Before anyone gets confused or lost. My files are not affiliated with
the list.
-- this is not a new release, dev release and not connected in any way
to the developers on this thread.
I'm new to the list, and just trying to further progress on my Ipaq. I
noticed that several users either
didn't have ANY linux on their Ipaq or their linux was unusable with
their current version.
What I'm offering is just a copy of what I have, it may be better or
worse than what is Official here.
-- I don't want to step on anyones toes, espessially the developers, I'm
here like everyone else trying to get parts working.
My goal right now is to see what this thread offers, if any of it
works for me and add it to my Ipaq.
I release all the files on my Ipaq, so that anyone who wants can get a
taste of linux... assuming it works for them as well.
The Familer PXA 270 version seems to do very good for me, once I found a
working way to get it to boot up.
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Well I didn't write a step-by-step book... not yet.... so lets play
it by ear.
The files I have aren't as easy as setting up windows 98.
== PLEASE NOTE, my files are not part of this thread... Just what I have
running on my ipaq,
-- which works for me... when I get a chance I'll start comparing
where mine line up with the projects.
-- which why having several CF cards is good... each CF card is it's
own harddrive/linux setup.
Here are the big steps.
Have a handheld that currently runs on windows.
Do you have a CF flash card?
Do you have a linux machine available to do fdisk mkfs on the
partitions?
Make a working CF Flash card with two partitions, VFAT and EXT2/3
Make sure VFAT is readable from windows. (first hurdle)
A windows machine -might- be able to format the VFAT after you
have the partition... milage may very.
After you have a valid CF flash, just copy the vfat files to the
vfat of the flash.
Next hurdle... geting my ZIP / TAR file expanded in your EXT3.
Easiest way is to copy it on to a linux machine,
expand to a folder then mv the contents to the flash. --- I did
this all in UBUNTU 6 lts.
I have noted that, during normal usage, there is an odd chance that when
you run HaRET that it stalls on Red-eyes, just soft reset and try again.
I'll work on the TAR tonight and upload it... don't know if the ZIP
kept all the owner/permissions info.
What works: SHELL, GPE 2.7, BUTTONS, TOUCH SCREEN, screen rotate!!!
What doesn't: Bat Mon, Wifi, Blue Tooth, Sound, Auto Dim/Auto
Sleep(lock unit), Shutdown/Reset = HARD RESET (don't use)
Is there a central repository for the Devel files on the thread?
Ken
Steve Crow wrote:
Ken,
What steps do I need to take once I download the files from your site?
Also, what works and what doesn't work at this stage in the game?
On Jul 10, 2007, at 5:49 PM, Ken Lyons - SplinterFL wrote:
Don't know if this is not worthy, but some pics of linux on Ipaq...
as it boots.
http://www.bees-garden.com/LINUX/pics/gallery01/
http://www.bees-garden.com/LINUX/
As mentioned before.. it runs, but it's out of date.. my next task
is to try and update and add wifi, hopefully with help.
Ken / SplinterFL
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