> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:40:04 +0400 > From: "Muhammad Ayaz" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Shr-User] Nokia N900 > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi All > > > > I have Nokia N900 and I want to install SHR on 16-GB Micro SD Card > > > > Points to be noted > > 1- I know the Risk but I want to try it out. > > 2- I am using windows 7 and Fedora 16 > > 3- Not so much familiar with Linux Commands (Fedora 16 as how to format > and prepare SD card for SHR) > > 4- On my N900 I have already installed Uboot + bootmenu-n900 > > > > Can someone please give me proper hints step by step (Detail Tutorial) how > to install SHR on SD card >
Having recently done this for a Freerunner, I'll give you a few notes on things I ran into: 1) Windows apparently won't partition SD cards. This is because Windows treats them as network disks, and expects network disks to be partitioned ONLY by the machine that provides them (it's apparently a safety thing). But, I don't know that the n900 requires multiple partitions on SD, so this might not be an issue for you. 2) The ext2/3 filesystem could be a problem, because this isn't a Windows filesystem. I resorted to using a Linux-from-Scratch LiveCD. For safety reasons, I'd recommend storing the necessary files on a usb memory stick, and disconnecting all of your drives while running the LiveCD. That way you CAN'T accidentally repartition them. 3) When using cfdisk (from the LFS cd) to partition the SD card, it never seemed to actually get partitioned. fdisk, on the other hand, did work, and fairly easily. If you have to partition, then be VERY willing to move from cfdisk to fdisk, because it's more likely to work. _______________________________________________ Shr-User mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shr-project.org/mailman/listinfo/shr-user
