Reply
Thread Tools
Robb is offline Robb
2010-03-22 , 10:29
Posts: 146 | Thanked: 76 times | Joined on Feb 2010 @ Poland
#1
So I know crontab and I know how to use it. (vi anyone )

So what is better to use in Maemo 5 on the N900? Crontab or Alarmd(libalarm)?

Since I don't know anything about Alarmd, could someone please enlighten me about it? (Point me to usefull literature)
How do I use it to schedule my tasks? (preferably from the command line)

And why does crontab have to be installed separately?
Last edited by Robb; 2010-03-22 at 10:37.
 
F2thaK's Avatar
F2thaK is offline F2thaK
2010-03-22 , 10:39
Posts: 4,365 | Thanked: 2,466 times | Joined on Jan 2010 @ Australia Mate
#2
i loooove alarmd. it changes tweakr profiles whenever you want it to..

only thing it doesnt show the alarm icon when theres an alarm set, no biggie tho.

it does more than that but thats all i use it for.. also do commands alarms.....
__________________
N9 / N900 Youtube Videos

N9 "Faster, Darker, Better" Theme Pack
---
www.F2thaK.com
 
rash.m2k is offline rash.m2k
2010-03-22 , 10:42
Posts: 642 | Thanked: 486 times | Joined on Aug 2008
#3
Originally Posted by Robb View Post
So I know crontab and I know how to use it. (vi anyone )

So what is better to use in Maemo 5 on the N900? Crontab or Alarmd(libalarm)?

Since I don't know anything about Alarmd, could someone please enlighten me about it? (Point me to usefull literature)
How do I use it to schedule my tasks? (preferably from the command line)

And why does crontab have to be installed separately?
Crobtab is not installed by default on the N900, instead the alarm application handles all scheduled task.

Thus alarmed is just a front end for it - I would not bother with installing crontab because alarmed is good enough - it's a GUI for setting when you want tasks to repeat and you can just add a command to execute your script.
 
Robb is offline Robb
2010-03-22 , 10:51
Posts: 146 | Thanked: 76 times | Joined on Feb 2010 @ Poland
#4
I'm not asking about the application Alarmed.
I'm asking about http://maemo.org/api_refs/4.1/alarmd-0.5.20/

Since the application Alarmed is not yet in Extras, I want to know how to use without frontend.
 
rooted is offline rooted
2010-03-22 , 11:07
Posts: 156 | Thanked: 90 times | Joined on Jan 2010
#5
Please read this carefully, a lot is explained here: http://wiki.maemo.org/Fcron
 

The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to rooted For This Useful Post:
Robb is offline Robb
2010-03-22 , 11:13
Posts: 146 | Thanked: 76 times | Joined on Feb 2010 @ Poland
#6
If I'm reading it correctly, then I also have to install aditional software.
So in Maemo 5 there is no default preinstalled schedualing software?
 
maemo.it is offline maemo.it
2010-12-24 , 01:47
Posts: 235 | Thanked: 89 times | Joined on Oct 2009 @ italy
#7
Originally Posted by Robb View Post
If I'm reading it correctly, then I also have to install aditional software.
So in Maemo 5 there is no default preinstalled schedualing software?
from: http://wiki.maemo.org/Fcron
Alarmed uses the Nokia's (non-standard) "alarmd" daemon which is already part of Maemo 5 and uses Python/Qt for GUI. You can use custom commands and set single and/or recurring events.
So in Maemo 5 is present a textual scheduler tool (alarmd) which "alarmed" is "only" a gui.
This means you don't need to install additional sw to manage this scheduler unless you need more pratical settings (gui)!
You can program alarmd by terminal (see here, for example: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=16669).
anyway I prefer fcron because is part of standard linux systems while alarmd come from nokia. this is not a problem per se and it's open source like fcron but it's limited to maemo os only (eg.meego uses cron, as you can read here: http://www.mail-archive.com/meego-de.../msg04247.html) also if you use linux on other devices (eg. desktop pc, notebook,..) you can't use alarmd!
__________________
If you found my post useful please thank me, I appreciate!
Last edited by maemo.it; 2010-12-24 at 01:58.
 

The Following User Says Thank You to maemo.it For This Useful Post:
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 10:23.

Contact Us - Home - Archive - Top