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 ====== Compaq Evo T30 ======
 ===== 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.
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 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)
-{{gallery>linux}}
+{{gallery>linux/evo}}
 ===== Power Up Sequence =====
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   * [[http://open-evot20.sourceforge.net/wiki/ | SourceForge T20 Resources]]
   * [[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=97153&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=96324&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1054 | Evo T30 with WinCE.NET support site]]
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   * Got [[an>evo/netxfer.sh]] from http://thunderlord.net.pl/evo/files/netxfer.sh
   * Got the [[an>evo/sp27933.exe | Evo T30 32/64 Rapport Package to Add CE.NET Firmware 4.0 B472.6 29 Apr 2004]] from [[http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=96324&prodNameId=97153&swEnvOID=1054&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=PSG_I20941-104856 | HP]]
 ==== Initial Firmware Download ====
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   * Edit ''netxfer.sh'' to change all /home/blah to /tmp/evo.
   * Power up the Evo T30 while pressing the 'p' key (while the LED is orange), getting to the screen shown above.
-  * sh ''netxfer.sh'' (I tried with my normal dhcpd and tftp setup, but that's not good enough.  We need to be running on special ports.  I did not have to configure any special IP addresses.)
+  * sh ''netxfer.sh'' (I tried with my normal dhcpd and tftp setup, but that's not good enough.  We need to be running on special ports for the Evo to communicate -- these ports are set up by this script.  I did not have to configure any special IP addresses.)
   * After the servers started and a few seconds passed, the T30 started printing stuff.
     * If you get the "error: not a tagged image" error, you might have used sp27933.exe directly instead of extracting its contents.
     * 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.
 ==== Generate a new firmware ====
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   * ''./createfw''
   * 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.