Webtop2SD notes for Motorola Photon on Sprint

How to install webtop2sd 2.0.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119555

How to tell if you’re actually booting from the SD card
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294523
Are you actually booting from your SD card? You can find this out by checking the Diagnostics tab in webtop2sd, under “Currently mounted webtops”. If mmcblk1p12 [or similar? -JD] isn’t listed, you’re not booted from your SD card. If this is the case, report what ROM you’re running from.

WebTopScripts – Fixing apt-get dependencies on WebTop
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192488

Use this to get a different desktop environment after installing Webtop2sd
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281722
Very specific xfce4 desktop instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054213
How to just get LXDE running without even having to use Synaptic etc. to add anything
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444040

Cool screenshot:
http://rigues.badcoffee.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Captura_de_tela.png

Getting an image viewer for the WebTop File Manager
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000316

Info about the AWN dock
http://www.newlinuxuser.net/the-awn-dock.html

Apps I have installed via Synaptic:

Apps that were already installed (at least after running Webtop2SD and the Webtop2SD scripts…)
  • leafpad – nice simple text editor

Notes about different MicroSDHC cards for use with Bionic, Photon, Electrify, etc. and WebTop2SD:

  • 32GB class 4 Sandisk card: takes 20 seconds to load firefox 🙁
  • 32GB class 10 PNY card: takes 6-7 seconds to load firefox 🙂
  • Read about cloning microSD cards

Screenshot(s) of my Webtop2SD install/desktop:

Double clicking an image in File Manager and viewing in eog (eye of gnome)

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