07-01-2003, 04:00 PM
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Linux On The Axim
Looks like a couple of hackers have managed to get the Familiar Linux handheld distribution running on an Axim.
It's an early release, so there are lots of limitations (such as the fact that you can't yet flash it into ROM, and it's quite unstable), but it's always great to see the enthusiast community eke more functionality out of their devices.
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07-01-2003, 04:24 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Very cool... two :way to go: :way to go: for the linux community and their innovations. Just one more way to keep your PPC from getting old. I may try it when I can no longer update my PPC and have to buy another one. Always liked Linux as an alternative to Windows.
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07-01-2003, 04:57 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Tempting, ohhh so tempting... and yes, I would run apache & mysql on it as a portable server to show off my site when I'm out and about 
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07-01-2003, 05:03 PM
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Sage
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I would love to try this at some point...and I can't even explain why. I am not a Linux-geek by any stretch of the imagination. I managed to get my laptop set up to dual boot to Mandrake 8.0 or Win2k...thats about the depth of my Linux experience. So maybe its just me rooting for the underdog. Maybe its just me hoping that one of the brainiacs will find a way to do it thats truly useful and expands the possibilities for my device. In any case I say go team go!!
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07-01-2003, 05:09 PM
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I would love to try this if there were some safe, easy, and reliable way of switching (reflashing) back and forth between OSs. :worried:
Still, I'm not a fan of Qtopia. Too clunky and complex. :grumble:
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07-01-2003, 05:23 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Familiar Linux is already quite useful, just maybe not on the Axim at the moment.
I'm assuming the bootloaders on the Dell and the iPaq will eventually be similar, but with the iPaq, you can flash right from a CF card, using a handy menu interface. Much better than going through a serial connection, and a helluva lot faster.
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07-01-2003, 05:24 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Dec 2002
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You don't have to flash anything yet.
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I would love to try this if there were some safe, easy, and reliable way of switching (reflashing) back and forth between OSs.
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With this version, you aren't flashing your ROM. You put the distro on a CF card and run it from there. Eventually, you will flash your ROM (knock on wood) but this seems pretty safe to try out.
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07-01-2003, 05:44 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Originally Posted by Foo Fighter
Still, I'm not a fan of Qtopia. Too clunky and complex. :grumble:
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Have you looked at Opie recently? (It's a Qtopie derivitive.) I'ts now under feature-lock for it's v1 release. I've been using it for a while now on my 3850, and it's quite nice. They've made quite a few improvements over last few months... and a TON of improvements from it's Qtopie roots...
- Aaron
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07-01-2003, 06:25 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
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interesting
So i know the XDA and the IPaq can do this what other systems do they have running it?
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07-01-2003, 10:05 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 8
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:roll:
Wow, you actually gave credit to Slashdot instead of just ripping them off this time...
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