hpcmips on Compaq 2010C

Hello all!

I'd like to install NetBSD (hpcmips) on a Compaq 2010C (with
win CE...).
I've been using linux for a couple of years but I'm
completely new to 
NetBSD. In fact I knew of NetBSD looking for a nix port for
that compaq.

I wanted to know if it's possible to install hpcmips on that
2010C... 
Any pieces of advices will be appreciatted.
I'd like to install Xs, a word processor (may be Abiword or
some other).
Ideally it would be a good idea to have net connection. I
imagine that 
the built-in modem provided with the 2010C will not work,
right?

Regards,
Matías

Alexander,

Thanks a lot for your answer!
Just one more question: Did you use a compact flash with a
pcmcia 
adapter in order to install hpcmips? Or you achieved to
install it into 
the 2010c bult-in memory?
Because if I'm not wrong the 2010c doesn't come with compact
flash, right?

As long as I have a little time I'll try to install.

Regards,
Matías


Alexander Frolkin escribió:
> Hi,
> 
>> I'd like to install NetBSD (hpcmips) on a Compaq
2010C (with win CE...).
> 
> Last time I tried it, it didn't boot.  (See my previous
emails to
> port-hpcmips.)
> 
> Also, when it did work, I couldn't get the serial port
to work, although
> that might be something wrong with my unit, since it
didn't work
> terribly well under CE either.
> 
>> I'd like to install Xs
> 
> X works, although only in 256 colours.
> 
>> I imagine that the built-in modem provided with the
2010C will not work,
>> right?
> 
> Nope, it won't. 
> 
> 
> Let us know how you get on...
> 
> 
> Alex
> 

Hi,

> Did you use a compact flash with a pcmcia adapter in
order to install
> hpcmips?

I installed it on a CF card using a USB CF card reader and a
PC running
OpenBSD, and I use a PCMCIA adaptor in the 2010c.

> Or you achieved to install it into the 2010c bult-in
memory?

NetBSD uses all of the built-in memory as RAM, whereas CE
uses part
of it as RAM, and a part as a disk.  The only possiblity,
therefore, to
install NetBSD without a CF card would be to use a ramdisk,
which I doubt
would be very useful in practice (not to mention the fact
that it wouldn't
be large enough to contain things like X and Abiword).  (You
could probably
flash the ROM if you have the hardware, and you know what
you're doing,
but again, there's not enough of it for anything
practical.)


Alex

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Alexander, thanks again.
As I'm new to bsd it wont'b be easy, but I'll try.

I think a brand new CF and start testing the way you did.

Alexander Frolkin escribió:
> Hi,
> 
>> Did you use a compact flash with a pcmcia adapter
in order to install
>> hpcmips?
> 
> I installed it on a CF card using a USB CF card reader
and a PC running
> OpenBSD, and I use a PCMCIA adaptor in the 2010c.
> 
>> Or you achieved to install it into the 2010c
bult-in memory?
> 
> NetBSD uses all of the built-in memory as RAM, whereas
CE uses part
> of it as RAM, and a part as a disk.  The only
possiblity, therefore, to
> install NetBSD without a CF card would be to use a
ramdisk, which I doubt
> would be very useful in practice (not to mention the
fact that it wouldn't
> be large enough to contain things like X and Abiword). 
(You could probably
> flash the ROM if you have the hardware, and you know
what you're doing,
> but again, there's not enough of it for anything
practical.)
> 
> 
> Alex
>