**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed Jun 22 02:59:57 2011 Jun 22 16:24:07 <`Wedge> can I get linux on this device ? Jun 22 16:24:10 <`Wedge> ~http://www.amazon.com/Sony-Clie-PEG-NX70V-Silver-Handheld/dp/tech-data/B00006RSJ1/ref=de_a_smtd Jun 22 16:50:20 hmmm Jun 22 16:51:59 `Wedge: unlikely ... it's sony CPU and sony's screwed up modification of palmos Jun 22 16:54:29 <`Wedge> sony? I though it was Intel XScale Jun 22 16:55:45 `Wedge: in clie ? Jun 22 16:56:11 do you have any proof for that ? if it's xscale, it's likely pxa255, then you could probably with some amount of work invested get linux booting on it, yes Jun 22 16:56:47 <`Wedge> that's what this site says Jun 22 16:56:51 <`Wedge> http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1196&view=1&c=sony_clie_peg-nx70v Jun 22 17:00:33 `Wedge: ah good ... then you can get it booting, but it's not already ported, you'll have to port it yourself Jun 22 17:01:17 <`Wedge> well, I can try doing that Jun 22 17:01:30 <`Wedge> at least get it booting first :) Jun 22 17:03:56 you'll have to get the loader (cocoboot) going on that Jun 22 17:08:59 <`Wedge> I guess I'll need to port that too Jun 22 17:12:12 tweak it here and there Jun 22 17:12:38 <`Wedge> okay Jun 22 17:13:00 <`Wedge> can it boot something else, other than linux kernel/ Jun 22 17:14:39 it does execute code and set CPU registers before doing so ... it can run just about anything Jun 22 17:16:58 <`Wedge> ah okay Jun 22 17:19:11 executing linux kernel on arm really means setting about three general purpose CPU registers to some value and jumping to the kernel address (the kernel decompressor does the rest of the job) Jun 22 17:20:10 (though there's a bit of code in cocoboot that allows you to execute even ELF binaries -- it contains the relocator -- that's for running the openbsd kernel) Jun 22 17:20:36 <`Wedge> nice Jun 22 17:20:49 <`Wedge> I don't really care what to run, I want something open source :) Jun 22 17:21:37 why ? Jun 22 17:22:13 <`Wedge> for experiments etc Jun 22 17:23:38 isn't it better to get something newer for such matter ? or get a development board ? Jun 22 17:24:27 <`Wedge> I have STM32 but it doesn't work in linux :( Jun 22 22:19:56 why doesn't it work in linux Jun 22 22:20:03 oh you mean running linux on it Jun 22 22:20:12 mabye uclinux or freeRTOS or contiki or tinyOS Jun 23 00:25:51 * flyback predicts "wilfred" will go down faster than lindsey lohan's career **** ENDING LOGGING AT Thu Jun 23 02:59:56 2011