Help on (hopefully simple) recovery.

[zBeeble]

The apt-get framework screwed up while upgrading my power-kernel. In this case from 50 to 51 --- I assume it does this in small steps to keep it from being bad --- I am aware that 52 is out.

Anyways... after much cajoling, I have gotten the recovery kernel to boot and I can see the power 51 kernel in /boot/ of the device.

... so this means that I've got flasher working and that I can load the rescue OS just fine.

Now... what I want to know is: how do I get the power 51 kernel booting without blanking my device. From what I read, the flasher can be used to upload blank images and whatnot --- but given that the only thing is wrong is the kernel not booting and that I can boot the recovery OS ---

How do I use this to simply set the right kernel to load?

I would expect this to be something for the FAQ...

[anthonie]

The apt-get framework screwed up while upgrading my power-kernel.

Possible but not likely.

Now... what I want to know is: how do I get the power 51 kernel booting without blanking my device.

Start with sharing some error messages. Be precise and give them exactly as you find them.

I would expect this to be something for the FAQ...

There are only a few postings on KP to be found on TMO, that's true...

[reinob]

Anyways... after much cajoling, I have gotten the recovery kernel to boot and I can see the power 51 kernel in /boot/ of the device.

... so this means that I've got flasher working and that I can load the rescue OS just fine.


Having the kernel image in /boot means you have installed the kernel image for multiboot/u-boot. The "actual" kernel that boots must be on the kernel partition.


How do I use this to simply set the right kernel to load?

I would expect this to be something for the FAQ...

Here:

http://wiki.maemo.org/Updating_the_firmware#Flashing_only_the_kernel_fro m_a_FIASCO_image_.28expert_topic.21.29

[zBeeble]

Yeah... I read that bit. Actually... I got a bit further after the post. It seems that the kernel is in /boot, but /usr/lib/modules/current (or was it /lib/modules/current) was a symlink to the old nokia kernel AFAICT. The modules directory for power51 was there but empty.

Assuming that power51 is in the boot flash position (which I can make it be so), I need to transfer the modules into that directory. To do that I need either USB networking or Wifi networking (or I suppose I could put it on a flash).

In the way of wifi networking is being able to type a '>' (it's in the instructions of the rescue kernel). How do I type a '>' in that linux console (I know how to type it when it's running normally --- that doesn't work).

In the way of the rest of it is: where do I separately download the kernel51 package?

[zBeeble]

what device node has the external flash on it?

[elros34]

In the way of the rest of it is: where do I separately download the kernel51 package?
modules (http://maemo.org/packages/package_instance/view/fremantle_extras-devel_free_armel/kernel-power-modules/2.6.28-10power51/)
If I remember correctly with rescueOS you can also chroot to maemo.

[zBeeble]

ok. that is a handy tip (if I get that far). I'd have to mount more than root, tho, I expect.

What are the flash disk devices on the rescue os? Both external and internal...?