bootldr hangs, no familiar for me?

Hi,
I have installed and verified the bootldr as described on
http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/v0.8.2/install/bootldr-activesync.html
.
If I understood correctly I have to use the serial install, as I have
the h5550 model. So, I tried this
http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/v0.8.2/install/install-serial.html
I hold down the joypad and push the reset button. Then, as the web
page predicts,

"For H5xxx: When the iPAQ buzzes, release the joypad. The screen will
not change from whatever was previously displayed (blank, PocketPC,
etc)"
I do push the calendar button after this (I also tried all the other
buttons, and tried taking the battery away for a while and putting it
back, and restarting the PPC again)

This is all true, but when I put the PPC back to the cradle which is
connected to the serial port, the terminal emulator doesn't see it at
all. There is no message from the PPC on the terminal, and I can input
text on the terminal and press Enter to no effect.
The emulator and serial port work OK, as I did receive signals from
the PocketPC on the terminal (I use GtkTerm on Ubuntu Linux, but the
same happened with minicom, kermit and hyperterminal on WindowsXP)
from the WindowsCE system, so I assume it is the bootldr that does
something wrong.

(I also did set all the speed bit parity flow etc stuff as described)

The original PocketPC WindowsCE still loads correctly, so I guess the
bootloader works at least a bit :) But I don't like Windows, its
useless for me, please help...

ChrisC

PS I posted this on bootldr list, too, I hope the problem is relevant
to both lists.
_______________________________________________
The Familiar Linux Distribution
Familiar mailing list
[email protected]
https://handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/familiar
irc://irc.freenode.net #familiar