collie and kernel from 3.5.3 upgrades

[samac]

Just upgraded by downloading the zImage for collie 64-0 version in upgrades.

renamed it and copied it to my cf card, and used the opie image from the 5000/5500 folder.

Flash seemed to go OK but now I have a big red WARNING

You are running the wrong kernel

You are running ` 2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix- `
I expect ` 2.4.18-rmk7-pxa3-embedix-3.5.3 `

Running this combination is not supported

I will sleep for 1 minute now. Use this chance to reboot the device and flash the proper kernel now!

Any thoughts?

Samac

PS I tried reflashing a second time with the same result, now going back to the original 3.5.3 64-0 zImage.

[lardman]

This is a warning to ensure that those flashing to the ROM in the first place make sure they get the right kernel.

You can safely ignore it (as you know you've flashed a different kernel). To remove the warning, you need to remove/rename a script in /etc/init.d/ (checkver something like that - no Z to hand atm I'm afraid).


Si

[samac]

To remove the warning, you need to remove/rename a script in /etc/init.d/ (checkver something like that - no Z to hand atm I'm afraid).

OK but how would you do that when the Z will not go passed the sleep message.

samac

[marcan]

To remove the warning, you need to remove/rename a script in /etc/init.d/ (checkver something like that - no Z to hand atm I'm afraid).

OK but how would you do that when the Z will not go passed the sleep message.

samac
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works fine for me, after a minute or two it continues booting.

[TimW]

Not for me. Gets stuck forever after the "Please wait while booting..." message (which takes about a minute to come up).

[Greg2]

To remove the warning, you need to remove/rename a script in /etc/init.d/ (checkver something like that - no Z to hand atm I'm afraid).

OK but how would you do that when the Z will not go passed the sleep message.

Have you given it enough time to pass the sleep message?

I just flashed this new kernel with the 'checkversion' script in place... after a minute (no more) it continued to boot as normal.

I'm not sure why you and TimW are having problems, but I thought I would post that it works fine for me... and it fixes the arrow button problems.

Edit: This kernel has also fixed the on/off button issue that many were experiencing... I wanted to wait at least one hour with the unit off to be sure.

Thanks Hrw!

Greg

[TimW]

I'm using Daniel Steen's rboot stuff. Maybe that has something to do with it?

I'm using the 32-0 image for my SL5000D.

(And yes, I did give it enough time - as I said I get the "Please wait while booting..." after the sleep but then no more even after leaving it for 10 minutes).

[samac]

Just a base install of OZ 3.5.3 opie 1.2, flashed fine, but wouldn't go passed the now booting message after sleeping for 60 seconds.

Perhaps you can detail how you flashed your new kernel, and then we can see if we did anything wrong.

Is there a special technique when you are upgrading the kernel, e.g. I didn't know that you could flash without the initrd.bin and therefore leave your current installation and modifications intact.

Of course I found this out after a complete fresh install !!!!  

samac

[Greg2]

I'm using Daniel Steen's rboot stuff. Maybe that has something to do with it?

That could be it. I'm using CoreDump's boot manager, and that still pops up before the checkversion script is used.

Greg

[Greg2]

Is there a special technique when you are upgrading the kernel, e.g. I didn't know that you could flash without the initrd.bin and therefore leave your current installation and modifications intact.

You use the same technique... but 'only' place the 'zImage' on your CF-card.

Greg

[samac]

Is there a special technique when you are upgrading the kernel, e.g. I didn't know that you could flash without the initrd.bin and therefore leave your current installation and modifications intact.

You use the same technique... but 'only' place the 'zImage' on your CF-card.

Greg
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That's exactly what I did, on top of a clean install of 3.5.3.

So....... Why did it not work hmmmmm!!!

samac

[samac]

Hi HRW

I just downloaded the new kernel from upgrades to my PC, renamed the file to bzImage, copied it to my CF card and then flashed my SL5500.

The boot froze at Please Wait: booting ...
(calender-c)
The boot froze at Configuring network interfaces ...
(calender-c)
Black screen, no reponses, had to reset with rear switch.

Go up 6 lines.

samac

[TimW]

The boot froze at Please Wait: booting ...
(calender-c)
The boot froze at Configuring network interfaces ...
(calender-c)
Black screen, no reponses, had to reset with rear switch.

Go up 6 lines.
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Same here except that I got all the way into opie after the second (calender-c) only to get the freeze when suspending.

[lardman]

renamed the file to bzImage

Wrong name. It should be called 'zImage'

Check that the flash did actually occur (like the lights were on for about 30sec)


Si

[llarensj]

er um...
I do the upgrade and the boot keeps in 'Configuring update modules' for more than 10 minutes, so i concluded that it freezed, so I repited the flash procedure and it freezed again.

I have a zaurus sl5500

Using this files to flash:
opie-image-collie-20050407173817.rootfs.jffs2
zImage-collie-32-32-r21.bin
of course, after renamig it to initrd.bin and zImage