User:Jebba/Mer

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The latest release as of this post is 0.17testing4.
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# you need an ext3 formated MicroSD card.
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mount -o noatime /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/mmc1/
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# go hence
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cd /media/mmc1/
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  wget http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.17testing4/mer-armel-generic-image-v0.17testing4.tar.gz
  wget http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.17testing4/mer-armel-generic-image-v0.17testing4.tar.gz
   
   
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  # note, i copied this to my MicroSD card, ext3 formatted
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  # Untar it verbally to see the majick.
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# Note this will create dirs like ./usr and ./lib etc, so you don't want stuff pre-existing in those dirs.
  tar zxvf mer-armel-generic-image-v0.17testing4.tar.gz
  tar zxvf mer-armel-generic-image-v0.17testing4.tar.gz

Revision as of 15:20, 31 December 2009

Contents

Build

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N900 Install

bootmenu

You need to have getbootstate version 1.0.35+0m5 or greater for this to work.

dpkg -l getbootstate

(As a side note, getbootstate is close software. Please vote for this bug and/or clamour for it to be released as free software.)

# Grab this package:
wget http://www.daimi.au.dk/~cvm/bootmenu_1.6_armel.deb

# Be root
sudo gainroot

# Install bootmenu
dpkg -i bootmenu_1.6_armel.deb

Mer Image

The latest release as of this post is 0.17testing4.

# you need an ext3 formated MicroSD card.
mount -o noatime /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/mmc1/

# go hence
cd /media/mmc1/

wget http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.17testing4/mer-armel-generic-image-v0.17testing4.tar.gz

# Untar it verbally to see the majick.
# Note this will create dirs like ./usr and ./lib etc, so you don't want stuff pre-existing in those dirs.
tar zxvf mer-armel-generic-image-v0.17testing4.tar.gz