Re: X50V won't boot, watever I try

Thanks Dominic i have updated the README file.

Its nice to hear that someone else is working on the axim.
I´ll upload a new Image for the aximx50v today. After that I´ll do some more
touchscreen debugging.....

regards

Dominic Laberge wrote:
> For now ill be trying to work on CF support for axim, since my main
> goal would be to use Aircrack or Wifi utility.
> Any information of previous work for CF support would be welcome.
>
> I rewrited the SD partitionning part of the tutorial, feel free to
> correct if there is any speeling mistake, I also added a note for wifi
> and bluetooth.
>
> 2) Prepare
>
> The SD card needs to be partitioned into two partitions: one small FAT
> partition that WinCE can see, and one EXT2 partition used as root file
> system. I'll assume that the block device of the SD card is called
> /dev/sda. Replace this with the correct device on your system.
> Instruction could be slightly different for each version of fdisk :
>
> * Delete all partitions on the SD card:
>
> fdisk /dev/sda
> d
> 1
> d
> 2
> d
> 3
> .....
>
> * Create partitions, for example a 10MB /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 using
> the rest:
>
> fdisk /dev/sda
> n
> p
> 1
> <default> (should be cylinder 1)
> +10M
> n
> p
> 2
> <default>
> <default> (should be last cylinder of the card)
> t
> 1
> 4
> w
>
> Add at the end of the tutorial :
> Note: If linux don't boot try turning WIFI and BLUETOOTH ON or only
> one of them.
>
>> From: Andre Haase <x50v_at_uglyhammer.de>
>> Reply-To: The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50
>> <aximx50-port_at_handhelds.org>
>> To: The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50
>> <aximx50-port_at_handhelds.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Aximx50-port] X50V won't boot, watever I try
>> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:03:23 +0200
>>
>> coool
>>
>>
>> where can one get it? :-)
>>
>> Patrick Steiner schrieb:
>> > Dominic Laberge wrote:
>> >> Booting linux with BLUETOOTH AND WIFI ON.
>> >> Maybe we could add this to the Readme,
>> >> There is also a small error in the readme with the partitionning
>> >> section. I will post correction when I'll have more time!
>> >> Thx so much guys
>> > OK i´ll wait for you notes after that i´ll update the README file.
>> >
>> > If anybody is interested i have also newer build from angstrom (incl.
>> > 2.6.21-hh9). but the touchscreen also doesn't work really fine there.
>> > but i uses the new ts-adc-debounce driver. perhaps someone with some
>> > kernel experience could help me (use) to get this fixed. shouldn't
>> be so
>> > hard i think ;-)
>> >
>> > all patches are now in the 2.6.21-hh9 incl backlight stuff....
>> >
>> > regards,
>> > patrick
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> From: "Wenceslao Zuloaga" <gwences_at_gmail.com>
>> >>> Reply-To: The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50
>> >>> <aximx50-port_at_handhelds.org>
>> >>> To: "The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50"
>> >>> <aximx50-port_at_handhelds.org>
>> >>> Subject: Re: [Aximx50-port] X50V won't boot, watever I try
>> >>> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 13:25:23 -0300
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi!
>> >>> I think that is a stupid question (but it happens to me)... have you
>> >>> plugged your axim to the usb and have a linux running on the pc?
>> >>> does at least linux detects de device atached?
>> >>> try
>> >>> $ dmesg | grep usb
>> >>> you mast get something like this in the last lines
>> >>>
>> >>> [79645.830037] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and
>> >>> address
>> >>> 2
>> >>> [79646.045960] usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>> >>>
>> >>> (by the way, in my case (axim x51v) is not necessary turn on neither
>> >>> wi-fi
>> >>> or bluethoot)
>> >>>
>> >>> good luk
>> >>> (yeah, my english sucks)
>> >>>
>> >>> On 6/23/07, Timothy Feucht <hoggie3_at_msn.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Try turning on wifi AND bluetooth.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>> From: "Dominic Laberge" <doumlaberge_at_hotmail.com>
>> >>>> To: aximx50-port_at_handhelds.org
>> >>>> Sent: 6/23/07 9:23 AM
>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Aximx50-port] X50V won't boot, watever I try
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Thx for your reply,
>> >>>> tryed the wifi tricks with 1gb and 2gb card but I still have the
>> same
>> >>>> problem, nothing after the haret "booting linux" progress bar . Is
>> >>>> there
>> >>>> any
>> >>>> way i can "diagnostise" the problem?? Do I need special hardware to
>> >>>> boot
>> >>>> from NFS or only my usb cable + a linux distro?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Doum
>> >>>>
>> >>>> >From: "Alvaro Aguirre" <alvaro.aguirre_at_gmail.com>
>> >>>> >Reply-To: The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50
>> >>>> ><aximx50-port_at_handhelds.org>
>> >>>> >To: "The porting effort for the Dell Axim x50" <
>> >>>> aximx50-port_at_handhelds.org>
>> >>>> >Subject: Re: [Aximx50-port] X50V won't boot, watever I try
>> >>>> >Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:47:33 -0400
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >Try: hard reset, mirror mode, switch on the wireless and use
>> haret.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >On 6/22/07, Dominic Laberge <doumlaberge_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> >>Hi everyone, first of all thx to everybody who work on this
>> >>>> project...
>> >>>> >>M$hit
>> >>>> >>and windows mobile is simply not enough for powerfull pda like
>> Axims
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>Sry for my poor english btw,
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>ok so here is my problem, i've been trying to boot linux on my
>> >>>> x50v for
>> >>>> >>about a year now, and I never got any further then the haret
>> screen
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>I fallow exactly the Readme procedure, tryed with 1GB sandisk
>> and 2GB
>> >>>> >>twinmos card, nothing. The card are partitonned with 10meg Fat16
>> >>>> >>(haret+zimage+haretconfig) and ext2 for the remaining space with
>> >>>> >>uncompressed build from readme.
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>When I activate mirror mode and boot haret nothing happen, if
>> I dont
>> >>>> >>activate mirror I see the green line across screen. I tryed hard
>> >>>> resetting
>> >>>> >>the device as suggested on the mailing list, same result. I'm
>> running
>> >>>> >>wm2003
>> >>>> >>4.21.1088 english if it can be any usefull...
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>Maybe my sd cards are not compatible or watever, but it sound
>> starnge
>> >>>> >>because I tryed with two cards. I will try to boot from NFS if I
>> >>>> have no
>> >>>> >>other choice...
>> >>>> >>Any idea!?!?!??
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>Thx for taking the time to read this, I would like to contribute
>> >>>> to this
>> >>>> >>beautiful project and would be happy to give any needed
>> information
>> >>>> about
>> >>>> >>my
>> >>>> >>setup!
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>Doum
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>_________________________________________________________________
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