Mer/Releases/0.8 - Revision history

amigadave: {{Mer}}

amigadave — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:04:47 GMT

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	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.
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amigadave: Category:Mer

amigadave — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:35:17 GMT

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.
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		+	[[Category:Mer]]

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

75.166.44.165 — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:52:12 GMT

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

78.86.35.231 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:40:34 GMT

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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.

generalantilles at 11:02, 17 February 2009

generalantilles — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:02:48 GMT

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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]]

-	{\|	+	{\| class = "wikitable sortable"
		+	\|-
		+	! Committed
		+	! Task
		+	! Owner
		+	! %
		+	! Highlights
	\|- 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.

stskeeps: Added Pocket Loox 700-series port

stskeeps — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:04:58 GMT

Added Pocket Loox 700-series port

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	\|8544e43f7aff49f81360441854aff01b \|\| mer-armel-beagleboard-rootfs-v0.8.tar.gz		\|8544e43f7aff49f81360441854aff01b \|\| mer-armel-beagleboard-rootfs-v0.8.tar.gz
		+	\|-
		+	\|a8067dc545861e6b586110d0af74119f \|\| mer-armel-pocketloox720-v0.8.tar.gz
		+	\|-
		+	\|3c6be5fe1756514dda07a4ab5ab44e29 \|\| mer-armel-pocketloox720-kernel-v0.8.zImage
	\|}		\|}

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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.		* 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.
		+
		+	=== Pocket Loox 720 port (experimental) ===
		+
		+	* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-pocketloox720-kernel-v0.8.zImage zImage]
		+	* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-pocketloox720-v0.8.tar.gz rootfs]
		+
		+	==== Guide ====
		+
		+	* Set up a SD card with a logical partition, and inside this logical partition, make a 50mb or so FAT partition (p5), and put the zImage file on this filesystem, name it zImage. After the logical partition, make a ext3 partition (p2), and untar rootfs on it.
		+	* Grab [http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HaRET HaRET] and put it on the FAT partition, HaRET.exe.
		+	* Make a file, startup.txt, with the following contents:
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	set kernel "zImage"
		+	set mtype "617"
		+	set RAMADDR "0xa8000000"
		+	set cmdline "mem=128M rootdelay=1 root=b302 rw console=tty0"
		+	boot
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	* 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.

stskeeps: /* BeagleBoard port */

stskeeps — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:06:44 GMT

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:

stskeeps: /* Released files and guides */

stskeeps — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:56:00 GMT

Released files and guides

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	\|eff01423e797007a2f539c5739ed674d \|\| mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz		\|eff01423e797007a2f539c5739ed674d \|\| mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
-		+	\|-
		+	\|3bfd69bc0f3bb81758ff0c8df2022fa4 \|\| mer-armel-beagleboard-bootfs-v0.8.tar.gz
		+	\|-
		+	\|8544e43f7aff49f81360441854aff01b \|\| mer-armel-beagleboard-rootfs-v0.8.tar.gz
	\|}		\|}

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	*mkdir -p /etc/bootmenu.d		*mkdir -p /etc/bootmenu.d
	*mount -t ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/mer		*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		*tar pzxvf mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
	*rm 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)		*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.		*Hold down Menu key when prompted while booting and select Mer in the boot menu.
		+
		+	=== 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-rootfs-v0.8.tar.gz Root filesystem]
		+
		+	==== 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 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:
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	setenv bootcmd 'mmcinit; fatload mmc 0:1 0x80300000 uImage; bootm 0x80300000'
		+	setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS2,115200n8 console=tty0 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootdelay=2 rootfstype=ext3 ro video=omapfb:mode:1280x720@60'
		+	saveenv
		+	boot
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	* 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.

stskeeps: Added 770 release.

stskeeps — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:59:24 GMT

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 ==		== Completed tasks in this release and notable accomplishments ==
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	\|3ea5499eff5b4c759276c3f4f2e0ee8b \|\| mer-armel-n8x0-image-v0.8.tar.gz		\|3ea5499eff5b4c759276c3f4f2e0ee8b \|\| mer-armel-n8x0-image-v0.8.tar.gz
		+	\|-
		+	\|eff01423e797007a2f539c5739ed674d \|\| mer-armel-770-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		* http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-n8x0-image-v0.8.tar.gz - tar.gz rootfs image
		+
		+	=== Nokia 770 - tar.gz image ===
		+
		+	* [http://stskeeps.subnetmask.net/mer/0.8/mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz Nokia 770 tar.gz rootfs image]
		+
		+	==== Guide ====
		+
		+	(these instructions need testing)
		+
		+	You will need at least a 1gb MMC, and these instructions are based on OS2008HE kernel.
		+
		+	Partition MMC to:
		+
		+	*p1: Large ext3 partition first
		+	*p2: 256 MB swap partition second
		+
		+	Grab http://packages.tspre.org/pool/user/b/bootmenu/bootmenu_1.5-1_armel.deb and install it.
		+
		+	* Open the main menu and tap Utilities -> Install Bootmenu to start the bootmenu install process.
		+	* First, say yes to removing "unneeded extra (and factory testing) stuff"
		+	* say yes to including bootmenu.conf (important). Reboot when done flashing.
		+	* This is a special boot menu where boot menu items are made in /etc/bootmenu.d/*.item and refresh_bootmenu.d will flash this to initfs. '''If you are cloning or booting other OS'es, you'll need to make such .item files'''
		+
		+	Grab e2fsprogs and install it - grab gnutar as well
		+
		+	*From x-terminal, root: insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/current/mbcache.ko
		+	*insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/current/jbd.ko
		+	*insmod /mnt/initfs/lib/modules/current/ext3.ko
		+	*mkfs.ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p1
		+	*mkswap /dev/mmcblk0p2
		+	*swapon /dev/mmcblk0p2
		+	*mkdir -p /mnt/mer
		+	*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
		+	*tar pzxvf mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
		+	*rm mer-armel-770-image-v0.8.tar.gz
		+	*umount /mnt/mer
		+	*Make /etc/bootmenu.d/mer.item with the following contents:
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	ITEM_NAME="Mer"
		+	ITEM_ID="mer"
		+	ITEM_DEVICE="mmcblk0p1"
		+	ITEM_MODULES="mbcache jbd ext3"
		+	ITEM_FSTYPE="ext3"
		+	ITEM_FSOPTIONS="noatime,ro"
		+	ITEM_LINUXRC="linuxrc"
		+	</pre>
		+	*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.

stskeeps: /* Known issues */

stskeeps — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:55:20 GMT

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.