Asus MyPal A620
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Note : this is still an old kernel. 2.6.19-hh8 kernel only works on CF card for now...
You can compile your own fake WinCE update file by downloading this ![[WWW]](/moin/handhelds/img/moin-www.png){kind=small}
archive, unpacking it and simply typing make. This will create a AD620N.nb0 file that you can flash on your A620.
You can find a compiled toolchain here. If you want to use another GCC toolchain, please modify the Makefile and change the value of the SDK variable.
Linux distribution files are in the dist directory. filesystem is a file containing an EXT2 filesystem (mount it with a loop device).
Downloads
Kernel 2.6.19-hh8
Kernel of 2007/01/21
pre-build kernel image : zImage
Sources are now hosted on official Handhelds CVS.
Opie and GPE
In order to launch Opie, you should follow those instructions (sorry, for now you MUST own a CF card reader on your PC...)
Please, keep in mind that you'll lose all your personal datas into PocketPC environment ! So, do a backup before trying this, using Smart Keeper !
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download
kernel image (2.6.12-hh2)
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download linexec archive file :
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for other languages, please send me an e-mail with the name of your CF storage card path !
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download
Opie or GPE disk image. Those image are images of Asus 716 port. I do not provide any support for them, I'm only a kernel developper, so most applications works, but some don't !
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Put a CF card (at least 128Mo) into you PC CF card reader, and as root, create 2 primary partitions on this card: the first one should be a FAT32 partition (type 0x0B) of approximatly 10Mo, and the second should be a EXT2 partition. Those partitions MUST be primary partitions (not extended) (they will be /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2 in your future Linux system)
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format those partitions
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copy zImage file into the root of FAT32 partition. Unpack linexec archive into this partition.
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unpack the Opie disk image into the EXT2 partition
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unmount CF
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plug it into your A620
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Execute linexec.exe and enjoy !
