Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

chmod is a Unix command to change the access permission on files, in this case "chmod +x nupgrade.sh tar" is adding the eXecute permission to the two files "nupgrade.sh" and "tar".

Super Root - I think you mean super user, aka root. Just type "sudo gainroot" and you should become root, the super user.

If you have everything setup and working the answer is a definite "yes". :) Check for errors each time that you execute "nupgrade.sh" as this is the first time you have run it and it's been a slightly fraught process to get this far! :)

Yes you need to partition your internal memory card (step 5) and install bootmenu (step 6) but I think you've already done this, haven't you? Don't proceed to step 7 if you haven't completed steps 5 and 6.

Thanks for the kind offer but I'm actually about 15 miles from the center of London, on the outskirts - technically I'm in south London, verging on the county of Surrey! :) Bring warm clothes with you, it's bl**dy cold!

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

Milhouse,

Thanks for info.
I've been up for 24 hours trying to finish this project.
Please bear with my newbie questions.
I type in sudo gainroot
then after the
/home/user # I type in "chmode +x nupgrade.sh tar"
or is their something I need to type in?

Also step 5 if that's the step where I allocated how much memory for the os, yes I did that. Now this line confuses me " 6 - Initiate Sardine operating system upgrade of cloned OS on memory card". What is Sardine? I have not yet cloned the OS to the memory card? I thought that what's step 7-3 does. Just too new, but I did make it this far with your help and Fanoush and Bunanson. I just want to finish, celebrate and go to sleep. :)
Dan

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

Bunanson,

I need your help I'm almost done.
Dan

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

Yes Dan, what can I help you with? Where are you with your project?

I am goin to be in China (?) or Middle East (?) coming March,... are you offering to buy me a drink, like what you offer to Milhouse? I am waiting... :rolleyes:

You need to check your typing.........as I said, I cant bail you out with poor typing, it is "umount", not "unmount", I am sure you got it by now.

You know what? Dan, the more you ask for help, the more I do not like this tablet, it should not be that hard! I have done this cloning more than 20 times and still, got surprise every now and then. But, on the other side, I have used Milhouse's more than 10 times and everytime the result is so reproducible, auto pilot. Just imagine the early days, I have to enter commands one by one, carefully, and wondering what are they for.............

bun

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

Hey Bro.
Any kind of drink you want.
Actually I will be in Hong Kong March and Shanghai in May?
Ok I'm at the start of step 7 if you can believe that.
I have somehow made it through that far.
Your steps were great and the sites you put help check everything and explain.
Now what i need is how toget the chmode line going.
Any ideas?

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

How are you going to get wifi in Shanghai? If you need wifi in HK, you have to ask an expert,.............., where would you find one :D?


First, and everytime after partition or format, always reboot, if you are at root and xterm,

try this and its faster,

shutdown -r now

more beers, more instructions...................


bun

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

You can just type the commands, they should work.

After reboot,

- xterm
- NOT root, i.e., do not gainroot, just regular user right after xterm,
- mkdir ~/bin
- cd ~/bin
- wget http://www.nmacleod.com/nokia/bin/nupgrade.sh
- wget http://www.nmacleod.com/nokia/bin/tar
- chmod +x nupgrade.sh tar

any problems, so far.............


bun

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

can't seem to shutdown that way.
It shows me a help menu

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

The final ectasy, or orgasmic move...............

sudo gainroot
cd ~/bin
./nupgrade.sh 0
./nupgrade.sh 1
./nupgrade.sh 2
./nupgrade.sh 3 (Takes about 4 min, it is OK to let the screen go dark!)
./nupgrade.sh 4
reboot


Hey, bro, where is my beer?


Enjoy,


I got to go to sleep now, it is 5:30 Am in America, man and I got to be in my office at 8 am. Have fun,

Post back now, if you want to catch me for more "hic up" on the project,

bun

Re: Cloning OS to SD Card: Simplified instructions
 

dont worry about that, just turn the power off is fine when there is NO action, i.e., not disk writing etc. Shutdown works only when you are at root.


bun