[haiku] Re: Haiku on a WebDT 366
- From: Alan Burkes <firstakir@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 02:34:10 -0800
On 12/31/09, scott mc <scottmc2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hey folks,
>>
>> Searched the mail archives and forums, but couldn't find an answer so I'm
>> asking here. Are any plans in the pipeline for support of DT Research
>> devices - specifically, the WebDT 366 (http://bit.ly/6LqVeB)? I've got
>> Alpha
>> 1 running on mine right now, and it does quite well compared to the other
>> OSes I've had success with (XP Embedded and Puppy Linux), particularly in
>> the area of UI responsiveness.
>>
> Looks to be an AMD Geode based device, CPU should be named properly as
> I recall that was added awhile back when I got an AMD Geode up and
> running, booting off an IDE connected Compact Flash card. Amazing to
> see Haiku running on a board with no fan or hard drive noises.
>
>> Binary compatibility with R5 apps has also been good, and apart from a few
>> known bugs it looks like there's a lot of potential for Haiku on this
>> platform. Anyone who has ever fooled with one of these knows what a pain
>> it
>> is to get a fully-functional OS on them, so it was a pleasant surprise to
>> see how well Haiku performed at this early stage.
>>
>> Things currently not working include: WiFi (Cisco Aironet 350; PCMCIA),
>> Bluetooth, Compact Flash, audio, and the touchscreen (Penmount). Note
>> that
>> I'm not listing these to knock the progress that has been made or to
>> demand
>> fixes; like I said, I'm impressed, and from browsing Trac it's clear that
>> a
>> lot of this falls under the category of known issues rather than anything
>> platform-specific.
>>
>
> There was an attempt to get the Geode audio working and there's even a
> build option to include it but we never did get it actually working.
> This isn't included on the alpha, you'd have to build it and enable
> the geode audio, but it probably won't work (yet).
>
>> In any event, is there anyone else out there working on improving hardware
>> support for this device - or would it be useful to the project to make
>> mine
>> available for testing on this platform?
>
> Check trac tickets 2132 and 2131, perhaps add the output of listdev on
> your to the tickets and perhaps try some of the suggestions listed in
> the tickets, perhaps that will spark some new developement.
> http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/2131
> http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/2132
>
> I'm hopefully going to be set up
>> with svn later tonight (there are Macports issues to resolve first), so
>> will
>> be in a position to give some assistance.
>>
>
> MacPorts... hmm have you checked out at HaikuPorts yet?
> http://ports.haiku-files.org/
> We could always use a few more porters ;)
>
>
>> There's something I find perversely amusing about the idea of running
>> Haiku
>> on a DT Research device, even if it is a descendant of the 300 ;)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> - Cameron.
>>
>>
>
> -scottmc
>
>
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