Hi All,
I've just picked up two of these for dirt cheap
(about £15 for the pair
), but i was wondering if any factorites had any more information about them.
They look to be CE 2.12 running on an x86 platform
(a Geode CPU
), but there is no desktop - the only thing that runs at boot time is a connection manager allowing Citrix
(no idea about this
) or RDP sessions
(only in 256 colours though!
). I've also managed to get into the system config utility by booting the machine with no ethernet attached. Through this i also found CE IE4
(which would imply they are "332 WEB"
.
I was reading up about these before i got them, and it appears that you can alter the software in the flash by using their management client from a Windows PC - an example is
here (albeit for a different model
) showing how to install their X-Windows client
(server??
).
Unfortunately, the ncd.com domain appears to have been offline for a few days now, so i cannot download the X software from their ftp, so this is not a viable option
(yet?
).
I read somewhere that ncd were bought out shortly before porting CE.net to their terminals, which is a shame. If a BSP was available
(leaked...anyone?
), i suppose it would be possible to build a CE.net image with Platform Builder. However, i have no experience with doing this anyway
(i was intending to have a session with cmonex about CE.net on an iPaq, but never got round to doing that, and decided to put up with PocketPC instead
). Maybe a BSP for similar hardware would do.
There is some information
here about booting linux on a similar model
(and it's the same "range" - a 300 - so i'm hoping these notes would apply
), however, without knowing what the hardware is, i cannot tell if this is viable or not
(i'm thinking about ripping open the case and googling some chip numbers
).
So what i was really wondering what i could do with them? Ideally i'd like an up to date OS on them that would let me use the audio ports too
(I'm guessing the NCD X client would not do any funky remote audio stuff
), and run full screen XDMCP, VNC, or RDP
(full colour
) sessions. Linux or CE would do.
Any suggestions, answers, prior experiences with NCD terminals, information on the hardware present in this model, etc. would be most welcome! Also, if anyone knows anything about BSP's
(e.g. if i found several containing the right nic, graphics chip, etc - could i combine them to make a BSP suitable for these machines?
).
Thanks in advance!