Puppy linux on Openmoko freerunner.

[Anders]

Well, I'm getting an Openmoko Neo Frerunner for Christmas, so... I was wondering if it would be possible to install Puppy Linux on it.

Hope you can help me prepere for this experiment.


I'm going to install the OS on a micro SD that's 2GB large.
Specs for the OM Freerunner.

* Touch Screen
* 2.8" VGA (480x640) VGA Screen

* ARM9 @ 400 MHz
* 2D/3D Graphics Acceleration

* 128MB SDRAM
* 256MB NAND Flash
* microSD Slot

* Wi-Fi (802.1 1b/g)
* AGPS
* GPRS (2.5G not EDGE)
* Bluetooth 2.0
* 3axis Motion Sensors (2)

Not expecting to make phonecalls from Puppy linux, and I don't need to have touch ability (would be awsome) but it is simply to just try it out, and see if it works.

[bugman]

santa tells you what you're getting for christmas?

sheesh...

[aarf]

hey, i am very interested to hear how you go with this. however i do feel that driver nightmare is coming to visit you.

[amigo]

ARM9 @ 400 MHz --that's a no-go. Puppy is an ix86 distribution and will notmrun on other arches.

[aarf]

ARM9 @ 400 MHz --that's a no-go. Puppy is an ix86 distribution and will notmrun on other arches.

so then what are your replacement recommendations?

[aarf]

while surfing came across this ;

"Gnash is a free software player for swf files" ie. an alternative to flashplayer and Gnash has a version for open moko

http://www.getgnash.org/packages/releas ... armv4t.ipk

[nitrobanshee]

I was checking this out yesterday, it uses an ARM processor

http://beagleboard.org/

Look at the linux they run on it.

[amigo]

I'm may be about to start on a port to ARM -ther are plenty of them out there, though if you look around. openmoko itself is one.

[Anders]

I can see that I will meet some problems, but even though I'm not a developer, and not an experienced Linux user, I will try to succeed.

[amigo]

Make sure you know how to restorte the original system before you start playing around...

[Anders]

Make sure you know how to restorte the original system before you start playing around...

I've bought another micro sd card and also been reading on how to take backup.

[aarf]

I'm may be about to start on a port to ARM -ther are plenty of them out there, though if you look around. openmoko itself is one.

is a openmoko.sfs for puppy a possibility so i could run openmoko on my Eee?

[Anders]

I've tried to run Openmoko on Qemu but didn't manage to get it but it is quite possible. It's also possible to run it as a operation system but this takes some skillz

[raffy]

I'm may be about to start on a port to ARM -there are plenty of them out there, though if you look around. openmoko itself is one.

You have my vote there, amigo.

[raffy]

Qualcomm is hiring Linux developers (for a port to ARM/Snapdragon):
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=322131#322131