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This page provides information about running Linux on your Gemini.
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This page provides information about running Debian on your Gemini.
  
  
  
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==<span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline">Linux boot notes</span>==
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==Setting the right keyboard mapping<span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline"><br /></span>==
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<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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<span class="mw-headline"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">On Debian, the keyboard mapping can be selected directly in the Login screen, as shown in the following screenshot:</span></span>
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<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>
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* Boot 1: This is the default booting option when no buttons are pressed.
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<span class="mw-headline"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">[[File:IMG_20180621_160849.jpg|center|800x450px|border]]</span></span>
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* Recovery Mode: Esc (On) is pressed. This will always boot into overy mode.
 
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* Boot 2: Side (silver) button is pressed.
 
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* Boot 3: Esc(On) key is pressed and Side button is also pressed
 
  
  
  
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<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>
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==Gemini user default password==
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The Gemini user default password is 'gemini'.
  
  
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==<span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline">Debian Linux notes<br /></span>==
 
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* <span class="mw-headline"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">On Debian, the keyboard mapping can be selected directly in the Login screen, by choosing the correct language as in the following screenshot:</span></span>
 
  
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==Configuring WIFI and Blutooth==
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You can configure your WIFI and Bluetooth settings using the 'Connman UI Setup' application, that you can find under the Internet settings, as in the following screenshot:
  
  
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[[File:IMG_20180621_164227.jpg|center|800x450px|border]]
  
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* <span class="mw-headline"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">You will find information about your Gemini Debian system here: [https://github.com/gemian/gemini-keyboard-apps/wiki/DebianTP2 https://github.com/gemian/gemini-keyboard-apps/wiki/DebianTP2].</span></span>
 
  
  
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==Further information==
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* <span class="mw-headline"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">You will find information about your Gemini Debian system here: [https://github.com/gemian/gemini-keyboard-apps/wiki/DebianTP2 https://github.com/gemian/gemini-keyboard-apps/wiki/DebianTP2].</span></span>
  
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==<span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline">Sailfish OS Linux notes</span>==
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* <span class="mw-headline">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!</span>
 
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* <span class="mw-headline">When setting up Sailfish OS for the very first time, the first few screens will be in portrait mode, as in the screenshot below:</span>
 
  
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==<span id="Linux_boot_notes" class="mw-headline">Linux boot notes</span>==
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The multi-boot mechanism works as follows.
  
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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:
  
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<span class="mw-headline">After the first few portrait screens, you will be able to experience Sailfish OS in landscape mode:</span>
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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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<span class="mw-headline"><br /><br /><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>
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Keep the keys/buttons pressed until the screen turns ON.
  
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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.
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==<span class="mw-headline"><br /><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>==
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Check out our updated [[Android Manual Update|Android Manual Update page]].

Latest revision as of 14:46, 19 October 2018

This page provides information about running Debian on your Gemini.


Setting the right keyboard mapping

On Debian, the keyboard mapping can be selected directly in the Login screen, as shown in the following screenshot:

IMG 20180621 160849.jpg


Gemini user default password

The Gemini user default password is 'gemini'.


Configuring WIFI and Blutooth

You can configure your WIFI and Bluetooth settings using the 'Connman UI Setup' application, that you can find under the Internet settings, as in the following screenshot:


IMG 20180621 164227.jpg


Further information

 

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

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



Updating Android on a Android/Linux Gemini

Check out our updated Android Manual Update page.

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