Installing the U-Boot Version of z2sid to a Stock ZipIt.

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Warning: This may break your computer or ZipIt. Use at your own risk.
Tested on a debian host system with SanDisk 2GB SD Cards.

Required files

z2sid-rootfs-r4.tar.bz2
AutoFlasher-r2.zip
z2sid_2.6.36-rc2+_01142011.tar.bz2
z2sid_u-boot_v5_rc1.tar.bz2
z2uflasher_09022010.tar.bz2

Autoflashing to z2sidr4

Prepare a FAT16 partition on the SD card

Insert the SD card. Assuming the card registers as /dev/sda
	fdisk  /dev/sda

Delete whatever is there, and add a type 6 (FAT16) partition of the full size. Write and quit

Create the FAT16 filesystem
	mkfs.msdos /dev/sda1

Make a working directory on your machine 
	mkdir /sd

Mount the SD card
	mount /dev/sda1 /sd

Extract the autoflasher to the SD card
	unzip AutoFlasher-r2.zip -d /sd

We are going to extract the z2sidr4 kernel
	tar -x boot/zImage-2.6.29 -f z2sid-rootfs-r4.tar.bz2 

Copy the kernel to the SD card
	cp boot/zImage-2.6.29 /sd/kernel.bin

Unmount the SD card
	umount /sd


We should now have an SD card that will be able to flash the stock ZipIt.
Boot the ZipIt. Flashing should occur automatically.


Creating the z2sidr4 userland for the U-Boot flash

Prepare an ext2 partition on the SD card

Insert the SD card. Assuming the card registers as /dev/sda:
	fdisk  /dev/sda   

Delete whatever is there, and add a type 83 (Linux) partition of the full size.
Set the bootable flag. Write and quit

Create the ext2 filesystem
	mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1

Mount the SD card
	mount /dev/sda1 /sd

Extract the z2sidr4 userland to the SD card
	tar -xvjpf z2sid-rootfs-r4.tar.bz2 -C /sd

Extract the U-Boot flasher to the SD card
	tar -xvjpf z2uflasher_09022010.tar.bz2 -C  /sd/root

Unmount the SD card
	umount /sd

Perform the U-Boot flash

Boot the ZipIt with this SD card

Get out of the menu system
	Crtl+C (Perhaps a few times)

Switch user to root
	su root

Password
	root

Switch to the uflasher directory
	cd /root/uflasher

Run the flash script
	./flash.sh

Follow the instructions

The Zipit is now U-Booted 

Creating the z2sidr5 U-Boot userland

We must now prepare the actual z2sid userland that will be used.

Wipe out the ext2 filesystem
	mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1

Mount the SD card
	mount /dev/sda1 /sd

Extract the r5 userland
	tar -xvjpf z2sid_u-boot_v5_rc1.tar.bz2 -C /sd/

Extract the updated kernel
	tar -xvjpf z2sid_2.6.36-rc2+_01142011.tar.bz2 -C /sd/

Unmount the SD card
	umount /sd

Boot the ZipIt.

The ZipIt is now running U-Boot and the U-Boot version of z2sid.

Notes:

Edit rc.local -  Change eth0 to wlan0