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HOLYshit
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 Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:06 pm Post subject: Is there any linux, that could work on palm tungsten device? |
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if anyone have any idea please share!
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I am also interested in this!!
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JeffW_
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As the Palm Tungsten is technically an embedded device, it's best to search with those criteria. I found a thread on the Embedded Linux Forum which covers this exact topic. Although it is short, it does point people to uCLinux (ultra compact linux).
Now, the Tungsten is based on the Intel XScale processor. This (from what I found on Intel's site by searching for "xscale") is an ARM compatible processor. Looking back at the uCLinux list of ports they do list an ARM port, but not specifically for the Intel.
I would suggest reading around uCLinux's site a bit.
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There is also a project to get linux onto the Tungsten E which can be found at http://palmtelinux.sourceforge.net/index.shtml
If anyone does find a project specifically for the Tungsten C I'd love to hear about it. |
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tom61
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stonent
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| ill0gical wrote: | As the Palm Tungsten is technically an embedded device, it's best to search with those criteria. I found a thread on the Embedded Linux Forum which covers this exact topic. Although it is short, it does point people to uCLinux (ultra compact linux).
Now, the Tungsten is based on the Intel XScale processor. This (from what I found on Intel's site by searching for "xscale") is an ARM compatible processor. Looking back at the uCLinux list of ports they do list an ARM port, but not specifically for the Intel.
I would suggest reading around uCLinux's site a bit. |
| Quote: | | Mu" stands for "micro", and the "C" is for "controller" |
I would as well.
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sigmalll
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Aside from a platform meeting the minimum hardware requirements for running a usable Linux, motivation to run Linux on said platform is a very important faactor.
Palm devices don't run anything MS, the environment is extremly usable and there is a glut of applications. Even if you could run Linux, would anyone really want to? (A few geeks wanting to run Linux on it because you can isn't enough of a justification). |
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adsmith
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| because (and I say this as an avid Palm user) the Palm OS and software is generally crap. The physical platform is clever, but the software is *so* unstable. |
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Voltago
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| Since the Palm people are already porting the PalmOS APIs to linux, the whole thing will be a non-issue in the not-so-near future. |
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sigmalll
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| adsmith wrote: | | because (and I say this as an avid Palm user) the Palm OS and software is generally crap. The physical platform is clever, but the software is *so* unstable. |
IMO the software is the best bit of the palm platform, its amazingly usable, which is exactly what you need in a PDA. I have had quite a few PDA's myself and have always found the palm based ones to be best workhorses. Things like pocketpc look swish but you end up wondering why they bothered to have a recessed reset switch, a great big red button on top of the device would have been better.
All thats said, it depends on what you want from a PDA. If you want a real PDA to do lots of serious PIM things buy Palm. If you want a cool toy, buy anything else. |
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SuperMe
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| I recently bought a Palm Tungsten T5 and am thoroughly disappointed with it. The software does not seem to have advanced since I last had a Palm about 3 years ago. The Pocket PC I bought in 2002 has greater functionality than my brand new Palm device. I would be interested in installing Linux on it because I have bought the thing now and unless I do something with it it will just sit in my desk draw for ever more. |
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adsmith
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yes, palm has had zero innovation in 5 years.
An effort it starting to port linux to the T|E, then on to the other T devices. see here:
http://palmtelinux.sourceforge.net/
Current status, as of yesterday -- linux boots, but still has kernel panics. |
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