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| ====== Compaq Evo T30 ====== | |
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| ===== 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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| The ones I have don't appear to be a standard version: | |
| * Model No.: T30 | |
| * Part No.: 238622-001 | |
| * Spare No.: 292238-001 | |
| * Date Manufactured: November 2002 | |
| * Licenced for Windows CE.NET v4.0 | |
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| From powering up into the OS: | |
| * RAM: 64MB | |
| * Flash Memory, Device 1: 32MB | |
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| From cracking the case: | |
| * National Geode CS5530A-UCE (AMD now makes this chip) | |
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| This suggests the model I have is similar to the 238617-xxx (DK408A) | |
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| ===== Power Up Sequence ===== | |
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| Using a 12V power supply, 500mA is drawn after applying power. The LED is orange and will flash once before turning off. After a short period, the LED turns off and current draw drops to 300mA. Pressing the button for about 3 seconds will make the LED green and will return the current draw to 500mA. | |
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| ===== Resources ===== | |
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| * Booting Linux from the 44-pin IDE connector on versions with 4MBit of flash (not the kind I have): http://www.bastianello.it/en_evo_t30.php | |
| * Booting DSL on WinNT-based T20s (not the kind I have): http://mowson.org/karl/evo_t20/ | |
| * Booting Linux on WinCE.NET-based T20s (close to what I have): http://thunderlord.net.pl/evo/ | |
| * [[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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| ===== Actual Steps ===== | |
| ==== Preparation ==== | |
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| Using the [[http://thunderlord.net.pl/evo/ | WinCE.NET T20 instructions]] I prepared as follows: | |
| * Got the [[an>evo/sp22454.exe | Evo T20 and T30 Netxfer Tool for Loading Firmware 2.18 A 9 Oct 2002]] 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_I16129-38624 | HP]] -- this isn't needed. | |
| * 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]] | |
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| ==== Initial Firmware Download ==== | |
| Set up for initial transfer of standard firmware: | |
| * Make /tmp/evo and chmod 777. | |
| * Execute sp27933.exe (under vmware) and copy ''Rapport_4.X/Push_472-6-14-6Cme7D_T30_CEN/P472_6_14_6_Cme7D.bin'' to /tmp/evo/bootp.bin | |
| * ''/etc/init.d/tftpd stop'' | |
| * ''apt-get install dhcp3-server'' | |
| * 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.) | |
| * 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. | |
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| ==== Generate a new firmware ==== | |
| This section follows the [[http://thunderlord.net.pl/evo/ | preparing new firmware instructions]] noted above: | |
| * Get [[an>evo/fw_builder.tar.gz]] from http://thunderlord.net.pl/evo/files/fw_builder.tar.gz | |
| * Untar and put the original firmware from the last step into the ''fw_builder''. Name it ''orig.bin'' | |
| * ''apt-get install bin86'' | |
| * ''./createfw'' | |
| * Note the new file ''../bootp.bin'' | |
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