Installing Oz On A C700, installation problem [UPDATED] Options

[dbsears]

I'm trying to install OZ 3.5.4.1 (OPIE) onto an SL-C700. I've copied initrd.bin, updater.sh and zImage.bin onto a FAT16 CF card and gone through the update procedure. The update finds the card, load the files and reboots. I remove the CF card during the reboot process.

I've tried this procedure several times and each time I get a white screen of death.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

--Dan

[dbsears]

It turns out I don't have a WSOD -- the installation is working, but the display is almost entirely white. If I turn the c700 slightly to the side I can just make out what's on the display. So I managed to set the password and calibrate the cursor.

But how do I set the display brightness?

--Dan

[lardman]

For want of a better suggestion, try installing this: http://people.bath.ac.uk/enpsgp/Zaurus/bl/...-r0_armv5te.ipk

and then call it from the command line (or over ssh).

I have a feeling that your problem is not backlight brightness, but contrast, and bl won't alter this I'm afraid (though it ought to be possible to do so somehow).


Si

[dbsears]

I tried this on a second SL-C700 and the behaviour is repeating, so I'm going to file a bug.

--Dan