From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from evolution.brianandsara.net (doc-65-248-107-48.cn.tx.cebridge.net [65.248.107.48]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j3AFrDUK025462 for ; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:53:13 GMT Received: from matrix.brianandsara.net ([::ffff:192.168.10.14]) by evolution.brianandsara.net with esmtp; Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:53:23 -0500 id 0042B2FC.42594BF3.0000326C Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] dell axim x50 From: Brian Jackson To: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Gentoo Linux Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:53:20 -0500 Message-Id: <1113148400.4589.6.camel@matrix.brianandsara.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.4 X-Archives-Salt: 5d2aeebf-b133-49f8-8a8c-149d1ff4e325 X-Archives-Hash: 5a926f474d65f34b6cbc348f4e3982ca On Sat, 2005-04-09 at 16:52 +0200, Peter Karlsson wrote: > Hi! > > I'm thinking of purchasing an dell axim x50. There seems to be someone > working on it at 'http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/DellAximX50' but the > mail-list is non-existant and the info seems really sketchy to say the > least. Is there anyone on this list that has any experience in porting > linux to handhelds, perhaps in collaboration with 'familiar-linux' and > 'www.handhelds.org'? What kind of tools (hard- and software-wise) is > needed? There appears to be at least some support for some of the Axims in the handhelds.org kernel. It's probably not all there (especially for a newer axim model). If you don't have kernel hacking skills, you'll probably do a lot of waiting for someone else. If you think you can handle that, go for it. Personally, I'd say cough up the extra money to get an ipaq that works already. Then you get started directly on the next step. > > I would like to run a gentoo derived 'distro' on this machine... and > ultimately would like to run octave+gnuplot, a calendar app, memo app and > if at all possible even gps. I guess I have a lot of work cut out for me > (right?). :-) Yes, lots of work. I'm the only one currently that seems to have the knowledge (well, I'm good at sucking it out of spanky and solar anyways), the desire, and the hardware to work with PDAs. The hardware part is the big one. I have a sneaking suspicion that spanky could get this all going in no time if he had the hardware. As for me, I've got very limited time lately. So, aside from being able to answer your questions, and point you in the right direction on some stuff, I don't think I'd be much help. --Iggy > > Best regards > > Peter K > -- > gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org mailing list > -- FOR SALE: Epia M10000 with 256M ram 125 Hauppauge PVR 350 150 For the full list see: http://www.brianandsara.net/temp/forsale.html -- gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org mailing list