Author Topic: Pdaxrom On A Oqo? (Read 6451 times)

Meanie · « **on:** February 07, 2006, 11:59:55 pm »

well, since the OQO is an X86 based system, I tried to boot it using the pdaXrom.iso image using bochs and vmware but without success so far. I will try burning it to CD and booting off a USB CDROM drive. However, at the moment the pdaXrom boot loader starts up, but then complaints about invalid scancodes probably because the OQO screen is not standard (800x480). Has anyone else tried getting pdaXrom working on the OQO?

pgas · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2006, 12:09:15 am »

have you tried the vmware player image:
http://mail.pdaxrom.org/1.1.0beta1/pdaX86/vmware/

sashz · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2006, 03:45:11 am »

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well, since the OQO is an X86 based system, I tried to boot it using the pdaXrom.iso image using bochs and vmware but without success so far. I will try burning it to CD and booting off a USB CDROM drive. However, at the moment the pdaXrom boot loader starts up, but then complaints about invalid scancodes probably because the OQO screen is not standard (800x480). Has anyone else tried getting pdaXrom working on the OQO?
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i can rebuild pdaXrom for OQO if you will test it :-)

Meanie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2006, 04:34:26 am »

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well, since the OQO is an X86 based system, I tried to boot it using the pdaXrom.iso image using bochs and vmware but without success so far. I will try burning it to CD and booting off a USB CDROM drive. However, at the moment the pdaXrom boot loader starts up, but then complaints about invalid scancodes probably because the OQO screen is not standard (800x480). Has anyone else tried getting pdaXrom working on the OQO?
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i can rebuild pdaXrom for OQO if you will test it :-)
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i'll definately test it. being able to run pdaXrom on both Zaurus and OQO would be so great!

seems like it needs an updated kernel with cruoe support enabled.

[a href=\"ftp://ftp.oqo.com/unsupported/linux/OQOLinux.html]ftp://ftp.oqo.com/unsupported/linux/OQOLinux.html[/url]

silencer51 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2006, 08:39:39 am »

Meanie, I envy you! The OQO is incredible! :-)

bam · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2006, 04:24:29 pm »

2300.00(usd) ouch, but looks to be worth saving for, I could leave my laptop at home , even better, pdaxrom on it , time to start saving...

Cresho · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2006, 04:28:31 pm »

Bah! if you have the same functionality as the zaurus, NOT WORTH IT.

but if you can get the wireless networks and bluetooth to work on it, then just maybee.......

Meanie · « **Reply #7 on:** February 09, 2006, 06:37:29 am »

well, the oqo is an immature overated little toy claiming to be a laptop. honestly, I reckon I would had been happier with a Libretto U100.
the oqo is a bit faster than the Zaurus having a 1 GHz CPU and more memory and disk space. It also has built-in wifi and bluetooth which is nice BUT it's one heavy brick and it gets HOT after only a short time of usage. The screen has a slightly bigger resolution than the Z but is not much better and the touch screen aspect of it sux, as in misaligned and inaccurate. The keyboard is almost unusable and quite cumbersome to type on compared to the Z's superb keyboard layout. Also battery life sux at a mere 1.5 - 3 hours. I might give the oqo to my sister and get myself a new libretto.

drnick · « **Reply #8 on:** February 09, 2006, 07:56:04 am »

