when i have bought my gta02 i have had a 512Mo micro-sd card but i have
replaced it by a 8 GB one.
As the koolu web site say, you need two partitions on your micro-sd card (on
vfat and another one ext2 or 3 ; 2 is better for a flash memory)
steps:
- Connect the microsd card through an adaptater to your computer
- Create the two partition with fdisk
h : help
n : create a new partition
w : write the partion
(after the cration change the id type)
- Make the first vfat partition bootable (set the boot flag on)
- Write the partiion with 'w'
- Format the two partition :
mkfs.vfat /dev/mmcblk0p1
mkfs.ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p2
- Copy the files from the beta7 release in the vfat
- Umount the two partitions (if mount)
- Put the micro sd card into the freerunner
- Push the button which is on the top left of the mobile
- Push the power button
- Select the second choice (boot on the vfat)
- That's all folks ...
Installation instructions for Beta3 and Before:
1. Partition your SD card into two (or more) partitions using fdisk. The
first partition is used as the /sdcard mount, the second for the /data
filesystem required by Android.
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/mmcblk0p1
sudo mkfs.ext3 /dev/mmcblk0p22. Flash the kernel and Android rootfs to the
phone (these images are made from the source from git.koolu.org). Images are
at the bottom of this page
sudo {path_to}/dfu-util -d 0x1d50:0x5119 -a kernel -D
uImage-android-patched_bc2caff9cdef8a16.bin
sudo {path_to}/dfu-util -d 0x1d50:0x5119 -a rootfs -D
androidfs-koolu-1_0.jffs2
Note: This kernel is 1.9 MB in size. If kernels greater than this sized are
used, u-Boot must be modified, or use Qi as the bootloader.
3. Boot into Android with the SD card installed. This process can take a few
minutes.
Activating the Keyboard
Tap the power button quickly and it should bring up a menu at the bottom of
the screen. The keyboard is an option in this menu.
Setting up Wireless:
As of Beta2 the wifi scanning function works, however, on some wireless
routers, the DNS settings are not set properly.
To set the IP address of the DNS server, perform the following:
ADBHOST=192.168.0.202 ./adb shell
setprop net.dns1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP address of the DNS server.
Best regards
A+
Thierry GAYET
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:07:30 +0200
> From: Pascal Mages <[email protected]>
> Subject: [android-freerunner] Installation problems with Beta 6 and 7
> To: [email protected]
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> Hi all,
>
> I really appreciate your efforts to turn the OpenMoko Freerunner into an
> actually usable phone. Thanks a lot for that!
>
> Well, I have a problem with the installation of Beta 7 (exactly the same
> allready happend with Beta 6, too). I copy the files from a the archive
> to an SD Card (128MB, FAT formated), I start the phone from the card, it
> checks the kernel checksum (OK) and starts Kernel. After a while the
> following message appears:
> I was not able to find installation files, sorry.
>
> And it stays there... I have to take out the battery to reboot the phone.
>
> If I try it over again, sometimes I also get a white screen of death.
>
> Did I miss someting somewhere? Any help would be highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Pascal
>
>
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:29:35 +0200
> From: Daniel Smoczyk <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [android-freerunner] Installation problems with Beta 6
> and 7
> To: Android on Freerunner Development
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID:
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>
> Hi Pascal,
>
> > Did I miss someting somewhere? Any help would be highly appreciated.
>
> I have also some problems with old sd card (256M afaik) - the one
> shipped with freerunner (512M) works ok, did You tried test
> installation with other card?
>
> Regards,
> Daniel
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 13:46:21 +0200
> From: Pascal Mages <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [android-freerunner] Installation problems with Beta 6
> and 7
> To: Android on Freerunner Development
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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>
> Thanks, that did the trick. I was actually hesitating to use my other SD
> Card as it had an running (older) Android on it.
>
> Everything seems fine now.
>
> Thanks and keep on hacking! ;-)
> Pascal
>
>
> Daniel Smoczyk schrieb:
> > Hi Pascal,
> >
> >> Did I miss someting somewhere? Any help would be highly appreciated.
> >
> > I have also some problems with old sd card (256M afaik) - the one
> > shipped with freerunner (512M) works ok, did You tried test
> > installation with other card?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Daniel
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 16:35:05 +0200
> From: Christophe Ronco <[email protected]>
> Subject: [android-freerunner] documentation: installation manual
> To: "Android on Freerunner Development"
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Hi,
>
> I have written a small installation manual some weeks ago. I sent it to
> Marcus Stong when he was looking for compilation instructions. As I
> haven't received my NeoFreerunner yet, it contains only tools
> installation and compilation instructions. Marcus told me that I should
> post the document somewhere.
>
> It's ok on my side, the last problem is where I should post it. If
> anybody knows a good place to post documentation or wants the document,
> please tell me.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Christophe
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 17:17:43 +0200
> From: Harry Mutch <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [android-freerunner] documentation: installation manual
> To: Android on Freerunner Development
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID:
> <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hi Christophe
>
> There is a sticky post on the Koolu Forum called "Tips & Tricks". I
> have posted an early attempt at pulling the compilation tips together
> there. If your guide is more complete post it there please.
