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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 - | + | 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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== 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 | ||
- | * Browse [http://www.marvell.com/ | + | * 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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(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]) | ||
- | + | * Download install-smartq-qi.sh, qi-smartq-20090603.bin from http://zenvoid.org/software/qi-smartq | |
- | * | + | * 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. |
- | + | * 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, ..) | |
- | + | * Copy the kernel to /boot/linux-SMDK6410.bin | |
- | * Untar (tar --numeric-owner -zxvf) | + | |
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* Run | * Run | ||
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- | ./install-smartq-qi.sh /dev/SD_CARD_DEVICE qi-smartq- | + | ./install-smartq-qi.sh /dev/SD_CARD_DEVICE qi-smartq-20090603.bin |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
- | To boot from the SD card, keep the "move"/fullscreen button (Q5) or | + | 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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+ | 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. | ||
- | + | 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 | + | |
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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