Re: [Handhelds.org MoinMoin Wiki] Update of "UniversalHowtoInstallLinux"

On Dec 3, 2007 3:00 PM, Asheesh Laroia <asheesh_at_asheesh.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Dec 2007, pHilipp Zabel wrote:
>
> > On Dec 1, 2007 6:03 PM, Asheesh Laroia <asheesh_at_asheesh.org> wrote:
> >> On Sat, 1 Dec 2007, moin_at_handhelds.org wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dear Wiki user,
> >>>
> >>> You have subscribed to a wiki page or wiki category on "Handhelds.org
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> >>>
> >>> The following page has been changed by GoxboxLive:
> >>> http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/UniversalHowtoInstallLinux
> >>>
> >>> The comment on the change is:
> >>> Added easy linux installer howto.
> >>
> >> Nice! Would this work on an HTC Magician, too?
> >
> > In principle, yes. But due to the hard-reset issue (see below), you'd
> > have to reinstall the cab file after every linux boot.
>
> Does this mean that on a non-Magician, the hard-reset issue might not
> exist?

Yes and no. You have to "hard-reset" (= the RAM is cleared) any device
when switching from linux to wince. But wm2005 and newer don't store
installed applications and data in RAM anymore. So while you reset
even new devices after running linux, you don't lose any data or
installed programs because they are stored in flash.

> > No way. Unfortunately, you can not get around the hard-reset with
> > wm2003se.
>
> (See above - does this apply to all hardware?)
>
> If this does apply to all hardware, then what is the point of the .cab
> files? (-:

Well, it doesn't :-)

regards
Philipp
Received on Mon Dec 03 2007 - 09:33:44 EST