On Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:04:58 -0400, Jason Edgecombe wrote: > Hendrik Boom wrote: >> On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:33:43 -0400, Jason Edgecombe wrote: >> >>> ...snip... >>> >>>> Which one should I use for this? I'm currently running the factory- >>>> installed OS2007. >>>> >>>> >>> You're running OS 2007 (bora), most of the instructions assume you're >>> running OS2008 (chinook) or OS2008.1 (diablo). >>> >> >> So it looks as if the first thing I have to do is upgrade to OS2008 >> (chinook) Or to diablo. Is diablo stable enough for an end-user yet? >> (Yes, in adition to wanting to get to where I can hack the machine, I >> also have to be able to use it as an end-user at any time throuh the >> process) >> >> Presumably I'll still have to get to be root first. Unless I can reflash >> to OS2008 witout gaining root. I'll still have to back up my contacts, >> my calendar, and my sketches first (that's the relevant state I have at >> this point), hoping their file formats will be consistent before and >> after the upgrade. >> >> What's the recommended way to back all this up so it'll be restorable in >> OS2008? My bora-made backups have to be restorable on OS2008. I heard >> that at one time, the backup tools provided wouldn't restore properly. >> >> > I've been running diablo for at least 3 months now. It's stable for me. > chinook was also stable and I ran that on my N800 for 6 months before > upgrading to diablo. The browser switched form opera in OS2006 to a > firefox-based on in OS2008 and above. The web browsing is a little > different. > > You can reflash the tablet WITHOUT needing root on the tablet. You only > need root/admin on the PC/MAC that you are flashing with. You will need > the wifi address of your table in order to download the firmware image. > > I don't recall how well the system backup tool works when upgrading, so > I recommend that you perform three backups, using the following method: > 1. Use the system backup tool to backup to an SD card.
It backed up nicely. > 2. open a terminal and use the built-in tar utility to backup /home/user > to an tarball on the SD card So did this. > 3. open the file manager and copy/move the Nokia N8X0 folder which > contains "Documents", "Images", etc to an SD card. The file manager only displayed the subfolder, and I couldn't find a way to copy anything. > > I do recall one glitch when upgrading. I had to pair my bluetooth > keyboard before restoring from backup. There was some bluetooth config > file in the backup that didn't work right. No bluetooth jeyboard, so no problem here. The upgrade went smoothly. There was a glitch (it lost contact partway through the reflash), and I only got a partial upgrade, and it rebooted endlessly, but taking the battery out and putting it in agin stopped that. The next time I flashed it, everything worked. > After upgrading, try to restore the system backup. The system backup did a fine restore. It warned me that the new system had a few files that were newer than the backup -- did I really want to replace them? I said no. > If that fails, > restore from the other two methods. Settings like wifi hotspots are lost > when restoring from method 3 and possibly method 2. >> >> So, should I make a wiki page describing my trials, hoping someone who >> knows more can edit it into something resembling instructions? I don't >> feel confident enough about what's going on to make anything that >> sounds definitive, like the existing pages do. >> > You can create a new wiki page, but I suggest putting your steps on the > discussion tab of the relevant wiki page to help others. Ah. That's the better place. >> I can't be the only one running bora in the world, can I? >> >> > No, but you're definitely in the minority of people running bora and > trying to hack on the Nokia tablets. I would guess that those left > running bora either aren't developing on the tablet or are running a > N770 and are stuck with OS2007HE. >> >> Probably from some other evanescent repository, back last January. Is >> that still the current version? I'm guessing not. Installing it >> certainly didn't ask me to change the root password. >> > I don't know what the current version is. >>> Stting up a boot from SD card is next -- but first I'll have to get a suitable card. Does *G SDHC sound good? -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
