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2007-12-19
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Hmm, that's strange. Yesterday evening I downloaded flasher from the web to N800 with latest firmware and my bootmenu installation works fine. The only difference may be that I have my own bootmenu.conf which may override something. Will try with default bootmenu.sh with no customization. Do you use custom bootmenu.conf or copy one of examples included or have none?
Originally Posted by ascherjim
This looks like something serious, posting of full output (including extraction via tar) would tell more. Looks like full disk or currupted archive.
My initial attempts at executing initfs_flash were in fact failing with the message stating "Cannot find initfs.bootmenu.jffs2, something failed, nothing flashed."
Originally Posted by ascherjim
Again full output of such "what I though was a successful establishing of my bootmenu" would say more.
Following this, I restored my previous (2007) MyDocs/.documents directory, and then I was able to effect what I though was a successful establishing of my bootmenu.
Originally Posted by ascherjim
With linux flasher you can restore just initfs so your rootfs in flash (with all applications) is not touched. I think you need to add '--flash-only initfs' to flasher arguments (-f -F RX-34......bin -R) or you can first unpack firmware (flasher-3.0 -u -F RX-34...bin) and then flash just initfs.jffs2 (flasher-3.0 -n initfs.jffs2 -f) to be safe from flashing full firmware in case you make some typo with full firmware image as a parameter.
But it doesn't work, and now I'm going to have to reflash a third time!
Originally Posted by ascherjim
No. Your clone on mmc is 2007 or 2008 system?
Will I have to abandon my mmc clone? Thanks and regards, Jim
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2007-12-19
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Originally Posted by lbattraw
Looks like different problem. So in this case boot from flash works but mmc fails. Which slot doesn't work, the one you tried to boot from? If you select first item and boot from flash directly (i.e. no mmc boot failure) then second slot works? If you restore original initfs from firmware then second slot works?
I can confirm problems with the initfs flasher with the new OS2008/n800 image. I've tried it a couple times and it will never boot from the mmc card, using the default settings as before. It will fail to boot from mmc and boot from flash but then I find I can't mount anything in the second SD slot
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Is anyone except me actually having no problem with initfs_flasher and latest 2008 firmware?
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2007-12-19
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Originally Posted by fanoush
My clone is of quite recent vintage.
Hmm, that's strange. Yesterday evening I downloaded flasher from the web to N800 with latest firmware and my bootmenu installation works fine. The only difference may be that I have my own bootmenu.conf which may override something. Will try with default bootmenu.sh with no customization. Do you use custom bootmenu.conf or copy one of examples included or have none?
I tried it once with my own customized bootmenu.conf and once with the default. It failed in both instances.
This looks like something serious, posting of full output (including extraction via tar) would tell more. Looks like full disk or currupted archive.
The only way I can post this is to repeat the (failing) effort, which I am understandably loathe to do.
Again full output of such "what I though was a successful establishing of my bootmenu" would say more.
Ditto, my reluctance.
With linux flasher you can restore just initfs so your rootfs in flash (with all applications) is not touched. I think you need to add '--flash-only initfs' to flasher arguments (-f -F RX-34......bin -R) or you can first unpack firmware (flasher-3.0 -u -F RX-34...bin) and then flash just initfs.jffs2 (flasher-3.0 -n initfs.jffs2 -f) to be safe from flashing full firmware in case you make some typo with full firmware image as a parameter.
This is clearly a safer way for me to proceed -- if I entirely understood it, which I don't. I'm afraid you'd have to be a bit more explicit, i.e. give me the actual code language and place of the command. Sorry.
No. Your clone on mmc is 2007 or 2008 system?
Many thanks and regards,
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2007-12-19
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I successfully used the bootmenu by editing bootmenu.sh and I am using it to boot from the external slot on my n800 (/dev/mmcblk1p1).
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2007-12-19
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I followed the cloning to sd card procedure with new OS2008 image on N800 and had no probs.
