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== What is needed == | == What is needed == | ||
| - | 1. A WeTab with power cable | + | 1. A WeTab with power cable<br> |
| - | 2. sudo/root access on the WeTab | + | 2. sudo/root access on the WeTab<br> |
| - | 3. One USB flash drive | + | 3. One USB flash drive<br> |
| - | 4. A USB keyboard and mouse | + | 4. A USB keyboard and mouse (optional)<br> |
| - | 5. Another Linux system for writing to the USB drives | + | 5. Another Linux system for writing to the USB drives<br> |
== Creating a bootable MeeGo drive == | == Creating a bootable MeeGo drive == | ||
1. A WeTab with power cable
2. sudo/root access on the WeTab
3. One USB flash drive
4. A USB keyboard and mouse (optional)
5. Another Linux system for writing to the USB drives
1. Plug the WeTab into the mains. You do not want the unit powering off or sleeping while you are reflashing!
2. Download pinetrail image from the [ http://repo.meego.com/MeeGo/builds/stable/1.2.0.90/1.2.0.90.0.20110517.1/images/meego-tablet-ia32-pinetrail/ ]. I used meego-tablet-ia32-pinetrail-1.2.0.90.0.20110517.1.img
3. Follow [ http://meego.com/devices/netbook/installing-meego-your-netbook instructions ] for using image-writer to create a bootable image on one of the USB drives
4. sudo printf "x9dx2ax44x7b"|dd of=/dev/sdX bs=1 count=4 seek=440 /dev/sdX (where sdX is your USB flash drive)
5. Startt Meego from usb
Be sure that your WeTab is connected to the mains socket Plug in USB stick (Stick with LED prefered) Press power button Once the WeTab starts to boot (Blue LED on WeTab lights up or LED on stick lights up) press power button together with quickstart button (round area in top left corner of touch screen) for approximately 1 second (longer press will shut it down again) and press F11 repeatedly until the boot menu shows up Select proper action
6. NOTE i tried only meego live without reflash th Wetab