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Everything Else => Model Specific Forums => Distros, Development, and Model Specific Forums => Archived Forums => SIMpad forum => Topic started by: niv on July 05, 2005, 12:46:20 pm
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alpha to changing the wiki:
so to sum up what I know, here is how to turn your simpad to linux using a windows XP PC:
pre-installing
1. downloads:
A. serload (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/serload.zip?download)
B. simens new rom
C. [url=http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/blupdater.img]blupdater.img (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/bloader-2.5.3-SL4.tar.gz?download)
D. if your model is SL4 http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/2...32.rootfs.jffs2 (http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/images/opie-image-simpad-20050620162632.rootfs.jffs2)
2. uncompress them using 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org/)
installation
1. Connect SL4 to AC power and to the serial port of your PC.
2. Open up a terminal program on the serial port that Sl4 is connected to.
For siemens bootloader use 38400-8N1, hardware flow control.
3. Reset the device while pressing the most bottom button on the SIMpad
(The one with the rectangle on it that is used to bring up on-screen pickboard in WinCE)
4. You should see the following in your terminal program:
=====================
Monitor:
=====================
Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Net 'n'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Erase Flash 'y'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
boot>
4a. If you don't see the menu and a boot prompt, then try to reset again and hit "ESC" in your terminal program as soon as SL4 starts booting up.
4b. If you do see the monitor menu, but don't see "Erase Flash" option in the menu, then you have an older siemens bootloader and you'll need to upgrade to siemens 2.5.3 bootloader first. It's available on opensimpad.org website.
5. Press 'y' to erase the flash. After that finishes, close the terminal program.
6. Close the terminal program, upload the handhelds.org bootloader (blupdater.img) with the serload utility. Serload utility is available on opensimpad.org website.
7. Open terminal program @ 115200-8N1, no hardware flow control. If all you see is garbage, try 115200-8N1, XON/XOFF flow control instead.
8. Format CF card as vfat (or Windows FAT). Copy root fs jffs2 image to CF card.
9. Insert the card into SL4 using PCMCIA-CF adapter.
10. If you don't see a boot prompt in the terminal program, then reset SL4 and hit "ESC" in your terminal program as fast as you can to get to the boot prompt.
11. Once in a boot ptompt, type the following commands:
boot> pcmcia insert 0
boot> vfat mount /
boot> copy hda1:/simpad-rootfs.jffs2 root
That should start flashing root fylesystem on SL4. You can see the progres in your terminal program.
12. After flashing finished, type
boot> boot
to re-boot SL4.
Standard desclaimer: ALL YOU DO IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IT'S POSSIBLE TO BRICK SIMPAD BY OVERWRITING ITS BOOTLOADER, IN THIS CASE DON'T BLAME ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT YOURSELF.
-albertr
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The FAQs on the openSimpad site are in the openSimpad Wiki...
http://opensimpad.org/wiki/index.php/FAQs/HomePage (http://opensimpad.org/wiki/index.php/FAQs/HomePage)
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I want to fix the wiki. here is what we currently have.
I ask to add a button that says "instraction to flash your simpad to linux"
I for one, didn't understand I need to click Docs > ReinstallSiemensBootloader
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I will use this (http://www.thomas.miglinci.name/simpad/ar01s04.html) as a reference:
I suggest that the "instraction to flash your simpad to linux" button will lead to this text:
This how to flash your simpad to linux using a windows XP PC:
1. downloaded serload (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/serload.zip?download) AND bootloader-1.4 (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/bootloader-1.4.tar.gz?download)
2. uncompress them using 7-zip (http://www.7-zip.org/)
3. I connected the serial to com1
4. open a commend line (start>run>cmd)
5. run serload loader_bl.alt
6. resetting the simpad
7. the program runs
8. restting the simpad again
9. run serload loader_bl from the command line
10. the program runs
11. Start Hyperterminal and point it to com1. connect to com1. 38400 baud, 8 bit, no parity, no handshake
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after doing all the steps above I do get an output at the terminal after reseting the simpad, but nothing more.
I gather I need to serload the image I want.
can ppl plaese help me post good feed for that?
I tried this:
http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/images/ (http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/images/)
but it stops downloading in the middle of the file
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for now I did manage to find this good image:
http://familiar.handhelds.org/snapshots/v0...51.rootfs.jffs2 (http://familiar.handhelds.org/snapshots/v0.8.2/20050406/sectest-gpe-image-simpad-20050406005551.rootfs.jffs2)
dowloaded at almost 300K/s
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I would suggest you to start with re-reading all posts on this forum (OE Forums > ROMs, Development, and Model Specific Forums > Model Specific Forums > SIMpad forum). Frankly, there're not so many of them. There's also "simpad-general" mailing list on SF, you can try its archives.
-albertr
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btw, niv, I assume you are trying to flash your SL4 with a opensimpad image ya?
