Monday, 12 of November of 2007
Linux running in a Palm TX
The development of the versions of Linux for the Palm advances to good rate. For example, a distribution for Palm with good state of maturity is Angstrom, cradle in Gentoo Linux and with versions for Palm TX and Tungsten T5. As graphical surroundings use Opie, fork of Qtopia focused to the PDAs.
Opie executing itself in a Palm TX
If you have used Linux sometimes, surely you have proven the graphical surroundings KDE and Gnome. For example Ubuntu uses Gnome, and Kubuntu KDE. Then, Qtopia is the base of graphical surroundings KDE, reason why Opie and KDE are we say “brother”. Although it is not used in Angstrom, is worthy to mention the other graphical surroundings for PDAs being run Linux, call GPE, that use bookstores GTK, the base of Gnome, another well-known graphical surroundings for Linux. So if in the PC with Linux we counted on the main options of KDE and Gnome like graphical surroundings, in the PDA it happens same com Opie and GPE.
GPE executing itself in a Palm TX
Then, our friend I read has published in his blog a video and screen captures of Opie/Armstrong running in its TX. Part of the time of load of the operating system, around a minute because it is being read of the SD, not of the main memory, me it has surprised the express that takes the applications, considering the complexity of Linux like compared operating system for example with PalmOS. It makes me think that when one is developed vesión of Linux for the Palm optimized for these devices, for example the ALP of Inc. Palm, the result can more be than satisfactory.
New stable version but of Linux for Palm TX, in a single package yet the necessary thing, is only necessary to decompress the content in the Root of card SD, to execute the Cocoboot that will appear in the card of the ready Palm and to be used
The Linux Angstrom of the video can be unloaded of the page of Linux for Palm. the instructions are simple:
- To unload the complete package (for example “Palm TX (all)”).
- To decompress the file and to copy it to the root directory of card SD of the Palm.
- To do backup of the information of our Palm just in case.
- To execute the program “Cocoboot” that will appear installed in our Palm, and to make APT in the option “Boot”. This program will reseteará the Palm loading the Linux that we have installed instead of the PalmOS that brings the Palm of factory.
- Linux will start. To enjoy it. In PDAExpertos we can read the opinion of they have been which it trying.
In order to be abreast of the advances of this Linux for the TX, I recommend to follow blog of its creator.
How our TX with Angstrom/Opie would be seen executing itself instead of PalmOS
For that they want to prove Linux in his Palm, I read has compiled a list of Questions More frequent than, abusing its amiability, I am going to include here also, for which they have doubts when trying Linux in his Palm:
- He is safe to load Linux: Totally, it only runs as a program but and with a Reset Soft leaves him.
- I can return to PalmOS: If, you only must reinitiate the Palm.
- I do not lose information: , None only reseteas and you return to as you were. NEVERTHELESS I ADVISE TO MAKE AN ENDORSEMENT BEFORE TRYING.
- I can use in “X” device the archives that posteaste for “and” device: NO, each package is for a specific device TX, T5…).
- Of where unloading the present version but of Linux for my Palm: Of Hack&Dev.
- Applications in Linux can be installed: No, but it brings a good Seth of Apps so that you entertain yourself.
- It is possible only to be worked with Linux in the Palm: Yes, the package of Apps that it includes is quite complete.
- When resetear the Palm to where the changes go that I did in Linux, is lost: NO, they keep in the image of the card, and when bootear Linux it will be your information there again.
- If my Palm is damaged your me the payments: Jejeje, I am afraid that no, úsalo under your own risk
- He is useful to change the operating system of my Palm: It really depends on your point of view.
- It is east system which presented/displayed east Acces year, the Acces Linux Platform: NO, this it is an alternating project to carry Linux to the Palm devices.
Happy hacking!
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Thousand thanks for the reference my good one, I have mentioned to you within the Post…
Thanks to you, I read, it has been you a video very worked, had never seen so clearly how Linux in a Palm develops.
and pity is nothing for my e2… I wait for ke the 2008 saken either new pdas by ke in truth or palm this in grounds and because to remove to another one pda with the same garnet no longer is worth the pain…
ke you know to Marks habra something new? and ke you know of batteries for e2
Hello Friendly, I have a doubt with this of Linux, sera I can Thank you very much install that it in my T3¨
Congratulations. As always my dear Doc, you have gained an excellent note, with your contributions and another star to give more like reference to those who is in this world of PDA's with PalmOS (without concerning marks and/or models).
A hug.
This distribution of Linux in particular is preparation to run in a TX or T5, but there are others for the other equipment of Palm: LifeDrive, E2, Treo 650, etc. I believe that I will investigate a little the subject to in detail treat it in others posts.
