**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Mon May 02 02:59:57 2011 May 02 22:12:29 anyone still playing with figuring out how to embed linux in the rom of a palm t5? May 02 22:12:36 or at least just a bootloader May 02 22:27:02 I want to do something similar on the TX but I'm losing my motivation :/ May 02 22:33:26 well the tx is easy May 02 22:33:32 it has a eeprom bootrom May 02 22:33:43 the t5 and treo it's all disk on chip May 02 22:33:59 I think marex told me we at least can write out to the chip we just can't do wear leveling or use the existing format May 02 22:34:06 I don't give a fuck May 02 22:34:21 as long as I can stick a bootloader there that will then jump to sd/mmc May 02 22:34:23 that's fine May 02 22:34:29 I have 1.5 t5's May 02 22:34:32 well is just the mb May 02 22:34:37 scren and case are gone May 02 22:34:49 the other is a fully working one I just need to take some parts off from the old one May 02 22:35:08 i'm going to take these 11 m130's May 02 22:35:11 and use them as serial loggers May 02 22:35:17 I just have to find or make a good program May 02 22:35:32 and mod some usb cables to add the rs232 pins May 02 22:39:41 11 m130 May 02 22:39:46 wow you are hardcore :P May 02 23:36:45 I wone 10 for $40 May 02 23:36:52 all they need is $5 cable and $10 battery, each May 02 23:36:56 very little scratches May 02 23:37:01 I think they were school used May 03 02:13:34 flyback: You're my hero :P May 03 02:13:47 Well I got two BNIB TX's for $60 May 03 02:14:00 But both had faulty batteries which cost me $20 to replace May 03 02:14:13 so $80 for both + a little solder May 03 02:14:31 remind me what I talked to you about May 03 02:14:35 since my memory is going into the shitter May 03 02:15:15 How you got 10 M130 for $40 May 03 02:15:20 ebay May 03 02:15:37 Figured May 03 02:16:42 So what are you going to do with all of them? May 03 02:17:48 well they have true rs232 buses on them May 03 02:17:52 I just need the cables May 03 02:18:18 but the usb ones are cheap and have the pins I just need to mod some May 03 02:18:56 advantage being still usb I can power them from usb which is good since most of the batteries are shot May 03 02:19:04 and use them for serial logging May 03 02:19:05 routers May 03 02:19:07 hard drives May 03 02:19:08 etc May 03 02:19:14 just logging to a sd/mmc card May 03 02:23:25 I might have to look into some arm boards May 03 02:23:33 don't need to run linux, freeRTOS etc is fine May 03 02:23:40 just for serial logging and timestamping **** ENDING LOGGING AT Tue May 03 02:59:58 2011