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kitor Page Icon Posted 2012-10-04 9:41 AM
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After a few years without HPC i bought again Intermec 6651. I want to have there some *nix, I know that there was a 2.4 linux kernel working, but couldn't find it anywhere now (maybe I'll try with compiling 2.6 - but I don't have serial cable [maybe somebody got pinout - connector seems like 2-pin shorter than loox600, so should be easy to adapt]).
Anyway, there were reports that NetBSD is working on this machine, and on http://netbsd-france.org/ports/hpcmips/ it's listed too.
I downloaded generic hpcmips kernel, as it was suggested on this page, and after starting pbsdboot (selected HC-VJ1C as framebuffer since it's the same) nothing happends on screen, just like a hang. Probably it's not working framebuffer, but I have no way to check/proof it. Maybe somebody there tried to run NetBSD on this device with more luck than I, and can share the solution?
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kitor Page Icon Posted 2012-10-04 9:53 PM
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Multimeter + disassembled hpc =
Intermec 6651 Serial Cable pinout
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2
3
4. GND
5. GND
6. GND
7. GND
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9
10. CARD1WAIT
11 I/O 14
12 TxD
13 RxD
14 ? it's coming to voltage converter, but I didn't find source
15 I/O 13

Rest of pins is unknown - i had tx/rx/gnd already, so I skipped them.

Connector looks like himalaya connector, but 18 pins - I'll try to fit it in there.

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ArchiMark Page Icon Posted 2013-08-02 4:20 AM
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kitor, did you every get this to work?.....

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ArchiMark Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 8:18 PM
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Hard to believe it's been about 9.5 years ago since I posted above....time flies!

Meanwhile I managed to get an almost like-new Intermec 6651 recently. So, of course, want to see if I can get NetBSD running on it.

I just tried v.5.2.3 and got same result as kitor. With PocketBSD1, it starts loading kernel, but then hangs.....have waited a long time just to make sure....and have to do a reset.

Tried HPCBoot, but there's no option for selecting 'Sharp HC-VJ1C' like on PocketBSD1.

Wondering if there's any options I can try to see if it will work.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Mark

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thenzero Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 8:30 PM
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Does it hang in windows ce or does the screen go blank?
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It hangs in WinCE....
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thenzero Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 8:40 PM
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Have you tried both hpcboot and pbsdboot?
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thenzero Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 8:40 PM
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(can you share your options as well?)
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Have you tried both hpcboot and pbsdboot?


Yes...

Tried HPCBoot, but there's no option for selecting 'Sharp HC-VJ1C' like on PocketBSD1.



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(can you share your options as well?)


I just mimic d what I did when installing on MP790....

Although I used 'netbsd-TX3912.gz' kernel.
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ArchiMark Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 10:02 PM
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With PocketBSD, there's not many options....

Besides the Kernel name field and Frame Buffer fields, there is a blank data entry field called 'Options', but no dropdown menu. You have to type something in it if you want.

When I clicked on the 'Properties' button, it opens a window that lists the following:

Auto Boot

Load debug info

Serial port on

Reverse Video

Pause before boot

Thats it!
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thenzero Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 11:18 PM
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I was mostly curious what option you picked for machine on hpcboot.

I don't think you should be using the TX3912 kernel, but rather the same generic one you used for the MP.
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thenzero Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 11:22 PM
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So for the install you'd use:
installation/netbsd.gz

and then for normal run:
binary/kernel/netbsd-GENERIC.gz
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ArchiMark Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 11:33 PM
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OK, understand.....

Just tried the netbsd.gz file.....

Same result.....Little that window pops up that has heading 'Loading....'. Progress bar is at 100%.

The other PocketBSD1 window says "execute kernel" at the bottom.

But Intermec is frozen now, can't do anything.....have to do reset.....



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thenzero Page Icon Posted 2023-02-21 11:57 PM
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only thing I'd say is don't give up too quickly. it can take a minute or two to boot sometimes. but if you're waiting several minutes and it's still locked up then i'd go re-download everything and try again with this stuff being the *only* thing on a CF card if you can swing that. also what version are you trying here?
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ArchiMark Page Icon Posted 2023-02-22 12:01 AM
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Heading home now....will download on my computer there and try again.

I have waited more than 5 minutes...and have left device for awhile and came back and it was still frozen...can't do anything in WinCE...all buttons are frozen....have to do reset....

I did put these files on a 1GB card, is that OK?

On 790, I used a 128MB card to hold NetBSD files.

Trying v.5.2.3.

Thanks!
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