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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 -kb 2>/dev/null 1>&2 &
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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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echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
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== Touch Book (Experimental) ==
 
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'''Until there's a Touch Book image, use SmartQ5 image.'''
 
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First, make sure your SD card's geometry is 63 / 255 . Otherwise the Touch Book won't recognice it. To set the correct geometry, put the SD in your host-computers card-reader and open up a terminal. Type:
 
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bash:$ sudo fdisk /dev/<yoursdcard>
 
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Command (m for help): [x]
 
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Expert command (m for help): [s]
 
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Number of sectors : [63]
 
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Expert command (m for help): [h]
 
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Number of heads : [255]
 
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Expert command (m for help): [w]
 
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'''Formatting the SD card:'''
 
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* The first partition needs to be formatted as FAT32 ''and have the boot flag''. 30Mb size is fine.
 
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* Format the second partition as ext3, at least 512Mb size.
 
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* If you want, you can also create one more partition for swap.
 
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This is easy to do with linux host-computer.
 
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GParted is easy to use graphical Partition Editor.
 
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'''Installation'''
 
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Download Mer image and unpack it in the second partition.
 
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Copy a few files from AI OS for better hardware support:
 
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/lib/firmware
 
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/lib/modules
 
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/etc/Wireless
 
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== SmartQ ==
== SmartQ ==
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You may also want to download some additional software to our SD card for after Mer is installed.<br>
You may also want to download some additional software to our SD card for after Mer is installed.<br>
To use Wifi, you'll need the Marvell Wifi Firmware blobs
To use Wifi, you'll need the Marvell Wifi Firmware blobs
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* Browse [http://www.marvell.com/support.html here] and select in the drivers colum for os "Fedora 2.6" and click search. After that, get a zip file called starting whit SD-8686
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* 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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=== Booting from SD card ===
=== Booting from SD card ===
(this was taken from [http://alone-in-the-light.zenvoid.org/2009/06/boot-smartq-5-from-sd-card.html zenvoid's blog])
(this was taken from [http://alone-in-the-light.zenvoid.org/2009/06/boot-smartq-5-from-sd-card.html zenvoid's blog])
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In order to boot from the SD card, it is simply a matter of creating a partition on the SD card large enough to hold the mer distribution, but leaving enough unpartitioned space at the end of the card for the bootloader to sit.
 
* Download install-smartq-qi.sh, qi-smartq-20090612.bin from http://zenvoid.org/software/qi-smartq
* Download install-smartq-qi.sh, qi-smartq-20090612.bin from http://zenvoid.org/software/qi-smartq
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* Create at least one ext2/ext3 Partition your SD card (and optionally a swap partition), but always '''remember to reserve 1 MiB of free, unpartitioned space at the end of the SD card'''. To be precise, at least the last 2048 blocks (512 bytes each) must be reserved.
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* Partition your SD card so that it has at least one ext2/ext3 partition (and optionally a swap partition), but always '''remember to reserve 1 MiB of free, unpartitioned space at the end of the SD card'''. To be precise, at least the latest 1042 blocks (512 bytes each) must be reserved.
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* Untar (tar --numeric-owner -zxvf) the rootfs for your device onto the partition you created on your SD card (make sure it isn't mounted with any no* options, e.g. nodev, noexec, ..)
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* Untar (tar --numeric-owner -zxvf) your rootfs on your SD card (make sure it isn't mounted with any no* options, e.g. nodev, noexec, ..)
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* Rename or copy the kernel file (/boot/zImage<something>)  to /boot/linux-SMDK6410.bin
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* Copy the kernel to /boot/linux-SMDK6410.bin
* Run
* Run
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To boot from the SD card, keep the "move"/fullscreen button (Q5) or right-hand-most button on the top which looks like a target symbol (Q7) pressed and then press the "power" button.
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To boot from the SD card, keep the "move"/fullscreen button (Q5) or first top button from right (Q7) pressed and then press the "power" button.
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Q5 Boot stages:
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Boot stages:
* Red LED: First stage - bootloader is loading itself into memory.
* Red LED: First stage - bootloader is loading itself into memory.
* Yellow LED: Second stage - bootloader running, trying to locate and loading a kernel image.
* Yellow LED: Second stage - bootloader running, trying to locate and loading a kernel image.
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* Blinking green LED: No kernel found.
* Blinking green LED: No kernel found.
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Q7 Boot:
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Keep in mind that the LEDs are switched on the Q7, i.e. the green LED on the Q5 is the red one on the Q7 (the list above is for the Q5)
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Keep in mind that the LEDs colours are reversed on the Q7, i.e. a green LED on the Q5 is a red one on the Q7 (the list above is for the Q5)
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There is no battery check at the moment.
There is no battery check at the moment.
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Theoretically you can multiboot up to 5 different systems (internal + on the fat partition + three ext3 partitions, '''not tested''').
Theoretically you can multiboot up to 5 different systems (internal + on the fat partition + three ext3 partitions, '''not tested''').
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