Re: Can't upgrade ROM

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:11:15 +0000
Andrew Thompson <[email protected]> scribed on electronic parchment:

> Tim Sawchuck wrote:
> > Three questions, may sound silly, but I cannot tell you how many
> > times....
> 
> Not silly at all, Tim.  It's amazing how often I have a customer with a 
> "faulty" printer, where the power switch has mysteriously moved itself 
> to the off position!
> 
> 
> > 1- CF is formatted fat16, NOT fat32?
> 
> YES, & even reformatted it as FAT16 under Windoze.
> 
> 
> > 2- Renamed files to zImage (NO extension) and initrd.bin?  (If done
> > under windows, it will hide extensions.
> 
> YES.  Tried copying files to CF under Linux (RH9) & WinXP - No difference.
> 
> 
> > 3- Power cord is plugged directly into the bottom of the Zaurus during
> > flash?
> 
> YES, & it's the proper Sharp PSU.
> 
> 
> 
> The way that it does its flashing LED nonsense, even when re-installing 
> 2.39, makes me suspect that something is wrong with the firmware that 
> does the actual updating.  However, I thought that installing a Sharp 
> OSPACK overwrote the loader.
> 
> I think I'll buy another CF card, & see if that makes any difference.

Never hurts to try another card.  

Yes, that is my understanding as well, that the OSPACK overwrites the
loader.  zImage and initrd.bin are safer in that respect.

I've been searching archives at DevNet with no luck.

Tim

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