RE: load bootldr weirdness

Alan,

Try reloading the bootldr again, but do not use the pflash command.

Jamey

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan W Black [mailto:awb_at_cs.cmu.edu]
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 6:08 AM
> To: Hicks, Jamey
> Cc: Alan W Black; familiar_at_handhelds.org
> Subject: Re: [Familiar] load bootldr weirdness
>
>
>
> Jamey Hicks writes on 19 August 2001:
> >
> > Bootldr 2.9.0 does not protect/unprotect flash correctly.
> >
> > Check what is actually in flash:
> > peek flash 0x20
> > peek flash 0x24
> >
> boot> peek flash 0x20
> addr = 00000020
> value = FFFFFFFF
> boot> peek flash 0x24
> addr = 00000024
> value = FFFFFFFF
>
> > Do not reset it or powercycle it until we figure out what
> state it is in.
>
> OK
>
> Alan
>
>
> > Jamey
> >
> >
> > Alan W Black wrote:
> > >
> > > I have an old version of Linux on my ipaq nad am in
> > > the process of upgrading to familiar 0.4. I actually installed
> > > two machines last year (around October).
> > >
> > > I actually have
> > >
> > > >> Compaq OHH BootLoader, Rev 02.09.00
> > > >> 00-08-15_23:13
> > > >> ARM Processor Rev=6901B116
> > > >> CPSR=600000D3
> > > >> (c) 2000 Compaq Cambridge Research Laboratory
> > >
> > > I'm therefore trying to upgrade the bootloader to
> > > bootldr-0000-2.14.5-bigkernel-mono
> > >
> > > I'm using minicom from a RH6.2 laptop (which I used
> before). When
> > > I tried (the first time)
> > > boot> load bootldr
> > >
> > > boot> load bootldr
> > >
> > > loading flash region bootldr
> > >
> > > using xmodem
> > > ready for xmodem download..
> > >
> > > writing flash..
> > > addr: 00000000 data: EA00008E
> > > addr: 00010000 data: E1A0C00D
> > > verifying ... done.
> > > boot> .........RXSTAT error: 00000020
> > >
> > > So no "erasing flash" but a writing and verify. For the
> next steps I
> > > did
> > >
> > > boot> pflash 0 0xffff 1
> > >
> > > addr=00000000
> > >
> > > len=0000FFFF
> > >
> > > protect=00000001
> > >
> > > Protecting sector 00000000
> > >
> > > boot> qflash 2
> > >
> > > value = 00000000
> > >
> > > Not the right answer.
> > >
> > > I did get a xmodem timeout before I sent the first time.
> > >
> > > As I got an error downloading (I remembered from last
> year I had to do
> > > the dowload quickly before the timeout (and mybe before
> minicom (or
> > > the booter) printed "."'s. So I tried the xmodem
> transfer again. I
> > > again got many "Retry 0: NAK on sector"(though I do it
> quickly I only
> > > get these occasionally). And I always get transfer
> failed, and no ACK
> > > or EOT errors from minicom, and the boot loader seems to
> seem noting
> > > being transfered.
> > >
> > > Do I need to unprotect the flash, to send again? Do I
> need to use
> > > a diffrent terminal emulator? (I don't have access to windows
> > > anywhere).
> > >
> > > (I've left the machine on and will leave it like that).
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
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>
Received on Mon Aug 20 2001 - 04:51:14 EDT