The rootfs system installation on the HTC Athena microdrive (Hitachi 8GB) is performed in 2 steps:
Creation of new partition for Linux/Android.
The purpose is to add a EXT3 partition onto the Microdrive disk ( 7,45 Go)
On Wince,
Plug the client usb cable on your computer
- Mount the microdrive as mass storage with (start-->settings-->connection-->usb to pc-->mass storage) or WM5Storage tool
On your computer linux.
- Mount as sd?1
- Archive the current files from FAT partition
- Unmount sd?1
- Reduce or delete/create/format the partition FAT with a size about 4,2 Go
- Mount this partition as sd?1
- Restore your archived files
- Add the EXT3 partition on the microdrive remaining space ( size 3,2 Go)
- Unmount all
On Wince,
- Disable the usb connection from the microdrive
- Launch regedit from Total Commander software or from other tools to access to the registry
- In the registry, under HKLM: (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms892393.aspx)
Create a key “Part00” under HKLM\System\StorageManager\Profiles\ ATAEPSON
Move the all keys and values from HKLM\System\StorageManager\Profiles\ ATAEPSON (except “Part00”) into “Part00”
Create a key “Part01” under HKLM\System\StorageManager\Profiles\ ATAEPSON
Create a value "AutoMount"=dword:0 under KLM\System\StorageManager\Profiles\ATAEPSON\Part01
Creation of rootfs.
On Wince,
- Plug the client usb cable on your computer
- mount the microdrive as mass storage with (start-->settings-->connection-->usb to pc-->mass storage) or WM5Storage
On your computer linux.
- Normally the both partitions are mounted as FAT on sd?1 and EXT3 on sd?2
- Download the rootfs image from this project with the selection