Re: Dual-boot? (was Re: Qtopia coming for Neo1973)

2007-09-18 Thread Derek Pressnall
On 9/18/07, Ryan Prior [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Is there a bootloader option for the Neo that could let developers decide
 whether to boot into OpenMoko or QTopia? If so, it could provide a
 convenient fallback option in case tinkering with one of the systems caused
 it to stop working. You could boot into QTopia to surf the net and debug the
 OpenMoko partition, and vice versa.

They both should use the same kernel, so the only difference would be
which init scripts get started at boot time.  So just have the startup
scripts display a selection menu for which environment to fire up at
boot (and possibly add an icon to each environment to re-launch the
alternate interface).  But anyhow, no boot loader option is needed if
you stick with the same kernel.

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Re: Dual-boot? (was Re: Qtopia coming for Neo1973)

2007-09-18 Thread Michael Schmidt
please not another gnome/kde parallel world system
both libraries ( and I guess GTK embedded into QT) should be installed and work.
and for the Main window: I guess soon it is QT.

But please not a double boot option! read the QT-Experience report
from one user on the list. QT is great ! that does not mean GTK is
bad.
But I experienced KDE much better than Gnome.. think users will / want use QT...


On 9/18/07, Derek Pressnall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On 9/18/07, Ryan Prior [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  Is there a bootloader option for the Neo that could let developers decide
  whether to boot into OpenMoko or QTopia? If so, it could provide a
  convenient fallback option in case tinkering with one of the systems caused
  it to stop working. You could boot into QTopia to surf the net and debug the
  OpenMoko partition, and vice versa.

 They both should use the same kernel, so the only difference would be
 which init scripts get started at boot time.  So just have the startup
 scripts display a selection menu for which environment to fire up at
 boot (and possibly add an icon to each environment to re-launch the
 alternate interface).  But anyhow, no boot loader option is needed if
 you stick with the same kernel.

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