[iPAQ] RE: [Familiar] BOOTLDR (2) -a catastrophy

Removed the battery and put it back
My Ipaq is now dead!!
Nothing beyond the HP Ipaq initial screen

-----Original Message-----
From: Meir Livneh
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 11:33 AM
To: 'Chris Weiss'
Subject: RE: [Familiar] BOOTLDR (2)

Chris

Thanks for your help.
Yes, I did connect it using a serial cradle and the Windows Hypertrm
application (configured to the specs in the installation document).
Pressing the "calendar" button on the Ipaq does not show the prompt symbol on
the Hypertrm screen.
Installing a different windows terminal application did not help either.
I then booted Ubuntu on my PC and tried the Linux way, nothing again.
My Ipaq is now crippled, 10-15 minutes after resetting it, it starts
vibrating and buzzing, soft/hard reset have no effect on this phenomena.

meir

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Weiss [mailto:cweiss_at_gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 3:45 PM
To: Meir Livneh; Familiar-ml
Subject: Re: [Familiar] BOOTLDR (2)

ok, do have have a serial cradle and a term program attached so that
you can press entered a couple times as soon as you rest it?

On 7/6/06, Meir Livneh <mlivneh_at_skylinksec.com> wrote:
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> Criss
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> IPAQ 5450
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Weiss [mailto:cweiss_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Thu 7/6/2006 3:35 PM
> To: Meir Livneh; Familiar-ml
> Subject: Re: [Familiar] BOOTLDR (2)
>
> again, the device you are using IS important...
>
> On 7/6/06, Meir Livneh <mlivneh_at_skylinksec.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > reiterated the process for the third time
> > 1. copied bootblaster & bootloader to ipac
> > 2. run Bootbluster/Flash/program selecting bootldr.bin.gz
> > 3. correctly verified
> > 4. joypad + reset
> > but...
> > nothing/yok/zero/silch
> > The Ipaq buzzes and vibrates happily, after which Mobile 2003 gives me
> his
> > cynical smile again
> >
> > Anyways, I realy appreciate your eagerness to support, i just wander
why
> > doesn't anybody else from the "bootldr" distribution list reacts
> >
> > frustrated and on the verge of giving up
> >
> > as much as i hate MS, it's at least the known devil..
> >
> > meir
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lee & Steffie Williams
> > [mailto:williams.leesteffie_at_gmail.com]
> > Sent: Thu 7/6/2006 2:18 PM
> > To: Meir Livneh
> > Subject: Re: [Familiar] BOOTLDR (2)
> >
> > well, that could be the problem. Those are 2 different programs.
> >
> > BootBlaster is a WindowsCE program. Install it into Windows, then run
> that
> > program, and have it load in the bootldr.bin.gz
> >
> > If you have not loaded in that bootldr program, then, when you reset
you
> > were just restarting windows.
> >
> > I just starting flashing my h5555 last week, and I did it from linux,
> but
> > it did work for me.
> >
> >
> > On 7/6/06, Meir Livneh < mlivneh_at_skylinksec.com
> > <mailto:mlivneh_at_skylinksec.com> > wrote:
> >
> > Please note
> >
> >
> >
> > I followed the enclosed instructions.
> >
> > Please note the discrepancy between (6) " Copy
> > BootBlaster_1.19.exe" and the "Install the bootloader" instructions,
this
> > one mentions bootldr.bin.gz (?)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> >
> > Installing bootloader using ActiveSync
> >
> >
> > * Transfer BootBlaster and bootldr to your iPAQ using
> > ActiveSync.
> >
> > 1. If ActiveSync isn't already installed on your Windows
> PC,
> > install it by inserting the iPAQ Pocket PC Companion CD-ROM into the
PC's
> > drive and following the ensuing instructions.
> >
> > 2. Copy the BootBlaster and bootldr files that came with
> your
> > Familiar Linux distribution to your Windows PC if they're not already
> there.
> >
> > § If you're installing on an H3900 iPAQ, the files are
> > named BootBlaster3900-2.6.exe and bootldr-pxa-2.20.4.bin.
> >
> > § Otherwise, they're named BootBlaster_1.19.exe and
> > bootldr-sa-2.20.4.bin.
> >
> > 3. Plug the iPAQ cradle into an AC power outlet.
> >
> > 4. Connect the USB connector from the cradle to the
Windows
> > PC.
> >
> > 5. Slide the iPAQ into its cradle. If a "Set Up a
