wraggster
November 12th, 2012, 14:30
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It’s great to see Linux running on a device in a way that was never intended. [tangrs] has successfully run a Linux kernel on the ARM based Nspire CAS CX (http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?topic=14534.0) graphing calculator. He’s developed an in-place bootloader that allows a kernel to be loaded from within the stock Nspire OS. It also allows for peeking and poking at memory for debugging.
[tangrs] also managed to get USB host mode working on the calculator. This allows for a USB keyboard and Wifi dongle to be connected. At this point, the calculator can connect to the internet (http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?topic=14762.0) and browse using a text-based browser: Links. The calculator runs a SSH server for remote access, and graphical browsing is in the works.
It looks like this calculator is on the way to being a handheld Linux device. All of the source for the kernel and bootloader are available on [tangrs]‘s Github (https://github.com/tangrs/) and updates on his blog (http://blog.tangrs.id.au/). After the break, check out a video of text-based browsing using a full keyboard.
http://hackaday.com/2012/11/12/linux-on-a-nspire-cas-cx-calculator/
It’s great to see Linux running on a device in a way that was never intended. [tangrs] has successfully run a Linux kernel on the ARM based Nspire CAS CX (http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?topic=14534.0) graphing calculator. He’s developed an in-place bootloader that allows a kernel to be loaded from within the stock Nspire OS. It also allows for peeking and poking at memory for debugging.
[tangrs] also managed to get USB host mode working on the calculator. This allows for a USB keyboard and Wifi dongle to be connected. At this point, the calculator can connect to the internet (http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?topic=14762.0) and browse using a text-based browser: Links. The calculator runs a SSH server for remote access, and graphical browsing is in the works.
It looks like this calculator is on the way to being a handheld Linux device. All of the source for the kernel and bootloader are available on [tangrs]‘s Github (https://github.com/tangrs/) and updates on his blog (http://blog.tangrs.id.au/). After the break, check out a video of text-based browsing using a full keyboard.
http://hackaday.com/2012/11/12/linux-on-a-nspire-cas-cx-calculator/