For the 0.8.1 images found on opensimpad, you need to do a "serload ###.bin" and when the cmd prompt ask you to reset, THEN you do a reset. That should cause the upload/flashing to commence. This assumes you have done the "serload loader_bl.alt" and "serload loader_bl" sequence already.
If you are using anything >= 0.9, you need to download a different bootloader which *will* replace the existing Siemens bootloader *AND* is not compatible with the wince images. With it, you can then flash in the new images either through serial or CF.
If you want to revert to wince image again, you will need to reload the older Siemens boot loader SL#.rom before you can reload the wince images.
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seems one need to click ESC at the terminal VERY quick after clicking the simpad reset.
ok:
12. at the hyperterminal you will get:
=====================
Monitor:
=====================
Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Net 'n'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
->
click p
13. you will see :
-> p
Erase Flash Bank0 from 0xa00000-0x1000000
[*********************|]
ERASE SDRAM FROM 0x80000 to 0x1f00000
14. download blupdater.img (http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/blupdater.img)
15 .quit the hyperterminal
16. open the command line again (see 4.)
17. run serload blupdater.img
18. format a CF to FAT in windows and put this image
19.
Ready to download file "blupdater.img". Press RESET!
PBL V2.4 20.07.2001
Booting...
================================================
Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V1.4 20.07.2001
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x00008014-0x0007cb90]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x04000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x04040014-0x04061aa4=0x3994265a Bootloader Image O
Fabdata Flash @0x04061aa8 Ram @0x00029aa8 FABDATA: S842-KJEXA
MSC2=0x211954e0 :: MQ200 - Revision ID=2 ...
Initialise PCMCIA Interface... done.
Codec UCB1200 ID:0x1005 Ver.5 Dev.0 Suppl.1 IO 0x00000000
PCMCIA Card Attached... Man-ID: 0xd601
☻Setting baud rate to 115200
♠☻Serial download request
SanDisk ConnectPlus
SMC CHIP ID/REVISION 0x0000 @ 0x0000SanDisk ConnectPlus
SMC CHIP ID/REVISION 0x0003 @ 0x0000SanDisk ConnectPlus
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Ready to download file "blupdater.img". Press RESET!
PBL V2.4 20.07.2001
Booting...
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Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V1.4 20.07.2001
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x00008014-0x0007cb90]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x04000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x04040014-0x04061aa4=0x3994265a Bootloader Image OK
Fabdata Flash @0x04061aa8 Ram @0x00029aa8 FABDATA: S842-KJEXA
MSC2=0x211954e0 :: MQ200 - Revision ID=2 ...
Initialise PCMCIA Interface... done.
Codec UCB1200 ID:0x1005 Ver.5 Dev.0 Suppl.1 IO 0x00000000
No PCMCIA Card Attached
☻Setting baud rate to 115200
♠☻Serial download request
NO PCMCIA CARD! -- Use serial IO
Sysinit done
Booting : (null)
Serial download entered.
☻☻
Base : 0xc0208000 Size 2800404 entry:0xc0208000
♠☻♠☻[*******************\ ] 2665472
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Receive buffer too small (017C0000) to accept file size 01BE0A3C
download error. aborting.
:-(
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Which opie image you are trying to flash? 0.8 is hundred years old, even 0.9.0-rc1 released last December is sorta old too. I would suggest to grab OE build environment and build your own image.
-albertr
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tring to flash opie-image-simpad-20050620162632.rootfs.jffs2
from http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/images/ (http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/images/)
I can flash the 14 mb (light) image, the 28 not.
here is the secnerio:
I reset. press space to get the clean shell. put "load root". select a file to upload. it starts, then drops the transfer:
ready for YMODEM transfer...
CCCReceive buffer too small (017C0000) to accept file size 01BE0A3C
download error. aborting.
do I need to erase the flash first?
update: I tried a different terminal: http://www.celestialsoftware.net/telnet/index.html (http://www.celestialsoftware.net/telnet/index.html)
same problem
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For flashing the 0.8 images, you need to erase the flash first. But the boot loader you show on top is an older one. It should have an option to erase FLASH *and* another option to erase registry etc. For flashing in 0.8 images, you *need* to erase flash as the remaining bits may/will corrupt the new image.
EDIT: And as Albertr mentioned, 0.8 is ancient (although I got it installed recently as well, only to reflash with 0.9.1RC or was it 0.9RC? later), so you might want to try at least >= 0.9 or do your own build.
For me, I haven't got linux installed, so no personal build.
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OK I need your help:
boot> ver
Compaq OHH BootLoader, Rev 2-21-13 [BIG_KERNEL] [MD5] [MONO]
Last link date: Sat Nov 20 15:58:14 GMT 2004
Contact: bootldr@handhelds.org
I DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO
I already gave links to the bootloader 1.4 from http://sourceforge.net/projects/simpad (http://sourceforge.net/projects/simpad) - that I used. It must be newer then 0.9 as posted here (http://opensimpad.org/opensimpad-forum/viewtopic.php?t=835&sid=4d7639a471ab8cf99b3df34847a44520)
I flashed the bootloader-1.4.alt then the bootloader-1.4.
