Re: Blackdown on an Ipaq

[Zhinan Zhou]

I am using Blackdown on my H3850. There is only one version (1.3.1)  for the ARM, so you have no many choices. As I remember, the total size is about 18M, after the minimal familiar install, you should have about 23M left, so it is possible for you to install the full java. You may also get rid of some big files (such as soundbank.gm, i18n, etc) to save the space. In my case, I install the full java on a microdrive.   I think you can use AWT and Swing without any problem, but be care of the screen size is 320X240. I didn't try JNI. Wireless communication runs ok.   The only problem I met is the Java sound. I cannot play the sound with Java Sound API and JMF API. This problem drives me mad!!!! Anyboday has the same problem? It seems the sound device dosen't drain the data from the buffer at all.   Good Luck and enjoy the Kafe on your iPAQ.     ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zhinan Zhou ----- Original Message ----- From: Tanguy Monfort To: BlackDown Mailing List Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:50 PM Subject: Blackdown on an Ipaq Hello,   I am going to install the Familiar distribution on my Ipaq (H3800), and I would like to know whether the Blackdown should be installed on it, letting some free space after.   My Ipaq has 32 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM.   The Familiar will be installed with the minimal required features for my application, like GPE, Samba, SSHD and PPPD, and maybe some other little services.   I would like to write some apps using AWT (and maybe swing but it depends on the limitations of the JVM), and communicating with PCMCIA cards. I will also need JNI   For you, is Blackdown a good JVM for this usage ? Which version of Blackdown do you advise to me ? What are the known problems related to the display (awt) & the communications (pcmcia) for this version of blackdown ?   Sorry for this big list of questions, but you may answer partially to my request :)   Thank you in advance for your answers.   Best regards,   --- Tanguy Monfort.