Subject: Re: Linux on a PDA ?..
From: Adam Elkins (i-robot@gci.net)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 17:10:03 AKST
There aren't to many native linux pdas out there.
I'm currently running Linux (Familiar 6.0) on my iPaq 3650, it works great.
The only thing I can say negative about it is software support. However, most
of my needs/wants have been met. Runnig Linux on the iPaq has it's advantages
as well....Better batter life, seems to run faster, and of course, it's free.
I've also ran Linux on my PalmV. This is NOT (NOT) and impressive thing. The
Palm devices alone just don't have what it takes to run anything. (Unless all
you need is commandline, with nothing more than a tty/sync)
Installation was esay on both platforms. (Took a bit of soldiering on the
ipaq, due to my lack of a serial cable)
Linux will run on any iPaq 36xx - 38xx/ No support for the 39xx or 54xx(HP),
but like everything else, it's a work in progress.
My recommendation, buy a Zaurus, or an iPaq. The Agenda is dead, but can still
be found on ebay fairly cheap. Other alternatives can be seen here (Including
some oddballs)
http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT8728350077.html
One more note Blair, you can run linux on your IIIe, as long as it has a
flashable ROM. LinuxDA will do it (They offer a demo, but;s it's NASTY)
http://www.linuxda.com/ The full install isn't that bad, but your better off
paying 100 bucks for an ipaq, and getting speed/functionality.
One last thing, if you Really want to, you can get Intimate linux
(http://intimate.handhelds.org/), which is a FULL debian port to the ipaq.
Links:
http://www.handhelds.org
http://killefiz.de/zaurus/ <~~ Software
and of course, http://www.linuxdevices.com
Adam
On Wednesday 05 February 2003 04:46 pm, Jan Zumwalt wrote:
> Jim (forgot last name - he is the "Jim" in Oregon) installed Linux two
> years ago on a PDA that had been designed for Win CE. I believe he said it
> worked good except for one of the ports. He told me he used the same
> procedure that you would go through to do a dos install (loadline). The
> most amazing part of the demonstration he gave was the screen
> functionality. His LCD was not a standard size but the screen driver was
> able to compensate very close. For example it was slightly narrow, similar
> to watching HDTV on a regular TV set. From his experience, I would say that
> anything with Win CE would probably be a good candidate - just be warned
> that you might have some port/communication issues. You may even find the
> manufacture interested in Linux support and may be interested in assisting
> your endeavor.
> JZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On Behalf Of
> blair parker
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 1:52 PM
> To: aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: Linux on a PDA ?..
>
>
> Hello all.
>
> I want to experiment with Linux on a PDA, and I am wondering if any local
> folks out there have an opinion or any bits of wisdom they would like to
> share with me.
>
> I am looking for a very small, lightweight, mobile platform (like a palm
> pilot or a calculator) that I can use for field computations. I have
> written some applications that do the things I need to have done (like
> geodetic coordinate geometry) and I would really like to develop on a linux
> platform versus say PalmOS or Windoze.
>
> I currently own a Palm IIIe, but I am not opposed to buying something newer
> (like a newer Palm or an iPAQ).
>
> Which platform is 'better' (and why), Palm, iPAQ, or something else ?..
>
> How much effort does (did ?) it take to get Linux loaded up and running ?..
>
> I have already looked at 'handhelds.org' and 'palm-linux.sourceforge.net',
> but I was hoping to get some local viewpoints.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Blair Parker
>
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