Re: [iPAQ] Trying to get dual sleeve up.

Hi Mark,
I had the same problem and I read that if you set the params without slash
in mtdblock, could fix the problem. I mean:

set linuxargs "noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock3 init=/linuxrc console=ttySA0"

later, of course,

params save

Goog luck !
javier.

> Hi All,
>
> I've been trying to get my dual sleeve working. According to this
> page: http://www.handhelds.org/z/wiki/Linux2.4.6 I went and tried the
> familiar 0.5 prerelease.
>
> The first step is flashing the bootldr_v2_15_6
>
> I set up the params as
> set linuxargs "noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock/3 init=/linuxrc
> console=ttySA0"
> set copy_ramdisk 0x0
> set baudrate 115200
> partition reset
> partition define kernel 0x80000 0xc0000 0
> partition define root 0x140000 0 24
>
> (I can't remember for sure if I typed params save, but I think so.)
>
> Then I loaded zImage-2.4.7-rmk3-np1-devfs-hh5
>
> No problem,
>
> Then the task-bootstrap.jffs2
>
> Again everything seemed great.
>
> When I boot I get this message:
>
> JFFS2: Erase block at 0x00000000 is not formatted. It will be erased
> JFFS2: Erase block at 0x00040000 is not formatted. It will be erased
> JFFS2: Erase block at 0x00080000 is not formatted. It will be erased
> Cowardly refusing to erase blocks on filesystem with no valid JFFS2
> nodes
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 1f:03
>
>
> Did I forget params save? Or is there something seriously wrong.
> Should I go back to the stock 0.4 release and just wait for the full
> release of 0.5?
>
> BTW: I have a 16MB Rom ipaq and I don't know if the partition define
> {kernel|root} values are meant for a 32MB Rom.
>
> Thanks all,
> Mark.
>
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