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2011-09-26
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there is a downside... All n900 with latest revisions won't boot with the modified uboot(like mine) so I think that's why pali never integrated it by default on kernel-power. Well there is a bin file for it for you to insert to your kernel-power if you wanted to. Or perhaps maybe pali could compile another uImage for kp49 with uboot
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2011-09-26
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Originally Posted by Radicalz38
Wow, I had no idea. I am a Windows user and I don't quite understand how to insert the .bin into the zImage or uImage - but maybe it would be a good idea to compile two versions. I am sure it would only take pali a few minuets to put both into repos, give the Maemo more of a choice instead of having us hack around. Plus it would be safer for the vast majority of users - a lot less reflashing. Just my point of view.
there is a downside... All n900 with latest revisions won't boot with the modified uboot(like mine) so I think that's why pali never integrated it by default on kernel-power. Well there is a bin file for it for you to insert to your kernel-power if you wanted to. Or perhaps maybe pali could compile another uImage for kp49 with uboot
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2011-09-26
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Yes 2 version would be good but Pali might have some reasons why he didn't put 2. But in case you want to here's a guide for it
http://al.robotfuzz.com/~al/maemo/u-boot/
Just follow this part since pali already provided the bin file.
the python script used for adding the bin is attached the link I gave. Also Possible that you could do it directly from your n900.
http://al.robotfuzz.com/~al/maemo/u-boot/
Just follow this part since pali already provided the bin file.
Make the combined image:
Take the u-boot.bin, pad it to 0x40000 bytes. Turn the normal zImage into a uImage
then append to padded u-boot.bin. The total size of the resulting image must be less
than 2MB, which is easily possible using the PR1.2 kernel. Finally flash the new
combined image to N900 like a regular kernel.
You can use builder.py (below) to make the combined image.
Flash it:
sudo flasher-3.5 -k combined.bin -f -b
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2011-09-26
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Originally Posted by Radicalz38
As much as I hate to admit this - that's a little out of my league, I would need more of a step by step to do it simply due to the fact that if I make an error I end up in a reboot loop. I couldn't trial and error it. Could anyone give me a step by step?
Yes 2 version would be good but Pali might have some reasons why he didn't put 2. But in case you want to here's a guide for it
http://al.robotfuzz.com/~al/maemo/u-boot/
Just follow this part since pali already provided the bin file.
the python script used for adding the bin is attached the link I gave. Also Possible that you could do it directly from your n900.
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2011-09-26
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2011-09-26
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It works just fine with Multiboot and Backupmenu using this: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=67866
Should the newest version of U-Boot be included with Kernel-Power 49, yay or nay? I see no downside.