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yeti: /* Partitioning */

yeti — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:38:51 GMT

Partitioning

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	/dev/mmcblk0p4 : start= 4194368, size= 52436992, Id= 5		/dev/mmcblk0p4 : start= 4194368, size= 52436992, Id= 5
	/dev/mmcblk0p5 : start= 4194384, size= 20971568, Id=83		/dev/mmcblk0p5 : start= 4194384, size= 20971568, Id=83
-	/dev/mmcblk0p6 : start= 25165968, size= 31465392, Id=83~~</blockquote>~~	+	/dev/mmcblk0p6 : start= 25165968, size= 31465392, Id=83

	If you're more conforable with standard Linux fdisk, [https://garage.maemo.org/plugins/wiki/index.php?RepartitionInstructions&id=1382&type=g supposedly] [http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.13.1.1-1_armel.deb the deb from Debian Lenny] works.		If you're more conforable with standard Linux fdisk, [https://garage.maemo.org/plugins/wiki/index.php?RepartitionInstructions&id=1382&type=g supposedly] [http://archive.debian.org/debian/pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.13.1.1-1_armel.deb the deb from Debian Lenny] works.

joerg_rw: who's "me"?

joerg_rw — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:28:05 GMT

who's "me"?

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	This is the official page for the unofficial port of Gentoo to N900 internet tablets.		This is the official page for the unofficial port of Gentoo to N900 internet tablets.

-	If you have any questions/troubles, you can find me on freenode [irc://chat.freenode.net/maemo #maemo] and [irc://chat.freenode.net/gentoo-embededded #gentoo-embedded] ([http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23Maemo,%23Gentoo-Embedded webchat]).	+	If you have any questions/troubles, you can find ''me'' (probably luke-jr) on freenode [irc://chat.freenode.net/maemo #maemo] and [irc://chat.freenode.net/gentoo-embededded #gentoo-embedded] ([http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23Maemo,%23Gentoo-Embedded webchat]).

	'''Bootable with X, WiFi, SMS, and GPRS'''		'''Bootable with X, WiFi, SMS, and GPRS'''

212.98.176.106: /* Installation */

212.98.176.106 — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 22:54:31 GMT

Installation

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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
-	~~---~~	+
	=== Partitioning ===		=== Partitioning ===

212.98.176.106: /* Installation */

212.98.176.106 — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 22:54:08 GMT

Installation

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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
-		+	---
	=== Partitioning ===		=== Partitioning ===

luke-jr: /* Configuring your system etc */ Updates

luke-jr — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:15:12 GMT

Configuring your system etc: Updates

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	===Configuring your system etc===		===Configuring your system etc===
		+	All of these are optional if you just want a chroot.
		+
	The following steps from Gentoo's official handbook are just fine here:		The following steps from Gentoo's official handbook are just fine here:
-	* [~~http~~://~~www~~.gentoo.org/~~doc~~/en/~~handbook~~/~~handbook-arm~~.~~xml?part=1&chap=8 Configuring your System~~]	+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#Filesystem_information Filesystem information]
-	* [~~http~~://~~www~~.gentoo.org/~~doc~~/en/~~handbook~~/~~handbook-arm~~.~~xml?part=1&chap=9 Installing Necessary~~ System ~~Tools~~]	+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#Networking_information Networking information]
		+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#System_information System information]
		+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#System_logger System logger]
		+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#Optional:_Cron_daemon Optional: Cron daemon]
		+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#Optional:_File_indexing Optional: File indexing]
		+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#Optional:_Remote_access Optional: Remote access]
		+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#Filesystem_tools Filesystem tools]
		+	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:X86/Full/Installation#Networking_tools Networking tools]

	===Installing N900-required stuff===		===Installing N900-required stuff===

luke-jr: /* Configuring your kernel */ Updates

luke-jr — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:09:38 GMT

Configuring your kernel: Updates

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	===Configuring your kernel===		===Configuring your kernel===
-	If you just want to use your Maemo kernel, simply copy /lib/modules/* from your Maemo partition into Gentoo (you'll need to exit the chroot first).	+	If you just want to use your Maemo kernel, simply copy /lib/modules/* from your Maemo partition into Gentoo (you'll need to exit the chroot first) and emerge the appropriate kernel sources: fremantle-sources, fremantle-power-sources, and meego-sources are available.

