backing up rootfs fails - after 40m FreeRunner continues booting

[Cameron Frazier]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Bram Mertens <mertensb.mazda at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Cameron Frazier
> <frazier.cameron at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Bram Mertens <mertensb.mazda at gmail.com> wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>> Have you tried using NeoTool [1]?  It's always worked quite well for
>> me, and the backing up process avoids dfu-util.
>>
>> [1] http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/NeoTool
>
> I have tried to use it before when I initially went to pick up the
> device but never succeeded, probably because we were using the wrong
> files.
>
> And the instructions seemed clear enough to use the command line utility.
>
> The current problems/questions would have arisen with NeoTool anyway,
> looks like I made a mistake when rebooting the device.
>
> So when you have flashed the U-Boot with NeoTool, how do you proceed?
> Unplug it first, power down, then boot again or use the boot menu to
> reboot?  And did you boot the device normally or immediately into NOR
> or NAND?
>
> The display still shows the openmoko logo, guess I'll have to hard
> reset it though I hope that won't break anything...


I've always just:

- flashed
- powered down, which the FR seems to do on it's own once u-boot times out
- unplug the usb, as I've found that leaving it in will cause hangs
similar to what your seeing
  (oddly I don't have this issue with the AC adapter)
- turn on pre normal procedure (power button for 8-10 sec)

I use NeoTool most times since I like the backup method (having had
numerous problems with dfu-util backups) and it helps to ensure I'm
not throwing improper commands when I flash.  I have little faith in
the user on my end.

Hope that helps.

Cameron