Meanwhile, information on Linux in the E2 and Linux in the T3.
Thank you very much, Jorge, the intention is to help so he cheers to me that the objective is fulfilled.
I read, Marks I have a T5 and I cannot decompress T5.gz It is I am lowering because it to a PC with W XP? they podrian to give some track me?
Unloading 7zip, is a gratuitous decompression valve
http://www.7-zip.org/es/
Already put to recommend, besides excellent 7zip, I recommend Izarc, that also is gratuitous, although do not free.
Hello Friendly, thank you very much By the Bievenida, I am trying to igresar to the Page recommended that to look for me the Linux For my T3 BUT I AM HAVING Problemitas with the Load, I am making something bad or is some other Web in which it can look for, them Again agradesco and I congratulate to them by its commitment…
Hello Gabriel, you will have had bad luck and the page was inaccessible when you tried to visit to him. Now for example already it is working. If no, you can use the cache of Google: “it looks for” his URL in google and soon it chooses the connection “In cache”.
Thanks Marks, I believe that tenes reason, could be bad suete, which also happens is that entrance, but the machine begins to beat, I I am working Co S.O Win, XP and Sails With firefox, does not know that podra to be, but in any case I am going to try what me digiste “the peculiar thing is that the other direction of the E2 if enters here Like tenth “Pure Life” (Very well)
Thank you very much Marks by the Aid
Friend excuses my ignorance but like like the file to the root of card SD is not copied.
As soon as I decompress TX.gz I have left a called file TX that is not recognized by any program, tries arrastrandol to card SD but it does not appear soon in the Palm.
Good I wait for q can help me.
Thanks…
NSZ, does not settle via Hotsync, uses a card reader for it or the program CardReader or CardExport
I read, not yet works to me, I drag I file TX to the card and it copy but I look for when it in the Palm does not appear the icon of Linux as it appears in the videos.
NSZ, when decompressing you debio to create a folder PALM/LAUNCHER, within her is cocoboot.prc, that pose in that folder so that the CATEGORY CARD appears to you the icon… or tries to only install THAT of “normal” form with Hotsync
for NSZ and others that even have problems to load linux in their PDA. 1ºpaso: to unload the file corresponding to the Palm that you have (the Link is where Angstrom says) 2ºpaso: it uses winrar or those that but above they recommend to us, surely these using winzip and that do not serve.
3ºpaso: you execute winrar you look for file (in my t5.gz case) DAS double click and inside you would find a single file (in my case t5) DAS click straight and click left in view cases out, are going to appear like about 5 objects. 4ºpaso: you select to all the new objects that appeared, click right and to copy. 5ºpaso: you use an external reader abrir the SD as if extraible was a disc and without entering no folder beams click straight and beating. 6paso: you put the SD in palm, APT to the icon of penguin and APT to the button that appears in the screen.
I hope that it has solved the problem to you
NSZ. The file that you decompress that you lowered of Internet that is a file without extención him tenés that to create an extension .arj. And you decompress soon it again and then he appears to you everything what Pablo says
hello they excuse I did everything what they postearon previously and if finciono only that I remain in the black screen where it leaves the penguin linus and of there is no longer movio, until down syncsing already says kernel panic' not: attempted to kill init! s could help agradeceria me
deafloud: the truth is that never happened to me. I cannot help you with that. To see if somebody that operates linux removes to you from the problem.
Thank you very much already it fixes to the problemita the only thing that I did was to put init=/linuxrc and with that copies I work it of the video of here in fact and it works to everything to thank to me for its attention
That I can do if I do not have a card reader SD
You can prove these other methods.
hello to all.
I did what you copy but when I take cocoboot first that appears to me is this:
885 Palm TX
/zImage not found! (- 3)
/initrd.gz not found! (- 3)… when giving him to the icon of Boot! it says the following thing:
Loading/zimage… failed. (- 1/-3)
can somebody help me?
it happens to me just like to you sayid, but appears to me before your messages these three.
ParseError:
not equals sign found
Line 10 of
/cocoboot.conf
Soon:
ParseError:
not equals sign found
Line 18 of
/cocoboot.conf
And finally
ParseError:
not equals sign found
Line 25 of
/cocoboot.conf
Good MUUUUUUUUYY… is excellent to run linux in palm…. only there is peke at the time of shutdown… but outside there. excellent. the games. the applications… this d Luxury… LINUX LIVES! … Windows dies
That Good, Alex, I congratulate to You, Hopefully and they algien soon tries it to run in a TT3, to have one better reference, warn to me there, I not yet I have had luck…
hello,
queria to ask to them if with this linux for Palm TX we can use Perl, and use the console to enter commandos of communication like kermit.
Thanks.
