Sean,

I got it to build once but would not boot up from SD card. Found a link to
a site that had a test configuration but that did not work either!




Sean Lowry wrote:
> Well, I tried the sample structure 'for testing' in the group files
> and that was a swing and a miss. I'll have to revisit it and see what
> wasn't working. Have you tried building a new rootfs using OE or the
> like? I know there are a couple explanations out there on how to use
> OE to at least get a command line linux environment up and running. I
> think openzipit.org <http://openzipit.org> might have had something?
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 1:58 PM, William Estrada <MrUmunhum@...
> <mailto:MrUmunhum@...>> wrote:
>
> Seam,
>
> I hope you have better luck than I had. I tried for a week to get my
> Z2 to boot an
> alternate Linux file system but failed.
>
> If you do succeed, please let me know how you did it.
>
>
> teh.sean wrote:
> > >From what I understand, the best way to open this device up is
> to create a linux build on the mini SD card. What toolchain are
> folks here using to do things with the Zipit Z2? I believe
> Scratchbox, BuildRoot and OpenEmbedded are referenced. Are there
> any benefits to using one over the other?
> >
> > I would like to get the Z2 to do the following:
> > CLI web browsing
> > GUI web browsing (very light, not looking for FF, maybe Links -g
> or Dillo at best)
> > Wireless Detection (Kismet / Wellenreiter)
> > NES / GB emulation (I love some classic RPGs)
> > Jabber chat support
> >
> > Do these goals seem reasonable? Has anyone done something
> similar on the new Zipit?
> >
> > Also, how is hardware support? I've seen in the group that sound
> support was recently added, which is awesome. How is power
> management on the device? Does it support 'standby' mode like the
> actual ZipitOS claims? What is battery life during 'custom' use?
> >
> > One last thing: It looks like the linux.zipitwireless.com
> <http://linux.zipitwireless.com> site is down, and has been for a
> couple days now. Does anyone have their content archived? I signed
> up for an account right before it went offline. . :(
> >
> > Thanks for any and all input!
> > Sean
> >
> >
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> >
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