Mer/Status/O2 Joggler - Revision history

amigadave: {{Mer}}

2010-09-22T10:16:52Z

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-	The o2 Joggler is a powerful digital photoframe by o2/OpenPeak.	+	{{Mer}}
-	It comes with an Intel Atom CPU and touch screen control.	+
		+	The o2 Joggler is a powerful digital photoframe by o2/OpenPeak. It comes with an Intel Atom CPU and touch screen control.

	As it uses an EFI bootloader, it's rather simple to start other Linux versions than the built in using elilo.		As it uses an EFI bootloader, it's rather simple to start other Linux versions than the built in using elilo.
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	- kernel version 2.6.30 fixes video issues.<br>		- kernel version 2.6.30 fixes video issues.<br>
	- kernel is now stored on the FAT16 partition, making it trivial to upgrade from windows if/when required.<br>		- kernel is now stored on the FAT16 partition, making it trivial to upgrade from windows if/when required.<br>
-
-	~~[[Category:Mer]]~~

217.42.41.107: corrected 'ware' to 'where' usage

2010-04-20T13:33:44Z

corrected 'ware' to 'where' usage

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	Then		Then

-	Run "sudo tar pzxvf /path to ~~ware~~ you saved the tar files/efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz" to untar the efi.	+	Run "sudo tar pzxvf /path to where you saved the tar files/efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz" to untar the efi.

	Then cd the path of your USB stick's second partition (the ext3 one)		Then cd the path of your USB stick's second partition (the ext3 one)
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	Then		Then

-	Run "sudo tar --numeric-owner -pzxvf /path to ~~ware~~ you saved the tar files/mer-juggler-alpha_015.tar.gz" to untar the mer OS.	+	Run "sudo tar --numeric-owner -pzxvf /path to where you saved the tar files/mer-juggler-alpha_015.tar.gz" to untar the mer OS.
	<br>		<br>
	note: The v in the -pzxvf above is optional, it just gives you a running list of what it is untaring as it goes.		note: The v in the -pzxvf above is optional, it just gives you a running list of what it is untaring as it goes.

78.33.245.5: Spelling, capitalisation, consistency

2010-04-08T08:33:53Z

Spelling, capitalisation, consistency

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-	The o2 Joggler is a powerful ~~digitcal~~ photoframe by o2/OpenPeak.	+	The o2 Joggler is a powerful digital photoframe by o2/OpenPeak.
-	It comes with an Intel Atom ~~cpu~~ and touch screen control.	+	It comes with an Intel Atom CPU and touch screen control.

-	As it uses an EFI bootloader, it's rather simple to start other ~~linux~~ versions than the built in using elilo.	+	As it uses an EFI bootloader, it's rather simple to start other Linux versions than the built in using elilo.

	Stskeeps has started a blog documenting the the tricks and sources needed to build different parts of the system: http://jogglerhacks.blogspot.com		Stskeeps has started a blog documenting the the tricks and sources needed to build different parts of the system: http://jogglerhacks.blogspot.com

-	Mer is a good choice as it is ~~omtimised~~ for small screens and hardware support is good.	+	Mer is a good choice as it is optimised for small screens and hardware support is good.

	Mer will be installed on (and boot from) a USB stick and your Joggler's main OS should not be affected (although the usual caveats apply and there is a risk that you may brick your device).		Mer will be installed on (and boot from) a USB stick and your Joggler's main OS should not be affected (although the usual caveats apply and there is a risk that you may brick your device).
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	Other hardware works now completely:		Other hardware works now completely:
-	WLAN/LAN/USB/Sound*/Touchscreen - ~~thats~~ all the o2 Joggler offers.	+	WLAN/LAN/USB/Sound*/Touchscreen - that's all the o2 Joggler offers.

	*Sound still with troubles.		*Sound still with troubles.
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	After downloading the archives, untar them to your usb stick.		After downloading the archives, untar them to your usb stick.

-	The efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz goes to the first FAT16 partition of your ~~usb~~ drive,	+	The efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz goes to the first FAT16 partition of your USB drive,
	mer-joggler...tar.gz to the second ext3 partition.		mer-joggler...tar.gz to the second ext3 partition.

