Re: any one any news ?

oh shit..... i just done a long mail but before send it thunderbird
crashed.....

> The serial, USB cable I put together plus using the software pieces that
> you kindly posted to try booting on a serial console just give me an
> "Error Dialog box "Failed to load kernel \CFCard\Linux\zImagex30s"
> from HARet after a soft reset (just the reset button in back, not the
> power button and the reset button in the back).

you should do a hard reset before try this port.

> "Detected CPU family: Unknown"....
>

didn't you use x30's machine number in default.txt ?

> The older kernel I built with a modified version of the default.txt just locks
> the PDA, requiring a hard reset, and a restore :-( .
>
> I am running the max232 off the power on the laptop serial port,
> and have 4.5 volts power for the max232.
> What did you do to verify the functioning of your serial cable under
> PPC2003?

i use loop back test, RX to TX loop back. and after that send chars at
one side, receive them at another side, if that's OK, all are OK.
you can ask Richard for better ideas, he is an electronic expert .

> I have a text console under PocketPriCk2003. I tried the obvious like
> writing to COM1. What did you use for the serial terminal. It doesn't
> appear that hotsync or any of the other M$ software supports the serial
> output.

at the PC side , i use minicom (in linux), the PPC side , that's
comGenius, the comGenius's interface is Chinese, so you should look for
another one.
there is no notice when connecting is normal. all you can do with the
serial calbe are sending and receiving .
Received on Wed Jul 13 2005 - 16:43:34 EDT