Angstrom Opie 1.2.3 testing

Hi all,

I would like to announce that some testing images of the Angstrom Linux
distribution (http://www.angstrom-distribution.org) containing the Opie user
environment version 1.2.3 are now available. For most devices, this is
the first time Opie 1.2.3 has been available in a distribution in any form,
and once testing and debugging has finished we hope that this will give
access to Opie to more users.

If you have one of the following listed devices, we would love to hear
feedback on how well it works for you:

 * iPAQ h2200 series
 * iPAQ h3900 series
 * iPAQ h4000 series
 * iPAQ h5000 series
 * iPAQ hx4700
 * Zaurus SL-5500
 * Zaurus SL-5600
 * Zaurus SL-C1000
 * Zaurus SL-C3000
 * Zaurus SL-C7x0
 * Zaurus SL-6000
 * Motorola A780
 * HTC Universal
 * Siemens Simpad (see note [1])

The central point for information is the following wiki page:

  http://linuxtogo.org/gowiki/AngstromOpieTesting

From there you can find information on how to download and run an image on
your device as well as some known issues.

For devices above with PocketPC installed, there is an easy method of booting
into Angstrom that allows you to boot from a card without completely
replacing PocketPC - details on the page linked above.

Opie is now on the path to becoming a supported choice of environment within
Angstrom, and we expect the testing period to last for at least a month,
during which time we will be collecting information and fixing serious bugs
where they are found.

We welcome all feedback, so if you can, please try one of the images and send
your reports to angstrom-distro-users_at_linuxtogo.org. Note that this message is
cross-posted so please be careful if you reply.

Thanks,
Paul

[1] There is an image available for the Siemens Simpad, but there is a bug
preventing Opie from starting on this device - some help debugging this
problem would be welcome (see
http://bugs.openembedded.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3681 for details).
Received on Sat Jan 12 2008 - 21:53:53 EST