Cool :) Jake
On Dec 28, 2007 4:15 PM, Ivan Krstić <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While waiting for the servers to finish churning last night, I put > together an UNOFFICIAL Debian "etch" 4.0 + XFCE4 build for the XO. It > includes Firefox, Thunderbird, a suite of development tools (python, > git, gcc, gdb, flex, bison, automake, autoconf, libtool), a music > player (XMMS), IRC client (irssi) and a graphical wireless AP > selector. The entire build takes up 250MB of flash. I optimized the > Firefox window layout to give you maximum screen estate, and > configured a number of keyboard shortcuts. Feedback welcome. Standard > disclaimer applies. > > > How to install > -------------- > > 1. download the following two files to a USB stick: > > <http://radian.org/~krstic/etch-xfce.tar> > <http://radian.org/~krstic/etch-xfce-home.tar> > > 2. get a developer key, disable security > 3. boot the normal build, switch to tty1 (ctrl+alt+f1), become root > 4. mount the USB key if not automounted; let's say it's mounted at / > media/KEY > 4. # cd /versions/pristine; tar xf /media/KEY/etch-xfce.tar > 5. # cd /home/olpc; tar xf /media/KEY/etch-xfce-home.tar > 6. # cp -rl /versions/pristine/debian /versions/run/debian > 7. # /usr/sbin/setattr -R --iunlink /versions/run/debian > 8. # ln -s /versions/pristine/debian /versions/boot/alt > 9. # sync > 10. Power off the XO. Power on and immediately hold the 'O' game key > (right hand side of the screen. > > Boot should now proceed to a blue-background login screen. Log in as > user 'olpc' with password 'olpc' -- that user has sudo access. Give > XFCE a bit of time to load, and voila! Use the keyboard shortcuts > below for some of the most useful options. Note that Firefox can take > up to 15-20s to load after you start it, and you won't see a progress > indication on the screen; that's expected. Also, you don't need to > hold the 'O' key to boot into Debian next time; it'll be the default. > Holding the key will get you back to the regular Sugar build. > > > Keyboard shortcuts > ------------------ > > - Ctrl+alt+w -- wireless AP picker > - Ctrl+alt+t -- xterm (also alt+`) > - Ctrl+alt+f -- firefox > - Ctrl+alt+b -- thunderbird > - Ctrl+alt+x -- xmms > > Enjoy, > > -- > Ivan Krstić <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://radian.org > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > Devel@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel > _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list Devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
