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Title: Installation On C1000
Post by: theb on June 08, 2006, 02:15:28 pm
I've searched and didn't really come up with anything.

I read on the pdaxrom site that I needed 3 files - initrd.bin tools.tar updater.sh.  I downloaded the rom but don't see these files.  I have about 5 files but none are any of these 3.

Do I just use the 5 but follow the same method?
Title: Installation On C1000
Post by: InSearchOf on June 08, 2006, 02:28:42 pm
the additional 2 are the MD5 sums of 2 of the files in that package
Don't mind those files...

This is the other file you need
http://mail.pdaxrom.org/download/1.1.0beta...ita-current.zip (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/download/1.1.0beta4/Zaurus-Cxx00/pdaXrom-1.1.0beta4-Kathrin-u-boot-akita-current.zip)
Title: Installation On C1000
Post by: theb on June 08, 2006, 02:34:10 pm
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the additional 2 are the MD5 sums of 2 of the files in that package
Don't mind those files...

This is the other file you need
http://mail.pdaxrom.org/download/1.1.0beta...ita-current.zip (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/download/1.1.0beta4/Zaurus-Cxx00/pdaXrom-1.1.0beta4-Kathrin-u-boot-akita-current.zip)
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These are the files that I have so far, I know I probably don't need all of them but I'm just listing them:


u-boot.bin
emergenc.img
emergenc.img.md5sum
u-boot.bin.md5sum
updater.pro
kernel.img
rootfs.img
kernel.img.md5sum
rootfs.img.md5sum
autoboot.sh

Which files do I need on the SD card to reflash it?

Sorry for the questions but I don't want to brick my new c1000,

Thanks a bunch
Title: Installation On C1000
Post by: Glaive on June 08, 2006, 03:25:19 pm
These are the files for the latest beta4 of pdaxrom. Instructions can be found here:
http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/78 (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/78)
Title: Installation On C1000
Post by: theb on June 08, 2006, 05:48:50 pm
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These are the files for the latest beta4 of pdaxrom. Instructions can be found here:
http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/78 (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/78)
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I want to use the old bootloader, is there one?  Step 7 of that process is kinda of vague cuz its just tells me to hold down menu (d + M) and it dosent do anything.
Title: Installation On C1000
Post by: loji on June 08, 2006, 10:01:56 pm
I just got a new C1000 as well ... and I chose to go with the beta 3 for now  -- untill I learn the quirks of this distro.

beta 3 keeps the normal bootloader - so you don't need to overwrite it with U-boot.  and most of it's bugs are documented and easy to fix.

To flash beta 3 you only need 3 files on a SD or CF ->

updater.sh
initrd
tools

They are all tared together as one file when you download it - use winrar or utar to extract them and just copy to a SD card

http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/42 (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/42)

 
Then Hold down the [OK] button while you power on the unit -> full instructions can be found in the wiki here ->

http://mail.pdaxrom.org/docs/installation/quickguide (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/docs/installation/quickguide)


I suggest making the root partition larger than the default 58MB - to do so you need to fix the loader 64MB limit - instructions are in the ... well .. intructions

something I noticed that gave me problems last week is that feed addresses are case sensitive... make sure you enter it exactly as it looks.     Goodluck
Title: Installation On C1000
Post by: theb on June 09, 2006, 01:43:28 am
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I just got a new C1000 as well ... and I chose to go with the beta 3 for now  -- untill I learn the quirks of this distro.

beta 3 keeps the normal bootloader - so you don't need to overwrite it with U-boot.  and most of it's bugs are documented and easy to fix.

To flash beta 3 you only need 3 files on a SD or CF ->

updater.sh
initrd
tools

They are all tared together as one file when you download it - use winrar or utar to extract them and just copy to a SD card

http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/42 (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/42)

 
Then Hold down the [OK] button while you power on the unit -> full instructions can be found in the wiki here ->

http://mail.pdaxrom.org/docs/installation/quickguide (http://mail.pdaxrom.org/docs/installation/quickguide)


I suggest making the root partition larger than the default 58MB - to do so you need to fix the loader 64MB limit - instructions are in the ... well .. intructions

something I noticed that gave me problems last week is that feed addresses are case sensitive... make sure you enter it exactly as it looks.     Goodluck
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thanks loji,

i wasnt aware that te newest rom had a differet bootloader and now that re-read everything a couple of times it makes sense.  

ill try the beta 3.

thanks again everyone