Re: Jornada 7xx and Flashrom?

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:40:54 -0200
rafael2k <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Mr. Jan!
> I think that w/ 64Mb of Flash and 128Mb of Ram, we could assembly a Qtopi=
a or=20
> even a X based system w/ lots of software including web browsers like=20
> konqueror embedded or mozilla minino, audio players, nice window=20
> managers, ...
> and w/ 128Mb of ram, we can do a kernel compilation without problems!
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We already got that basicly. Well, perhaps not the most expensive windowman=
agers like KDE, Gnome.

> I'd prefer the 64/128 flashboard option ;)
Same here.
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> bye,
> rafael diniz
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> Em Sex 30 Nov 2007, Jan Prochazka escreveu:
> > Hello Kristoffer and all J7xx enthusiasts !
> >
> > I also looked through many FlashROM board discussions after I bought my
> > J720 last year. Because I wanted flash board to play with and also want=
ed
> > to give back something to Internet community, which gave me a lot, I
> > decided to give it try. Unfortunately, I do not have much spare time an=
d my
> > HW knowledge are rusted at best, so my role here is mostly limited to b=
e an
> > investor. It showed to be bigger deal then one would expect and also the
> > clever guy that is doing the actual job is busy now with some other stu=
ff;
> > so the whole project takes a little bit longer. However, I hope that the
> > board (and also standalone USB programmer) could be ready for the prime
> > time within few months. The board design allows 4 options:
> > FlashROM 32MB or 64MB and
> > SDRAM 64MB or 128MB
> > Used chips are:
> > 2x JS28F128P30T85 or JS28F256P30T95 (FlashROM 128Mb and 256Mb) and
> > 2x MT48LC16M16A2P or MT48LC32M16A2P (SDRAM 256 and 512Mb)
> > Both memory organizations are different from the original HP Flash Board
> > and also from the original J7xx ROM boards, so some work would have to =
be
> > done to make the OS happy.
> > To validate the HW we plan to provide 2 more-less working boot loaders.=
 One
> > based on BLOB ver.2.0.5.pre2 and the second on the bootldr (not sure wh=
at
> > exact version was the start point). Both, of course, under their origin=
al
> > licenses. I do not know the retail price yet. Estimates that I did at
> > summer came slightly below $100 for the minimal variant (32MB Flash + 6=
4MB
> > RAM) and around $120 for the maximum (64MB Flash + 128MB RAM) The main
> > reason for the price difference was SDRAM cost. Saving on Flash would b=
e a
> > few bucks only (Would it be possible to make part or whole of the Flash
> > accessible from the OS as another partition ?)
> >
> > If you, interested folks, could drop me an email with your preferences =
on
> > memory configuration it would help me to make decisions about quantity =
and
> > configuration of the first batch.
> >
Would it be alright to mention this on jlime site? It will probably generat=
e some upfront orders.
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Having flash accessible from OS shouldn't be a problem.


> > Best Regards,
> > Jan (Mr., just in case ;-))
> >
> > --- Kristoffer Ericson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > This is another part of the endless flashrom discussion. I truly beli=
eve
> > > that if we can get some new flashboards out
> > > there, we can easily turn this machine into a "must have" device for
> > > linux users.
> > >
> > > Im still coding away to make the real-suspend thing work but all this
> > > would be avoided if we could
> > > get flashboards.
> > >
> > > The specs is up on handhelds site I believe and for someone with
> > > experience it shouldn't be that hard
> > > to set into motion. The price for the end board isn't that important,=
 I
> > > bet users would easily put up
> > > the money it takes to have true linux on the jornada. If needed I cou=
ld
> > > also round up interested users
> > > on jlime and see how many we get. The point is that the manufacturer =
will
> > > not loose money over this.
> > >
> > > Also, since ebay is flooding with old rom boards. Any chance those co=
uld
> > > be refitted with a flashrom? They
> > > are selling them dead cheap so would be a bargain for any developer
> > > interested.
> > >
> > > Im sure me and cmonex could fix a nice bootloader/lilo for the flashr=
om.
> > >
> > > Anyhow, any updates on this matter at all?
> > >
> > > Oh, and on a side note. Anyone actually got one of those flashboards?
> > > Asking because support might be removed
> > > from the kernel unless atleast one user steps up.
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > > Kristoffer
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