>
> br
> Aitch
>
> 2009/5/26 Christophe Ronco <[email protected]>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have written a small installation manual some weeks ago. I sent it to
> > Marcus Stong when he was looking for compilation instructions. As I
> haven't
> > received my NeoFreerunner yet, it contains only tools installation and
> > compilation instructions. Marcus told me that I should post the document
> > somewhere.
> >
> > It's ok on my side, the last problem is where I should post it. If
> anybody
> > knows a good place to post documentation or wants the document, please
> tell
> > me.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Christophe
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > [email protected]
> > http://android.koolu.org/listinfo.cgi/android-freerunner-koolu.org
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:55:33 -0600
> From: Brian Code <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [android-freerunner] documentation: installation manual
> To: Android on Freerunner Development
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
>
> Hi Christophe,
>
> I would be more than happy to host it on freerunner.android.koolu.com.
>
> Please let me know if you would like it posted there.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian Code
>
> On 26-May-09, at 8:35 AM, Christophe Ronco wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have written a small installation manual some weeks ago. I sent it
> > to Marcus Stong when he was looking for compilation instructions. As
> > I haven't received my NeoFreerunner yet, it contains only tools
> > installation and compilation instructions. Marcus told me that I
> > should post the document somewhere.
> >
> > It's ok on my side, the last problem is where I should post it. If
> > anybody knows a good place to post documentation or wants the
> > document, please tell me.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Christophe
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > android-freerunner mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > http://android.koolu.org/listinfo.cgi/android-freerunner-koolu.org
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 10:04:59 -0600
> From: Marcelo <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [android-freerunner] android-freerunner Digest, Vol 5,
> Issue 11
> To: Android on Freerunner Development
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID:
> <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 04:44, Thierry GAYET <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > I have seen those two roadmap :
> > ? - http://freerunner.android.koolu.com/outstanding-issues-1
> > ? - http://freerunner.android.koolu.com/test-plans-and-results
> > Is it up to date ?
>
> We will try to collect the relevant information in
> http://trac.koolu.org/, with open tickets and milestones. That
> needs some love right now, but we are at it (it gets tricky when
> you have to juggle writing actual code with keeping web pages
> updated and making releases ? I find it mildly amusing that some
> people seem to think that this is somehow a trivial task)
>
> That being said, I'll let Brian provide the specifics.
>
> > Is there a repository that make available all the scripts used
> > for the koolu android generation ; maybe all is already on the
> > koolu git repository ?
>
> If you visit the Trac pages you'll find a guide about compiling
> from source. I've tried hard to make the whole process
> automated and reproduceable. Ideally we would release only
> stuff that comes out of a process just as described in that
> wiki. I think we are very close but at the same time fully
> aware that we are not 100% there. Some releases contain
> customizations that you won't obtain by following that process,
> that ought to be fixed.
>
> > Sometimes i can hear about make_images scripts need to generate
> > new firmware ; are they also on the git ?
>
> I keep a couple of scripts around that I use to automate some
> boring aspects of building and installing images several times a
> day, but it doesn't go beyond "copy *this* file *there*" and
> it's very specific to my environment.
>
> Beyond that it's only what the wiki describes. If you find
> missing information in that wiki, please go ahead an add/correct
> it (I think I just fixed the issues with the wiki, so anyone
> should be able to register and modify pages). While doing so,
> please keep in mind that having updated information in the wiki
> is very important, if you spot something that's outdated either
> fix it yourself or send a note to this mailing list about the
> need for an update.
>
> And please, please, please, don't be afraid of modifying
> information in the wiki. I'd rather have a *single* bit of info
> that's obviously wrong and can be corrected than two conflicting
> pieces of information, one wrong and one right. Wikirot
> develops quickly and if anyone reading this wishes to help along
> but doesn't have the resources to write code, this is a good
> chance contribute.
>
> TIA,
>
> Marcelo
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 18:14:07 +0200
> From: Christophe Ronco <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [android-freerunner] documentation: installation manual
> To: Android on Freerunner Development
> <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Hi,
>
> My installation manual is a little more than a small readme, so I am not
> sure it can be simply put on koolu forum. I have tracked all steps
> starting from a standard Ubuntu distribution. All this in an ooffice
> document. I have just sent it to Brian.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Christophe
>
> Brian Code wrote:
> > Hi Christophe,
> >
> > I would be more than happy to host it on freerunner.android.koolu.com.
> >
> > Please let me know if you would like it posted there.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian Code
> >
> > On 26-May-09, at 8:35 AM, Christophe Ronco wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have written a small installation manual some weeks ago. I sent it
> >> to Marcus Stong when he was looking for compilation instructions. As
> >> I haven't received my NeoFreerunner yet, it contains only tools
> >> installation and compilation instructions. Marcus told me that I
> >> should post the document somewhere.
> >>
> >> It's ok on my side, the last problem is where I should post it. If
> >> anybody knows a good place to post documentation or wants the
> >> document, please tell me.
> >>
> >> Best Regards,
> >>
> >> Christophe
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> android-freerunner mailing list
> >> [email protected]
> >> http://android.koolu.org/listinfo.cgi/android-freerunner-koolu.org
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > [email protected]
> > http://android.koolu.org/listinfo.cgi/android-freerunner-koolu.org
> >
>
>
>
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