RE: [iPAQ] Flash reconfig using bootldr 2.18.01 on iPaq 3835

I used the command:
 
partition define params 0x40000 0x40000 0
 
Is 0 the magic params flag? Should I be using a different value?
 
I would like to have a params partition, as well as a root, kernel and
configuration partition. I am attempting to port working software from the
36xx/37xx platforms to the 38xx and I don't want to go through a major
redevelopment effort to get there (unless there is no alternative).
 
Any suggestions?
 
Thanks,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Christian, Andrew [mailto:Andrew.Christian@compaq.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:46 PM
To: Morgan, Mike; ipaq@handhelds.org
Subject: RE: [iPAQ] Flash reconfig using bootldr 2.18.01 on iPaq 3835

1) Did you specify the magic params flag when you created the partition?
2) Is there a specific reason why you need a params partition? (instead of
using the /boot/params file, that is).
 
    - Andrew
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Morgan, Mike [mailto:MMorgan@microtest.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:09 PM
To: 'ipaq@handhelds.org'
Subject: [iPAQ] Flash reconfig using bootldr 2.18.01 on iPaq 3835

Hello,

have installed bootldr 2.18.01 on my 3835 iPaq and am having some difficulty
reconfiguring the flash partitions. After boot loader installation, the
original set of partitions were:

bootldr
root
asset

Since there was no params partition, I believe the boot loader generated the
partition map by scanning flash. I then used the "partition delete" command
to remove root and used "partition define" to create a params partition.
After saving the partition table with "partition save", I reset the iPaq and
reexamined the partition table with "partition show". It looked like this:

bootldr
bootldr
root
params
asset
bootldr

It appears that there might be a conflict between the auto-generated
partition table and the partition table stored in the params partition. If
so, is there a way to prevent the boot loader from corrupting the partition
table? Perhaps someone has another idea as to what is causing this problem
and a potential solution.

Thanks,

Mike Morgan
Fluke Networks
Received on Tue Jan 29 13:16:04 2002