Re: [Gumstix-users] loadng rootfs fails on gumstix board

[Craig H. <cr...@gu...>]

It'd be really, really hard to get a 790KB rootfs.  Are you sure it's  
not 7900KB?

C

On Oct 29, 2007, at 3:50 PM, thaGod wrote:

>
> Narendra,
>
> It sounds like you are well within your limits as far as storage  
> space goes.
> That sounds more like a uImage size than a rootfs size. I don't  
> think there
> is any ways to get around the step that is giving you problems. The  
> loadb
> a2000000 command combined with the kermit send command should load  
> your file
> into RAM and then the pro on 1:0-1 && jera all && cp.b a2000000 40000
> ${filesize} will copy the image from RAM into flash storage.
>
> I am used to working with the Verdex so it is possible, I suppose,  
> that
> things work differently for the connex, but it looks to me like a  
> minor
> error in your process somewhere. Keep working at it and post if you  
> have any
> new information to add. It's hard to suggest anything else based on  
> the
> information provided.
>
> Erick
>
>
>
> trivedi33 wrote:
>>
>> Hello Erick,
>>             Thanks for your response. as far as I understand I  
>> have 4MB of
>> flash and the size of the rootfs image file is 790 KB or so.  
>> Please let me
>> know if there's way I can reduce the rootfs image size or load it  
>> in any
>> other way? I took every care in creating the rootfs image as asked  
>> by the
>> gumstix wiki- I tried the steps meant for 1325 too.. but of no avail.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Narendra
>>
>> thaGod wrote:
>>>
>>> Is your rootfs image too large for your available flash?
>>>
>>> aside from that the command is listed on the gumstix wiki as:
>>> GUM>pro on 1:0-1 && jera all && cp.b a2000000 40000 ${filesize}
>>>
>>> you seem to be a little off.. I don't know if that would affect  
>>> success
>>> or not though.
>>>
>>> Erick
>>>
>>>
>>> trivedi33 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>              I am a newbie when it comes to Linux and gumstix- I  
>>>> built
>>>> the filesystem (rootfs) and kernel image(uImage) exactly as per the
>>>> instructions on docwiki website. When I try to replace the  
>>>> filesystem on
>>>> my gumstix board, I get the following error(see below):
>>>>
>>>> GUM> 0-1 && jera all && cp.b a2000000 40000 ${filesize}
>>>> Protect Flash Sectors 0-1 in Bank # 1
>>>> .. done
>>>> Erase Flash Bank # 1 - Warning: 2 protected sectors will not be  
>>>> erased!
>>>> .............................. done
>>>> Copy to Flash... Outside available Flash
>>>>
>>>> I am using connex board version 1385- hence I am following the
>>>> instructions meant for verdex and boards beyond version 1325 on  
>>>> docwiki
>>>> website. Does anyone have a clue why I am getting Copy to "Flash...
>>>> Outside available Flash" when writing the filesystem to flash.  
>>>> Plus,
>>>> also tell me if kernel image has been taken off rootfs image(I  
>>>> am using
>>>> the latest version of gumstix buildroot as per subversion client)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>> Narendra
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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