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Moving current system from flash to SD

2010-01-13T05:34:51Z

Guido: typo

This is an attempt at describing how one can "backup" or move an existing current system running in the FR flash NAND to the micro SD card, in order to boot from it. See associate thread [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-August/025786.html here].

Typical scenario :
* running 2007.2 from flash
* want to install OM 2008.8 without loosing the "backup" 2007.7 in case of need, to be booted from SD

Necessary steps (to be confirmed, don't try this unless you know what you're doing !) :
# Establish a running system on SD (see [[Booting from SD]])
# reboot from that alternate system on SD
# from that system on SD, transfer content of flash to a backup dir on SD (provided SD is big enough to hold 2 systems)
# flash with new system
# reboot under newly flashed system
# remove old system from SD's root (the one which was booted in before to do the backup)
# move the backup from the backup dir of the SD to the root of the SD
# change what's necessary in the backup (/etc/fstab ?) so that it will work when booted on SD
# similarly adjust kernels available on SD
# test the dual-booting from flash or SD

More details about each steps needed.

== Backup of system in flash to a backup dir on SD ==
Assuming one has booted from a system on SD already, this would create a copy of the root partition in the freerunner's flash to a "/backup-dir" directory, on the SD.

# mkdir /mnt/memroot/
# mkdir /backup-dir
# mount -t jffs2 -o ro /dev/mtdblock6 /mnt/memroot/ # this for a freerunner
# cd /mnt/memroot; rsync -avx --progress . /backup-dir/

You can leave away the --progress rsync option if you don't want to see a progress report (xfer#x, to-check y/z) while copying. See [[Partitions]] for details of the partitions in flash (hence the /dev/mtdblock6).

Instead of using rsync you could also use one of the following ways to perform copying (please correct if not working)

# cd /mnt/memroot; find . -depth | cpio -pdmv /backup-dir/
# cd /mnt/memroot; tar cpf - . | tar xvpf - -C /backup-dir/
The following may also work, but is not recommended, as there are [http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/2008-August/026027.html problems copying certain files with cp -a]: then be sure to check that your backup and original are identical!
# cp -a /mnt/memroot/. /backup-dir/.

== Verify that backup directory is identical to source partition ==
To verify that you copied everything, you can use rsync (again), but now additionally with the -n option
# cd /mnt/memroot; rsync -avxn . /backup-dir/

== Transfer kernel to FAT partition ==

See inside /boot, where you should find a "/boot/uImage-2.6.24" image, ready to be put on the FAT partition to be used by u-boot.

You should verify it's a "u-boot/PPCBoot image" with the command "file"

[[category:Flashing Openmoko]]
[[Category:MicroSD]]

Talk:Configure SHR for German-speaking use

2009-10-05T22:09:00Z

Guido: forgot sig

(please sign your feedback, thanks)

== Feedback ==

great work. It would be nice if the script for downloading germany.bin can be added and the dictionary setting de_AT resp. de_DE be an option during installation, so that only one script for Germany Language use can be maintained instead of one for Austria (dictionary de_AT) and one for Germany (dictionary setting de_DE). Maybe the heading could be change to German Language Use later.

--[[User:Niebert|Niebert]] 07:40, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

i'll do that if 1 of 2 things happen:

a) many people use this (for 2 users its too much to do)

or

b) someone (you?) help me

--[[User:Zoff99|zoff99]] 12:04, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

== mdbus warnings ==
Yeah, great work! Thanks for doing this and writing this guide! It worked flawlessly for me. I guess the following warnings can be safely ignored?

after
mdbus -s org.freesmartphone.ousaged /org/freesmartphone/Usage org.freesmartphone.Usage.SetResourcePolicy Display enabled
I got
Using **pending_return in dbus_connection_send_with_reply_setup() without pending_setup is deprecated and strongly discouraged
Using **pending_return in dbus_connection_send_with_reply_setup() without pending_setup is deprecated and strongly discouraged
Using **pending_return in dbus_connection_send_with_reply_setup() without pending_setup is deprecated and strongly discouraged
Using **pending_return in dbus_connection_send_with_reply_setup() without pending_setup is deprecated and strongly discouraged
Service name not found

Thanks again! --[[User:Guido|Guido]] 22:09, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Configure SHR for German-speaking use

2009-10-05T22:07:11Z

Guido: feed back: Thanks!

