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= Introduction = | = Introduction = | ||
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* A SmartQ 5 / 7 | * A SmartQ 5 / 7 | ||
- | * 1 PC running Windows | + | * 1 PC running Windows with |
* A vague knowledge of Linux or DOS and file systems. | * A vague knowledge of Linux or DOS and file systems. | ||
- | ** at least | + | ** at least 1Gig RAM, |
- | ** | + | ** 5 Gigs of Disk Space |
** An SD card reader. | ** An SD card reader. | ||
- | ** An SD / SDHC Card with at least 6 gigs of | + | ** An SD / SDHC Card with at least 6 gigs of RAM |
* About an hour to an hour and a half. | * About an hour to an hour and a half. | ||
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== Downloading everything == | == Downloading everything == | ||
- | * Go to [[ | + | * Go to [[http://wiki.maemo.org/Mer/Releases The releases page]] and grab the current stable release for your device. You want the ROOTFS version of the file, NOT the Firmware version. This will go onto the SD card to make Mer. |
* Go to [[http://zenvoid.org/software/qi-smartq/ ZenVoid's Blog]] and grab the install-smartq-qi.sh and qi-smartq-20090612.bin files. These will make the SD card bootable. | * Go to [[http://zenvoid.org/software/qi-smartq/ ZenVoid's Blog]] and grab the install-smartq-qi.sh and qi-smartq-20090612.bin files. These will make the SD card bootable. | ||
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* '''sudo umount /dev/sdb1''' | * '''sudo umount /dev/sdb1''' | ||
- | Pull the card out of your PC, and insert it into the Q5 / Q7 (upside down!). It will need to be pushed in quite far until it clicks home. Then | + | Pull the card out of your PC, and insert it into the Q5 / Q7 (upside down!). It will need to be pushed in quite far until it clicks home. Then, hold down the right-hand-most button on the top of the device, and plug in the power supply. The LED should flash red, and perhaps green for a brief instant.. After a moment, the screen should go white. You can let go of the button and enjoy Mer in all its glory. |
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- | .. After a moment, the screen should go white. You can let go of the button and enjoy Mer in all its glory. | + | |
Currently, to switch off a Q5/7, you have to press the 'reset' button on the bottom. S'why we formatted the disk with ext3, and not ext2 ;-) | Currently, to switch off a Q5/7, you have to press the 'reset' button on the bottom. S'why we formatted the disk with ext3, and not ext2 ;-) | ||
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= Where to from here? = | = Where to from here? = |
Learn more about Contributing to the wiki.