RE: [iPAQ] CE restoration Error (oh boy...)

George,

        Well I just noticed that in the instructions after I sent the email
and installed the 2.9.0 bootloader and I am reflashing right now. When I
managed to get the bootloader back on I knew I was ok, but was a little
nervous at first :-) Thank you for the information, and I'll let you know
how it works.

                -Mike

 _______________________________
 Mike Loebl
 System Engineer II
 Simplex Time Recorder Co.
 
 mikel@rd.simplexnet.com
 PGP key ID: 0xB2DD28B7

-----Original Message-----
From: George France [mailto:france@crl.dec.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 10:54 AM
To: 'Loebl, Michael'; ipaq@handhelds.org
Subject: RE: [iPAQ] CE restoration Error (oh boy...)

Hello Michael;

Take a deep breath. You do not have a paper weight, but it would make a very
pretty one.

I believe that you are using the boot loader 2.9.5 or greater. In that
version, the boot loader gets locked into flash, so that even a buggy kernel
driver can not accidentally overwrite the flash. You need the following
command to unlock the flash:

   pflash 0x0 0x0 0

I will update the restore instructions today.

Thank you for testing this new and important safety feature.

Best Regards,

--George

George France, france@crl.dec.com
Cambridge Research Laboratory, Compaq Computer Corporation
One Cambridgecenter MS: CRL
Cambridge, MA 02142 USA
Phone: (617) 551-7665
FAX: (617) 551-7650
Received on Wed Sep 20 08:00:14 2000