I didn't get an option to erase the flash, so I choose to Erase PSM+Registry'p'
I can load a 14 mb image now.
how to fix it - so I can load the 28 mb image?
For flashing the 0.8 images, you need to erase the flash first. But the boot loader you show on top is an older one. It should have an option to erase FLASH *and* another option to erase registry etc. For flashing in 0.8 images, you *need* to erase flash as the remaining bits may/will corrupt the new image.
EDIT: And as Albertr mentioned, 0.8 is ancient (although I got it installed recently as well, only to reflash with 0.9.1RC or was it 0.9RC? later), so you might want to try at least >= 0.9 or do your own build.
For me, I haven't got linux installed, so no personal build.
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http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/ (http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/) looks like a recent build based on its timestamp. I think there're a few different problems here:
1. Like Snappy mentioned, you'll need a handhelds.org bootloader. You can grab one released for 0.9.0-rc1 build. To upgrade the bootloader, you'll need to erase flash and then serload it. To erase flash, you'll need to upgrade to the latest siemen's bootloader first (availabe @ opensimpad.org).
2. I think that 28MB image might be too large. What partitions you have in your flash?
-albertr
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googled and yahooed and searched handhald.org:
WHERE IS the bootloader 0.9.0-rc1 ?
http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/ (http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/) looks like a recent build based on its timestamp. I think there're a few different problems here:
1. Like Snappy mentioned, you'll need a handhelds.org bootloader. You can grab one released for 0.9.0-rc1 build. To upgrade the bootloader, you'll need to erase flash and then serload it. To erase flash, you'll need to upgrade to the latest siemen's bootloader first (availabe @ opensimpad.org).
2. I think that 28MB image might be too large. What partitions you have in your flash?
-albertr
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googled and yahooed and searched handhald.org:
WHERE IS the bootloader 0.9.0-rc1 ?
hi niv, thought I'll list a few links so that you have everything in one place. And should I miss out something, maybe Albertr or others who are more familar in this can update:
For >= 0.9.0, you need:
1. Bootloader
http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/blupdater.img (http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/blupdater.img)
2. Images
0.9.x 22-Jun-2005
http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/2...32.rootfs.jffs2 (http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/images/opie-image-simpad-20050620162632.rootfs.jffs2)
0.9.0rc1 (older images dated around Jan 08, 2005)
http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/opens....0rc1_gpe.jffs2 (http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/opensimpad-0.9.0rc1_gpe.jffs2)
http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/opens...c1_gpeXXL.jffs2 (http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/opensimpad-0.9.0rc1_gpeXXL.jffs2)
http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/opens...0rc1_opie.jffs2 (http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/opensimpad-0.9.0rc1_opie.jffs2)
http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/opens...1_opieXXL.jffs2 (http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/opensimpad-0.9.0rc1_opieXXL.jffs2)
http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/md5sums.txt (http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/md5sums.txt)
See also
http://opensimpad.org/opensimpad-forum/vie...3343404159a3089 (http://opensimpad.org/opensimpad-forum/viewtopic.php?t=835&sid=6438780893b21cd673343404159a3089)
Again, note that this would replace the default bootloader and blupdater.img is *NOT* compatible with the siemens images. You will need to restore SL4.rom later if you want to reflash back to siemens images.
Hope this helps.
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Just in addition to what Snappy said, here's $.02 worth for flashing with 0.9.0 or later (DOES NOT APPLY TO OLD 0.8.x):
1. Connect SL4 to AC power and to the serial port of your PC.
2. Open up a terminal program on the serial port that Sl4 is connected to.
For siemens bootloader use 38400-8N1, hardware flow control.
3. Reset the device while pressing the most bottom button on the SIMpad
(The one with the rectangle on it that is used to bring up on-screen pickboard in WinCE)
4. You should see the following in your terminal program:
=====================
Monitor:
=====================
Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Net 'n'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Erase Flash 'y'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
boot>
4a. If you don't see the menu and a boot prompt, then try to reset again and hit "ESC" in your terminal program as soon as SL4 starts booting up.
4b. If you do see the monitor menu, but don't see "Erase Flash" option in the menu, then you have an older siemens bootloader and you'll need to upgrade to siemens 2.5.3 bootloader first. It's available on opensimpad.org website.
5. Press 'y' to erase the flash. After that finishes, close the terminal program.
6. Close the terminal program, upload the handhelds.org bootloader (blupdater.img) with the serload utility. Serload utility is available on opensimpad.org website.
7. Open terminal program @ 115200-8N1, no hardware flow control. If all you see is garbage, try 115200-8N1, XON/XOFF flow control instead.
