I'm still having some issues with the .jffs2 files from the Narcisuss builder. I've tried just about every possible combination (udev, mdev,kernel) to try to get the latest build flashed to my hx4700. It seems no matter what OS or browser (tried Linux and Windows OS/Browsers)I'm using the link to download the jffs2 seems to try to read the .jffs2 instead of downloading it. When I right click and save it seems to work but on the install the process stops on the reboot after a "successful" flash. The error I get back from the terminal is
8.270000] CLEANMARKER node found at 0x01da0000, not first node in block (0) *(my understanding (after googling) of this error is that the pagesize is not correctly configured in the mkfs.jffs2)* [ 8.470000] VFS: Mounted root (jffs2 filesystem). [ 8.470000] Freeing init memory: 96K [ 132.230000] NET: Registered protocol family 10 The iPAQ seems to hang from there. As suggested below by Collin I may have to try the kexecboot avenue but I'm not sure what the process is (files required and an overview of steps etc. I couldn't find anything referencing the hx4700 specifically for this process). I realize that some of these questions may seem simple but any suggestions would be appreciated. On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 4:17 PM, Mike Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Found the option button, it wasn't showing up in IE, but once I used > Firefox there it was! > > On Friday, August 13, 2010, Mike Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > Collin, Thanks for the reply. I looking at the Narcisuss page now and i > don't see the radio button for the jffs option you mentioned. I'm only > looking to run a few things (Kismet, and GPS) on this so flash size > shouldn't be an issue. I'll look at the kexecboot kernel option. > > > > I have the v1.2.3 bootloader installed, and the 2007-12 release worked > very well, until it was upgraded :-). > > Cheers > > Mike > > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:09 AM, Collin Rickford <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I believe that the jffs2 images you can build with Narcissus > > work fine with sdg. You just have to select the 'advanced' option > > then the jffs2 radio button when you build it. When I did this, > > I found that my hx4700's 128mb of flash wasn't enough for all the > > applications I wanted so I never installed that build. Instead I > > flashed the kexecboot kernel with sdg, then booted the rootfs from > > an sd card. > > > > What version of the sdg bootloader are you using? > > If I remember correctly, v1.2.1 has power management issues under > angstrom. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike Smith wrote: > > > >>Good day, > >>I'm in the process of revisiting a Linux distro on the hx4700. I've > >>previously installed Familiar on it and it definitely a learning process. > >>I've recently installed (a few times) the 2007-12 image that is on the > site. > >>I realize that this is no longer supported but it was the simplest > solution > >>given that I had the SDG bootloader already installed. Once the image is > >>upgraded it won't boot. I saw a thread on this and the suggestion was to > not > >>upgrade anything more than required. Not really an option due to the fact > >>I'd like to start installing some of the newer programs/applications > >>available for the Angstrom distro. I also realize that you can use the > image > >>builder to build more up-to-date versions. > >>My question is this, is there and easy was to convert the more up-to-date > >>images to the jffs format used by the bootloader? I've taken a look > online > >>and through the wiki and couldn't find anything. > >>I'm not quite sure how to proceed, any suggestions/advice would be > >>appreciated. > >> > >>Thanks > >>Mike > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Angstrom-distro-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ Angstrom-distro-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users
