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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Pdaxrom For C3000 (based On Beta1/beta3)

« on: November 23, 2006, 10:35:08 am »

found a problem. with the tetsu kernel, the internal microdrive does not get corrupted, but you cannot mount an external cf card
updated the old initrd file and booted the old c3000 beta2, and you can mount external cf cards fine

maybe I will release both, the updated initrd from the c3000 beta2 using the pdaXrom beta1 kernel, and the new initrd which uses the tetsu kernel...

need more testing ;(
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thanks for your update- I suggest you just upload the whole set, perhaps we can chip in with our beta tests and try to suggest solutions...

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Pdaxrom B3 For C3000

« on: November 17, 2006, 04:58:19 pm »

Dear Mr Meanie

Personally, I'm only interesed in using this to install beta3 so as long as that works well then I'll be overjoyed!

My Z is in a state of flux at the mo and I have to perform an extended recovery op to go back to cacko which I try to avoid but that's what I might have to do if a release of this installer is weeks away.

Meanie- are you planning on making some kind of release of the b3 installer in the next day or two or could we be waiting a while yet? Seeing as I'm so keen I can act as a tester if you want?

Thanks!

dan
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same here, can't wait to get my hands on Pdaxrom...please let us know if we can beta test anything!

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Pdaxrom B3 For C3000

« on: November 16, 2006, 07:52:20 pm »

a question and a comment
tetsu kernel?  did you recompile for softfloat?  I was just glancing over this thread and the Tetsu&pdaxrom combo caught my eye
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You don't need to recompile the kernel for softfloat, since softfloat is a userspace thing.
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Yep, as koen says, it is not necessary to recompile. that's why pdaXrom has two toolchains, gcc 2.95 for the kernel and gcc 3.4.x for the apps.
I chose Tetsu kernel since it is the fastest one for 2.4.20 and has all the latest patches. This way, I can just reflash the kernel whenever Tetsu upgrades his kernel build. The previous beta had a custom kernel afaik because it was using an old shrink down oz initrd as the boot image and required a custom kernel for that image. With my initrd which I ripped from the emergency boot image, I can just use Tetsu's special kernel and not worry about applying kernel patches and doubling effort in building and maintaining my own kernel build.
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sounds very very promising Meanie, thanks a lot for all this! Can't wait to fit pdaXrom back into my C3000

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Beta 1.10r121 Booting On C3000

« on: September 26, 2006, 04:36:21 am »

This worked  I have the new pdaxrom beta 1.1.0r121 booting on my C3000.

Steps to make this work:
1. download the new release and mount the root image so you can rip it out

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modprobe mtdram total_size=65535 (could this be the issue?)
modprobe mtdblock
modprobe jffs2
dd if=initrd.bin of=/dev/mtdblock0
mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock0 /mymountpoint
cd /mymountpoint
2. tar cvvzf PathUncompressedTo hdimage1.tgz

3. replace hdimage1.tgz in the current oz install with the new one of pdaxrom.

Bugs that i've seen so far are:
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suspending the first time will work, after that trying apm --suspend says device is busy.

the pc card util is looking at slot 0, which is the microdrive, not slot 1 which is for addin cards.

cardctl is called pccardctl, this may be pcmcia-utils related though and i just never noticed it before.

Ejecting an sd card with the taskbar app and then putting in a new card, the new card can not be mounted or accessed, works fine on bootup though.

I'm using a stowaway folding usb keyboard with it that functions perfectly, and my prism2 card loads hostapdrivers without problems, scanning is not supported though, at least for my card.

I still am using the OZ kernel here, because it boots from the hd, i plan on pulling down the pdaxrom patches and recompiling 2.6.16 with them but telling it to boot from the microdrive.




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I'm trying to pull the files out of rootfs.img so i can create a hdimage.tgz and use the oz installer to install pdaxrom to my c3000. I can't get root.img to mount though, and don't know what fs type it was made with to specify it.

currently i'm trying to mount it with

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mount -o loop -t jffs2 rootfs.img /mnt/img
I have my kernel module for jffs2 loaded.

if there is a developer centric post related to how pdaxrom is put together a link to that would be great, i haven't really looked at pdxrom x86, so i could be missing something there, any leads to where to start would be appriciated.


that was in this post https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=15697
thanks for pointing me where to search
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great...I will try it myself later and report any bugs.
Let's make this the starting point of a concerted C3000 porting effort, we will all benefit from it. I would like to invite Meanie and others wishing to port 121 to the C3000 to join in too!

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / C3000 Completely Dead After Uboot Flash

« on: September 25, 2006, 03:17:29 am »

The same thing happened to me after i flashed the new install, i let it sit unplugged though for like 10 min and then held D+M plugged it in and let go, then the diagnostic menu came back up and i was able to flash back to the original bootloader i had saved. No idea why i couldn't access it after the flash though, i've used it many times though and i know i wasn't pushing the wrong combination.

after i used the builting updater to install uboot my power and hd lights didn't come on either, so don't be discouraged, i was paranoid my c3000 was dead for a good 10-15 minutes, its back and kicking now with the same beta1 i've been stuck with for the last 8 months or so. =(
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yep, same here. Luckily I was able to flash back to the dbk I downloaded from conics.net -- I suggest you try the latest OpenZaurus 3.5.4.1, GPE has many things you might need off PdaXrom beta 1 and suspend etc. are far more stable.
As for 121 on the C3000, it seems an absolute no-go for C3000 at the moment. I suggest that sash or laze change the Cxx00 label, as far as spitz is concerned, it's not really working...

