Re: [Hx4700-port] Tiny Question about the directories in http://sdgsystems.com/pub/ipaq/hx4700/starterkit/
Todd Blumer
had to do with power conservation settings.
Andrey Bondarenko wrote:
> Hello!
>
> By the way, arebootldr changelogs avaliable? Shouls I change my 1.2.1
> to 1.2.3 or I can leave it as is?
>
> 2006/6/15, kmeaw <km...@kmeaw.com>:
>> Christian Riggenbach wrote:
>> > Hi list!
>> >
>> > a perhaps stupid questian about the directories in the
>> > http://sdgsystems.com/pub/ipaq/hx4700/starterkit/ site:
>> >
>> > what means the different directories? or which packages i need for
>> having
>> > wireless-lan on my hx4700? and what means the bootldr-1.2.3.rom
>> file in top
>> > of it? do i need this bootloader instead of the
>> > 20060303-gpe/bootldr-1.2.1.rom ?
>> >
>> > i want to install a linux with GPE on my new hx4700. i have
>> linux-experiences
>> > but not on an ipaq so i dont know much about the structure of this
>> linux.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> > [DIR] Parent Directory 09-May-2006 14:23 -
>> > [DIR] 20050611/ 05-Mar-2006 03:08 -
>> > [DIR] 20050817/ 05-Mar-2006 03:06 -
>> These are old starterkits.
>>
>> > [DIR] 20060303-gpe/ 05-Mar-2006 03:06 -
>> This is the most recent SDG starterkit, but is better to use most recent
>> Familiar GNU/Linux release.
>>
>> > [DIR] 20060531-acx/ 01-Jun-2006 05:38 -
>> This is WLAN (ACX) support update.
>>
>> > [DIR] 20060613-bt/ 13-Jun-2006 14:38 -
>> This is Bluetooth (BTS) support update, which also includes ACX support
>> update.
>>
>> > [ ] bootldr-1.2.3.rom 04-May-2006 18:13 200k
>> This is the most recent boot loader.
>>
>> So you need:
>> *
>> http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/v0.8.4-rc2/install/files/hx4700/gpe-image-v0.8.4-rc2.3-ipaq-pxa270.rootfs.jffs2
>>
>> (GPE rootfs),
>> *
>> http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/v0.8.4-rc2/install/files/hx4700/zImage-2.6.15-hh1-ipaq-pxa270-20060509120715
>>
>> (Familiar Linux),
>> * bootldr-1.2.3.rom,
>> * BTS support update.
>>
>> All instructions can be found in
>> http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqHx4700HowtoInstallLinux
>>
>> Just a few notes about the stuff you have to do, in case it is omitted
>> in official manual for some reasons (manual is a bit outdated, it covers
>> 0.8.3 release, but we have 0.8.4-rc2.3 for now):
>>
>> Complete the following steps in order to install Familiar GNU/Linux:
>> 1. Flash bootlder-1.2.3.rom via SD/MMC card to the Internal Flash using
>> maintence mode;
>> 2. Create ``reflash.ctl'' (plain text) file, which contains the
>> following information (four space-seperated string fields):
>> image_name file_name - image_type
>> where:
>> * image_name = anything you want, but not extremely large to make it fit
>> on your screen;
>> * file_name = name of file you want to flash
>> * - = just a ``dash'' symbol, early used as a checksum field;
>> * image_type = one of kernel, root, home. Use ``kernel'' for zImage*
>> files, ``root'' for *.jffs2 files and ``home'' for a special homefs
>> file.
>> 3. Put reflash.ctl, zImage* and *.jffs2 files into the root directory of
>> your FAT formatted CF card. Reboot your iPAQ with reflash button
>> combination held.
>> 4. Flash zImage and *.jffs2 files.
>> 5. Follow instructions in ACX support update (note that you are using
>> files from BTS support update, not ACX one) and complete steps 2-4
>> for it.
>> 6. Reboot. You have GPE installed :)
>>
>> > thanks
>> >
>> > Christian Riggenbach
>> > crigg...@magahugu.net
>>
>> --
>> kmeaw
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Todd Blumer
contains a new unofficial GPE image that incorporates the latest kernel updates.
I am providing these changes to Rene, as well, so they will make it into an official build.