IFA Help

[Jicri]

Hi, i tried to flash a new image on to my dbox 2 last night and after restart i just get loading kernel on the LCD screen. I have tried to reflash using IFA i have tried different versions and i am having no luck.



The status bar get about a third across then it just freezes saying loading flash image, i left it on over night and was still in the same place this morning.

Anybody got any ideas to get it working again?

Thanks

Below is the IFA log:

Linux version 2.4.36-dbox2 (Hallenberg.com) (gcc version 3.4.6) #2 So 6. Jan 18:22:41 CET 2008
On node 0 totalpages: 8192
zone(0): 8192 pages.
zone(1): 0 pages.
zone(2): 0 pages.
Kernel command line: console=ttyS0 root=/dev/ram rw ip=192.168.0.202:192.168.0.4::::ff
Decrementer Frequency = 251625000/60
m8xx_wdt: active wdt found (SWTC: 0xFFFF, SWP: 0x1)
m8xx_wdt: keep-alive trigger installed (PITC: 0x2580)
Console: colour dummy device 80x25
Calibrating delay loop... 66.76 BogoMIPS
Memory: 30356k available (1048k kernel code, 324k data, 72k init, 0k highmem)
Dentry cache hash table entries: 4096 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
Inode cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 2, 16384 bytes)
Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes)
Page-cache hash table entries: 8192 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
Initializing RT netlink socket
Starting kswapd
devfs: v1.12c (20020818) Richard Gooch (rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
devfs: boot_options: 0x1
i2c-core.o: i2c core module version 2.6.1 (20010830)
i2c-dev.o: i2c /dev entries driver module version 2.6.1 (20010830)
i2c-core.o: driver i2c-dev dummy driver registered.
CPM UART driver version 0.04
ttyS0 at 0x0280 is on SMC1 using BRG1
ttyS1 at 0x0380 is on SMC2 using BRG2
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
eth0: CPM ENET Version 0.2.dbox2 on SCC2, 00:50:9c:1e:cd:8c
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 3333K size 1024 blocksize
D-Box 2 flash driver (size->0x800000 mem->0x10000000)
D-Box 2 flash memory: Found 2 x16 devices at 0x0 in 32-bit bank
Intel/Sharp Extended Query Table at 0x0035
cfi_cmdset_0001: Erase suspend on write enabled
0: offset=0x0,size=0x4000,blocks=8
1: offset=0x20000,size=0x20000,blocks=63
Creating 6 MTD partitions on "D-Box 2 flash memory":
0x00000000-0x00020000 : "BR bootloader"
0x00020000-0x00040000 : "FLFS (U-Boot)"
0x00040000-0x006a0000 : "root (rootfs)"
0x006a0000-0x00800000 : "var (jffs2)"
0x00020000-0x00800000 : "Flash without bootloader"
0x00000000-0x00800000 : "Complete Flash"
Linux video capture interface: v1.00
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
IP: routing cache hash table of 512 buckets, 4Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 2048 bind 4096)
IP-Config: Guessing netmask 255.255.255.0
IP-Config: Complete:
device=eth0, addr=192.168.0.202, mask=255.255.255.0, gw=255.255.255.255,
host=192.168.0.202, domain=, nis-domain=(none),
bootserver=192.168.0.4, rootserver=192.168.0.4, rootpath=
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
Freeing initrd memory: 565k freed
EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
Mounted devfs on /dev
Freeing unused kernel memory: 72k init
lcd.o: init lcd driver module
lcd.o: found KS0713/SED153X lcd interface


















dbox2 - ImageFlashingAssistent 3.0

- Hallenberg.com -



Schreibe Backup: 8064k von 8064k (100%)
Lade Flashimage...
done.
Sende Backup...

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BootP: Got request from 00509C1ECD8C
BootP: Created ARP-entry with IP: 192.168.0.202 and Mac: 00509C1ECD8C
BootP: Answer to 00509C1ECD8C sent
TFTP: Sending C:\Program Files\DBOX_IFA1\tftp\u-boot
TFTP: Transfer succsessfull completed
BootP: Got request from 00509C1ECD8C
BootP: Created ARP-entry with IP: 192.168.0.202 and Mac: 00509C1ECD8C
BootP: Answer to 00509C1ECD8C sent
TFTP: Sending C:\Program Files\DBOX_IFA1\tftp\logo-lcd
TFTP: Transfer succsessfull completed
BootP: Got request from 00509C1ECD8C
BootP: Created ARP-entry with IP: 192.168.0.202 and Mac: 00509C1ECD8C
BootP: Answer to 00509C1ECD8C sent
TFTP: Sending C:\Program Files\DBOX_IFA1\tftp\logo-fb
TFTP: Transfer succsessfull completed
TFTP: Sending C:\Program Files\DBOX_IFA1\tftp\kernel-cdk
TFTP: Transfer succsessfull completed
TFTP: Sending C:\Program Files\DBOX_IFA1\tftp\u-initrd
TFTP: Transfer succsessfull completed
TFTP: Sending C:\Users\John\Desktop\CableFerret_v1.6_JFFS2_2xI.i mg
TFTP: Writing backupimage to C:\Program Files\DBOX_IFA1\Backups\2009-06-06 20-08-27_399.img
TFTP: Transfer succsessfull completed

------ Extra Informations ------
Selected Network adapter: Realtek RTL8101 Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.0) (0)
IP-Adress of the Network Adapter: 192.168.0.4
IP-Adress of the Dbox: 192.168.0.202
Operatingsystem: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
CPU 1: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz @ 2333 MHz
CPU 2: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz @ 2333 MHz
CPU 3: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz @ 2333 MHz
CPU 4: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz @ 2333 MHz
Filename of the Images: CableFerret_v1.6_JFFS2_2xI.img
Imagetype: Two Flashs
DBOX-IFA Version: 3.1
------ Powered by Hallenberg.com ------

[deasy100]

hi mate,this has happened to me a few times. what i used to do is restart my computer then change the ip address on my box then the ip address on the computer. im just a begginer myself and im sure someone else will come up with the answer you are looking for but this worked for me.

[Rodboy]

Set you PC NIC to 192.168.0.201 and set you link speed to 10Mbps / half duplex.
IFA doesn't always work first time so keep trying....your box will flash.

Personally I have found the portable version of IFA by far the easiest to use...........normally always works first time with only crossover cable attached.

good luck mate

[Jicri]

Thanks for the quick replys guys. Great news, i got it working again

Must av been a problem with trying to flash through the router, when i did a direct connect to dbox worked first time

Thanks