I just dd'd the rootfs.img over to my ext2 partition - the OS boots up fine, only the normal problems now, heh heh. Thanks for the help! I'll be back from a mini-vacation on Monday.
From: Ken Lyons - SplinterFL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 9:38 AM To: [email protected]; Kashif Shah Subject: Re: [Hx2000-port] RE: New to list - hx2795b Your using different files, diff boot/kernel, etc then -- the ones i have don't use rootfs, initrd, etc. Just a simple zImage, that jumps over to your existing ext2 partition for the rootfs. (like a normal computer boot) If you are using a different zImage, with rootfs, initd. then your root is inside that rootfs file (i.e. it ignores any EXT2 you have). -- Sort of like a LiveCD. It's great for when all you have is a FAT drive and nothing dedicated to linux, I just don't like it because it's harder to move files around when it's not running. -- I can pull my CF drive out, connected to my laptop and change any file on the EXT2 partition, copy over binarys and edit configs. It's very hard to mix and match zImages and boots configs, etc. Normally they are all setup as one set of files, as one working boot config. Now that you have a running linux, enjoy it and play around. Besure to make a backup of your VFAT files so you can experiment, but be able to restore them to a 'working state'. --For my preferances, I'll stick with a dedicated linux partition. Ken Kashif Shah wrote: It boots! I was able to log into GPE with the screen still shifted. To get it booting I had to use the 0.3.6-2 signed haret and then follow the rest of the hx2750 compilation instructions(default.txt using /dev/ram0 rather than /dev/hda2., zImage, initrd, and rootfs.img on my FAT partition of my PNY 256MB CF). Next step will be checking out what works. I'll have all weekend to play around with it. I'll check the kernel source and see what the screen code looks like, but that is for next week. From: Ken Lyons - SplinterFL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:36 PM To: Kashif Shah; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Hx2000-port] RE: New to list - hx2795b One issue with the kernel I use is that it doesn't recognize all media. If you are using CF default.txt root=/dev/hda2 (depending on how you partition your card) and for SD cards use: root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 (A few users have managed to use it on SD, I personally haven't been able to- I get read errors on my generic SD cards.) Besure you soft-reset windows if you can before running HaRET, it gives you better chances of it running. If you can use another system you can telnet in to the HaRET when the machine is on the same WiFi Lan to watch it preboot, and see WHERE it is getting stalled at. One of these days, I'll get more time and compile a new kernel, maybe fix the screen issue... but since it doesn't affect my unit, testing will be a pain. --at that point I'll be screaming for volunteers to see if anything works on fixing it. My 2 cents, Ken Kashif Shah wrote: Well, I tried using the kernel from Ken's site for the hx2495 and the kernel for the hx4100. Ken's kernel (v196) was able to proceed past the haret screen. It gave me the shifted screen issue and could not find the root device. I played with some different device names in default.txt, but had no success. The hx4100 kernel didn't get past the haret screen (go figure). I'll put in some more time on this tomorrow, then I'm off to Chicago for the weekend. Where will I be able to help on this project? I'm not capable of kernel coding, but I'm willing to put my time into learning if I have to. Next week I'm going to play around with OE and Familiar to get a solid grasp on what we're dealing with here. _____________________________________________________________ Hello, I'm new to the list - I've got a hx2795b that I'd love to have running linux. I'm about to start playing around with putting a kernel on my 256MB CF by PNY. I'll post results once I have something of substance. I'm not a coder, but I might be able to put some pieces together if I have to, we will see. If anyone else has gotten an image working on the hx2795b, then please let me know! If the project needs any hosting I can offer it up courtesy of my Dreamhost account. I'm looking forward to getting something working here. _____ _______________________________________________ Hx2000-port mailing list [email protected] https://www.handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/hx2000-port
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