Arigead wrote: > Alex Osborne wrote: >> Helo Arigead, >> >> Arigead wrote: >> >>> Does anybody have an opinion >>> that it might not be the kernel? As it happens all the time for various >>> apps I'm assuming that it's something core. >>> >>> >> When it locks up, does the device stop responding to ping over USB? >> That would indicate the whole kernel is getting messed up by the lock ups. >> >> >>> Would the debug board enable me to get to the bottom >>> of this? >>> >> It would probably help to some extent. You could see the kernel >> messages over the serial console and potentially even inspect what the >> CPU is doing when it hangs over JTAG. Although if it's a hardware >> fault, which seems likely if nobody else seems to be experiencing random >> lockups, I guess it could be really hard to diagnose even with the debug >> board. >> >>> Will somebody >>> please reply so that I can tell it's got to the list >>> >>> >> Your mails are getting to the list. See for example: >> >> http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/openmoko-community/2008/10/1/3465464 >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alex >> > Thanks Alex, > I do think it's most likely a HW problem as it's happening in all the > Distros. Well I've not really tried with Qtopia to much, would prefer to > be using [ASU] or [FSO]. Having said that if I tried Qtopia and it locks > then it would suggest it's HW. > > Anyhow perhaps the only way to go is to get the development board. Even > if it is a HW problem it's locking the SW somewhere. I'll try Qtopia > over the weekend and try build a SW Image for the FR. I've never built > the entire system but I might try and see if I can put in a few > judicious Printf's. Problem with printf's or logging is that the code > might have passed the printf and lock 20 odd instructions later and > you'd not see the printout, depending on the implementation. I don't > know how logging is implemented but I'll have a look. > > Thanks again for getting back to me. Don't know whether to invest more > money in the debug board or try get a replacement. It is a challenge > though :-)
It might be worth trying rootfs on the uSD to see if the problem is with the internal flash. You may also be able to find someone near you who has a debug board. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community