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> * Paul from IMS came up to me to talk about the Peanut (their new
> portable). He reckons if we can get ARMLinux to work on the A7000
> (or was it the 7000+?) then it should also work on the Peanut.
> Anyone know how hard it would be to port to the A7000?
Fairly fiddly, I should think. I did enquire on this list about this a
while ago, and was told that it was unlikely to happen. I have an A7000+
now running NetBSD, although it didn't work first time. There are, as I
understand, two main issues. Firstly, memory: last I heard ARMLinux does
not support RiscPC style machines without any VRAM. Secondly, there are
minor differences (which initially prevented NetBSD from booting) in the
hardware (IOMD device numbers and so on), not to mention the fact that the
mouse and keyboard are PS2.
I have been considering trying to get linux running, but it's going to
have to wait until after finals, and until I get a second HD.
David.
PS - What's a peanut when it's in town? And will it run NetBSD?