Re: [iPAQ] which kernel for fam0.5

Familiar .5 has the kernel stored on the JFFS partition which is the
reason for the 2.15.x bootldr (and why the instructions don't mention
the kernel upload).

When you flash the .jffs file it includes the kernel.

On Mon, 2001-09-24 at 14:04, Mark Tigges wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have an easy question. The wiki for the fam0.5 pre instructions
> (http://familiar.handhelds.org/familiar/feeds/unstable/install/H3600/install.html)
> does not specify which kernel to use.
>
> So the (possibly) logical thing to do is to use the same as from 0.4,
> especially given that the installation instructions don't ask you to
> reset the linuxargs and set up different partition (sizes).
>
> Anywho, when I try to load
>
> bootldr_v2_15_6
> zImage-2.4.3-rmk2-np1-fam2
> task-bootstrap.jffs2 (from the unstable feed)
>
> everything seems ok, but when I boot I get this error:
>
> Old JFFS2 bitmask found at 0x0003388c
> You cannot use older JFFS2 filesystems with newer kernels
> JFFS2: Erase block at 0x00000000 is not formatted. It will be erased
> Old JFFS2 bitmask found at 0x00066bd8
> You cannot use older JFFS2 filesystems with newer kernels
> JFFS2: Erase block at 0x00040000 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
>
> This is extremely frustrating since others have reported everything
> working fine. I need to get 0.5 in order to use the dual sleeve
> expansion.
>
> Further this error doesn't seem to make any sense, I have an old
> kernel (from fam 0.4) and a new jffs2 from the unstable feed. But the
> error seems to indicate that the kernel thinks it is too new for the
> jffs filesystem version??
>
> What kernel should I be using? Every time I try the 2.4.7
> instructions that Jamey posted I end in kernel panics trying to boot.
>
> Does anybody know what's going on here?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark.
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