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A friend gave me an IPAQ and I am wondering if it is possible to install linux on it instead of the Windows CE. I found "familiar" in google. I was able to successfully install the bootloader but can't install the root filesystem which is "opie". I couldn't establish a serial connection with the IPAQ device using the USB. All I end up is seeing the bootloader each time I reset the IPAQ. Here's the worst part, the battery got drained and I could no longer charge it in USB. Is it because I changed the bootloader? When I tried to typein lsusb, I can no longer find the device Compaq IPAQ. Please help me. I just don't understand why its hard to establish a serial connection from my PC to the IPAQ. Thanks.
Some iPAQ models are not supported by Familiar or Opie (which by the way, are different linuxes). If you could get me the model number of the device, I may be able to help you. As for your serial connection, use a USB to serial converter ($20 at local computer store).
As my handheld is not supported, I did everything from scratch, but this may be a good starting point for you. Read around. And, you'll definitely need that USB -> Serial converter, and an existing Linux box to SSH into.
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