Re: Installation woes

The bootloader start point (hh.org bootldr) had support for CF and not
SD. It would have been a lot of work to add SD support.

Try re-formatting your CF card to VFAT with long-filename support.

Stephen Strowes wrote:

>Indeed, while I think about it, why does it have to be the CF card
>that these files are accessed from? Can I not just use another SD
>card?
>
>S.
>
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>On 11/1/05, Stephen Strowes <sdstrowes_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Hmm, that's pretty irritating!
>>
>>I'm finding it odd that when I power on the PDA, it sits at the SDG
>>systems screen, with the screen backlight on. When I plug in the PDA,
>>the light indicating that the unit is charging does NOT blink. I
>>cannot power off, without unplugging the battery.
>>
>>How long will the PDA hold power in this state (SDG systems screen)?
>>Is it charging, or isn't it? If it's not, and it runs out of battery
>>power, do I have a brick on my hands (pending a replacement, charged
>>battery)?
>>
>>
>>Cheers,
>>S.
>>
>>
>>
>>On 11/1/05, avinash <avinash.sridhar_at_thomson.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I had exactly the same problem. I changed the CF card and it worked for me
>>>without a problem.
>>>
>>>On Tuesday 01 November 2005 11:28, Stephen Strowes wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Perhaps I'm missing something, but here goes.
>>>>
>>>>I've flashed the bootloader as per
>>>>http://sdgsystems.com/pub/ipaq/hx4700/starterkit/current/readme.txt,
>>>>and on reboot I get the SDG systems screen. Good so far.
>>>>
>>>>I have my CF card, formatted FAT16. On that, I've placed the files:
>>>>rootfs-opie.jffs2
>>>>homefs.jffs2
>>>>zImage
>>>>reflash.ctl
>>>>
>>>>The instructions in the readme are vague here, so I'm following
>>>>www.handhelds.org/hypermail/hx4700-port/9/0991.html. My reflash.ctl
>>>>contains:
>>>>
>>>>hx4700-kernel zImage - kernel
>>>>hx4700-root rootfs-opie.jffs2 - root
>>>>hx4700-home homefs.jffs2 - home
>>>>
>>>>But when I reboot, holding down <Contacts> and <Email>, I get:
>>>>
>>>>"Can't read control file
>>>>
>>>>Press power button to
>>>>restart the system.
>>>>Press record for
>>>>further reflashing"
>>>>
>>>>Pressing record ends up back at this screen again, after it's checked
>>>>for the control file again.
>>>>
>>>>What exactly am I missing here?
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>S.
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