Help with dual booting Mer - maemo.org

AndrewG | # 1 | 2010-02-28, 18:19 | Report

SO, i've been(trying to) following these instructions for dual booting.

http://mer-project.blogspot.com/2010...okia-n900.html

Part's I do not understand and i'm looking for some help as i'm a linux/n900b

Code:

* A Linux installation on your PC.

Does this mean I need to have ubuntu dual booting on my vista machine? Or do I just need the .iso on a cd?

*

Code:

 A copy of the files in your /lib/firmware from your N900. This includes WiFi and Bluetooth firmware.

I should use ssh and create a copy onto my pc?

Code:

* That you have installed fanoush's bootmenu (dpkg -i it and run 'Install bootmenu' application icon)

I'm lost at this one. I do not know where to get it.

Code:

* Partition your microSD to first partition being Linux and format it as ext3 using mkfs.ext3.

Code:

* Mount the ext3 partition on your PC, let's say in /mnt/mer.

Code:

* Make sure using 'mount' that your ext3 partition is -not- mounted 'nosuid' or 'nodev'

Code:

* cd /mnt/mer
* tar --numeric-owner -pzxf /full/path/to/mer-armel-n900-rootfs-v0.17testing10.tar.gz
* cd lib/firmware
* cp in the files from /lib/firmware from your N900
* umount /mnt/mer

This should all be done on the phones terminal?

Thats all for now. I hope someone can help

Thanks!

Last edited by AndrewG; 2010-02-28 at 18:25.

MohammadAG | # 2 | 2010-02-28, 18:35 | Report

Originally Posted by AndrewG View Post

SO, i've been(trying to) following these instructions for dual booting.

http://mer-project.blogspot.com/2010...okia-n900.html

Part's I do not understand and i'm looking for some help as i'm a linux/n900b

Code:

* A Linux installation on your PC.

Does this mean I need to have ubuntu dual booting on my vista machine? Or do I just need the .iso on a cd?

You need to have linux installed, a virtual machine should work though

*

Code:

 A copy of the files in your /lib/firmware from your N900. This includes WiFi and Bluetooth firmware.

I should use ssh and create a copy onto my pc?

You can simply open terminal, type root, then cp -r /lib/firmware /home/user/MyDocs and copy the folder from there via USB

Code:

* That you have installed fanoush's bootmenu (dpkg -i it and run 'Install bootmenu' application icon)

I'm lost at this one. I do not know where to get it.

It's in extras-devel, usual warning applies:

Originally Posted by

The software hosted in extras-devel might NOT be ready for normal users!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't play with it unless you really know what you are doing. Be ready to file proper bug reports instead of posting complaints. Expected problems: crashes, battery drain, poor system performance, full disk space & more - SERIOUSLY!
Don't play with Extras-devel if you haven't backed up your data or aren't prepared to re-flash your device.

Code:

* Partition your microSD to first partition being Linux and format it as ext3 using mkfs.ext3.

You can use gparted in Ubuntu to do this

Code:

* Mount the ext3 partition on your PC, let's say in /mnt/mer.

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/mer
sudo mount /dev/sd<something>, depends on how and where it's connected> /mnt/mer

Code:

* Make sure using 'mount' that your ext3 partition is -not- mounted 'nosuid' or 'nodev'

Code:

* cd /mnt/mer
* tar --numeric-owner -pzxf /full/path/to/mer-armel-n900-rootfs-v0.17testing10.tar.gz
* cd lib/firmware
* cp in the files from /lib/firmware from your N900
* umount /mnt/mer

The terminal on your PC in the linux install
Thats all for now. I hope someone can help

Thanks!

Answers in bold

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AndrewG | # 3 | 2010-02-28, 18:39 | Report

Thanks alot! I'm currently burning a live cd with ubuntu hope that works!

I'll post any more questions I have and I hope you can help :P

MohammadAG | # 4 | 2010-02-28, 18:42 | Report

A live CD should work too, you don't have to install it, and assuming you have enough RAM it should be very quick to boot up and use (I have a live linux install on my USB drive so I can use all my apps on any PC that can boot from a USB, now if only there was a way to install the SDK on it...)

AndrewG | # 5 | 2010-02-28, 18:46 | Report

I'm not finding bootmenu in the extras devel. Is there a link to a .deb anywhere please?

MohammadAG | # 6 | 2010-02-28, 18:52 | Report

My bad, it's in Qole's repository.
Catalogue Name: Qole
Web address: http://qole.org/repository
Distribution: maemo
Components: fremantle
Or just open this in the N900's browser http://qole.org/repository/pool/frem..._1.6_armel.deb
Short link: http://bit.ly/N900bootmenu

AndrewG | # 7 | 2010-02-28, 20:18 | Report

Can someone provide assistance with the following steps please

Code:

* Partition your microSD to first partition being Linux and format it as ext3 using mkfs.ext3.

Code:

* Mount the ext3 partition on your PC, let's say in /mnt/mer.

sudo mkdir -p /mnt/mer
sudo mount /dev/sd<something>, depends on how and where it's connected> /mnt/mer

Code:

* Make sure using 'mount' that your ext3 partition is -not- mounted 'nosuid' or 'nodev'

Last edited by AndrewG; 2010-02-28 at 20:21.

MohammadAG | # 8 | 2010-02-28, 20:38 | Report

* Partition your microSD to first partition being Linux and format it as ext3 using mkfs.ext3.
Assuming you're using Ubuntu, open terminal and type sudo gparted
Select your drive (top right corner drop down menu) and format it in ext3
Then exit gparted and in terminal type
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/mer
sudo mount /dev/sd<something>, depends on how and where it's connected> /mnt/mer
By /dev/sd(something) I mean use the one you see in gparted (drop down menu)

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AndrewG | # 9 | 2010-02-28, 21:14 | Report

Ok, done that. Now the next step

* tar --numeric-owner -pzxf /full/path/to/mer-armel-n900-rootfs-v0.17testing10.tar.gz

Contains a download link (mer.....testing.tar.gz) So I download that file and save it where/do what with it?

ONce again thanks and sorry for being such a noob and wasting your time

nhanquy | # 10 | 2010-02-28, 21:21 | Report

Originally Posted by AndrewG View Post

Ok, done that. Now the next step

* tar --numeric-owner -pzxf /full/path/to/mer-armel-n900-rootfs-v0.17testing10.tar.gz

Contains a download link (mer.....testing.tar.gz) So I download that file and save it where/do what with it?

ONce again thanks and sorry for being such a noob and wasting your time

where = /full/path/to/ ( the place you have downloaded it)
do what = sudo tar --numeric-owner -pzxf /full/path/to/mer-armel-n900-rootfs-v0.17testing10.tar.gz

I think.