Linux for Palm

Instalation:

Download kernel package for you Palm.
Unpack it in root directory of your card.
Download rootfs package (you can choose any of them).
Unpack it in root directory of your card.
Optionaly download misc package
Optionaly unpack misc package in root directory of your card.
Backup your Palm.
Run Cocoboot and tap on Boot.
Do not use reboot!
Enjoy ;-)

Packages

Kernel packages

Package	Size	Checksum	Last change
Palm T\|T5 kernel package (324x484)	1.5M	md5 sha1	Fri Mar 21 09:54:49 CET 2008
Palm T\|T5 kernel package (320x480)	1.5M	md5 sha1	Fri Mar 21 09:54:49 CET 2008
Palm TX kernel package (324x484)	1.6M	md5 sha1	Fri Mar 21 09:54:49 CET 2008
Palm TX kernel package (320x480)	1.6M	md5 sha1	Fri Mar 21 09:54:49 CET 2008

Rootfs packages

Package	Size	Checksum	Last change
Opie root (10/01/2007) in ext2	39M	md5 sha1	Mon Feb 11 21:26:44 CET 2008
Opie root (10/01/2007) in squashfs-lzma	32M	md5 sha1	Mon Feb 11 21:26:44 CET 2008
Opie root (05/05/2008) in ext2	59M	md5 sha1	Fri May 9 16:56:49 CEST 2008	release notes
Opie root (05/05/2008) in squashfs-lzma	49M	md5 sha1	Fri May 9 17:31:25 CEST 2008	release notes

Other Stuffs

Package Size Checksum Last change

Misc package - swap and separate home partition 44K md5 sha1 Mon Feb 11 21:30:28 CET 2008

Cocoboot - Linux loader for PalmOS 36K md5 sha1 Mon Feb 11 17:20:06 CET 2008

Initramdisk from packages above (in squashfs-lzma) 148K md5 sha1 Thu Apr 10 21:45:34 CEST 2008

Example of configuration for ramdisk 8.0K md5 sha1 Thu Jul 5 21:51:57 CEST 2007

Packages notes

Several rootfs packages can coexist on the same card. You'll be promted on each boot which one do you want. You can choose between them using DPad center key.
Several kernel packages can't coexists on the same card.
Ext2 packages are faster, but they are larger.
Squashfs-lzma packages are smaller, but they are slower.

General notes

No warranty of any kind.
Using reboot can be dangerous. Use halt instead and when halting process ends, use reset button.
These distrubutions are more experimental then whole Linux for Palm, but it should work somehow.
Even more testing releases can be found at testing page, but there is high probability that nobody tested them yet.
Kernel comes from Hacking & Development

Links

Most important link - Hacking & Development home site
If you want to be informed about current Palm TX status then my blog can be also usefull - |miska|@H&D