kinchan | # 391 | 2012-09-15, 15:35 | Report

i finally succesfully install on sdcard but no boot.scr or uImage... or the files go in special directory on computer's hard drive? i installed u-boot on pc and try to do this by myself. Copied the generated boot.scr and uImage on first fat partition. and copied item file on /etc/multiboot.d

On n900 U-boot PR1.3 and bootmenu is installed. tried to run sdboot but just got a black screen and reboot.

attached install.sh file (modified for work on mmcblk0) and item file. what am doing wrong?

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kinchan | # 392 | 2012-09-15, 15:43 | Report

it seems that the problem comes from uImage ...
"wrong disk image, boot mmc 0" and black screen.

michaaa62 | # 393 | 2012-09-15, 16:59 | Report

I had to copy uImage from /boot to / on the ubuntu-mobile partition. Also had to re-make the uInitrd according to this
http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=347

sq2 | # 394 | 2012-09-15, 19:01 | Report

what are we doing wrong..? i mean it would be great if the folks who got it booting up tell what steps they took..its like they done somethin they dont wanna talk about...

michaaa62 | # 395 | 2012-09-15, 20:07 | Report

The snippet in this post http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=383 is a part of the 'install.sh'-script, lines 306 to 312: You have to remove the "" around the text part This removes the mount error.

Prepare your card on a Linux-PC, may even run a Live-CD. Three partitions: First vfat, second swap, third ext3 (ext4, if you want, but remember your choice ) Install the prerequisites from the first post of the thread. I used u-boot from this thread http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...40&postcount=1 , which needs some more configuration prior to a restart

Here is a short run-through: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=369 of the configuration #caveman uses. Note the part to change the ubuntu.item file for bootmenu/u-boot to point to the right partitions and file systems!

Final touches need to be done with the just-chroot.sh script inside the ubuntu-n900 to recreate /uInitrd and copy /boot/uImage to /uImage, as in this post http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=347

Personal Note:
Please ask precise questions with your error messages quoted to have some background info, what problems you are facing in the install process.

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Last edited by michaaa62; 2012-09-15 at 20:19.

sq2 | # 396 | 2012-09-16, 11:35 | Report

aprreciate the info man...but that sounds like alot of work..anyway not tryna get of subject..but has anyone tried the debian system..

http://elektranox.org/n900/installation/index.html

this link is nice and easy...i installed the framebuffer kernel and it booted up..but theres one problem...the x system dosent start..i only get a root sehll...but atleast it boots with bootmenu or multiboot..and all u gotta do is extract and image to a ext3 formatted card..

sq2 | # 397 | 2012-09-16, 11:36 | Report

the arch linux system also boots up the sameway..yet pacman fails to install xfce...

michaaa62 | # 398 | 2012-09-16, 11:53 | Report

Did you follow all the advice from the configuration page of the Debian install page?

sq2 | # 399 | 2012-09-16, 11:55 | Report

there is no advice just untar the tarball..create an entry..and use the framebuffer kernel..

caveman | # 400 | 2012-09-16, 13:35 | Report

if you wanna discuss the debian installation, please start a thread for that.

you can find details of the configuration i used as well as some tweaks here: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p...&postcount=296

i did that a dozen times, so i am sure that config works for me :-)