I don't think I had anything written down --- this was all years ago, remember. I have managed to dig up this old Getting Started page, with instructions on reflashing the E3 with Linux: https://wiki.earth.li/E3_Getting_Started Remember that we were all interested in running stock Linux on the machine rather than hacking the built-in firmware. Those instructions are all based around pbltool, which was the *other* tool for talking to PBL and which I'd completely forgotten about, but should work fine. Bear in mind that this will replace the stock firmware.
Regarding forums... I've never met a forum yet which was as easy to use as email, let alone coming close to the convenience of getting messages delivered directly to my inbox. (If this had been a forum I would never have seen your posts!) Have you seen the mailing list archives at https://www.earth.li/pipermail/e3-hacking/? On Sun, 7 Apr 2019 at 17:15, Nick Griffin <span1...@live.com> wrote: > I need help with PBLQ I don’t understand its commands and options what am > I as pose to know how to use it, when there are no instructions on how to > use it, all it has is a read me,please can David Given help me because he > made it..?? or anyone who has used it…?? > Like “ writeflash <filename> <offset>” I don’t understand what is offset > and length is ,is length the size of the NAND..???? > I am don’t know about pbl commands..??? Has anyone used this program > before,I just hope I am not talking to myself or I will go mad…lol > > ”live@commodoreos ~ > READY. > pblq -h > pblq: Amstrad PBL boot load client v0.3.pre1. > (C) 2005 David Given. > Usage: pblq [<options>] <command...> > Options: > -h Displays this message > -v Switch on verbose mode (what that) > -r Reuse an already existing connection > -e <model> Set which emailer model to use (what Mode do not understand) > -p <port> Sets the serial port to use > -s <rate> Sets the slow baud rate > -f <rate> Sets the fast baud rate > -m <size> Sets the maximum packet size (0=ask PBL) > Commands: > ping Pings the device, testing communication > term Start simple serial terminal (is this like Putty, when I > reset the email there is no txt just binary.) > bless <filename> > Makes a PBL image bootable (does this copy PBL to your PC as > a bootable image or something) > execute <address> > Executes an on-device program and enters the terminal (not > sure need more explaining) > checksum <startaddress> <length> > Calculates the checksum of an area of memory ( not sure is > the binary code,so need the code for the area in the Memory so it can grab > it) > read <filename> <startaddress> <length> > Reads data from RAM into the specified file ( Reads data > from the memory and copies into a file,so you can copy it back) > write <filename> <startaddress> > Writes data from the specified file into RAM ( same as above > but the opposite) > readflash <filename> <offset> <length> > Reads data from the NAND flash (very, very slowly)( not sure > need help with offset and length do not understand) > writeflash <filename> <offset> > Writes data into the NAND flash ( same as above but the > opposite) > Addresses should begin 0x if you want them in hex. ( hex ok so starts > with 0x so 0x1234567) > WARNING. Use this program at your own risk. The author accepts no > responsibility > for any damage this program may do to your hardware. You have been > warned!” > > This needs a manual on how to use it properly,some I understand not all. I > have notice there is not a lot of info on flashing the emailer and its not > explained well, its like you put it up to show you have hacked it, but how > do you expected to do it yourself, I have looked there is nothing on how to > read the NAND from the E3,please someone make a walkthrough or explain > offset and length..? > > Not beaning funny but posting on here is hard, I have never used email so > much,well I don’t use email, I know people on here don’t like Facebook so > what about a Forum so all info can be in one place not scattered over > different websites, it very hard to look up any thing in the Mailing list > Archive because it has no search options so you have to press on each > thread one by one. > > Would you be happy If I make a forum for the Emailer, no point me making > one if no one uses it..?? I am proberly 8 years to late…lol, I am good at > making them, I make one for TheC64 Mini. http://thec64community.online > > I think I know why you made the E3 Hacking Mailing list because you could > at the time look at it on the Emailer by redirecting the emails to your > email addy on Amserve.… 😊 would of cost a bomb to look at it at the time > at 20p a collection. I only connected email once a day when I was using > it and that was about £6.20 a month so it cost about £75 a year just to > have it turn on…lol > > Thanks.. > Spanner.. > > _______________________________________________ > e3-hacking mailing list > e3-hacking@earth.li > https://www.earth.li/mailman/listinfo/e3-hacking > -- ┌─── http://www.cowlark.com ─── │ "I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my │ telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out │ how to use my telephone." --- Bjarne Stroustrup
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