Re: [jornada] Using Familiar Linux v0.8.2-snapshot-20050325 on a jornada56x

Hi,

the expansion sleeves for the Jornada 56x are not supported by linux. Only CF
cards work and to debug this it would be best to have a serial connection
while plugging in the CF card.

Battery info is wrong and cannot be fixed without further ASIC information.

I will put the ppp modules into the next snapshot or release of familiar .8.2

I know that the touchscreen is slightly sloppy, it needs to be tuned. For now,
remove the variance module from /etc/ts.conf and lower the dejitter value. TS
accuracy should then be somewhat better.

The backup battery has no function when running linux and it is normal that
the device will loose the current date when there is no power left. This
currently cannot be fixed.

Sound and IrDA cannot be made functional without further ASIC information,
there is a very basic sound driver at
http://handhelds.org/~chicken/uda1341-jornada56x.c , but the L3 interface
does not (so sound also does not work)

You can also set up a network connection using the USB port (this is the same
like on the ipaq's, check the handhelds.org wiki), but it will only work well
with a linux host, not windows and make sure to keep the data rate below 1
Mbit/s.

regards,
Alex

On Saturday 02 April 2005 14:20, Spiros Bolis wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> With the help of the list I've managed to install Familiar
> Linux v0.8.2-snapshot-20050325 on a Jornada56x. I didn't have the time to
> play with it much over the week but I've finally got around to it today.
>
> I know that v .8.2 is experimental but I wanted to make some remarks
> (should I? Is this the correct place?)
>
> I've tried to use some wireless cards with both the expantion sleeve
> provided by HP (PC card adapter with the large battery and an MMC card
> port) and a cheap (wire-only) CF to PCMCIA with no luck. The first simply
> does not work while the second, when plugged, freezes the system. The first
> adapter is rather bulky so I can't have it on the serial cradle and see
> what's going on.
>
> The battery indication is wrong. Right now I have it on AC charge and when
> I click on the indicator next to the language setting it says: External
> power disconnected.
>
> I've been trying to install some packages so since the wireless cards are
> not working, I tried using the serial connection. I've found some quick n'
> dirty instructions to do it (
> http://www.daantje.nl/blog/index.php?buttonID=26 ) but I'm missing the
> ppp_async module! (uname -a says: Linux jornada56x 2.6.11-hh0 #1 Sat Mar 26
> 00:03:07 CET 2005 armv4l unknown )
>
> The touchscreen is pretty "sloppy" i.e. even after lots of
> calibrations I can't seem
> to tap on the "backspace" on the multikey and I have to switch to the
> pickboard to
> delete the last character.
>
> When the main battery is dead, the clock goes back to 1976 (the backup
> battery is brand new)
>
> I wasn't able to do much with the sound because I wasn't able to
> install packages
> but I think the IrDA is not working at all (If I click on the related icon
> next to the clipboard, it doesn't get "ticked")
>
> Is there a newer version of Opie to try or should I wait for the
> official release?
> I could do much more if i had that ppp_async module (unless there is
> another way to connect my jornada to the Internet - I have tthe USB cradle
> as well)
>
>
> Sorry for the long e-mail,
> Cheers,

-- 
Alex Lange (irc.handhelds.org: Chicken in #opie.de, #opie and #handhelds.org)
Handhelds.org kernel developer (Jornada series)
check http://handhelds.org for further details