Jun 262006
After our Linux on Tungsten T3 review, a few readers asked if Linux runs on their devices.
This table contains a list of all supported machines where Linux currently runs, is beeing ported to, etc:
http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/SupportedHandheldSummary
Interestingly, almost every HiRes capable Palm OS handheld has a port for it; however, none of the Sonys is currently showing any real progress.
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Any idea as to where we can find a beta version of Linux for Palm?
Where have you got yours?
Hi,
mine was from http://www.hackndev.com
By the way, this isn’t ALP; this is an indie Linux port…
Best regardfs
Tam Hanna
It is no surprise, that there is no linux for clie devices. Hack and Dev developers need as much info about hardware as possible. There is a lot of specification about Intel xScale proccessors and all this stuff. Also, about card bridge, bluetooth chip and so on. Only this info makes linux on palm possible. But sony never told anythink about their hardware. Ok, we know, that the speed of the HHE proccessor can vary from 8 to 128 MHz (or somethink like this) but it’s all. The same about wi-fi chip, used memory chips, bluetooth chips and so on.
Well, this is the reason for no linux port for Clie
It is no surprise, that there is no linux for clie devices. Hack and Dev developers need as much info about hardware as possible. There is a lot of specification about Intel xScale proccessors and all this stuff. Also, about card bridge, bluetooth chip and so on. Only this info makes linux on palm possible. But sony never told anythink about their hardware. Ok, we know, that the speed of the HHE proccessor can vary from 8 to 128 MHz (or somethink like this) but it’s all. The same about wi-fi chip, used memory chips, bluetooth chips and so on.
Well, this is the reason for no linux port for Clie
sorry for double posting…
(well, lets make it tripple
Hi,
good comment! No need to apologize(should I clean up the mess for you??)…
Best regards
Tam Hanna
Caution … my Palm t3 don’t turn on after I’ve installed Garux and let it on without ending the loading process. When I arrived two hours after more or less, the hand held was very warm and off. I put it on the base but don’t seem to turn on, only the green light is on. I tried i hard reset, and disconnect the battery pin, but nothing occurs, only when i disconnectand connect the pin, the visor make a white light and turn black. I will wait since the battery are full charged and …
Any suggestion is welcome, thanks
An ex-handeld user
Sorry, but my t3 its on, i’ve was a litle bit nervous, it seems that the battery must be fulled charged.
thanks for your attention
Hi Dani,
good to hear that. I just wanted to reply telling you to do exactly that!
Best regards
Tam Hanna
Anyone know were I can get a Linux port for my alphasmart Dana?
Hi,
IMHO nowhere – it doesn’t have an ARM processor…
Best regards
Tam Hanna
http://palm-linux.sourceforge.net/ has a program boots a ucLinux image onto Palms with 68k processors, but It seems no one made it work on an Alphasmart Dana, and I’m not a programmer…
Hi,
as far as I know, these Linuxii never quite worked out as in booting and getting into a shell…
But as said, AFAIK…
Best regards
Tam Hanna