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Title: Bootloader Problem
Post by: jranita on September 09, 2005, 06:32:03 am

Yesterday I was testing the new opie images, everything was ok until I pressed the opie poweroff button.

After that all I get when trying to boot is a infinite loop while scanning the flash.

Any hints on how to get the simpad back to work?



SDRAM size: 0x04000000
 in megs: 64M
>> Compaq OHH BootLoader, Rev 2-21-13 [BIG_KERNEL] [MD5] [MONO]
>> 04-11-20_15:58
>> Last link date: Sat Nov 20 15:58:14 GMT 2004
>> Contact: bootldr@handhelds.org

Cpu company: INTEL
Cpu Architecture: StrongArm
Cpu Part: SA1110
processor ID: 6901B118
>> © 2000-2001 Compaq Computer Corporation, provided with NO WARRANTY under t.
>> See http://www.handhelds.org/bootldr/ (http://www.handhelds.org/bootldr/) for full license and sourcesPress Retuu

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
...........................Offset = 00A3307C
...........................
.....................................................Offset = 00A3307C
...........................
.....................................................Offset = 00A3307C
...........................
.....................................................Offset = 00A3307C
...........................
.....................................................Offset = 00A3307C
................

Title: Bootloader Problem
Post by: albertr on September 12, 2005, 10:33:29 am

Try to reflash?

-albertr

Title: Bootloader Problem
Post by: jranita on September 12, 2005, 02:55:48 pm

I can't get to the boot> prompt.
My minicom settings are ok, the simpad doesn't answer to any keypress.

I will try to open the simpad and disconnect the battery.

Title: Bootloader Problem
Post by: jranita on February 14, 2006, 04:02:38 pm

Tonight I finally had some free time so I opened the Simpad, diconnected the battery, shorted the battery connector pins (as in https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13497) (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=13497)) but still the same output:

dram_sizes[0]=04000000
dram_sizes[1]=FFFFFFFF
SDRAM size: 0x04000000
 in megs: 64M
>> Compaq OHH BootLoader, Rev 2-21-13 [BIG_KERNEL] [MD5] [MONO]
>> 04-11-20_15:58
>> Last link date: Sat Nov 20 15:58:14 GMT 2004
>> Contact: bootldr@handhelds.org

Cpu company: INTEL
Cpu Architecture: StrongArm
Cpu Part: SA1110
processor ID: 6901B118
>> © 2000-2001 Compaq Computer Corporation, provided with NO WARRANTY under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
>> See http://www.handhelds.org/bootldr/ (http://www.handhelds.org/bootldr/) for full license and sourcesPress Return 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
...........................Offset = 00A3307C
...........................
.....................................................Offset = 00A3307C
...........................
.....................................................Offset = 00A3307C
...........................
.........................................

forever



Is this a hardware problem? A JTAG solvable problem?