Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Hi, I'm still having problems using install-tools-N810e.deb to clone to an external SD of 2 GB.

I have been reading through the 54 pages of this thread and I have done all things previously mentioned (such as installing the .deb many times, rebooting, checking that virtual memory is off, re-inserting the SD card, formatting the SD card again, etc, etc) but still no luck.

The bootloader is installed but it ALWAYS boots to flash.

Any tips?

Thanks!

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

TROUBLESHOOTING

MENU WILL NOT APPEAR
boot to flash and open xterm and become root and run the following command:
chroot /mnt/initfs cal-tool –set-root-device ask:flash
Instead of flash, you can also set the default boot image to be mmcX

mmc2 is partition 2 on internal
mmc3 is partition 3 on internal
mmc12 is partition 2 on external
mmc13 is partition 3 on external

Your menu will not display until you set it to ask:somthing then reboot.

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Thanks penguinbait, it works!. I didn't try it before because I thought the menu was working. I wasn't expecting this "list" of possible booting options! :D

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Interestingly, the system to me seems much more stable. Ever since running off of SD, my stowaway keyboard no longer doooes tthis anyymore. :) (Hopefully, I'm not speaking too soon.) ;)

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Now I have a different problem :( This time, I tried to clone the OS to a 4 GB SD card. The installer ran smoothly but I get "Booting from mmc12 failed" and sometimes it boots but freezes on the Nokia splash screen.

Any tips?

Thanks!

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Most likely just reinstall it, if you installed it a few times and this persists, I am not sure. usually if its starting to load and not completing, its was not a complete clone or something went wrong during the process.

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Yeah i've tried reinstalling the .deb 8 times so far and still the same. I have also tried reformatting the SD card. The log doesn't show anything weird. When it freezes I have to take the battery out because not even the power button works...

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Not sure what the problem is? Installs all finish cleanly?

Make sure your virtual memory is off.
Make sure no usb cables plugged in.
Make sure your booting in the same device you cloned it on?
You are installing from flash, not sd booted

Does your old (2gb) card still work? If you reclone the old card will it boot?

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Hey, installed KDE over the weekend. Props. PROPS. it's quick!

Two questions:

1) Does this use power management like the built in OS? Should I see the same or similar battery life as if I was only booted into Maemo?

2) If you use the screen lock there seems to be no way to unlock the OS without there being a keyboard attached. So I guess the best way is to activate the "regular" screen lock. Any plans on allowing an onscreen keyboard for unlocking the screen?

Re: Clone OS to SD Deb!! Boot from SD made EASY!!
 

Well it becomes MUCH more useful when you have an 810. I don't just mean the screen lock, the whole thing. The keyboard shortcuts make it much more useable. I honestly don't even know how to do it. I tried several onscreen keyboards, but I must be missing something, because none of them work above the screenlock?