8. Format CF card as vfat (or Windows FAT). Copy root fs jffs2 image to CF card.
9. Insert the card into SL4 using PCMCIA-CF adapter.
10. If you don't see a boot prompt in the terminal program, then reset SL4 and hit "ESC" in your terminal program as fast as you can to get to the boot prompt.
11. Once in a boot ptompt, type the following commands:
boot> pcmcia insert 0
boot> vfat mount /
boot> copy hda1:/simpad-rootfs.jffs2 root
That should start flashing root fylesystem on SL4. You can see the progres in your terminal program.
12. After flashing finished, type
boot> boot
to re-boot SL4.
Standard desclaimer: ALL YOU DO IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IT'S POSSIBLE TO BRICK SIMPAD BY OVERWRITING ITS BOOTLOADER, IN THIS CASE DON'T BLAME ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT YOURSELF.
-albertr
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serload (for windows)
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/...ad.zip?download (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/serload.zip?download)
2.5.3 bootloader
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/...tar.gz?download (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/bloader-2.5.3-SL4.tar.gz?download)
both links found in http://opensimpad.org/downloads.0.html (http://opensimpad.org/downloads.0.html)
Also, for step 8, if you are using windows, do *NOT* choose FAT32. Choose FAT while formating.
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just saw your posts.
A lot a thanks ppl for the contirb.
too much work in hand (and tests...)
will test those and post a replay later.
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ok I am at albertr step 4a.
I DID A LOT SO I have no idea what bootloader I have.
I hold the buttom key while pressing the reset. I dont get a menu in the terminal. So I press ESC at the terminal.
my output reads:
Machine type--> SIMpad
>> See ht
mach_type ->00000057/bootldr/ for full li
reset_partitions: partition_table = 0x00000000
flash_size=02000
reset_partitions: flashDescriptor = 0x00031894r key for monitor menuash_address_mask=03FFFFF
define_partition: base 0x00000000ams_eval: prefix_in =bootldr:
define_partition: partition_table 0x00000000t_show =00000000
C0008008: E1A0
allocated partition_tablee 0x000400000000
defining partition: bootldrpartition: partition_table
define_partition: ba
probing ram
build_list
Probing bank0 memory size...
.U3
@000003
bank0 memory size=04000000 a
*MTST100
00000001
MDCNFG=0000F367ining
00000004n
dram_size_ptr=000328884
00000010
000
Probing memory size bank=0000000000080 base 0x
0000010032 tag a
00
dram[0]=040000000400
00000
mem_size=04000000defin
00002000on: part
mem_saves=0800000000x0004000
00010000000(
mem_size=020000000040000
000800
mem_saves=02000000
00200000
00
mem_size=01000000g partit
01000000
mem_saves=0100000000000e_by_mac
08000000n
maybe mem_size=04
20000
>> Last link date: Sat Nov 20 15:58:14 GMT 2004
4000E59F
80000000
mem
8000E59F=
>> Contact: bootldr@handhelds.org
setting flashword=500000
e terms of the GNU General Public License.
>> See http://www.handhelds.org/bootldr/ (http://www.handhelds.org/bootldr/) for full license and sourcesPress Retur
n to start the OS now, any other key for monitor menu
params_eval: prefix_in =bootldr:
params_eval: just_show =00000000
define_partition: base 0x00040000
define_partition: partition_table 0xC1A00014
defining partition: throwaway_bootldr_partition
params_eval_file: tmpPart->base =00040000
params_eval_file: tmpPart->size =017C0000
Scanning all of flash for your JFFS2 convenience. Est Time: 6-12 seconds!
build_list: max = 017BFFBC
..
dir entries = 000008CC
frag entries = 000021EE
+4 increments = 00000000
+file_offset increments = 000030E6
find_inode failed for name=params
Failed to find inode
pef: loaded a file of size 00000000
failed to load params file /boot/params ...
partition <throwaway_bootldr_partition> deleted
boot>
I tried to close the Hyperterminal and run >serload blupdater.img
I reset. it didnt run
what boot loader do I have?
what should I do next?
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You have a handhelds.org bootloader.
-albertr
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Thanks albertr,
Look, I am not that domb. Its just that I have three major tests coming up - and I need to read pdf from the simpad.
in short it means downloading this: pbl-simpad-1.0.tar.gz (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/pbl-simpad-1.0.tar.gz?download)
then:
First attach your pad to a serial terminal program (Hyperterm, minicom etc.) with the settings 115200 8N1. Press the reset button on the back of the pad and press any key while the bootldr is initiating. The bootldr should stop at a boot> prompt. Now run the following commands at the prompt:
* 1. boot> set override=1
* 2. boot> pflash 0 40000 0
* 3a. boot> load flash 0
If you install over serial you will upload the simpadXX.rom via ymodem after step three.
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DID IT!
