FreeRunner Quick Start User Guide

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Brian C schrieb:
> BrendaWang wrote:
>   
>> Here is the getting start guide from wiki.
>>
>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Getting_Started_with_your_Neo_FreeRunner
>>     
>
> In the Flashing the Freerunner section it says, "You can use the USB
> cable and Openmoko provided tool to flash Neo FreeRunner."
>
> I'm curious about the use of the word "can".  Is it possible to flash
> the Freerunner from the device itself, without using the USB cable
> connected to another GNU/Linux host?
>
> I suspect it's not, and that this section could clarify this by saying,
>
> "To flash the Freerunner you must connect it via a USB cable to a host
> that can run the Openmoko-provided flashing tool."
>
> (And then I think it might also be true that the flashing tool is
> currently only available for GNU/Linux.  Is that right?)
>
> Brian
>   
But I'm sure you can flash the neo with the debugboard too... for example.