Welcome to the Hoeft & Wessel HW90200 Linux porting page!

This is experimental and we deny any responsibility to loss of software, hardware or data!

1. Download the installation ZIP archive
   • hwlinux.zip, MD5 = eca61b9c58a9c61c271238da51deae4a
   • hwlinux040416.zip, MD5 = 21d7f3b421bd8182e5ce14ee2cae17d7
2. Unzip the archive to an empty CompactFlash storage card VFAT partition - you will need at least 16MB of free space!
3. Open the top CF-slot of the HW9200 device and insert the card there. Boot up WinCE, open the "Workspace" (Arbeitsplatz) and then open "FlashDisk2".
4. Select all files (five files: cramfs.img, initrd.gz, linexec.exe, params.txt, zImage) and copy them (tap-and-hold -> Kopieren)
5. Change directory back to Arbeitsplatz and then to FlashDisk, this time FlashDisk *not* FlashDisk2.
6. "Tap-and-hold -> Einfügen"copy all files to this location.
7. When copying is finished, remove the CF-card from the slot.
8. Start linexec by double-tapping the icon.
9. WAIT
10. After approx. one minute you should have booted the HW90200 into Linux and see a Login screen Welcome to Linux!
11. The demo "hw" user has no password, the root password is "rootme"

New version

The handhelds.org bootloader has been adapted along with OpenWinCE JTAG tools to flash this bootloader. The kernel has been checked with powermanagement and it suspends and resumes. There are still some open issues like resume problems concerning the SA1111, after resume the PCMCIA and some other SA1111 perpherals (e.g. barcode scanner) are not usable!

New files:

• OpenWinCE JTAG tool, sourcecode and precompiled Linux binary:
  jtag-040613.tar.gz
• Hh.org bootloader, sourcecode and compressed binary:
  bootldr-040613.tar.gz
• Installation kernel, initrd and filesystem image:
  cflash-040813.tgz

Installation

The installation is quite easy, simply follow the below steps carefully. You will need the following equipment:

1. HW90200 device with AC adaptor
2. HW90200 JTAG interface box connected to PC parallel port
3. Serial cable connect to a terminal at 115.2kbaud
4. Linux installed PC, best installed with Debian/GNU Linux

Now do:

• Install the bootloader
  • Un-tar the OpenWinCE JTAG tools from jtag-040613.tar.gz
  • Change to the jtag/jtag/ directory and do "make install"
  • Create a directory/file ".jtag/rc" in your user's homedirectory containing the following line:

    cable ppdev /dev/parport0 HW90200
    

  • the user must be able to read and write to that device
  • un-tar the bootloader archive bootldr-040613.tar.gz
  • copy bootldr/bootldr to some directory where you want to start the JTAG tool
  • start the jtag in that directory and execute the following commands:

    detect
    detectflash 0x00
    flashmem 0x00 bootldr
    

  • following the bootldr file will be flashed into the flash memory starting from address 0x00
  • this procedure takes some time (~15 minutes) but is only needed once
• in the meantime prepare a compact flash card (at least 64MB size) with the contents of cflash-040813.tgz
• when the bootloader is installed succesfully, reset the device and watch the output from the serial line, there should be a lot! When the output stops, press Space
• this should bring up the serial commandline of the bootloader
• insert the before prepared CF card into the slot and issue the following commands:

  copy hda1:boot.jffs2 root
  reset
  

• this installs the contents of the boot.jffs2 file into a flash partition named "root", the reset command resets the machine afterwards, press Space again!
• now prepare to start the installation

  set linuxargs "initrd root=/dev/ram init=/linuxrc console=ttySA0"
  set rootfstype ext2
  vfat read 0xc0800000 iinitrd.gz
  boot
  

• this will boot into the automatic installation routine, just watch the ouput on the device screen and the serial console
• if everything works you should finally see a notice that the installation was successful on the device screen.
• you can now safely remove the CF card and RESET the machine
• the machine should now directly boot into full Linux from Flash
• the first boot process takes a little longer than usual since some additional information is setup during that process

Release Notes

Changes on installable image 040813:

• User can now setup date/time
• User root-shell now works properly
• System update to latest Familiar unstable
• Added barcode-scanning daemon, usage:
  • Log into GPE system, daemon is started automatically at login
  • right scanner button enters aim-mode (laser-pointer)
  • left scanner button enters scan mode (laser-line)
  • both scanner buttons at once enters decode mode, maximum 50 scans are taken until a valid code is found, upon valid code a sound is played and the decoded value is pasted into the currently running application
• Major kernel update, PCMCIA suspend/resume now works reliably at reasonable speed

Changes on installable image 050116:

• Partial OpenEmbedded integration
• Integrated (heavily changed) Artem/Agere WLAN driver, card does not support restricted WEP mode! Only use "open" mode for WEP.
• Added simple telnet application
• Touchscreen calibration process added to first boot-up, can be redone later using "Settings -> Screen Setup"
• Kernel update, does not wake-up on touchscreen (but on keypad and scanner buttons)
• Release notes:
  • Upon first boot after fresh installation booting can take some time, i.e. several minutes
    next boot will be faster
  • the telnet application is quite dumb and sets the remote terminal type to "network". If needed you have to set this in a shell as "vt100" or other. The terminal itself can emulate VT100 and similar.
  • Audio not fully integrated, i.e. currently no sound

Changes on installable image 051205:

• Major updates of GPE and base system
• Added Integral Rev-1.3 support
• SMS-like input method
• Fixed suspend power drain
• Key- and touchscreen click
• Sound for barcode scanner application

Changes on installable image 060119:

• Re-enabled pm suspend/resume scripts and thus
• Fixed suspend/resume problem of WiFi (Wistron) and USB-net

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