Re: Re: [x50v] PowerVR ARM linux opengl es drivers

On the webpage says that as they're using a Linux kernel, they'll
contribute to the community with the changes they've made, the this
would be to ask them for the changes to merge them into our kernel tree :)

Carlos Averett wrote:
> I've got contacts at pepper, but I'm not too sure they would be
> interested in making an Axim run linux, since their device costs $850
> :)
>
> On 11/21/05, Angel Sánchez Morales <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Has anyone contacted the guys from pepper.com?
>>I don't know the contacts neither :p
>>May i try to contact them?
>>
>>
>>Filipe Cardoso Lana wrote:
>>
>>>hi...
>>>i can do the "dirty" job. but who has the contacts or
>>>the numbers must show me them so i can contact them.
>>>
>>>--- Angel Sánchez Morales <salemixu_at_gmail.com>
>>>escreveu:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>It seems nobody has contacted them yet, any
>>>>volunteer? :p
>>>>Some developer preferred, as they give better
>>>>impression ;)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Filipe Cardoso Lana wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>geez, i have some doubts here.
>>>>>as wm5 has these bugs, how do i update it ? are
>>>>
>>>>updates easily done,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>or not ? and, anyone tried to contact people from
>>>>
>>>>montavista and pepper
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>pad ?
>>>>>
>>>>>*/Mark Wiesbock <mwiesbock_at_gmail.com>/* escreveu:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well hopefully linux will be able to throw on
>>>>
>>>>them soon enough so we
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> don't have to worry about WM5 making our axims
>>>>
>>>>suck so much. I have a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> X50v as well.. but no WM5... and I think I'm
>>>>
>>>>going to leave it that
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> way after what Ive heard so far. My friend who
>>>>
>>>>recently got the X50v
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> with WM5 is also having a lot of these same
>>>>
>>>>issues.. and as well for
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> him.. his wifi just wont work :( its pretty
>>>>
>>>>bad.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> -Mark
>>>>>
>>>>> On 05/11/05, Jorge Schrauwen wrote:
>>>>> > x50v with WM5 seems to have even more
>>>>
>>>>problems.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I can live with the SD Card/CF Card
>>>>
>>>>issue... its the BT Stack
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> that has
>>>>> > me annoyed.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Jorge
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On 11/5/05, rada b. wrote:
>>>>> > > Thanks for bringing to light all these
>>>>
>>>>issues guys.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > I'll wait until this stuff is resolved
>>>>
>>>>before
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > upgrading m y X50v to WM5.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > --- Jorge Schrauwen wrote:
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > > try to see if it drains when its off
>>>>
>>>>without the CF
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > card in there.
>>>>> > > > My x51v doesn't feel slow to me... then
>>>>
>>>>again i
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > never owned a x50v with WM2003SE
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > Jorge
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> > > > On 11/4/05, Carlos Averett
>>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > > I've got an X50v upgraded to WM2005,
>>>>
>>>>it has some
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > serious issues.
>>>>> > > > > White screen, performance stuck at
>>>>
>>>>full (very
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > quick battery drain)/low
>>>>> > > > > (slow as molasses), serious power
>>>>
>>>>drain (even
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > while off) with my CF
>>>>> > > > > card, and my CF card randomly goes
>>>>
>>>>missing. All
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > this, and I've only
>>>>> > > > > had it since Halloween.
>>>>> > > > ; >
>>>>> > > > > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
>>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > > > Come to think of it...
>>>>> > > > > > At the time i moved my regelary
>>>>
>>>>used data from
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > the CF to the SD...
>>>>> > > > > > I installed the resco today plugin.
>>>>
>>>>It monitors
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > the space on the SD card...
>>>>> > > > > > Haven't had the problem since
>>>>
>>>>then...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > Maybe it is because of that the
>>>>
>>>>plugin pulls for
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > its freespace every x
>>>>> > > > > > seconds it never get past its PNP
>>>>
>>>>timeout?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > Maybe an nice mount/unmout SD/CF
>>>>
>>>>tool can be
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > made for linux :)
>>>>> > > > > > Like you find in some distro's fro
>>>>
>>>>CD/DVD's
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > Jorge
>>>>> > > > > >
>>>>> > > & gt; > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan
>>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > > > > All of the reports I've read
>>>>
>>>>about it online
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > were actually with SD
>>>>> > > > > > > cards, I'm surprised you aren't
>>>>
>>>>having those
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > issues ;-)
>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > I'm surprised any power is used
>>>>
>>>>in the cf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > card, that points to a
>>>>> > > > > > > serious design issue.
>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > Lets get linux working on these
>>>>
>>>>things so we
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > don't have to deal with
>>>>> > > > > > > this crap anymore.
>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > Chris
>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
>>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > > > > > Yeah mine does that too...
>>>>> > > > > > > > Its a WM5 problem... bluethooth
>>>>
>>>>stack is
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > crap too (its MS's default).
>>>>> > > > > > > > That why i put my music on my
>>>>
>>>>1gb CF, and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > moved my data (picture,
>>>>> > > > > > > > backups...) to a 256mb SD, the
>>>>
>>>>SD doesn't
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > seemto have that problem.
>>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > > Leaving your CF card in will
>>>>
>>>>also drain the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > battery! charge it to
>>>>> > > > > > > > 100%, leave the CF in for 12h
>>>>
>>>>without usage
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > and i lost 30% of my
>>>>> > > > > > > > battery.
>>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > > I got the WSOD about 4 times
>>>>
>>>>sofar i had my
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > axim for 7 or 8 days.
>>>>> > > > > > > > Pitty WM5 still doesn't support
>>>>
>>>>RealVGA, i
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > ; hope linux will :)
>>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > > Jorge
>>>>> > > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan
>>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > > > > > > Does your x51v suck as much
>>>>
>>>>as mine does?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > If I leave the cf card in
>>>>> > > > > > > > > the device and leave it on
>>>>
>>>>the cradle when
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > I remove it it starts up
>>>>> > > > > > > > > and shows me the 'white
>>>>
>>>>screen of death'
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > requring a reboot to fix it.
>>>>> > > > > > > > > During the day it also tends
>>>>
>>>>to 'lose' the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > cf card if it has been
>>>>> > > > > > > > > powered down for a bit of
>>>>
>>>>time. I've only
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > had it for 5 days now and
>>>>> > > > > > > > > its done the WSOD three times
>>>>
>>>>and lost the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > ; cf card maybe 8 or 9 times.
>>>>> > > > > > > > > Dell is sending a replacement
>>>>
>>>>but I can't
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > help but think its poor
>>>>> > > > > > > > > software, yet another reason
>>>>
>>>>to get
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > windows mobile off of there...
>>>>> > > > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > > > Chris
>>>>> > > > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Jorge Schrauwen
>>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > > > > > > > Interesting, Since I own a
>>>>
>>>>x51v alswel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > :)
>>>>> > > > > > > > > >
>>>>> > > > > > > > > > On 11/4/05, Chris Morgan
>>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>>> > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to port to the
>>>>
>>>>x51v right
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > now actually with the help of
>>>>> > > > > > > > > > > fisherss. I'll post more
>>>>
>>>>info when I
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> > > > get the serial cable built and
>>>>> > > > > > > > > > > working.
>>>>> > > > > > > > > > >
>>>>
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Received on Mon Nov 21 2005 - 18:38:53 EST