various stuff

Hello

A quick update on various things

0. wince support

Could anyone please send me the files to create a wince image on the
platform builder?

I think I would need simpad-bsp.msi, drivers and any information on
the memory parameters.

I'd like to play with dual boot.

1. kernel 2.4.29

I have manually applied the various patches since 2.4.25 to reach
2.4.29. An =FCberpatch is on
externe.net/zaurus/simpad-bluetooth/2.4.29-simpad.patch.gz

It still misses some of Till latests patches, and has 2 bugs: the green
light is always on, and hidp (bluetooth keyboard) crashes the kernel.

Besides that it should be ok. Feel free to include it and distribute
it.

2. sandisk : using wifi and storage at the same time

I have a good hypothesis on why the wifi and storage part of the
sandisk connect plus 128 Mb+wifi can't be used on the simpad at the
same time: as indicated on dstridi.de forum, some io ports must be
disabled in config.opts. Some ppl with that fix succeeded. However
doing the same didn't work on the simpad because... 2.4 internal
pcmcia support is used, instead of pcmcia-cs modules! (that's written
in config.opts). I'm compiling a new kernel to use pcmcia-cs modules
but it has stability problems.

Anyway it should be possible to use wifi and pcmcia at the same
time !

3. internal bluetooth - remaining components

While working on a BT module for Chris Martin, I damaged one of the
fpc ports on my addon board (short circuited 2 pins that are too close
to unsolder them, and cut 2 lines on the integrated circuit). If
anyone is interested and has some time, I can offer the board + fpc
connector + fpc cable to connect to the unused DECT connector on a SL4
to any serial stuff (ex: bt module). It should be possible to save it,
if you have a good (thin) thermostated soldering iron, and in the
worst case the necessary equipment to print and burt an new integrated
circuit board to solder the fpc connector.

Pics available if needed to estimate the "unsoldering" work to be
done.

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Guylhem P. Aznar

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