Mer/Releases/0.8 - Revision history

imported_>amigadave: {{Mer}}

2010-09-22T10:04:47Z

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			{{Mer}}

	Mer 0.8 was prepared in the sprint 1 February 2009 - 16 February 2009, and released on 16 February 2009		Mer 0.8 was prepared in the sprint 1 February 2009 - 16 February 2009, and released on 16 February 2009

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	* Unmount all filesystems, insert SD card into Pocket Loox, boot by running HaReT.exe		* Unmount all filesystems, insert SD card into Pocket Loox, boot by running HaReT.exe
	* Experimental release, if you want to play with this - come hang out on #mer on irc.freenode.net and we'll try to guide you along. It is a 640x480 screen so our theme won't fit.		* Experimental release, if you want to play with this - come hang out on #mer on irc.freenode.net and we'll try to guide you along. It is a 640x480 screen so our theme won't fit.

	~~[[Category:Mer]]~~

imported_>amigadave: Category:Mer

2010-02-11T15:35:17Z

Category:Mer

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	* Unmount all filesystems, insert SD card into Pocket Loox, boot by running HaReT.exe		* Unmount all filesystems, insert SD card into Pocket Loox, boot by running HaReT.exe
	* Experimental release, if you want to play with this - come hang out on #mer on irc.freenode.net and we'll try to guide you along. It is a 640x480 screen so our theme won't fit.		* Experimental release, if you want to play with this - come hang out on #mer on irc.freenode.net and we'll try to guide you along. It is a 640x480 screen so our theme won't fit.

			[[Category:Mer]]

75.166.44.165: updated bootmenu download link to latest version - old one 404s now

2009-02-22T17:52:12Z

updated bootmenu download link to latest version - old one 404s now

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	*p2: 256 MB swap partition second		*p2: 256 MB swap partition second

	Grab http://packages.tspre.org/pool/user/b/bootmenu/bootmenu_1.5-~~1_armel~~.deb and install it.		Grab http://packages.tspre.org/pool/user/b/bootmenu/bootmenu_1.5-2_armel.deb and install it.

	* Open the main menu and tap Utilities -> Install Bootmenu to start the bootmenu install process.		* Open the main menu and tap Utilities -> Install Bootmenu to start the bootmenu install process.

78.86.35.231 at 19:40, 18 February 2009

2009-02-18T19:40:34Z

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	\| 2009-02-09 \|\| Fix lack of "enter" ctrl-m "problem" on x86 \|\| Stskeeps, johnx \|\| 100% \|\| Added /apps/osso/inputmethod/keyboard_available (bool) gconf2 option. Set true when on a machine with active keyboard.		\| 2009-02-09 \|\| Fix lack of "enter" ctrl-m "problem" on x86 \|\| Stskeeps, johnx \|\| 100% \|\| Added /apps/osso/inputmethod/keyboard_available (bool) gconf2 option. Set true when on a machine with active keyboard.
	\|- style="background:LightGreen"		\|- style="background:LightGreen"
	\| 2009-02-14 \|\| Add control panel applet for theme switching \|\| qwerty12 \|\| 100% \|\| In repository as hildon-theme-selector.		\| 2009-02-14 \|\| Add control panel applet for theme switching \|\| qwerty12 \|\| 100% \|\| In repository as hildon-theme-selector. Uses timeless' theme switcher.
	\|- style="background:LightGreen"		\|- style="background:LightGreen"
	\| 2009-02-10 \|\| maemo-select-menu-location seems to stall \|\| Stskeeps \|\| 100% \|\| Reason is because .launch is not an .so. Same issue as in [http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~carsten-munk/m-r/hildon-desktop/revision/1106?remember=1106&compare_revid=1100 hildon desktop]. In repository.		\| 2009-02-10 \|\| maemo-select-menu-location seems to stall \|\| Stskeeps \|\| 100% \|\| Reason is because .launch is not an .so. Same issue as in [http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~carsten-munk/m-r/hildon-desktop/revision/1106?remember=1106&compare_revid=1100 hildon desktop]. In repository.

imported_>generalantilles at 11:02, 17 February 2009

2009-02-17T11:02:48Z

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	If you want to see associated sprint, [[Mer/Sprints/0.8\|click here]]		If you want to see associated sprint, [[Mer/Sprints/0.8\|click here]]

