I just got around to testing the memory I had added to one of my spare empegs, and it didn't work on the first try. If anyone can help me out, I've tried to figure it out but I don't quite understand how to decrypt the text below. (complete boot log attached)

Checking for extra DRAM:
c1000000: wrote ffffffff, read e91ba9f0

So that would be the RAS1 line on the strongarm, or either of the stacked chips on pin 14, right?

Everything seems to have continuity, I haven't tested the resistance yet.

I just got around to trying to figure out this memory issue. After replacing a chip I'm now getting this error.

I'm really bad with decipher these error messages into binary to get the troubled pins. Can anyone help me out?

c1000000: wrote ffffffff, read aaaaffff

Ok, I touched up a few pins that were open, now i'm getting this... does this mean everything is groovy? The one thing i'm wondering about, is the "Command line: mem=16m"




empeg-car bootstrap v1.02 20001106 ([email protected])
If there is anyone present who wants to upgrade the flash, let them speak now,
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e000 v1.04
Copying kernel...
Calling linux kernel...
Uncompressing Linux..................................... done, booting the kernel.

Linux version 2.2.17-rmk5-np17-empeg52-hijack-v455 ([email protected]) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)) #2 Mon Apr 24 20:27:47 EDT 2006

Processor: Intel StrongARM-1100 revision 11

Checking for extra DRAM:

c1000000: passed.

c1100000: passed.

c1200000: passed.

c1300000: passed.

c1400000: passed.

c1500000: passed.

c1600000: passed.

c1700000: passed.

c1800000: passed.

c1900000: passed.

c1a00000: passed.

c1b00000: passed.

c1c00000: passed.

c1d00000: passed.

c1e00000: passed.

c1f00000: passed.

c2000000: wrote ffffffff, read 00000000

NetWinder Floating Point Emulator V0.94.1 (c) 1998 Corel Computer Corp.

empeg-car player (hardware revision 9, serial number 30102485) 32MB DRAM

Command line: mem=16m

Everything is groovy. Ignore the "mem=16m" line -- that is just a factory firmware default for the mk2a.

-ml

Excellent

Now, I have to figure out this stupid display fuse issue to actually use the memory. I'll be switching out the fuse with the one you sent me a few months ago. Hopefully that will fix the problem.

Thanks again!