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  Jul 17 2006, 02:00 PM
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GPE stopped booting, it just went to the every start of x and stopped. So I wanted to reflash something else. I copied the rom to my cf card like normal but now flashing wont work. The lights come on briefly then back off.
I went into DIAG menu and checked the Flash (sum) and it is comes back bad csum=2f1b, sum=250b Is that why my zaurus wont flash? I tried about every rom I could find. How can I fix this? Thanks for the help. |
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Jul 17 2006, 02:25 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 4,515 Joined: 25-October 03 From: Bath, UK Member No.: 464 |
Assuming your last flash didn't break anything (e.g. because the files were too large), it ought to work:
Check: * names of the files * md5sums of the files * CF card formatting/partition is okay As a last resort you could try flashing the Sharp ospack file, which will re-write everything (including the flashing software, so be careful). Si |
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Jul 17 2006, 02:28 PM
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QUOTE(lardman @ Jul 17 2006, 04:25 PM) Assuming your last flash didn't break anything (e.g. because the files were too large), it ought to work: Check: * names of the files * md5sums of the files * CF card formatting/partition is okay As a last resort you could try flashing the Sharp ospack file, which will re-write everything (including the flashing software, so be careful). Si  I've tried all of that. The official Sharp ospack wont even flash. I've tried multiple roms from multiple sources. |
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Jul 22 2006, 05:57 AM
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It sounds like the Flash Chips are worn out.
Try doing a NAND restore from the mantenance menu. EDIT: Would also be helpful to know WHAT the Z is. . . Poodle? Collie? 5KD? |
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Jul 22 2006, 12:19 PM
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QUOTE(Ferret-Simpson @ Jul 22 2006, 07:57 AM) It sounds like the Flash Chips are worn out. Try doing a NAND restore from the mantenance menu. EDIT: Would also be helpful to know WHAT the Z is. . . Poodle? Collie? 5KD? Oh sorry, I have sl-5500. I don't think I worn the flash out. But it was a refurbished model. I bought it on eBay and they lied and said it was new. It was sealed from sharp but it was still a refurbished one. There is even chew marks on the back of the case. |
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Jul 25 2006, 01:24 PM
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How long you had it?
Might be an idea to complain if it was a fairly recent purchase. . . It's pretty hard to knock out the flash chips, so it would have had to have been victim to some pretty gruesome Dev work or regular reflashing. However, it would explain the problem. Try a NAND restore, it's the only thing I can think of. Sorry. |
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Jul 25 2006, 02:32 PM
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How do I do a Nand restore?
I dont see an option in the Diag menu for it. Thanks. |
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Jul 26 2006, 02:32 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 4,515 Joined: 25-October 03 From: Bath, UK Member No.: 464 |
There is no NAND restore option on an sl-5500.
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Jul 26 2006, 08:45 AM
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Sorry then, but Death comes to us all.
Second opinion? |
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Jul 26 2006, 09:53 AM
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QUOTE(t0ny @ Jul 17 2006, 06:28 PM) The official Sharp ospack wont even flash. Try renaming ospack to Ospack or OSPACK as per the instructions here: http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate3.asp and http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate5.asp Then if you are still having problems, pull the battery and leave it sit over night without any power... try again the next day following instructions linked above. Greg |
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Jul 26 2006, 10:13 AM
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QUOTE(Greg2 @ Jul 26 2006, 05:53 PM) QUOTE(t0ny @ Jul 17 2006, 06:28 PM) The official Sharp ospack wont even flash. Try renaming ospack to Ospack or OSPACK as per the instructions here: http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate3.asp and http://www.myzaurus.com/ROMupdate5.asp Then if you are still having problems, pull the battery and leave it sit over night without any power... try again the next day following instructions linked above. The irony: http://searchdns.netcraft.com/?host=myzaur...osition=limited |
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Jul 27 2006, 12:52 AM
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The fact that it's on Windows 2000?
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