Re: first Successful x50v boot

From: Richard Bateman <taxilian_at_zzt.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 14:02:35 -0600

You can't do anything with the x50 without a serial cable... I just need
to make one that also has USB. I can do USB, and I can do serial, but I
can't yet do both =]

Richard

Salem Salemixu wrote:

>Fantastic! :D
>
>I use the USB cradle that comes with the x50v, so if there's anything
>that can be done with USB i'd probably be able to do it.
>
>I neither have any experience with framebuffer and drivers, but i'll try
>to help you after next tuesday (it's my last exam, yay!).
>
>Congrats ;)
>
>
>Richard Bateman wrote:
>
>
>>I'm pleased to announce the first successful (well, proven successful at
>>least) boot of the linux kernel on a dell axim x50v.
>>
>>USB networking seems to work, but I can't prove it since I don't have a
>>serial cable that also has USB on it :-/
>>
>>the SD/MMC driver looks like it works, at least it shows a valid device,
>>but I haven't gotten it to mount yet -- I'm pretty certain that this is
>>due to a kernel problem, not anything serious. I should be able to test
>>this more tomorrow.
>>
>>Framebuffer does *not* work. I need to learn more about how
>>framebuffers work in linux and learn more about the 2700 graphics
>>controller, and then I'll see if I can write a driver for it. I was
>>hoping the vsfb driver would work, but I haven't been able to make it
>>work as of yet. Again, something I'll play with tomorrow. (no time today)
>>
>>Anyone with the experience to help at this level, please let me know. I
>>could really use the help. Most things for the x50 and x50v are the
>>same, but framebuffer in particular I want to get working, and fisherss
>>can't help me much there =]
>>
>>Richard
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