In Progress: 3.2.9 Kernel for Psion Netbook Pro
Hi everybody,It’s been many years since the last threads about Linux on the Netbook Pro. I believe it is a superior candidate for Linux to the beloved HP Jornada 720. We’ve had tech advances since...
View ArticleHow to Install Linux on a 128MB CE.NET 4.2 Psion NetBook Pro
From some other threads, (which handle both the OEM WinCE and Linux versions of the Psion NBP), I've gathered this:1)- PARTITION a CF card with FAT16 and ext2 partitions.Would FAT32 work also instead...
View ArticlePsion Lx on Psion Netbook Pro
I've been using LX on the nb pro for a while, loading from cf card. Recently I stared to lose programmes, first the clock dissappeared from the taskbar, next the media player stopped loading and email...
View ArticleFinally got Jlime Working With WPA!
My Labubu is now a happy Jornada user. Using an Ambicom CF card, grabbed WPA-supplicant and wireless-tools off the hpcfactor repo, installed them with ipkg. Wrote my wpa_supplicant.conf file then...
View ArticleLinux Kernel 4.9 and a (not so) happy Jornada 720
Hi!I found out that i can use all the 128MB Ram from my modded Ram board in Linux. So the next step is a newer Linux kernel and Debian armel userland on the Jornada. I started with a fresh 4.9.210...
View ArticleNeed help downloading jLime
I have a Jornada 720 strong arm 1110 though and I downloaded the params, jilnexec and userland files on the jlime website through archive.org and I had one partition on my 2gb cf as fat16 and the rest...
View ArticleHow do I install JLime: Linux on HP Jornada 720?
Excuse the category but I did not know where to post, please admins and moderators to correct me. I have a HP Jornada 720, from 8 years ago and I saw that it is possible to install Linux on it. I saw...
View ArticleJornada 6xx/7xx running NetBSD
I'm new here, but I've been using my Jornada with NetBSD since 2013 or so. I chose NetBSD because at the time, jLime and Debian installs I could find hadn't been updated in more than 5 years, while...
View ArticleAnyone have a linux distro image for a NEC 900C?
I have my J720 running Linux and love it (thanks for the pre-made images!); and as I took the 900C out of storage, I realized that I may get way more mileage from it as the keyboard is larger and my...
View ArticleEasy Devuan J720 install from disk image!!
Hi All!It's now very easy to install Stefan's Devuan port onto an SD card (micro as well) using a disk image file made with Win32DiskImager free software.I do wish someone would have pointed this out...
View ArticleDebian for WM8505 Netbooks (like that Sylvania one)
There's a port of Debian 9.8 to those cheap netbooks based around the WonderMedia WM8505/VIA 8505 chipset. https://github.com/lrussell887/Debian-for-WM8505-NetbooksWe should probably mirror the files...
View ArticlePocket Z - New Jornada-inspired $99 Linux HPC Project
Article at LiliputingProject Page at Hackaday - Pocket ZThey name the Jornada 720, Psion 3/5mx, and Sharp Zaurus series as inspirations and are aiming to keep the cost under $99 USD. It's still in...
View ArticleLinksys WPC11 ver3 firmware upgrade?
Hello: I am trying to get a wireless connection to my J728 running Devuan using a Linksys WPC11 (v3) PC Card, as in this video:My missing step is to have the firmware updated (to 1.8, my current...
View ArticleLinux on 680e and 690 Jornada
Is there a good website out there with directions on how to get linux on a CF card and running on either of these devices ? I almost bought a 720 from someone and they were giving it to me with a CF...
View ArticleJLime - Linux for hp Jornada 620/660/680/690
Greetings,You want linux for your hp6xx? www.jlime.com
View ArticleBrainux freezes at display manager/login: on PW-A9100
It boots to some sort of non-graphical text display manager called ly. Then the cursor stops flashing when I press any key and the Brain is totally locked. I tried disabling ly but the same thing...
View ArticleAny developers up for a JLime MP900 relaunch?
If you are a MP900 user, would you like a relaunch of JLime for your NEC MP900?If you are a developer, would you do it for some money?Let's talk...
View ArticleFreeBSD kernel ELF files to Windows CE NK.BIN files
Again, just posting here in case it's usefulBSD-CEThis is a small utility which can convert a FreeBSD kernel ELF files to Windows CE NK.BIN files. These files can then be loaded by the Windows CE...
View ArticleCompiling C on NEC mp900
Hi, i'm interested in compiling some old software (contemporary versions with JLime) but i get the error that the C compiler cannot create excecutables. Is there anyway to bypass this?I'm trying to...
View ArticleArticle Link: Linux on the HP Jornada 720
I thought people here might be interested in this blog post:My 24 year old HP Jornada can do things your modern iPhone still can't...
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