Updating Ben NanoNote software
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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
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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 whole nand with the command:
$ sudo usbboot -c "boot;nerase 0 4080 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).
- some options about "reflash_ben.sh"
$ sudo ./reflash_ben.sh ==> will download and reflash the lastest images from the office website, include bootloader, kernek and rootfs. $ sudo ./reflash_ben.sh -k ==> will only download and refalsh the kernel. $ sudo ./reflash_ben.sh -kr ==> will download and refalsh the kernel and rootfs. $ sudo ./reflash_ben.sh -l ../openwrt-xburst/bin/xburst/ -r ==> will reflash the nanonote rootfs with ../openwrt-xburst/bin/xburst/openwrt-xburst-rootfs.ubi.
