t> I have bricked my Ipaq. I know yall hate to hear that. I successfully
t> loaded linux on it weeks ago from the instructions on the site which were
t> great. After fooling with linux on it for a while, I was going to return
t> the ppc os to it last night when after following what seemed to be simple
t> instructions, it was rendered DEAD!! What can/need I do? Thanks for your
t> time, and if I have done something boneheaded I apologize (though I don't
t> know what?!?)
If you can connect the serial cable, then press the soft-reset button
while holding the pad down, and see the 'boot>' prompt, you're in
luck.
All you need to do is type 'load root', and x-modem send your
backed-up windowsce image, wait till it flashes in, then type 'boot
wince'. Back to safe old Windows-land.
But if you can't get the bootloader working, then you are the proud
owner of a very expensive paperweight. However, IIRC, Compaq can be
persuaded to fix 'bricked' iPaqs free of charge or a small fee.
David
Received on Tue Feb 19 04:34:37 2002
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