Problem with customizing e200 bootloader

[cpchan]

Hello all:

I am trying to build a bootloader for the e200 that skips rebuilding the db in the OF. I have set the bool value of "disable_rebuild" to "true" in the call to the function load_mi4_part.  However, the OF keep rebuilding the DB. What am I doing wrong?

Charles

[Bagder]

Are you using and is it detecting one of the three supported firmware versions?

[cpchan]

Are you using and is it detecting one of the three supported firmware versions?

Yes, just to be double sure, I reinstalled 1.01.11A.

Charles

[Llorean]

Do you have a MicroSD card in? If so, try restarting a few times without it. Someone theorized that the MicroSD card insertion may be a separate trigger for a scan.

[cpchan]

Do you have a MicroSD card in? If so, try restarting a few times without it. Someone theorized that the MicroSD card insertion may be a separate trigger for a scan.

No, I don't have a MicroSD card. The bootloader in the precompiled sansapatcher linked from  this site will trigger a db rebuild in the OF if something changed. Everyone hates that and I am trying to build a version that will skip the rebuild. If you look at this function:

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int load_mi4_part(unsigned char* buf, struct partinfo* pinfo,
                  unsigned int buffer_size, bool disable_rebuild)

in main-pp.c, by setting "disable_rebuild" to "true" when calling the function is suppose to stop the rebuild, but it is not doing it.  

Charles

[chrisjs169]

Just as a thought, when this was originally figured out, weren't we still using OF.bin?  I'm not sure where exactly the Rockbox bootloader is being stored, but is it possible it's changing the offset?

[digerati1338]

I'm still using OF.bin as a matter of fact out of pure laziness.  But if you would like me to try your bootloader with OF.bin I could test it for you.