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==<span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline">Linux boot notes</span>==
 
==<span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline">Linux boot notes</span>==
<div style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; color: #252525;" source="" sans="" pro="" sans-serif="" font-size:="" 15="" 008px="" font-style:="" normal="" font-variant-ligatures:="" font-variant-caps:="" font-weight:="" 400="" letter-spacing:="" orphans:="" 2="" text-align:="" start="" text-indent:="" 0px="" text-transform:="" none="" white-space:="" widows:="" word-spacing:="" -webkit-text-stroke-width:="" background-color:="" ffffff="" text-decoration-style:="" initial="" text-decoration-color:="">The multi boot mechanism works as follow.</div>
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The multi-boot mechanism works as follows.
<div style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; color: #252525;" source="" sans="" pro="" sans-serif="" font-size:="" 15="" 008px="" font-style:="" normal="" font-variant-ligatures:="" font-variant-caps:="" font-weight:="" 400="" letter-spacing:="" orphans:="" 2="" text-align:="" start="" text-indent:="" 0px="" text-transform:="" none="" white-space:="" widows:="" word-spacing:="" -webkit-text-stroke-width:="" background-color:="" ffffff="" text-decoration-style:="" initial="" text-decoration-color:="">Starting from a switched OFF Gemini, press the Esc (On) key to start the unit until the Gemini vibrates. Once you feel the vibration you can choose the boot mode by pressing the following key combination:</div>
 
* Boot 1: This is the default booting option when no buttons are pressed.
 
* Recovery Mode: Esc (On) is pressed. This will always boot into overy mode.
 
* Boot 2: Side (silver) button is pressed.
 
* Boot 3: Esc(On) key is pressed and Side button is also pressed
 
  
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Starting from a switched OFF Gemini, press the Esc (On) key to
  
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start the unit until the Gemini vibrates. Once you feel the vibration you can choose the boot mode by pressing the following key combination:
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* Boot 1: This is the default booting option when no keys or buttons are pressed.
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* Recovery Mode: Esc (On) is pressed. This will always boot into recovery mode.
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* Boot 2: silver right-end side button is pressed.
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* Boot 3: Both Esc(On) key and silver right-end side button are pressed at the same time
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Kepp the keys/buttons pressed until the screen turns ON.
  
<div style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; color: #252525;" source="" sans="" pro="" sans-serif="" font-size:="" 15="" 008px="" font-style:="" normal="" font-variant-ligatures:="" font-variant-caps:="" font-weight:="" 400="" letter-spacing:="" orphans:="" 2="" text-align:="" start="" text-indent:="" 0px="" text-transform:="" none="" white-space:="" widows:="" word-spacing:="" -webkit-text-stroke-width:="" background-color:="" ffffff="" text-decoration-style:="" initial="" text-decoration-color:="">After the screen turns ON you can release the keys.</div>
 
 
==<span class="mw-headline"><br /></span><span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline"></span><span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline">Updating Android on a Android/Linux Gemini<br /></span>==
 
==<span class="mw-headline"><br /></span><span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline"></span><span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline">Updating Android on a Android/Linux Gemini<br /></span>==
 
While your Android-only Gemini can be updated with the over the air update, for an Android/Linux system you will have to update your device manually via FlashTool. It is important to note that in order to flash your customised Gemini you will need to have your associated Scatter file that you generated using the partition tool when flashing your unit.
 
While your Android-only Gemini can be updated with the over the air update, for an Android/Linux system you will have to update your device manually via FlashTool. It is important to note that in order to flash your customised Gemini you will need to have your associated Scatter file that you generated using the partition tool when flashing your unit.

Revision as of 15:32, 22 June 2018

This page provides information about running Sailfish on your Gemini.


Setting up Sailfish OS

When setting up Sailfish OS for the very first time, the first few screens will be in portrait mode, as in the screenshot below:

Screen Shot 2018-06-21 at 16.22.12.png


After the first few portrait screens, you will be able to experience Sailfish OS in landscape mode:


sail.jpg

In case your system start directly with the PIN screen as in the picture above, please restart your machine as otherwise the setup configuration is known to not complete properly. We are investigating this issue as well.


Known Bugs

  • Sailfish OS is not yet available in the default Boot 1 position. This is due to a bug we found when the device is in charging mode. We are working on this!


Linux boot notes

The multi-boot mechanism works as follows.

Starting from a switched OFF Gemini, press the Esc (On) key to

start the unit until the Gemini vibrates. Once you feel the vibration you can choose the boot mode by pressing the following key combination:

  • Boot 1: This is the default booting option when no keys or buttons are pressed.
  • Recovery Mode: Esc (On) is pressed. This will always boot into recovery mode.
  • Boot 2: silver right-end side button is pressed.
  • Boot 3: Both Esc(On) key and silver right-end side button are pressed at the same time

Kepp the keys/buttons pressed until the screen turns ON.


Updating Android on a Android/Linux Gemini

While your Android-only Gemini can be updated with the over the air update, for an Android/Linux system you will have to update your device manually via FlashTool. It is important to note that in order to flash your customised Gemini you will need to have your associated Scatter file that you generated using the partition tool when flashing your unit.

Provided you have a copy of your scatter file, to update your Android you need to:

  1. Install FlashTool - refer to the Android Flashing Guide if needed
  2. Download a recent Gemini Android firmware from the Gemini Firmware page
  3. Unzip the Gemini firmware and copy your customised scatter file inside the firmware folder
  4. Now, run the FlashTool application, load your customised scatter file, select the Download Only option in the drop down and make sure you select only the system partition as in the following screenshot:

    Screen Shot 2018-06-21 at 16.59.29.png
  5. To start the flashing process, just click the big Download button, connect your Gemini to your PC and restart the Gemini. Once booting, the flash tool will detect the unit and will start flashing the device with the selected firmware.