[jornada] Questions from a newbie with a 720

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> >Is there anywhere I can get a 2.6 kernel that would work with the
> >
> >
> I don't think anyone has yet got the 2.6 kernel to boot without using a
> flashboard yet. This is a hot topic for discussion right now, hopefully
> somebody will get it working soon.

Bummer, Well my other PDA cant use 2.6 either due to binary only
drivers for 2.4 so I guess its not a huge letdown if it wont work on
the jornada.

> >gpe-image-jornada720-20050407154438.rootfs.tar.bz2 tarball I've found
> >in the familiure project files? I've tried the kernel sitting in the
> >boot dir of that tarball but it just causes the Jornada to hang and
> >requires me to pull the battery from the CF compartment to re-set it.
> >
> >
> Do you get any error messages from the kernel?
> One trick for debugging this kind of stuff is to have the kernel send
> its output over the serial line so you can record it in something like
> minicom or hyperterminal.

With the 2.6 kernel from the gpe-image I dont get anything, just a freeze.

With the 2.4 kernels I've been finding I seem to run into troubles
mounting the filesystems and I'm thinking thats because the gpe-image
is expecting its 2.6 kernel and not the 2.4 I'm booting.

Maybe its something like with my Zaurus where the gpe-image is
softfloat based and the kernel isnt?

I'll log the next boot attempt and post it in a message.

I've found two boot loaders, linexec and hpcboot , Is one better than the other?

> >Oh, I've also got another hardware question, would this Microdrive
> >work in the bottom slot of the 720 :
> >http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=GS1022C-N&cat=RAM
> >
> >It's just slightly more expensive than the 1GB CF cards I've found so
> >it sounds like a good deal if it would work.
> >
> >
> I'm not sure if microdrives work in the jornada or not. I think i'm
> right in saying that a microdrive is a type 2 CF card and so is the
> jornada's slot, so given that it should. I'm not certain and only have
> CF cards myself.

So the Jornada's CF slot is Type 2? I've seen mention of microdrives
being used in other devices via a PCMCIA to CF adapter but I want to
use my PCMCIA slot for connectivity.

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