Pocketworkstation Basics, (for the newbie) Options

[grog]

Hi all. I'm really interested in trying out PocketWorkstation and/or PocketWorkstationXQT on my C860, but can I please get a few questions answered first?

For starters, I am in the right forum (X/QT = PocketWorkstationXQT)? And what's the diff between the above two? Do the above pages have the right info to get me started, or should I go through the main pinned topic first? It seems that if I want a 'true' X desktop I'll have to go the PocketWorkstationXQT way, correct?

And what's pdaxqtrom all about? That seems to be entirely pdaxrom based, right?

And it seems either needs a 'base' install of something else. Do I have to use the official sharp rom, or can I use cacko? Can I use OZ/OPIE? And after I get comfortable with debian, do I ever have to boot back into the other for any reason? Is there any way to install just PocketWorkstation to flash?

thanks in advance

[grog]

Thanks for the details, guys. That does clear most of it up. Just for clarity then, I can start from a cacko install & then install either pocketworkstation or pocketworkstationxqt onto an sd card. There's also no way to have just pocketworkstation installed to flash, 'cause it needs another distro to 'fill in the blanks', so to speak. Correct?

Is there a way to default the Z to pocketworkstation when it reboots, or will I always have to start up with qtopia then switch over?