Re: The ''Can't Read Control File'' Problem

"Darin Wick" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.linux.familiar
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Alex Zhang <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi, there
> I encountered a common problem now: the ''can't read control file''
> problem. I'm a iPaq h3600 user, and I did installed bootloader
> successfully. So I formatted my Compact Flash card and copied the
> necessary files including reflash.ctl. I reboot my ppc, and entered
> the bootloader. I selected CF Reflash tool. After a few second which
> shows ''scanning for images'', it failed to reflash. It showed ''Can't
> read control file''. I have formated the CF Card again & again, but
> nothing else happened except the error.
> The size of CF is 1GB, used with PCMCIA jacket & cf2pcmcia adapter.
> The file can be seen in WinCE3(PPC2002 Simplified Chinese).
> I wanna know if anyone can help.
> ps, the hardware is working smoothly in WinCE, but I hate M$Win.
> --Alex
> http://difan.org.cn/

Use a smaller CF card.  The one that finally worked for me was 32MB,
though 64 might also work.  After the installation you can use any size
CF card.

~Darin
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