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About NetBSD/hpcarm

NetBSD/hpcarm brings the NetBSD operating system to Intel StrongARM and XScale based Windows CE and Windows Mobile PDA machines.

The port name “hpcarm” was coined from hardwares NetBSD/hpcarm runs: StrongARM and XScale based systems in Microsoft's H/PC (Handheld PC) form factor. A H/PC machine contains a keyboard and a touch screen, equipped with 8MB or more RAM. The port supports the HPC form factor, as well as the H/PC Pro and PsPC (Palmsized PC). (Many PsPC machines are used by the developers for active development.)

NetBSD/hpcarm is an ideal platform for mobile computing applications because of hardware sizes. And, of course, NetBSD/hpcarm supports all the standard features you expect NetBSD, such as IPv6 and IPsec.

NetBSD/hpcarm News

2010-05-30:   Keypad driver for WS011SH
Keypad driver for WS011SH has been added.
2010-05-25:   Keymaps for Xorg server for WS011SH/WS020SH
Xorg keyboard config files for WS011SH and WS020SH have been added.
2010-05-23:   Update support for WS020SH
SD insert/remove detection and keymap for WS020SH have been added.
2010-05-22:   Touchpad for WS011SH
Touchpad driver for WS011SH has been added.
2010-05-15:   Keymaps for Xorg server for WS003SH/WS007SH
Xorg keyboard config files for WS003SH and WS007SH have been added, and CCW Xorg server is now working.
2010-05-13:   Touchpad for WS003SH
Touchpad driver for WS003SH has been added.
2010-05-09:   Xservers for W-ZERO3
Xserver works on WS004SH, WS007SH, and WS011SH. See Jun Ebihara's post on netbsd-advocacy for details.
2010-04-17:   Support for WILLCOM / SHARP W-ZERO3 Smart Phones
Support for the W-ZERO3 Smart phones has been committed to NetBSD-current.

Archive of NetBSD/hpcarm news items

Supported System Models

Many kinds of H/PC, H/PC Pro, and PsPC systems are supported by NetBSD/hpcarm. View the supported system table to see if your system is supported.

Supported Processors

StrongARM and PXA2x0 XScale processors are supported by NetBSD/hpcarm. View the processor comparison table to see if your processor is supported.

Processor Comparison

CPU Features
SA-1100  
SA-1110  
PXA270  

Support Status

Hewlett-Packard / Compaq Models
Sold in Model CPU Video RAM Ports Boot PCMCIA Controller Keymap Xserver
World (disc) Jornada 710 SA-1110 206MHz 640x240 64K color 32MB Serial, (IrDA) Y Y Y Y
World (disc) Jornada 720 SA-1110 206MHz 640x240 64K color 32MB Serial, (IrDA, modem) Y Y Y Y
World (disc) Jornada 728 SA-1110 206MHz 640x240 64K color 64MB Serial, (IrDA, modem) Y Y Y Y
World (disc) Jornada 820 SA-1100 190MHz 640x480 256 color 16MB Serial, (IrDA, modem) Y (root=md)      
World (disc) iPAQ H3600 SA-1110 206MHz 240x320 4K color 32MB Serial, (IrDA, modem) Y (root=md) Y    

WILLCOM / SHARP Mobile Smart Phones (W-ZERO3 series)
Sold in Model CPU Video RAM Boot SD USB Wireless LAN Bluetooth Keymap 10 Key touch screen Xserver X keymap
Japan WS003SH (W-ZERO3) PXA270 416MHz 480x640 64K colors 64MB Y Y Y (*1) N (*2) N/A Y N/A Y Y Y
Japan WS004SH (W-ZERO3) PXA270 416MHz 480x640 64K colors 64MB Y Y Y (*1) N (*2) N/A Y N/A Y Y Y
Japan WS007SH (W-ZERO3[es]) PXA270 416MHz 480x640 64K colors 64MB Y Y Y N/A N/A Y N Y Y Y
Japan WS011SH (Advanced / W-ZERO3[es]) PXA270 520MHz 480x800 64K colors 128MB Y Y Y N N/A Y Y Y Y Y
Japan WS020SH (WILLCOM 03) PXA270 520MHz 480x800 64K colors 128MB Y Y N N N Y N N Y Y

Note1:

Needs a special cable and external HUB.

Note2:

There are unofficial patches for upgt(4) USB wireless network ported from OpenBSD.

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