Genode OS

[nfeske]

I am happy to announce Sculpt OS 23.10, which we released simultaneously for the PinePhone and PC platforms today:

  https://genode.org/news/sculpt-os-release-23.10

Should you already run Sculpt OS on the PinePhone, you can switch to the new version by installing the version 2023-10-25 offered by "genodelabs" in the software-update dialog.

For installing Sculpt OS on a new SD-card:

1. Download the SD-card image for version 2023-10-25 from https://depot.genode.org/genodelabs/image/.
   You can find the disk image in two forms, as compressed .img.xz file or contained in a .zip file.
   You may check the downloaded image's integrity with GnuPG using the accompanied .sig files and the public key of Genode Labs.
   
2. Copy the image to an SD-card.
   On Unix-like systems, uncompress the downloaded .img.xz file and copy the resulting .img file to an SD-card.
   $ xz -d sculpt-pinephone-<version>.img.xz
   $ sudo dd if=sculpt-pinephone-<version>.img of=/dev/sdX bs=1M conv=fsync
   
   Replace /dev/sdX by the name of your SD-card device. You may check dmesg for obtaining the device name. 
   
3. Boot the PinePhone with the SD-card inserted. After around 5 seconds, the user interface should appear.
   
4. Extend the Genode partition to the full size of the SD card. The downloaded image contains a tiny partition merely capable to the hold the base system. We need to expand it to the SD-card's actual capacity to have room for applications and data.
   • Select the "Storage" section
     
   • Select the partition "1"
     
   • Select "Expand" and confirm the operation
     
   • After a up to 20 seconds, you should see the partition size changed to the SD-card's capacity
     
5. Make the expanded partition the default using the "Default" button. 
   

The concepts mirror the PC version of Sculpt OS. Please refer to the Sculpt OS documentation for more details.


You may also find the following quick-start instructions useful: http://genodians.org/nfeske/2023-02-01-m...uick_start