Debian: alternating white and splash screen [was:Debian Install.sh error when run under Qtopia]

[Ganesha Krishna]

Hi,
    I got thru Debian install. Installed uBoot menu as suggested on
Debian wiki. After reboot I see an alternating white screen and
openmoko splash screen. The FR seems to continuously reset. I was able
to get into NAND/NOR boot menu with the button combinations during
this behaviour.

I found one reference to same problem in the archives
http://markmail.org/message/45246njb35z77w7y
Sadly there was no further info.

here is what I saw when I did a "boot" from NAND boot-menu

cmd 0x8 arg 0x1aa flags 0x75
error after cmd: 0xfffffffc

(had to boot many times to see all that info, not sure about the
number of 'f' s in the cmd. thought it would be a 32 bit command.)

Greatly appreciate any pointers or links.

Thanks,
-GK

On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 3:17 AM, Asheesh Laroia <openmoko at asheesh.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2008, Ganesha Krishna wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>   I tried Debian install.sh under Qtopia and hit this brick wall.
>> (Nandfash = Qtopia 08.08 + kernel from the same package)
>> --------------------------
>> ./install.sh  all
>> ........
>> ......
>> P: Configuring package apt
>> P: Configuring helper cdebootstrap-helper-apt
>> E: Internal error: install
>
> I got that error until I downclocked my MMC/micro SD card.  Then it went
> away.
>
> If I had more time, I would wrap the install.sh in a loop where it tries
> this, and if it detects an error, downclocks the MMC clock and retries.
> Right now mine's running at 2.5 Mhz.
>
> -- Asheesh.
>
> --
> A programming language is low level when its programs require attention
> to the irrelevant.
>
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