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:
ITEM_NAME="Mer (external SD, partition 1)"
ITEM_ID="mer"
ITEM_DEVICE="${EXT_CARD}p1"
ITEM_MODULES="mbcache jbd ext3"
ITEM_FSTYPE="ext3"
ITEM_FSOPTIONS="noatime,ro"
(Note: why jbd module needed?)
Then shutoff the phone and reboot with KEYBOARD SLID OUT, so you get the bootmenu.
Disable watchdog
You have to disable the watchdog with the flasher tool or the system will just shut down on bootup:
./flasher-3.5 --set-rd-flags=no-omap-wd ./flasher-3.5 --set-rd-flags=no-ext-wd ./flasher-3.5 --enable-rd-mode
0.17testing4 fixes for N900
# root does all sudo gainroot # mount up the MicroSD mount -o noatime /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/mmc1/ # go hence cd /media/mmc1
Missing dir needed at boot
# create a missing directory mkdir mnt/initfs
Need modules from kernel
# copy over modules from main OS: cp -a /lib/modules/* /media/mmc1/lib/modules/
Fix touchscreen
I STILL DON'T HAVE THIS WORKING.
auto-startx
To get the touchscreen working you have to edit this file: /media/mmc1/etc/init.d/auto-startx. Patch it ala:
--- etc/init.d/auto-startx.orig 2009-10-20 12:39:30.000000000 -0300 +++ etc/init.d/auto-startx 2009-12-31 13:46:06.000000000 -0300 @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ start) if [ ! -f /etc/default/autologin ] ; then if [ -x /usr/sbin/first-boot-wizard.sh ] ; then + TSLIB_TSDEVICE=/dev/input/event3 TSLIB_CONFFILE=/etc/ts.conf ts_calibrate /usr/bin/xinit /usr/sbin/first-boot-wizard.sh 2>&1 > /var/log/first-boot-wizard.log else echo -n "No user specified for auto login. Creating..."
remove synaptics driver
sudo gainroot chroot /media/mmc1 /bin/bash dpkg --remove \ xserver-xorg-input-synaptics \ xserver-xorg-input-all
Add xserver-xorg-input-tslib
sudo gainroot apt-get update apt-get install xserver-xorg-input-tslib
upgrade
Note sure if it's needed, but:
chroot /media/mmc1 /bin/bash apt-get update apt-get upgrade
This got me new updates:
hildon-input-method libclutter-0.8-0 libetpan13 libhildon-im-ui3
The first one sounds helpful.
Misc
When you are booted up into Fremantle, it wouldn't hurt to fsck your MicroSD too....
umount /dev/mmcblk1p1 && fsck.ext3 -vvv /dev/mmcblk1p1
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