||
| + | ** FILES will open up a simple file system browser | ||
| + | ** REBOOT will reboot the chumby device | ||
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| + | =Built in Web server= | ||
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| + | On startup, the chumby launches a small HTTP server on port 80, whish displays wireless statistics information - to view this page, get the IP of the chumby from the Settings->Chumby Info screen in the Control Panel, and type <code>http://ip.of.the.chumby/</code> into a browser. | ||
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| + | You can add CGI scripts to this webserver: | ||
| + | * Open a console on the chumby using SSH | ||
| + | * create a directory at '/psp/cgi-bin' | ||
| + | * add your CGI scripts there | ||
| + | You can now access those scripts using the URL <code>http://ip.of.the.chumby/cgi-bin/custom/name_of_your_script</code> | ||
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| + | =Custom Alarms= | ||
| + | If you don't like the sound of the builtin alarms, you can override them with your own MP3 audio files | ||
| + | * Get a USB flash drive, and copy your MP3 file to the top level | ||
| + | * To override alarm 1, rename the file <code>alarm1.mp3</code> | ||
| + | * To override alarm 2, rename the file <code>alarm2.mp3</code> | ||
| + | * ...or to override both, rename the file <code>alarm.mp3</code> | ||
| + | * Plug the USB flash drive and boot your chumby - when the alarm goes o, it will use your files instead of the built in sounds | ||
| + | Don't make these files too big - no larger than a couple of megabytes. | ||
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| + | =Your own opening animation= | ||
| + | If you'd like to replace the little chumby animation that happens when you start up, do the following: | ||
| + | * Make your Flash animation that you want to run, be sure it calls <code>fscommand("quit")</code> at the end | ||
| + | * Put it on a USB flash drive, and call it "opening.swf" | ||
| + | * Plug it into the back of your chumby and reboot! | ||
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| + | =Your own Control Panel= | ||
| + | So, you're so ambitious, you created you *own* Control Panel! Congratulations! Here's how to use it: | ||
| + | * Put it on USB flash drive, and call it <code>controlpanel.swf</code> | ||
| + | * Plug it into the back of your chumby and reboot! | ||
| + | |||
| + | =Launching sshd at startup= | ||
| + | * Start up sshd on the chumby using the trick mentioned above | ||
| + | * At the console, type: <code>touch /psp/start_sshd</code> | ||
| + | * Now sshd will be started whenever the chumby successfully connects to a network! | ||
| + | * To stop this behavior in the future, type: <code>rm /psp/start_sshd</code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | If you don't want to happen all the time, you can do this instead from a USB flash drive: | ||
| + | * On the USB flash drive, create an empty file called <code>start_sshd</code>. | ||
| + | * Plug it into the back of your chumby and reboot! | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 2 August 2007
NOTE - this page is for Ironforge production chumby devices - for alpha prototypes, please see Chumby Tricks for Foo/Katamari
Contents
Hidden screen in Control Panel
- Open the Control Panel, select "Settings", then "Chumby Info"
- In the upper right, you'll see a little "pi" symbol - touch it
- You'll see some buttons there:
- SSHD will launch the builtin Secure Shell Daemon
- FILES will open up a simple file system browser
- REBOOT will reboot the chumby device
Built in Web server
On startup, the chumby launches a small HTTP server on port 80, whish displays wireless statistics information - to view this page, get the IP of the chumby from the Settings->Chumby Info screen in the Control Panel, and type http://ip.of.the.chumby/ into a browser.
You can add CGI scripts to this webserver:
- Open a console on the chumby using SSH
- create a directory at '/psp/cgi-bin'
- add your CGI scripts there
You can now access those scripts using the URL http://ip.of.the.chumby/cgi-bin/custom/name_of_your_script
Custom Alarms
If you don't like the sound of the builtin alarms, you can override them with your own MP3 audio files
- Get a USB flash drive, and copy your MP3 file to the top level
- To override alarm 1, rename the file
alarm1.mp3 - To override alarm 2, rename the file
alarm2.mp3 - ...or to override both, rename the file
alarm.mp3 - Plug the USB flash drive and boot your chumby - when the alarm goes o, it will use your files instead of the built in sounds
Don't make these files too big - no larger than a couple of megabytes.
Your own opening animation
If you'd like to replace the little chumby animation that happens when you start up, do the following:
- Make your Flash animation that you want to run, be sure it calls
fscommand("quit")at the end - Put it on a USB flash drive, and call it "opening.swf"
- Plug it into the back of your chumby and reboot!
Your own Control Panel
So, you're so ambitious, you created you *own* Control Panel! Congratulations! Here's how to use it:
- Put it on USB flash drive, and call it
controlpanel.swf - Plug it into the back of your chumby and reboot!
Launching sshd at startup
- Start up sshd on the chumby using the trick mentioned above
- At the console, type:
touch /psp/start_sshd - Now sshd will be started whenever the chumby successfully connects to a network!
- To stop this behavior in the future, type:
rm /psp/start_sshd
If you don't want to happen all the time, you can do this instead from a USB flash drive:
- On the USB flash drive, create an empty file called
start_sshd. - Plug it into the back of your chumby and reboot!