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2007-12-19
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Originally Posted by fanoush
FANOUSH: WELL, I DECIDED TO THROW CAUTION TO THE WINDS, AND ON THE BASIS OF ALL YOUR PRIOR EXCELLENT ADVICE OVER YEARS I GAVE IT ANOTHER TRY. THIS WAS NOT STRICTLY A BLIND ROLLING OF THE DICE ON MY PART, BUT THERE WAS ONE CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH MADE ME WILLING TO TRY AGAIN: IN MY THIRD FLASHING OF THE NEW FIRMWARE, I DID NOT RESTORE ANY FILES FROM PREVIOUSLY. I WAS THEREFORE, I FIGURED, STARTING WITH A CLEAN SLATE. (OH, THESE METAPHORS!)
Hmm, that's strange. Yesterday evening I downloaded flasher from the web to N800 with latest firmware and my bootmenu installation works fine. The only difference may be that I have my own bootmenu.conf which may override something. Will try with default bootmenu.sh with no customization. Do you use custom bootmenu.conf or copy one of examples included or have none?
This looks like something serious, posting of full output (including extraction via tar) would tell more. Looks like full disk or currupted archive.
Again full output of such "what I though was a successful establishing of my bootmenu" would say more.
With linux flasher you can restore just initfs so your rootfs in flash (with all applications) is not touched. I think you need to add '--flash-only initfs' to flasher arguments (-f -F RX-34......bin -R) or you can first unpack firmware (flasher-3.0 -u -F RX-34...bin) and then flash just initfs.jffs2 (flasher-3.0 -n initfs.jffs2 -f) to be safe from flashing full firmware in case you make some typo with full firmware image as a parameter.
No. Your clone on mmc is 2007 or 2008 system?
ANYWAY, EVERYTHING WENT FINE AND I CAN USE MY MMC SYSTEM AGAIN. WHICH IS GREAT, IN THAT THERE ARE FEW APPLICATIONS YET AVAILABLE TO ME THROUGH SUCCESSFUL DOWNLOADING IN THE NEW FIRMWARE. AGAIN, MANY THANKS. SORRY TO HAVE TROUBLED YOU. WE MUST BE VERY CAUTIOUS (OR SELECTIVE) IN RESTORING AFTER A RE-FLASHING, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN VARIOUSLY WARNED AGAINST ELSEWHERE IN THIS FORUM
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2007-12-19
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Originally Posted by ascherjim
You can flash full firmware from linux PC via
This is clearly a safer way for me to proceed -- if I entirely understood it, which I don't. I'm afraid you'd have to be a bit more explicit, i.e. give me the actual code language and place of the command. Sorry.
Code:
flasher-3.0 -f -F RX-34_2008SE_2.2007.50-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -R
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flasher-3.0 --flash-only initfs -f -F RX-34_2008SE_2.2007.50-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -R
Anyway, I am happy it worked fine after all. Still, restoring backup should not affect anything. Well except when it is so large it fills whole flash leaving not enough space for initfs flasher to create initfs.bootmenu.jffs2 image.
Thanks to others for confirming that it works for them.
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2007-12-19
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Originally Posted by fanoush
Fanoush: Thanks. I will definitely save those code commands for possible future use.
You can flash full firmware from linux PC via
You can flash only initfs part by adding --flash-only initfs so whole line isCode:flasher-3.0 -f -F RX-34_2008SE_2.2007.50-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -R
This will, restore initfs without losing any other data.Code:flasher-3.0 --flash-only initfs -f -F RX-34_2008SE_2.2007.50-2_PR_COMBINED_MR0_ARM.bin -R
Anyway, I am happy it worked fine after all. Still, restoring backup should not affect anything. Well except when it is so large it fills whole flash leaving not enough space for initfs flasher to create initfs.bootmenu.jffs2 image.
Thanks to others for confirming that it works for them.
There's always a slight cloud in a silver lining! My mmc clone will now not allow me to access wi-fi and the internet -- it doesn't recognize my router, and my codes are still all right -- and the directional toggles in the D-button don't work. But since I can access wi-fi all right in the main flash firmware, I'm not at this point seriously inconvenienced. Thanks again.
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2007-12-20
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Originally Posted by ascherjim
Yes, this is known issue. You may check beginning of this thread for more details.
My mmc clone will now not allow me to access wi-fi and the internet -- it doesn't recognize my router, and my codes are still all right -- and the directional toggles in the D-button don't work
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