# HOWTO install and work with Revoplus-linux-beta-1.1
# linux distribution for Psion Revo+/Diamond Mako 
#
# March 19 2002 1:36 PM  
# Vlad A. Marenov
# March 22 2002 11:37 AM: 
# Thanks to Jim George, which have corrected some grammatical errors.



# Kernel version 2.4.18-rmk2-5mx2 (now ready only with US locale)
# Glibc version 2.2.4

The initrd disk of the distribution Revoplus-linux-beta-1.1 contains:

1. Base system and config files (ls, cd, cat, ifconfig, 
   pppd, /etc/inittab, /etc/rc, etc.);
2. The Midnight Commander 4.51 shell;
3. The ssh 3.1.0 (sshd and sftp);
4. The PicoGUI beta 0.0 (working developers version)

Unpack the Revoplus-linux-beta-1.1.zip in a temporary directory on your
Windows/Linux PC (eg. c:/temp/RevoDistr).

Erase all content on your Revo/Mako (do not forget to backup your PDA
before-hand).

Copy the unpacked distro to the 'c:' disk of your PDA:

dir Arlo
dir System
files initrd.gz and Image

On the PDA change directory to c:\Arlo and start the arlo.exe program

In the console menu select '1' for loading Linux, or 'x' for exit from
Arlo

After loading linux you have the command line prompt:

#

For switching between consoles (4) press Menu-1..4.

To start Midnight Commander type 'mc'. For function keys F1,F2..F10
press Menu-Ctrl-1,2,..0.

To start PicoGUI type 'X'.

To connect to your PC (now only with Windows PC) with pppd, prepare 
direct connection (as very well described on
http://dencity.com/babamarta/agenda/).

After prepared connection, type 'pppd.sh' on Psion, and then click on
icon (PC) of your direct connection. (Current pppd.sh on the
distribution  configured for 192.168.1.1-Psion & 192.168.1.2-PC
IP-adresses, if you want another IP, then change the pppd.sh script)

To connect the PC and Psion with ssh you need to start sshd on Psion
side (type 'sshd'). On the Windows side you need to install the Windows
ssh-client (from http://www.ssh.com).

Configure Windows ssh client (host: 192.168.1.1, name: root, port 22)
and connect with the Psion Linux! (the root password is 'aaa') 

In a terminal window you are able to control your Psion, and in the
file-transfer window you are able to exchange files between PC and
Psion.