Re: Jornada 680

[Michael McCormack <jne%iinet.net.au@localhost>]

billgacie wrote:
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> Anyone using 3com card ? I found many of them almost for free, but I'm 
> not sure what models are working with CE 2.11 I. Found this site  
> http://www.cewindows.net/peripherals/pccardethernet.htm. I'd like to 
> have a card without need to install driver (I guess each time I'm back 
> from netbsd ?). So anyone using let say 3com 3CXE589EC ? This 3com  site 
> http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/result.jsp?selected=all&sort=effdt&sku=3CCE589ET&order=desc 

Afaik (somebody please correct me if i'm wrong), WinCE only supports 
true NE2000 compatible cards out-of-the box. There should be third party 
drivers available for other cards, but don't ask me where. Manufacturers 
may well have discontinued support for WinCE2.11.

If you install the driver in winCE before booting NetBSD, then backup 
your 'nada to some medium (FAT partition on CF card usually), all you 
will need to do when you boot back to winCE is restore from your backup. 
This also has the neat effect of restoring all your saved settings, etc. 
(damn winCE hiding file extensions by default..)

IMHO, tho, you'll never want to boot windows again :)

> One more questions from newbie:
>
> 1. Does xpdf works on jornada 680 ?

Yes. However, I've found it too slow, memory intensive, and the 
interface too awkward to use with much success on the 'nada. Personally, 
I suggest a little program called pdftohtml, which will convert your 
.PDF into a set of HTML files that is easily browseable on the Jornada 
with Links/Lynx, Dillo, or whatever.

I'm not sure if it is even in pkgsrc, but the source is available from 
http://pdftohtml.sourceforge.net/

Note that I can't say whether the source will run or even compile on 
NetBSD/hpcsh; I've only ever used the version from FreeBSD's ports, on i386.

HTH.
-Michael.