Vadem Clio 1050 rom module replace with netbsd - making it truly embedded

Hi,
thanks to various replies I have become quite fond of
running netbsd on my Clio.
The next step might well be to replace the wince rom
completely with netbsd.
That would help avoid the detour of initializing wince first
only to
run the bpsdboot netbsd loader.

So has anyone any information or experience regarding the
replacement
of the wince rom module? For those not owning the real thing
it is a
small pcb with two large ICs labeled Vadem something plus
some small
smd entities which look like capacitors and some such.

It would be way cool to turn the power switch and have the
device just
boot into netbsd.

Since I do not have a profound background on embedded
hardware I was
wondering what kind of software or firmware or bios would
have to go
into this module? Also I am not familiar with the hardware
on this
pcb.

I understand this aspect might not be best suited for this
mailing
list but a short search did not reveal any list deeming
more
appropriate.

Any and all pointers welcome. Thanks. Juergen

On 06/10 02:53 , Juergen Sell wrote:
> thanks to various replies I have become quite fond of
running netbsd on my Clio.
> The next step might well be to replace the wince rom
completely with netbsd.

I think once a long while ago, some Linux guys were talking
about replacing
the ROM for an IBM z50 with a custom ROM that booted Linux.
(Maybe it was
some other device, but I don't remember anymore). No idea
whatever happened
to that project.

It's not a trivial operation. Certainly doable; but not
trivial. There would
be a substantial expense involved, since the volume would be
so low.

-- 
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com