I press the buttom front key while resetting and I get this:
FlashImage Checksum 0x05040014-0x05061ab0=0x342f5fd8 Bootloader Image OK
Fabdata Flash @0x05061ab4 Ram @0x01f21ab4 FABDATA:
MSC2=0x211954e0 :: MQ200 - Revision ID=2 ...
Initialise PCMCIA Interface... done.
Codec UCB1200 ID:0x1005 Ver.5 Dev.0 Suppl.1 IO 0x00000001
No PCMCIA Card Attached
No serial download request
Boothdr at 0x050a0000 -> 0x00000a09
NO PCMCIA CARD! -- Use serial IO
Sysinit done
Calling Monitor
=====================
Monitor:
=====================
Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Net 'n'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
->
- no erase flash
gona upload 2.5.3 now:
- sholud I flash:
A: blupdater.img
or
B: bloader-2.5.3-SL4 :loader_bl.alt -> then loader_bl
?
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There's a possibility (remote, but still is...) to kill your bootloader, in this case you'll need to wire up jtag cable and do jtag magic to revive your simpad.
I really don';t know what to suggest, since I have no idea what did you do before. How did you get a handhelds.org bootloader running on you Sl4 in the first place?
Did you flash it back to siemens bootloader? If you have a siemens bootloader on your SL4 now, try to follow the instructions posted on this thread.
-albertr
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YES!!!
while in the PBL V2.4 20.07.2001
Booting...
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Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V2.5.3 10.06.2003
I pressed:
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
then I:
E:\>serload.exe loader_bl
Ready to download file "loader_bl". Press RESET!
PBL V2.4 20.07.2001
Booting...
================================================
Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V2.4 20.07.2001
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x01f00014-0x01f74b9c]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x05000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x05040014-0x05061ab0=0x342f5fd8 Bootloader Image OK
Fabdata Flash @0x05061ab4 Ram @0x01f21ab4 FABDATA:
MSC2=0x211954e0 :: MQ200 - Revision ID=2 ...
Initialise PCMCIA Interface... done.
Codec UCB1200 ID:0x1005 Ver.5 Dev.0 Suppl.1 IO 0x00000001
No PCMCIA Card Attached
☻Setting baud rate to 115200
♠☻Serial download request
NO PCMCIA CARD! -- Use serial IO
Sysinit done
Booting : (null)
Serial download entered.
☻☻
Base : 0x8000 Size 107300 entry:0x8014
♠☻[*********************/] 1070086
Load finished with 10kB/sec
Starting Image at 8014 PPCR 0x0000000a
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Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V2.5.3 10.06.2003
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x00008014-0x0007500c]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x05000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x05040014-0x05059f11=0x27a5b05f Image Update, Old Image unc
hecked
Fabdata Flash @0x05061ab4 Ram @0x00021f18 Init Fabdata... Done
[*************************-]
Firmware Update Successfully Finished
Press Button to restart
Firmware Update Successfully Finished
I now see:
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Monitor:
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Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Net 'n'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Erase Flash 'y'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
OK!
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I tried to >serload.exe blupdater.img
but it stops shortly.
After erasing flsh, then ereasing registry+PSM - I managed to flash it all the way
Sysinit done
☻Setting baud rate to 115200
♠☻Serial download request
Booting : <NULL>
Serial download entered.
☻☻
Base : 0xc0208000 Size 2800404 entry:0xc0208000
♠☻[*********************-] 28001286
Load finished ♠
Burn Image with entry at c0208000
Write File to Flash
This image is different in 673213 longwords
Reading Flash ID at 0x08000000...
Write changed blocks to Flash with ID: 0x0018 [0x05080000-0x0532bb28]
+---------+---------+-
**********************
Successfully written !
Done with 128kB/sec
PLEASE RESTART TARGET
but it still loads siemens bootloader :-(
Niv
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I don't believe you need to erase registry, it's for WinCE. Erasing flash should take care of it.
After serloading handhelds.org bootloader, try hard reset.
-albertr
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After serloading the handhelds.org bootloader, you can flash in the 0.9.x images with your CF instead of using serial cable again.
*copied from bkaiser at opensimpad forum*
1. run a Flash Erase
2. serload blupdater.img
3. if you got a CF-Card, simply format it as vfat (for Windows FAT)
4. Place the jffs2-Image in the root-directoy of the card
5. rename the jffs2-File to simpad-rootfs.jffs2
6. insert the (CF) card into your simpad
7. Power on and wait
The above steps you have taken leads you to step 2.
Copy the image to your CF card that was formatted in FAT(or FAT16, NOT FAT32).
For step 7, either power on or reset (or hard reset). Only reset when you are absolutely sure that you have successfully flashed in your new bootloader. Otherwise you are boot! (dun mind me the pun!)
