Hello Kai, Sunday, January 7, 2007, 6:09:52 PM, you wrote:
> Pierre GAUFILLET wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> first, a very nice year 2007 to all of you ! >> >> I am currently trying to understand why Linux can not be booted on x51v >> or wm5 based axim. >> It seems that Haret can boot Linux on iPaq stuff even with wm5. >> Does anybody have an idea about the differences between these machines >> and the axim family ? >> >> I also built the HEAD handheld linux kernel and discovered that most of >> the axim code can not even compile... >> Is somebody working on it now ? >> >> As I do not want to rebuild the world, could you tell me on what task I >> may be helpful ? >> >> >> Pierre >> >> >> > Hi, > as far as i know, nobody is working on this project at the moment. the > files have never been officially merged with the handheldskernel. you > can get the latest source files here: > http://x50v.imploder.org/?page_id=7 > the first thing you could do is try to merge them with the latest > handheldskernel and see if you can > get it to compile and boot. well starting with a x51v doesnt make thinks > easier though. but if you can get it to a state where it compiles and > post your changes that might get the project moving once again. good luck :) And you're welcome and encouraged to submit upgraded patches for inclusion into handhelds.org CVS, to make sure that the great porters' work is not lost or becomes unusable. In CVS, we're reaching code standards which will allow us to maintain code for all ports with very moderate efforts from individual device porters (of course, this requires following established best practices). > Kai Schroeder -- Best regards, Paul mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _______________________________________________ Aximx50-port mailing list [email protected] https://www.handhelds.org/mailman/listinfo/aximx50-port
