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 # AltOS
 
 AltOS is the name of Keith's firmware "operating system" for 
 # AltOS
 
 AltOS is the name of Keith's firmware "operating system" for 

-[TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum/) and [TeleDongle](../TeleDongle/).
+Altus Metrum products.

 
 

-In addition to the firmware for [TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum) and
-[TeleDongle](../TeleDongle) boards, the AltOS source tree also
+In addition to the firmware for hardware products like
+[TeleMetrum](../TeleMetrum), [TeleMini](../TeleMini), and
+[TeleDongle](../TeleDongle), the AltOS source tree also

 includes AltosUI, which provides for flight monitoring, post-flight
 analysis, device configuration and firmware updating. AltosUI runs on
 Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. It's written in [Java](http://java.com)
 includes AltosUI, which provides for flight monitoring, post-flight
 analysis, device configuration and firmware updating. AltosUI runs on
 Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. It's written in [Java](http://java.com)


@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ your favorite launch site isn't included, please let us know!
 
 ## Available Versions ##
 
 
 ## Available Versions ##
 

-There is a single manual for all Altus Metrum products, which is available 
+There is a single manual for most Altus Metrum products, which is available 

 in [html](doc/altusmetrum.html) and [pdf](doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
 
 We also have an AltOS internals document for programmers 
 in [html](doc/altusmetrum.html) and [pdf](doc/altusmetrum.pdf) formats.
 
 We also have an AltOS internals document for programmers 


@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ in [html](doc/altos.html) and [pdf](doc/altos.pdf) formats, and a
 document describing the AltOS over the radio protocol 
 in [html](doc/telemetry.html) and [pdf](doc/telemetry.pdf) formats.
 
 document describing the AltOS over the radio protocol 
 in [html](doc/telemetry.html) and [pdf](doc/telemetry.pdf) formats.
 

+If you're running Windows 8, you should take a look at [Installing AltosUI on
+Windows 8](Win8) which will help you install the operating system
+drivers needed to communicate with the USB hardware.
+

 [[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]]
 
 ## Source Code ##
 [[!inline pages="./releases/* and !*/Discussion and !*.html and !*.bz2 and !*.zip and !*.exe" show="10" rss="no" raw="yes" ]]
 
 ## Source Code ##


@@ -36,11 +41,14 @@ The latest source, which may include unreleased work in progress, is always
 available from [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) 
 in the project [fw/altos](http://git.gag.com/?p=fw/altos;a=summary).  
 
 available from [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) 
 in the project [fw/altos](http://git.gag.com/?p=fw/altos;a=summary).  
 

-If you need to debug code on an Altus Metrum product, you may want our special
-version of SDCC containing a highly modified sdcdb with support for the cc1111
-debugging interface, which you can find on [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) 
-in the project [fw/sdcc](http://git.gag.com/?p=fw/sdcc;a=summary).  This is
-not necessary if you just want to rebuild AltOS and use it.
+If you need to debug code on an Altus Metrum product, or want to do custom
+development, you need a 2.X version of SDCC.  Version 3.X adds features that 
+bloat the code generated on 8051 enough to overflow the available flash memory
+size.  As a result, we maintain a fork of SDCC we call 'cc1111' that is based
+on the last upstream version of SDCC 2.X, plus a highly modified sdcdb with 
+support for the cc1111 debugging interface.  This is avilable as a package in
+Debian, or you can find the sources on [git.gag.com](http://git.gag.com) 
+in the project [debian/cc1111](http://git.gag.com/?p=debian/cc1111;a=summary). 

 
 ## Future Plans ##
 
 
 ## Future Plans ##
 


@@ -115,16 +123,23 @@ directory in the source tree (the themes are included in the Debian package).
 ### Mac ###
 
 A Mac OS X package that is compatible with versions 10.5 "Leopard" and
 ### Mac ###
 
 A Mac OS X package that is compatible with versions 10.5 "Leopard" and

-later (including 10.6 "Snow Leopard") is available.  The Mac operating
-system includes Java, and all Altus Metrum products show up as simple
-USB serial ports, so this should just work with no additional drivers
-or other dependency issues.  Older versions of the Mac operating
+later.  The Mac operating system includes Java, and all Altus Metrum products 
+show up as simple USB serial ports, so this should just work with no 
+additional drivers or other dependency issues.  Older versions of the Mac 
+operating

 system, and even newer versions for PowerPC-based machines, come with
 Java version 5 or older, which is too old for use with Altus Metrum
 software. We know of no way to update the Java version other than
 upgrading to a newer operating system (for Intel based macs) or
 purchasing new hardware (for PowerPC based macs).
 
 system, and even newer versions for PowerPC-based machines, come with
 Java version 5 or older, which is too old for use with Altus Metrum
 software. We know of no way to update the Java version other than
 upgrading to a newer operating system (for Intel based macs) or
 purchasing new hardware (for PowerPC based macs).
 

+If you have trouble installing on a Mac, and are getting errors about the
+package being corrupt, you may not be configured to allow installation of
+software from arbitrary sources.  One customer running 10.8.1 reported that
+he was able to work around this by going to "System Preferences", "Security
+& Privacy", "General", and then clicking the "Anywhere" radio button where
+it askes "Allow applications downloaded from:".
+

 ### Windows ###
 
 Our Windows package is known to work on at least some flavors of XP, Vista, and 
 ### Windows ###
 
 Our Windows package is known to work on at least some flavors of XP, Vista, and 


@@ -136,6 +151,11 @@ things to bind it to our devices, but if you get a complaint about the device
 being unrecognized, try pointing to the copy of the telemetrum.inf file 
 included in the package directory manually.
 
 being unrecognized, try pointing to the copy of the telemetrum.inf file 
 included in the package directory manually.
 

+Note that on some Windows 7 systems, it may be necessary to install AltOS using
+'compatibility mode'.  You can set this mode by 
+[changing the properties](http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html)
+of the installer .exe.
+

 ## License ##
 
 The firmware and associated software are licensed [GPL version
 ## License ##
 
 The firmware and associated software are licensed [GPL version