Linux on Athena as easy as 123 now possible!

[MXracer]

OK I made a quick search in the forum and didn't find anything which is quite a surprise...
I came along with this...

http://www.linpus.com/xampp/webmaster/Products/Linux9.4Lite.htm

Its inside the hardware limitations of Athena and could be running from the miniSD or the microDRIVE.
3G/EDGE, WIFI, Bluetooth, GPS all supported
For all of us using the Athena as laptop/replacement or just have another cellphone for actual phone calls maybe is the best news out there...
It might also support phone calls I don't know!

Also optimized for 4~7 inches screens... WTF???

I don't have the nerves to tested right now as I'm on a trip

Anyone knows more about this???!!!??? :rolleyes:

[crazy cat]

Hm...listen nice.
But i will wait, untill you will finish your trip. Then you can test it. :D

Thx for the informations.

[Chem E Sam]

wow that is cool. i would love to do this. but i would have to go back to using my kaiser :o) i might give ti a try.

[marcoma]

ummm... guys - a quick check reveals that it needs an Intel CPU and 128MB RAM - two things that the Athena doesn't have...

[MWillis561]

If you take a look at the wiki it looks like we do have the neccesary hardware.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Athena
It shows us having an Intel processor and 128 mb of ram.

[cyberjak]

If you take a look at the wiki it looks like we do have the neccesary hardware.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Athena
It shows us having an Intel processor and 128 mb of ram.

I got all hot and excited by this thread but the above statment was correct you will find that the Athena doesn't have the required cpu
although you are correct it's an Intel Xscale, the Xscale cpu is based on ARM instruction sets not x86

Quote from website:
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
CPU

Intel x86 compatible
Intel, AMD and VIA at 366MHz and up

this alone bombs the thought of this linux flavor on the athena.
I agree it's possible to a limited degree i've seen other threads about this idea and the such as qtopia, Opie and similar will run their basic functions on the athena, it wouldnt' support the gsm radio or many other chips already in the athena due to a lack of development specs that haven't been worked out.
I'll never profess to be an expert in linux even though i consider my self as an average user. But i don't know how to develop or program applications in full but i know enough from my old tinkering days that the instruction set of the cpu rules alot

good thinking though =)

[cr2]

It shows us having an Intel processor and 128 mb of ram.

The athena hardware is documented here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=AthenaResearch

[safak]

Is it possible to boot Athena form any USB pheriperal such as a stick or a cd-rom ?

[cr2]

Is it possible to boot Athena form any USB pheriperal such as a stick or a cd-rom ?

Yes. I'm running qtopia compiled for Universal off the USB stick, and the touchscreen is supported too.
It's also possible to attach the USB keyboard and mouse at the same time,
but then you'd use the external USB hub.
I've bought the USB host adapter exactly for that purpose.
The complete code can be dowloaded from the handhelds.org CVS
(including the ATI SD test driver, which does not work yet)

[marek101]

What about the new Athena that is going to come out?

Would it be able to support this linux platform ? or is the new Athena will be ARM based too?

Thanks

[leoni1980]

What about the new Athena that is going to come out?

Would it be able to support this linux platform ? or is the new Athena will be ARM based too?

Thanks

The new Athena is practically the same aside from its cosmetic changes, software developments and the 16gb drive