linux on htc magician

[evildarknight]

i've been trying to find who is working on this project?
whats the updates?
where are the updates??
i have found only old post and threads about this
and old download links.

[pH5]

I am working on the kernel, but we need some more people for userspace support (be that android, openmoko, or just plain and simple angstrom images - making dialer and sms applications etc. work). The best place to get current information about linux on magician is the #htc-linux IRC channel on freenode.net.

[evildarknight]

ok cool i dont have much time to dedicate now as i'm involve with other projects i may be able to help you with userlands at the end of the year i pm you when i'm ready
really excited about this

[andor44]

This project has died ? or?

[evildarknight]

Originally Posted by andor44 This project has died ? or?

nope just lacking someone for the userland
ph5 is working on the kernel

[scarface]

How is the kernel going i would like so see linux run on magican

[evildarknight]

check
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=369149
something going on there

[cest73]

I know my way around tweaking/hacking HW to get working under linux...

did to few times back with some stuff on adestop PC.

1. I need a running kernel
2. A terminal
3. SDK and IDE for userland tools (GNU suite)
4. A ipk repository to leech from
5. duded and fellows of all sorts
6. time

Already done for the 1 and partly for the 2

shall we?

[cest73]

although i liked qtopia better, i put that Armostrong thingie (foun in the tmp folder of our ftp server here...

The kernel is 2.6.21 hh20

1. and it boots to the gui
2. it let make me calls (777 answered right)
3. it shows incoming calls (although won't pick up the hook)
4. It begun showing messages (half way through upgrade)
5. It has ateminal and a touch type keyboard (querty lol)
6. it let me define usb0 network device
7. It let me log in via ssh as root (pasword is empty: just hit enter)

then i fiddled with the ipkg tool:

I managed to let it run trough squid proxy when i couldn't make it route...

file: /etc/ipkg.conf

# Must have one or more source entries of the form:
#
#   src <src-name> <source-url>
#
# and one or more destination entries of the form:
#
#   dest <dest-name> <target-path>
#
# where <src-name> and <dest-names> are identifiers that
# should match [a-zA-Z0-9._-]+, <source-url> should be a
# URL that points to a directory containing a Familiar
# Packages file, and <target-path> should be a directory
# that exists on the target system.

# Proxy Support
#option http_proxy http://proxy.tld:3128
#option ftp_proxy http://proxy.tld:3128

option http_proxy http://172.31.0.3:3128
option ftp_proxy http://172.31.0.3:3128

#option proxy_username <username>
#option proxy_password <password>

# Offline mode (for use in constructing flash images offline)
#option offline_root target

dest root /
lists_dir ext /var/lib/ipkg

172.31.0.3:3128 is the URL of my proxy - edit as appropriate before storing to the sd card

If all goes well i promise...

... i make an image (128MB) of the whole SD card i used...

;-)

[cest73]

a thought beastie this one !


got to see the end of the upgrade of ipkg and got the device hang...

another hard reset ahoy
:-(

see if it boots again?
(stay tuned...)