Re: [jornada] Linux on CF card (Jornada 720)

There's two or three things imho:
- support for Opie/GPE
- smaller base system (you don't need a microdrive to be able to get a
base system)
- runs faster with Opie as I found Netbsd to run with Matchbox/X11

- Lorant

> I know this is going slightly off topic for this list, but is there
> anything Linux (without flashboard) can do that NetBSD can't?
>
> Does it support sound? X-windows? pc-cards/networking?
>
>>> Is there? Does it involve changing the J720 ROM for a FLASHROM or can
>>> it be run off the CF card?
>>>
>>
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>> NetBSD can be run from a cf card with working power management.
>> Although the suspend state isn't as "pure" as with the flashboard.
>>
>> Cheers.
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Received on Fri Mar 04 2005 - 15:38:40 EST