[H-GEN] PDA (linux) options

[Paul Gearon]

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Paul Clarke wrote:
> Someone in an earlier post mentioned the ability to run a linux on the
> iPAQ. If anyone can shed some light on this I would be wrapped. I wanted
> to get a ssh client for the iPAQ, I only found 1 and at a cost and I
> still wasn't sure it would do what I wanted which was basically to be
> able to ssh into my linux box when I am at a humbug meeting (to avoid
> carting computers).
> 
> My questions are can the PDA linux OS use a boot loader so that I can
> still have the MS OS on the PDA (I need it for work) and if so what is
> the memory usage and can the linux OS sit on a SD card?

No, you can't use a boot loader.  You save a copy of your flash memory 
and then flash in a new system.  If the only thing you want is SSH then 
you're out of luck here.  However, Opie (Open PDA Integrated 
Environment) is fun and may do most of what you want.  Back up your iPaq 
and try it out.  (use Google for details)

If you really need WinCE then I'd probably take an open source ssh 
(preferably one for windows) and port it to WindowsCE.  At least MS lets 
you download "eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0" for free.  (It's there, but it 
took me ages to find it.  If you're interested and you can't find it 
then let me know and I'll give you a copy)

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