Re: [iPAQ] Linux on iPAQ 3130

From: Marco Cavallini \(Koan\) <m.cavallini.a.t.koansoftware.com>
Date: Sat Sep 08 2001 - 08:23:53 EDT

Hello,
just a simple question:
Can I safely install Linux on my iPAQ 3130 (Black/white) model ?

Ciao
Marco
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Neuer, David" <dneuer@eflatbed.com>
To: "'Marco Cavallini (Koan sas)'" <m.cavallini@koan.nu>
Cc: <ipaq@handhelds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 5:33 PM
Subject: RE: [iPAQ] Linux on iPAQ 3130

> I'm currently working on this. Provided you load the right bootldr, kernel
> image, and filesystem images, Linux will currently 'run' on the monochrome
> units. However, there is little to no framebuffer support for the 31xx's
in
> either the kernel, or X Windows, so unless you can live without any
> graphical output whatsoever, you probably won't find it that useful.
>
> For most people, I'd strongly recommend waiting.
>
> I'm working on this very singlemindedly, so hopefully it won't be too
long.
>
> Dave Neuer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marco Cavallini (Koan sas) [mailto:m.cavallini@koan.nu]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 10:29 AM
> To: ipaq@handhelds.org
> Subject: [iPAQ] Linux on iPAQ 3130
>
> Hello,
> just a simple question:
> Can I safely install Linux on my iPAQ 3130 (Black/white) model ?
> Or there are different images and display drivers ?
Received on Sat Sep 8 04:26:35 2001

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