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On Sun, 10 Apr 2005, Brian Jackson wrote: |
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> There appears to be at least some support for some of the Axims in the |
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> handhelds.org kernel. It's probably not all there (especially for a |
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> newer axim model). If you don't have kernel hacking skills, you'll |
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> probably do a lot of waiting for someone else. If you think you can |
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> handle that, go for it. |
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Well, I don't mind learning, and I do have a good understanding of |
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computer hardware (general-wise). From what I understand the first thing |
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one does is take the pda apart to see what chips it contains and work from |
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there. Does one need anything hardware-wise (besides the pda of course |
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:-)? Software-wise I guess a cross-compiling environment is necessary (but |
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I was toying with the idea of using qemu, which has 'arm' emulation - |
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don't know how usable it is though). |
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[Slightly OT] Currently I am trying to understand how a pc |
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fundamentally works (as in understanding hardware initialisation + driver |
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writing - following the linuxbios and the ivtv project). |
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> Personally, I'd say cough up the extra money to get an ipaq that works |
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> already. Then you get started directly on the next step. |
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Ok, but the best supported models are outdated and no longer sold (of |
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course :-( ). The ipaq hx2750 seems interesting, hardware-wise, but that |
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is basically in the same situation as the axim x50... Perhaps there is |
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more interest in ipaq (as in development happens faster)? |
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> Yes, lots of work. I'm the only one currently that seems to have the |
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> knowledge (well, I'm good at sucking it out of spanky and solar |
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> anyways), the desire, and the hardware to work with PDAs. The hardware |
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> part is the big one. I have a sneaking suspicion that spanky could get |
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> this all going in no time if he had the hardware. As for me, I've got |
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> very limited time lately. So, aside from being able to answer your |
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> questions, and point you in the right direction on some stuff, I don't |
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> think I'd be much help. |
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Do you know of anyone that has 'gentoo' running on a pda? |
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Best regards |
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Peter K |
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