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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: Problems booting ts7300?
From: "Oguz Dilmac" <>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:23:19 -0000
Hi,

I've got a problem about SD booting too.

I can't create a bootable SD card from scracth. But I can copy the
existing card with dd command
(http://www.seiner.com/ts7000/index.php/Copying%20Boot%20SDCard)
After dd copying I can boot the 7300 without a problem.

Here is what I did.
I followed the guidelenes in "linux for arm" guide.
1. Copied the debian-sarge-256MB-05-01-2006.tar.bz2 file from the
TSARM CD to my Linux PC.
2. Plugged a new kingston 256MB SD card to pretec USB sd card dongle.
3. Plugged the dongle to my linux PC :)
4. fdisk /dev/sda ( The path in the guide doesnt work. I dont have a
file or node as /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc)
5. Did exactly what is written in the guide to create only ONE
partition with fdisk.
6. mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1
7. mount /dev/sda1 /usbDisk
8. tar -C /usbDisk -xvjf debian-sarge-256MB-05-01-2006.tar.bz2
9. fsck /dev/sda1
10. umount /usbDisk

then I replace this new disc with the original one. But it didnt boot.
 Only 
"TS-SDBOOT
.
.
.
TS-SDBOOT
.
.
.
"
messages.
I did check the slot! It is the one closer to the CPU! 

When I check the original SD card with my usb dongle I noticed there
are three partitions. But after I create the SD from scratch I have
only one partition.

What is wrong?
How can I produce my own sd card image from scratch?

Best regards,
Oguz.

--- In  "andygryc" <> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I've just got a new ts7300.  I'm  familiar with the ts7250 (we have a
> new product that includes it), but I'm just started trying to make the
> SD flash for a boot image.
> 
> I've downloaded the fast boot image, and I think I've put it on a
> card.  It's a 256MB card as suggested in the instructions, and the
> card compares properly (at least for the first piece of it).
> 
>  ~]# dd if=fastboot-7300-sdcard-7-6-2006.dd of=/dev/sde1
> 488448+0 records in
> 488448+0 records out
>  ~]# dd if=/dev/sde1 of=compare.dd 
> 499611+0 records in
> 499611+0 records out
>  ~]# ls
> -rw-r--r--  1 andy andy 255800832 Oct 26 23:28 compare.dd
> -rw-rw-r--  1 andy andy 250085376 Oct 26 23:11
> fastboot-7300-sdcard-7-6-2006.dd
>  ~]# cmp compare.dd fastboot-7300-sdcard-7-6-2006.dd
> cmp: EOF on fastboot-7300-sdcard-7-6-2006.dd
> 
> Notice that the card is slightly bigger than the fastboot image--don't
> know if that's causing a problem or not.
> 
> I put the SD card in the left slot (between the jumper and the power
> blocks).  I think this is the correct slot (although I've tried both). 
> 
> However, I get no sign of recognition from the TS-SDBOOT; I just get
> the boot message over and over again, so it clearly isn't recognizing
> the image.
> 
> I'm using the SanDisk ImageMate 5-in-1 reader (SDDR-99 v4), which I
> load via "/sbin/modprobe usb-storage" to create the /dev/sde1 device
> on my system.  I know that this is the right device, because 1) it
> doesn't appear unless the SD is plugged into the SanDisk reader, and
> 2) it blinks red when I read/write the card with dd.
> 
> Any thoughts as to what to do next to diagnose the problem?
> --Andy Gryc
> Airchitex, Inc.
>






 
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