Robert Pendell

I’m making custom builds of busybox compiled for Android phones available. My builds include the run-parts command which allows init.d support to work for custom roms that have it implemented. Currently I’m hosting them at my VPS testing server so you may grab them from there. The busybox.txt file shows the available commands for the compile as it output on the phone. Note the program has only been tested for execution and some basic command checks. If an applet doesn’t work as expected or not at all let me know. I can’t test all of them though as I only test for it to run on my Samsung Captivate phone.

Install option in busybox was intentionally disabled so if you want a symlink to something create it as follows.
ln -s busybox <applet>
and it will work as expected in most cases.

Latest builds: http://icarus.robertpendell.com/busybox/latest/
All builds: http://icarus.robertpendell.com/busybox/

Note: There is an experimental folder. This links to the git entry in the all builds list. The builds are from the git repository and may be unstable. I have done as much as I can though to get the configuration of the git build to the stable one. Certain applets may be depreciated and unavailable though.

P.S. – The only reason why they are being hosted there is because the compile environment also resides there. Just makes it quicker to post.

Minor change really. I just made is so that there are other authentication methods. Note that any time you do use a 3rd party to register it will create a new account for it. Note that registration is completely optional. You do not have to register to comment but I’ve made it available. Here is a list of available 3rd parties and any quirks for them.

Google Account
Wordpress.com — You must have an active blog to use OpenID with this provider
Facebook
Twitter — Janrain Engine prompts for an email address to finish registration. This was during testing when I had anonymous comments off. This may be different now that was turned back on.
OpenID (That’s any site that supports the protocol)
Windows Live Login

The last one was kinda a pain. I had to setup a privacy policy to meet their requirements.

Feed.nu is quite an interesting site and idea. I’ve decided to setup an android app that I will give for free to keep up. This is to give me something to do so I created a rough version to make sure it’s pulling from my blog ok.

Eventually I will likely have the headers completed. This will fill a mobile gap but this app will not allow commenting. You will still need to go through the website like normal for that. Feed.nu plans on spreading to iOS eventually so I will have a version for that platform at that point.

Want a beta version? Let me know.

At this point the last of the IPv4 Class A subnets have been handed out to the RIRs so IPv6 is now the way forward. It will be even harder to get a unique IP now too. Getting prepped up in advance I have enabled all domains for ipv6 except for one as I’m not entirely sure it will remain.

Right now I have 2 email only domains (elite-systems.org and elitesystems.org), 2 experimental domains (esminefield.com and esminefield.net), my primary domain (robertpendell.com) and a domain used for short urls (rplnk.com). bit.ly takes care of the back end hosting for the short urls and gmail takes care of all email for me.