Updating Ben NanoNote software

xburst-tools

install

First, download and install usbboot from the xburst-tools package: go here to download the package you need.

deb package:

$ dpkg -i xburst-tools_0.0+201002-1_i386.deb

bin tarball:

$ sudo tar jxvf xburst-tools_0.0+201002-1_i386.bin.tar.bz2 -C /

uninstall

deb package:

$  sudo aptitude remove xburst-tools 

bin tarball:

$  sudo rm -f  /usr/local/bin/usbboot
$  sudo rm -f  /usr/local/man/man1/usbboot.1.gz
$  sudo rm -rf /usr/local/etc/xburst-tools/
$  sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/xburst-tools/

How to reflash

Get the reflash_ben.sh script and make it executable (you only need to do this once per system you want to reflash from, unless the reflash script changes) via the following commands:

$ wget http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/software/images/Ben_NanoNote_2GB_NAND/reflash_ben.sh
$ chmod +x reflash_ben.sh

DO NOT USE A USB HUB. Make sure your NanoNote is directly connected to a Linux PC

Boot your NanoNote into USB BOOT mode. As soon as lsusb (on your Linux PC) lists a new device, run reflash_ben.sh. This will download some pre-built images and (re)flash the NanoNote.

$ sudo  ./reflash_ben.sh

Afterwards, reboot your NanoNote. First, you will see

- preinit -                                                                     
Press CTRL-C for failsafe

After a while, you will see Please press Enter to activate this console. on the console of your NanoNote.

Notes

• After reflashing the device, the first boot will take about 3-5 minutes (a script erases the NAND flash that is not used by the rootfs). Subsequent boots will be faster.
• The usual boot time is around 10 seconds.
• You can erase the rootfs partition with the command:

$ sudo usbboot -c "boot;nerase 16 1008 0 0"

• You can reflash just the rootfs partition with ... please fill this in, someone.
• Remember, the block size in the flash is 4 KiB (4096 bytes).