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arage
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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject: Confused Raq3 |
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Hi, I have recently got a Raq3 to play with, and naturally wanted to install gentoo, however, upon following to read the intrsuctions to flash the rom:
| Code: | raq:~/romutils# ./imagetool -i flash.rom -d flash.dir -e
4e4c5754345b55030e9ea4e8f471f98e flash.rom
reading spec/cobalt-2M-flat.spec
extracting ROM flash.rom (2097152 bytes)...
bootsector saved in flash.dir/rom.bs (65536 bytes)
filesystem saved in flash.dir/rom.fs (2031616 bytes)
extracting filesystem flash.dir/rom.fs...
flash.dir/monitor.bz2 (72952 bytes)
flash.dir/vmlinux.bz2 (834890 bytes)
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I only get:
| Code: | ./imagetool -i flash.rom -d flash.dir -e
d7dd46981510a8882738513cfa51b1dc flash.rom
reading spec/cobalt-1M.spec
extracting ROM flash.rom (1048576 bytes)...
bootsector saved in flash.dir/rom.bs (65536 bytes)
filesystem saved in flash.dir/rom.fs (983040 bytes)
extracting filesystem flash.dir/rom.fs...
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And on inspection I have found kernels in /boot on the hard drive:
| Code: | ls -l /boot
total 2336
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 469318 Apr 5 2002 System-2.4.16C12_III.map
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24 Jan 11 16:49 System.map -> System-2.4.16C12_III.map
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 927253 Apr 5 2002 vmlinux-2.4.16C12_III.bz2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 988938 Apr 5 2002 vmlinux-2.4.16C12_III.gz
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 25 Jan 11 16:49 vmlinux.bz2 -> vmlinux-2.4.16C12_III.bz2
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root root 24 Jan 11 16:49 vmlinux.gz -> vmlinux-2.4.16C12_III.gz
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Does this mean the rom is already updated? It has confused me a bit 
Thanks.
EDIT:
I looks like it has Raq550 software on it(in the control panel thingy ), if this makes a difference?. |
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JeffW_
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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First, links...
Timothy Hockin's stuff on updating the ROM
My 2.6.x kernel patch for the Cobalt RaQ
If you're already booting a 2.4.x kernel, chances are good your ROM is already new enough. My thread has a general, if not very specific, howto for Gentoo on a Cobalt. Feel free to ask any questions.
Note: The stock config I have up should work fine for you.
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arage
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:21 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the help, I should be able to have a play this weekend. |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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If you're using my kernel patch you can also emerge the lcdutils package and get the ability to write to the LCD and read the buttons (buttons I've yet to write a different version to make it easier to use).
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arage
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| Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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| ill0gical wrote: | | If you're using my kernel patch you can also emerge the lcdutils package and get the ability to write to the LCD and read the buttons (buttons I've yet to write a different version to make it easier to use). |
/me notes that down |
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arage
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| Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Back again, run into more problems, it seems my rom version is 2.9.36, so i have tried to flash it, but on trying to make the rom I get:
| Code: | ./imagetool -i flash.rom.2 -d flash.dir -s cobalt-2.10.3-ext3-1M.rom -c
Number found where operator expected at cobalt-2.10.3-ext3-1M.rom line 3, near "11 08"
(Missing operator before 08?)
Bareword found where operator expected at cobalt-2.10.3-ext3-1M.rom line 3, near "36 MST"
(Missing operator before MST?)
Number found where operator expected at cobalt-2.10.3-ext3-1M.rom line 3, near "MST 2004"
(Do you need to predeclare MST?)
Unrecognized character \xFF at cobalt-2.10.3-ext3-1M.rom line 4.
Compilation failed in require at ./imagetool line 237.
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I'm pretty lost as to what to do right now |
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Wow, this is all in my thread... But, I'll post it again. Goto ftp://ftp-eng.cobalt.com/pub/users/thockin/2.4/ and read the README. This will tell you what you need to do. Tim also has the flashrom utility in there, use it.
Jeff
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