thanks for the answer, but the part that didn't work was the unmounting. I can't get the tablet to let go of the fat partition when connected to my PC. Even with nothing on except the x-terminal it automounts the partition as soon as I unmount it.

Am not sure of your setup but have a look at http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...363#post130363.. might help you.

HeY!
For a n800 with chronic reboot loop tendencies, would booting from an SD be a way to circumvent the problem, or at least allow some kind of log file to be generated which might help with diagnosis? Or does the SD boot process occur too long after the "loop" point (in my case, typically the blue line makes it all the way across the screen, and then hangs for a minute or reboots--I've tried setting the flags)
Sorry if this is a touch off-topic.

I don't know if it would help. Yes, booting from sd happens before where your table hangs, you choose where to boot from right after the fist white screen. But to make the clone you need first to boot normally from flash 2 or 3 times.

Thanks for the info, but that is an unrelated problem. I think I'll start a new thread with my problem.

Some info for you about my experience.

veho 8 gig card (£13 from ebuyer) mode 6 card. Cloned first time no problem. cloning os2008se 2.2007.50-02 (fairly new install)

Sandisk 2 gig card took 2 installs ( first install failed so I just ran it again) cloning os2007se 4.2007.38-2 (new virgin install)


I then reflashed with the latest diablo os and then ran the bootmenu-installer. this failed to see either of the above cards in either slot.

I have just reflashed this again and I will play around with the initfs_flasher progie.

I had done this dual booting the other day using the "second best method" and all seemed well until I tried to access the vfat partitions . and they were not mounted. They worked with

mount -t vfat /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/mmc2
mount -t vfat /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/mmc1

but they did not remount when I rebooted. ( I'm a bit of a noob here)

The wifi was refusing to work as well so I gave up with this clone . Unfortunately I had already reflashed the internal flash so I'm back to square 1 , doh...

Time to play with 3 OS's

great prog mate




edit : Doh stupid noob . I posted this on the wrong thread 8-)

I had to reflash to diablo and run the script again with another spare sd card to get the boot menu to work. the ./initfs_flash didn't seem to want to work correct with diablo complaining that there were some files missing ( sorry I forgot to note them down)

Also the wifi has stopped working when boot to os2007. it scans but can't see any networks (there are several)

I have N810 and it has the last ubdate of nokia.
I've installed the file INSTALL TOOLS EXTERNAL 810 SLOT and also INSTALL TOOLS and tried to install any one of the both but cann't , because I get this message that the file cann't install on my n810.
Plz help me to solve this problem

More info is needed. Did you copy the install tools in a FAT partition or EXT2? What is the exact error message you are getting?

when I try to install INSTALL TOOLS EXTERNAL 810 SLOT and also INSTALL TOOLS from here http://penguinbait.com/ I get message that unable to install it, may be I must add catalog in Program's catalog or some thing like that to install it.

No catalog is needed. Run the install and paset the log here

Open application manager menu, Tools > Log

Paste it out here