[jornada] Re: First OE images

Thanks Alex, I'll be getting to that as soon as I can. Sounds like some
great improvements!

JSR/

On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:31:16 +0200
alexgrosy@t-online.de (Alex Lange) wrote:

> Hi,
>
> so here it is, the first Jornada 56x images buit with OE. The Opie image
> should work rather well although I've not been able to fix all software
> bugs yet. The gpe image didn't boot correctly, I just get a blank X
> desktop after the touchscreen calibration.
> So what is the big advantage compared to the old image?
> All packages are specially built for the jornada, so there are no
> conflicts with other sa11x0 devices remaining.
> The images come with all kernel modules, so you should be able to easily
> create a network connection (Supported are: USB slave (no module
> required), CF bluetooth cards (modules are already in the image) or any
> CF wireless lan/cable lan cards. pcmcia-cs may even autoload the required
> modules if the card is inserted. The CF slot works just fine with both
> the GPE and Opie image.
> If you ever run out of space you can surely remove some of the modules if
> they are not needed.
>
> the images can be found at http://handhelds.org/~chicken/oe/images
>
> You can install additional packages through the special jornada 56x feed
> at http://handhelds.org/~chicken/oe/ipk , just add it to your
> /etc/ipkg.conf like "src/gz feed http://handhelds.org/~chicken/oe/ipk".
> You can also use a package manager in GPE/Opie to do this.
>
> Once the remaining bugs are solved, the images and the feed will be
> updated again. It just takes about 4-5 hours to build these images even
> on my quite fast 3,3 Ghz P4, so updates won't be that frequent.
>
> Please report any bugs you encounter with both of the images to me ( I
> know the GPE image doesn't boot correctly, but maybe someone wants to
> play with it a bit)
>
> so have fun.
>
> regards,
> Alex Lange
Received on Mon Oct 11 17:04:30 2004