[PD] using PD on PDAs

[derek holzer]

Hi Duncan,

duncan wrote:

> so any ideas on which PDAs this might work on, and what OS i would need? 
> i'm pretty new at this backend game so any advice is appreciated.. i 
> know it's possible to run linux on some PDAs but is this the way to go?

You'll need a PDA with an ARM type processor and a Linux installation 
for this architecture. Most people use something from Open 
Embedded/Familiar.

I put some install notes for Familiar Linux + PDa on an IPaq 5550 here:

http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2005-03/026751.html

You can also search the list archives with the keyword "PDA" and turn up 
some other stuff.

I wrote in these notes that the Familiar 0.8.1 was pretty stable, but in 
fact later I discovered it was not. Maybe things have improved a bit in 
the two minor release versions (currently 0.8.3) since this time, but I 
have a hell of a time getting power management and some other crucial 
functions to work. Be ready to spend a lot of time with the install!

Good luck,
d.

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