Re: Some tips for get framebuffer on X50V

There seem to be some issues. I just tried it again, and in stead of
the nice kernel output I got before, the screen started to become very
bright with a pink strip on the left. I quickly reset it. It seem to
fail at random times, but most of the time it works on this particular
pda. Strange...

On 12/6/05, Mark Co-Dyre <markcodyre_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Weird thats exactly what I do too. Check to make sure the image files are
> the correct size... No data corruption. I've had that happen before, it
> through me for a loop. I'll think on it a bit more here and see if I can
> come up with anything else.
>
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 12/6/05, Angel Sánchez Morales <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yup, i have reseted the ram, and after updating the A05 ROM the ROM too,
> > it's like when i got it for the first time but with an SD card where i
> > have haret, the kernels, some stupid apps and videos.
> > I'm starting to think that there might be some different versions of the
> > x50(v).
> >
> > I'll explain what i do to try to boot the kernel, perhaps i'm doing
> > something wrong:
> > - First i boot the pda, like new, having reseted the ram
> > - then activate mirror mode
> > - use file explorer to navigate to my 1gb sd card
> > - it's in the \Linux\ and \Linux\Jedi kernel\ folder of my sd
> > - i launch haret tapping over the app
> > - then i click on run
> > - and... no updates on the screen
> >
> > I think it's the normal thing all of us do, isn't it? xD
> > Perhaps we could compare some data from the back of the pda, the version
> > or part number and so on.
> >
> > Btw, SE_VGA just rocks when it goes fine :D
> >
> >
> > Mark Co-Dyre wrote:
> > > Have you tried it with a fresh erase/reboot of the x50v. I had a few
> > > isses where I couldn't get the kernel to boot as well and I found that
> > > SE_VGA, a program installed on my x50v, was keeping the kernel from
> > > showing framebuffer output.
> > >
> > > Good luck ... don't give up you'll get it!
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > > On 12/5/05, *Angel Sánchez Morales* <salemixu_at_gmail.com
> > > <mailto:salemixu_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > > Tried with my PDA updated to the A05 rom and still the same :(
> > > And yes, i've activated mirror mode.
> > > The only difference is in this line on the haret output:
> > >
> > > Preloader physical/virtual address: aaf54000
> > >
> > > Before it had a value of aaf3c000
> > >
> > > I looke at the back of the pda and noticed it came with an A04 rom
> heh.
> > > After the hung when booting the linux kernel i rebooted the pda and
> for
> > > the first time appeared a screen that said that a memory error had
> been
> > > detected, perhaps it's because the rom update...
> > >
> > > Now i don't know what more to do to get the kernel booting :(
> > >
> > >
> > > JeDi wrote:
> > > > On 12/5/05, Angel Sánchez Morales < salemixu_at_gmail.com
> > > <mailto:salemixu_at_gmail.com >> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Well... now i don't feel so stupid xD
> > > >>Using your kernel still doesn't do anything :(
> > > >>With Haret i get this:
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>telnet 192.168.131.201 <http://192.168.131.201> 9999
> > > >>Trying 192.168.131.201.. .
> > > >>Connected to 192.168.131.201 <http://192.168.131.201>.
> > > >>Escape character is '^]'.
> > > >>Welcome, this is HaRET running on WindowsCE v4.21
> > > >>Minimal virtual address: 00010000, maximal virtual address:
> 7fffffff
> > > >>CPU is Intel ARM arch 5TE revision 0 product 17 stepping 4
> running in
> > > >>system mode
> > > >>Enter 'HELP' for a short command summary.
> > > >>
> > > >>HaRET(1)# Physical kernel address: a8008000
> > > >>Preloader physical/virtual address: aaf3c000
> > > >>Physical initrd address: a8408000
> > > >>Goodbye cruel world ...
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>And that's it, nothing more, nothing on the LCD.
> > > >>I tried also putting the processor saving mode to full speed and
> > > nothing.
> > > >>Now i'm truely lost on what i should do to boot the kernel on my
> > > PDA.
> > > >>Is my PDA different from yours? :/
> > > >>I have a x50v that came with the english A02 rom (bought on eBay
> to a
> > > >>USA guy).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well, I have an x50v, updated to A05 rom, but I don't think that
> > > would
> > > > be the problem, unless there was some bug in the mirrorring mode
> > > > functionality in the older roms. You did enable mirror mode,
> right?
> > > > Cause, as Alex said, it tells the pda to put the pxa lcd
> > > controller in
> > > > charge of the framebuffer output (in stead of the
> > > hardware-accelerated
> > > > intel chip).
> > > >
> > > > Hopefully more news this nigt...
> > > >
> > > > Greetz,
> > > > JeDi
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