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Submitted by Anonymous on 16 December, 2005 - 19:13. Linux4Palm

I tried running the version of Linux for the LD which has similar spec as the TX. However I get an error saying that my Palm is not a T series model. Any chance to update the kernel to include TX support?

Regards
Vas

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Submitted by Alex on 16 December, 2005 - 22:00.

While the specs are quire similar, the LCD settings and GPIO layout are likely to be quite different. I don't know anyone who I could borrow a TX off to study. If you're interested in collecting this info yourself, start a PalmTXHardware page on the the handhelds.org wiki (copy one of the other Palm's hardware pages and remove the actual data). Then grab Farcaller's HARET/P (manual).

Use the dump command on the (4-byte/1-dword sized) LCD registers LCCR0 (0x4400 0000), LCCR1 (0x4400 0004), LCCR2 (0x4400 0008) and LCCR3 (0x4400 000C). Let me know once you've added this to the wiki and I'll make you a kernel image to try.

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Submitted by theloststory (not verified) on 17 December, 2005 - 06:42.

hi, i know little aboutr programming, but was curious if its possible to install Palm OS on a iPaq or Axim? They too run on Intel Processors like the Treo 650???

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on 17 December, 2005 - 06:55.

Even with Linux, where all the code sources are open, it is not easy, with closed sources OS like PalmOS it is almost impossible.

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Submitted by marajin on 17 December, 2005 - 09:09.

It would generally be impossible because only the very, VERY latest versions of PalmOS will even support the standard resolution of iPaqs/PocketPCs (240x320 or 480x640). PalmOS expects 320x320 or 320x480

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Submitted by Alex on 17 December, 2005 - 09:09.

Yes it would be possible, I doubt anyone has done it though. It would be a hell of a lot of work. Basically you'd have to reverse engineer most of the hardware drivers and rewrite them.

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Submitted by Farcaller on 17 December, 2005 - 15:18.
Alex wrote:
Use the dump command on the (4-byte/1-dword sized) LCD registers LCCR0 (0x4400 0000), LCCR1 (0x4400 0004), LCCR2 (0x4400 0008) and LCCR3 (0x4400 000C). Let me know once you've added this to the wiki and I'll make you a kernel image to try.
Don't forget, that 0x4XXXXXXX is mapped to 0x9XXXXXXX on Palm devices, so you have to dump 94000000 9400000C

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Submitted by vasthegreek on 17 December, 2005 - 16:18.
Alex wrote:
While the specs are quire similar, the LCD settings and GPIO layout are likely to be quite different. I don't know anyone who I could borrow a TX off to study. If you're interested in collecting this info yourself, start a PalmTXHardware page on the the handhelds.org wiki (copy one of the other Palm's hardware pages and remove the actual data). Then grab Farcaller's HARET/P (manual).

Use the dump command on the (4-byte/1-dword sized) LCD registers LCCR0 (0x4400 0000), LCCR1 (0x4400 0004), LCCR2 (0x4400 0008) and LCCR3 (0x4400 000C). Let me know once you've added this to the wiki and I'll make you a kernel image to try.

The file you told me to get has about 13 different pdb files. Do I need all of them? I am happy to start sth up and provide you with info if you guys think can work on this. If I was next door to you I would have lent you my TX !amazed

Till then I can do what you told me....but let me know if I need all pdb files please...
thanks

Vas

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Submitted by Farcaller on 17 December, 2005 - 18:49.

You need only prc file. Also you need stdiolib and some tool to run stdiolib applications. Check http://ppcompiler.org

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Submitted by cris on 19 December, 2005 - 13:33.

Hi everybody,

at first thank you all very much for your work: it's amazing!

I have got a TX too: how can I help?

cris

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Submitted by cris on 21 December, 2005 - 07:55.

Hi,

it looks like the Palm TX has been already registered on ARM Linux (http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/machines/?action=list&id=885)

is this enough to register or some more action is needed?

Vas, are you already managing to create a page at handhelds.org and/or the dumps?

cris

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