Upon resetting, you need your HyperTerminal to connect with a new settings 115200 8N1, *XON/OFF*
You should see the terminal show the boot up sequence of the new bootloader. Once it starts (which is very quick!), press esc at HT and it should drop to prompt "boot> "
If you do not get to the boot prompt, try again with the reset. If it still shows the earlier menu options, it means you did not manage to flash in the correct bootloader and may still have the Siemens bootloader. This is not right, retry "serload blupdater.img" at step 2. above again. Make sure you set back your HT settings to 38400,8N1, hardware (not sure if XON/OFF works here). The good news is that you have not bricked your SL4 yet!
ok, once you reach the "boot> " prompt, type the following at the HT:
boot> copy hda1:/simpad-rootfs.jffs2 root
This assumes you did the earlier steps of renaming your image file to simpad-rootfs.jffs2 and have it at the root of a FAT(16) CF card in the SL4 when resetting.
This should start the flashing sequence and after its done, you should reboot and get the new image booting up to a touchscreen calibration sequence.
If you feel like reverting to Siemens image again , reset your SL4 with HT connected as above, and press ESC to drop to " boot> ".
Type these at HT:
boot> set override=1
boot> pflash 0 40000 1
boot> copy hda1:/simpadXX.rom bootldr
assuming you have the *old* SL4 rom copied to your CF card.
if you are using SL4, it would be simpadSL.rom, if its a CL or sinus pad or something (32MB), it would be simpadCL.rom.
Hope this helps.
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T:\nivv\OZ\simpad>serload.exe blupdater.img
Ready to download file "blupdater.img". Press RESET!
PBL V2.4 20.07.2001
Booting...
================================================
Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V2.5.3 10.06.2003
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x00008014-0x0007500c]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x05000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x05040014-0x05059f11=0x8912ac03 Bootloader Image OK
Fabdata Flash @0x05059f18 Ram @0x00021f18 FABDATA:
MQ200 - Revision ID=2 ...
Initialise PCMCIA Interface... done.
Codec UCB1200 ID:0x1005 Ver.5 Dev.0 Suppl.1 IO 0x00000000
No PCMCIA Card Attached
NO PCMCIA CARD! -- Use serial IO
Sysinit done
☻Setting baud rate to 115200
♠☻Serial download request
Booting : <NULL>
Serial download entered.
☻☻
Base : 0xc0208000 Size 2800404 entry:0xc0208000
♠☻[*********************-] 28001286
Load finished ♠
Burn Image with entry at c0208000
Write File to Flash
This image is different in 673213 longwords
Reading Flash ID at 0x08000000...
Write changed blocks to Flash with ID: 0x0018 [0x05080000-0x0532bb28]
+---------+---------+-
**********************
Successfully written !
Done with 127kB/sec
PLEASE RESTART TARGET
......................
♥Calling Monitor
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Monitor:
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Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Net 'n'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Erase Flash 'y'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
->
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then a reset:
ncompressing Linux.............................................................
... done, booting the kernel.
Linux version 2.4.25-vrs2-pxa1-jpm1 (cmartin@nb005) (gcc version 3.3.3) #1 Fri D
ec 3 13:23:43 CET 2004
CPU: StrongARM-1110 revisi
Machine: Simpad
Warning: bad configuration page, trying to continue
On node 0 totalpages: 16384
zone(0): 16384 pages.
zone(1): 0 pages.
zone(2): 0 pages.
Kernel command line: mtdparts=sa1100:512k(boot),1m(kernel),-(root) console=ttySA
root=1f02 noinitrd init=/linuxrc jffs2_orphaned_inodes=delete rootfstype=jffs2
mem=64M
Warning: uninitialized Real Time Clock
Console: colour dummy device 80x30
Calibrating delay loop... 137.21 BogoMIPS
Memory: 64MB = 64MB total
Memory: 62656KB available (1722K code, 324K data, 80K
Dentry cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
halt -- power
c
Inode cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)so
Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
jffs2 read <dstaddr> <file> [partname] -- rea
Buffer cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Page-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
discover -- guess what mach
CPU: Testing write buffer: passltt>
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
param
poke ram <addr> <dword>
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039reflashinge> -- reads 8 bits
Initializing RT netlink socket
define_p
CPU clock: 206.400 MHz (59.000
devfs: boot_options: 0x1
JFFS2 version 2.1. © 2001 Red Hat, Inc., designed by Axis Communications AB.
boot wince -- boots WinCEg all of flas
ttySA%d0 at MMIO 0x80050000 (irq = 17) is a SA1100qnx -- boot QNX/Neutrino12 seconds!
