Subject: Re: is anyone still working on this port?
To: Stephane Engel <steph@Macchiati.org>
From: Sheree Hemphill <sah18@sbcglobal.net>
List: port-hpcarm
Date: 09/08/2004 07:07:27
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Stephane,
Thank you also for responding. I'll have a look at the links you provided!
-sheree
Stephane Engel <steph@Macchiati.org> wrote:
Quoting Herb Peyerl :
>
> On Sep 8, 2004, at 6:43 AM, Sheree Hemphill wrote:
> > I do have 2 basic questions so far:
> > 1. To install netbsd on the jornada, is it necessary to have a machine
> > that is already running netbsd? I only currently have 2 windows xp
> > machines. I did also create a Knoppix 3.6 cd, however, and was
> > wondering if that would be sufficient.
> > 2. I'm starting out by trying to follow the instructions here:
> > http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/hpcarm/howto-use.html
> > This page indicates that there are 3 files needed:
> > ---
> > You need at least 3 files to start NetBSD/hpcarm.
> > hpcboot.exe
> > bootloader which runs in the WindowsCE environment. It currently
> > supports WinCE2.11 and PocketPC(WinCE 3.xx) machines. It is available
> > at sys/arch/hpc/stand/binary/ARM/. (From the NetBSD-current sources;
> > see Tracking NetBSD-current.)
> > netbsd (kernel)
> > For testing(JORNADA720):
> > ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/hpcarm/snapshot/kernel/netbsd-
> > JORNADA720-20010623.gz
> > miniroot.fs (filesystem image, generated with vnconfig)
> > Coming soon.
> > ---
> > The link for the netbsd-JORNADA720-20010623.gz file is good.
> > However, do you know where I can find the miniroot.fs? I don't
> > understand what this is exactly or what it is used for.
> > Also, I do already have an hpcboot.exe file -- I think I can use what
> > I have, but I'm not sure (I'll try it and see).
>
> I don't know where to get miniroot.fs but you may not need it. The
> kernel probably has a miniroot built into it already so when you boot
> the kernel off your flash card with hpcboot.exe, you will get a
> memory-disk filesystem already. Just hit return when the kernel
> prompts you for 'root device' and 'swap device'... Once you're in the
> shell, you can use fdisk, disklabel, newfs, and so on to build your
> flash filesystem You'll probably also be able to ifconfig and ftp the
> rest of the distribution and untar it... You'll need to slide a NIC
> into the pccard slot if you want to download the rest of the
> distribution.
>
> Having another unix machine handy is helpful so you can untar the
> distribution and pick/choose the pieces you want. I have a 256MB card
> in my Jornada and that is lots of room for a base OS and X... If you
> just have XP machines, then you can probably grab cygwin, and use that
> to download, untar the distribution, and pick/choose your bits...
>
> Like I say, I haven't gone through the installation in a long time and
> I did my installation on another NetBSD machine anyway.
>
> > Let me know if you have any thoughts on this. Or if you have any
> > tips/instructions on how to proceed. I'm a linux newbie, so I want to
> > minimize the problems I may run into!
> >
>
> You should probably not listen to anything I say. I'm only guessing
> how it's put together. There are probably smarter people around who
> are more acquainted with how things are done these days.
>
>
>
I don't think that my old post
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-hpcarm/2002/09/05/0001.html
is too out of date ...
Have a look to the ML, you'll fnd there some other interesting Install Tips as
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-hpcarm/2003/06/06/0000.html
If I remember well, someone did wrote a procedure to install it with a modified
sysinst version ...
