Linux BlueAngel WM5

[phongred]

i want setup Linux with my PPC.
i have some problem:
when I click haret-0.3.8.exe then Linux run.

Screen show stop at

Familiar login:root
and Password:rootme
~#
after login, i can't fdisk, because hard keyboard cant add "+31M" . "+" not show.

Who can help me add " + " charactor or telnet PC windows to PPC BlueAngel WM2005 by Haret?

[thingonaspring]

How are you getting HAret to boot linux from WM2005?
From everything I've read and tried, it will only boot from WM2003.

If you have haret booting a kernel from 2005, what's in your default.txt file?

[cr2]

From everything I've read and tried, it will only boot from WM2003.


It's not true for a long time. The problem was (as usual) the wince5 misreporting
device RAM size.
you need to set the ramsize variable (if haret does not know that BA uses 128M RAM) and use the "mem=128M" kernel command line parameter.

[phongred]

It's not true for a long time. The problem was (as usual) the wince5 misreporting
device RAM size.
you need to set the ramsize variable (if haret does not know that BA uses 128M RAM) and use the "mem=128M" kernel command line parameter.


Yes I see, i add "mem=128M" haret Running good
after login by user : root
and pass : rootme
~# <== new command

Format SD-Card

Become root and create 2 partitions on the SD-Card

The first partition is for the kernel, startup scripts and bootloader. The second is for the GPE image. One of 30MB (for kernel and bootloader) and another (or rest of SD) for the GPE image.
fdisk /dev/sda
This exmaple assumes that /dev/sda is your sd card on your host.

If you only found /dev/sda1 insted of sda, that means that the card is already formated and contains a partition, in this case you need to delete this partition and create new ones
fdisk /dev/sda1
Press p to list the partitions and its numbers

Press d to delete a partition

Press w to save and exit

Then start creating the partitons on /dev/sda1

Press n to create new partition

Press p to choose type primary

Press enter to default to create partition starting from first cylinder for the first one, or right after it for the second one

Enter size of the new partiton ex: +30M

The first partition you crete (for kernel and bootloader) must be of type that windows understands, like FAT16 or FAT32, or else the card would not be read by the device at all

Press t to change the partition type from "83 Linux" to "c FAT32"

Press w to save and exit

i cant add " + "charactor of new partition +30M by hard key BlueAngel.

[BA_Flash_GOD]

Yes I see, i add "mem=128M" haret Running good
after login by user : root
and pass : rootme
~# <== new command



i cant add " + "charactor of new partition +30M by hard key BlueAngel.

Why would you want linux on a ppc, I mean I know apple just released their joke of a device in vegas (I was there) but what software are you going to use for linux on a BA? Is it to say that you have linux on your device, or? Do tell my brothas!

[phongred]

you are look here:
http://handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/BlueAngel

[cr2]

i cant add " + "charactor of new partition +30M by hard key BlueAngel.

You can save yourself a lot of trouble if you'll use an USB cardreader on a linux machine.

[cr2]

Why would you want linux on a ppc

They are many reasons. Security, stability, access to >32MB RAM for
one process, etc.


what software are you going to use for linux on a BA?


The same i use on my Motorola A780,
which has Linux CoPilot GPS route planner by ALK preinstalled.

[phongred]

Now can you help me setup Linux with o2s wm5? begin to end. thanks

[fraser]

I'm a long-time unix/linux user and I've always been intrigued by this linux port. Does it do the following:
make calls
activesync (or other outlook sync)
wifi
gprs
VNC Client
SSH ClientIf it does all of these, I might just be up for jumping aboard. Is the switch-over a one-way thing, or can you go back to Windows Mobile?

Finally, is this still under active development by anyone?

[BA_Flash_GOD]

They are many reasons. Security, stability, access to >32MB RAM for
one process, etc.



The same i use on my Motorola A780,
which has Linux CoPilot GPS route planner by ALK preinstalled.

Is that it, software wise.. and security?? Why would anyone want to hack into an aging BA? Not trying to offend just asking valid questions :P