Re: Anybody still active on porting for this device ?

Mike Mestnik <cheako_at_visi.com> writes:

> On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 11:03:33PM +0100, Olivier Berger wrote:
>> fox <fox-6300_at_monologic.net> writes:
>>
>> > Helo!
>> > Absolutely, the linux-omap kernel is version 2.6.24 and gpe is 2.8 -
>> > also i read something about familiar on
>> > http://gpe.linuxtogo.org/download.phtml :
>> >
>> > "GPE is available for Familiar Linux as ready to run images for a few
>> > iPAQ devices.
>> > Choose the GPE option when getting an image from the latest Familiar
>> > release <http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/latest/>. Currently
>> > GPE in Familiar is quite outdated and there are no updated GPE
>> > packages any more in the unstable feed. In general Familiar is
>> > obsolete unless you use a very old iPAQ (h3xxx)."
>> >
>> > So what's the Replacement?
>>
>> Angstrom ? http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/
>>
>> Just my 2 cents,
>>
> Yes, this is indeed a route we should pursue. I'd like to send an
> email to the dev list over there, but I'm unable to subscribe
> currently. Can any one forward this message on?
>

Done (too bad, forgot to add the CCs to the forwarded message
:( and it doesn't seem to be rendered right at
http://lists.linuxtogo.org/pipermail/angstrom-distro-devel/2008-February/001744.html).

Anyway, this one should pass, so I hope people will be able to comment
and get both groups ;)

> I am hoping our interest in building their world for our handheld will
> be appreciated.
>
> Any hope in getting the [1]downloads section populated?
> 1. http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/releases/2007.12/images/h6300
>

Since http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/ seems down, it's difficult
to point to the wiki :(

> What is your build system like, would it be difficult to include our
> handheld?
>

AFAIK, Angstrom is using OE (http://www.openembedded.org/ also down
from what I can see), and set of rules which help isolate specific
parts related to machine, vs more generic application-oriented stuff.

I think a port of Angstrom to h63xx devices should be great, but I
have no real abilities to help wrt embedded stuff, hardware support
implementation, kernel and stuff.

But would be willing to help testing, for sure ;)

My 2 cents,

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