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Title: NO CF Memory, only SD. Is there a way to Flash?
Post by: Ollie on February 04, 2004, 07:29:19 am

Before I go out and buy a CF card to do some ROM flashing, I was wondering if something has changed with being able to flash from SD. I have a 256MB SD but do not own a CF card. I have read all the FAQ\'s and I am well aware that everything explicitly states you need CF not SD, but the engineer in me wants to do it the hard way if its possible. (Read Cheap LOL )

Should I go out and buy a cheap 16MB or 32MB CF card to keep around for flashing or can I accomplish my tasks by using my SD card?

I am interested in working with the OZ and Tkc ROM\'s in particular.

Also, Is 16 or 32 big enough, or should I go up to something larger to save me some hassle down the road.

Thanks for any help....

[Just realized that this may not be the right forum topic to post this under, my appollogies]

Title: NO CF Memory, only SD. Is there a way to Flash?
Post by: tumnus on February 04, 2004, 07:35:56 am

The SL-5500 can only be flashed with a CF card. The Sharp ROMs have a Windows-based flash utility, but they broke that with the latest ROM. You\'ll need a 32MB CF card BTW.

The SL-5600 has a completely different boot loader which allows it to be flashed with either a CF or SD card. I think there is even an option to use internal memory.

Title: NO CF Memory, only SD. Is there a way to Flash?
Post by: Foxdie on February 04, 2004, 08:08:28 am

I haven\'t looked into it in too much detail as I can\'t translate Japanes, but it\'s possible to Flash the Cxx0 series by SD, CF, USB and a fourth option which I haven\'t deciphered yet.

This all of course is dependant on the ROM you\'re trying to flash. I know that the Cacko ROM\'s have their own special bootloader and that it\'ll boot from at least CF and SD cards.

I recommend a 64MB CF card for flashing new ROMs, they are cheap and they fit the ROM files just perfect. If you need to do a NAND restore a 256MB card is required (encompassing all current Zaurus models).

Title: NO CF Memory, only SD. Is there a way to Flash?
Post by: Stubear on February 04, 2004, 09:54:50 am

The forth option on the update (ala Flash) screen for the CXX0 series is \"return\" which takes you back to the initial screen.

You can do a NAND backup/restore with SD card on the C760 and C860 (haven\'t tried the otheres!) if you remove the CF crad from the machine. The NAND backup/restore checks the CF card first if there is no file the proces stops with an error message, if there is no CF card it checks the SD card.

Stu