HI All,
I’m fairly new to this Linux stuff and I have been
able to install Familiar V0.8.4 for HX4700 using Ramdisk Rescue and Haret
launching from Windows Mobile 6. The have 2 versions GPE and OPIE working, but
on separate SD cards. I only use one version at a time. The problem is that I
can get into the Familiar desktop and play around in the OS, but how do you
turn off the PDA or put it in suspend mode. Every time I do this, I can never
wake up the PDA unless I do a Hard Reset. There must be an easier way that
works?
If anyone knows of a process to install the SDG Bootloader
onto the HX4700 for Dual boot, please let me know. I tried to follow the
instructions in the WIKI, but it does not seem to work for me or I am getting
lost in the instructions. I cannot get the PDA to start the SDG bootloader on
the SD card using the method described below.
BOOTLOADER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
First, download the ![[WWW]]()
bootloader ROM from the SDG Systems web site. As of this
writing, the most up to date version is in the 20060615-gpe folder Note that
this bootloader is not the same as the "bootldr" program that the
Familiar Linux installation instructions may tell you to install on an (other
than hx4700) iPAQ. Get the bootldr-1.2.3.rom (or later) file from the starter
kit directories.
You may replace all occurrences of <sda>
with the appropriate device name for your SD Card reader.
Write bootldr-x.y.z.rom image to the SD card
using your PC. On a *NIX system:
# dd if=bootldr.rom of=/dev/<sda> # Wipes SD card clean!
On FreeBSD you need 'conv=osync' to pad the
final output block and prevent a write error, e.g.,
# dd if=bootldr.rom of=/dev/<daN> conv=osync
Insert the SD card into the iPAQ with the
bootldr on it.
Now, start the HTC bootloader: Contacts
+ iTask
+ Reset.
It will detect the SDG bootloader on the SD card and run it. The SDG bootloader
will install itself into the iPAQ's flash ROM alongside the HTC bootloader.
Just follow the on-screen instructions (no backlight!), ignoring the checksum
failure report.
