How to install Igelle on your FIC NEO1973
Although the Igelle NEO images are still a little bit incomplete in terms of features, they have already given me much joy, and in case you’ll want to try them on your NEO, here’s a quick howto;
Although any Neo owner is probably quite familiar to flashing his/her device by now, here’s a quick rundown of the necessary steps;
1. Install dfu-util
You can download a readily compiled deb file for dfu-util (for i386) from the Igelle project site, and install as usual (where dpkg applicable, of course);
sudo dpkg --install dfu-util_4448_i386.deb
In case the deb file doesn’t work for you, or if you can’t work with debs, you can also get dfu-util straight from the OpenMoko site.
2. Download the installers
Again, download the latest FIC GTA01 files from the Igelle project site. As of now you’ll need two files: the kernel (*.uImage) and the root filesystem image (*.jffs2).
3. Prepare your Neo
Power up the Neo in bootloader mode (press AUX and Power simultaneously). Once in bootloader, connect it to your PC/laptop via a USB cable.
4. Flash the images
Flashing the images can be done as follows;
sudo dfu-util -a kernel -R -d 1457:5119 \
-D linux-ficgta01_*.uImage
and
sudo dfu-util -a 5 -R -d 1457:5119 \
-D igelle-ficgta01-image_*.jffs2
Once finished, detach the USB cable and choose “Boot” from the Neo’s boot menu (or power off and on to start from scratch).
Can the Igelle NEO image be installed on the FreeRunner also? I understand that there are some differences between the two when installing the images and want to know if the steps are different or if there is an image in the works for the FreeRunner.
Thanks,
Mike
The NEO1973 and FreeRunner are fairly different hardwares, and would require different, specialized images. Therefore, the currently available Igelle images are for the first, original NEO1973 only and probably wouldn’t work properly on the FreeRunner. I would actually want to instantly produce an image for FreeRunner, but according to the Openmoko website, it continues to be sold out for some time now, and therefore I don’t have any unit here to make an image. If you can point out someplace to purchase one, I would also love to include the FreeRunner in the future developments of Igelle. Is it really sold out, or is the purchase process just mystically hidden?
cool! but how about run thise os on motorola ezx phones? is possible?
absolutely possible. should not be a problem at all, as the openezx kernels are quite stable and featured. the only reason why no image has been made up to now is simply because i don’t have any ezx phones at my disposal. any help on this porting effort and testing would be quite appreciated.
I posted on another entry that the web store is now open. Check it out. However, if you are not able to procure a FreeRunner, please email me as I ended up with an extra one that I would be willing to part with.