Re[2]: [jornada] Linux & Jornada 720 HOW-TO installation

Hello Jacek,

I am about to install the Linux on my Jornada 720, but I am afraid
that i will not manage to put back WindowsCE as some owners of iPaq.
Will the way you describe allow my Jornada boot WindowsCE if i want?

Thank you,
Alex.

Wednesday, April 03, 2002, 10:44:05 PM, you wrote:

JL> On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Phongsak wrote:

>> I am new to this list and I don't know how to install linux to my Jornada
>> 720. I couldn't find any document on Jornada 720 Status (Greg
>> Berenfield's) website.
>>
>> Could you tell where I can get a document of how to install linux on
>> Jornada? There should be some document scattering around, but there is
>> none that has a complete instruction. If there is none, I am willing to
>> combine those and create the complete one for the website.

JL> i haven't seen any "howto" documents except those for the ipaq. since i
JL> haven't found anything i have tried to document the steps needed for a
JL> jornada to boot linux and give you a shell via the serial port.

JL> check http://acid.ch.pw.edu.pl/~sq5bpf/mylinux/linux-jornada720/

JL> the rest is straight forward: compile a kernel with pcmcia support,
JL> compile pcmcia_cs for strongarm processors, put in on the ramdisk image,
JL> boot the kernel, launch cardmgr, copy some linux distribution to a CF card
JL> on the jornada via the network, chroot to the cf card, exec init etc..

JL> i will update the above page when i get my hands on a jornada again

JL> jacek

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Received on Thu Apr 04 2002 - 14:32:56 EST