Linux on inexpensive ARM-powered MID ( Smartq 5 )

Smartq 5 is very open platform and it can be reflashed easily to run various Linux versions, to boot from SD memory card and even to multiboot setup.

Reflashing Smartq 5 MID

• format a SD card to FAT32 format
  
• in your PC download and copy firmware to SD card
  
• switch off Smartq 5
  
• insert SD card into Smartq 5
  
• press and hold + key
  
• connect power cable to the SmartQ 5
  
• keep pressing + key until the booting process starts
  

Later the boot process may be asking language options etc. Those you can select by pressing the + - and box buttons.

You can install several versions of Linux on the Smartq 5.

• manufacturers Linux
• Maemo mer Linux
• Android
• etc

New versions of original firmware can be found from www.electroworld.cn. They are also selling Smartq 5.
Version 4.0 of English Chinese of Smartq 5 firmware

Maemos Mer firmware can be found on their mer subpages.
Maemo Mer 0.15, ( latest stable release at the time of writing )