Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:16:49 -0800 (PST) From: Joseph Scott <joseph@randomnetworks.com> To: <supenguin@bigfoot.com> Cc: <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Handspring. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0102130913260.14513-100000@mothra.ecs.csus.edu> In-Reply-To: <3A84C0BC.666A97F5@columbus.rr.com>
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On Fri, 9 Feb 2001, Kenny Drobnack wrote: # Do you mean getting FreeBSD ported to the Handspring, or do you mean # using FreeBSD to sync with it? As for porting FreeBSD to it it sounds # like Brooks knows what he's talking about. As far as syncing a # Handspring Visor with FreeBSD - dunno. Tried using the coldsync program # which was meant for syncing Palm Pilots, and the coldsync web page # claims that it works with Visors too. When I run coldsync, I get a # message "Please press the hotsync button" and when I hit the button I # get the message two more times, and then either it locked up or the # whole system locks up. Same results using a serial cradle instead of # the USB cradle that came with it. I noticed Linux has a Handspring # Visor driver, not sure what's up with that. I've been using J-Pilot (which uses pilot-link port to actually talk to the Visor) to sync with my Visor. I've only used the serial link, but I believe the USB link would work also. # # > > What are the chances of porting to this baby? # > # > None what so ever. The processor on the Handsping (and all other current # > PalmOS based devices) doesn't have an MMU and most UNIX-like OSes assume # > you have one. There is a Linux port of some sort and I've heard mention # > that there's some intrest in the NetBSD community, but itty-bitty, # > feature-poor processors don't really fit with FreeBSD's server/embedded # > (generally high-end embedded systems) focus. In the future there may # > be PalmOS based devices that you could port FreeBSD to, but that will # > be after then finish the hardware abstraction layer. Once someone gets # > around to doing the work, the StrongARM port should work on HP iPAQs, # > but that's not what you were asking. # > # > -- Brooks # > # > -- # > Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. # > # > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org # > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message # # # To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org # with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message # To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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