[Esbox-commits] r1898 - branches/work_Fabricio/org.maemo.esbox.help/html/tasks
fabricioepa at garage.maemo.org
fabricioepa at garage.maemo.org
Tue Jul 28 22:13:33 EEST 2009
Author: fabricioepa
Date: 2009-07-28 22:13:33 +0300 (Tue, 28 Jul 2009)
New Revision: 1898
Modified:
branches/work_Fabricio/org.maemo.esbox.help/html/tasks/UsingFlasherWizard.html
Log:
merging to trunk
Modified: branches/work_Fabricio/org.maemo.esbox.help/html/tasks/UsingFlasherWizard.html
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--- branches/work_Fabricio/org.maemo.esbox.help/html/tasks/UsingFlasherWizard.html 2009-07-28 13:09:52 UTC (rev 1897)
+++ branches/work_Fabricio/org.maemo.esbox.help/html/tasks/UsingFlasherWizard.html 2009-07-28 19:13:33 UTC (rev 1898)
@@ -57,10 +57,25 @@
<p>
Please read the instructions carefully. Flashing the device will usually overwrite the
- filesystem, including your home directory. Backup anything important first.
+ filesystem, including your home directory. Back up anything important first.
</p>
+
+ <p>
+ Note that the flasher binary is currently only available on a Linux host.
+ If you are using Eclipse outside Linux, the current Build Machine will run the
+ flasher, and the USB connection to the device will need to be "attached"
+ to the virtual machine. (The device will show up as "Nokia N8x0 Update Mode".)
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ <b>NOTE:</b> QEMU 0.9.x does not (currently) support USB at all, so you cannot use
+ it with the flasher wizard. Also, VirtualBox seems to have problems connecting
+ to the Internet Tablet in the Update Mode. Your best bet is running the flasher
+ natively from Linux or using VMware.
+ </p>
+
</li>
-
+
<li>
<p>
Click <strong>Next</strong>. Select the way you will configure the flashing session.
@@ -77,14 +92,20 @@
<li>
In the Advanced mode, you can configure a flashing session, fully controlling
which images to flash and what flasher options to use.
+ <p>
+ <em>
+ In this release of the Maemo IDE Common Architecture, this mode allows
+ you to run a custom flasher binary, including one on a non-Linux host.
+ </em>
+ </p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
The Predefined tasks lists a convenient task for installing a kernel
- image example for Diablo which fixes a bug with USB networking with Windows.
- (Without the fix, Windows will not be able to properly configure the RNDIS driver
- for the Nokia Internet Tablet.)
+ image for Diablo which fixes a bug with USB networking with Windows. (Without
+ the fix, Windows will not be able to properly configure the RNDIS driver for
+ the Nokia Internet Tablet.)
</p>
<p>
See
@@ -114,9 +135,9 @@
</p>
</li>
<li>
- Predefined Tasks
+ Predefined Tasks > Update Diablo Kernel
<p>
- If you select predefined task, a predefined session will be used, and you
+ If you select this task, a predefined session will be used, and you
will see the Product ID page next.
</p>
</li>
@@ -149,7 +170,7 @@
</li>
<li>
- <p>
+ <p>
If you have not already done so, ensure the device is connected via USB,
"attached" to the virtual machine if you use one, and ready to go.
The <strong>Retry</strong> button will let you start over if you need
@@ -163,20 +184,21 @@
<li>
<p>
- Select <strong>Next</strong>. You will see a summary of the changes
+ Select <strong>Next</strong>. You will see a summary of the changes
that will be made to the software on the device.
<p/>
<img src="../images/flash/wiz-flash-5.png" />
<p>
- By default, the device will be configured for R&D mode and rebooted
- once the flashing is complete. You can configure this behavior in an
- Advanced session.
+ By default,
+ the device will be configured for R&D mode and rebooted once the flashing
+ is complete. You can configure this behavior in an Advanced session.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
- Once you hit <strong>Finish</strong>, the wizard will download the
+ Once you hit <strong>F
+ model = new FlasherToolModel();inish</strong>, the wizard will download the
image(s) and invoke the flasher.
<p/>
@@ -207,17 +229,16 @@
<li>
<strong>FIASCO</strong> images are combined images which update all the
standard boot files, kernel, and filesystems contributing to a platform
- release. This is the standard "*.bin" format distributed by Nokia.
+ release. This is the standard "*.bin" format distributed by Nokia.
</li>
<li>
- <strong>kernel</strong> images are the Linux kernel images (in zImage format).
+ <strong>kernel</strong> images are the Linux kernel (in zImage format).
</li>
<li>
<strong>initfs</strong>, <strong>rootfs</strong>, <strong>NOLO</strong>,
- <strong>X-Loader</strong>, <strong>NOLO Secondary</strong>, and
- <strong>2nd</strong> images control more advanced portions of the
- filesystem.
+ <strong>X-Loader</strong>, <strong>NOLO Secondary</strong>, and <strong>2nd</strong>
+ images control more advanced portions of the filesystem.
</li>
</ul>
</li>
@@ -235,8 +256,8 @@
</li>
<li>
- <strong>Reboot after flashing</strong> controls whether the device is
- automatically rebooted once flashing is finished.
+ <strong>Reboot after flashing</strong> controls whether the device is automatically
+ rebooted once flashing is finished.
</li>
<li>
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