Re: [iPAQ] Stable XModem transfer solution

Ooops, the last posting had some errors, so here we go again.
Sorry for the bandwidth waste,

Just thought I could share my results with others maybe having the same
problems as I had getting XModem to run properly under Linux.
I also had this NAK problem and read a posting on the mailinglist about
fast key pressing in minicom which lead me to the assumption that the problem
is the slow start of the transfer.
So I kicked away minicom and did it from the shell using the two trivial
scripts and some minor hackery:

1. Run minicom and get into the bootloader. After that, quit minicom.
2. Run "setipaqtty /dev/ttySx" with "x" the number of your serial port.
3. Now echo the command for starting the download to the iPaq, for example:
  echo "load kernel" > /dev/ttySx
4. ASAP after that call the second script
  startsen {filename}
After successfull transmission you will see the iPaq's messages. After
"verifying ... done" you can stop the script using CTRL-C.

I use two XTerms for that, one prepared with the startsen commandline and the
other for the echo "load XXX" command. This way I can transfer the needed files
absolutely reliably.

Maybe this helps someone...
  nils faerber

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