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	Having done this,		Having done this,

-	1.) unmount your ~~usb~~ drive partitions and wait until you can remove them.<br>	+	1.) unmount your USB drive partitions and wait until you can remove them.<br>
	2.) turn off your joggler<br>		2.) turn off your joggler<br>
	3.) insert the usb stick<br>		3.) insert the usb stick<br>
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	5.) wait for mer to boot<br>		5.) wait for mer to boot<br>
	6.) you should see the console screen. Wait some seconds and the welcome guide comes up. Enter all things needed.<br>		6.) you should see the console screen. Wait some seconds and the welcome guide comes up. Enter all things needed.<br>
-	7.) when done, you should see the desktop of mer ~~linux~~. Congrats!	+	7.) when done, you should see the desktop of mer Linux. Congrats!

	'''Trouble Shooting''':		'''Trouble Shooting''':
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	http://www.gforums.de/juggler/mer4juggler-fix.tar.gz		http://www.gforums.de/juggler/mer4juggler-fix.tar.gz

-	Here is a ~~liste~~ of all changes I have made:	+	Here is a list of all changes I have made:

	- modified the startup script (99wizard) to ask for timezone, time, date<br>		- modified the startup script (99wizard) to ask for timezone, time, date<br>

79.72.32.155 at 00:59, 8 April 2010

2010-04-08T00:59:07Z

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	(tested and working on Mer and Ubuntu MID)		(tested and working on Mer and Ubuntu MID)

		+	<br>
	Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)		Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)

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	Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:		Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:

-	- uses GRUB instead of refit, thus requires no keyboard input to boot.	+	- uses GRUB instead of refit, thus requires no keyboard input to boot.<br>
-	- kernel version 2.6.30 fixes video issues	+	- kernel version 2.6.30 fixes video issues.<br>
-	- kernel is now stored on the FAT16 partition, making it trivial to upgrade from windows if/when required	+	- kernel is now stored on the FAT16 partition, making it trivial to upgrade from windows if/when required.<br>

	[[Category:Mer]]		[[Category:Mer]]

79.72.32.155 at 00:57, 8 April 2010

2010-04-08T00:57:48Z

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	You also need a second file which contains the bootloader:		You also need a second file which contains the bootloader:
-	http://~~www~~.~~gforums~~.de/~~juggler~~/~~mer-~~efi.tar.gz	+	http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz
		+
		+	(tested and working on Mer and Ubuntu MID)

	Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)		Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)
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	After downloading the archives, untar them to your usb stick.		After downloading the archives, untar them to your usb stick.

-	The ~~mer-~~efi.tar.gz goes to the first FAT16 partition of your usb drive,	+	The efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz goes to the first FAT16 partition of your usb drive,
	mer-joggler...tar.gz to the second ext3 partition.		mer-joggler...tar.gz to the second ext3 partition.

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	Then		Then

-	Run "sudo tar pzxvf /path to ware you saved the tar files/~~mer-~~efi.tar.gz" to untar the efi.	+	Run "sudo tar pzxvf /path to ware you saved the tar files/efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz" to untar the efi.

	Then cd the path of your USB stick's second partition (the ext3 one)		Then cd the path of your USB stick's second partition (the ext3 one)
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	1.) unmount your usb drive partitions and wait until you can remove them.<br>		1.) unmount your usb drive partitions and wait until you can remove them.<br>
	2.) turn off your joggler<br>		2.) turn off your joggler<br>
-	3.) insert a usb ~~hub with usb keyboard (for testing, debugging)~~<br>	+	3.) insert the usb stick<br>
-	4.) turn on the joggler ~~and wait a second~~<br>	+	4.) turn on the joggler<br>
-	5.) ~~now insert quickly your usb drive<br>~~	+	5.) wait for mer to boot<br>
-	~~6.) keep pressing ESC several times~~ to ~~stop the open peak bootloader from loading.<br>~~	+	6.) you should see the console screen. Wait some seconds and the welcome guide comes up. Enter all things needed.<br>
-	~~7.) type (blind) fs1:~~boot<br>	+	7.) when done, you should see the desktop of mer linux. Congrats!
-	8.) you ~~should see refit bootloader screen. If not, you've probably done something wrong. Try the first steps again.<br>~~	+
-	~~<br>~~	+
-	~~9.) Press enter to boot elilo trough efi.<br>~~	+
-	~~10.) You~~ should see the console screen. Wait some seconds and the welcome guide comes up. Enter all things needed.<br>	+
-	~~<br>~~	+
-		+
-	11.) when done, you should see the desktop of mer linux. Congrats!	+

	'''Trouble Shooting''':		'''Trouble Shooting''':
-	Some people have encountered problems booting Mer when using a USB hub. If you encounter read errors during the boot process then try connect your USB storage device directly to the Joggler without a hub.	+	''' Some people have encountered problems booting Mer when using a USB hub. If you encounter read errors during the boot process then try connect your USB storage device directly to the Joggler without a hub.