--
Stephane Engel
http://www.macchiati.org/
"Quando camminerete sulla terra dopo avere volato, guarderete il cielo
perche' la siete stati e la' vorrete tornare"
Leonardo da Vinci
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<DIV>Stephane,</DIV>
<DIV>Thank you also for responding. I'll have a look at the links you provided!</DIV>
<DIV>-sheree</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Stephane Engel <steph@Macchiati.org></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Quoting Herb Peyerl <HPEYERL@BEER.ORG>:<BR><BR>><BR>> On Sep 8, 2004, at 6:43 AM, Sheree Hemphill wrote:<BR>> > I do have 2 basic questions so far:<BR>> > 1. To install netbsd on the jornada, is it necessary to have a machine<BR>> > that is already running netbsd? I only currently have 2 windows xp<BR>> > machines. I did also create a Knoppix 3.6 cd, however, and was<BR>> > wondering if that would be sufficient.<BR>> > 2. I'm starting out by trying to follow the instructions here:<BR>> > http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/hpcarm/howto-use.html<BR>> > This page indicates that there are 3 files needed:<BR>> > ---<BR>> > You need at least 3 files to start NetBSD/hpcarm.<BR>> > hpcboot.exe<BR>> > bootloader which runs in the WindowsCE environment. It currently<BR>> > supports WinCE2.11 an
d
PocketPC(WinCE 3.xx) machines. It is available<BR>> > at sys/arch/hpc/stand/binary/ARM/. (From the NetBSD-current sources;<BR>> > see Tracking NetBSD-current.)<BR>> > netbsd (kernel)<BR>> > For testing(JORNADA720):<BR>> > ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/hpcarm/snapshot/kernel/netbsd-<BR>> > JORNADA720-20010623.gz<BR>> > miniroot.fs (filesystem image, generated with vnconfig)<BR>> > Coming soon.<BR>> > ---<BR>> > The link for the netbsd-JORNADA720-20010623.gz file is good.<BR>> > However, do you know where I can find the miniroot.fs? I don't<BR>> > understand what this is exactly or what it is used for.<BR>> > Also, I do already have an hpcboot.exe file -- I think I can use what<BR>> > I have, but I'm not sure (I'll try it and see).<BR>><BR>> I don't know where to get miniroot.fs but you may not need it. The<BR>> kernel probably has a miniroot built into it already so when
you
boot<BR>> the kernel off your flash card with hpcboot.exe, you will get a<BR>> memory-disk filesystem already. Just hit return when the kernel<BR>> prompts you for 'root device' and 'swap device'... Once you're in the<BR>> shell, you can use fdisk, disklabel, newfs, and so on to build your<BR>> flash filesystem You'll probably also be able to ifconfig and ftp the<BR>> rest of the distribution and untar it... You'll need to slide a NIC<BR>> into the pccard slot if you want to download the rest of the<BR>> distribution.<BR>><BR>> Having another unix machine handy is helpful so you can untar the<BR>> distribution and pick/choose the pieces you want. I have a 256MB card<BR>> in my Jornada and that is lots of room for a base OS and X... If you<BR>> just have XP machines, then you can probably grab cygwin, and use that<BR>> to download, untar the distribution, and pick/choose your bits...<BR>><BR>> Like I say, I haven't gone through
the
installation in a long time and<BR>> I did my installation on another NetBSD machine anyway.<BR>><BR>> > Let me know if you have any thoughts on this. Or if you have any<BR>> > tips/instructions on how to proceed. I'm a linux newbie, so I want to<BR>> > minimize the problems I may run into!<BR>> ><BR>><BR>> You should probably not listen to anything I say. I'm only guessing<BR>> how it's put together. There are probably smarter people around who<BR>> are more acquainted with how things are done these days.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR>I don't think that my old post<BR>http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-hpcarm/2002/09/05/0001.html<BR>is too out of date ...<BR><BR>Have a look to the ML, you'll fnd there some other interesting Install Tips as<BR>- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-hpcarm/2003/06/06/0000.html<BR><BR><BR>If I remember well, someone did wrote a procedure to install it with a modified<BR>sysinst version
...<BR><BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Stephane Engel <STEPH[AT]MACCHIATI.ORG><BR>http://www.macchiati.org/<BR><BR>"Quando camminerete sulla terra dopo avere volato, guarderete il cielo<BR>perche' la siete stati e la' vorrete tornare"<BR>Leonardo da Vinci<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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