Newb Question on ROMs - Cacko vs pdaX

[Anonymous]

Hi!

OK, I\'ve read the good things being said about the new Cacko ROM, so it seems to be the ROM I would choose to flash to make a new C860 into an English version, BUT, where does pdaX fit in?

Is the Cacko ROM and pdaX two totally different ROM\'s, so I either have to choose one or the other?

Both are written by the Cacko team though, isn\'t it? Is the only difference that the one uses QT and the other X for the GUI?

pdaX sounds better to get \"normal\" Linux apps cross-compiled than the Cacko ROM - this could prove to be a difficult decision choosing between the ROMs!

Any help clarifying this will be grately appreciated!

Cheers!

[Stubear]

You are correct in your assumption. The Cacko rom is Qtopia based, while pdaX is as the name suggests running X as the GUI (they use matchbox by default but there is nothing stopping you using any small window manager).

By \"normal\" linux apps, I assume that you mean X based apps, you can run console based apps from a terminal, If you want to use QT and X then I suggest looking at X/Qt - it allows you to run X apps while in Qtopia.

Basically you have to choose between pdaX or Cacko, but there are some people working on dual-booting from SD.

Stu

[Anonymous]

Hi Stubear

Thanks for the feedback!

OK, now for the big question, which one is the better option? I would be using a CF Bluetooth card(most probably Socket), so maybe one is more stable than the other?

Is X/Qt an application that can be installed under Cacko?

Sorry for the newbie questions and thanks again for the help!  

[Stubear]

Yep X/Qt can be installed under Cacko

here is the link [urk]http://xqt.sourceforge.jp/[/url]

Sorry can\'t help you with Bluetooth - never used it - it\'s still quite new concept here in Japan (along with WiFi)

Stu