Wow, thanks! I'll try this out soon. I didn't know about the GitHub site. Looks like I can just download from https://github.com/apc-io/apc-rock-firmware-update and update to version 1.01.02 which is an improvement over 1.1.0.0 (I assume). I am now in the process of setting up a specific FxOS/Fedora machine for building.
Also thanks for the info about the MAC address. I don't need it for some network setups but I do need it for others. >From something I saw somewhere but can't find, could part of the problem be that my PC is NTFS and that the Rock doesn't work with that? I would like to be able to put things on and take things off the Rock from a PC the way I can with my Peak and ZTE. I'm also about read to test a HDMI to VGA converter. The Rock VGA doesn't work but I'm assuming it will at some time. I only have DVI or VGA monitors. I guess for now, this is the APC Rock/Paper forum but a dedicated one would be great! On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Joshua Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello Bob, > > I am using/helping to develop the APC + Firefox OS system. I don't think > that there is a forum for users, but I will suggest that to one of the > people in the actual company. > > To install a customized build of Firefox OS, you would stick the image on > a micro-sd card, and insert that into the APC while running. You can then > restart the system and it should install. Note that you may want to stick > with the https://github.com/apc-io/apc-firefox-os/ code as that is > optimized for the system. > > The mac address issue is known, and is in the release roadmap. > > Cheers, and thank you for the post! > > - Josh > > > > On 1/20/14, 2:01 PM, Bob Thulfram wrote: > >> Is anyone else working with the APC Rock? >> >> http://apc.io/products/rock/ This is a small single-board computer with a >> VIA Arm chip and all the usual I/O. But it runs Firefox OS natively. >> >> I've written a post about it: >> >> http://firefoxosgaming.blogspot.com/2014/01/apc-rock- >> hardware-review.html. >> >> I can: >> >> >> 1. Download apps from the store. >> 2. That's about it. >> >> I can't: >> >> 1. Install my own apps. The Simulator says it is connected but I can't >> >> Push and I can't see the APC Rock memory in File Manager. I'm running >> 64-bit Windows 7. >> 2. Use the VGA out. >> >> >> The OS version is 1.1.0.0 - prerelease. The Platform version is 18.1. >> >> I can't get any MAC address so I can only connect to WiFi to systems that >> don't need a MAC address. >> >> Is there any forum for APC Rock / Firefox OS users? >> >> What I'm really looking for is some way to download binaries to a SD card >> that I can boot and upgrade to a newer version. >> >> This is potentially cool but I've not seen much about it. I bought it >> direct from VIA APC for $59 and it arrived very quickly from Taiwan. It >> works, it boots, it works. I think this could be an amazing device for >> third-world countries, a great companion to the phone and tablet. >> >> Any help appreciated. >> _______________________________________________ >> dev-b2g mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g >> >> > _______________________________________________ dev-b2g mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-b2g
