Re: [H2200-port] dual booting pocket pc

Hi Marcus,

I redownloaded the image using this link from the howto:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ramdisk-rescue/ramdisk-rescue-0.6.4.rootfs.ext2.gz?download
Size still didn't match with the one you wrote below.

However I've downloaded the image from the sourceforge mirrors and
managed to install linux on my pda using rr! Thanks! You Rock! :)

Greetings,

Bart

Marcus Brown wrote:
> Hi Bart,
>
> Thanks for the listing.
>
>
> 1.
> ==
> It appears you don't have a valid RR initrd.
> $ du -b ramdisk*
> 3708760 ramdisk-rescue-0.6.4.rootfs.ext2.gz
>
> I'd suggest you try downloading it again.
>
>
> 2.
> ==
> It also appears you are using 0.3.8 haret, for which
> wrap-haret should not be needed.
>
>
> 3.
> ==
> FYI: The bootgpe tarball you have is also larger than the one
> I have on file, which probably suggests that the one I have
> is from the initial release, which had a "corrupt" kernel.
> I suspect yours is OK.
>
>
>
>
> Marcus.
>
> Bart Deleye wrote:
>> Hi Marcus,
>>
>> Yes I've put them in the linux/rescue folder.
>> Here are the contents:
>>
>> ls -l
>> total 1888
>> -rwx------ 1 bart bart 5084 2006-11-02 14:41 custom.txt
>> -rwx------ 1 bart bart 633856 2006-11-02 14:37 haret.exe
>> drwx------ 2 bart bart 16384 2006-11-02 21:05 image
>> -rwx------ 1 bart bart 13066 2006-11-02 14:40
>> ramdisk-rescue-0.6.4.rootfs.ext2.gz
>> -rwx------ 1 bart bart 1898 2003-05-01 22:04 startup.txt
>> -rwx------ 1 bart bart 5120 2006-11-02 21:16 wrap-haret.exe
>> -rwx------ 1 bart bart 1200624 2006-11-02 14:41
>> zImage-2.6.15-hh2-h2200-20061028015932
>>
>> ls -l image/
>> total 39872
>> -rwx------ 1 bart bart 40826880 2006-11-02 14:33
>> bootgpe-v0.8.4-h2200.tar
>>
>> Bart
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/4/06, *Marcus Brown* <marcusbrutus_at_internode.on.net
>> <mailto:marcusbrutus_at_internode.on.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Bart,
>>
>> Have you put all these files in
>> /linux/rescue/
>> on the card?
>>
>> If that's not the problem, I need a lot more detail :)
>> Can you give me a detailed directory listing of /linux/rescue ?
>> (including full filenames and sizes)
>>
>> M.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bart Deleye wrote:
>> > Hi Marcus,
>> >
>> > Thanks for mentioning ramdisk rescue!
>> > I've tried to run it using the guide below, but it seems I cannot
>> load
>> > the ram disk image :(
>> > At boot I get the error message 'ramdisk: couldn't find valid ram
>> disk
>> > image starting at 0. kernel panic - not syncing: vfs: unable
>> to mount
>> > root fs on unknown-block(1,0)'
>> > I verified these lines in startup file and they point to the
>> right files:
>> > set KERNEL "zImage-2.6.15-hh2-h2200-20061028015932"
>> > set INITRD "ramdisk-rescue-0.6.4.rootfs.ext2.gz"
>> >
>> > What am I doing wrong?
>> >
>> > Greetings,
>> >
>> > Bart
>> >
>> > On 11/1/06, *Marcus Brown* <marcusbrutus_at_internode.on.net
>> <mailto:marcusbrutus_at_internode.on.net>
>> > <mailto:marcusbrutus_at_internode.on.net
>> <mailto:marcusbrutus_at_internode.on.net>>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi Bart,
>> >
>> > Bart Deleye wrote:
>> > > Hello,
>> > >
>> > > I would like to boot linux on my pda (hp2200) using this
>> method:
>> > > http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH2200CardBoot
>> > <http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH2200CardBoot
>> <http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH2200CardBoot>>
>> > >
>> > > But first I would like to ask a few questions:
>> > > -Is it possible to really dual boot my pda, that is
>> without my
>> > ram being
>> > > erased (and all the installed software)?
>> >
>> > No. Linux uses all available ram. So files that are stored
>> in ram
>> > will be lost. This includes programmes and data.
>> >
>> > > -Is it also possible to create 2 partitions on my sd card,
>> one fat
>> > > partition for my tomtom maps and another one for linux?
>> >
>> > Yes. I think that is the approach outlined in the wiki.
>> > You might like to investigate Ramdisk Rescue:
>> > http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/RamdiskRescue
>> >
>> > >
>> > > In fact what I would like to do is just dual booting my
>> pda in
>> > such way
>> > > that I can boot into wince to run tomtom or boot into
>> linux to
>> > use gpe.
>> >
>> > Easy.
>> >
>> > > That without the need to reinstall tomtom and such after
>> booting
>> > into linux.
>> >
>> > That is not possible (yet).
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Marcus.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
Received on Mon Nov 06 2006 - 19:58:16 EST