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			! Committed
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	\|- style="background:LightGreen"		\|- style="background:LightGreen"
	\| 2009-02-09 \|\| Fix lack of "enter" ctrl-m "problem" on x86 \|\| Stskeeps, johnx \|\| 100% \|\| Added /apps/osso/inputmethod/keyboard_available (bool) gconf2 option. Set true when on a machine with active keyboard.		\| 2009-02-09 \|\| Fix lack of "enter" ctrl-m "problem" on x86 \|\| Stskeeps, johnx \|\| 100% \|\| Added /apps/osso/inputmethod/keyboard_available (bool) gconf2 option. Set true when on a machine with active keyboard.

imported_>stskeeps: Added Pocket Loox 700-series port

2009-02-16T22:04:58Z

Added Pocket Loox 700-series port

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 |8544e43f7aff49f81360441854aff01b || mer-armel-beagleboard-rootfs-v0.8.tar.gz
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 * The tablet should output kernel output on serial and on video, and on HDMI out it will eventually start X and show the First Boot Wizard. Good luck.

imported_>stskeeps: /* BeagleBoard port */

2009-02-16T21:06:44Z

BeagleBoard port

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	=== BeagleBoard port ===		=== BeagleBoard port ===

	* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-beagleboard-bootfs-v0.8.tar.gz Boot filesystem], contains uImage (kernel packaged for uboot) for latest uboot ~~(you must flash it)~~		* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-beagleboard-bootfs-v0.8.tar.gz Boot filesystem], contains uImage (kernel packaged for uboot), for latest uboot.
	* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-beagleboard-rootfs-v0.8.tar.gz Root filesystem]		* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-beagleboard-rootfs-v0.8.tar.gz Root filesystem]

	==== Guide ====		==== Guide ====

	* Make sure you are running a RECENT uBoot, and you have USB ~~gadgets~~ like keyboard or mouse, if you don't own a touchscreen..		* Make sure you are running a RECENT uBoot, and you have USB input devices like keyboard or mouse, if you don't own a touchscreen..
	* Make a SD card, partitioned with 50mb FAT as first partition, extract boot fs on this, and the rest Linux partition, format this as ext3, and extract rootfs on this.		* Make a SD card, partitioned with 50mb FAT as first partition, extract boot fs on this, and the rest Linux partition, format this as ext3, and extract rootfs on this.
	* In uBoot, use the following commands (you may have to adjust video= parameter to match your display screen:		* In uBoot, use the following commands (you may have to adjust video= parameter to match your display screen:

imported_>stskeeps: /* Released files and guides */

2009-02-16T20:56:00Z

Released files and guides

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 |eff01423e797007a2f539c5739ed674d || mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
+|-
 |}
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 *mkdir -p /etc/bootmenu.d
 *mount -t ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/mer
-*cd /mnt/mer; wget http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.7/mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
+*cd /mnt/mer; wget http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
 *tar pzxvf mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
 *rm mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
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 *refresh_bootmenu.d (say yes to reflashing, no to backup of initfs. reboot)
 *Hold down Menu key when prompted while booting and select Mer in the boot menu.

imported_>stskeeps: Added 770 release.

2009-02-16T18:59:24Z

Added 770 release.

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-Mer 0.7 was prepared in the sprint 1 February 2009 - 16 February 2009, and released on 16 February 2009
+Mer 0.8 was prepared in the sprint 1 February 2009 - 16 February 2009, and released on 16 February 2009
 == Completed tasks in this release and notable accomplishments ==
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 |3ea5499eff5b4c759276c3f4f2e0ee8b || mer-armel-n8x0-image-v0.8.tar.gz
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 * http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-n8x0-image-v0.8.tar.gz - tar.gz rootfs image

imported_>stskeeps: /* Known issues */

2009-02-16T18:55:20Z

Known issues

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	*X driver for omapfb does not use Manual updates yet and hence can be a bit slow in updating the screen which may give the impression the system is slow.		*X driver for omapfb does not use Manual updates yet and hence can be a bit slow in updating the screen which may give the impression the system is slow.
	*Rotation in advanced-backlight kills the X server		*Rotation in advanced-backlight kills the X server
			*HAL fails to autodetect the model of RX-44 and RX-48 keyboard, and sets the XKB model wrong. To fix, temporarily, go into X terminal and 'setxkbmap -model rx44' and optionally 'setxkbmap -model rx44 -layout LAYOUTNAME', where LAYOUTNAME can be seen in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/nokia_vndr/rx-44 (fisenoda = nordic)
	*A better way to reboot device or shut down than 'sudo reboot' or 'sudo shutdown -h now' or popping the battery is needed.		*A better way to reboot device or shut down than 'sudo reboot' or 'sudo shutdown -h now' or popping the battery is needed.