Re: Linux on X50

I we should.
While doing it refur to the current work that is done.
Maybe that will spark there interest.

Jorge

On 10/5/05, Angel Sánchez Morales <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I contacted Intel and one guy gave some info to us, i also tried to
> contact with PowerVR (the ones of the 3D accelerator on the x50v) and
> didn't answer my mail. About Dell... i haven't contacted them because i
> read someone already did it and didn't get anything, but perhaps we
> should try again.
>
>
>
> Filipe Cardoso Lana wrote:
> > hello !
> > i still doesn't have a x50v, but i'm starting in a new
> > job, so soon i'll buy one. i'm a linux enthusiast, and
> > also study linux in the college, then i want to run
> > linux on my future x50v.
> > i'm thinking about calling people from dell and intel,
> > as was discussed here before. if the people who
> > already
> > called them, or who have the phone numbers, could
> > please send them to the mailing list or put the phones
> > in the project page ? i'm planning on calling them
> > asking for some help and tell the effort to port linux
> > for the dell x50. well if hp help linux on their
> > handhelds, why dell don't do the same ?
> >
> >
> > --- Halvor Borgen <halvor.borgen_at_hig.no> escreveu:
> >
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I've been following this list since I decided to buy
> >>a Dell Axim x50v.
> >>
> >>I'm not a developer, but I have an interest in the
> >>OS Linux, and I would
> >>really like to use it on my x50v.
> >>Me not being a developer doesn't imply that I don't
> >>want to develop, it
> >>just means that I don't know where to start!!
> >>
> >>Can someone point me in a direction here?
> >>Litterature on embedded linux,
> >>kernel development for handhelds and such.
> >>
> >>I just have the USB-cradle which came with the
> >>device to connect it to
> >>my computer.
> >>
> >>-Halvor
> >>
> >>Mark Wiesbock wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>It'll be fun playing
> >>>>with linux on the x50v :D.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>Oh yea it will! Ive been watching this for a while
> >>
> >>now, I cant wait. I
> >>
> >>>really appreciate all the work you guys have been
> >>
> >>doing! I'm actually
> >>
> >>>on my way to understanding Linux on embedded
> >>
> >>systems more now by
> >>
> >>>playing around with something called a gumstix.
> >>>(http://www.gumstix.com). Its a really cool little
> >>
> >>board, VERY small,
> >>
> >>>and hopefully with some of the stuff I learn from
> >>
> >>that, I could one
> >>
> >>>day apply it to maybe a newer axim version that
> >>
> >>comes up and help more
> >>
> >>>with getting Linux running on it! :)
> >>>-Mark
> >>>
> >>>On 05/10/05, rada b. <radish28_at_rogers.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Didn't Richard get the framebuffer working? I
> >>
> >>thought we were just waiting
> >>
> >>>>for him to put the sources together again for
> >>
> >>that.. It'll be fun playing
> >>
> >>>>with linux on the x50v :D.
> >>>>
> >>>>Jorge Schrauwen <jorge.schrauwen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>ok thanks for the info.
> >>>>If you do got it to work on the x50v i'm willing
> >>
> >>to try it on an
> >>
> >>>>x51v... sould be getting mine soon.
> >>>>
> >>>>Jorge
> >>>>
> >>>>On 10/5/05, Fisherss wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>kernel only. framebuffer driver works on x50 but
> >>
> >>not x50v, it uses a
> >>
> >>>>>special chip. and no other driver working.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Jorge Schrauwen wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Bij booting a kernel... you mean: loading the
> >>
> >>kernel only or also some
> >>
> >>>>>>driver 'n stuff?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>On 10/5/05, Fisherss wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>currently we have booted kernel on x50v.
> >>>>>>>x50 and x50v don't have a bootloader like you
> >>
> >>said, we use another
> >>
> >>>>>>>bootloader named haret.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Rusko wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Hi everybody!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Linux on a Dell Axim X50??? Wow! This is
> >>
> >>great!!!
> >>
> >>>>>>>>I hope it will be available soon!!!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>I would like to ask you a couple of questions,
> >>
> >>I hope you can waste 2
> >>
> >>>>>>>>minutes to answer me... :-)
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>- will it work even on a x50v?
> >>>>>>>>- is there a bootloader on x50v? I mean, I
> >>
> >>have a X5 and pressing
> >>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>"contact"
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>and "scroll" during reset I can load an .img
> >>
> >>rom from the
> >>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>CompactFlash...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>>is this still possible on the x50v (or do you
> >>
> >>know a similar
> >>
> >>>>>>>>key-combination)?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Many thanks for your help and excuse me for my
> >>
> >>terrible english...!
> >>
> >>>>>>>>Bye!
> >>>>>>>>Rusko
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>--
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> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>--
> >>>>>>~Jorge
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
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