Re: SL-5600 re-flashing ROM problem

There is an OSPack available, at least there was.  If Google can't find it, I might could dig it up if I still have it.  That is a long shot on my part since I'm not sure if I have it anymore.  I seem to remember that the Cacko ROM repartitioned the 5600 so an OSPack flash was required before moving to OZ.
Dow

-----Original Message-----
>From: Justin Patrin <[email protected]>
>Sent: Sep 14, 2006 4:06 PM
>To: Dirk Fischer <zeenewbian-/[email protected]>
>Cc: openzaurus-users-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org
>Subject: Re: [Openzaurus-users] SL-5600 re-flashing ROM problem
>
>On 9/14/06, Dirk Fischer <zeenewbian-/[email protected]> wrote:
>> -- Justin Patrin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > In the future please start your own thread for a new
>> > discussion.
>>
>> Apologies for the hijack.  Brain lapse.
>>
>> To reiterate:
>>
>> Somehow I managed to fluxor card services and now the
>> CF card, SD card & Wi-LAN card all show up as
>> "Anonymous Memory."
>>
>> You asked:
>> > You're saying that when you follow the flashing
>> > procedure you see
>> > "devinfo not found"? Breaking your install can't
>> > break flashing. It's
>> > separate. Are you sure you flashed correctly?
>>
>> Here's the rundown:
>>
>> On a separate box I reformat CF card FAT & copy
>> zImage.bin, updater.sh & initrd.bin to it's root.
>> (These files all checked out with MD5)
>>
>> I stick the CF card in the 5600.
>> I reset the 5600.
>> I hold "OK" and "Cancel (On/Off)" and get the
>> Maintenance Menu.
>> I select "4. Update."
>> I select "2. CF."
>> I select "Yes" at the warning screen.
>>
>> The unit brings up a SHARP splash screen with the
>> message "Please wait for approximately 2 minutes."
>>
>> Then under the splash screen Appears:
>> "INIT: Ver 2.78 booting
>> modprobe: cannot locate module devinfo
>> INIT: entering runtime level: 5"
>>
>
>That's very strange indeed. Perhaps you did something to the flashing
>mechanism by fooling around with mtdblock devices. I'm not familiar
>with the 5600 hardware, but do you have a full-flash backup to restore
>from? If not, is there a Sharp OSPack that you can flash?
>
>> The screen clears and then displays:
>> "--- Zaurus CF Updater ---
>> CF card not found!!
>> error (1)
>> Rebooting
>> INIT: switching to runlevel: 6
>> INIT: sending processes the TERM signal
>> Rebooting the system..."
>>
>> Then the screen clears and I get the typical Open
>> Zaurus heading with the mascot but that's it - it
>> hangs there with blinking cursor until it reset the
>> unit, pull the battery out and let it sit overnight.
>>
>> Then I put the battery back in and start the unit
>> which boots as if nothing had happened; except that no
>> cards work.
>>
>> It's a mystery to me.
>>
>> The CF card reads on my XP box (only one I have with a
>> reader - Sager laptop) and I have update by flashing
>> with it in the past with no problem.
>>
>> The SD card never showed as being in slot 1 even
>> though it was there & I could read/write to it with no
>> trouble at all.
>>
>> BTW, I tried the same procedure as above with the SD
>> card to exactly the same effect - only with "SD"
>> substituted for "CF" in the messages.
>>
>> If any more/other information is needed, I will try to
>> provide it.  It's pretty much useless to me now.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Dirk
>>
>> SL-5600 running OZ 3.5.4 & Opie 1.2.1 under kernel 2.4.18
>> Ubuntu 6.06 on the desktop
>>
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