(please sign your feedback, thanks)

== Feedback ==

great work. It would be nice if the script for downloading germany.bin can be added and the dictionary setting de_AT resp. de_DE be an option during installation, so that only one script for Germany Language use can be maintained instead of one for Austria (dictionary de_AT) and one for Germany (dictionary setting de_DE). Maybe the heading could be change to German Language Use later.

--[[User:Niebert|Niebert]] 07:40, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

i'll do that if 1 of 2 things happen:

a) many people use this (for 2 users its too much to do)

or

b) someone (you?) help me

--[[User:Zoff99|zoff99]] 12:04, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, great work! Thanks for doing this and writing this guide! It worked flawlessly for me. I guess the following warnings can be safely ignored?

after
mdbus -s org.freesmartphone.ousaged /org/freesmartphone/Usage org.freesmartphone.Usage.SetResourcePolicy Display enabled
I got
Using **pending_return in dbus_connection_send_with_reply_setup() without pending_setup is deprecated and strongly discouraged
Using **pending_return in dbus_connection_send_with_reply_setup() without pending_setup is deprecated and strongly discouraged
Using **pending_return in dbus_connection_send_with_reply_setup() without pending_setup is deprecated and strongly discouraged
Using **pending_return in dbus_connection_send_with_reply_setup() without pending_setup is deprecated and strongly discouraged
Service name not found

QtMoko

2009-09-03T21:55:10Z

Guido: update to v8

===Qt Moko===
Qt Moko is Debian distribution for Openmoko Freerunner phone. Phone and user interface is based on [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Qt_Extended_Improved QT Extended Improved] formerly known as Qtopia.

[http://activationrecord.net/radekp/qtmoko/ Qt Moko]. Special feature are:
* Qt Moko has better X support, which is much faster than X4,
* in Qt Moko the AUX can bring menu for X application,
* Qt Moko includes an X terminal with virtual keyboard and matchbox window manager
* in Qt Moko with the X-Server support you can use X application like [http://www.tangogps.org/gps/articles/7-Installation.html#extended TangoGPS] as GPS application.

===Download===
Download the following files from [http://activationrecord.net/radekp/qtmoko/download/] to you desktop computer:
* latest
** [http://activationrecord.net/radekp/qtmoko/download/qtmoko-debian-v8.jffs2 qtmoko-debian-v8.jffs2]
** [http://activationrecord.net/radekp/qtmoko/download/uImage-v8.bin uImage-v8.bin]

* old
** [http://activationrecord.net/radekp/qtmoko/download/qtmoko-debian-v6.jffs2 qtmoko-debian-v6.jffs2] or later versions
** [http://activationrecord.net/radekp/qtmoko/download/uImage-v6.bin uImage-v6.bin] or later versions

===Installation===
If you flash the freerunner with a kernel image from Qt Moko, then you must install the kernel and the root file system. If you have [[Qi]] installed then you can install the Qt Moko on the SD card. This seems to be useful if you want to work with different distribution and you can change the distribution just by changing the Mirco SD card in your freerunner.

Switch off your freerunner and press AUX and Power-On button at the same time. Your freerunner is showing the following U-Boot Menu:

*** BOOT MENU (NOR) ***

Boot
Boot from Mirco SD (FAT/ext2)
Set Console to USB
Set Console to Serial
Reboot
Power Off

The freerunner will stay in this mode for only 30 sec. Within this time you have to start <tt>dfu-util</tt>. Otherwise the freerunner will start to boot the installed operating system.
If you want to flash the kernel image (you will need to be root on you PC) then you have to start the following command in the 30sec your see the BOOT MENU:

# dfu-util -a kernel -R -D uImage-v8.bin

and finally the root fs with this one:

# dfu-util -a rootfs -R -D qtmoko-debian-v8.jffs2

===First Boot===
After finishing the installation without errors you have to start the freerunner and calibrate the touch screen. The you see the installed ''Qt Moko'' on your device.
[[Image:qtmokomain.png|200px|thumb|Qt Moko after first boot]]

===Login===
If you want to login to your freerunner set up network connection (see [[USB Networking]]) with USB cable and start:
desktop# ssh -X -l root 192.168.0.202

The root password is empty so set it for security reason especially when you open the ssh-daemon on the WLAN network interface. Define root password as usual on a linux box with
neo# passwd
If you have established the internet connection via USB cable then update the repository data:
neo# apt-get update
If you want to check if the internet connection is available on your freerunner ping the OpenMoko web server with:
neo# ping 88.198.93.221
neo# ping wiki.openmoko.org
If the first ping works and the second doesn't then check the DNS server settings (see [[USB Networking]]).

