>
> In the course of investigating the redboot_WinCE version of redboot for
iPaq
> 3600 I seem to have rendered my iPaq somewhat unusable - a normal reboot
or
> cold start stops at Compaq's splash screen. The parrot loader still
works,
> and I have (on my PC) the contents of flash in four 4MB files that I
saved
> using OSloader before starting with redboot. Can anyone (please!) point
me
> to some instructions on how to use the parrot and these files to restore
> WinCE? The only instructions I can find seem to assume that I have
already
> installed Linux, or at least its boot loader.
>
> (I know, I should have found out what to do *before* getting into this
> situation .....).
>
Do you have RedBoot working from ROM? If so, and you can load and
run a RAM version, I could provide you with a raw 16MB dump obtained
from my machine. I have successfully restored my iPAQ to a "factory"
condition using this file. Contact me directly if you want to try this.
Alternatively, you could ask the folks that probably know. Look for
help at http://www.handhelds.org/
Note: the way I found to save your iPAQ is to get into the Parrot
loader *before* loading anything else. Then install a CF RAM card
and it will let you dump the contents of ROM/FLASH to it. Later
on, you can use this to restore the original contents.
--
Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
MLB Associates