Mer/Documentation/Installation - Revision history

imported_>amigadave: {{Mer}}

2010-09-22T12:11:15Z

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			{{Mer}}

	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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	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''').

	~~[[Category:Mer]]~~

imported_>meizirkki: /* Touch Book (Experimental) */

2010-05-22T17:19:01Z

Touch Book (Experimental)

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	/lib/firmware		/lib/firmware

	/lib/modules		/lib/modules

	/etc/Wireless		/etc/Wireless

	/etc/fstab		/etc/fstab

80.186.40.14: /* Touch Book (Experimental) */

2010-05-22T17:17:50Z

Touch Book (Experimental)

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	'''Installation'''		'''Installation'''

	Download Mer image and ~~this package:~~		Download Mer image and unpack it in the second partition.
	~~[http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/touchbook-kernel.tar.gz]~~
	~~It contains~~ the ~~original AIOS kernel and modules~~.

	~~Unpack both in the ext3 partition of the SD-card and copy the uImage (in /boot of the kernel package) to the first fat partition.~~		Copy a few files from AI OS for better hardware support:

	~~To get the wlan working you have to copy~~ /etc/Wireless ~~over from the AIOS.~~		/lib/firmware
			/lib/modules

			/etc/Wireless
			/etc/fstab

	== SmartQ ==		== SmartQ ==

94.209.28.40: /* SmartQ */

2010-02-05T23:40:22Z

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/support.html here] and select in the drivers colum for os "Fedora 2.6" and click search. After that, get a zip file called SD-8686~~-FEDORA26FC6-SYSKT-GPL-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45.tar~~		* Browse [http://www.marvell.com/support.html here] and select in the drivers colum for os "Fedora 2.6" and click search. After that, get a zip file called starting whit SD-8686
	* 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

94.209.28.40: /* SmartQ */

2010-02-05T23:28:08Z

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/~~drivers/driverDisplay~~.~~do?driverId=203~~ here ~~to agree~~ the ~~download license]~~ and get a zip file		* Browse [http://www.marvell.com/support.html here] and select in the drivers colum for os "Fedora 2.6" and click search. After that, get a zip file called SD-8686-FEDORA26FC6-SYSKT-GPL-9.70.3.p24-26409.P45.tar
	* 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

imported_>allnameswereout: update as per http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33712

2009-10-30T14:27:26Z

update as per http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33712

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	<pre>		<pre>
	Xephyr :2 -host-cursor -screen 800x480x16 -dpi 96 -ac -~~extension Composite~~ 2>/dev/null 1>&2 &		Xephyr :2 -host-cursor -screen 800x480x16 -dpi 96 -ac -kb 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

80.220.238.64: /* Touch Book (Experimental) */

2009-10-24T18:05:06Z

Touch Book (Experimental)

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	Download Mer image and this package:		Download Mer image and this package:
	[http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/touchbook-kernel.tar.gz]		[http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/touchbook-kernel.tar.gz]
	It contains the original AIOS kernel modules ~~and kernel by Stskeeps~~.		It contains the original AIOS kernel and modules.

	Unpack both in the ext3 partition of the SD-card and copy the uImage (in /boot of the kernel package) to the first fat partition.		Unpack both in the ext3 partition of the SD-card and copy the uImage (in /boot of the kernel package) to the first fat partition.

			To get the wlan working you have to copy /etc/Wireless over from the AIOS.

	== SmartQ ==		== SmartQ ==

80.220.238.64: /* Touch Book */

2009-10-20T14:02:27Z

Touch Book

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	</pre>		</pre>

	== Touch Book ==		== Touch Book (Experimental) ==

	'''~~This is very experimental. For example: with the kernel provided here, USB fails.~~ Until there's a Touch Book image, use SmartQ5 image.'''		'''Until there's a Touch Book image, use SmartQ5 image.'''

	First, make sure your SD card's geometry is 63 / 255 . Otherwise the Touch Book won't recognice it. To set the correct geometry, put the SD in your host-computers card-reader and open up a terminal. Type:		First, make sure your SD card's geometry is 63 / 255 . Otherwise the Touch Book won't recognice it. To set the correct geometry, put the SD in your host-computers card-reader and open up a terminal. Type:

imported_>meizirkki: /* Touch Book */

2009-10-20T09:40:58Z

Touch Book

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	== Touch Book ==		== Touch Book ==

	'''Until there's a Touch Book image, use SmartQ5 image.'''		'''This is very experimental. For example: with the kernel provided here, USB fails. Until there's a Touch Book image, use SmartQ5 image.'''

	First, make sure your SD card's geometry is 63 / 255 . Otherwise the Touch Book won't recognice it. To set the correct geometry, put the SD in your host-computers card-reader and open up a terminal. Type:		First, make sure your SD card's geometry is 63 / 255 . Otherwise the Touch Book won't recognice it. To set the correct geometry, put the SD in your host-computers card-reader and open up a terminal. Type:

imported_>meizirkki: /* Touch Book */

2009-10-20T08:18:32Z

Touch Book

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	</pre>		</pre>

	* The first partition needs to be formatted as FAT32 and have the boot flag. 30Mb size is fine.		'''Formatting the SD card:'''

			* The first partition needs to be formatted as FAT32 ''and have the boot flag''. 30Mb size is fine.
	* Format the second partition as ext3, at least 512Mb size.		* Format the second partition as ext3, at least 512Mb size.
	* If you want, you can also create one more partition for swap.		* If you want, you can also create one more partition for swap.

			This is easy to do with linux host-computer.
			GParted is easy to use graphical Partition Editor.

			'''Installation'''

			Download Mer image and this package:
			[http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/touchbook-kernel.tar.gz]
			It contains the original AIOS kernel modules and kernel by Stskeeps.

			Unpack both in the ext3 partition of the SD-card and copy the uImage (in /boot of the kernel package) to the first fat partition.

	== SmartQ ==		== SmartQ ==