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / C3000 Completely Dead After Uboot Flash

« on: September 24, 2006, 01:15:04 pm »

Use [FN] + [D] + [M] for DIAG Menu

Late
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could you please give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I tried in all ways I knew, but the unit is still dead...did installing the uboot wipe off the Diag menu too?
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You need install new uBOOT for SL-Cxx00
- Remove battery
- Put SD with uBOOT install files
- Hold C+D and plug power
- Wait green and yellow lights turn off and remove power and SD/card

- Put a SD card with new pdaXrom install files
- Now Hold (OK) and plug power, wait about +/-20 seconds, the emergency system goes UP
- On question say "y" (YES)
- Now wait for install

- After finish, remove power, put battery
- Hold Power Buttom for 20 seconds +/- and pdaXrom goes start

<b>Note:</b>
if emergency system not loads try manual install see uBOOT
[a href=\"http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/106]http://mail.pdaxrom.org/node/106[/url] ...

You cant die you SL-C3000 with uBOOT install...  
take my ICQ 16803911 and my MSN anunakinATmsnDOTcom
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thanks to both of you...I followed InSearchOf's instructions carefully, but to no avail - the C3000 is still pretty much dead. The power LED doesn't light up either when battery and power are both in...should I keep the battery out for a night or so? Anything else I might do?
PS Anunakin: I added you to my MSN, hopefully we can chat!

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / C3000 Completely Dead After Uboot Flash

« on: September 24, 2006, 09:04:14 am »

Use [FN] + [D] + [M] for DIAG Menu

Late
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could you please give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I tried in all ways I knew, but the unit is still dead...did installing the uboot wipe off the Diag menu too?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / C3000 Completely Dead After Uboot Flash

« on: September 24, 2006, 06:22:23 am »

Hello.,
           after recieving some encouraging feedback on the pdaxrom blog, I tried to flash the new UBoot system on my C3000. Flashing went fine with NO errors, however the unit went dead after the reboot - can't even access the diagnostics menu, although I am not sure I am accessing it correctly....does anyone have any suggestions, or is the unit totally dead?
many thanks

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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Minimo On C3000-oz 3.5.4.1

« on: September 21, 2006, 05:50:23 am »

Hi to all,
             apologies if this has been answered before, I am trying to install Minimo on my C3000, GPE OZ 3.5.4.1 Should I just install the one in the 3.5.3 feed (with force depends) or is there a better one available?
Many thanks!

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / 1.1.0r121 Is Out!

« on: September 21, 2006, 05:23:39 am »

Any C3000 owner had the balls to try installing this yet to see if its possible?

Anyone tried mplayer or can report on the state of the cxx00 video driver?
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I'm on the same boat too...am willing to beta test the release on my C3000 if the developers have nothing against it...is there any serious risk to flashing C3000 with this new beta?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Tarball Of Beta4

« on: September 19, 2006, 09:45:44 am »

Does anyone have a tarball of a beta4 install available that I can use? I want to attempt to use it under altboot but I need the beta4 files. The install files contain rootfs.img and kernel.img but that is in jffs2 and ppcboot format respectively. I could probably build it myself if I had a PC to run the Builder but at the moment I just have my 2 Zauri to work with so any help would be appreciated.
I am getting sick of OZ since it has too many flaws in areas where there should not be any...
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would that be a way to run Pdaxrom Beta 4 on the C3000? I am too weary of OZ's many bugs, Opie works fine but doesn't have the apps I need, Gpe is far too experimental...

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Sharp ROMs / Hdd2 Errror After Installing Cacko From Pdaxrom

« on: August 25, 2006, 06:38:44 am »

Hi to all.
             I had Pdaxrom Beta 2 for C3000 installed with a single 4 GB partition on my C3000's hardrive. Today I proceeded to install Cacko Beta 1 as per instructions. Flashing went fine, however once cacko starts to boot I get stuck on the HDD2 Errror!! with blinking HDD light. I guess the installer did not format the single 4GB back to the stock Sharp partitions. Could anyone shed light on how to come out of the problem?
many thanks!

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Pdaxrom Beta4 For C3000

« on: August 11, 2006, 02:51:19 pm »

might want to have a look at this:
http://www.piro.hopto.org/~piro/pukiwiki/p...1%A1C3000%5D%5D

it appears that this boot loader is based on the latest 2.6.x kernel and is able to chain boot 2.4 and 2.6 systems...
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thanks for that, but it's a bit cryptic...does this mean we now have a straightforward way to install Beta 4 on out C3000s?

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Pdaxrom For C3000 Beta2

« on: January 28, 2006, 07:48:22 am »

I dont exactly understand what you are trying to achieve ... are you still trying to dual boot ? if so, maybe you could PM me and tell me what problems you had the first time
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no, I want to wipe everything away and keep only the Pdaxrom. The only change to my original configuration is that I had formatted hda3 to EXT2 to be able to dual boot. But I want to remove that and have a nice new installation of c3000b2. So, do I need to do anything before proceeding with your instructions?
thanks

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Zaurus - pdaXrom / Pdaxrom For C3000 Beta2

« on: January 28, 2006, 07:02:45 am »

the installer won't restore the original content of HD ... btw I have the project of producing an updater script which will be able to restore a c3000 to factory state (would just be a matter of producing another hdimage.tgz with original hdd content) ... btw, such a file can be found using the search feature for a topic about c3000 restore from scratch, with instructions on how to use it

btw, after resizing the partitions to default, you could also use directly the cacko installer which will restore hdd content with it's own , or, if you wanted to install my pdaxrom beta, just continue with my installer, extracting only the first tgz file to your CF root
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thanks for the reply. Can I just format the ext2 back to FAT32 in cacko and carry on with your instructions? or is there more to it? please provide me with the necessary command if i only need to do that...