2440 deleting all files when turned off

Is there a away to solve this? Windows CE 5 stays intact, but all files I
copy or drivers I install get lost once you reset it. 
Is it a Win ce 5 setting in Platform builder or the machine itself?
thanx

Have a look here:
http://www.friendlyarm.net/forum/topic/96

Yeah it didn't really help too much cause I cound't even find half the
stuff mentioned in the registry. 
The funny thing is that the registry itself stays intact, meaning the
drivers I installed are mentioned in there, but the actual files are
gone...

Hi zozie!
You must change catalog item "RAM and ROM File System" with "ROM-only File
System" and add following lines in platform.reg :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\SMFLASH]
  "DefaultFileSystem"="FATFS"
  "PartitionDriver"="mspart.dll"
  "AutoMount"=dword:1
  "AutoPart"=dword:1
  "AutoFormat"=dword:1
  "Folder"="ResidentFlash"
  "Name"="Microsoft Flash Disk"
  "BootPhase"=dword:0
  "Flags"=dword:1000



; add this 3 line
IF SYSGEN_FSROMONLY
  "MountAsBootable"=dword:1
ENDIF





[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\SMFLASH\FATFS]
  "FriendlyName"="FAT FileSystem"
  "Dll"="fatfsd.dll"
  "Flags"=dword:00280014
  "Paging"=dword:1

  "CacheSize"=dword:0
  "EnableCacheWarm"=dword:0
  "EnableCache"=dword:1
  "MountFlags"=dword:2



; add this 5 line
IF SYSGEN_FSROMONLY
  "MountAsRoot"=dword:1
  "MountAsBootable"=dword:1
  "MountPermanent"=dword:1
ENDIF


Then select "Clean before building' and use "Build and sysgen" to make
image.

Regards!

Hi Nikolay, 

Thanks for your response.  I attempted exactly what you have here.  I
selected "ROM-only File System" and added the exact registry keys that you
mentioned.

Couple questions for you:

1. How does the system know to use the SMFLASH with FATFS?  No other
registry keys relate to this.

2. Do you think there are any other Catalog Items that are required to set
up flash card file reads.

It seems like whenever I add "ROM-only File System" or "RAM and ROM File
System" to the catalog, the system hangs and never loads.

After starting the eboot, the Windows CE Debug output window stops at the
following:

PB Debugger Loaded symbols for
'C:\WORK2\WHITEKING\OS\LAI_PRM550S_V3\LAI_PRM550S_V3\LAI_PRM550S_V3\RELDIR\VIA_M
ARK_CEPC_X86_RELEASE\ROMFSD.DLL'
    134 PID:400002 TID:680002 Override Serial Driver: serial debug output
selected on COM port 1, disabling serial driver for that port.
PB Debugger Loaded symbols for
'C:\WORK2\WHITEKING\OS\LAI_PRM550S_V3\LAI_PRM550S_V3\LAI_PRM550S_V3\RELDIR\VIA_M
ARK_CEPC_X86_RELEASE\RELFSD.DLL'
    134 PID:400002 TID:680002 Override Serial Driver: No COM port selected
for serial KITL transport, no override necessary.
PB Debugger The Kernel Debugger has been disconnected successfully.

For your first question:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\SMFLASH]
  "DefaultFileSystem"="FATFS"
I think this key is sufficient and he present in original platform.reg
file.
For the second question:
No need to add any other "Catalog Items".
I recommend you make image without including "KITL".
Did you select "Clean before building' and use "Build and sysgen" to make
the image?

Hi Nikolay,

I unchecked "KITL" and "kernel debugger" and performed a
CLEAN <project name>, and then a 
BUILD <project name> from the BUILD menu. I do not have "Build and sysgen"
on my BUILD menu because of the following post I read a while back
(http://guruce.com/blogpost/whattobuildwhen):

"The first and most important thing to do is to delete two options from the
Platform Builder Build menu: Build and Sysgen and Rebuild and Clean Sysgen.
These commands will build the entire tree (so including any source in
PUBLIC and PRIVATE)."

I haven't made any modifications to the PUBLIC or PRIVATE folders, so would
a Build and sysgen still be required?  I am doing a Build project each
time.

I think a big part of the problem I'm having is that as soon as I add in
either "RAM and ROM File System" or "ROM-only File System", my OS will
build, but it never boots properly.

As it boots up, it stops BEFORE this line:

PB Debugger Loaded symbols for
'C:\WORK2\LAI_PRM550S_V3\RELDIR\VIA_MARK_CEPC_X86_RELEASE\SHELL.EXE'

Hi Kevin,
What is your board type? I see "VIA_MARK_CEPC_X86_RELEASE" in your log. My
post is about mini2440 board with Samsung S3C2440A ARM920T.
Regards!

Sadly that is true.  I am using an x86 Via Mark board.  I was hoping they
were similar enough that accessing files on the flashcard would have the
same procedures.

Thanks for all of your help. It's greatly appreciated.

Hi

I use mini2440 for 1week and I have this problem on WinCE5.0. I read all
topics about this problem. but I can not download Wince setup and do these
things that you said.

if any body has WinCE5.0 without this problem I need it (mini2440 (t35)).

and my email address is:

ali.taroosheh@gmail.com

I'm very kind of you if send it for me

thanks alot

Hi

I found WinCE5 setup on DVD I fixed this problem.

everybody can download it:

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=201d6b1af76880fdab1eab3e9fa335ca9ac44...

but its based on mini2440-T35 and it's not contain the other ones.

good luck :)

but your images have another problem os just use only about 30mb of flash
icant copy a file bigger than 10mb someone help

Maybe a dumb question, but where could the option "ROM-only File
System" be found in vb2005 ?

Hi

About Flash problem (Sammy) I don't have this problem that you said

I have copied a big file (about 36MB) in flash without any problem and
attached file is for this claim.

and about your question Edje11:

you need to install winCE5.0 setup. you can find in in Microsoft.

Try to use hive based registry

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Maybe a dumb question, but where could the option "ROM-only File
System" be found in vb2005 ?
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Edje11,

Use Platform Builder. Its on right panel, 
U will see that option in Core Os->File System And Data Store->File System
Internal (Choose 1)

I do all that is exposed here, but after the bootup logo nothing happens,
the logo stays there forever... I modified platform.reg, added the hive
based registry and rom only fs...

what else am I missing?
thanks
Fernando

I found what was happening, I didnt have the FAT file system added to my OS
design... I added it and now it works! I hope this helps to other person
with the same problem.

Thanks a lot to all who helped me, now I will continue... lets see whats
the next trouble!! :)

Fernando

dear Fernando,
Would you pls send your source of platform.reg completely
Best Regards.