Author Topic: Help Installing Open Zaurus (Read 5222 times)

demoncrawler · « **on:** February 04, 2005, 02:26:43 pm »

hello all
firstly let me introduce myself
am demoncrawler and need help installing openzaurus
have a 512mb cf sandisk card and fat 16 formatted
put initrd.bin and zImage on it and flash the Z
both lights come on and stay on
i know the card is good cause i can flash tkRom and orriginal sharp rom with out problems

can any one help please
thanks in advance

uberjoe · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2005, 02:57:33 pm »

I would try re-formatting your memcard and re-downloading initrd.bin and zImage files and flash again. A fresh format and fresh files often work for me when a flash fails.

demoncrawler · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2005, 03:02:06 pm »

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I would try re-formatting your memcard and re-downloading initrd.bin and zImage files and flash again. A fresh format and fresh files often work for me when a flash fails.
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Thanks
have tried that
just a question
am very new to the Z
zImage ius a text file or a file like initrd
thanks man

MrSquishy · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2005, 03:25:43 pm »

Are you using the "stock" 3.5.2? Or Hentges?

Stock you just rename the files to initrd.bin and zImage
For Hentges, you have to untar them.

Did you sync your CF card after the transfer?

Teletubbie · « **Reply #4 on:** February 04, 2005, 05:30:07 pm »

Hi,
zImage ist NOT a text file, it is the kernel. Windows adds automatically the txt extension, because it hast no file extension. Just delete the extensen. Some windows versions hide text extensions.
Cheers,
Sam

demoncrawler · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2005, 03:00:35 am »

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Are you using the "stock" 3.5.2? Or Hentges?

Stock you just rename the files to initrd.bin and zImage
For Hentges, you have to untar them.

Did you sync your CF card after the transfer?
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Hey mr squishy
i am using the 3.5.2 files
i downloaded them from the openzaurus homepage and then sent them to my cf card
hentages i dont know anything bout them
i simply copy the files to the card
i dont have them synced to me computer
just a simple file transfer

thanks for the info

demoncrawler · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2005, 03:03:53 am »

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Hi,
zImage ist NOT a text file, it is the kernel. Windows adds automatically the txt extension, because it hast no file extension. Just delete the extensen. Some windows versions hide text extensions.
Cheers,
Sam
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hey teletubbie
i seen a post somewhere bout the auto file extension and i undid that option
then i transfered the files to my cf card and flashed as normal
and nothin
i waited more than an hour and had to reverse back to my tkrom from the kompany
what i did notice this time is that it work a documents file on the cf card so it appears to be doing sometghing
anymore help would be very welcome
thanking u al for the responses

demoncrawler

ben · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2005, 05:16:09 am »

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hello all
firstly let me introduce myself
am demoncrawler and need help installing openzaurus
have a 512mb cf sandisk card and fat 16 formatted
put initrd.bin and zImage on it and flash the Z
both lights come on and stay on
i know the card is good cause i can flash tkRom and orriginal sharp rom with out problems

can any one help please
thanks in advance
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hi
if boths lights go on and stay on, the flash is doing ok, rigth?
so did you think on taking out the cf-card after flashing (thats when both lights go out, after 3mins maybe) press reset and then tried to start up?
taking out the cf-card is crucial for it to work, but its not mentioned in the install-guid only somewhere in the faq
i had the same problem for like a week....

demoncrawler · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2005, 05:23:44 am »

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hello all
firstly let me introduce myself
am demoncrawler and need help installing openzaurus
have a 512mb cf sandisk card and fat 16 formatted
put initrd.bin and zImage on it and flash the Z
both lights come on and stay on
i know the card is good cause i can flash tkRom and orriginal sharp rom with out problems

can any one help please
thanks in advance
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hi
if boths lights go on and stay on, the flash is doing ok, rigth?
so did you think on taking out the cf-card after flashing (thats when both lights go out, after 3mins maybe) press reset and then tried to start up?
taking out the cf-card is crucial for it to work, but its not mentioned in the install-guid only somewhere in the faq
i had the same problem for like a week....
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ben
the problem i have is that the lights never go out
they stay on and nothing happens
i read somewhere bout taking out the cf card
its quite logical
after all its like a botable cd rom with the initrd file + zimage on it
i never reach the part where the lights go out
anyone else have this prob
thanks to all for the replys
demoncrawler

lardman · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2005, 05:46:31 am »

Um, which machine do you have... I presume it's a 5500/5000D?

Check the md5sums of the files before you flash.

Si

demoncrawler · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2005, 06:21:27 am »

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Um, which machine do you have... I presume it's a 5500/5000D?

Check the md5sums of the files before you flash.

Si
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Hey lardman
thanks for the info
still doesnt work
md5sums are ok
i have a sl5500S
does that info help
could it just b a corrupt download
at the moment i have the kompany rom and i want to chane to openzurus cause they say my cf(sandisk wcf card) works without any prodding in the system
the card just wont work with the kompany rom
dont understand why
thanks for and more info u can possible give

demoncrawler

Teletubbie · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2005, 08:29:28 am »

Well, sometimes flash crashes happen. I had it a couple of time and had to flash again. Maybe this happened to you. I am a tester since I have a second zaurus. I flashed hundred of times, so it is nothing really to be worried about.
If you have a SD Card, try this rom:
http://www.hentges.net/misc/openzaurus/oz3...opie1.1.7.shtml
It installs all the apps (including compat-libs) you can see below autmatically after flash to your SD card:
http://www.hentges.net/misc/zaurus_look.shtml
Cheers,
Sam

demoncrawler · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2005, 09:00:14 am »

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Well, sometimes flash crashes happen. I had it a couple of time and had to flash again. Maybe this happened to you. I am a tester since I have a second zaurus. I flashed hundred of times, so it is nothing really to be worried about.
If you have a SD Card, try this rom:
http://www.hentges.net/misc/openzaurus/oz3...opie1.1.7.shtml
It installs all the apps (including compat-libs) you can see below autmatically after flash to your SD card:
http://www.hentges.net/misc/zaurus_look.shtml
Cheers,
Sam
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hey there teleubbie
will try that now and report back to u
if i cant get it to work i will just stay witk tk rom and try like mad to get the sandisk wcf card
thanks man
chat later
demoncrawler

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