[iPAQ] Strange bootloader problem

Hello all,
        I have this strange problem that only occurs with one iPAQ I have.
Several other iPAQs work. If anyone has any ideas, it would be of great help.
The bootloader is revision 2.17.1 (Yeah I know it is old, but up until now
it worked) If anyone knows of any bugs with this revision that would also be
helpful.

here is the output:

boot> params eval

params_eval: prefix_in =bootldr:
params_eval: just_show =00000000
defining partition: bootldr
defining partition: root
defining partition: throwaway_bootldr_partition
params_eval_file: tmpPart->base =00040000
params_eval_file: tmpPart->size =00FC0000
pef: loaded a file of size 00000077
+ set linuxargs "noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock1 init=/linuxrc"
  setting param <linuxargs> to value <noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock1
init=/linuxrc
>
+ set xmodem_initial_timeout 400000
  setting param <xmodem_initial_timeout> to value <400000>
+ set xmodem_timeout 200000
  setting param <xmodem_timeout> to value <200000>
partition <throwaway_bootldr_partition> deleted
boot>
boot>
boot> partition delete root
argv[1]=delete
partition <root> deleted
boot>
boot> partition define params 0x40000 0x40000 2
argv[1]=define
defining partition: params
boot>
boot>
boot> partition define root 0x80000 0xf80000 16
argv[1]=define
defining partition: root
boot>

... SNIP ... setting xmodem timeouts

boot>
boot> params save
bootldr: set linuxargs "noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock2 init=/linuxrc"
bootldr: set xmodem_initial_timeout 116416
bootldr: set xmodem_timeout 902848
Not loading invalid bootldr into flash
boot>
boot>
boot> partition save
argv[1]=save
bootldr: set linuxargs "noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock2 init=/linuxrc"
bootldr: set xmodem_initial_timeout 116416
bootldr: set xmodem_timeout 902848
Not loading invalid bootldr into flash

^^^^^^^ HERE IS THE PROBLEM ^^^^^^^
boot>
boot>
boot> load root
loading flash region root
using xmodem
ready for xmodem download..
Download Successful
0063E780 bytes loaded to C0000400

programming flash...erasing ...
Erasing sector 00080000
...
Erasing sector 00FC0000
writing flash..
addr: 00080000 data: E0011985
...
addr: 006B0000 data: 0CB69BBE
verifying ... formatting ... done.
boot>
Received on Wed Jul 17 14:13:22 2002