Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:22:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Joshua Graff <gollum@ccrypt.net> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: <rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk>, <dfeustel@mindspring.com>, <karsten@rohrbach.de>, <sepotvin@videotron.ca>, <freebsd-arm@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD for ARM processor Message-ID: <Pine.BSO.4.32.0107261315480.24722-100000@hobbit.ccrypt.net> In-Reply-To: <20010726124924.B96660@dragon.nuxi.com>
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You can serial console into the ipaq. I don't know about a monitor you might be able to use some kind of pcmcia vga card. As for a keyboard, stowaway keyboard is very usable, and currently works under linux on the ipaq. <gollum> ---- Joshua Graff gollum@ccrypt.* (.com, .net, .org) On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, David O'Brien wrote: > On Wed, Jul 25, 2001 at 02:21:21PM +0100, Robert Swindells wrote: > > I would suggest that at least two reference platforms are needed. > > I personally am not sure about that. People may have an assumption that > FreeBSD wants to do as Wind River does -- that is WRS natively supports > every commercially available PowerPC or StrongARM board there is. This > includes non-CPU chipset support. This is way beyond what FreeBSD can > really do (IMHO). What FreeBSD can do, is provide a distribution that > runs on the selected FreeBSD selected reference HW. Those wanting to use > FreeBSD in some embedded application now have a set of bits to start > from. > > > > The Compaq iPAQ is very different to a Netwinder/CATS/DNARD class > > machine since it uses the SA1110 rather than the SA110 + 21285. > > > If anyone has got one, the Intel IQ80310 board is another potential > > target. Anyone developing new network or server products would use > > the 80310 instead of the SA110. > > "if anyone has got one" is the problem. I spoke with an Intel rep from > their embedded division last night. They were not able to recommend a > reference board/machine from Intel to use for this because they really > don't have a good offering. > > > > The iPAQ is extremely developer-friendly IMHO. Compaq CRL do a very > > good job of providing documentation and firmware for it. The same > > firmware also supports the Jornada 720. > > I cannot easily put a real keyboard and monitor on an iPAQ can I? Or use > a serial console? > The issue isn't necessarily how helpful the vendor is, but how easily I > can turn the HW into something that resembles a development computer. > I don't want to have to use graffiti to do toolchain development. > > The demos I've seen of the iPAQ you have to use the stylus rather than > mouse. I did see one very chinsey(sp?) keyboard solution for the iPAQ, > but not the ability to use a real mouse, etc. > > -- > -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-arm" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arm" in the body of the message
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