RE: Kernel 2.4.18 upgrade

I am using 2.18.01 for my bootloader. Is it worth updating that? Probably
not.

jessica

      Jessica Forbess --- Vanu, Inc --- Member of Technical Staff

            jforbess@vanu.com --- 617 864 1711 x206

On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Hicks, Jamey wrote:

> Jessica,
>
> It looks like you did the right thing. The data abort (DABT) makes me
> think that the bootldr is following a part of a string (53544265)
> instead of a pointer. Which version of bootldr is it? If you are not
> using bootldr 2.18.01 or newer, I would try that. Otherwise I'm
> rather puzzled. It sounds like you have installed multiple versions
> of 2.4.18-rmk3 kernels with the same results.
>
> Jamey
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jessica Forbess [mailto:jforbess@vanu.com]
> > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 4:59 PM
> > To: familiar@handhelds.org
> > Subject: [Familiar] Kernel 2.4.18 upgrade
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm trying to upgrade my ipaq from 2.4.16 to 2.4.18 (w/o
> > fastjffs2) and
> > it's not working.
> >
> > I have set /etc/ipkg.conf, gotten a new kernel, and rebooted. The
> > bootloader hangs whether I boot 2.4.18-rmk3 with or without
> > the fastjffs2.
> >
> > I can boot up 2.4.16 though, by changing the param kernel_filename to
> > zImage-2.4.16-rmk1. So I haven't hosed my system.
> >
> > Currently, the bootloader prints:
> >
> > boot> boot
> > booting jffs2...
> > booting boot/zImage from partition >root<
> > DABT
> > 00018BD4
> > 53544265
> >
> > and hangs when /boot/zImage is linked to zImage-2.4.18-rmk3
> >
> > Earlier I had gotten the error "find_inode failed for name="
> >
> > Am I overlooking something obvious? I feel as though I must be. I can
> > always wipe the system, but I was hoping to be able to do the elegant
> > in-place replacement.
> >
> > thanks,
> > jessica
> >
> >
> > Jessica Forbess --- Vanu, Inc --- Member of Technical Staff
> >
> > jforbess@vanu.com --- 617 864 1711 x206
> >
> >
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Received on Fri Oct 04 22:03:55 2002