diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index fe8e387..c1b09ed 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,43 @@ # FLASHING GEMINI + ## INSTALL DEBIAN ONLY (only one partition, no other os) -1. Install and configure FlashTool + +## Prepare firmware + +So as planet no provide Linux only firmware you have to do it by yourself. + +First of all you need to get a firmware with only one linux partition: + +1. Go here : http://support.planetcom.co.uk/partitionTool.html +1. Select gemini version (4G or wifi) +1. Boot 1 : select Sailfish (no this is not an error) +1. Reserve all partition to linux +1. Download scatter file +1. Download base firmware + +Next we need a standard Debian image: +1. Boot 1 : select android standard +1. Boot 2 : select debian +1. Reserve partition for debian & android (exact sizes doesn't matter) +1. Download aditional debian firmware + +At this you have 3 files : +* Scatter file for Sailfish OS +* Base firmware +* Debian firmware + +Create a folder +* Unzip base firmware inside +* Unzip debian inside +* Copy scatter file inside + +Now you have to replace all sailfishos_boot.img to debian_boot.img in the scatter file. +There is a simple perl oneliner to do it: + + perl -p -i -e "s/sailfishos_boot/debian_boot/g" Gemini_x25_x27_LinuxOnly.txt + +## Install and configure FlashTool - Download FlashTool ``` @@ -31,36 +67,7 @@ sudo ./flash_tool.sh ``` -## Prepare firmware -1. go here : http://support.planetcom.co.uk/partitionTool.html -2. select gemini version (4G or wifi) -3. boot 1 : select Sailfish (no this is not an error) -4. move cursor to reserve all partition to linux -5. download scatter file -6. download base firmware -7. boot 1 : select android standard -8. boot 2 : select debian -9. move cursor to reserve partition for debian & android -10. download aditional debian firmware - -*so you have 3 files : --scatter file for selfish os --base firmware --debian firmware - -*create a folder --dezip base firmware inside --dezip debian inside --copy scatter file inside - -*download Notepad++ (or something like this and make sure the file Line ending is set to Unix (LF)) - -*go inside created folder --open scatter file with notepad++ --search for ALL sailfishos_boot.img and replace it with debian_boot.img. Save the file - -*open flashtool --go to « download » tab +- Go to «Download» tab -download-Agent : should be set to the file MTK_AllInOne_DA.bin (which is located in the FlashToolWindows or FlashToolLinux folder). -scatter loading file : choose the scatter file that you have modifyed just before