===Setting Time and Date===
Set the time and date on from your linux box with
<pre>
ssh root@openmoko "date -us @`date -u +%s`"
</pre>
If you want to set the time with a NTP Client install the following package, if you have a network connection available (see [[USB Networking]])
<pre>
# apt-get install ntpdate
# ntpdate-debian
</pre>
For further detail see [[Setting Date and Time]].

[[Category:Distributions]]

User:Guido

2008-09-13T17:02:20Z

Guido: New page: Hello, if you want to contact me, please send an email to watsolldat "at-sign" googlemail.com

Hello,
if you want to contact me, please send an email to watsolldat "at-sign" googlemail.com

Openmoko Local Groups: Frankfurt Main

2008-09-13T16:59:19Z

Guido: /* Possible Participants */ added myself

'''Aktuelles Treffen: Siehe [[Talk:Openmoko_Local_Groups:_Frankfurt|discussion]]'''

=== Possible Participants ===
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|[[User:scheelec|scheelec]]
|web related, php/mysql, oracle
|GTA01Bv4, later hopefully GTA02
|Eschborn
|thinking of a gps tracer application with database backend
file based db for NEO or online DB via GPRS/WLAN.
similar to the openroadmap project
|[[Image: Moko.jpg|center]]
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|-
|[[User:Mickey|mickeyl]]
|Architecture, Coding, Music
|Openmoko development platform
|Frankfurt/Sachsenhausen
|New-style UI toolkits...
|[[Image: Moko.jpg|center]]
|[[Image: MokoBox.jpg|center]]
|-
|Elrond
|reverse engineering, many other things
|GTA01Bv03 ;o)
|Darmstadt
|GPS: Working on Sphyrna (see [[Hammerhead/Protocol]]
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|Abraxa
|Coding, bugfixing, documenting
|Coding of/for various apps, documentation
|Friedberg
|Wrote the GTK+ [[Media Player]], now writing pyPimd
|[[Image: Moko.jpg|center]]
|[[Image: MokoBox.jpg|center]]
|-
|[[User:B.richter|B.Richter]]
|Coding
|waiting for GTA01Bv04
|Fulda
|Nagios notification device
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|[[User:mafeu|mafeu]]
|pre-alpha early adopter :-); some coding, if time allows
|<strike>waiting for</strike> GTA01Bv04, skipping GTA02 and hoping for GTA03 w. EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA and 2 cameras
|Kelkheim
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|[[Image: Moko.jpg|center]]
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|[[User:Alech|alech]]
|Coding
|Coding if the time allows, possibly some crypto stuff, interested in playing with the GPS, GTA01Bv04(?) arrived 2007/08/10 :-)
|Darmstadt
|works mostly in Eschborn, so meeting in Frankfurt is fine
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|-
|[[User:karsten|Karsten]]
|Coding, UI-Design
|Coding own stuff I always missed on other phones
|Wehrheim
|GPS moving maps; some simple games
|[[Image: Moko.jpg|center]]
|[[Image: MokoBox.jpg|center]]
|-
|[[User:Blacky|Blacky]]
|Systemdesign
|GTA02 [[GroupSales#Frankfurt|GroupSales]]
|Taunus
|Least Cost Routing
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|[[User:thesinginass|thesinginass]]
|grafics/design
|creating GUI; optimizing usability
|Frankfurt
|don't know if i should buy the freerunner ;-)
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|[[User:self|self]]
|grafics/design,testing,coding
|OpenStreetMap with Openmoko
|Ingelheim
|waiting for freerunner delivery
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|[[User:Guido|Guido]]
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|OSM, web, phone
|Bad Vilbel
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