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| ====== Compaq Evo T30 ====== | ====== Compaq Evo T30 ====== | ||
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| ===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
| The [[http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11058_div/11058_div.HTML | Compaq Evo T30]] is a thin client. One day, while shopping at [[http://weirdstuff.com | Weird Stuff]], I happened to pick up several of these for a great price. About half didn't boot, but I think this is because they don't have a plugin memory card. My goal is to install Linux on them. | The [[http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11058_div/11058_div.HTML | Compaq Evo T30]] is a thin client. One day, while shopping at [[http://weirdstuff.com | Weird Stuff]], I happened to pick up several of these for a great price. About half didn't boot, but I think this is because they don't have a plugin memory card. My goal is to install Linux on them. | ||
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| From cracking the case: | From cracking the case: | ||
| - | * National Geode CS5530A-UCE (AMD now makes this chip) | + | * National Geode CS5530A-UCE (this is the southbridge, now made by AMD) |
| + | * Geode processor under heat sink on bottom of board | ||
| This suggests the model I have is similar to the 238617-xxx (DK408A) | This suggests the model I have is similar to the 238617-xxx (DK408A) | ||
| - | {{gallery>linux}} | + | {{gallery>linux/evo}} |
| ===== Power Up Sequence ===== | ===== Power Up Sequence ===== | ||
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| * If you get errors about how the file cannot be read, perhaps you didn't chmod the file. | * If you get errors about how the file cannot be read, perhaps you didn't chmod the file. | ||
| * The T30 printed a lot of stuff and rebooted itself. It ended up in a configuration utility, and I played around and set up a 1024x768 mode. It then rebooted itself again. | * The T30 printed a lot of stuff and rebooted itself. It ended up in a configuration utility, and I played around and set up a 1024x768 mode. It then rebooted itself again. | ||
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| ==== Generate a new firmware ==== | ==== Generate a new firmware ==== | ||
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| * ''./createfw'' | * ''./createfw'' | ||
| * Note the new file ''../bootp.bin'' | * Note the new file ''../bootp.bin'' | ||
| + | * Then power up while pressing 'p', as above. This time, the process has different messages and goes faster, almost immediately rebooting into Linux. | ||