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it's the HTC Himalaya to those in the know http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Xanadux http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HimalayaHardware http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HimalayaGSM If you're interested. They've advanced alot since I last looked. It looks like the phone can be used but it doesn't sound trivial (ie at the press of the green button). I haven't seen anything about SMS either. I'm keeping an eye on it though. On 10/10/06, Neil Williams <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 10/10/06 14:18:11, Michael Mortimore wrote: > > > Which? Palm OS5 or WinCE? > > it is an xda2. as far as i've found there's no linux support for the > > phone module and writing my own is beyond me. > > Familiar benefits greatly from Compaq support - this isn't Vodafone's > own hardware so try to find out who really makes it. Just like > linmodems, it is the real identity of the chipset that matters, not the > badge on the packaging. > > I suspect the problem is, though, that you bought this as a phone with > PDA added-on. Most GNU/Linux support is for the PDA and just as with > software modems on the PC, software phones on these devices suffer from > an almost complete lack of free software drivers. The only solution is > to either not buy such devices or bug the manufacturer into releasing a > driver. They are (presumably) pretending that there is no demand for > non-Windows driver so the solution is to ensure that they know there IS > a demand. It is the chipset manufacturers who need to be persuaded to > work with the free software community - companies like Vodafone are > inconsequential. If the hardware is supported, the Vodafone branding > goes to /dev/null. (They know this and will put up all kinds of FUD > about warranties etc.) If you were concerned about the warranty, you > wouldn't even be considering replacing Windows Mobile with free > software! The chipset manufacturer has no such concerns. If anything, > bugging them to create a driver could make it easier for them to put > that phone chipset into a different device. > > (GNU/Linux is always the first OS to support new architectures and > platforms.) > > I use a Palm and a separate mobile (the iPAQ is a test machine) simply > because I know I can access the Palm, making the mobile replaceable > (keep the SIM, dump the handset). Think carefully about how often you > use the phone capacity for PDA functions rather than simply as a phone. > > Personally, I don't see the point of combining the two devices. I can > use my Palm whilst I'm on the phone without resorting to a hands-free > kit. > > -- > > Neil Williams > ============= > http://www.data-freedom.org/ > http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ > http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/ > > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > > > > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html