On 1/16/07, kmeaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
В сообщении от 15 января 2007 09:01 Mike Mohr написал(a):
> Hi,
>
> I'm considering purchasing an Hx4700 unit to run Familiar on. I would
> like some feedback from people who have these units; how does it
> perform? does it suspend properly?
Yes, it does.
> Is there a bootloader available
> that I can use to install Familiar with?
There is SDG bootloader (source available), that replaces 2nd stage bootloader
of WinCE. It is capable of booting Linux kernel and initrd images from ROM
and/or CF card with VFAT filesystem. It does not support booting WinCE (it
has a "boot wince" command, which crashes). SDG bootloader has integrated
reflash utility, which can flash kernel, home and root images from CF into
the internal flash without PC.
> Can I wipe Windows from the
> internal flash rom and install Familiar over it?
Yes, you can. It is the most common installation method. The only thing, that
you cannot replace is the 1st stage bootloader, but unlike in h2200, it
doesn't show "Windows Start" logo during boot.
>
> Any feedback is greatly appreciated. There is a real dearth of
> information out there; I was only able to find two pages:
>
> http://www.handhelds.org/projects/hx4700.html
> http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqHx4700
>
> There does not appear to be any information whatsoever on the
> "modified bootloader" by SDG systems. Is this some sort of
> open-source effort, and if so, where can I get the source? Where can
> I download a prebuilt version?
http://sdgsystems.com/pub/ipaq/hx4700/src/bootldr-1.2.3.tar.gz
http://mail.kmeaw.com/romfile.bz2 - modified version (boot vfat)
>
> There is also no information regarding installation. Do I need to
> keep a copy of Familiar on a CF card and boot from Windows?
Kernel can be booted from:
1) HaRET from WinCE
2) Internal Flash from SDG bootldr
3) CF card from modified SDG bootldr (boot vfat)
Rootfs can be in/on:
1) Internal Flash
2) CF card
3) SD/MMC card
If you flash SDG bootldr on your hx4700, Internal flash will be split into
following partitions:
1) 1st stage bootloader
2) 2nd stage bootloader (SDG bootldr)
3) kernel image
4) (possibly) initrd image
5) rootfs image
6) homefs image
AFAIR, it is impossible to merge 5 and 6, because they are situated on
seperate chips.
It is possible, just change the partition table in
drivers/mtd/maps/hx4700-flash.c.
regards
Philipp
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