JeDi wrote:
> Any succes yet? The kernel boots, but the initrd doesn't seem to
> start. The "echo" lines in the linuxrc file of the initrd should get
> onto the screen, right? It's hard to read cause Fisherss forgot to
> enable bigger fonts in the kernel he built for the x50v.
>
>
The "echo" lines appear only through your serial console, not on the
screen. The size of fonts is suitable for x50, and I don't know what
size x50v needs.
> So this kernel is getting as far as any kernel I've tried so far.
> Could it be that something else is different on x50v? I formatted my
> sd card with an ext2 partition too, and put the rootfs on that, but
> obviously the kernel never tries to mount it. I get the same warning
> about the read-only switch as you.
>
The read-only warning is not the problem, I also have this warning line.
> I hope fisherss uploads the kernel sources soon, so I can experiment
> with some kernel options. Also, I hope we can get a newer kernel
> working (2.6.13), cause a lot has been done with the pxa drivers
> there.
>
I am uploading it. About the newest kernel, I have tried CVS version,
but looks like something is aximx30.c file is incorrect, it cant pass
compiling process.
> Good luck!
>
> Greetz,
> JeDi
>
>
> On 1/3/06, Angel Sánchez Morales <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> No no, a SD card, a Sandisk Extreme III of 1GB :)
>>
>>
>> My SD card mounted looks as follows:
>>
>> MeowPC ~ # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/cardReader/
>> MeowPC ~ # ls /mnt/cardReader/
>> bin evdev.ko linuxrc opt sys usr
>> boot h4000_ts_x50.ko lost+found proc tests var
>> dev home media rootfs tmp x50_rootfs.tar.gz
>> etc lib mnt sbin tsdev.ko
>>
>>
>> Info on mount:
>> /dev/sda1 on /mnt/cardReader type ext2 (rw)
>>
>>
>> And for fdisk:
>>
>> MeowPC ~ # fdisk /dev/sda
>>
>> Command (m for help): p
>>
>> Disk /dev/sda: 1015 MB, 1015808000 bytes
>> 32 heads, 63 sectors/track, 984 cylinders
>> Units = cylinders of 2016 * 512 = 1032192 bytes
>>
>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
>> /dev/sda1 1 984 991840+ 83 Linux
>>
>> Command (m for help):
>>
>>
>>
>> Fisherss wrote:
>>
>>> CF disk? You mean CF card ? It's not supported currently.
>>>
>>> Angel Sánchez Morales wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I put mirror mode on so i can see the kernel booting.
>>>> About the sd format i used cfdisk to make a 1gig ext2 filesystem,
>>>> without the boot flag, i stored all the data on the rootfs file.
>>>> Perhaps it doesn't show the gui because i don't have the right
>>>> filesystem :p
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Fisherss wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> yes, I uploaded it for 8-9 times, the connection always crashed, so I
>>>>> am uploading it onto new server .
>>>>>
>>>>> Angel Sánchez Morales wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> In the X window system there's xstroke that recognizes handwritting :p
>>>>>> It's funny to use, i have it on my desktop, but don't use it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was contemplating fisherss webpage when i wondered why he put "3.
>>>>>> (a) For x50v, download this tarball: " and "(b) For x50, download
>>>>>> this tarball: " if the link is the same... and... voilŕ!
>>>>>> There's a file in
>>>>>> http://axim.narcotize.com/files/beta1/x50v/x50v_rootfs.tar.gz
>>>>>> that is not fully uploaded, it weights 28K and doesn't untargz's
>>>>>> correctly, so i should need that rootfs to boot the x50v.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Fisherss, can you upload it correctly, or is the other link on your
>>>>>> webpage the correct one?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> rada b. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Once X Window server, etc are working then its just a matter of
>>>>>>> cross compiling. If Familiar is based off Gentoo I assume you can
>>>>>>> use portage ebuilds? If so then you can look at
>>>>>>> www.gentoo-portage.com. Some stuff is avalible for arm and other
>>>>>>> stuff that isnt explicitly can be cross-compiled.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> */jp <insanelysick1_at_tiscali.co.uk>/* wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> by input i mean japanese input. ie handwriting recognition or
>>>>>>> even just
>>>>>>> standard keyboard input.
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