Edwin, You're correct: Indeed I was running a kernel with GPIO removed.
And yes, the jumper method did it's job. Thx ! --- In [email protected], Edwin van den Oetelaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > joepie_69 wrote: > > I'm trying to upgrade my foxboard but it always fails with the output > > as shown below. I'm running a 2.6 kernel with glibc. > > Anybody an idea? > > > > Preparing system for upgrade ... > [snip] > > Error: script failed. > > The system upgrade failed. > > The unit will now reboot. > > To continue, please connect to the unit again. > > There may be a short delay before the new connection is accepted. > > This connection will now close. > > Yes It happend to me too. > What happens is that the script that does the actual upgrade has a > dependency on the GPIO drivers (for setting LED on/of). > If you have no GPIO active on the kernel that is currently on the board > you will get this message. > > You can still flash the board using 'The Jumper' (tm) method. > (you know : flashit / flashitall scripts) > So it is not lost. > > Good luck, > Edwin van den Oetelaar >
