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#591
Pali, one noob question:
How does a u-booted kernel know where to take the modules from?
Is the link to current changed by u-boot? This is not part of config. Our just changing current to uname -r?
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#592
On linux, modprobe loading modules from directory /lib/modules/`uname -r`/. Insmod needs full path to module. On maemo more parts using insmod and using /lib/modules/current which is symlink to some kernel directory.

Problem is that this symlink is changed only after (re)installing -modules package. Kernel power has postinst script which replacing current with `uname -r` in /sbin/preinit which seems to fixing these problems.
 

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#593
Ah okay, I see.

As I have a multiboot preinit, I thought this is multiboot related (link changed on every boot) and asked myself how u-boot handles this. But now it is clear.

Thanks for explanation.
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#594
Is there a way to load different key mapping (automatically) at start of u-boot?
I damaged my hw keyboard, whole first left key column is gone (sym, fn, shift) + right and down arrows.
So basically if something would go wrong there is nothing I can do now, including choosing another kernel in u-boot.
 
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#595
keys functions are in uboot rx51.c code
 

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Thank you very much for quick reply.
Keep up the good work!
 
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#597
Oh well, after some reading it became obvious to me, that task of remapping modifier keys and what more important making it into my own working u-boot image is beyond me.

Would you please include in next update ability to navigate through selection menu using only one arrow key, like in bootmenu?

BTW> USB Host support in u-boot with ability to run images from external drive and type commands from full sized keyboard would be most awesome feature ever
 

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can you use u-boot with multiboot? it seems that after i install u-boot the multiboot takes it's place , the u-boot screen dissapear after the second reboot , any fix to this?
 
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Oh dear, this has been discussed a zillion times.
multiboot flashes kernel onto NAND.
u-boot loads kernels from any partition.

In that moment you select a kernel from multiboot, this kernel is flashed and the u-boot attached kernel is gone for good.

You should decide to use u-boot only.
You may boot all Maemo kernels, other OSes and also nitdroid (see forum.nitdroid.com).

There is also a possibility to have u-boot combined with multiboot (like I still have, manual edit of /sbin/preinit necessary), but it is not really an option when you do not know what each of the systems does.
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#600
it seems that i cannot download the last version , after clicking the deb it keeps loading and stays like that
"The connection has timed out
The server at repository.maemo.org is taking too long to respond."
any secondary links?
fixed with skeiron links
could someone help-me with zimafe and ,config for android on emmc ,read the latest 20 pages ,and i can't make it boot , i ssee the android logo , and after that ithe phone it's closing itself
thank you

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