Custom ROM for Skeye.pad SL?

hey that would be nice
would surely be easier to play/experiment on it if i have access to a skeyepad

as for bluetooth: you're saying the usb dongle works on the skeyepad? if so hope you submitted it to the hcl. and yes i can integrate the driver for it of course. or do i misunderstand?

If I get a bluetooth CF adapter it will probably come with CE.NET 4.2 support considering it is a compact flash bluetooth.

I wish the skeypad had usb

Sometimes I write without thinking first.

Hi,


thanks for visiting my website!


Did you check out my new linux images?
(Don't forget to backup first!)


Yeah, that's the future!
I think the server based applications will grow as well.

Back to the technical issues:
It's really a shame that the skeye pad has no USB. I once thought about assembling a USB host chip (e.g. ISP1160) into the pad. The problem will be the missing driver within wince. With linux as O.S. it should be possible to integrate this chip.

There's a successor of the skeye sl from the same manufacturer. It's called skeye pad xsl. This device offers USB host as well as a SD-card slot and has got the same form factor as the sl.
Unfortunately it also a B2B device and is very expensive .

There's another possibility to integrate Bluetooth inside the pad. I know there are some .dll dedicated to bluetooth (seems to be the stack) and there's an unused COM-port inside (at least on the pads without DECT or other stuff).
I did not test it, due to lack of time, but i'm sure it's possible.
When i check it i will write some documentation how this could be achieved. The registry will have to be hacked too!

There's so much to do !

Regards,

scholbert

Hey, if you can help us figure out how to get a Bluetooth keyboard and/or mouse working with it, that'd be great.

I believe mouse is easy as there is serial to PS/2 adapter for serial-capable mouse.

Hi,

let me add something concerning bluetooth.

First i have to quote myself:


This is true if you have serial bluetooth module speaking HCI and a dedicated driver that connects the internal COM-Port to the MS bluetooth stack. It seems that this driver is missing.
After some more investigation, i must admit that a hack in the registry might be unsufficient. So it is not so easy as it seemed to be, because of the missing driver .

If a bluetooth CF-card is used, the following happens:
Almost every Bluetooth CF-card uses an internal UART, acting as a bridge between the SA1110 data bus and the bluetooth chipset of the card. The UART inside the card is recognized as a special COM-port and uses a card specific driver to connect to the bluetooth stack of the wince-device or uses its own implementation.


Same as above you will need a wince driver for serial mouse devices.

Perhaps we should open a new post to discuss these topics.

Regards,

scholbert

A qiuck google netted this result for bluetooth
http://pdaden.com/Products/BluetoothCF.htm as well as many others. I'm guessing that those who don't upgrade to .NET 4.2 might have troubles though.
Bluetooth is as close as your pocketbook "Pun Intended for ebayers "

I'm not sure but I think the PS2 slot on the cradle is only a power outlet cleverly disguised as a ps2 port.....I would like to get a pinout of the bottom of the skeyepad itself. I know there is a serial connection there that can be commandeered.

As soon as I am done with this post I am heading for Scholberts site to check out his progress. I haven't been there in a while.

We moved over here http://www.hpcfactor.com/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9504&posts=2&start=1 for the hardware related stuff.

@Cmonex:
Please keep us informed of your progress!

Best regards,

scholbert

Edited by scholbert 2007-07-03 7:11 PM

yes, the billionton bluetooth you linked to only works on ce3 and 4.2, but not on 4.1 (its widcomm stack seems to have problems on 4.1).

but it's ok, now anyone can upgrade to 4.2

other cards (non widcomm) do work on 4.1.

scholbert: sure

Edited by cmonex 2007-07-03 7:20 PM

Everything seems to have a problem with 4.1
In my opinion 4.2 should have been a service pack to 4.1 but that's why microsoft is so hated. They take planned obsolescence to new pinnacles. That and their profits are twin peaks

I'm only one but I'm sure there are a lot of silent thank you's out there for your rom effort.

Thanks cmonex

Tony

I put the cart well before the horse - I neglected to consider the need to have the ability to sync to a PC and thought that I could do this via a CF upgrade method similar to the MP900...

So, I am stuck with 4.1 due to lack of PC and lack of cable...

no chance to get a cable? if you have the dock you can just get a null modem, no?

you can easily get access to a PC somewhere, i'm sure

doquitealittle: did you get my last email? you're right, 4.1 should have been a free update.. even if not free, let it be available to everyone. both NEC and skeye manufacturers failed at that. on the other hand, mullenger (simpad) does let you get it (quite pricey though).

Edited by cmonex 2007-07-06 1:18 AM

Hi,

what is the actual state of the new image. Any testing required ?

Cheers,

scholbert

nothing yet - need to finish 900c first

news: trying to make a tool that makes it easier, faster

(actually modifying an existing one)

Hey cmonex,

thanks for the information. Good luck for your work!!!

Cheers,

scholbert