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Neil Williams wrote: > On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 10:32 +0000, Grant Sewell wrote: >> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:09:59 +0000 >> Neil Williams wrote: >> >>> I'm looking at something like that but this being Emdebian, it has to >>> be smaller - a lot smaller. An SD card actually, say 64 or 128Mb, >>> containing a complete Emdebian GUI filesystem and kernel (~50Mb >>> unpacked) and space enough to unpack stuff and still retain user data. >>> Plug it into your PDA, WindowsMobile is probably dumb enough to run >>> any old scripting that is on the card and hey presto, Debian. >>> ;-) >>> >>> (Emdebian already has a package set that can provide a full GUI >>> installation with kernel in the space normally reserved for the >>> smallest Debian network installer image. It isn't easy yet, but it's >>> coming along >>> - plus it doesn't need a network connection.) >>> >>> With the current price of such cards, it could almost be a >>> "give-away". That would be good. GNU/Linux on a mini-SD card (or even >>> microSD) - I mean those things can be 11mmx15mmx1mm or less than half >>> an inch square by 1/25" thick in old money. It would need a plastic >>> holder just to stop people losing it! >>> >>> I dare say it could run as a live-SD but I'm focusing on the 'hijack' >>> method. With those mini-SD cards that some phones use (mine has >>> 512Mb), it would be possible to do it with a phone too, once GpePhone >>> is available. >>> :-) >> Ooh, this sounds like fun. I have a 2GB card for my Sony Ericsson >> K800i - any Debian projects on that? :D > > Depends. Sony don't seem particularly keen to give detailed specs on the > bits that matter - the CPU, flash space etc. If you can find/build a > suitable kernel and identify precise details of the CPU, then it may be > possible. Note that phone support is some way off - the first target is > PDA's. Smartphones are still encumbered with proprietary madness and > "trade secrets" so it is harder to make progress on those. So you may > well end up with a GNU/Linux device but have to wait for support from > GpePhone. > > TBH most of the work with phones is about getting standards adopted in > the next generation of phones because the turnover is just so high. > > PDAs are my focus so I don't do a lot of "digging" into issues with > phones. > > Success on an iPaq running WinCE ? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html