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| - | ====== Installing EDE on MK802 device ====== | + | ====== Installing EDE on an MK802 device ====== |
| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| - | [[https://www.miniand.com/products/MK802%20Android%20Mini%20PC|MK802]] | + | The [[https://www.miniand.com/products/MK802%20Android%20Mini%20PC|MK802]] is a small and cheap ''ARM'' powered mini PC with ''HDMI'' output, designed for |
| - | is small and cheap ARM powered mini PC with HDMI output, designed for | + | playing media, browsing the internet or to be put to general use. |
| - | playing media, browsing internet or to be put in general use. | + | |
| - | By default, MK802 comes with Android, but this tutorial will show you | + | By default ''MK802'' comes with the Android OS, but this tutorial will show you how to run ''EDE'' on ''Linux'' (to be precise, ''(L)Ubuntu'') compiled and prepared for MK802. This tutorial is written using an ''MK802+'' model (Allwinner A10 CPU, DDR3 1GB RAM and 4GB ROM), but is applicable for all newer ''MK802'' |
| - | how to run EDE on Linux (to be precise, Ubuntu) compiled and prepared | + | |
| - | for MK802. This tutorial is written using MK802+ model (Allwinner A10 | + | |
| - | CPU, DDR3 1GB RAM and 4GB ROM), but is applicable for all newer MK802 | + | |
| versions. | versions. | ||
| - | ===== Ingredients ===== | + | Here is an image of one of the available models: |
| - | Assuming you already have MK802 and %%MicroSD%% card (this is | + | {{wiki: mk802.png | MK802 image}} |
| - | the place where will be Ubuntu installed as we are not going to | + | |
| - | overwrite default Android installation on device ROM), first go to | + | |
| - | [[https://www.miniand.com/forums/forums/2/topics/1|this]] page and | + | |
| - | download Lubuntu version that matches your device memory size, then | + | |
| - | follow instructions (written on the same page) on how to install it on | + | |
| - | %%MicroSD%% card. | + | |
| - | :!: You can use external USB drive instead of %%MicroSD%% card; things | + | ===== Preparations ===== |
| - | will be considerably faster then. | + | |
| - | It is advised you use 720p version, because graphics will be faster. | + | Assuming you already have an ''MK802'' as well as a ''%%MicroSD%%'' card (this is where ''Ubuntu'' will be installed as we are not going to |
| + | overwrite the default Android installation on device ROM), first go to [[https://www.miniand.com/forums/forums/2/topics/1|this]] page and | ||
| + | download the ''Lubuntu'' version which matches your device memory size, then follow the instructions (written on the same page) on how to install it on | ||
| + | the ''%%MicroSD%%'' card. | ||
| - | By default, this image is intended for plugging MK802 device in | + | :!: **Note:** You can also use an external USB drive instead of a ''%%MicroSD%%'' card; this will make things work considerably faster. |
| - | TV. In case you are going to plug device in computer, make sure to | + | |
| - | download zipped //evh.bin// files from | + | |
| - | [[http://www.rikomagic.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13&start=20#p382|here]] | + | |
| - | and replace with appropriate version on your %%MicroSD%% card. | + | |
| - | After this, plug in card and you should have running Ubuntu with LXDE | + | It is advised you use a 720p version as graphics will be faster. |
| - | environment (password for logging in is **miniand**). | + | |
| + | By default, the image is intended for plugging the ''MK802'' device in a TV. In case you are going to plug the device in a computer, make sure to | ||
| + | download the zipped //evh.bin// files from [[http://www.rikomagic.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13&start=20#p382|here]] | ||
| + | and replace the version on your ''%%MicroSD%%'' card with the appropriate one from there. | ||
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| + | Now plug in the card and you should have a running ''Ubuntu'' system with the ''LXDE'' environment (password for logging in is **miniand**). | ||
| ===== Installing required packages ===== | ===== Installing required packages ===== | ||
| - | After you have running Ubuntu, installing required packages is simple; | + | After you have ''Ubuntu'' running, installing the required packages is simple; |
| just run these commands: | just run these commands: | ||
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| ===== Installing EDE ===== | ===== Installing EDE ===== | ||
| - | From here, installing EDE from source code should not be a problem: | + | From here on installing ''EDE'' from source code should not be a problem; please read InstallingFromSource for further instructions. However, if |
| - | please read InstallingFromSource for further instructions. However, if | + | you get an error like: |
| - | you got error like: | + | |
| <code> | <code> | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | this is [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-4.4/+bug/503448|known]] Ubuntu bug | + | this is a [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-4.4/+bug/503448|known]] Ubuntu bug. In this case make sure to recompile ''edelib'' as a shared library (running //./configure --enable-shared// in the ''edelib'' folder will do it). |
| - | so make sure to recompile edelib as shared library (running //./configure --enable-shared// | + | |
| - | in edelib folder will do it). | + | |
