RE: bootldr unable to find file

From: Hicks, Jamey (Jamey.Hicks@hp.com)
Date: Wed Feb 19 2003 - 11:10:22 EST

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    Mayank,

    Please send me a patch -- we have two ipaq models now with multiple banks of flash chips.

    Thanks
    Jamey

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Mayank Sharma [mailto:mayank@impulsesoft.com]
    > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:04 AM
    > To: Hicks, Jamey
    > Cc: bootldr@handhelds.org
    > Subject: Re: [Bootldr] bootldr unable to find file
    >
    >
    > Hello Jamey.
    > I figured what the problem was. Apparently in the bootldr
    > somewhere we are reseting the flashes (i don't know exactly
    > where) when
    > i reboot/reset, the bootldr is not reseting the second flash
    > and hence
    > is not able to read any files from the second flash. I added
    > code in the
    > main function of bootldr to reset the second flash
    > explicitly, and now
    > it works. This solution is valid only for the kind of memory
    > architecture i have and should not affect the ipaq's.
    >
    > Thx,
    > Mayank
    >
    > Jamey Hicks wrote:
    >
    > >On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 00:40, Mayank Sharma wrote:
    > >
    > >>hello listers,
    > >> I am facing a strange problem with my board here on which i am
    > >>running the bootloader. If i have more than 0x480 files in
    > my flash, the
    > >>bootldr while scanning the files in the flash is unable to
    > find the new
    > >>files. This only happens when i type reboot, or reset the
    > hardware. If i
    > >>power off and on the hardware it is able to recognize the files.
    > >> The major problem is that when i copy a new zImage to
    > my box, and it
    > >>happens to fall above the above number, i get the message
    > >> find_inode-> unable to find file zImage
    > >> And hence will not boot linux, Is it a known problem with
    > the ipaq's or
    > >>is it just me who is facing this problem ?
    > >>
    > >
    > >This problem has not been previously reported. Please file
    > a bug report
    > >at http://www.handhelds.org/bugzilla and I'll try to get
    > someone to look
    > >into it.
    > >
    > >Jamey
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >
    >
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