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Model Specific Forums => Sharp Zaurus => Zaurus - Hardware discussion => Topic started by: DiTBho on May 16, 2025, 09:13:34 am

Title: C3000 can't update when the microdrive is missing
Post by: DiTBho on May 16, 2025, 09:13:34 am

hi
I am developing my own bootloader, supporting
- C1000
- C3000

yesterday I prepared an SD card
- PC partition FAT16
- mkfs.fat

then I copied
- update.sh
- zImage <----- my application

I followed the instruction to enter the Sharp Menu.
As result:
- C1000 perfectly flashed, now it boots my bootloader
- C3000 says it can't update anything "because the microdrive is missing". No option.

I removed the microdrive because it was faulty, the C3K is designed to boot completely from the SD card. I still need to find and buy a replacement for the internal MD.

It's absurd that update.sh refuses to flash because the microdrive is missing ...

Any workarounds?