Christopher Fikes » Linux

Android 2.0.1 Manual Update

cfikes — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:03:33 +0000

Quick run through of a manual Android 2.0.1 update. Not very eventful, but fun none the less. Sorry for the guys still on 1.6, maybe the carriers will show some love to you soon.

1. Download file.

2. Rename the file to “update.zip”.

3. Plug your Droid into your computer via USB. On the Droid go to the Notifications bar and select “USB Connected” then press “Mount”.

4. Once the device is mounted, the SD card will show as a removable device on your computer

5. Put the “update.zip” file you just renamed into the root directory of your SD Card.

6. Unmount the device from your computer, and turn the Droid off.

7. Hold down the “X” key on the physical keyboard and the power button. Hold both of them down until you see a Triangle with an !.

8. Hold the Vol+ button then press the camera button and you will see a menu.

9. Using the D-pad on the physical keyboard, select the option to update with the update.zip file.

10. This should take a little bit. Once it’s done select the option to reboot the phone.

The phone will take much longer than normal to boot, don’t worry as it is normal

No I’m not picking my nose. Thanks for that Vimeo. NOTE: I say 2.1, thats obviously not what I mean.

Android 2.0.1 Update from Chris Fikes on Vimeo.

Looking for new hardware.

cfikes — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:09:51 +0000

I know what exactly what I want, and thats the problem. I want a netbook/laptop with a 10-12 inch screen with a screen resolution of at least 1280×800. Here is the kicker, 2 gig of ram or more. I found a perfect machine, the Dell Mini 10. Has the screen, but Dell freakin soldered in the memory, and at only 1 gig. I’m sure this is because of Microsofts idea that netbooks should not have more than a gig of memory if they are going to run XP. Well, thanks a lot Dell/Microsoft. Some people do not want to run XP, or any of your platforms for that matter.

If you know of a netbook that meats this requirement, please email me. I need a new one. My Hp 2133 just stinks with Fedora 11 on it. Thanks VIA for the “open” drivers.

My New Toy

cfikes — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:58:10 +0000

ShevaPlug Developement Kit

And yep, it runs Linux. Ships with a version of Ubuntu 9.04, but you bet I am putting Fedora ARM on there. Thanks guys for the awesome ARM release. I will keep you posted on the toys I build with this.

More info: GlobalScale Technologies

Fedora 11 Released!!!

cfikes — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:23:09 +0000

Just wanted to scream out to the world that Fedora 11 has been released.
WOW, what a wonderful release.

Go grab a copy at http://fedoraproject.org today!