Subject: Re: HP H5550 handheld support
To: None <port-arm@NetBSD.org>
From: Tony <tony@instaview.com>
List: port-arm
Date: 10/22/2003 08:12:36
Same Question goes for the Toshiba 330.. We have several here.

On Wednesday 22 October 2003 07:52 am, you wrote:
> Robert Swindells writes:
>  > brook@biology.nmsu.edu wrote:
>  > >Has anyone successfully used NetBSD on the HP iPAQ pocket PC h5550?
>  >
>  > The short answer is likely to be no.
>
> That's unfortunate.
>
>  > There is support for the PXA255 processor in the tree, but there are
>  > no drivers for the H5xxx ASIC.
>
> Is there any work on supporting this?
>
>  > The HP/Compaq/DEC bootldr for iPAQs does support booting NetBSD, but
>  > there isn't any one of the NetBSD ports that collects together all the
>  > bits that you would need.
>
> Do you know what those bits might be and how difficult it would be do
> collect them?
>
>  > Do you want to keep WinCE on it or replace it ?
>
> As a long-time NetBSD user, I'd just as soon replace it.
>
> If the H5550 is not yet supported, what suggestions do you have about
> similar handhelds that are supported?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Cheers,
> Brook