Re: PB with Jornada 568

From: Bruno Livernais (bruno@livernais.org)
Date: Fri Nov 29 2002 - 13:51:13 EST


You are right... I didn't make a specific build... Should I have to
trash can my Jornada or is there something to do?

Chris McKillop wrote:

> Bob...
>
> Did you rebuild a bootldr to target your Jornada? The ipaq build will
> not function on your machine and I am afraid you have ruined your PDA.
> Now
> with an iPaq you can send to to be repaired, I don't know how it works
> with
> the Jornada. Even if you have rebuilt the bootldr to target your
> Jornada, I
> am not sure how well it even works.
>
> People really need to realize that PDA's are NOT like PC's, where
> there
> are standard interfaces to things. Every PDA is different. Even
> within the
> iPaq series the 3600 is nothing like the 3800 which is only kind of
> like the
> 3900 and the 5000 is a new beast all over again.
>
> chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruno Livernais"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [Bootldr] PB with Jornada 568
>
>
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >To be more precise and after having read previous mail in ML archive...
> >My case is much like Michal Trojnara's with his iPAQ H3970. The story is
> >the same but I've never got the "boot>" prompt on the serial line...
> >Even no tux logo on boot. My screen switched off directly.
> >
> >Now, the PDA doesn't repond to any button pressed (even reset). Nothing
> >on the serial line. The only way that let me guess the PDA is still
> >alive is when I put it on the cradle, I can see an "unknow USB device"
> >in the Windows device manager...
> >
> >Any idea to help me ?
> >
> >Rgds,
> > Bob
> >
> >Bruno Livernais wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>As I would like to try Linux on my PDA (HP Jornada 568)...
> >>
> >>I've done a backup of the bootldr and the wince successflly. Then I
> >>tryed to flash the boot loader with BootBlaster 1.18 and the bootdlr
> >>2.18.55.
> >>
> >>Everything seemed to be ok. The verify had given me a correct message
> >>for a valid OHH Bootloader... But as soon as I pressed "Reset", the
> >>screen backlight switched off and the LCD screen gave me strange
>
> lines...
>
> >>Since then, no possible access to my Jornada even with the serial
> >>line... Please. I need some help !
> >>
> >>Don't let me alone.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >> Bob
> >
> >
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