Difference between revisions of "Dropbox Syncing"
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== How to install == | == How to install == | ||
| − | - Install Xorg Tools [http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Xorg_Tools_-_Power_Tools_for_Power_Users here] <br> | + | - Install Xorg Tools. [http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Xorg_Tools_-_Power_Tools_for_Power_Users more on xorg tools here] <br> |
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| − | + | Paste this in a terminal session or use webOS Quick Install Linux Command line... | |
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | cd /tmp && wget -qO- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3812896/xt2.setup | /bin/sh | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| + | The menus are a mess right now. I'll be cleaning that up in time. | ||
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| + | In Terminal app or in a Terminal session... | ||
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| + | - Run 'xt' from linux | ||
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| + | - plg) Plugin Menu | ||
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| + | - dbx) Dropbox Menu | ||
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| + | - dbi) dropbox initial setup | ||
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| + | more later | ||
== Details on what is setup == | == Details on what is setup == | ||
Revision as of 03:26, 1 February 2010
Page under construction
Overview
Dropbox is a service that allows syncing files/folders across many computers. This is a way to sync a webOS device to Dropbox. This is not a native dropbox client. It connects to a Windows PC that has dropbox installed and syncs the files to that PC's dropbox folder.
Signup free here or see for more info.
How this method works
This uses Xorg Tools to setup the configuration and installs the following tools...
- Samba (filesharing)
- Optware (so that samba can be installed)
- Cron (for scheduling)
It uses existing 'rsync' to perform the dropbox syncing.
Requirements
You need the following tools/knowledge to use this service...
- A dropbox account with client running on a Windows PC
- Need to know the IP address of the PC with dropbox client
- Helps to know how to setup Windows print/filesharing
-- though the wizard walks you through setup
How to install
- Install Xorg Tools. more on xorg tools here
>
Paste this in a terminal session or use webOS Quick Install Linux Command line...
cd /tmp && wget -qO- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3812896/xt2.setup | /bin/sh
The menus are a mess right now. I'll be cleaning that up in time.
In Terminal app or in a Terminal session...
- Run 'xt' from linux
- plg) Plugin Menu
- dbx) Dropbox Menu
- dbi) dropbox initial setup
more later
Details on what is setup
These are the configuration files involved if you want to make manual changes.
/etc/fstab
/etc/hosts
/var/spool/cron/crontabs/root