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@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Unforunately it seems we got of on the wrong foot, for context I (Thomas) got ba *If you can still read this note, I wasn't contacted yet.* + ## What is already possible (or in better terms discovered) Before I start of listing everything that is discovered, I want to make clear that this is currently a 2 man project and we're doing our best to do as much as possible in the time we've got available. A lot of things are still in progress but every day new things get discovered. There is a lot to look at and not everything can be done at the same time. we'll try to prioritise but roadblocks will be hit. @@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ Before I start of listing everything that is discovered, I want to make clear th - Gaining persistent access over a network connection. -- Building an RDP solution to use the native CorOS UI live on your pc. [TBA] +- Building an RDP solution to use the native CorOS UI live on your pc. - Renaming the built in amps, pedals, etc. to whatever you like. (reboot required for changes to take effect) @@ -249,9 +250,33 @@ Finally reboot your QC, now you should have all models (except captures) renamed  -# Accessing your backup +# External editor (VNC) -Your backup is available as a compressed archive under `/media/p4/downloaded_backup.tar.gz` -It only contains your personal files such as captures, presets, ... It does not contain any system files, so it can't be used as a complete system restore backup. +Since we've figured out how to cross-compile our own binaries, we were able to compile a VNC solution for the Quad Cortex. + +The VNC server we compiled is based on [this project](https://github.com/ponty/framebuffer-vncserver). We had to modify the source code a bit to make it work with the touchscreen. But besides that, it is identical. This patch was necesarry because the touchscreen doesn't report it's width and height in a propper way. + +*[Installer and auto-run on boot will be added later]* + +*For now you can use it the manual way* + +## Installation + +In the `External VNC` folder you will find the files `qc_vnc` and `libvncserver.so.1`. Move these to the following locations on the QC: + +- **qc_vnc:** `/bin` +- **libvncserver.so.1**: `/lib` +That's it. You can now start the server! + +## Usage + +```console +qc_vnc -f /dev/fb0 -t /dev/input/event0 +``` + +# Accessing your backup + +Your backup is available as a compressed archive under `/media/p4/downloaded_backup.tar.gz` +It only contains your personal files such as captures, presets, ... It does not contain any system files, so it can't be modify
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