Re: Fwd: Axim x50v Linux Post

I found this website randomly, it has a board that may be similar to
what we are doing:
http://www.compulab.co.il/x270/html/x270w-cm-datasheet.htm Maybe we
can get some drivers from them... It does have a 2700G...

On 2/10/06, Angel Sánchez Morales <salemixu_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hurray! We have more things to look at :D
>
> If i remember correctly the intel 2700g drivers where released on linux
> and the main chip is from PowerVR, so perhaps there's some GPL source
> somewhere, but if it's not... at least we'll be able to run it :p
>
>
> I was looking at the source of the kernel tree that uploaded Michael
> Cutler and in the directory of our Axim X50(v) there are these files:
>
> /kernel26/arch/arm/mach-pxa/aximx30 $ ls
> CVS aximx30.c aximx30_core_minimal.c aximx30_lcd_x50.c
> Kconfig aximx30_core.c aximx30_lcd.c x30_ts.c
> Makefile aximx30_core.h aximx30_lcd.c.~1.1.~ x50_ts.c
>
> Correct me if i'm wrong...
> The x50_ts.c file is the touchscreen driver, and it seems that the file
> aximx30_lcd_x50.c is not used, and the file being used is aximx30_lcd.c.
> I also saw at the menuconfig that the resolution of the screen was put
> on 320x240.
> Michael, when you made the kernel image did you use the same kernel you
> uploaded? (the last one, because you had some kernels in different dates :p)
>
> I'll try to play a little with the kernel, let's see if we get something :)
>
> Philip Trickett (List) wrote:
> > It looks as if the driver for the graphics is excluded due to licensing
> > by Intel:
> >
> >
> > Attached is the patch used to build kernel-2.6.13.4-16.pepper against
> > the vendor's linux-2.6.13.4.tar.gz source tarball.
> >
> > WARNING: This is a full patch including all custom-written Pepper Pad
> > drivers with the exception of the non-GPL proprietary Intel Marathon
> > graphics driver. Licensing restrictions prevent us from releasing this
> > code.
> >
> > This source tree can be used to build drivers and modules but building
> > and installing a custom-built kernel may result in a non-functioning
> > Pepper Pad.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 2006-02-10 at 12:24 +0100, JeDi wrote:
> >
> >>Hi, I just got this news. I don't have time to look at it now, but my
> >>guess is that this will boost development significantly :-)
> >>
> >>Greetz,
> >>JeDi
> >>
> >>---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>From: Cian O'Flynn <cianoflynn_at_gmail.com>
> >>Date: Feb 9, 2006 11:19 PM
> >>Subject: Axim x50v Linux Post
> >>To: JeDi <jeroen.dierckx_at_gmail.com>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hey there,
> >>
> >> I've been following the x50v linux mailing list for some time.
> >> I had some trouble posting this to the list. If it's useful maybe you
> >>could pass it on.
> >>
> >> There have been a number of pepper pad source code releases over the
> >>last few days. Since the pepper pad has similar hardware. Perhaps this
> >>could help with the x50v port.
> >>
> >> http://www.pepper.com/linux/
> >>
> >> http://www.pepper.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=8
> >>
> >> Anyway, I hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Cian
> >
> >
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