Re: HPCARM Port for Dell Axim X51

[Robert Swindells <rjs%fdy2.co.uk@localhost>]

Thorsten Alge wrote:
>On 15/06/14 16:01, Robert Swindells wrote:
>> Thorsten Alge wrote:
>>> On 15/06/14 14:28, Robert Swindells wrote:
>>>> Thorsten Alge wrote:
>>>>> I tried to build the system for my Dell Axim X51 according to this
>>>>> tutorial: 
>>>>> http://wiki.netbsd.org/tutorials/how_to_install_netbsd_on_hpcarm/
>>>>>
>>>>> I partitioned It as described there but later I recognised that the dos
>>>>> partition wount be recognized by the Windows CE system so I cant execute
>>>>> the hpcboot.exe (or even see it). So maybe the partitioning should bee
>>>>> somewhat different or did I do something wrong?
>>>> Why wouldn't the DOS partition be seen by Windows CE on your system ?
>>>>
>>>> The tutorial instructions are fine for an iPAQ.
>>>>
>>>> Robert Swindells
>>>>
>>> I dont really know. But when I use se CompactFlash Drive on any NetBSD
>>> box I am able to mount the partition but on my Mac or on the X51 I can't
>>> see the the dos partition.
>> On NetBSD, if you run fdisk or disklabel with just the name of the
>> device as an argument they will display the status of the device.
>>
>> What do you see for your card ?

Ok, maybe the tutorial needs changing.

>sudo disklabel sd1

[snip]

>16 partitions:
>#        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
> a:  30965617    327743     4.2BSD   2048 16384     0  # (Cyl.    160*- 
>15279*)
> b:    262144     65599       swap                     # (Cyl.    
>32*-    160*)
> c:  31291312      2048     unused      0     0        # (Cyl.      1 - 
>15279*)
> d:  31293360         0     unused      0     0        # (Cyl.      0 - 
>15279*)
> e:     65536        63      MSDOS                     # (Cyl.     
>0*-     32*)

Your 'c' (all of NetBSD) partition overlaps the 'e' (MSDOS) one. The
order of creation of partitions described in the tutorial looks
correct to me.

I would run 'disklabel -i sd1' again, delete the 'c' partition and
recreate it specifying that it should start after 'e'.

>sudo fdisk sd1

[snip]

>Partition table:
>0: NetBSD (sysid 169)
>    start 2048, size 31291312 (15279 MB, Cyls 0/32/33-1947/234/63), Active
>1: <UNUSED>
>2: <UNUSED>
>3: <UNUSED>
>Bootselector disabled.
>First active partition: 0

You don't have an entry for a MSDOS partition here and the NetBSD
partition has picked up the incorrect size from the disklabel.

Try redoing the disklabel then look at what fdisk reports.

Robert Swindells