Re: [uClinux-dev] palm

From: David McCullough (davidm@snapgear.com)
Date: Mon Sep 09 2002 - 09:25:04 EDT


Hi guys,

I ran up uClinux again on a PalmIIIx using the 20020701 distro.
There were a few things I had to fix to make it go.

 * The CPU type in the 2.0 kernel config is wrong and defaults
   to 68328,  this should be 68EZ328 with the PalmV option enabled.
   Also "Kernel executes from RAM" needs to be set.

 * Enable ZFLAT

 * Disable TCP/IP and turn off all network devices.  Don't turn off
   networking support though.

 * make dep
   make 
   flthdr -z romfs/bin/*
   ln -s /var/tmp romfs/tmp
   make image

That should give you a uClinuxPalm.prc that will load and run on the
PalmIIIx (With Microwindows included).  YMMV on other devices.

There appears to be something wrong with the PalmLoader that I have
never quite figured out.  It seems to corrupt images.  Quite often the ROMFS
part.  Most of the above is to minimise the affects of this problem.

To run MW and see blinding performance ;-)

	/> nano-X &
	/> nanowm &
	/> nxclock &

should give you a clock.  The TS isn't working,  though it works under
Xcopilot,  it kills a real Palm.

Hope this helps in some way,

Cheers,
Davidm
 

Jivin Dan Trainor lays it down ...
> I've been working on basically the same thing, and I do get the funny
> characters after it runs something from /etc/sh (I believe it is).  I
> have yet to find a solution.
>  
> -dt
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-uclinux-dev@uclinux.org
> [mailto:owner-uclinux-dev@uclinux.org] On Behalf Of kugan_v
> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 7:17 AM
> To: uclinux-dev@uclinux.org
> Subject: [uClinux-dev] palm 
>  
> Thanks davidm , as you  have said i am now using linux 2.0.x and it
> boots from RAM, but once it opens /dev/ttyS0 in init/main.c it is
> dumping a lot of funny characters and it seems to corrept all.
> if i try without romfs, as expected it panics and works perfetctly, i
> tried adding printks all over and found that it happens only after
> /dev/ttyS0 is open at init/main.c for printf (If i understand
> correctly), i know that problem is not there.  But i am not sure where
> the problem is, did anyone have any such problem, i am using m68k-elf
> and m68k-palmos-coff tools from uclinux web andf the uClinux distro.
> Thanks for the patience
> Kugan 
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