ttySA%d1 at MMIO 0x80010000 (irq = 15) is a SA1100ot addr <address> <size> -- boots a kernel loaded
mq200fb: setmqmode - before reset
FP_PIN_CONTROL set to 20
show add
param
Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 100x7510000000
testjffs2
Search for id:(89 18) interleave(1) type(2)pkernels <partname> [dst] [src] [
JEDEC: Found no SA1100 flash device at location zeroenable and bind driver to card(s)ache] [icache]0
SA1100 flash: Found 1 x16 devices at 0x1000000 in 16-bit mode
0000E59F
0000
pef [just_show
Creating 3 MTD partitions on "SA1100 flash":
0x00000000-0x00080000 : "boot"jffs2 read <dstaddr> <file> [p
0x00080000-0x00180000 : "kernel"
Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22
options: [pm]
SA-1100 PCMCIA (CS release 3.1.22)
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
IP: routing cache hash table of 512 buckets, 4Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 4096 bind 8192)
klips_info:ipsec_init: KLIPS startup, Openswan KLIPS IPsec stack version: 2.2.0
klips_info:ipsec_alg_init: KLIPS alg v=0.8.1-0 (EALG_MAX=255, AALG_MAX=251)
klips_info:ipsec_alg_init: calling ipsec_alg_static_init()
ipsec_aes_init(alg_type=15 alg_id=12 name=aes): ret=0
ipsec_aes_init(alg_type=14 alg_id=9 name=aes_mac): ret=0
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
NetWinder Floating Point Emulator V0.97 (double precision)
VFS: Mounted root (jffs2 filesystem) readonly.
Mounted devfs on /dev
Freeing init memory: 80K
[: ==: unknown operand
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good news: I managed to flash blupdater.img, as stated in the previos post
bad news: my simpad wont light the green light, and wont startup.
I guess i killed it.
odd as I followed the steps suggested.
for the record , everything I did is posted here.
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so have you done the "Press ESC to drop to boot> " step?
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yes- I did
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good news: I managed to flash blupdater.img, as stated in the previos post
bad news: my simpad wont light the green light, and wont startup.
I guess i killed it.
odd as I followed the steps suggested.
for the record , everything I did is posted here.
[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=87584\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]
Don't fear ... yet! ... open up the back casing. There is one screw *hidden* behind the QC tested sticker on the top right corner. The battery is velcroed to the back cover at the bottom. Remove the battery cable and this should hard reset the unit.
Close back the cover and retry the flashing routine.
EDIT: btw, I cannot seem to find your step where you interrupt the boot sequence and drop to "boot> " in order to flash in the new image (this is not referring to blupdater.img but referring to simpad-rootfs.jffs2). Can you verify?
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open it.
unhooked the battary
still dead
:-(
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post 22
wait, how much time to leave the internal bat unconnected? more then 1 min?
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Just awhile should do it. You can also preset the reset button while the battery is unplugged. Then plug back the battery. Close cover. Screw in at least two screws to hold the cover as there are at least 1 or 2 micro switches detecting the cover status.
Plug in AC power. plug in serial cable to SL4 and PC serial port. Start HT. Set to 115,8N1, XON/XOFF. Power up. HT should at least show something.
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So Niv, any status?
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tried unhooking the bat and leaving it over night.
clicked the reset
hooked bat back
screwed back panel
hooked power
hooked serial
clicked reset
dead -> nothing in the termainl
clicked power green flashed ->nothing to the terminal
Its dead awaitng to be Jtaged.
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I will now describe what I did:
1. serloaded bootloader 1.4 from source forge : linky (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=65409&package_id=77867)
2. flashed 14 mb image from : http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/images/ (http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/opensimpad/20050620/images/) got opie up.
3. pressed ESC while booting and flashed simpadSL.rom from: here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/pbl-simpad-1.0.tar.gz?download)
4. serloaded simmens 2.5.3 from here (http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/simpad/bloader-2.5.3-SL4.tar.gz?download)
5. reset and pressed y to erase the flash
5. serloaded blupdater.img (http://opensimpad.org/bootldr-simpad/blupdater.img)
I now have a dead simpad.
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Can you confirm the comm settings? There are two sets of settings to use, one for the siemens bootloader and the other for the bootloader used by >= 0.9.0.
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I tried 3840-8N1 none
3840-8N1 Xon/off
115200 8N1 none
even with Xon/off
while hooked to power
dead as a brick
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oh no
now even the green light doesnt blink
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I assume you did the hard reset by pressing the lowest button? If so, hmmm ... JTAG.
I read somewhere about shorting pin 1-2 to revive the unit.
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Can you verify why you did step 5? Step 5 is for restoring back to wince image.
I'm assuming you are referring to either simpad-SL.rom or simpad-CL.rom.
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did it to go back from bootloader 1.4 I flashed
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I copied alber post to the first post. I will add the relevant links
then if its cool, mend the wiki at opensimpad
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9. run serload loader_bl from the command line
[div align=\"right\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div] (http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=87897\")
This seems incorrect from what I have read and done (see [a href=\"http://www.thomas.miglinci.name/simpad/ar01s04.html]http://www.thomas.miglinci.name/simpad/ar01s04.html[/url] that you referenced on the first page of this thread).
