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New U-Boot flash script

Submitted by mozzwald on Sun, 02/06/2011 - 21:03
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UPDATE 2: I have the latest FlashStock and uflasher available on my download page. Always check there for any updates.

UPDATE: Russell Davis has taken the uflasher script and made a purty/easy-to-use/all-in-one package. Check out his Flashstock v0.1

Now you can flash a stock Zipit directly to u-boot with this new script. It includes 4 different scripts: flashing from stock, flashing from 2.6.29 kernel, flashing from u-booted zipit, and a restore.

z2sid updates

Submitted by mozzwald on Sun, 02/06/2011 - 21:02
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New release of z2sid for u-boot/.29 Zipit's available, v6-rc3. I've made a new permanent page for my z2sid releases with a running changelog. Newest releases are highest in the list. It's permanent url is http://www.mozzwald.com/z2sid

z2sid

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z2sid was created by wicknix as a new distribution to run on the Zipit Z2. It's based on Debian Sid. wicknix has come up with a nice interface with tmux and pdmenu. There is a version that boots X by default as well. In lieu of Ubuntu giving up on the armv5 architecture, I have given up on Ubuntu for the Zipit. All newer arm releases for Ubuntu will not contain support for armv5 processors which leaves the Zipit Z2 stuck at Jaunty 9.04 (April 2009), and without updates, z2sid makes an excellent replacement for z2buntu. My releases of z2sid will be chronicled here. I plan to support both u-booted Zipits and 2.6.29 kernel Zipits so you can run this on either. See release notes below for anything specific. Releases are in descending order by date.

Your MiniSD card should be partitioned with one large ext2 partition. Then, change directory to your MiniSD card and use this command (as root, or with sudo):


Zipit Z2 USB Host Mode

Submitted by mozzwald on Thu, 09/16/2010 - 21:50
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With the release of U-Boot, USB Host mode (v1.1) is now an option on the Z2.

Previously it had been assumed that you needed to do a hardware mod inside the Zipit to get USB host mode working. I have since undone the hardware mod and have host mode working successfully. This means all you need is a U-Booted Zipit with a proper kernel and a USB to Zipit Dock Adapter.

Small Linux for the Zipit

Submitted by mozzwald on Sat, 09/04/2010 - 07:16
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wejp from #zipit-dev irc channel created a really small linux system for U-Booted Zipits. Check it out.

U-Boot with "Shutdown"

Submitted by mozzwald on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:58
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UPDATE: Check my download page for the latest u-boot and kernel.

Thanks to sweetlilmre we now have U-Boot with "proper" shutdown. Basically sweet's code puts the Zipit into deep sleep when you halt the system from linux. When you press the power button or plugin AC power the Zipit will turn back on. It's pretty much the way it worked with the old blob bootloader.

If you'd like to try compiling your own, check out Geordy's instructions and here's the irc log with some minimal instructions for adding the code:

[13:19] (sweet_away) mozzwald: this one is sleep friendly and tested (flashed): http://pastebin.com/sf8vWzBy
[13:20] (sweet_away) save the contents as wakeup_macro.h in the board/zipitz2 dir, #include it in lowlevel_init.S and replace the call to pxa_wakeup with z2_wakeup

z2buntu designed for U-Boot

Submitted by mozzwald on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 19:17
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Now that U-Boot and the 2.6.35 kernel are out for the Zipit, a newer rootfs is in order. I've tweaked z2buntu and got X running with lxlauncher.
lxlauncherlxlauncher
Get the image here. md5 d87598a784e516d276a1c3bc9807d6ca
Get the tarball here. md5 d8722b55602fafb9ac1224220df2be2e

Das U-Boot für das Zipit Z2

Submitted by mozzwald on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 19:54
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Without further adieu from me to you, Das U-Boot for the Z2! Z2 U-BootZ2 U-Boot

For the most part U-Boot works and can be flashed without much worry, unlike in the recent past. SDHC is now supported. There's still issues when trying to flash from a stock Zipit to U-Boot, so this guide is for a Zipit that has already been flashed to run the 2.6.29 kernel (ie you're already running z2buntu, rootnexus, sidetrack, debian, etc).

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