Re: [ECOS] redboot install on ipaq 3600

[Sean Moss-Pultz <sean at moss-pultz dot com>]

Gary-

First off, thanks for such a quick reply. I really appreciate your help!

On 7 Dec 04, at 11:15 PM, Gary Thomas wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 07:47, Sean Moss-Pultz wrote:
> > +FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 64 blocks of 0x00040000 bytes each.
> > FLASH configuration checksum error or invalid key
> > ... Waiting for network card: ..........No network interfaces found
> >
> > RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment - built 09:51:53, Jun 22  
> > 2001
> >
> > Platform: Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC (StrongARM 1110)
> > Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, Red Hat, Inc.
> >
> > RAM: 0x00000000-0x02000000, 0x0004f000-0x01fb0000 available
> > RedBoot>
>
> Nothing wrong with this - it just means you need to initialize your
> FLASH configuration.  Use the "fc -i" command.

I've tried this and still seem to be running into problems. Here's my full output:

+FLASH: 0x50000000 - 0x51000000, 64 blocks of 0x00040000 bytes each.
FLASH configuration checksum error or invalid key
... Waiting for network card: ..........No network interfaces found

RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment - built 09:51:53, Jun 22 2001

Platform: Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC (StrongARM 1110)
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, Red Hat, Inc.

RAM: 0x00000000-0x02000000, 0x0004f000-0x01fb0000 available
RedBoot> fc -i
Initialize non-volatile configuration - are you sure (y/n)? y
Run script at boot: false
Use BOOTP for network configuration: true
Console baud rate: 38400
GDB connection port: 9000
Network debug at boot time: false
RedBoot>

Nothing else happens. I'm a bit confused as to the "Run script at boot" option. I assume this is a custom script (that I want to run), not the script to reset the flash. Is this correct? I restarted the iPAQ after this point and still have that error message.

> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > I figured maybe I could proceed so I just entered the first command  
> > again:
> >
> > (lo -r -b 0x100000 redboot_ROM.bin)
> > and here is the output:
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > RedBoot> lo -r -b 0x100000 redboot_ROM.bin
> > ... Erase from 0x00080000-0x00000000:
> > ... Unlock from 0x00040000-0x00093d48: ..
> > ... Erase from 0x00040000-0x00093d48: Err = 200020
> >
> > initialization failed 0x00040000: 0x2(Error trying to erase)
> > ... Lock from 0x00040000-0x00093d48: Err = 500050
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>
> This output did not come from that command :-(  Please send the exact
> command(s) that you used for us to be able to help.

This is quite possible. Unfortunately I don't have this now. (I was a bad installer and didn't take notes. It won't happen again!) 

I tried to run that command again and I get the following now:

RedBoot> lo -r -b 0x100000 redboot_ROM.bin
Can't load 'redboot_ROM.bin': invalid parameter
RedBoot>

I have redboot_ROM.bin in both the "My Documents" and the "My Device" folder (just to be sure). I could have sworn that I ran this very command yesterday and got the output that I sent you yesterday ...

> Also, did you have this plugged in at the time?  That unit was prone
> to FLASH problems if the battery was low.

I did notice that the device came unplugged while I was messing around with it this past weekend. I do not believe it was unplugged while I executed these commands though. 

-Sean

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