> > My karma won't boot anymore ! The boot starts (Rio symbol rotating) > then it shuts off and on and off and on forever. I can only stop the > cycle by using the paper clip.
Congratulations, you get to be the first person to try recovery mode! :) root cause: > riocp(lk_karmaUsb_load_database_smalldb+0x40)[0x8052038] hmm... load_database probably failed because of a corrupt database. Busted Karma Recovery Guide (use when Karma repeatedly reboots) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NOTE be sure to use the right device name below - don't write an OMFS fs on your computer's hard drive. 1) See if there were any oops messages or omfs related messages in your dmesg, for fixing this in the future, and let us know what you find. 2) Apply the patch in this email and rebuild your kernel: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-karma-devel&m=116982412810588&w=2 3) Reboot your computer then start the Karma in recovery mode (hold the silver button while you power the device on). 4) Check dmesg to see if the disk is detected ("sda1 sda2" etc). Do not mount the partitions -- if your computer automounts the Karma, manually unmount the disk. 5) Download this file: http://bobcopeland.com/karma/misc/blank_karma_img.bz2 6) Using the proper device name in place of sda, do: $ sudo bzcat blank_karma_img.bz2 > /dev/sda2 7) Restart the Karma in normal mode and reload your music. Steps 2-6 may also be accomplished by using the firmware uploader under Windows and clicking the checkbox to format disk. -- Bob Copeland %% www.bobcopeland.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ linux-karma-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-karma-devel
