Re: new to the group!

Ken Straka a écrit :
> Hi all!
>
> I recently acquired an HP iPAQ 5450 that I'm very interested in
> putting Linux on. Currently has PocketPC 2002. I was checking out
> the Linux hardware support for the 5450 at:
>
> http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH5000
> http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HandheldsDevices_2fh5400
>
> and was wondering if anyone has a 5450 that they've put Familiar on.
> Wi-fi working well is critical to what I want to do with the iPAQ, so
> if it kills the battery or works poorly that would be a no-go.
About battery, my iPAQ 5550 cannot monitor battery state. However with I
observed that the battery is good enough to maintain power during
several days. (I use it only for meeting: about 15 20 minutes a day)

I tried to find where is the source code about reading the internal
battery monitor chip but I found nothing (this the first time I read a
kernel's source code :s and I have to learn with it's general structure)
>
> I also understand that the 5450 has a number of firmware bugs that
> have been fixed with updates provided by HP. Now, the wi-fi firmware
> update is a bit problematic, in that I read that the latest update
> enabled WPA, but breaks WEP support. WEP support is also required for
> my project; should I stay with the older (but still probably newer
> than what's on my device) firmware to keep WEP support under Linux, or
> can I use the latest firmware (i.e. Is the new firmware + PocketPC
> bad, (maybe Linux + PPC is OK), or is the firmware bad in general?)?
> I'd also like to use Opie, if possible.
I got a iPAQ 5550 and the wifi firmware update has the same issues about
WEP and WPA.
I tried to use the latest firmware from HP to enable WPA, because the
firmware officially supports both of WPA and WEP. However after
installing Familiar on my iPAQ, I was unable to use WEP encryption. I
think my iPAQ has the same wifi hardware as your's. You need to choose
one of encryption method and flash the wifi firmware before installing
familiar. Because I choosed to keep WEP encryption available I had to
reinstall pocket PC, re-flash my wifi using the old firmware, and then
reinstall Familiar. Both of these firmwares are available on HP's website.

>
> Anyway, first time in many years on a mailing list, so used to using
> forums. Anyone know of there is a support forum for the 5400 series?
>
> Thanks all!
>
> Ken
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Received on Tue Apr 15 2008 - 03:35:37 EDT