RE: [jornada] Re: SOLVED Re: j728/ status of systems

From: Kristoffer Ericson <kristoffer_e1_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:41:16 +0000

Greetings,

I know I've asked this before, but is there a known working 2.6.16 config
somewhere around here?
I've tried to get my J7xx to boot without any luck.

And anyone have a recommended toolchain version (created by crosstool or
native)

Best wishes
Kristoffer
www.jlime.com

>From: Steven Rosario (snickersmd) <srosariomd_at_gmail.com>
>To: jornada_at_handhelds.org
>Subject: [jornada] Re: SOLVED Re: j728/ status of systems
>Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:02:58 +0000 (UTC)
>
>Mauricio Hernandez Z. <mhz.chile <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> > However, I still need a system that is more customized (less stuff and
> > more room for gui apps but not exceeding 160 MB, so that a 256 MB CF
> > still has room for user space files.
>
>In being Debian based, there is a lot of bloat that accompanies 720degrees.
>(APT lists alone take up considerable space.) The main 720degrees base
>that is
>currently available is not optimized for low space, and the majority of
>720degrees users does not mind this because of the wide availability of
>high
>capacity flash cards. There is a common aim to have a desktop-like mini-
>workstation system in their Jornadas.
>
>However, one of the other members of our team is dedicated to releasing a
>low-
>resource optimized version of 720degrees, and for this reason, you'll
>really
>want to watch 720degrees development. This proposed branch will do exactly
>what
>you are looking for -- and 256 MB is also the "magic number" that the
>branch has
>as a goal. The developer who is behind this is a proponent of using
>Slackware
>style tools and system trimming to ensure a lean installation.
>
>The only reason that this branch has not yet been started is that more
>testing
>needs to be done on the base to make sure it is very very stable before
>attempting to optimize. The more users we have that try stuff out and help
>us
>get all the kinks out, the faster that both full and optimized 720degrees
>versions can be released. We'd welcome any input you can supply from
>trying out
>the distro and customizing it for your own special needs.
>
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