Author Topic: Install Oz On A Problematic C760 (Read 4174 times)

louigi600 · « **on:** July 30, 2006, 05:37:13 am »

I have a C760 that fails to boot and/or enter into the japanese flash update utility (probably dey to flash block errors).
The only thing that seems to be working is pdaXrom beta 4 (using the u-boot loader).
But once the u-boot loader is installed I can no longer enter the japanese flash utility anyway. Pressing OK at power on after reset produces only a boot to pdaXrom emergency system. I have attempted to get the updater.sh script running from there with no luck. I even decoced it but it fails anyway because the flash partitons do not match what the scripts expectse (how do you preformat flash before installing OZ ?).

How can I install OZ 3.5.4.1 on this PDA ?

Regards
David

lardman · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2006, 03:37:26 am »

Did you try a NAND restore of the Sharp image?

Si

louigi600 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2006, 05:25:38 am »

Doing a NAND restore (even after a full flash erase) says it's restored .... but then the only thing that the pda does is a nice black screen.
The only thing that I can currently install and boot is the pdaXrom 1.1.0beta4 with u-boot loader.
I would need a serial cable in order to do anything else whith u-boot ... anyone know where I can get one for a good price ?

I have done some investigation using tha extra menu .... and I have some bad blocks in flash.
I'v been told that the only way to put this wight is to have the flash replaced ... anyone had any such experience ?

Anyone have any other ideas less drastic than changing internal flash ?

Regards
David

InSearchOf · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2006, 03:25:04 pm »

Have you done a NAND Flash full Erase... then a NAND restore?

Greg2 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2006, 04:14:50 pm »

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I would need a serial cable in order to do anything else whith u-boot ... anyone know where I can get one for a good price ?

I just ordered one of these Friday for $9.95 USD to test new kernels and images... from here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00...6071350?ie=UTF8

louigi600 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2006, 09:33:33 am »

Greg2 ... do they ship to Italy at amazon.com ? (woops ... there's a nice link for shipping info Italy seams OK ... I'll concider buying one).

InSearchOf ... yes I did try that too but still no luck.

Regards
David Rao

Greg2 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 08, 2006, 09:53:04 am »

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Greg2 ... do they ship to Italy at amazon.com ? (woops ... there's a nice link for shipping info Italy seams OK ... I'll concider buying one).

It looks like they will 'not' ship electronics out of the US. See Product Restrictions:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/dis...0?nodeId=537804

Sorry

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