	However, if you want to build one yourself (required for any custom kernel modules, or non-X11 console), follow these steps:		However, if you want to build one yourself (required for any custom kernel modules, or non-X11 console), follow these steps:
-	emerge fremantle-power-sources ~~# regular fremantle-sources is also available~~	+	emerge fremantle-power-sources
	cd /usr/src/linux		cd /usr/src/linux
	make menuconfig		make menuconfig
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	Note that this kernel will not boot Maemo without setting up the modules on the Maemo partition. I believe this is as simple as copying the directory and running depmod on that side, but I'll have to review it before I'm sure.		Note that this kernel will not boot Maemo without setting up the modules on the Maemo partition. I believe this is as simple as copying the directory and running depmod on that side, but I'll have to review it before I'm sure.
-
-	~~You can skip the compiling (but you still need to install the sources!) if you want, by using [http://luke.dashjr.org/programs/gentoo-n900/kernels/ one of my prebuilt kernels].~~

	===Configuring your system etc===		===Configuring your system etc===

luke-jr: /* Configure timezone */ Update to work

luke-jr — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 08:04:19 GMT

Configure timezone: Update to work

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	===Configure timezone===		===Configure timezone===
		+	USE=-nls emerge -1 timezone-data<!-- timezone-data[nls] broken in current musl stage3 as of 2015-07-21 -->
	ls /usr/share/zoneinfo		ls /usr/share/zoneinfo
-	~~cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/UTC /etc/localtime~~
	echo "UTC" > /etc/timezone		echo "UTC" > /etc/timezone
-		+	emerge --config timezone-data

	==Booting==		==Booting==

luke-jr: /* Install and configure the Portage tree, with N900 overlay */ Need musl overlay

luke-jr — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 07:54:16 GMT

Install and configure the Portage tree, with N900 overlay: Need musl overlay

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	layman -fa n900		layman -fa n900
	eselect profile set n900:n900/armv7a-hardfloat-linux-musleabi		eselect profile set n900:n900/armv7a-hardfloat-linux-musleabi
		+	layman -a musl

	===Configure timezone===		===Configure timezone===

luke-jr: /* Install and configure the Portage tree, with N900 overlay */ Updates

luke-jr — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 06:55:14 GMT

Install and configure the Portage tree, with N900 overlay: Updates

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	===Install and configure the Portage tree, with N900 overlay===		===Install and configure the Portage tree, with N900 overlay===
	emerge --sync --quiet		emerge --sync --quiet
-	emerge layman	+	USE='-* git curl ssl curl_ssl_openssl python_targets_python2_7' emerge layman
-	layman -~~a n900~~	+	# be sure to follow layman post-install instructions to edit make.conf
-	~~rm /etc/~~make.~~profile~~	+	layman -fa n900
-	ln -~~s /var/lib/layman/~~n900/~~profiles/default/~~linux~~/arm/10.0/n900/ /etc/make.profile~~	+	eselect profile set n900:n900/armv7a-hardfloat-linux-musleabi

	===Configure timezone===		===Configure timezone===

98.70.226.218: /* Installing Gentoo */ Warning re -mthumb

98.70.226.218 — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 03:56:56 GMT

Installing Gentoo: Warning re -mthumb

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	Recommended (only safe to use unmodified for musl hardfp ABI!):		Recommended (only safe to use unmodified for musl hardfp ABI!):
	CHOST="armv7a-hardfloat-linux-musleabi"		CHOST="armv7a-hardfloat-linux-musleabi"
		+	# WARNING: -mthumb -mthumb-interwork require a Thumb-safe kernel! Remove them otherwise.
	CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -mcpu=cortex-a8 -mfpu=neon -mfloat-abi=hard -mthumb -mthumb-interwork"		CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -mcpu=cortex-a8 -mfpu=neon -mfloat-abi=hard -mthumb -mthumb-interwork"
	CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"		CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"