Re: BootBlaster_1.18.exe on HP3900 - illegal operation

On Tuesday 08 November 2005 11:53 am, I wrote:
> I've copied the BootBlaster_1.18.exe and bootldr-2.18.01.bin files to my
> iPAQ that's still running the original WinCE.
> I get:
>
> Fatal Application Error
> Application BootBlaster_1.18.exe has performed an illegal operation and
> will be shut down. ...
> Exception: 0xdfff0123
> Address: 00012184

Just for completeness (and because I hate googling for answers only to find an
unanswered question), I did solve this issue - it turned out this was the
wrong file to use for the HP3900.

I originally followed these instructions:
http://www.handhelds.org/handhelds-faq/getting-started.html
Installing BootBlaster via ActiveSync

The fact that the download link to
ftp://ftp.handhelds.org/pub/listitemnux/compaq/ipaq/v0.30/BootBlaster_1.18.exe
was dead should have indicated that the FAQ was out of date. Instead I went
hunting for the BootBlaster_1.18.exe file, found it and tried to use it.
Oops.

I've written about the solution and other gotchas in the install here:
http://www.dcglug.org.uk/wiki/?id=view/dist-reviews/misc/4

"Get the correct source for your iPAQ - do make sure you use the download
page[1] from the Familiar website for the latest version (I used 0.82) and
for the correct iPAQ model. I spent quite some time trying to install from
the wrong BootBlaster executable."

[1] http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/v0.8.2/install/download.html

The final files I used were:
BootBlaster3900-2.6.exe
bootldr-pxa-2.21.12.bin
gpe-image-h3900-20050407140814.rootfs.jffs2

Other iPAQ's, other familiar releases and choosing Opie rather than GPE would
change the files required.

-- 
Neil Williams
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