Ubuntu successfully logged on to PDA to expand the mobile market

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Ubuntu, a Debian-based Linux release, has become popular on the desktop, but his ambition does not end here, after the release of the trial server market in 8.04 hard Heron. Ubuntu has extended its reach to the mobile device market. now Ubuntu has appeared on the Zaurus series PDA of Sharp.

Porting Ubuntu to the Sharp Zaurus PDA is a programming expert named "Omegamoon". He has previously transplanted the Fedora and Google Android systems to the Sharp Zaurus. He now QEMU simulator parameters and hardware simulation after modification, successfully run Ubuntu7.04 on the Zaurus PDA SL-C3100. The PDA uses a PXA270 416MHz processor, 128 MB Flash ROM, 64 mb ram (working area), and 4 GB hard drive, with a screen of 3.7 inch (640x480 ), it also has SD card, TypeII CF card slot, USB interface and infrared interface. In addition, it connects to a PC through a USB interface to browse and edit Word, Excel, and text documents. It also supports Windows Media Player 10 to play MP3 and WMA audio files. The PDA is 124x87x25mm in size and weighs about 298 GB. the rechargeable lithium battery can play continuously for 7 hours.

 

Omegamoon said he was inspired by Nokia's "Handheld Mojo" program (Nokia sponsored a program for migrating Ubuntu Linux to the ARM architecture, he also gained a lot of help from the Handheld Mojo project in his own porting work, especially in setting up Zaurus file system and Kernel Porting. Linuxeden thinks this is a good start for Ubuntu, which means that the Ubuntu market already covers most of the Linux market, after successfully logging on to the arm platform, it can also run on Intel PXA270 CPU. Currently, the Zaurus Ubuntu Project version is 0.1. it targets the smallest system and the best user scalability. the entire operating system is about 80 MB, use IceWM or Enlightment E17 Window manager for built-in X Windows (optional ). Omegamoon says version 0.1 will be a "challenging" version for users because it requires many system parameter settings and fine-tuning. However, a more perfect Zaurus Ubuntu version will be born soon. It will include a more perfect root file system and a more flexible kernel.