GTA01 (Neo1973) questions

[Marc Verwerft]

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns at goldelico.com
> wrote:

> Hi Marc,
>
> Am 27.02.2011 um 16:24 schrieb Marc Verwerft:
>
> > Hi list,
> >
> > My intention is to 'revive' my Neo1973 to take it along for a 5-week
> trip. I don't want to use it as a phone, just for it's GPS (maps)
> capabilities. I've loaded SHR (lite) image but it takes up some much space
> that after a 'opkg update' my device is 99% full.
> >
> > So, some questions for the more knowledgeable:
> > - how do I get rid of all phone/SMS and contact apps? Is there an easy
> way to figure this out? Or would I be beter off with a different
> distribution altogether?
>
> I think you can store the distro on a SD card and boot from there.
> If you use a 4GB card you have plenty of space for everything.
>
> It may be a little slower than internal Flash.
>
> For SHR you need to unpack the kernel to a FAT partition
> and the .tgz root file system to an ext2/ext3.
>
> Nikolaus
>
> PS: for the future you will be able to upgrade to the GTA04 motherboard.
>
I know. You showed me one on FOSDEM and I'm very much looking forward to it
;-)  - but it's not going to be ready in time for my trip so I've gotta hang
on to my GTA01 for a while.

Thanks for the good tips!
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