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Sharp ROMs / NAND bounty for pxa255

« on: October 05, 2004, 03:14:16 pm »

stormer saved the day, and my Zaurus. For now I have his two pxa255 5600 NAND backups. One is an Opie NAND the other a QPE NAND. Until we can post these to the downloads section, if anyone needs or would like a copy just let me know and I'll get the FTP server up for download availability.

Thanks again, stormer!

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Sharp ROMs / NAND bounty for pxa255

« on: October 04, 2004, 03:19:16 pm »

To get out of the Service menu, press the reset button and flip switch back to Normal Operation.

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Sharp ROMs / NAND bounty for pxa255

« on: October 04, 2004, 02:36:25 pm »

stormer, you're a life-saver.

Because Offroadgeek has said that he'll put the file in the downloads section, you may want to create two backups. The first backup to maintain all of your current contact info, etc. After that format and then create the NAND backup for posting. That way the NAND backup is clean.

To create a NAND backup:

Hold down "d" and "m" while pressing reset (battery switch in Replace position). This brings up the Service menu. Use the direction pad to go right three times, this is Service menu 4/4. Menu item 2 is NAND Flash Backup. This will create a SYST5600.DBK file on your CF. Press Okay. File is shown on the screen.

To restore a NAND backup:
Same procedure as above, selecting menu item 3 instead of two.
Offroadgeek has said that he'd place the file into the downloads section, so you can contact him about how to do that. Or I can put up an FTP server later when I get home.

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Sharp ROMs / NAND bounty for pxa255

« on: October 03, 2004, 10:28:21 am »

Yes, agreed. Once I do get the NAND I'd format right away. I'm desperate to get this working soon, so my offer for compensation still stands.

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Sharp ROMs / NAND bounty for pxa255

« on: October 02, 2004, 11:54:47 pm »

I have utterly hosed my 5600. My last resort is to acquire a NAND backup from some other 5600 pxa255 user or send it to Sharp and pay them lots of money. I need to have this unit working as soon as possible and may be willing to pay someone for a NAND backup that will resurrect my 5600. It must be the pxa255 model, and preferably running OZ/Opie. Ideally it'd be nice to have these (NANDs)available in the downloads section for anyone else that may need the same...

If you're interested in providing me a NAND please contact me or reply here to negotiate terms (if applicable).

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5x00 General discussions / toasted 5600 flash

« on: September 30, 2004, 10:43:09 am »

Downloaded the 1.38 ROM off of Sharp's site and attempted to flash it with the same results. As soon as I confirm the Update the unit appears to power down. It really appears to be a brick.

Using a pcmcia adapter for CF transfers. Maybe I'll find a Windows box to try flashing via USB. So if that doesn't work, am I out my $300?

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5x00 General discussions / toasted 5600 flash

« on: September 29, 2004, 11:29:02 pm »

I tried to flash OZ 3.5.1 onto my 5600 earlier today. I must have done something wrong. The flash appeared to be successful because the status indicated it worked 100%. Then I went back to the maintenance menu to format. When I pressed it and confirmed the selection the screen went blank. Now nothing works. I have tried re-flashing from the maintenance menu but I get the same behavior: after I confirm the selection the screen blanks and nothing happens. Can't even power it on. Am I hosed?