14. Resources

14.1 The PsiLinux Website

The main website for the PsiLinux project is: PsiLinux

14.2 Plp Tools

This is the easiest program to transfer files from you linux desktop to the psion, pretty much plug-n-play.

• PLP Tools at Source Forge

14.3 ARLO

• Zipped source and binary files can now be downloaded from the PsiLinux web page Bootloaders

• The official ARLO page is located at Peter van Sebille's webpage

• The ARLO HOWTO is HERE

14.4 Precompiled Kernels

• Kernels for the 5MX have been made available by Tony Lindgren. Try The 5MX Directory at Source Forge and go to the "kernels_must_be_uncompressed" directory. The README file there will tell you what to do.

14.5 Initial Ramdisks (initrd's)

• I don't actually know of a place to get a good solid initrd for the 5MX at the moment; this seems to be a perenial problem. One of these initrd's can be found at The Distributions for the 5MX Directory at Source Forge (the file 5mx-linux-boot.tar.gz, which is not a very good one, but perhaps adequate.) The dpkg distribution tarballs "disk1.tar.gz" obtainable from the 5MX Distributions Page has an initrd in the package already. It is a slightly improved initrd from the one from sourceforge.

14.6 The Mail List

• You can post queries at the PsiLinux mail list by sending an e-mail to linux-7110-psion@lists.sourceforge.net. You might even get a reply either directly, or appearing on the mail list.

• You can browse the mail list archives, including the e-mail you just sent, by going to http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/SourceForge/5208/0/.

14.7 The Psion PDA Graveyard (sob.)

Psion 5MX's apparently have a common failure with the flexible cable connecting the unit to the LCD. Typical symptoms are a screenful of horizontal lines. If this cable fails there is often nothing to do but get a new psion (try ebay.com?); replacement cables seem to be impossible to find. Some hints on how to repair your broken psion, and perhaps even some hints at preventive maintenance can be found at The PDA Graveyard. WARNING: The photos there are not for the faint of heart; rated R for gore and violence.