Re: Re: hh.org bootldr almost working!

[email protected] (Alex Lange) Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:56:24 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.simpad.linux
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Walter,

great news! I'm ready to test. Do you also have a source so I can finish off 
all work? A easy way to reflash will be using a cf storage card. The bootldr 
needs some tuning for this, but I can do this.
The hh.org bootldr does not (yet?) have a feature for ne2k network cards.

Alex

On Tuesday 27 January 2004 10:10, Schweizer Walter wrote:
> Hi
> I have been working on the Flash issue and I have found a solution.
> At the moment the code assumes an SL4 and the chips are mapped with the MMU
> so that the bootloader has 32 MB contiguous Flash. It cannot yet autodetect
> if it's CL4 or SL4.
> I haven't tested much.
>
> Who is willing to test? JTAG cable is mandatory!
>
> What's the best way to test?
>
> I don't want to download 32 MB JFFS over the serial interface
> and bootldr seems not to support Ethernet download.
>
> Regards
> Walter
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Schweizer Walter
> > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:58 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: [Simpad-general] Re: hh.org bootldr almost working!
> >
> >
> > Hey guys
> >
> > > Well it seems you don't want us to have a new bootloader on
> >
> > SIMpad - I
> >
> > > don't understand this. We did much work on Opie and
> > > OpenSIMpad to bring
> > > userland for the SIMpad into a usable state and we just
> > > request a little
> > > bit of help on the (nearly finished!) new bootloader.
> >
> > No, that's wrong. I am not against bootldr.
> > I want to tell people that it is not necessary for
> > running Opie to load a new bootloader.
> >
> > I have not much time to work on bootldr, I am working in my
> > spare time on this project. I have tried to patch bootldr
> > but I failed till now.
> >
> > Walter
> >
> >
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