Post subject: Windows Mobile 6 Codename Crossbow Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:25 pm
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Hi !
I would like to buy a Pocket PC (in fact, a smartphone) and really want to install Crossbow, the future mobile OS.
So... what is the last build number which was released ? Do you have an idea ? Do you know where we could find info about it ?
I think I have a Crossbow beta downloaded from another site months ago but just don't know how to check its build number...And I'm not sure if they have newer versions now either.
Post subject: Re: ... Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:24 pm
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remi.serriere wrote:
But I know thaht it's possible to it istall Linux on PPC... There are some special distros...
Yeah, it is possible, but that requires either booting the kernel from within WinCE (like loadlin does), or reflashing the ROM with the Linux kernel and filesystem.
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Thats right. Most of these devices come with unflashable ROM so you can't update it (hence the ROM). You get a final version and thats it.
Most of the devices actually comes with FLASHABLE rom. Even the old Palm III had that feature.
So, you can change the bootrom, and the whole OS. (I actually run Familiar linux w. GPE on my ipaq 3630)
The problem here is not that. Every device has it's own build OS (with drivers, etc.). So you can't run device#1-s OS on device#2, even if the architecture matches. The problem lies in the fact, every device has it's own way handling the screen, touch panel, buttons, sound, etc.
OFF: If someone interested in running linux on PPC, familiar.handhelds.org is the place to go.
[off-topic] This reminds me of the time when I was trying to run Linux or NetBSD on my HP Jornada 720. That didn't work out for me, so I changed to a PDA running Linux out of the box... [/off-topic]
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empireum wrote:
[off-topic] This reminds me of the time when I was trying to run Linux or NetBSD on my HP Jornada 720. That didn't work out for me, so I changed to a PDA running Linux out of the box... [/off-topic]
<off>There's even a distro dedicated to Jornada 720, called Jlime</off>
[off-topic] This reminds me of the time when I was trying to run Linux or NetBSD on my HP Jornada 720. That didn't work out for me, so I changed to a PDA running Linux out of the box... [/off-topic]
<off>There's even a distro dedicated to Jornada 720, called Jlime</off>
<off>Thanks, didn't know that; I'm happy with my new PDA anyway. </off>
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I rather vote for HP hx4700. For the same price of the x30 you get a 480x640 screen (compared to x30's 240x320), CF slot (plus the SDIO) and 1800mAh battery (compared to dell's 900mAh) too, and there's an actively maintained Linux for that machine.
As a side note, Windows CE 3, 4 and... whatever 5's called (I think) are available as images, I have some bootable CDs I created around here somewhere that I can boot them from, I think it's an emulator of some kind though I was never really sure... they seem to work under DOS and I think they came with FreeDOS or something...
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