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This article sums up the different ways to install Mer on different types of computers (VMWare, chroot, on device, etc.). Please feel free to add/edit. The original information is taken from [[Mer/Releases/0.9]]. | This article sums up the different ways to install Mer on different types of computers (VMWare, chroot, on device, etc.). Please feel free to add/edit. The original information is taken from [[Mer/Releases/0.9]]. | ||
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- | Xephyr :2 -host-cursor -screen 800x480x16 -dpi 96 -ac - | + | Xephyr :2 -host-cursor -screen 800x480x16 -dpi 96 -ac -extension Composite 2>/dev/null 1>&2 & |
sudo mount --bind /tmp/.X11-unix tmp/.X11-unix | sudo mount --bind /tmp/.X11-unix tmp/.X11-unix | ||
sudo mount --bind /dev/pts dev/pts | sudo mount --bind /dev/pts dev/pts | ||
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Now start the Merinstaller via Utilities -> Install Mer. Follow the instructions. When prompted for the URL= you can point it to any rootfs image you want. Check at [[Mer/Releases]] or ask at #mer. | Now start the Merinstaller via Utilities -> Install Mer. Follow the instructions. When prompted for the URL= you can point it to any rootfs image you want. Check at [[Mer/Releases]] or ask at #mer. | ||
- | Once the installer puts the extracted rootfs to your device you can reboot and chose the partition where you put Mer. Please contribute by filing bugs on [https://bugs.maemo.org/ bugs.maemo.org] | + | Once the installer puts the extracted the rootfs to your device you can reboot and chose the partition where you put Mer. Please contribute by filing bugs on [https://bugs.maemo.org/ bugs.maemo.org] |
=== Flashable Image === | === Flashable Image === | ||
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echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward | echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward | ||
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== SmartQ == | == SmartQ == | ||
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You'll need an SD card with a FAT32 as the first partition and more than 140MB free. | You'll need an SD card with a FAT32 as the first partition and more than 140MB free. | ||
- | Download the correct firmware image | + | Download the correct 'firmware image' from the Released Images table and copy it to the root of the FAT32 partition on the SD card. |
- | Rename | + | Rename it SmartQ5 or SmartQ7 according to your device. |
- | You may also want to download | + | You may also want to : |
- | + | * Download the [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~cvm/kernel-smartq5-modules_2.6.24.7-smartq5-050509_all.deb SmartQ5] or [http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Maemo://Mer:/Devel:/HW:/SmartQ:/Devel/MerDevel_Ubuntu_9.04/all/kernel-smartq7-modules_2.6.24.7-smartq7-20090729_all.deb SmartQ7] WPA2-fixed driver to your SD card. | |
- | * Browse [http://www.marvell.com/ | + | * Browse [http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDisplay.do?driverId=203 here to agree the download license] and get a zip file |
* Extract the downloaded zip file, then extract SD-8686-FEDORA26FC6-SYSKT-GPL-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45.tar within it. Extract the FwImage folder to your PC. | * Extract the downloaded zip file, then extract SD-8686-FEDORA26FC6-SYSKT-GPL-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45.tar within it. Extract the FwImage folder to your PC. | ||
* Inside there are two files, helper_sd.bin and sd8686.bin. Rename helper_sd.bin to sd8686_helper.bin and copy to your SD card | * Inside there are two files, helper_sd.bin and sd8686.bin. Rename helper_sd.bin to sd8686_helper.bin and copy to your SD card | ||
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cd /tmp | cd /tmp | ||
unzip SD-8686-LINUX26-SYSKT-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45-GPL.zip | unzip SD-8686-LINUX26-SYSKT-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45-GPL.zip | ||
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cp FwImage/helper_sd.bin /path_to_SD_CARD/sd8686_helper.bin | cp FwImage/helper_sd.bin /path_to_SD_CARD/sd8686_helper.bin | ||
cp FwImage/sd8686.bin /path_to_SD_CARD/sd8686.bin | cp FwImage/sd8686.bin /path_to_SD_CARD/sd8686.bin | ||
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Now unmount the SD card and eject it. | Now unmount the SD card and eject it. | ||
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===SmartQ5=== | ===SmartQ5=== | ||
- | Press and hold the + | + | Press and hold the + key and insert the charger. |
- | The device will begin to boot; the LED will be | + | The device will begin to boot; the LED will be a different colour (can a SmartQ5 owner confirm) |
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===SmartQ7=== | ===SmartQ7=== | ||
Press and hold the 'menu' key (bottom key on front) and insert the charger. | Press and hold the 'menu' key (bottom key on front) and insert the charger. | ||
- | The device will begin to boot; the LED will be a different colour - green/yellow. You can release the menu key. Some chinese symbols appear and then a progress bar ticks (slowly) up to 100% | + | The device will begin to boot; the LED will be a different colour - green/yellow. You can release the menu key. Some chinese symbols appear and then a progress bar ticks (slowly) up to 100%. |
===both=== | ===both=== | ||
- | After this a calibration screen | + | After this a calibration screen appears and shortly after you are in Mer. |
- | + | It will be accessible over USB networking on IP 192.168.2.2 ([http://wiki.maemo.org/USB_networking#Host_USB_Network_Configuration see instructions here]) with a SSH server, login root, password rootme | |
- | It will not show a splash screen, but it will after darkness then make the screen white, and eventually, show the Mer background and first boot wizard. | + | It will not show a splash screen, but it will after darkness then make the screen white, and eventually, show the Mer background and first boot wizard. |
- | === To | + | === To get wireless networking to work=== |
- | + | Install the .deb you copied to your SD card and then (from https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Marvell8686Firmware), install the Marvell firmware. | |
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+ | So, in Mer on SmartQ, open X-Terminal and type (nb tab-completion is your friend): | ||
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$ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media | $ sudo mount -t vfat /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media | ||
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$ sudo cp /media/sd8686.bin /lib/firmware/ | $ sudo cp /media/sd8686.bin /lib/firmware/ | ||
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$ sudo cp /media/sd8686_helper.bin /lib/firmware/ | $ sudo cp /media/sd8686_helper.bin /lib/firmware/ | ||
- | + | $ sudo dpkg -i kernel-smartq5-modules_2.6.24.7-smartq5-050509_all.deb | |
- | + | $ sudo umount /media | |
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- | + | 5. Reboot. There is a problem with WPA2 networks (they're greyed out, feel free to find out why). | |
- | + | [[Category:Mer]] |
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