RE: [iPAQ] restore wince - img_size is too large error

> From: Frederik Vanrenterghem <frederik@vanrenterghem.biz>
> Subject: [iPAQ] restore wince - img_size is too large error
>
> Hi,

Hi

>
> I am trying to restore WinCE (PocketPC 2002) to my 3955 iPAQ,
> using the backup
> wince_image.gz file I made during the install of Familiar. The size of
> that image is 16.005.547 bytes:
>
> -rwxr--r-- 1 frederik root 11651 2004-02-20 22:31
> asset_image.gz
> -rwxr--r-- 1 frederik root 59904 2004-02-20 21:38
> saved_bootldr.gz
> -rwxr--r-- 1 frederik root 16005547 2004-02-20 22:30
> wince_image.gz
>
> I am getting following error after transferring the image: img_siz is
> too large for region: 01F80000
>
> A look at the archives shows a similar problem, but in that case the
> image was over 40MB. The solution to reduce it to a smaller size
> actually speaks about an image of the size of mine as the correct size
> to use.
>
> What else could this be?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Frederik

Have you tried the same instructions as reported for the 40Mb image issue?
My h3970 image looks a lot shorter, something like 13904414 bytes.

Anyway there's an image repository, look at:
http://handhelds.org/feeds/wince/

Also usefull is:
http://www.handhelds.org/handhelds-faq/wincerestoration.html

Regards
Adamo

PS: before cutting the image make a safe copy of it ;)
Received on Thu Jul 29 08:12:39 2004