newRPL - Updated to build 1510 [official build remains at 1487]
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06-21-2022, 01:16 PM
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RE: newRPL - Updated to build 1497 [official build remains at 1487]
(06-20-2022 02:47 AM)spiff72 Wrote: Do you see the possibility in the future of a version that has persistent memory, but doesn't have the potential to dual boot (all newRPL, all the time)? I put together a KB overlay (key labels only) that accounts for the keys with revised functions, but when I put them on, I can't see the OG labels for the Prime OS functions. I already have a Prime G2 that will always have Prime OS on it, so I am totally OK with a dedicated firmware if there wasn't a risk of losing all items that were stored (settings, variables, programs, etc). I personally always felt the dual boot was necessary in order to convince people to turn their Prime into a newRPL machine, since they wouldn't really lose their precious Prime. But since the Prime G2 was released, you can have a "better" Prime then use your old G1 for newRPL. The main problem with newRPL not being persistent is not technical, but legal: the HP Prime uses a YAFFS file system for the flash partition, which is released under the GPL license. This means if newRPL wants to read/write to that partition the firmware will become "infected" with the GPL license. Taking over completely we could of course use a different flash file system with a more compatible licensing. Right now newRPL can write to the FAT partition mounted as an SD card, so you can use SDARCHIVE and SDRESTORE to achieve persistence across reboots. |
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