Sayid, Jose Luis Vassallo:
The problem is that the file cocoboot.conf is the one that has the configuration of the program, reason why is necessary to erase it by root, so that cocoboot.prc detects path of beginning automatically, after that deberia to initiate when pressing BOOT, although it is problable that when loading pauses because either linux will not detect path automatically, for that is only necessary to modify the file linux.boot.cfg, putting like only line the following thing:
ROOT_DEV=$FILES_MNT/rootfs.ext2
all that can be done from notepad.
Greetings
Hello,
I reiterate the question, queria to ask to them if with this linux for Palm TX we can use Perl, and use the console to enter commandos of communication like kermit.
I want to buy this palm but it does not run these applications, not.
it is for a work of the faculty I need and it to communicate by port series.
I do not have much idea of this, reason why I resort to you that she sees that a pile knows.
Thanks.
Good Halebopp, lamentably itself having problems, is hung when loading, you complete two lines during hangs say:
init: applet not found
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
I am going to see if now encounter but information thus to be able to make run it.
Slds.
very good that linux has left me
good contribution =D
-. - Jose previous Luis vasallo reads post ai podrias to solve your doubt
but good for being New Year you dire here
kuando him DAS click to aparecera cocoboot t a menu where you must give click him in boot, good in that image without giving click to nothing, pon the cursor to write next to where it says:
init=
good alongside d that you write (=/linuxrc)
debera to be thus:
init=/linuxrc
and soon him DAS click in boot! and it must work
hello they comoestan nose if I made it bad but ami nome I take salio thus and ledi deuan to start down to botonde and me salio in the screen rays with colors just to paraver sime can say as it settles or that mefalto to install installs to him is two one of tx and the other of tx-kernel I install you two or as he is esol
I have is one life drive has is possible to be installed linux sierto
I have a problem installs linux in my T/X and I work well… soon I gave him in shutdown and soon in reboot and I go out and volvio not to catch….that it happens? ….whatever it responds thanks to me.
IT HEARS the LINUX SEME THAT IT GIVES LEAVES init to ME! FIELD SOMETHING THUS AND HAS THAT IT GIVES NOSE SO THAT I HAVE A LIFE DRIVE AND NOCORRE DRIES GIVES IN THE ARRANK THAT MEMBER STATE HELPS!
The LINUX ME EMPIESA ACARGAR the LALIFEDRIVE AND THAT IT GIVES IN a line is had for removes this to me
could not root fs: init failed!
it would swell, reset, check your configuration and retry
that leaves to me that I do is ayudaaa!
Hello, I happen to me just like to Juan, it installs Linux, I work re well, I gave the Button “Reboot”, I go out and I do not take myself but Palm TX, I give reset and nothing, I do a Hard to him Reset and it does not catch anything, this totally dead, has battery but I do not start but. that I do? . Somebody knows?
hello they excuse as I can install linux in my palm tungsten porfavor E2 ayudenme
Exelente programs (linux)… but queria to seber if this “seen Windows” or at least skin by the e seen by youtube, in images and this very good. good thanks chau greetings.
Somebody could make it walk in a Tungsten T5?
it stops to those who it leaves this to him:::
Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! ........ ami also me salia the same with one sd kingston tries with another card SD…
preferably of 512mb for above I it probe with one sd panasonic high speed and work myself
Ahhh the machine that palm uses treo650 and the version of linux Angstrom opie 1.2.2
Boys my experience, Excellent PHENOMENON (jejee) prove in the T5 and walk jewel I only had a great doubt at the time of reser or of shutdows with its options but the truth a wonder MR. and ready everything of wonder. TOTAL thanks
Hello people, probe this linux and is excellent. it brings of everything, which does not manage to make walk is wifi and furthermore, which I do not see is some to explorer or msn to chatear, anybody knows like activating and forming wifi in this system?
thanks
Gustavo
Hello. something similar to which happened to me him passage to Juan and Sergio.
Then starting linux and todobien… but palm forgets to return it to its natural state (to return to load you) and because the battery was run out and now nanai nanai… wants to me to catch… neither hard reset nor nothing of that…
Somebody can give lights me as far as this, or simply murio new my palm?
Hello Gerald, dejala days without touching it until the battery is run out, after a pair of to day you connect the shipper and him beams a Hard Reset, that is done pressing the ignited Button, mantenes tightened the same and apretas in sumultaneo the button reset one you see, when it takes the screen soltas the ignition and seguis the passages in Screen. Obvious that this flock all the one of the Palm, I pass that and the East to the 4 days.
I hope, now walks of ten. Greetings
He forgot to me, Never him DES to the “Reboot”, and quedate tranqui that starts again without dramas. I also stick terrible scare. Greetings.