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well, the oqo is an immature overated little toy claiming to be a laptop. honestly, I reckon I would had been happier with a Libretto U100.
the oqo is a bit faster than the Zaurus having a 1 GHz CPU and more memory and disk space. It also has built-in wifi and bluetooth which is nice BUT it's one heavy brick and it gets HOT after only a short time of usage. The screen has a slightly bigger resolution than the Z but is not much better and the touch screen aspect of it sux, as in misaligned and inaccurate. The keyboard is almost unusable and quite cumbersome to type on compared to the Z's superb keyboard layout. Also battery life sux at a mere 1.5 - 3 hours. I might give the oqo to my sister and get myself a new libretto.
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I am really happy with my new U100. The 1.2Ghz Pentium M with 512MB ram feels faster than my 1.4Ghz Athlon desktop. Wifi and bluetooth work beautifly. They are well supported under linux, atheros and CSR chipsets respectively. The Atheros chip supports Super-G 108Mbps. Same as my router. I was able to send files over bluetooth 2.0 to a friends ibook at speeds of 384kbps. Theres no lag streaming music and video from my file server. The screen is ultra bright and GEORGOUS at 1280x768. All on a 7.2 inch screen. The keyboard is small but useable. You can touch type on it with practice. I get around 4 hours of batter with wireless on. I got mine new on Ebay with Toshiba warrenty for US$1552.00. Linux on the u100 is awesome. Everything is supported except for the SD card reader (unsupported TI chipset). It does get a little hot, but not as hot as some other laptops I have used. I have a small windows partition for playing Halo. It works just fine with the integrated video. A word of caution if you are a windows user though. The preinstalled software...sucks. At first boot theres something like 62 running process and it just dragged down the rest of the system. In frustration I just reformatted and repartitioned it for linux. The toshiba website contains all of the drivers for all of the hardware including the fingerprint scanner. Interesting to note is that the included dvd docking station is also a dvd-ram burner..not something you see all of the time. The dock also has dedicated dvd playback buttons on it, but you need a driver for it and it only works with the special version of winDVD that comes on a cd. Not too big of a deal, I probably wouldnt use them anyway. The bios is sort of strange too, but livable. You configure it the first time you turn the computer on and after that you cant get back into it. On boot there is a graphical selector for booting from cd, HD, SD, LAN, or USB. The rest of the functions of the bios are only configurable through a windows executable on the toshiba website. Besides the Z, this is one of the best purchases I have made.

If you want to know more just hit me up here or with a PM.

silencer51 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 09, 2006, 04:26:08 pm »

Heh... We should probably start a separate thread about ultraportables.

The Libretto is a great machine.

Another alternative is the JVC MP-XV841, it looks great and the specs aint bad either:

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=JVC_MP-XV841

But for me the best ultraportables will always be the VAIO U & Picturebook series from Sony... Simply the sexiest machines ever, and I think the U3 is the fastest fully working x86 computer available on the market...

Meanie · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2006, 02:11:47 am »

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Heh... We should probably start a separate thread about ultraportables.

The Libretto is a great machine.

Another alternative is the JVC MP-XV841, it looks great and the specs aint bad either:

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=JVC_MP-XV841

But for me the best ultraportables will always be the VAIO U & Picturebook series from Sony... Simply the sexiest machines ever, and I think the U3 is the fastest fully working x86 computer available on the market...
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Actually, I have the Libretto U100 as well. I just couldn't resist such a beauty

The only reason I really bought the OQO was that I needed OpenOffice, Firefox and Java. Those are my most essential applications. pdaXrom has Firefox, even latest 1.5! and sort of has Java, but no java plugin to run applets in Firefox
Anyway, I am still using my Zaurus more and the OQO sits in the corner collecting dust most of the time. Maybe if I could get zgcc working on the OQO to crosscompile Z apps.

Meanie · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2006, 01:05:42 am »

Sashz, any news on the progress for the pdaXrom X86 version for the OQO? It's sitting in the corner collecting a lot of dust cause my two pockets can only hold my Zaurii

xatax · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2006, 02:08:19 am »

An OQO? US$+2000? Collecting dust? In the corner!? Maybe you'll give it away to your sister?

Wish I had so much money as you do.

adf · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2006, 02:31:50 am »

Hmmm pdaxrom-i386? with nvidia 3d support and huge desktop resolutions...... separate arcitecture feeds.... wouild be kinda cool...

seriously, pdaxrom would have a real place on stuff like oqo and maybe even mini itx boxes...and the not-so-thin thin clients sold by folks like wyse

Meanie · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2006, 03:28:35 am »

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Hmmm pdaxrom-i386? with nvidia 3d support and huge desktop resolutions...... separate arcitecture feeds.... wouild be kinda cool...

seriously, pdaxrom would have a real place on stuff like oqo and maybe even mini itx boxes...and the not-so-thin thin clients sold by folks like wyse
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pdaXrom on the PSP would be cool too

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