Re: Re: Status of Linux on HP2210 ?

Hi Taylor,

(Replying through the list... you're e-mail address doesn't seem to work)

Sure, SD should be used to keep the CF slot available!
Any volunteers to take care of the SD driver? The specs are on
http://www.handhelds.org/platforms/hp/ipaq-h22xx/08-sdi.pdf

Kernel programming is not more difficult than contributing to an
ordinary big software project. You actually only have to see the parts
you work on and the interfaces that you use. I really encourage you to
have a try and help us writing drivers.

The faster the h2200 series is fully supported on GNU/Linux, the more
free software users buy this device, and the stronger our community is!

    :-)

    Michael.

> Hello, I have been reading this for quite a while. I couldn't it be
> run from SD? most wireless cards are in CF format, along with GPS and
> other awesome tools. higher end digital cameras also use CF, so this
> kind of eliminates functionality.
>
>
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> Subject: [H2200-port] Re: Status of Linux on HP2210 ?
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> Hi,
>
> I think the iPAQ h2200 series should be usable as a standalone
> GNU/Linux PDA within 1 or 2 months.
>
> Here is the plan:
>
> 1. Complete touchscreen calibration tuning (in progress, already
> quite usable)
> 2. Implement battery monitoring (work in progress)
> 3. Implement a minimum of power management to increase battery
> operating time.
>
> Then, users will be able to format a CF card with 2 partitions:
>
> 1. A FAT32 one, used to boot the Linux Kernel from Windows CE using
> the HaRET tool
> 2. An ext2 (or jffs2) one, containing the Linux root filesystem.
>
> Every time you reboot, you will have to start Linux from Windows CE,
> but this shouldn't happen often if you charge your iPAQ every night.
>
> Of course, this would still be a first step. The next steps to
> implement would be (in no particular order):
>
> * Sound (play)
> * Sound (record)
> * Bluetooth
> * SD card support
> * Changing the bootloader, and store Linux and its root partition on
> the internal flash rom.
>
> All this could take a few more weeks or months, depending on the
> number of people involved in the porting project.
>
> If this is fine for you, go ahead, buy this device and join the
> porting team! First, you should start by subscribing to the h2200-port
> mailing list:
> https://handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/h2200-port
>
> Cheers,
>
> :-)
>
> Michael.
>
> (Greetings from the region of Nice!)
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am planning to buy an Ipaq 2210 and was wondering when it will be
> >possible to install Linux on it for daily use. I found a lot of
> >information regarding the porting status, but I could not really
> >determine if it will take one week, 2 months or one year until it is
> >as usable as on older IPAQs. I know this is probably not easy to
> >predict, but if you have a hint it'd be nice to know.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >N. Brisset
> >
>
>
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>
> Michael Opdenacker
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