News:
24/11/2002. Updated to kernel 2.4.19-rmk4-tcl2. Patch now
available. Yaffs root fs HOWTO added. Bootldr updated.
5/12/2002. Bootldr, kernel and sample root partitions updated.
24/4/2003 New Bootldr added. Yaffs support and early usb support.
Prototype Balloon boards are now being tested. There is anticipated to be a small modification to the board to reduce the deep-sleep current but no other major alterations are expected.
The hardware is an OpenSource project. All details will be made public.
The bootloader and arm-linux software is based on the Handhelds/Familiar distribution for iPaq PDAs. Source will be published shortly.
For details about the YAFFS filesystem see the yaffs website.
| Download | Derived from | Source | Binary |
| Hardware schematics | Original | Windows zip file | |
| Bootloader | Bootldr handhelds.org | bootldr source 2-19-51 | bootldr bootldr.gz |
| Kernel | 2.4.19-rmk4-tcl2 | patch-2.4.19-rmk4-tcl2 | zImage |
| Root (yaffs gz image) | Familiar 0.6 distribution from familar.handhelds.org | Familiar sources plus cpufreq mingetty |
root1
(ssh ppp usb network) root 2 (root1 plus nfs thttpd php3) |
| mkyaffsimage | yaffs | mkyaffsimage i386 linux | |
| yaffs-rootfs | HOWTO Makefile | [linux]/fs/yaffs directory | |
| New Bootloader (24/4/2003) | Bootldr handhelds.org | bootldr source 2-19-73 | bootldr bootldr.gz |