	-------------------		-------------------
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	gforums		gforums
		+	<br><br>
		+
		+	Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:
		+
		+	- uses GRUB instead of refit, thus requires no keyboard input to boot.
		+	- kernel version 2.6.30 fixes video issues
		+	- kernel is now stored on the FAT16 partition, making it trivial to upgrade from windows if/when required

	[[Category:Mer]]		[[Category:Mer]]

79.72.32.155 at 23:46, 7 April 2010

2010-04-07T23:46:28Z

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	You also need a second file which contains the bootloader:		You also need a second file which contains the bootloader:
-	~~http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz~~	+	http://www.gforums.de/juggler/mer-efi.tar.gz
-		+
-	(note that this will '''ONLY''' work with Mer non-interactively, i.e. with no keyboard. If you want it to work with Ubuntu MID, use http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/mid-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz instead. Otherwise, use http://www.gforums.de/juggler/mer-efi.tar.gz~~, which works with other operating systems but does require a keyboard and USB hub.)~~	+

	Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)		Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)
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	After downloading the archives, untar them to your usb stick.		After downloading the archives, untar them to your usb stick.

-	The mer-efi~~-nokeyboard~~.tar.gz goes to the first FAT16 partition of your usb drive,	+	The mer-efi.tar.gz goes to the first FAT16 partition of your usb drive,
	mer-joggler...tar.gz to the second ext3 partition.		mer-joggler...tar.gz to the second ext3 partition.

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	Then		Then

-	Run "sudo tar pzxvf /path to ware you saved the tar files/mer-efi~~-nokeyboard~~.tar.gz" to untar the efi.	+	Run "sudo tar pzxvf /path to ware you saved the tar files/mer-efi.tar.gz" to untar the efi.

	Then cd the path of your USB stick's second partition (the ext3 one)		Then cd the path of your USB stick's second partition (the ext3 one)
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	1.) unmount your usb drive partitions and wait until you can remove them.<br>		1.) unmount your usb drive partitions and wait until you can remove them.<br>
	2.) turn off your joggler<br>		2.) turn off your joggler<br>
-	3.) insert ~~the~~ usb ~~stick~~<br>	+	3.) insert a usb hub with usb keyboard (for testing, debugging)<br>
-	4.) turn on the joggler<br>	+	4.) turn on the joggler and wait a second<br>
-	5.) ~~wait for mer~~ to boot<br>	+	5.) now insert quickly your usb drive<br>
-	6.) you should see the console screen. Wait some seconds and the welcome guide comes up. Enter all things needed.<br>	+	6.) keep pressing ESC several times to stop the open peak bootloader from loading.<br>
-	7.) when done, you should see the desktop of mer linux. Congrats!	+	7.) type (blind) fs1:boot<br>
		+	8.) you should see refit bootloader screen. If not, you've probably done something wrong. Try the first steps again.<br>
		+	<br>
		+	9.) Press enter to boot elilo trough efi.<br>
		+	10.) You should see the console screen. Wait some seconds and the welcome guide comes up. Enter all things needed.<br>
		+	<br>
		+
		+	11.) when done, you should see the desktop of mer linux. Congrats!

	'''Trouble Shooting''':		'''Trouble Shooting''':
-	~~'''~~ Some people have encountered problems booting Mer when using a USB hub. If you encounter read errors during the boot process then try connect your USB storage device directly to the Joggler without a hub.	+	Some people have encountered problems booting Mer when using a USB hub. If you encounter read errors during the boot process then try connect your USB storage device directly to the Joggler without a hub.

	-------------------		-------------------
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	gforums		gforums
-	~~<br><br>~~
-
-	~~Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:~~
-
-	~~- uses GRUB instead of refit, thus requires no keyboard input to boot.~~

	[[Category:Mer]]		[[Category:Mer]]

79.72.32.155 at 23:37, 7 April 2010

2010-04-07T23:37:36Z

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	You also need a second file which contains the bootloader:		You also need a second file which contains the bootloader:
-	http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz	+	http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz

-	(note that this will '''ONLY''' work with Mer non-interactively, i.e. with no keyboard. If you want it to work with Ubuntu MID, use http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/mid-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz instead. Otherwise, use http://www.gforums.de/juggler/mer-efi.tar.gz, which works with other operating systems but does require a keyboard and USB hub.)	+	(note that this will '''ONLY''' work with Mer non-interactively, i.e. with no keyboard. If you want it to work with Ubuntu MID, use http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/mid-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz instead. Otherwise, use http://www.gforums.de/juggler/mer-efi.tar.gz, which works with other operating systems but does require a keyboard and USB hub.)

	Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)		Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)

79.72.32.155 at 22:19, 7 April 2010

2010-04-07T22:19:59Z

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	gforums		gforums
-	<br>	+	<br><br>
		+
	Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:		Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:

79.72.32.155 at 22:19, 7 April 2010

2010-04-07T22:19:27Z

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	gforums		gforums
-		+	<br>
-	Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:	+	Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/files/joggler/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:

	- uses GRUB instead of refit, thus requires no keyboard input to boot.		- uses GRUB instead of refit, thus requires no keyboard input to boot.

	[[Category:Mer]]		[[Category:Mer]]

79.72.32.155 at 22:18, 7 April 2010

2010-04-07T22:18:15Z

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	You also need a second file which contains the bootloader:		You also need a second file which contains the bootloader:
-	http://www.gforums.de/juggler/mer-efi.tar.gz	+	http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz
		+
		+	(note that this will '''ONLY''' work with Mer non-interactively, i.e. with no keyboard. If you want it to work with Ubuntu MID, use http://asdfghjkl.me.uk/mid-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz instead. Otherwise, use http://www.gforums.de/juggler/mer-efi.tar.gz, which works with other operating systems but does require a keyboard and USB hub.)

	Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)		Your USB stick should have 2 partitions: a 64Mb FAT16, a 512M (or larger) ext3 (not ext2)
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	After downloading the archives, untar them to your usb stick.		After downloading the archives, untar them to your usb stick.

-	The mer-efi.tar.gz goes to the first FAT16 partition of your usb drive,	+	The mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz goes to the first FAT16 partition of your usb drive,
	mer-joggler...tar.gz to the second ext3 partition.		mer-joggler...tar.gz to the second ext3 partition.

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	Then		Then

-	Run "sudo tar pzxvf /path to ware you saved the tar files/mer-efi.tar.gz" to untar the efi.	+	Run "sudo tar pzxvf /path to ware you saved the tar files/mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz" to untar the efi.

	Then cd the path of your USB stick's second partition (the ext3 one)		Then cd the path of your USB stick's second partition (the ext3 one)
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	1.) unmount your usb drive partitions and wait until you can remove them.<br>		1.) unmount your usb drive partitions and wait until you can remove them.<br>
	2.) turn off your joggler<br>		2.) turn off your joggler<br>
-	3.) insert a usb ~~hub with usb keyboard (for testing, debugging)~~<br>	+	3.) insert the usb stick<br>
-	4.) turn on the joggler ~~and wait a second~~<br>	+	4.) turn on the joggler<br>
-	5.) ~~now insert quickly your usb drive<br>~~	+	5.) wait for mer to boot<br>
-	~~6.) keep pressing ESC several times~~ to ~~stop the open peak bootloader from loading.<br>~~	+	6.) you should see the console screen. Wait some seconds and the welcome guide comes up. Enter all things needed.<br>
-	~~7.) type (blind) fs1:~~boot<br>	+	7.) when done, you should see the desktop of mer linux. Congrats!
-	8.) you ~~should see refit bootloader screen. If not, you've probably done something wrong. Try the first steps again.<br>~~	+
-	~~<br>~~	+
-	~~9.) Press enter to boot elilo trough efi.<br>~~	+
-	~~10.) You~~ should see the console screen. Wait some seconds and the welcome guide comes up. Enter all things needed.<br>	+
-	~~<br>~~	+
-		+
-	11.) when done, you should see the desktop of mer linux. Congrats!	+

	'''Trouble Shooting''':		'''Trouble Shooting''':
-	Some people have encountered problems booting Mer when using a USB hub. If you encounter read errors during the boot process then try connect your USB storage device directly to the Joggler without a hub.	+	''' Some people have encountered problems booting Mer when using a USB hub. If you encounter read errors during the boot process then try connect your USB storage device directly to the Joggler without a hub.

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	gforums		gforums
		+
		+	Modification to mer-efi.tar.gz (mer-efi-nokeyboard.tar.gz) by Hexxeh, Stskeeps, asdfghjkl:
		+
		+	- uses GRUB instead of refit, thus requires no keyboard input to boot.

	[[Category:Mer]]		[[Category:Mer]]