After I install the original bootloader (simpad-XX.rom), I flash with
loader_bl.alt followed next by loader_bl.
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10x, just to see I am not alone here ;-)
will kill that post...
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doing it again:
fresh machine. reset gives:
PBL V2.4 20.07.2001
Booting...
================================================
Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V2.4 20.07.2001
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x00008014-0x0007cb9c]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x05000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x05040014-0x05061ab0=0xcd105fd8 Bootloader Image OK
Fabdata Flash @0x05061ab4 Ram @0x00029ab4 FABDATA: S842-KJFAN
MSC2=0x211954e0 :: MQ200 - Revision ID=2 ...
Initialise PCMCIA Interface... done.
Codec UCB1200 ID:0x1005 Ver.5 Dev.0 Suppl.1 IO 0x00000001
No PCMCIA Card Attached
No serial download request
Boothdr at 0x05080000 -> 0x31415926
Loading executable with header 0x0000
[*********************/] 0kB/sec
Done
got serloader and the 2.5.3 image
D:\>serload loader_bl.alt
Ready to download file "loader_bl.alt". Press RESET!
PBL V2.4 20.07.2001
Booting...
================================================
Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V2.4 20.07.2001
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x00008014-0x0007cb9c]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x05000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x05040014-0x05061ab0=0xcd105fd8 Bootloader Image OK
Fabdata Flash @0x05061ab4 Ram @0x00029ab4 FABDATA: S842-KJFAN
MSC2=0x211954e0 :: MQ200 - Revision ID=2 ...
Initialise PCMCIA Interface... done.
Codec UCB1200 ID:0x1005 Ver.5 Dev.0 Suppl.1 IO 0x00000000
No PCMCIA Card Attached
☻Setting baud rate to 115200
♠☻Serial download request
NO PCMCIA CARD! -- Use serial IO
Sysinit done
Booting : (null)
Serial download entered.
☻☻
Base : 0x1f00000 Size 107300 entry:0x1f00014
♠☻[*********************/] 1070086
Load finished with 10kB/sec
Starting Image at 1f00014 PPCR 0x0000000a
================================================
Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V2.5.3 10.06.2003
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x01f00014-0x01f6d00c]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x05000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x05040014-0x05059f11=0x3c66b05f Image Update, Old Image unc
hecked
Fabdata Flash @0x05061ab4 Ram @0x01f19f18 Copy Fabdata to Ram... Done
[*************************-]
Firmware Update Successfully Finished
Press Button to restart
Firmware Update Successfully Finished
Press Button to restart
Firmware Update Successfully Finished
Then I clicked y
Monitor:
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Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Flash 'f'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Erase Flash 'y'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
-> y
Erase Flash Bank0 from 0x05080000 to 0x07000000
[*********************\]
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Monitor:
=====================
Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Net 'n'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Erase Flash 'y'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
->
closed the termianl and fire up the commend line
D:\>serload.exe blupdater.img
Ready to download file "blupdater.img". Press RESET!
PBL V2.4 20.07.2001
Booting...
================================================
Siemens Switzerland Bootloader V2.5.3 10.06.2003
Running @206Mhz Processor ID 0x6901b118
Press ESC for monitor
Occupied Memory: [0x00004000-0x00008000],[0x01f00014-0x01f6d00c]
Flash Id 0x00000018 at virt adr 0x05000000 Size 0x01000000
No 32Bit Flash detected 0x00000000
FlashImage Checksum 0x05040014-0x05059f11=0xa6a4ca93 Bootloader Image OK
Fabdata Flash @0x05059f18 Ram @0x01f19f18 FABDATA: S842-KJFAN
MQ200 - Revision ID=2 ...
Initialise PCMCIA Interface... done.
Codec UCB1200 ID:0x1005 Ver.5 Dev.0 Suppl.1 IO 0x00000000
No PCMCIA Card Attached
NO PCMCIA CARD! -- Use serial IO
Sysinit done
☻Setting baud rate to 115200
♠☻Serial download request
Booting :
Serial download entered.
☻☻
Base : 0xc0208000 Size 2800404 entry:0xc0208000
♠☻[*********************-] 28001286
Load finished ♠
Burn Image with entry at c0208000
Write File to Flash
This image is different in 673213 longwords
Reading Flash ID at 0x08000000...
Write changed blocks to Flash with ID: 0x0018 [0x05080000-0x0532bb28]
+---------+---------+-
**********************
Successfully written !
Done with 130kB/sec
PLEASE RESTART TARGET
......................
♥Calling Monitor
=====================
Monitor:
=====================
Boot from Flash 'f'
Boot from Net 'n'
Power Off 'o'
Erase PSM+Registry'p'
Exit 'q'
Erase Registry 'r'
Erase Flash 'y'
Soft Reset 's'
Print Fab-String 'w'
->
began running - then I looked a way.
Now I get no response at the terminal at 38 or 152 whent oggling the reset.
help?