RE: Re: hh.org bootldr almost working!

"Schweizer Walter" <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Jan 2004 16:48:11 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.handhelds.simpad.linux
Message-ID <E5A7BC26C55BF04EBB9E7449819BCACC1E2065@zrhae02a.ch001.siemens.net>
Alex

I hoped you would test.
I 'll send you my changes tonight.

Walter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Lange [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 3:56 PM
> To: Schweizer Walter; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Simpad-general] Re: hh.org bootldr almost working!
> 
> 
> 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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