Changes between Version 28 and Version 29 of SettingUpMultiRootGen7

Timestamp:

11/01/10 07:16:00 (3 years ago)

Author:

dm8tbr

Comment:

moar instructions, refined the part about menu.lst

SettingUpMultiRootGen7

@@ -53 +53 @@
   * http://www.openaos.org/wp-upload/gen7/2010-09-21/initramfs.cpio.gz 
   * http://www.openaos.org/wp-upload/gen7/2010-09-21/zImage
-  * http://www.openaos.org/wp-upload/archdruid/alpha3/openaos-froyo-alpha3-20101029.img.gz  -- if you want to install openAOS Froyo (please note that you might have to add it to menu.lst after next boot)
+  * http://www.openaos.org/wp-upload/archdruid/alpha3/openaos-froyo-alpha3-20101029.img.gz  -- if you want to install openAOS Froyo '''(please note that you will have to add it to menu.lst after next boot)'''
  * Copy those files to the root of your device:
   * zImage
   * initramfs.cpio.gz
-  * openaos-froyo-alpha2-20100917.img -- again only if you want to boot FroYo too.
+  * openaos-froyo-alpha3-20101029.img -- again only if you want to boot FroYo too (unpacking is optional but greatly speeds up first boot).
  * you have to additionally create two directories in root of your device: ''openaos'' and then within this directory ''update''
   * "mkdir -p /media/Archos5/openaos/update" 
@@ -65 +65 @@
  * Press the [Power] button – The device will now reboot.
  * The Boot menu should now appear. 
-  * (note: that Angstrom currently does not work well with the kernel for froyo and 2.0.x firmware, expect updates soon)
-  * (note: first time you boot into Froyo take some time, the rootfsfroyo.img is unpacked at first start, so be patient)
 
-Congratulations you should now have an dual-booting gen7 device!
+Congratulations you should now have an dual-booting gen7 device! Continue reading if you also installed FroYo!
 
+
+== Important things to do now: ==
+ 1. Boot into the original Archos Android firmware to make sure that it works! (FroYo needs to extract a few files from it so if something is wrong here, '''FroYo won't boot''' either!)
+ 1. While in the 1.6 Android firmware, mount it as a hard-drive. (This will only work if you didn't enable USB debugging during boot!)
+  1. Open menu.lst in an editor.
+  1. Make sure each entry is on its own line.
+  1. Adjust the filename for the FroYo image from /froyo.img to the correct image name, e.g. /openaos-froyo-alpha3-20101029.img (make sure that it ends in .img! The file on the drive can end in .img.gz, it will be unpacked during boot to an .img file. Leave your USB cable connected so it doesn't turn off too early!)
+  1. Save the file
+  1. Unmount cleanly! (this is important! If you have no idea how to do this, wait 15min before disconnecting the USB cable!)
+  1. Boot FroYo
+   * If you left the image compressed the openAOS logo will stay for around a minute or two while it's unpacking.
+   * If the openAOS logo stays much longer then something is still wrong. Most likely the filename in menu.lst, check it.
+   * If the image is unpacked it should switch after 2-3 seconds to an openAOS logo with an FroYo drawing. Then to our openAOS Android boot animation.
 
 == Additional features ==