I'm going to wipe it and try from scratch.
Maybe something is left over from the pdaxii13 install on internal microdrive even though I flashed the correct kernel on the nand?
I don't know. It would be a tremendous service to me and others if someone could help a semi-novice go about installing this. I tried on the SD, I'd prefer to go onto the internal microdrive. Following is what I would try next, maybe someone can point out my failure before I waste more hours:
Would it work or be a good idea if I:
• first used the pdaxii13 installer to format and size the partitions correctly? (haven't tried this yet - is there another easy way to set up and partition the drive the right way? I saw the other thread about partitioning for Andromeda that ipenido started, but it's a bit advanced for me. From what I can tell, I should be starting from a completely blank zaurus with no terminal/shell available to type the commands)
• Then, use the emergency menu by holding down OK, select option 4, then CF
• On the CF I have all the files from the andromeda.zip and would rename zImage-debian.bin.hda1 to just zImage-debian.bin
• I will have no SD in during install. I will choose the HDA1 method. Hopefully I won't get any errors (I did at this point previously)
• I will go hiking, watch 6 consecutive Seinfeld episodes, or somehow otherwise spend the next few hours
• Upon my return, it has rebooted, I login as root with no password, I don't know what exact lines to type at this point
I would love to have this working, especially before the holiday.
I hope to one day contribute in some way to this scene other than asking for help. Thanks for your time and all the great work.
James