> Partnership"
> > screen appears on the PC, choose "No" and then click Next.
> >
> > 6. Copy BootBlaster_1.19.exe or BootBlaster3900-2.6.exe to
> the
> > default folder on the iPAQ by clicking Explore in ActiveSync and
dragging
> > their icons there. Ignore any "may need to convert" messages.
> >
> > 7. Do the same thing for bootldr-sa-2.20.4.bin or
> > bootldr-pxa-2.20.4.bin.
> >
> > · Start BootBlaster.
> >
> > 1. Select "Start -> Programs" on the iPAQ touchscreen.
> >
> > 2. Tap on File Explorer.
> >
> > 3. Tap on BootBlaster.
> >
> > * Save your PocketPC image for later restoration, if
> desired.
> >
> > 1. Execute "Flash -> Save Bootldr .gz Format" in
> BootBlaster
> > to save the bootloader in file "\My Documents\saved_bootldr.gz" on the
> iPAQ.
> > Note that the Linux Bootloader will also boot PocketPC, so
> > restoration of this file is not generally required. Right at the moment,
> > there is a bug in the Linux Bootloader which causes PocketPC to
> reinitialize
> > itself every few boots. You may indeed wish to keep and restore this
> > bootloader if you restore PocketPC.
> >
> > 2. Execute "Flash -> Save Wince .gz Format" in BootBlaster
> to
> > save the PocketPC image in file "\My Documents\wince_image.gz" on the
> iPAQ.
> > This takes two to three minutes.
> >
> >
> > if no backup of Pocket PC is desired, you can skip this step
> > entirely.
> >
> > · Note that this procedure saves your bootloader and
> Pocket
> > PC executable image: it does not preserve any data you may have entered
> in
> > your iPAQ under Pocket PC. So also synchronize your iPAQ to your host to
> > preserve this data. Note that Familiar does not *yet* have any way to
> > resynchronize this data to Linux (we hope/expect to have Linux<->Host
> > synchronization in a near future release).
> >
> > * Copy saved_bootldr.gz and wince_image.gz to your
Windows
> > PC.
> >
> > 1. Select "View -> Refresh" in the ActiveSync Explore
> window
> > on the PC. Icons for the saved_bootldr.gz and wince_image.gz files
should
> > appear.
> >
> > 2. Drag the saved_bootldr.gz and wince_image.gz icons from
> the
> > ActiveSync Explore window to a local folder on your PC.
> >
> > As with any backup files, please store saved_bootldr.gz and
> > wince_image.gz in a safe place. We highly recommend verifying the
> built-in
> > gzip checksum in both files before presuming your backup is safe (see
the
> > gzip man page for details).
> >
> > * Install the bootloader.
> >
> > Before continuing, be sure that the iPAQ is plugged into
> external
> > power, and that the battery is charged, to protect against the small
> chance
> > of power failure during the very limited period the iPAQ is
reprogramming
> > the bootloader flash. Do NOT touch the power button or reset button on
> your
> > iPAQ until you have performed the "Verify" step below.
> >
> > From the "Flash" menu on BootBlaster, select "Program".
> >
> > A file dialog will open allowing you to select the bootloader
to
> > use. Select bootldr.bin.gz, which may have a version number embedded in
> it.
> > We use a gzip file because it has an internal checksum.
> >
> > Wait patiently. It takes about 15 seconds to program the
> > bootloader. Do not interrupt this process, or the iPAQ may be left in an
> > unusable state.
> >
> > From the "Flash" menu on BootBlaster, select "Verify".
> >
> > 1. If it does not say that you have a valid
> > bootloader, do NOT reset your iPAQ, do NOT turn off your iPAQ.
> > 2. Instead, try programming the flash again.
> > 3. If that doesn't work, program your flash with
> your
> > saved bootloader.
> > 4. If that doesn't work, send e-mail to
> > bootldr_at_handhelds.org and/or get on the IRC and ask for help. Leave the
> iPAQ
> > plugged in and do NOT reset it or turn it off.
> >
> > If everything has gone well, you have successfully installed
the
> > CRL bootldr program, which can run either Linux or PocketPC. As yet,
your
> > PocketPC image is intact and should restart normally; the next step
> actually
> > installs Linux (overwriting Pocket PC).
> >
> > Continue to the install serial
> >
> <http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/v0.8.2/install/install-serial.html>
> > step.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Fri Jul 07 2006 - 11:49:35 EDT