User:Jebba/Mer
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N900 Install
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 # sync and live free! sync
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
Then tappy tap tap the bootmenu install icon and answer yes.
Now you need to set up Mer in the menu for bootmenu. See also: Mer bootmenu docs.
I put everything on the first and only partition on an ext3 formatted "external" MicroSD card (the one that's right next to the camera).
# edit/create this file to create a boot menu item for Mer: vim /etc/bootmenu.d/mer.ext.item # Make it look justa lika thisa: # will be shown in the bootmenu ITEM_NAME="Mer on external card, p1" # needs to be an unique string to identify this item ITEM_ID="mer" # which hardware device and partition should be booted. # use ${EXT_CARD} for the external card (slot) or ${INT_CARD} for the internal mmc # followed by p3 for partition three ITEM_DEVICE="${EXT_CARD}p1" # which modules to load at boottime ITEM_MODULES="mbcache jbd ext3" # filesystem used on that partition ITEM_FSTYPE="ext3" # mounting options ITEM_FSOPTIONS="noatime,ro" # Use the Mer linuxrc to continue to Boot (IMPORTANT for Mer) ITEM_LINUXRC="linuxrc"
(Note: why jbd module needed?)
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