Success [was Update the bootloader - Please answer me]

From: M. Eng <meng50218867.a.t.hotmail.com>
Date: Fri Aug 24 2001 - 08:19:42 EDT

Hi

Just to let you know that I have update the bootloader from version 2.14.5
to 2.14.15 without problem.
The actuall procedure is as descripe in the file :
ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/compaq/ipaq/stable/update.html

After reset the ipaq just boot on Linux, fine without problems.

Thanks for your support

Jean-Luc 

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Latyr Jean-Luc FAYE
http://eaccess.rince.ie/_latyr/
>From: Martin Heimes <martin.heimes@gmx.de>
>To: "M. Eng" <meng50218867@hotmail.com>
>CC: familiar@handhelds.org, ipaq@handhelds.org
>Subject: [iPAQ] Re: [Familiar] Update the bootloader - Please answer me
>Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:34:50 +0200 (MEST)
>
>Jean Luc,
>
> > I went to the following link
> > ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/compaq/ipaq/stable/update.html wich
> > says how to update the Bootldr from an earlier version to v2.14.5
>install.html in the same directory tells you to use 2.14.8
>IMHO the document didn't get revised as the author had some other things to
>do and
>(continued)
> > I want to update the bootloader 2.14.5 to the 2.14.15.
>(read document, replace .5 with .15 in your mind and go)
> > Is it the same principe ???
>it is still the same procedure.
>! Except from the outdated updating Linux procedure !
>
> > Once de bootloader updated do I need to perform any change in my
> > configuration (my kernel is 2.4.3 and the root image is
> > task-familiar-complete.jffs2)
> > If yes what are they ???
>do you think you have to change anything in your linux configuration? you
>did not exchange any linux component, you exchange the bootloader.
>
>if there were dependencies i would expect warnings in the bootloader d/l
>directory and in the post telling you to update to 2.14.15
>
>greetings
>martin
>yet another linux/ipaq newbie
>
>
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Hello
 
I really need some help for that as it tooks me time to have familiar working moreless fine.
 
>From: "Hicks, Jamey" <Jamey.Hicks@compaq.com>
>You probably need to update the bootldr.  There was a bug for awhile and
>bootldr was only reporting 32MB of DRAM to Linux.
>
>The latest bootldr is 2.14.15
>(ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/compaq/ipaq/stable/bootldr-0000-2.14.15-b
>igkernel-mono, for both color and mono units)
>
>Jamey
 
Hi
I went to the following link
ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/linux/compaq/ipaq/stable/update.html wich says how to update the Bootldr from an earlier version to v2.14.5
 
I want to update the bootloader 2.14.5 to the 2.14.15.
Is it the same principe ???
Once de bootloader updated do I need to perform any change in my
configuration (my kernel is 2.4.3 and the root image is
task-familiar-complete.jffs2)
If yes what are they ???
 
Thanks in advance
 
Cheers
 
Jean-Luc
http://eaccess.rince.ie/_latyr/
 
Here is the part of the file dealing with the update
 
If you are not running bootldr 2.14.5, then please update at this point.
These instructions depend on the use of bootldr 2.14.5.
    1.This one step is dangerous: do so with the unit under AC power (so
that even if your battery happened to fail that instant, it wouldn't
matter). At the 'boot>' prompt, type 'load bootldr',
       then start an xmodem download of the file bootldr-0000-2.14.5. A
bootldr tarball corresponding exactly to these boot loader bits is
available. Note this is a new version of the bootloader,
       which should work better with some xmodem implentations and worth
updating.
    2.Your iPAQ will say "verifying ... done.". The loader program has a
simple sanity check in it (it verifies a checksum contained in the bootldr
file) to ensure that only a bootloader can get
       installed into flash at the iPAQ's bootloader's address.
    3.Be paranoid. Make sure the bootldr flash sector is protected. If the
the bootldr is protected, then
              qflash 2
       will print 00010001.
 
       Otherwise, protect the flash sector manually.
              pflash 0 0xffff 1
    4.Now type the reset command or push the recessed reset button at the
lower right of the iPAQ to restart it into the new bootldr.
 
 
Received on Fri Aug 24 04:23:43 2001

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