Re: Pretty Nice Boot Screen - Missing something though

Hi Nick,

Just to confirm it DOES in fact boot from Compact Flash. Maybe you have a
card you can try?

It's configuring first run fonts as I write this email.

Let me know how it works out for you.

- David

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Henry" <dhenry_at_nauticallandings.com>
To: <Hx4700-port_at_handhelds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Hx4700-port] Pretty Nice Boot Screen - Missing something
though

> Interesting. Do you have a different SD card you can try?
>
> I formatted my SD card on Winders XP and it seemed to work after that.
>
> You should see something like this picture when things are working.
>
> http://www.pdatoday.com/images/uploads/desktop_small.JPG
>
> Keep in mind though that the graphic might be tiled because you will be
> running in a 640x480 environment once it is up.
>
> I think it might also boot from a CF card. I will go give it a try and
> let you know what I find out.
>
> - David
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Ellson" <grimm_at_nickellson.com>
> To: "David Henry" <dhenry_at_nauticallandings.com>
> Cc: <Hx4700-port_at_handhelds.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Hx4700-port] Pretty Nice Boot Screen - Missing something
> though
>
>
>>
>>
>> I back up my system to the SD card too, so I can and have easily yanked
>> the battery and restored my previous OS and progs with no issue, so I am
>> happy with tinkering safely.
>>
>> I have tried booting 3 times each after hard resets.. still hangs after
>> attempting to mount the filesystem.
>>
>> - I used a PPC software to format my SD card.. do you think it just
>> doesn't like the format? I used FAT.
>>
>>
>> And, asuming this get's fixed.. what SHOULD I see after this thing boots?
>> A shell, or a version of xorg?
>>
>>
>>
>> Nick
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nick Ellson
>> CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI,
>> MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+
>> Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, David Henry wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Nick,
>>>
>>> I actually got the same thing. What I did was I moved all the data off
>>> of the SD card and reformatted it. Then I extracted the zip onto my PC
>>> and transferred the files to the hx4700 via USB. That seemed to work
>>> for me.
>>>
>>> I used a PNY 1GB and a SanDisk 1GB and both worked nicely.
>>>
>>> Now that I think about it. If you had your GPS software installed on SD
>>> or CF you should be able to reboot and just run the programs right from
>>> the memory card and start using it again without a hitch.
>>>
>>> Let me know how that works out for you
>>>
>>> - David
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Ellson" <grimm_at_nickellson.com>
>>> To: "Alexander Zhuckov" <zuav_at_int.spb.ru>
>>> Cc: "David Henry" <dhenry_at_nauticallandings.com>;
>>> <Hx4700-port_at_handhelds.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 9:07 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Hx4700-port] Pretty Nice Boot Screen - Missing something
>>> though
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I just tried the hx4700.zip from Joesph's site, haret started the
>>>> loader,
>>>> I watched the splash screen and then the text of dmesg roll by and die
>>>> at
>>>> mounting my SD card.
>>>>
>>>> mount: Mounting /dev/mmc/blk0/part1 on /mnt/mmc failed: No such device
>>>> or
>>>> address
>>>> Failed to mount SD filesystem.
>>>> cardmgr[315]: watching 1 socket
>>>> cardmgr[315]: exiting
>>>> <system hung here>
>>>>
>>>> I have a 1 gig SD card that is also used for the PPC2003 SE system for
>>>> my
>>>> Aviation GPS (anywhere map) and my system was upgraded by PocketPC
>>>> Techs
>>>> to 128 meg RAM.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Nick
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Nick Ellson
>>>> CCDA, CCNP, CCSP, CCAI,
>>>> MCSE 2000, Security+, Network+
>>>> Network Hobbyist, VFR Private Pilot.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Alexander Zhuckov wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > > > > > > David Henry (DH) writes:
>>>> >
>>>> > DH> Hi, I copied the Haret files etc over to the SD and CF cards. I
>>>> > DH> run Haret and get a penguin, thermometer which indicates loading
>>>> > DH> and some blood shot eyes...after that it just sits there.
>>>> >
>>>> > DH> What am I a missing in this process?
>>>> >
>>>> > I don't know but I had the same expirience. Try hx4700.zip made by
>>>> > Joseph Cole (http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HandheldsUsers and
>>>> > tnan
>>>> > follow one of the links;). It works.
>>>> >
>>>> > DH> Please keep in mind that I want to be able to dual boot, even
>>>> > DH> though it is a pain.
>>>> >
>>>> > After loading Linux I had to make hard reset and restore from backup
>>>> > made on the same SD. So, don't forget to backup :)
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Alexander Zhuckov
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