getting error while trying to flash my neo freerunner

[Michael Shiloh]

Detructor wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, den 04.09.2008, 12:32 -0700 schrieb Michael Shiloh:
>> Detructor wrote:
>>> Am Donnerstag, den 04.09.2008, 11:11 -0700 schrieb Michael Shiloh:
>>>> Detructor wrote:
>>>>> I've used the command out of the wiki...for example
>>>>> "sudo ./dfu-util -a rootfs -R -D ./Om2008.8-gta02-20080904.rootfs.jffs2"
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm using the standard terminal from gnome
>>>>>
>>>>>         Hey guys,
>>>>>         
>>>>>         I hope you can help me, I've the following problem:
>>>>>         
>>>>>         When I try to flash the neo on my laptop I get a
>>>>>         "Starting download: [dfu_download error -71"
>>>>>         
>>>>>         sometimes the download starts and then I get the error.
>>>>>         
>>>>>         When I get the neo in June, I could flash it without getting this error.
>>>>>         
>>>>>         My operating system: Ubuntu 8.04.1
>>>>>         
>>>>>         I ask here, because I can't find anything about this error in the www
>>>>>         (only 3 entries in google and none of it helps).
>>>>>         
>>>>>         hope for help
>>>>>         Detructor
>>>>>         
>>>>>         ======================
>>>>>         
>>>>>         Hi,
>>>>>         
>>>>>         What command line did you use? One cause of this error is when you give 
>>>>>         the wrong argument to dfu-util, e.g. -a u-boot while flashing a kernel 
>>>>>         image.
>>>>>         
>>>>>         Michael
>>>> And is your u-boot a recent version? Although if it's not it will be 
>>>> hard to update until we solve this problem.
>>>>
>>>> Does this problem persist for kernel and u-boot too?
>>>>
>>>> Can you check the integrity of the image you're trying to flash with md5sum?
>>>>
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>>
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>>> -> yep for kernel, too. but with some luck I got the kernel flashed (I
>>> tried it 20 times, than it was flashed ;))
>>>
>>> -> nope I never flashed u-boot and yep it is the correct image (md5 is
>>> correct) 
>> This could be the cause of your trouble. Your u-boot may be quite out of 
>> date.
>>
>> By the way, have you tried flashing with the NOR u-boot? If that works, 
>> I would recommend you right away flash a new u-boot into NAND, then use 
>> that new u-boot to flash your kernel and rootfs.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've tried just 10 seconds ago to flash u-boot via NAND...after three
> tries, the 4th get it on the phone...after that, I choosed "power off"
> and restarted the phone...back in NAND, I tried to flash the rootfs
> again...but, there was the same error.
> I don't know why this error occurs, but 2 weeks before, I've flashed the
> freerunner several times without that problem...
> 
> errhm, before you ask: the u-boot version that I've flashed is from
> here: http://downloads.openmoko.org/releases/Om2008.8-update/

Try to flash the NAND u-boot while using the u-boot in NOR. IIRC this 
was prefereable for some reason.

M