Partition for Linux

deha
Hello fellas

I have an unstablity problem. 
When I try to upload binaries to my mini, I noticed that boards freezes at
a point randomly.

I format my flash and then try again to restore from usb, and it failed
unfortunately. 

Also I noticed that when i try to change the partition, - after each
change, I wrote to flash - it is loading back the original values once the
board restarted.

So I run out of solutions.

Eager to hear yours...
Deha

davef
Think you are going to have to give a few more details about what tools you
are using and what you are trying to.

Then pick the first problem you notice.

Are you monitoring the kernel while it is booting, then a screenshot of
what it is trying to tell you would probably be helpful.

deha
Hi davef

Sorry for insufficient details.I was in a hurry so just wrote something
without reading what I have written.

First of all I would like to mention that I have mini2440-64Mb with 3,5"
LCD

So here is my problem's details. I would like to download the supervivi (
latest one ) to my board. Then I noticed that partition for vivi on the
board is not big enough to download the supervivi. So I change the
partitions, and before quitting I wrote the settings to flash, as it
described. After, I was able to download the supervivi to the board.Nothing
wrong till now.

Next thing is to download linux kernel and guess  what? its size is also
bigger than as it partitioned, so I changed all partitions according to the
new sizes of files( supervivi, zImage,root_qtopia). And write the settings
before quitting.

When I try to download the zImage, suddenly it stop at a point around %9 of
all process. Then I reset the board and tataaaaa! all partition information
was resetted to default ones.

I did the same procedure above once more, and this time download process
stopped around %37.Reset the board

do the same partition and other stuff, and try to download... andddd
stopped at %23

Finally I gave up and decided to write it down in forum. May be I am
missing something basic. 

Cheers
Deha

sam
I guess you installed supervivi to NAND replacing vboot. On my board
supervivi resides in NOR. As I understand (and I might be wrong) the
partitions are created by the bootloader every time you boot - so once
booting fom NOR restores the original partitions.

davef
Just downloaded zImages (2010-01-13) 12 MB and Qtopia 2.2.0 64M 2010-01-08
and then your message came up.

I have no experience changing partitions so I didn't proceed with flashing
these images.

Now, I believe there is an issue with getting the right version of
Supervivi for the kernel and/or root_qtopia-64M.img used.

My understanding is that you have to JTAG the new version of Supervivi into
NOR and then the new kernel and root-qtopia images as normal.

Can you put your original kernel and root-qtopia back in?

Supervivi (2009-11-10)
I hope this is the correct version for the above kernel and root-qtopia.

The H-JTAG programs in the downloads section are pretty straight forward.

HTH

Dave

davef
Go to www.andahammer.com and get their "Updating the bootloader to NOR with
JTAG"

deha
I was able to restore the system from usb after several tryout. It seems to
be a hardware problem I guess, because even if I try to restore the backup
binary to board, it hangs out on a random point of all process.(%6 , %34,
and %80 damn! I was so close) But finally I was able to restore the system
back.

Does any of you have this kind of problem as well?

Cheers
Deha

davef
I have heard of someone having a similar problem.  You either have to read
through every likely post or hope you get lucky with the search.

Also, there was another site www.friendlyarm.org but it has disappeared.

Pleased to report that flashing the latest Supervivi (using H_JTAG), kernel
and root-qtopia gives me a working system on my 64M 3.5" machine. 

Good luck.

davef
The partitions are the same as with 2.6.29.4 (June 2009)

deha
H_JTAG...

I guess I need to read more.
Thanx in Advance

BTW. My kernel is older than that, I was doing my military service, so I am
not on the stage for a while ( about 8 months )