Re: [Familiar] 5400 help

On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 09:57:17AM -0800, sceptre wrote:
> I remember reading on the mailing list a while back that the 5400
> needed a wireless 802.11 firmware upgrade in pocket pc before switching
> to familiar. Anyone know about that?? I couldnt find any info on the
> wiki about it.

The driver doesn't 'need' it. But since there are no known firmware
upgrade tools for familiar/linux it is smart to update the firmware
before turning the handheld into a useful device :). There are also
rumors that 802.11g APs don't work without the latest firmware:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.linux.familiar/19586

I would make sure all softpaqs regarding devices are in place before
reflashing.

> I tried to find some "status of working stuff" on the wiki for the
> 5400, but the stuff I find on there seems somewhat outdated
> (considering a few weeks is outdated for a project that develops as
> quickly as this one). Is there anywhere else to get this info besides
> the mailing list? I hate having to ask the same questions I know have
> been asked a million times before on here, but the last time I looked
> at the mailing list archives they only had very old mails. I am
> specifically looking for status of bluetooth, 802.11, and
> opiemediaplayer playback of mp3's (and possibly video).

Bluetooth status hasn't changed in a long time. It works for some,
doesn't work for others. Using the wlan only seems to compound the
problem:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.linux.h5400/66

Check w/ opie folks on the status of opiemediaplayer. But I am pretty
sure the Paul Eggleton just fixed it up. Opie was little substandard in
the 0.8.1 release. Look up the familiar release notes for fixes.

> I saw an option in the openembedded config file about the 2.6 kernel.
> Should I be using the 2.6 or 2.4 kernel? Which one has the best
> overall support?

If you want something to function, use 2.4. If you want to hack, use
2.6. 2.6 does boot:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.handhelds.linux.h5400/72

And the status page is up-to-date on just about all of the issues
regarding 2.6:
http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH5400

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