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Linux Boots on Treo 650

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-boot-you-so-hard dept.

nilbog writes "A major leap forward has taken place in the development of Linux for the Treo 650. Grack.com has posted screenshots of a Cingular branded 650 displaying the familiar penguin logo. A discussion has sprung up over the the treo central forums where Shadowmite, one of the developers, has confirmed that it shouldn't be too long before they are able to get the phone's hardware working under linux. "

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  1. Major leap forward? by hackwrench · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm sorry, but getting something to display the penguin logo is not a major leap forward for anything. Furthermore the display of the pengin logo is not proof of linux running.

    1. Re:Major leap forward? by Rayban · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Both of those are understandable points, but I'll address them here:

      For the former, it's just showing that it's possible to run Linux at all on the phone. We've got all the pieces available (Linux Kernel, GPE environment, GSM/CDMA AT command set etc.), it's just a matter of connecting all the those pieces together to create a full open-source GSM/CDMA phone on highly-available hardware.

      For the latter, you'll need to just trust that it's actually working (note that a lot of the hardware is supported by the handhelds.org kernel already). It's also using the PXA27x processor - a very well-documented and well-understood processor with open specifications.

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  2. If you have any questions, feel free to ask here by Rayban · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm the guy who was doing the porting work. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here and save my poor blog's comment system.

    It was a good thing I coralized all my images an hour ago!

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  3. The future is now! by deathbyzen · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the future, the proof of a person's technical skill will be based on their ability to boot linux on random objects. Those who are able to get a bash prompt on a toaster oven will be gods that walk among us, constantly harping on our choice of distribution.

  4. Killer App by tinytim · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone seems to be missing the obvious killer app here...

    POSE

    http://www.calliopeinc.com/palmprog2/tutorial/s1-p ose.htmltest

    Emulate a palm, on your palm.