Bricked? - 5500 Refusing To Flash Correctly

[fred87]

Hi,

While running ipkg -d sd install something-i-don't-remember, the zaurus froze. Did soft reset, got OpenZaurus logo with flashing cursor. No improvement after hard reset.

I've tried reflashing with same images and CF card I've used before, and with both newer and older versions of OpenZaurus (every version on the download pages), and the Sharp OSPack ROM.

After using Full reset + C & D ospack flashing method, it's replaced the openzaurus logo + flashing cursor with Sharp splash screen + flashing cursor. With all the images (including this ospack), both lights go on for around an hour, then they start flashing.

The diagnostic menu says the flash has bad checksum.

Any ideas?

[TRIsoft]

Fred,

not much ideas, but you could try the following:

Look for another Rom (other version or language) and try
to flash this. If this works fine, you may give the actual Rom
a second try.

We had some funny issues with the 2.38G version here.
Some Zauri refused to get re-flashed with these version. But
if we gave them a real old and English Rom first (2.14), they
booted fine and accepted the 2.38G without problems.

///TRIsoft

Marc Stephan

[Greg2]

After using Full reset + C & D ospack flashing method, it's replaced the openzaurus logo + flashing cursor with Sharp splash screen + flashing cursor. With all the images (including this ospack), both lights go on for around an hour, then they start flashing.

I would reformat the CF-card with FAT16 to be sure that it's file system is not corrupted, and check your spelling of ospack... should be Ospack?

Greg

[fred87]

Tried reformatting, Ospack is capitalised correctly. Will shortly try an older sharp rom

[fred87]

nope, no luck

[craigtyson]

Have you tried flashing through the cradle ?

[AV4TAr]

After using Full reset + C & D ospack flashing method, it's replaced the openzaurus logo + flashing cursor with Sharp splash screen + flashing cursor. With all the images (including this ospack), both lights go on for around an hour, then they start flashing.
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fred87, did you make it work.

My sl5600 is also bricked!!!... y tried full reset +C&D but the mail an battery lights blinks!!!..

Ive tried using a CF, and SD with different ROMs but it didnt work

I can access the Maintenance Menu, but after i clic update / Yes... the screen goes black (turn off) and nothing happends..

anyone.. HELP!!!

[lardman]

Try a overwriting the NAND with a backup - this has happened to my C750 before.

I used the instructions here, but there's no backup of the 5600: http://pocketworkstation.org/files/recover...ash-recover.txt


Si