Re: Re: X50v testing files with fat32 SD card

On 1/9/06, Eduardo Alvarez <ealvarez_at_hob.com.mx> wrote:
> Hi all!

Hi, sorry for the late reply, I didn't have time the last days.

>
> It Works for me!
>
> Just a comment, I formatted at the Windows 2003 ask (Since I first tested
> partitioning the whole sd to ext2fs) and it didn't work.
>
> It seems the windows makes one primary partition and one secondary fat32
> partition (/dev/sdb5).
>
> You must destroy the partition table and recreate a new one just wih a
> primary partition type b w95 FAT32 on fdsik under linux, since windows xp
> cant let you choose the way of the partitions are created.

I created the partition with linux too, but I assumed that did was the
way that windows formats the sd card too. You can change this in the
initrd, in linux:
1. rename initrd to initrd.gz (it is in fact a gzipped image)
2. gzip -d initrd.gz
3. (as root) mount -o loop initrd <mountpoint>, where <mountpoint> is
a directory
5. Edit the linuxrc script in <mountpoint>
6. umount <mountpoint>
7. gzip initrd
8. replace the old initrd with this initrd.gz (so renaming it to initrd)

> The calibration doesn't work, even if is correctly launched at first.

I know, if that's working, we x50v guys finally have an interactive
shell (not very handy using a console and touchscreen on the pda, but
it is interactive). Too bad I'm not very familiar with kernel
programming, and I don't have much free time for the moment... I
surely hope Fisherss helps us getting it up and running.

> Now I will try to upgrade again in win mobile 5.0 on my axim and report my
> results.

Did you try yet?

> Just a congratulations for Jedi for his efforts, and all around here for
> same.

As I said before, thank Fisherss (and Richard, but he's gone), he has
done all the hard work :-)
Received on Wed Jan 11 2006 - 14:41:36 EST