[Angstrom-distro-users] installing angstrom on a ipaq h5450

[Siegfried Lösch]

I baked bootstrap and gpe images on a x86_64 host (runnning Debian Etch)
according instructions at
http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/building-angstrom
I used the h5000.conf file doing that.

Coming from a running familiar distribution (0.8-4 rc3) with gpe I used
their bootldr to install the .jffs2 image. This was carried out with a
serial cable connection using minicom and ymodem data transfer.

Booting resulted in:

boot> boot
booting jffs2...
booting boot/zImage from partition >root<
Scanning all of flash for your JFFS2 convenience. Est Time: 6-12
seconds!
build_list: max = 01FBFFBC
..
dir entries = 00000C01
frag entries = 00002BF9
+4 increments = 00000000
+file_offset increments = 00003844
loaded file of size = 0x000F9E2C at location 0xA0008000
kernel partition base A0008000
kernel_magic=E1A00000
kernel_region_words[9]=016F2818
Linux ELF flash_imgstart=50040000 size=01FC0000 dest=A0000000
offset=00008000
MMU Control=00000079
MMU PIDVAM=00000000
Skipping kernel copy by request.
A0008000: E1A00000
A0008004: E1A00000
A0008008: E1A00000
A000800C: E1A00000
A0008010: E1A00000
A0008014: E1A00000
A0008018: E1A00000
A000801C: E1A00000
A0008020: EA000002
A0008024: 016F2818
root_filesystem_name=ramdisk
Grabbed linuxargs, argc = 00000001
Using mach_type 000000DC
setting boot parameters to
 noinitrd root=/dev/mtdblock1 init=/linuxrc console=ttySA0
Making core tag at A0000100
Making cmdline tag at A0000114
Making mem32 tag at A00001B4
command line is:
mtdparts=ipaq:0x00040000 at 0x00000000(bootldr)ro,0x01FC0000 at 0x00
Disabling LCD controller
linuxEntryPoint=A0008000
Booting Linux image
Uncompressing
Linux.............................................................

and the boot process stopped, without getting any login prompt. No
display on the ipaq screen.

After some attempts I put out my SD card from the slot and succeded
first to boot the bootstrap image and because of that intermediate
result I booted the angstrom gpe image.

The result was a login prompt for both images at the serial console but
nothing happend with the ipaq screen. It showed the same display since
the reset.

I tried to start gpe-dm, which executed but nothing changed.

Is it neccessary to change to LAB bootloader to get a step further and
does anyone know the reason for stopped boot process when my SD card is
plugged in?

Best regards

Siegfried