On 2007-02-20 01:04 -0300, rafael2k wrote: > hi all, > I've been using debian arm in my hp jornada 710 (a very usefull handheld) > since a lot of time, and there is no information about it in the debian arm > port webpage. > there is also a debian distro for the HP Jornada (with very few > customizations): > http://720degrees.org/ > > I'd like to help supporting the hp jornada in the official debian > distribution > (like bootloader issues).
Great. Thank for wanting to help. Given your existing debootstrap-only install mechanism conventional install support is going to be tricky. Debian support generally for handhelds is currently pretty weak so you will be pushing into new territory to some extent. This needs doing IMHO but you may have to work to persuade people with a 'desktop' view of the world. I hesitate to say how you should proceed. If you already know what changes you want in debian then just send in patches, or discuss them here if they might be controversial. If not you need to get the patches into the mainline kernel and the journada enabled in the kernel build, talk to the debian-installer people about whether there is any point trying to support it there or just ignore that bit, and talk to embedded debian about using their minimised and more handheld-freindly (unfinished) variant in the future. Is you exsiting distro using kernel 2.6 or not? The web page suggests it might not be. Wookey -- Aleph One Ltd, Bottisham, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 9BA, UK Tel +44 (0) 1223 811679 work: http://www.aleph1.co.uk/ play: http://wookware.org/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
