Re: HPCARM Port for Dell Axim X51

[Thorsten Alge <lists%thorsten-alge.de@localhost>]

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 ?
>
> Robert Swindells


sudo disklabel sd1
# /dev/rsd1d:
type: unknown
disk: AximX51
label:
flags:
bytes/sector: 512
sectors/track: 32
tracks/cylinder: 64
sectors/cylinder: 2048
cylinders: 15279
total sectors: 31293360
rpm: 3600
interleave: 1
trackskew: 0
cylinderskew: 0
headswitch: 0           # microseconds
track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
drivedata: 0

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*)


sudo fdisk sd1
fdisk: Cannot determine the number of heads
Disk: /dev/rsd1d
NetBSD disklabel disk geometry:
cylinders: 15279, heads: 64, sectors/track: 32 (2048 sectors/cylinder)
total sectors: 31293360

BIOS disk geometry:
cylinders: 1023, heads: 255, sectors/track: 63 (16065 sectors/cylinder)
total sectors: 31293360

Partitions aligned to 16065 sector boundaries, offset 63

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