 Ipaq 5550 Board (wifi/bt) Hack It? |
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 Jul 11 2006, 10:41 AM
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I have a board without screen.Can I do something woth it or its only a trush?
Thnx Tasos |
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Jul 11 2006, 09:23 PM
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go to handhelds.org and flash it with linux
then fiddle over the seriel port and you have yourself a nice networkud SD card reader or networked thumb print reader (or anything else you can hack together) |
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Jul 12 2006, 01:17 AM
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After install how am i going to login without a screen?
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Jul 12 2006, 01:46 AM
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use a serial terminal
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Jul 12 2006, 02:41 AM
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Can you give me more info?
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Jul 12 2006, 04:21 AM
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BTW i have remove a screen, how can I be sure that its working? if i plug it without battery will it boot?
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Jul 12 2006, 09:00 PM
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it should boot without a battery.
what you need is a serial cable (i belive you need this to flash the pda anyway). plug it into your computer and use ethier hyperterminal or kermit to connect to the serial port and then follow the handhelds.org flashing guide some info is here: http://www.handhelds.org/moin/moin.cgi/HpIpaqH5400 but i expect that if you have the knowlage to flash a pda finding more info on this page should not be a problem |
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Jul 12 2006, 10:02 PM
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From first hand experience replacing a 5555 screen. It's a pain in the ass. The only people who carry it is Foxconn, which is a Chinese company based in Hong Kong. I ordered a screen and then had to wait 3 months for it to ship. The actual replacing part was cake though.
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Jul 13 2006, 03:38 AM
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Heh, I don't need a new screen.Im not going to pay a $ for this...
It had a "free ride" from the 3rd floor  Ill try to flash it with familiar to use it for a toy
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