Install Linux on HP Jornada 690
I have bought a second hand HP Jornada 690 pda from taobao.com. Maybe it's completely a waste in the views of many people, but I consider it a treature.
The original OS of 690 is WinCE2.1 whose function is limited for it is out-of-date. I am wondering if Linux can run on it. If so, I will be enabled to do more. Fortunately, my need can be easily met by many volunteers' work.
OK, let's start the fantastic journey.
1. Download JLime, a GNU/Linux for 690
Download it from http://www.jlime.com/. (If your machine is 720, please select Mongo. Here I downloaded Donkey)
2.Extract it to your CF card.
Notice:file userland.tar.bz2 contains all the apps and config files. The original GUI in it is Opie. But it is very slow, even slower than WinCE! So I recommend you to download a userland contains IceWM form http://devfiles.jlime.com/Userlands/ . Once you get this file, replace the userland.tar.bz2 with it and rename it ro userland.tar.bz2 .
3.Run shlo.exe in your WinCE which will guide you all the way to JLime!
Notice: When it comes to the partition window, you'd better choose Manual Partition for the Automatic one may cause crash.
If you are using a HP690, you should enable 32MB mode for a better preformance.
4.Now a pda with Linux is right in front of you! Enjoy.
Opie
IceWM_1
IcwWM_2
12 comments:
You are really a special boy! And, of course, a crazy boy! @_@
Thx for your comment.
you are special too.
a out-spoken girl..........
"my need can be easily met by many volunteers' work."
Except java,
it can be used to code for x86 ?
May be not.
Its processor is SHA3, so you can use it to code for this architecture.
It is really fantastic tool to practise embedded programming. :-)
can i use it read e-books which formats such as pdf , chm , etc ?
if so , i want to buy one,too~hehe
I am using it to read pdf documents.
But if you want to read something Chinese, you should setup fonts manually first.
In a word, you can do anything that Linux can do with it.
hi
hi....
i need to install jlime in jornada 690. can somebody help me?
i need to know how i can create partition in cf card. i have a pc desktop and hp jornada. mi mail is dattfill@gmail.com, please i need it .... i am from chile.. i speak english basic. thx you
i need a basic manual: partition cf, archives that i will need, i am a user basic.
To joe,
I have mailed you,
please check your mailbox.
Hi is this blog/thread still alive ?
I own a Jornada 690 and im going to try to install Jlime this very afternoon, just cheking if theres an aviable tutorial.
Thanks
Post a Comment