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* DockStar
* Any other Plug Computer based on the Marvell Plug Computer
 
= Requirements =
 
You'll need:
* A storage device, of 2GB or more, that your plug computer can boot from.
* The latest Amahi ''rootfs'' from http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/ - look for the latest file named '''amahi-marvell-*.tar.bz2'''
* The script to copy the above ''rootfs'' into your storage device: http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/create-clean-f12-disk.sh
= Quick Install =
Step 1: Download and copy (using dd or similar) extract the [http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/ Amahi ''rootfs'' image ] into an empty USB hard drive, USB flash drive, or SD card (depending on what your device supports), formatted as ext3.
Step 2: Boot your device using the drive or card you created in step 1.
== Step 1: Prepare your boot device ==
 
You'll need:
* A bootable storage device, of 2GB or more
* The latest Amahi ''rootfs'' from [http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/ http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/]
* The script to copy the above ''rootfs'' into your storage device: [http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/create-clean-f12-disk.sh http://dl.amahi.org/marvell/create-clean-f12-disk.sh]
Connect your boot device (USB hard drive, USB flash drive, or SD card) into a working Linux machine.<br/>
If needed, partition your device to create a partition you'll use to boot. No need to format it.<br/>
If a swap partition is desired (highly recommended for the DockstarDockStar) leave up to , create a second partition on your storage device, between 512MB availableand 2GB (depending on how big your device is), and format it as ''Linux swapSwap''. Next, download  Download the [http://dlAmahi ''rootfs'' file and ''create-clean-f12-disk.sh'' script into your Linux machine.amahiDon't store them on the storage device you want to use on your plug computer.org/marvell<br/>Edit the ''create-clean-f12-disk.sh '' script] and [http:* Change the first line, the one that says '''partition="..."''' to point to the partition you want to use to boot your plug computer.<br/>If you're not sure, '''ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/dl''' and see if you can find it there.amahi* Change the second line, if needed. It should contain the name of the Amahi ''rootfs'' file you downloaded.org/marvell/Example: '''rootfs="amahi-marvell-0.8.tar.bz2 Image] to "'''* Comment (add a # character at the beginning of) the disk. Run two following lines, the script and it will give a warning to ones that say '''echo "Please edit the this script to match your drive designation. This is what your disk is on the current machine (i.e. sdb1,sdc1), care should be taken here to correctly identify ''' and '''exit 0'''. <strong color="red">Big Warning!</strong> Putting the disk or wrong partition in this script will completely erase that partition! Be careful what partition you could wipe target! Run the wrong ''create-clean-f12-disk. Now run the sh'' script and it will automagically prepare your : '''bash create-clean-f12-disk.sh'''
== Step 2: Boot your plug ==
Boot the device plug computer with your newly created disk drive/card attached. Give it a few minutes to boot, and it will be ready for the Amahi installation.
== Step 3: Install Amahi ==
@TODOFind the plug computer IP address (check your DHCP server), and launch the Amahi installer by visiting http://plug_computer_ip:2000 It will ask for an install code. That code can be obtained by creating an Amahi profile here: https://www.amahi.org/user (you'll need to create an account first, if you don't already have one).