DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: DSL on my palm?

I have installed DSL on 128 mb sdcard. It works fine on my XPcomputer.
I would like to put DSL on my Palm Tungsten C. Install it on a sdcard. Put the card in the Tungsten C and boot up in linux and surf the web through wifi!?

I don't think so, DSL is compiled to run on x86 processors only, and I think Palms run on ARM processors, but I'm not sure.

But theoreticly you could try it on a Pocket PC.

-J.P.

Quote (SaidinUnleashed @ Jan. 18 2005,11:38)

I don't think so, DSL is compiled to run on x86 processors only, and I think Palms run on ARM processors, but I'm not sure.

But theoreticly you could try it on a Pocket PC.

PocketPCs and Palms both use the ARM processors, but some PocketPCs don't. Nonetheless, they both use proprietary measures to take the screen input and turn it into a screen tap.

It would be neat to do, however. I would like (read: be cool) to run DSL on my Tungsten|T but for now, Palm OS 5 will do...

what about making a new kernel for it with arm support. but does a palm have a touchscreen? i think so. in this case you will have to take the driver for it in there too.

Quote (apple @ Jan. 24 2005,08:17)

what about making a new kernel for it with arm support. but does a palm have a touchscreen? i think so. in this case you will have to take the driver for it in there too.

Ohh, that's kinda funny. I laughed.

We could, theoretically, but none of the current developers have the means, or the desire to make DSL work on anything other than x86.

The only port that /might/ happen is to the ppc architecture, but only if someone acquires a mac, and takes the time to completely rebuild DSL from the ground up. Knoppix could not be used as a base.

Most likely, official ports ain't gonna happen. Much less any time soon.

However, if you wish to attempt to run linux on your ARM, there are distros out there that have ARM ports. But like Mechcozmo pointed out about the screen, there are forces working aginst you.

-J.P.

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