[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
===================================================================
--- 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 &gt; 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&amp;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&amp;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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