I am using linux on ipaq. as a matter of fact, I`m writing this email on my linux-ipaq
erez Original Message: > From: Yotam Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Linux on IPAQ > Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:43:36 +0300 > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 10:10:30AM +0300, Amir Tal wrote: > > Disclaimer: I have no experience with Linux on the iPAQ, but I have done my > share of research, as I intend to purchase a unit in the foreseeable future. > > > hi all, > > > > i just bought myself a brand new IPAQ 3850. > > it has an expantion sleeve, 24\7 wireless internet connection, a lot of cool > > utils, but its running...winCE. :( > > > > 1) i was wondering if anyone has any experience with running linux on an IPAQ, > There are two Linux distributions for the iPAQ, Familiar and Intimate. > Intimate is intended for iPAQ units with considerable storage space, which > requires purchasing a CF card. The Familiar distribution has images to > fit on 32 MiB large ROM's. Both distributions are closely related to Debian, > from which they draw the package management concepts and other goodies. > For more information, you may peruse the familiar mailing list and/or > glimpse at http://www.handhelds.org, which I'm sure you've already > discovered. > > > recommendations about good software for it (Qtopia maybe?) and other good > > idea's that i might be able use. > > You may use the Free[0] fork of Qtopia, called OPIE. It's expected to be > shipped with the upcoming Familiar release. > > Regards, Yotam Rubin > > [0]: To avoid any ambiguities, the capital 'f' is used to denote > free-as-in-speech > > Regards, Yotam Rubin > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
